[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3224 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3224

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

                             June 12, 2019

  Ms. Brownley of California 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. 1720J. 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) Study on Extended Hours of Care.--The Secretary shall conduct 
a study to assess--
            ``(1) the use of extended hours as a means of reducing 
        barriers to care;
            ``(2) the need for extended hours based on interviews with 
        women veterans and employees; and
            ``(3) the best practices and resources required to 
        implement use of extended hours.
    ``(c) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30 of 
each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report on compliance with subsection (a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1720I the following new item:

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