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Senate Bill 4700
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
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Introduced in Senate on Aug 2, 2022
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Introduced in Senate 
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S. 4700 (Introduced-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4700


To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 2, 2022

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mr. King, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Collins, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act”.

SEC. 2. Limitation on copayments for contraception.

Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking “to pay” and all that follows through the period and inserting “to pay—”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

“(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); or

“(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for which coverage under health insurance coverage is required without the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4)).”.