[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2205 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2205

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the entitlement to 
 disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected 
    mastectomies, to provide permanent authority for counseling and 
          treatment for sexual trauma, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2002

Mr. Rockefeller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the entitlement to 
 disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected 
    mastectomies, to provide permanent authority for counseling and 
          treatment for sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO WARTIME DISABILITY 
              COMPENSATION FOR WOMEN VETERANS WHO HAVE SERVICE-
              CONNECTED MASTECTOMIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1114(k) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``of half or more of the tissue'' after 
``anatomical loss'' the second place it appears.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
with respect to months that begin on or after that date.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUAL 
              TRAUMA.

    Section 1720D of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``During the 
                period through December 31, 2004, the Secretary'' and 
                inserting ``The Secretary''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, during the 
                period through December 31, 2004,''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``establishment 
                and''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``establishing a 
                program'' and inserting ``operating a program''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON FURNISHING OF HEALTH CARE TO WOMEN VETERANS BY 
              VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the furnishing by the Veterans Health 
Administration of health care for women veterans.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall set 
forth the following:
            (1) A list of each Women Veterans' Comprehensive Health 
        Center within the Veterans Health Administration, including 
        whether such Center is located in a Department of Veterans 
        Affairs medical center or outpatient clinic.
            (2) For each Center listed under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) the staffing level of such Center, expressed in 
                terms of number of full-time equivalent employees 
                (FTEEs);
                    (B) the health care services furnished by such 
                Center to women veterans, including the health care 
                services (including breast cancer screening and 
                cervical cancer screening) that are furnished only for 
                women; and
                    (C) the number of women veterans furnished health 
                care services by such Center during the last fiscal 
                year ending before the date of the report.
            (3) A list of each facility without a Women Veterans' 
        Comprehensive Health Center that furnishes health care services 
        to women veterans through a full-service womens' primary care 
        team, including whether such facility is located in a 
        Department medical center or outpatient clinic.
            (4) For each facility listed under paragraph (3)--
                    (A) the staffing level of such facility for the 
                furnishing of health care services to women veterans, 
                expressed in terms of number of full-time equivalent 
                employees (FTEEs);
                    (B) the health care services furnished by such 
                facility to women veterans, including the health care 
                services (including breast cancer screening and 
                cervical cancer screening) that are furnished only for 
                women; and
                    (C) the number of women veterans furnished health 
                care services by such facility during the last fiscal 
                year ending before the date of the report.
            (5) For each Veterans Integrated Service Network and 
        Department medical center, the number of hours per week that 
        the Women Veterans' Coordinator of such network or medical 
        center, as the case may be, is authorized to perform duties 
        relating to the furnishing of health care services to women 
        veterans.
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