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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8347 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 

on menopause care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2024 

Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; 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 Affairs, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Improving Menopause 

5 Care for Veterans Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON 

2 MENOPAUSE CARE FURNISHED BY DEPART3 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

5 States shall carry out a study on the medical services fur6 nished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under sections 

7 1703 and 1710 of title 38, United States Code, for vet8 erans experiencing perimenopause, genitourinary syn9 drome of menopause, and menopause stages. 

10 (b) REPORT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 Comptroller General shall make publicly available a 

14 report on the study carried out under subsection (a). 

15 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

16 paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: 

17 (A) A description of the menopause care 

18 furnished by the Department of Veterans Af19 fairs, as of the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act. 

21 (B) A review of the established guidelines 

22 and protocols of the Department of for— 

23 (i) the training of medical providers of 

24 the Department; 

25 (ii) the diagnosis and treatment of 

26 perimenopause, genitourinary syndrome of 


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1 menopause, and menopause in women vet2 erans; and 

3 (iii) the referral of veterans seeking 

4 menopause care to non-Department med5 ical providers. 

6 (C) An evaluation of the adequacy of the 

7 access of veterans to interdisciplinary care to 

8 treat the effects of perimenopause, genito9 urinary syndrome of menopause, and meno10 pause. 

11 (D) A review of the educational initiatives 

12 and outreach of the Department to ensure that 

13 veterans are aware of the perimenopause, geni14 tourinary syndrome of menopause, and meno15 pause care available under sections 1703 and 

16 1710 of title 38, United States Code, including 

17 treatment options and potential benefits and 

18 risks. 

19 (E) An evaluation of the quality of meno20 pause care provided under sections 1703 and 

21 1710 of title 38, United States Code, includ22 ing— 

23 (i) a review of feedback about meno24 pause care collected from veterans; 


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1 (ii) an examination of the efficacy of 

2 the menopause care furnished by the De3 partment; and 

4 (iii) an evaluation of the extent to 

5 which the Department has established 

6 mechanisms for veterans to address and 

7 resolve any concerns or issues regarding 

8 menopause care. 

9 (F) A review of how, if at all, the Sec10 retary is leveraging research, conducted within 

11 the Department or by other entities, to improve 

12 menopause care for veterans, including through 

13 the development of new treatments or protocols. 

14 (G) Recommendations for the improvement 

15 of the menopause care furnished by the Depart16 ment. 

17 (c) PLAN TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 

18 later than 6 months after the date on which the Comp19 troller General makes the report required under subsection 

20 (b) publicly available, the Secretary shall submit to the 

21 Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House 

22 of Representatives a strategic plan to— 

23 (1) implement the recommendations contained 

24 in the report; 


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1 (2) improve the quality of menopause care fur2 nished under sections 1703 and 1710 of title 38, 

3 United States Code; and 

4 (3) improve the access of veterans to meno5 pause care. 

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