[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2394 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2394

             To study the needs of Wounded Women Warriors.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2007

 Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico (for herself, Mrs. Bachmann, Mrs. Biggert, 
   Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Bono, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. 
 Capito, Mrs. Drake, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Fallin, Ms. Foxx, 
Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mrs. Musgrave, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, 
  Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Schmidt) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
             To study the needs of Wounded Women Warriors.

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

SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON WOUNDED WOMEN WARRIORS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a bipartisan commission to 
be known as the ``Commission on Wounded Women Warriors''.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The Commission on Wounded Women Warriors 
shall study the needs of women in the Armed Forces who are making a 
transition from the Department of Defense health care system to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. In the study, the 
Commission shall particularly examine the difficulties faced by women 
who return from a period of active duty service in support of Operation 
Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
    (c) Membership.--There shall be 12 members of the Commission on 
Wounded Women Warriors, as follows:
            (1) Two members appointed jointly by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, one of whom is a 
        female veteran or who is currently participating in the 
        Department of Defense health care system.
            (2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives, one of whom is a female veteran or who is 
        currently participating in the Department of Defense health 
        care system.
            (3) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
        House of Representatives, one of whom is a female veteran or 
        who is currently participating in the Department of Defense 
        health care system.
            (4) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
        Senate, one of whom is a female veteran or who is currently 
        participating in the Department of Defense health care system.
            (5) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        House of Representatives, one of whom is a female veteran or 
        who is currently participating in the Department of Defense 
        health care system.
            (6) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
        Senate, one of whom is a female veteran or who is currently 
        participating in the Department of Defense health care system.
    (d) Deadline.--The Commission shall be established by not later 
than the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (e) Report.--By not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report 
on the recommendations and conclusions of the Commission.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title 
such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2008.
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