,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #e1 #bjbf,mrs4    
,blackburn 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,hassan7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to ensure t wom5 vet]ans may s*$ule     
appo9tm5ts = wom5's specialty c>e "u !  
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y )\t requir+
 a ref]ral1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wom5  
,vet]ans ,specialty ,c>e ,access ,act4  
#b4 ,direct s*$ul+ ( wom5's specialty   
c>e = wom5 vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t any cov]$ vet]an may directly  
s*$ule an appo9tm5t = wom5's specialty  
c>e1 includ+ ?r\gh ! ,vet]ans ,community
 ,c>e ,program "u section #agjc ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )\t requir+ a 
ref]ral f a prim>y c>e provid] ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7     
,availability ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t

 direct s*$ul+ "u subsection 7a7 is     
available-- 7#a7 ?r\gh ea* m$ical c5t]  
or cl9ic ( ! ,dep>tm5t t (f]s wom5's    
specialty c>e2 &  7#b7 via telephone1   
onl9e s*$ul+ tools1 & any o!r modality  
us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t = s*$ul+ ( specialty 
c>e4  7c7 ,prohibition on additional    
adm9i/rative b>ri]s ,! ,secret>y may n  
require any additional approval1        
ref]ral1 or scre5+ /ep z a condition ( a
 cov]$ vet]an access+ wom5's specialty  
c>e4  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9   
?is section %all be con/ru$ to alt] or  
waive eligibility or access /&>ds = !   
receipt ( c>e or s]vices "u section     
#agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ vet]an ,! t]m cov]$ vet]an means 
a woman vet]an enroll$ 9 ! sy/em (      
annual pati5t enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u  
section #agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 :o is eligible = ! receipt
 ( wom5's specialty c>e "u ! laws       
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,wom5's  

specialty c>e ,! t]m wom5's specialty   
c>e means gynecology c>e1 ob/etrics c>e1
 mat]nity c>e1 & po/p>tum c>e4