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Union Calendar No. 126 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2942 

[Report No. 116–166, Part I] 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women’s Health 

Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year 2020, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 23, 2019 

Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JULY 23, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. PETERS, 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. LURIA, and Mr. 

PAPPAS

JULY 23, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 23, 2019 

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 

the Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program 

through at least fiscal year 2020, 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 ‘‘Helping Expand and 

5 Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act’’ or 

6 ‘‘HEALTH Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN’S 

8 HEALTH TRANSITION TRAINING PILOT PRO9 GRAM. 

10 (a) DURATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

11 shall carry out the Women’s Health Transition Training 

12 pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot pro13 gram’’) until at least September 30, 2020. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the 

15 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

16 shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com17 mittees a report on the pilot program that includes the fol18 lowing: 

19 (1) For the period since the commencement of the 

20 pilot program— 

21 (A) the number of women members by mili22 tary department (with respect to Department of 

23 the Navy, separately for the Navy and Marine 

24 Corps) who participated in the pilot program; 


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1 (B) the number of courses held under the 

2 pilot program; and 

3 (C) the locations at which such courses were 

4 held, and the number of seats available and the 

5 number of participants at each such location. 

6 (2) With respect to the number of members who 

7 participated in the pilot program as specified under 

8 paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) the number who enrolled in the health 

10 care system established under section 1705(a) of 

11 title 38, United States Code; and 

12 (B) the number who attended at least one 

13 health care appointment at a medical facility of 

14 the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

15 (3) Data relating to— 

16 (A) satisfaction with courses held under the 

17 pilot program; 

18 (B) improved awareness of health care serv19 ices administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

20 Affairs; and 

21 (C) any other available statistics regarding 

22 the pilot program. 

23 (4) A discussion of regulatory, legal, or resource 

24 barriers to— 


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1 (A) making the pilot program permanent to 

2 enable access by a greater number of women 

3 members at locations throughout the United 

4 States; 

5 (B) offering the pilot program online for 

6 women members who are unable to attend 

7 courses held under the pilot program in person; 

8 and 

9 (C) the feasibility of automatically enrolling 

10 pilot program participants in the health care 

11 system established under section 1705(a) of title 

12 38, United States Code. 

13 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE14 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres15 sional committees’’ means the Committees on Veterans’ Af16 fairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House 

17 of Representatives and the Senate. 


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Union Calendar No. 126 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2942 

[Report No. 116–166, Part I] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 

and for other purposes. pilot program through at least fiscal year 2020, out the Women’s Health Transition Training 

JULY 23, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 

J

an amendment 

ULY 23, 2019 

Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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