,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gejh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 
,cri/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a program = ! recruitm5t1 ret5tion1 
& tra9+ ( provid]s ( specialty c>e =    
wom5 vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,improv+ ,specialty ,c>e = ,wom5        
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority =         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs program on
 recruitm5t1 ret5tion1 & tra9+ (        
specialty c>e provid]s = wom5 vet]ans   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs may c>ry out a program1 includ+
 a pilot program1 = ! recruitm5t1       
ret5tion1 & tra9+ ( provid]s ( specialty
 c>e = =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o are
 wom54  7b7 ,p>ticipants ,p>ticipation 9
 a program "u subsection 7a7 %all be    
available to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,individuals
 s]v+ 9 a m$ical int]n%ip or resid5cy   

program4  7#b7 ,nurses & physicians :o  
are cov]$ provid]s4  7c7 ,specialty c>e 
areas2 inc5tives = recruitm5t ,9 c>ry+  
out a program "u subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y may-- 7#a7 t>get = recruitm5t 
individuals ) exp]tise 9 su* specialty  
c>e areas z ! ,secret>y may det]m9e     
appropriate = purposes ( ! program2 &   
7#b7 (f] to individuals t>get$ =        
recruitm5t "u ! program su* inc5tives z 
! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate to     
facilitate ! recruitm5t & ret5tion ( su*
 individuals1 includ+ monet>y inc5tives 
& inc5tives relat+ to ! r$uction (      
education debt "u ! ,education ,debt    
,r$uction program au?oriz$ "u section   
#gfha ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7d7 ,tra9+ & support = provid]s  7#a7   
,tra9+ & support ,9 c>ry+ out a program 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all     
furni% to ea* individual recruit$ "u !  
program su* tra9+ & support z !         
,secret>y det]m9es necess>y ) respect to
 ! unique ne$s ( wom5 vet]ans1 includ+ )
 respect to m5tal & behavioral heal?    

conditions relat+ to ! s]vice ( wom5    
vet]ans 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7          
,contracts ) non-,dep>tm5t entities ,!  
,secret>y may only ent] into a contract 
) a non-,dep>tm5t entity = su* entity to
 provide tra9+ or support "u p>agraph   
7#a7 if1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 on :i* ! ,secret>y ent]s into !        
contract1 ! ,secret>y submits to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
notification reg>d+ ! contract4  7e7    
,relation%ip to appo9tm5t s*$ul+ ,!     
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 make available to 
vet]ans enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t    
sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u section #agje (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1         
in=mation indicat+ :e!r a cov]$ provid] 
has p>ticipat$ 9 a program "u subsection
 7a72 &  7#b7 take su* /eps z may be    
necess>y to improve ! timel9ess (       
appo9tm5ts s*$ul$ by su* vet]ans ) cov]$
 provid]s :o h s p>ticipat$1 includ+ by 
waiv+ requirem5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t relat+  
to wait times = su* appo9tm5ts4  7f7    

,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ provid] means a heal? c>e         
provid]-- 7,a7 :o is an employee ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 or  7,b7 
:o provides m$ical c>e or s]vices to    
vet]ans "u ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e   
program4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,vet]ans          
,community ,c>e program means ! program 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u    
section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4