Sec. 709. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES

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## SEC. 709 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ###

(a)Demonstration Program Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a demonstration program to reimburse covered members for expenses incurred in the retrieval, testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and storage of gametes of such covered members in a private storage facility determined appropriate by the Secretary. ###

(b)Elements ####

(1)Amount of reimbursement A covered member participating in the demonstration program shall receive not more than the following amounts per year: #####

(A)$500 in the case of a member who preserves sperm. #####

(B)$10,000 in the case of a member who preserves eggs. ####

(2)Information #####

(A)Providers The Secretary shall provide to a covered member participating in the demonstration program information regarding providers of services described in subsection

(a)located near the covered member. #####

(B)Promotion The Secretary shall promote the demonstration program to covered members in the course of annual health examinations and pre-deployment screenings. ####

(3)Use of military medical treatment facilities The Secretary shall encourage the use of military medical treatment facilities that offer services described in subsection

(a)to provide services under the demonstration program. ###

(c)Duration The Secretary shall— ####

(1)publish in the Federal Register the date on which the Secretary will commence carrying out the demonstration program; and ####

(2)carry out the demonstration program for a three-year period beginning on such date. ###

(d)No Liability or Contractual Obligation The United States shall not be— ####

(1)considered a party to any agreement between a covered member who participates in the demonstration program and a private gamete storage facility; or ####

(2)responsible for the management of gametes cryopreserved or stored for which a covered member receives reimbursement under such demonstration program. ###

(e)Advanced Medical Directive A covered member who participates in the demonstration program shall complete an advanced medical directive that specifies how gametes preserved under the demonstration program shall be handled upon the death of such covered member. ###

(f)Reports; Briefings ####

(1)Initial report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing a plan to implement the demonstration program. ####

(2)Report Not later than one year after the Secretary commences carrying out the demonstration program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the demonstration program. Such report shall include the following: #####

(A)Usage by covered members. #####

(B)Demographics of participating covered members. #####

(C)Costs of services to participating covered members. #####

(D)The feasibility of expanding the demonstration program. #####

(E)The feasibility of making the demonstration program permanent. #####

(F)Other information determined appropriate by the Secretary. ####

(3)Briefings Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— #####

(A)the design, use, and costs of the demonstration project; and #####

(B)any other observations of the Secretary with respect to the demonstration project, such as the effects of the demonstration project on recruitment and retention. ###

(g)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “**covered member**” means a member of a covered Armed Force serving on active duty— #####

(A)who has received orders (including deployment orders) for duty for which the member may receive hazardous duty pay under section 351 of title 37, United States Code; #####

(B)whom the Secretary determines is likely to receive such orders in the next 120 days; #####

(C)who will, under orders, be geographically separated from a spouse, domestic partner, or dating partner for a period of not less than 180 days, including sea duty; or #####

(D)whose application to participate in the demonstration program is approved by the Secretary. ####

(2)The term “**covered Armed Force**” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. ####

(3)The term “**deployment**” has the meaning given such term in section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code. ## Subtitle B Health Care Administration