1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act”.
Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
AN ACT
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.
2. Limitation on copayments for contraception
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “to pay” and all that follows through the period and inserting “to pay—”; and
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)).”