,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hacj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bh1 #bjbj,miss
 ,rice ( ,new ,york 7= h]self & ,mr4    
,gonzalez ( ,ohio7 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 assessm5t ( ! capacity (  
pe] speciali/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs :o are wom51 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,pe] ,speciali/s ,act4  #b4      
,/aff+ improvem5t plan = pe] speciali/s 
( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o are  
wom5  7a7 ,assessm5t ( capacity  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 consultation ) !   
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all comm5ce an      
assessm5t ( ! capacity ( pe] speciali/s 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o are
 wom54  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! assessm5t      
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include an

 assessm5t ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!          
geographical di/ribution ( pe]          
speciali/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o are wom54   
7,b7 ,! geographical di/ribution ( wom5 
vet]ans4  7,c7 ,! numb] & proportion (  
wom5 pe] speciali/s :o specialize 9 pe] 
c\nsel+ on m5tal heal? or suicide       
prev5tion4  7,d7 ,! numb] & proportion (
 wom5 pe] speciali/s :o specialize 9 pe]
 c\nsel+ on non-m5tal heal? relat$      
matt]s4  7,e7 ,a description ( ! duties 
& responsibilities ( wom5 pe]           
speciali/s1 includ+ numb] ( h\rs work$  
p] week1 to bett] def9e1 del9eate1 &    
/&>dize qualifications1 p]=mance goals1 
p]=mance duties1 & p]=mance outcomes =  
pe] speciali/s & _! manag]s4  7,f7      
,dep>tm5t funds & o!r res\rces d$icat$  
to support+ ! "w ( wom5 pe] speciali/s4 
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
assessm5t requir$ by subsection 7a7 has 
comm5c$1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  

report detail+ ! f9d+s ( ! assessm5t1   
includ+ ! ratio ( h[ _m h\rs 7 work$ by 
wom5 pe] speciali/s relative to !       
population ( wom5 vet]ans at ea*        
,dep>tm5t m$ical c5t]4  7c7 ,/aff+      
improvem5t plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] submitt+ ! report "u 
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y1 9          
consultation ) ! ,inspector ,g5]al1 %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a plan1 bas$ on !       
results ( ! assessm5t requir$ by        
subsection 7a71 to hire additional      
qualifi$ pe] speciali/s :o are wom51 )  
special consid]ation = areas t lack pe] 
speciali/s :o are wom54  7#b7 ,elem5ts  
,! pe] speciali/ positions includ$ 9 !  
plan requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7    
%all be non-volunte]1 paid positions2 & 
7,b7 may be "p-"t positions4