Coordination between Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs on furnishing of assisted reproductive technology, intrauterine insemination, and counseling

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall share best practices and facilitate referrals, as they consider appropriate, on the furnishing of assisted reproductive technology, intrauterine insemination, and counseling to individuals eligible for the receipt of such counseling and services from the Secretaries. (b) Memorandum of understanding The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding providing that the Secretary of Defense will ensure access by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reproductive genetic material, such as oocytes, sperm, fertilized eggs, and embryos, of veterans stored by the Department of Defense for purposes of furnishing assisted reproductive technology and intrauterine insemination under section 1720M of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 212(a).