,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,brownley 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,landsman1   
,mrs4 ,ramirez1 and ,ms4 ,scanlon7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states to conduct a study on   
menopause care furnished by the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving ,menopause ,care for         
,veterans ,act of #bjbe4  #b4           
,comptroller ,general study and report  
on menopause care furnished by          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states shall carry out a study
 on the medical services furnished by   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
under sections #agjc and #agaj of title 

#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 for veterans
 experiencing perimenopause1            
genitourinary syndrome of menopause1 and
 menopause stages4  7b7 ,report  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
make publicly available a report on the 
study carried out under subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,elements ,the report required     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include each 
of the following3 7,a7 ,a description of
 the menopause care furnished by the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 as of
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4
  7,b7 ,a review of the established     
guidelines and protocols of the         
,department of for-- 7i7 the training of
 medical providers of the ,department2  
7ii7 the diagnosis and treatment of     
perimenopause1 genitourinary syndrome of
 menopause1 and menopause in women      
veterans2 and  7iii7 the referral of    
veterans seeking menopause care to      
non-,department medical providers4  7,c7

 ,an evaluation of the adequacy of the  
access of veterans to interdisciplinary 
care to treat the effects of            
perimenopause1 genitourinary syndrome of
 menopause1 and menopause4  7,d7 ,a     
review of the educational initiatives   
and outreach of the ,department to      
ensure that veterans are aware of the   
perimenopause1 genitourinary syndrome of
 menopause1 and menopause care available
 under sections #agjc and #agaj of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 including  
treatment options and potential benefits
 and risks4  7,e7 ,an evaluation of the 
quality of menopause care provided under
 sections #agjc and #agaj of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 including-- 7i7 a
 review of feedback about menopause care
 collected from veterans2  7ii7 an      
examination of the efficacy of the      
menopause care furnished by the         
,department2 and  7iii7 an evaluation of
 the extent to which the ,department has
 established mechanisms for veterans to 
address and resolve any concerns or     

issues regarding menopause care4  7,f7  
,a review of how1 if at all1 the        
,secretary is leveraging research1      
conducted within the ,department or by  
other entities1 to improve menopause    
care for veterans1 including through the
 development of new treatments or       
protocols4  7,g7 ,recommendations for   
the improvement of the menopause care   
furnished by the ,department4  7c7 ,plan
 ,to implement recommendations ,not     
later than #f months after the date on  
which the ,comptroller ,general makes   
the report required under subsection 7b7
 publicly available1 the ,secretary     
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
,house of ,representatives a strategic  
plan to-- 7#a7 implement the            
recommendations contained in the report2
  7#b7 improve the quality of menopause 
care furnished under sections #agjc and 
#agaj of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code2 and  7#c7 improve the access of  
veterans to menopause care4