,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjai,ms4 
,brownley of ,california introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for increased 
access to ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs medical care for women         
veterans4  #a4 ,improved access to      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
medical care for women veterans  7a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ag
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #agbj;,j4       
,medical services for women veterans    
7a7 ,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 ,department4  
7b7 ,study on extended hours of care    
,the ,secretary shall conduct a study to

 assess-- 7#a7 the use of extended hours
 as a means of reducing barriers to     
care2  7#b7 the need for extended hours 
based on interviews with women veterans 
and employees2 and  7#c7 the best       
practices and resources required to     
implement use of extended hours4  7c7   
,annual report to ,congress ,not later  
than ,september #cj of each year1 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 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #agbj;,i the following new item3
  #agbj;,j4 ,medical services for women 
veterans4  4