1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Maternal Health for Military and Dependent Moms Act of 2024 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered individual The term covered individual means— (A) a covered beneficiary; or (B) a dependent. (2) Covered beneficiary; dependent; TRICARE program The terms covered beneficiary , dependent , and TRICARE program have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. (3) Maternal health The term maternal health means care during labor, birthing, prenatal care, and postpartum care. (4) Maternity care desert The term maternity care desert means a county in the United States that does not have— (A) a hospital or birth center offering obstetric care