,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4   
,cunn+ham 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,murphy7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct a /udy ( ! 
b>ri]s = wom5 vet]ans to heal? c>e f !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,wom5 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e              
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,/udy ( b>ri]s
 = wom5 vet]ans to heal? c>e f !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,/udy
 requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all conduct a compreh5sive    
/udy ( ! b>ri]s to ! provision (        
compreh5sive heal? c>e by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs enc\nt]$ by wom5 :o   
are vet]ans4 ,9 conduct+ ! /udy1 !      
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 survey wom5      
vet]ans :o seek or receive hospital c>e 
or m$ical s]vices provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs z well z wom5      

vet]ans :o d n seek or receive su* c>e  
or s]vices2  7#b7 adm9i/] ! survey to a 
repres5tative sample ( wom5 vet]ans f   
ea* ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice         
,network2 &  7#c7 ensure t ! sample (   
wom5 vet]ans survey$ is ( suffici5t size
 = ! /udy results to be /ati/ically     
significant & is a l>g] sample ?an t ( !
 /udy ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b77#a74   
7b7 ,use ( previ\s /udies ,9 conduct+ ! 
/udy requir$ by subsection 7a71 !       
,secret>y %all build on ! "w ( ! /udies 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
titl$--  7#a7 ,national ,survey ( ,wom5 
,vet]ans 9 ,fiscal ,ye> #bjjg-bjjh2 &   
7#b7 ,/udy ( ,b>ri]s = ,wom5 ,vet]ans to
 ,,va ,heal? ,c>e #bjae4  7c7 ,elem5ts (
 /udy ,9 conduct+ ! /udy requir$ by     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all conduct
 rese>* on ! effects ( ! foll[+ on !    
wom5 vet]ans survey$ 9 ! /udy3  7#a7 ,! 
p]ceiv$ /igma associat$ ) seek+ m5tal   
heal? c>e s]vices4  7#b7 ,! effect (    
driv+ di/ance or availability ( o!r =ms 
( transportation to ! ne>e/ m$ical      

facility on access to c>e4  7#c7 ,!     
availability ( *ild c>e4  7#d7 ,!       
acceptability ( integrat$ prim>y c>e1   
wom5's heal? cl9ics1 or bo?4  7#e7 ,!   
compreh5sion ( eligibility requirem5ts  
=1 & ! scope ( s]vices available "u1    
hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices4  7#f7 ,! 
p]ception ( p]sonal safety & com=t 9    
inpati5t1 outpati5t1 & behavioral heal? 
facilities4  7#g7 ,! g5d] s5sitivity (  
heal? c>e provid]s & /aff to issues t   
p>ticul>ly affect wom54  7#h7 ,!        
effectiv5ess ( outrea* = heal? c>e      
s]vices available to wom5 vet]ans4  7#i7
 ,! location & op]at+ h\rs ( heal? c>e  
facilities t provide s]vices to wom5    
vet]ans4  7#aj7 ,su* o!r significant    
b>ri]s z ! ,secret>y consid]s           
appropriate4  7d7 ,dis*>ge by contract  
,! ,secret>y %all ent] into a contract )
 a qualifi$ indep5d5t entity or         
organization to c>ry out ! /udy & rese>*
 requir$ "u ?is section4  7e7 ,m&atory  
review ( data by c]ta9 dep>tm5t         
divisions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   

%all ensure t ! head ( ea* division ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs specifi$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b7 reviews ! results ( !    
/udy conduct$ "u ?is section4 ,! head ( 
ea* su* division %all submit f9d+s )    
respect to ! /udy to ! ,"u ,secret>y =  
responsibilities relat+ to heal? c>e    
s]vices = wom5 vet]ans4  7#b7 ,specifi$ 
divisions ,! divisions ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs specifi$ 9 ?is        
p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,c5t] =  
,wom5 ,vet]ans e/abli%$ "u section #cah 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7 
,! ,advisory ,committee on ,wom5        
,vet]ans e/abli%$ "u section #edb ( su* 
title4  7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #cj     
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! /udy requir$ "u 
?is section4 ,! report %all include     
recomm5dations = su* adm9i/rative &     
legislative action z ! ,secret>y        
consid]s appropriate4 ,! report %all    
also include ! f9d+s ( ! head ( ea*     
division ( ! ,dep>tm5t specifi$ "u      

subsection 7e77#b7 & ( ! ,"u ,secret>y =
 ,heal?4