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Union Calendar No. 134 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 91 

[Report No. 115–197] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program 

on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated 

from service in the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2017 

Ms. BROWNLEY of California (for herself, Mr. TAKANO, and Ms. KUSTER of 

New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JUNE 28, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. ROSEN, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. CORREA, 

Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, 

Mr. PETERS, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. PALLONE

JUNE 28, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 

the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for 

women veterans newly separated from service in the 

Armed Forces. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Building Supportive 

5 Networks for Women Veterans Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COUNSELING IN RETREAT SETTINGS FOR WOMEN 

7 VETERANS NEWLY SEPARATED FROM SERV8 ICE IN THE ARMED FORCES. 

9 (a) PERMANENT PROGRAM.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, 

11 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

12 section 1712C the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 1712D. Counseling in retreat settings for women 

14 veterans newly separated 

15 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—(1) Commencing on January 1, 

16 2018, the Secretary shall carry out, through the Readjust17 ment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Adminis18 tration, a program to provide reintegration and readjust19 ment services described in subsection (b) in group retreat 

20 settings to women veterans who are recently separated 

21 from service in the Armed Forces after a prolonged de22 ployment. 

23 ‘‘(2) The participation of a veteran in the program 

24 under paragraph (1) shall be at the election of the veteran. 


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1 ‘‘(b) COVERED SERVICES.—The services provided to 

2 a woman veteran under the program under subsection 

3 (a)(1) shall include the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) Information on reintegration into the fam5 ily, employment, and community of the veteran. 

6 ‘‘(2) Financial counseling. 

7 ‘‘(3) Occupational counseling. 

8 ‘‘(4) Information and counseling on stress re9 duction. 

10 ‘‘(5) Information and counseling on conflict res11 olution. 

12 ‘‘(6) Such other information and counseling as 

13 the Secretary considers appropriate to assist the vet14 eran in reintegration into the family, employment, 

15 and community of the veteran. 

16 ‘‘(c) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Not later than December 

17 31, 2018, and each even-numbered year thereafter, the 

18 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af19 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 

20 report on the program under subsection (a)(1).’’. 

21 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

23 by inserting after the item relating to section 1712C 

24 the following new item: 

‘‘1712D. Counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated.’’. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Effective December 31, 

2 2017, section 203 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni3 bus Health Services Act of 2010 (38 U.S.C. 1712A note) 

4 is repealed. 


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Union Calendar No. 134 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 91 

[Report No. 115–197] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make 

rated from service in the Armed Forces. treat settings for women veterans newly sepapermanent the pilot program on counseling in reJUNE 28, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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