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Union Calendar No. 528 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4334 

[Report No. 115–685] 

To provide for certain reporting requirements relating to medical care for 

women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and 

through contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2017 

Mr. CORREA (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 

Ms. MOORE, Mrs. TORRES, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. 

LOFGREN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. BRENDAN F. 

BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

GALLEGO, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. 

GOMEZ, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. WALZ, Ms. TITUS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 

Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. 

EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 18, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. COHEN, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. KILMER, and 

Mr. THOMPSON of California 

MAY 18, 2018 

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 provide for certain reporting requirements relating to 

medical care for women veterans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through contracts entered 

into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical providers, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Improving Oversight 

5 of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON VETERAN ACCESS TO COV7 ERED SEX-SPECIFIC SERVICES UNDER COM8 MUNITY CARE CONTRACTS. 

9 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Under Secretary of Vet10 erans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 

11 Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

12 an annual report on the access of women veterans to cov13 ered sex-specific medical care under contracts with non14 Department medical providers entered into by the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs for the provision of hospital 

16 care or medical services to veterans eligible for enrollment 

17 in the patient enrollment system of the Department of 

18 Veterans Affairs maintained under section 1705 of title 

19 38, United States Code. Such report shall include data 

20 and performance measures for the availability of covered 

21 sex-specific medical care, including— 

22 (1) the average wait time between the veteran’s 

23 preferred appointment date and the date on which 

24 the appointment is completed; 


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1 (2) driving time required for veterans to attend 

2 appointments; and 

3 (3) reasons why appointments could not be 

4 scheduled with non-Department medical providers. 

5 (b) COVERED SEX-SPECIFIC MEDICAL CARE.—In 

6 this section, the term ‘‘covered sex-specific medical care’’ 

7 means mammography, maternity care, and gynecological 

8 care. 

9 SEC. 3. REPORTING ON VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRA10 TION ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS 

11 FOR WOMEN VETERANS. 

12 (a) MEDICAL FACILITY REPORTING.—Each medical 

13 facility of the Department shall submit to the Secretary 

14 of Veterans Affairs a quarterly report on the compliance 

15 and noncompliance of the facility with the environment of 

16 care standards for women veterans. Each such report shall 

17 include the name of each person associated with such facil18 ity who is responsible for such compliance and the specific 

19 role or responsibility assigned to each such person. 

20 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 

23 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Rep24 resentatives a report on the plan of the Secretary to 

25 strengthen the environment of care standards for women 


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1 veterans at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facili2 ties. Such report shall include— 

3 (1) a description of the process established to 

4 verify that noncompliance information reported 

5 under subsection (a) is accurate and complete; and 

6 (2) a description of the method by which the 

7 Secretary will— 

8 (A) ensure that all patient care areas of 

9 each Department medical facility are inspected 

10 as required; and 

11 (B) expand the list of items that facility 

12 staff inspect for compliance to align with the 

13 women’s health handbook of the Veterans 

14 Health Administration. 

15 (c) ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS FOR

16 WOMEN VETERANS.—In this section, the term ‘‘environ17 ment of care standards for women veterans’’ has the 

18 meaning given that term in Veterans Health Administra19 tion Directive 1330.01(1). 


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Union Calendar No. 528 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4334 

[Report No. 115–685] 

A BILL 

To provide for certain reporting requirements relatproviders, and for other purposes. of Veterans Affairs with non-Department medical through contracts entered into by the Secretary by the Department of Veterans Affairs and ing to medical care for women veterans provided 

MAY 18, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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