,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eeef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjbj,ms4 
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to conduct an analysis ( ! ne$ =        
wom5-specific programs t treat &        
rehabilitate wom5 vet]ans ) drug &      
alcohol dep5d5cy & to c>ry out a pilot  
program reg>d+ su* programs4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,wom5     
,vet]ans ,transitional ,resid5ce        
,utiliz+ ,support & ,treatm5t ,act or ! 
,wom5 ,vet]ans ,,tru/ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,sub/ance
 use problems are a significant problem 
among vet]ans & c negatively impact a   
vet]an's heal? & quality ( life4  7#b7  
,vet]ans c turn to alcohol or drugs 9 an
 attempt to relieve /ress or ! symptoms 
( m5tal heal? disord]s4  7#c7 ,rates (  
sub/ance use disord] among wom5 vet]ans 
range f ?ree to #af p]c5t ( !           

population4  7#d7 ,wom5 vet]ans face a  
unique set ( *all5ges associat$ ) _!    
milit>y s]vice t c lead to sub/ance     
abuse4  7#e7 ,wom5 vet]ans ag$ #ce &    
old] 7 f\nd to h high] rates (          
sub/ance-use disord]s ?an _! non-vet]an 
c\nt]p>ts4  7#f7 ,/udies indicate wom5  
vet]ans are twice z likely z m5 vet]ans 
to develop po/traumatic /ress disord]1  
twice z likely to h s]i\s psy*ological  
di/ress1 & approximately "o out ( f\r   
wom5 vet]ans reports milit>y sexual     
trauma4  7#g7 ,/udies indicate t wom5   
vet]ans ) a sub/ance-use disord]        
diagnosis h high] rates ( suicide ?an _!
 non-vet]an pe]s1 & wom5 vet]ans are m  
?an twice z likely to die by suicide ?an
 non-vet]an wom54  7#h7 ,heal? s]vices t
 are wom5-specific c be important to    
effective c>e1 & wom5 vet]ans consid] ! 
availability ( wom5-specific c>e z      
extremely important4  7#i7 ,:ile !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs provides  
wom5 vet]ans ) sub/ance use treatm5t    
?r\gh a numb] ( programs1 ! ,wom5       

,vet]ans' ,!rapeutic ,transitional      
,resid5ce ,program is a model = provid+ 
treatm5t & rehabilitative s]vices to    
wom5 vet]ans ) drug & alcohol dep5d5cy1 
& x is critical t ! ,secret>y id5tifies 
! ne$ =1 & feasibility (1 simil>        
programs ?r\gh\t ! heal? c>e sy/em ( !  
,dep>tm5t4  #c4 ,wom5-specific drug &   
alcohol dep5d5cy treatm5t &             
rehabilitative programs = wom5 vet]ans  
7a7 ,analysis  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all conduct a nationwide      
analysis ( ! ne$ = wom5-specific        
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs t treat & rehabilitate wom5    
vet]ans ) drug & alcohol dep5d5cy4 ,su* 
analysis %all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,)
 respect to ea* ( ! ?ree ye>s prec$+ !  
date ( ! analysis1 ! annual numb] ( wom5
 vet]ans :o h be5 treat$ & rehabilitat$ 
= drug & alcohol dep5d5cy at ea* m$ical 
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4 
7,b7 ,in=mation on all non-,dep>tm5t    

wom5-specific programs to :i* !         
,secret>y ref]s wom5 vet]ans = treatm5t 
& rehabilitation ( drug & alcohol       
dep5d5cy1 includ+1 = ea* su* program1 ! 
"n ( ! entity c>ry+ out ! program1 !    
location ( ! program1 & ! numb] ( wom5  
vet]ans ref]r$ by ! ,secret>y s]v$      
annually by ! program4  7,c7 ,an        
analysis ( ! effectiv5ess ( programs ( !
 ,dep>tm5t & non-,dep>tm5t programs to  
treat & rehabilitate wom5 vet]ans ) drug
 & alcohol dep5d5cy1 disaggregat$ by    
s+le-sex v]sus co$ programs4  7,d7 ,an  
analysis ( all in=mation ! ,secret>y    
ma9ta9s on ! satisfaction ( wom5 vet]ans
 ) programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t &             
non-,dep>tm5t programs to treat &       
rehabilitate wom5 vet]ans ) drug &      
alcohol dep5d5cy1 disaggregat$ by       
s+le-sex v]sus co$ programs4  7,e7 ,an  
assessm5t ( ! dem& & ne$ = wom5-specific
 programs to treat & rehabilitate wom5  
vet]ans ) drug & alcohol dep5d5cy1      
disaggregat$ by ,vet]ans ,integrat$     
,s]vice ,network & m$ical c5t] ( !      

,dep>tm5t4  7,f7 ,propos$ locations =   
implem5t+ ! pilot program "u subsection 
7b74  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #bgj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs & ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report     
conta9+ ! analysis "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7b7 ,pilot program  7#a7 ,requirem5t ,n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry out a
 wom5-specific pilot program to treat & 
rehabilitate wom5 vet]ans ) drug &      
alcohol dep5d5cy4 ,! ,secret>y %all     
develop su* pilot program bas$ on !     
f9d+s ( ! analysis conduct$ "u          
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,locations ,!     
,secret>y %all select n few] ?an ?ree   
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks 9 
:i* to c>ry out ! pilot program4  7#c7  
,t]m9ation ,! au?ority to c>ry out a    
pilot program "u ?is section %all       
t]m9ate on ! date t is five ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#d7     

,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date on :i* ! pilot program "u p>agraph 
7#a7 is complet$1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ,committees on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs & ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on !
 pilot program1 includ+--  7,a7 ! f9d+s 
& conclusions ( ! ,secret>y reg>d+ !    
pilot program2 &  7,b7 su*              
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y reg>d+ !   
cont9uation or expansion ( ! pilot      
program z ! ,secret>y consid]s          
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