#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #beba  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
conduct a study on the feasibility and  
advisability of furnishing doula        
services to certain veterans1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,delivering    
,optimally ,urgent ,labor ,access for   
,veterans ,affairs ,act of #bjbb or the 
,,doula for ,,va ,act of #bjbb4  #b4    
,feasibility and advisability study on  
doula support for veterans  7a7 ,study  
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall carry out a study on the          
feasibility and advisability of         
furnishing doula services to covered    
vetearns4 ,such study shall include an  
analysis of--  7#a7 measures taken by   
other ,federal1 ,state1 and local       
entities to ensure the appropriate      
certification of doulas2 and  7#b7 the  
extent to which such measures1 or       
similar measures1 may be adequate for   
purposes of such furnishment4  7b7      

,report ,not later than #ah months after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary shall submit to the     
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate a report on the findings of the 
study under subsection 7a7 that shall   
include a determination by the          
,secretary as to whether furnishing     
doula services to covered veterans is   
feasible and advisable4  7c7 ,covered   
veteran defined ,in this section1 the   
term covered veteran means a pregnant   
veteran or a formerly pregnant veteran  
7with respect to doula services to be   
furnished post-partum7 who is enrolled  
in the patient enrollment system of the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs under 
section #agje of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code4  ,passed the ,house of   
,representatives ,december #a1          
#bjbb4;,clerk4