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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2394 

To study the needs of Wounded Women Warriors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2007 

Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico (for herself, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mrs. BIGGERT, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. BONO, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, 

Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs. DRAKE, Ms. GRANGER, Mrs. EMERSON, Ms. FALLIN, 

Ms. FOXX, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mrs. MYRICK, 

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mrs. SCHMIDT) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To study the needs of Wounded Women Warriors. 

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

3 SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON WOUNDED WOMEN WAR4 RIORS. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a bipar6 tisan commission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on 

7 Wounded Women Warriors’’. 

8 (b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Commission on 

9 Wounded Women Warriors shall study the needs of 


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1 women in the Armed Forces who are making a transition 

2 from the Department of Defense health care system to the 

3 Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. In the 

4 study, the Commission shall particularly examine the dif5 ficulties faced by women who return from a period of ac6 tive duty service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 

7 or Operation Enduring Freedom. 

8 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—There shall be 12 members of the 

9 Commission on Wounded Women Warriors, as follows: 

10 (1) Two members appointed jointly by the Sec11 retary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of De12 fense, one of whom is a female veteran or who is 

13 currently participating in the Department of De14 fense health care system. 

15 (2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of 

16 the House of Representatives, one of whom is a fe17 male veteran or who is currently participating in the 

18 Department of Defense health care system. 

19 (3) Two members appointed by the Majority 

20 Leader of the House of Representatives, one of 

21 whom is a female veteran or who is currently partici22 pating in the Department of Defense health care 

23 system. 

24 (4) Two members appointed by the Majority 

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1 eran or who is currently participating in the Depart2 ment of Defense health care system. 

3 (5) Two members appointed by the Minority 

4 Leader of the House of Representatives, one of 

5 whom is a female veteran or who is currently partici6 pating in the Department of Defense health care 

7 system. 

8 (6) Two members appointed by the Minority 

9 Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a female vet10 eran or who is currently participating in the Depart11 ment of Defense health care system. 

12 (d) DEADLINE.—The Commission shall be estab13 lished by not later than the date that is 90 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

15 (e) REPORT.—By not later than 180 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 

17 submit to Congress a report on the recommendations and 

18 conclusions of the Commission. 

19 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

20 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

21 this title such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2008. 

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