,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #edca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,israel 7= himself & ,mr4 ,zeld97       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% a pilot    
program to aw>d grants to heal? c>e     
entities to lease1 pur*ase1 or build    
heal? c>e facilities = female pati5ts to
 provide hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices  
to qualifi$ female vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,exp&+  
,c>e = ,female ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4      
,pilot program to provide hospital c>e &
 m$ical s]vices to qualifi$ female      
vet]ans  7a7 ,pilot program e/abli%$ ,! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% a pilot program to aw>d grants  
to heal? c>e entities to lease1 pur*ase1
 or build heal? c>e facilities = female 
pati5ts to provide hospital c>e & m$ical
 s]vices to qualifi$ female vet]ans4    
7b7 ,duration ( pilot program ,! pilot  

program %all t]m9ate ?ree ye>s aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7      
,application ,to be select$ to receive a
 grant "u ! pilot program1 a heal? c>e  
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y an    
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7d7 ,nature ( facilities      
leas$1 pur*as$1 or built ?r\gh use (    
pilot program grant funds ,= purposes ( 
provid+ hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices to
 qualifi$ female vet]ans1 a heal? c>e   
facility leas$1 pur*as$1 or built "u !  
pilot program %all be deem$ to be--     
7#a7 an entity specifi$ 9 section       
#aja7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note72 or  7#b7 if 
! au?ority to c>ry out ! program        
e/abli%$ "u section #aja ( su* ,act is  
t]m9at$1 an entity o!rwise au?oriz$ to  
provide hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices   
pursuant to an agreem5t ent]$ into by ! 
,secret>y4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an ?ree
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    

,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all submit a report to ,congress t     
includes ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] (     
grants aw>d$ "u ! pilot program4  7#b7  
,! am\nt ( ea* grant aw>d$ "u ! pilot   
program4  7#c7 ,a li/ ( ! heal? c>e     
entities aw>d$ grants "u ! pilot        
program4  7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( ! pilot  
program4  7#e7 ,a recomm5dation z to    
:e!r ! duration ( ! pilot program %\ld  
be ext5d$4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3  7#a7 ,hospital c>e ,! t]m     
hospital c>e has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #agja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#b7 ,m$ical s]vices ,! t]m    
m$ical s]vices has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
9 section #agja ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,qualifi$ female    
vet]an ,! t]m qualifi$ female vet]an    
means a female vet]an enroll$ 9 ! pati5t
 enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u  
section #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7g7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   

appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs #aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjag 
to c>ry out ! pilot program4