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[H.R. 2942 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 126
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2942
[Report No. 116-166, Part I]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women's
Health Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year
2020, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2019
Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Ms. Houlahan) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
July 23, 2019
Additional sponsors: Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Peters,
Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mrs. Luria, and Mr.
Pappas
July 23, 2019
Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
July 23, 2019
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23,
2019]
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women's
Health Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year
2020, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Expand and Launch
Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act'' or ``HEALTH Act''.
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN'S HEALTH TRANSITION
TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Duration.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out
the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program (in this section
referred to as the ``pilot program'') until at least September 30,
2020.
(b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program
that includes the following:
(1) For the period since the commencement of the pilot
program--
(A) the number of women members by military
department (with respect to Department of the Navy,
separately for the Navy and Marine Corps) who
participated in the pilot program;
(B) the number of courses held under the pilot
program; and
(C) the locations at which such courses were held,
and the number of seats available and the number of
participants at each such location.
(2) With respect to the number of members who participated
in the pilot program as specified under paragraph (1)--
(A) the number who enrolled in the health care
system established under section 1705(a) of title 38,
United States Code; and
(B) the number who attended at least one health
care appointment at a medical facility of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) Data relating to--
(A) satisfaction with courses held under the pilot
program;
(B) improved awareness of health care services
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
(C) any other available statistics regarding the
pilot program.
(4) A discussion of regulatory, legal, or resource barriers
to--
(A) making the pilot program permanent to enable
access by a greater number of women members at
locations throughout the United States;
(B) offering the pilot program online for women
members who are unable to attend courses held under the
pilot program in person; and
(C) the feasibility of automatically enrolling
pilot program participants in the health care system
established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United
States Code.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
Union Calendar No. 126
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2942
[Report No. 116-166, Part I]
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women's
Health Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year
2020, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 23, 2019
Reported from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs with an amendment
July 23, 2019
Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed