[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2054 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2054

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access 
   to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2015

Ms. Brown of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access 
   to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
              CARE FOR WOMEN VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1720H. Medical services for women veterans
    ``(a) Access to Care.--The Secretary shall ensure that gender 
specific services are continuously available at every medical center 
and community based outpatient clinic of the Department.
    ``(b) Availability of Personnel.--The Secretary may employ such 
personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide 
the services required under subsection (a) based on the standards of 
the Department and the demand, and the projected growth of the demand, 
for such services, as determined by the Secretary''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1720G the following new item:

``1720H. Medical services for women veterans.''.
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