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expect$ to d\ble 9 population by #bjde4 
7#b7 ,wom5 comprise approximately       
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#aj p]c5t ( ! total vet]an population4  
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c\nt]p>ts4  7#f7 ,"o 9 five female      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces report exp]i5c+  
milit>y sexual trauma4  7b7 ,/atem5t (  
policy objectives ,x is 9 ! national    
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ensure      
female vet]ans receive a high quality ( 
c>e by promot+ programs & initiatives   
t--  7#a7 educate wom5 sep>at+ f active 
duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! s]vices        
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,vet]ans ,affairs2  7#b7 enc\rage wom5  
to enroll 9 ! sy/em ( enrollm5t ( !     
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#c7  
increase ! numb] ( wom5 receiv+ heal?   

c>e f ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  
7c7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( !  
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,affairs1 9 pilot+ ! ,wom5's ,heal?     
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educat$ hundr$s ( wom51 #ii p]c5t ( :om 
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process ( sep>at+ or retir+ f ! ,arm$   
,=ces1 ( ! c>e !y c receive f !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7#b7    
improv$ aw>5ess among pilot program     
p>ticipants ( s]vices available f !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs by #ef    
p]c5t2 &  7#c7 increas$ pilot program   
p>ticipants' int5t to enroll ) !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs by #ac4a  
p]c5t1 increas$ pilot program           
p>ticipants' int5t to use ,vet]an       
,affairs heal? c>e s]vices by #ae4f     
p]c5t1 & increas$ pilot program         
p>ticipants' int5t to use ,vet]ans      
,affairs suicide prev5tion s]vices1 if  
ne$$1 by #ai4c p]c5t4  #c4 ,p>ticipation
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,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
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 ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts to enc\rage      
female memb]s :o sep>ate or retire f !  
,arm$ ,=ces dur+ fiscal ye> #bjbj to    
p>ticipate 9 ! ,wom5's ,heal?           
,transition ,tra9+ pilot program ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs at        
locations select$ by ! ,secret>ies ( !  
milit>y dep>tm5ts2 &  7#b7 comm&]s (    
milit>y in/allations t h c5t]s = !      
,transition ,assi/ance ,program "u      
sections #aadb & #aadd ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to adv]tise !      
,wom5's ,heal? ,transition ,tra9+ pilot 
program to female memb]s describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
,febru>y #a1 #bjba1 ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all submit to       
,congress a report reg>d+ p>ticipation  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74 ,! report    
%all include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! numb] ( 
p>ticipants 9 ! pilot program4  7#b7 ,! 

numb] ( pilot program sessions & !      
locations at :i* ! sessions 7 held4     
7#c7 ,available metrics includ+ c\rse   
satisfaction & improv$ aw>5ess ( heal?  
s]vices furni%$ by ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#d7 ,b>ri]s to     
exp&+ ! pilot program to rea* m female  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#e7 ,b>ri]s to
 (f]+ ! pilot program onl9e to rea*     
female memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o _c     
att5d 9 p]son4  7#f7 ,recomm5dations =  
legislation to improve or exp& ! pilot  
program4