- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6165. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the
following:
SEC. 7__. INCLUSION OF COMPREHENSIVE CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING
IN HEALTH ASSESSMENT FORMS.
(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
shall—
(1) revise the periodic health assessment form of the
Department of Defense (Department of Defense Form 3024) to
include the information specified in subsection (b); and
(2) revise the pre-deployment health assessment form of the
Department (Department of Defense Form 2795)—
(A) to allow members of the Armed Forces to indicate they
would like comprehensive contraceptive counseling; and
(B) to include the information specified in subsection (b).
(b) Information Specified.—The information specified in
this subsection is the following:
(1) An explanation of patient-centered contraceptive
counseling as recommended by the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, including by incorporating
any clinical guidance on contraceptive counseling set forth
by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
(2) A description of the full range of contraceptive
methods, including any contraceptive drug, device, or
biological product approved, cleared, authorized, or licensed
by the Food and Drug Administration 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)).
(3) Such other information relating to contraceptive
counseling as the Secretary of Defense determines
appropriate.