ACE Veterans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2943 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2943

To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year
supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and
other contraceptive products, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 30, 2025

Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Murray, Ms.
Alsobrooks, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs

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A BILL

To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full-year
supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings, and
other contraceptive products, 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 ``Access to Contraception Expansion
for Veterans Act'' or the ``ACE Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. FULL-YEAR SUPPLY OF CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS, TRANSDERMAL PATCHES,
VAGINAL RINGS, AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVE PRODUCTS.

(a) Full Year Supply.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720L the
following new section:
``Sec. 1720M. Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal
patches, vaginal rings, and other contraceptive products
``(a) Availability of Full-Year Supply.--The Secretary shall ensure
that a veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient
enrollment under section 1705 of this title and to whom a medical
provider of the Department prescribes contraceptive pills, transdermal
patches, vaginal rings, or other contraceptive products may elect to
fill such prescription as a full-year supply.
``(b) Notice.--A medical provider of the Department who prescribes
to a veteran contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, vaginal rings,
or other contraceptive products shall notify the veteran of the option
to fill the prescription as a full-year supply.
``(c) Contraceptive Product Defined.--In this section, the term
`contraceptive product' means any drug, device, or biological product
intended for use in the prevention of pregnancy, whether specifically
intended to prevent pregnancy or for other health needs, that is
approved, cleared, authorized, or licensed under section 505, 510(k),
513(f)(2), 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e, 360bbb-3) or section 351 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1720L the following new item:

``1720M. Full-year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches,
vaginal rings, and other contraceptive
products.''.
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