1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Women are serving in the Armed Forces at increasing rates, playing a critical role in the national security of the United States. Women comprise more than 18 percent of members of the Armed Forces, and as of fiscal year 2019, more than 390,000 women serve on active duty in the Armed Forces or in the reserve components. An estimated several thousand transgender men also serve on active duty in the Armed Forces and in the reserve components, in addition to non-binary members and those who identify with a different gender. (2) Ninety-five percent of women serving in the Armed Forces are of reproductive age and as of 2019, more than 700,000 female spouses and dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty are of reproductive age. (3) The TRICARE program covered more than 1,570,000 women of reproductive age in 2019, including spouses and dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Additionally, thousands of transgender dependents of members of the Armed Forces are covered by the TRICARE program. (4) The right to access contraception is grounded in the principle that contraception and the ability to determine if and when to have children are inextricably tied to one’s wellbeing, equality, dignity, and ability to determine the course of one’s life. Those protections have helped access to contraception become a driving force in improving the health and financial security of individuals and their families. (5) Access to contraception is critical to the health of every individual capable of becoming pregnant. This Act is intended to apply to all individuals with the capacity for pregnancy, including cisgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals, those who identify with a different gender, and others. (6) Studies have shown that when cost barriers to the full range of methods of contraception are eliminated, patients are more