Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025

Access to Fertility Treatment: The Secretary of Defense must make fertility treatment and counseling available to members of the Armed Forces and their spouses, partners, or gestational surrogates, regardless of sex, gender identity, or marital status (Section 102(a)).

Protection Against Injury-Related Fertility Loss: The Department of Defense must establish procedures to retrieve reproductive genetic material as soon as medically appropriate for members whose fertility may be jeopardized by an injury or illness incurred while serving (Section 103(a)).

Support for High-Risk Assignments: Active duty members can access the retrieval, testing, and cryopreservation of reproductive genetic material at no cost prior to combat deployments or hazardous assignments (Section 104(a)).

Continuity of Care: The bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces can continue receiving services without interruption during a permanent change of station (Section 105(3)), and ensures veterans can continue services if they move to different geographic locations (Section 204(3)).

Financial Support for Genetic Material: If a member or veteran cannot provide their own genetic material, the Secretary shall pay or reimburse the reasonable costs of procuring donated material (Section 102(b) and Section 202(b)(1)).

Adoption Assistance for Veterans: The Secretary may pay amounts to assist covered veterans in the adoption of one or more children (Section 203(a)).

Personal Financial Responsibility for Long-term Storage: After one year following retirement or separation from the military, individuals must pay their own costs to continue the cryopreservation and storage of their reproductive genetic material (Section 104(b)(2)(A)).

Legal and Ownership Risks: For veterans, issues or disputes regarding the ownership, use, or disposition of reproductive genetic material are the sole responsibility of the veteran and the private facility, as the Department's role is limited to furnishing treatment (Section 202(d)).

Limited Scope of Support: For veterans, the Secretary is not required to find or certify a gestational surrogate or connect a veteran with reproductive genetic material from a donor (Section 202(e)(1)).

Limited Maternity Care: The Secretary is not required to furnish maternity care to a covered veteran, spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate beyond what is already authorized by law (Section 202(e)(2)).