Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025

Fertility Treatment for Service Members: 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).

Protection After Injury or Illness: Procedures will be established to retrieve reproductive genetic material as soon as medically appropriate for members whose fertility may be jeopardized by an injury or illness sustained while on active duty (Section 103).

Proactive Preservation: Service members are provided the opportunity to undergo the retrieval, testing, and storage of reproductive genetic material prior to deployment to combat zones or hazardous duty assignments (Section 104).

Cost-Free Storage: The Department of Defense shall provide the storage of reproductive genetic material at no cost to the member until one year after their retirement, separation, or release from the Armed Forces (Section 104).

Fertility Assistance for Veterans: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to furnish fertility treatment and counseling for the benefit of covered veterans and their families (Section 202).

Adoption Assistance: The Secretary may pay amounts to assist covered veterans in the adoption of children, regardless of their sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status (Section 203).

Research and Information: The bill facilitates research conducted by the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to improve reproductive health care for veterans (Section 205).

Financial Responsibility for Storage: After a one-year period following a member's departure from the military, individuals must bear the cost themselves if they choose to continue cryopreservation and storage through the Secretary (Section 104).

Limitations on In Vitro Fertilization: For those receiving in vitro fertilization, the Secretary may limit the treatment to no more than three completed oocyte retrievals (Section 102 and Section 202).

Lack of Surrogacy Support: The Secretary is not required to find or certify a gestational surrogate or connect a member with a donor for reproductive genetic material (Section 102 and Section 202).

Responsibility for Disputes: Issues or disputes regarding the ownership or use of reproductive genetic material are the sole responsibility of the veteran and their partner or surrogate, and the Secretary will not be involved in these disputes (Section 202).