“(I) Fertility treatment and counseling, including treatment using assisted reproductive technology.”
“1720J. Fertility treatment and counseling for certain veterans and spouses, partners, and gestational surrogates of such veterans
“(a) In general
“(1) The Secretary shall furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a covered veteran or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a covered veteran if the veteran, and the spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of the veteran, as applicable, apply jointly for such counseling and treatment through a process prescribed by the Secretary.
“(2) Fertility treatment and counseling shall be furnished under paragraph (1) without regard to the sex or marital status of the covered veteran.
“(3) In the case of in vitro fertilization treatment furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish not more than three completed cycles or six attempted cycles of in vitro fertilization, whichever occurs first, to an individual under such paragraph.
“(b) Coordination of care for other individuals—In the case of a veteran or a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a veteran not described in subsection (a) who is seeking fertility treatment and counseling, the Secretary may coordinate fertility treatment and counseling for such veteran, spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate.
“(c) Rule of construction—Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Secretary—
“(1) to find or certify a gestational surrogate for a covered veteran or to connect a gestational surrogate with a covered veteran; or
“(2) to furnish maternity care to a covered veteran or spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a covered veteran in addition to what is otherwise required by law.
“(d) Definitions—In this section:
“(1) The term assisted reproductive technology includes in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled when clinically appropriate.
“(2) The term covered veteran means a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who—
“(A) has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service; and
“(B) is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established under section 1705(a) of this title.
“(3) The term fertility treatment includes the following:
“(A) Procedures that use assisted reproductive technology.
“(B) Sperm retrieval.
“(C) Egg retrieval.
“(D) Artificial insemination.
“(E) Embryo transfer.
“(F) Such other treatments as the Secretary considers appropriate.
“(4) The term partner, with respect to a veteran, means an individual selected by the veteran who agrees to share with the veteran the parental responsibilities with respect to any child born as a result of the use of any fertility treatment under this section.”
“1789. Adoption assistance
“(a) In general—The Secretary may pay an amount, not to exceed the limitation amount, to assist a covered veteran in the adoption of one or more children.
“(b) Limitation amount—For purposes of this section, the limitation amount is the amount equal to the cost the Department would incur by paying the expenses of three adoptions by covered veterans, as determined by the Secretary.
“(c) Covered veteran defined—In this section, the term covered veteran has the meaning given that term in section 1720J of this title.”
“7330D. Facilitation of reproduction and infertility research
“(a) Facilitation of research required—The Secretary shall facilitate research conducted collaboratively by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to improve the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a genitourinary service-connected disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service, such as a spinal cord injury, that affects the veterans' ability to reproduce.
“(b) Dissemination of information—The Secretary shall ensure that information produced by the research facilitated under this section that may be useful for other activities of the Veterans Health Administration is disseminated throughout the Veterans Health Administration.”
“(1) for each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, $2,000,000; and
“(2) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2019, such sums as may be necessary.”
“1709C. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care
“(a) Program required—The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide, subject to subsection (b), assistance to qualified veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive health care services described in subsection (c)(2).
“(b) Limitation on period of payments—Assistance may be provided to a qualified veteran under this section for receipt of child care only during the period that the qualified veteran—
“(1) receives the types of health care services described in subsection (c)(2) at a facility of the Department; and
“(2) requires travel to and return from such facility for the receipt of such health care services.
“(c) Qualified veterans—For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran who—
“(1) is the primary caretaker of a child or children; and
“(2)
“(A) receives from the Department—
“(i) regular mental health care services;
“(ii) intensive mental health care services; or
“(iii) such other intensive health care services that the Secretary determines that provision of assistance to the veteran to obtain child care would improve access to such health care services by the veteran; or
“(B) is in need of regular or intensive mental health care services from the Department, and but for lack of child care services, would receive such health care services from the Department.
“(d) Locations—Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2019, the Secretary shall carry out the program at each medical center of the Department.
“(e) Forms of child care assistance
“(1) Child care assistance under this section may include the following:
“(A) Stipends for the payment of child care offered by licensed child care centers (either directly or through a voucher program) that shall be, to the extent practicable, modeled after the Department of Veterans Affairs Child Care Subsidy Program established pursuant to section 630 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–67; 115 Stat. 552).
“(B) Direct provision of child care at an on-site facility of the Department.
“(C) Payments to private child care agencies.
“(D) Collaboration with facilities or programs of other Federal agencies.
“(E) Such other forms of assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate.
“(2) In providing child care assistance under this section, the child care needs of the local area shall be considered and the head of each medical center may select the type of care that is most appropriate or feasible for such medical center.
“(3) In the case that child care assistance under this section is provided as a stipend under paragraph (1)(A), such stipend shall cover the full cost of such child care.”
“1709D. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving readjustment counseling and related mental health services
“(a) Program required—The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide, subject to subsection (b), assistance to qualified veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive readjustment counseling and related mental health services.
“(b) Limitation on period of payments—Assistance may be provided to a qualified veteran under this section for receipt of child care only during the period that the qualified veteran receives readjustment counseling and related health care services at a Vet Center.
“(c) Qualified veterans—For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran who—
“(1) is the primary caretaker of a child; and
“(2)
“(A) receives from the Department regular readjustment counseling and related mental health services; or
“(B) is in need of readjustment counseling and related mental health services from the Department, and but for lack of child care services, would receive such counseling and services from the Department.
“(d) Locations—The Secretary shall carry out the program under this section in not fewer than three Readjustment Counseling Service Regions selected by the Secretary for purposes of the program.
“(e) Forms of child care assistance
“(1) Child care assistance under this section may include the following:
“(A) Stipends for the payment of child care offered by licensed child care centers (either directly or through a voucher program) that shall be, to the extent practicable, modeled after the Department of Veterans Affairs Child Care Subsidy Program established pursuant to section 630 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–67; 115 Stat. 552).
“(B) Payments to private child care agencies.
“(C) Collaboration with facilities or programs of other Federal agencies.
“(D) Such other forms of assistance as the Secretary considers appropriate.
“(2) In providing child care assistance under this section, the child care needs of the local area shall be considered and the head of each Vet Center may select the type of care that is most appropriate or feasible for such Vet Center.
“(3) In the case that child care assistance under this subsection is provided as a stipend under paragraph (1)(A), such stipend shall cover the full cost of such child care.
“(f) Vet Center defined—In this section, the term Vet Center means a center for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans under section 1712A of this title.”