Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Family Building FEHB Fairness Act”.
Family Building FEHB Fairness Act
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect and expand access to fertility treatment under the health insurance program carried out under chapter 89 of that title, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Fertility treatment benefits
in subsection (a)—
in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
“(G) Fertility treatment benefits.”
in paragraph (2)—
by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and
by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
“(F) Fertility treatment benefits.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(c) In this section, the term fertility treatment includes the following:
“(1) Preservation of human oocytes, sperm, or embryos for later reproductive use.
“(2) Artificial insemination, including intravaginal insemination, intracervical insemination, and intrauterine insemination.
“(3) Assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization and other treatments or procedures in which reproductive genetic material, such as oocytes, sperm, fertilized eggs, and embryos, are handled, when clinically appropriate.
“(4) Genetic testing of embryos.
“(5) Medications prescribed or obtained over-the-counter, as indicated for fertility.
“(6) Gamete donation.
“(7) Such other information, referrals, treatments, procedures, medications, laboratory services, technologies, and services relating to fertility as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines appropriate.”
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.