,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjbd,ms4   
,br[nley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a /udy on m5opause c>e furni%$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,m5opause ,c>e
 = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4          
,comptroll] ,g5]al /udy & report on     
m5opause c>e furni%$ by ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,/udy ,!         
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all c>ry out a /udy on ! m$ical s]vices
 furni%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs "u sections #agjc & #agaj (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 =       
vet]ans exp]i5c+ p]im5opause1 g5it\r9>y 
syndrome ( m5opause1 & m5opause /ages4  
7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all make   

publicly available a report on ! /udy   
c>ri$ out "u subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7  
,a description ( ! m5opause c>e furni%$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 z ( 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7,b7 ,a
 review ( ! e/abli%$ guidel9es &        
protocols ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( =-- 7i7 !     
tra9+ ( m$ical provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  
7ii7 ! diagnosis & treatm5t (           
p]im5opause1 g5it\r9>y syndrome (       
m5opause1 & m5opause 9 wom5 vet]ans2 &  
7iii7 ! ref]ral ( vet]ans seek+ m5opause
 c>e to non-,dep>tm5t m$ical provid]s4  
7,c7 ,an evaluation ( ! adequacy ( !    
access ( vet]ans to int]discipl9>y c>e  
to treat ! effects ( p]im5opause1       
g5it\r9>y syndrome ( m5opause1 &        
m5opause4  7,d7 ,a review ( !           
educational initiatives & outrea* ( !   
,dep>tm5t to ensure t vet]ans are aw>e (
 ! p]im5opause1 g5it\r9>y syndrome (    
m5opause1 & m5opause c>e available "u   
sections #agjc & #agaj ( title #ch1     

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+ treatm5t   
options & pot5tial b5efits & risks4     
7,e7 ,an evaluation ( ! quality (       
m5opause c>e provid$ "u sections #agjc &
 #agaj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 includ+-- 7i7 a review ( fe$back ab\t  
m5opause c>e collect$ f vet]ans2  7ii7  
an exam9ation ( ! efficacy ( ! m5opause 
c>e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7iii7 an 
evaluation ( ! ext5t to :i* ! ,dep>tm5t 
has e/abli%$ me*anisms = vet]ans to     
address & resolve any conc]ns or issues 
reg>d+ m5opause c>e4  7,f7 ,a review (  
h[1 if at all1 ! ,secret>y is lev]ag+   
rese>*1 conduct$ )9 ! ,dep>tm5t or by   
o!r entities1 to improve m5opause c>e = 
vet]ans1 includ+ ?r\gh ! developm5t (   
new treatm5ts or protocols4  7,g7       
,recomm5dations = ! improvem5t ( !      
m5opause c>e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4    
7c7 ,plan ,to implem5t recomm5dations ,n
 lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al makes ! report       
requir$ "u subsection 7b7 publicly      
available1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 

,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
/rategic plan to-- 7#a7 implem5t !      
recomm5dations conta9$ 9 ! report2  7#b7
 improve ! quality ( m5opause c>e       
furni%$ "u sections #agjc & #agaj (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#c7 
improve ! access ( vet]ans to m5opause  
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