a report on the preliminary findings of the Task 
Force. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the submission of the preliminary 
report under paragraph (1), the Chairpersons shall 
submit to Congress a report on the findings of the 
Task Force, which shall include the recommenda-
tions developed under subsection (d)(1)(C). 
(f) DURATION.—The Task Force shall terminate on 
the date that is one year after the date of the submission 
of the final report in subsection (e)(2). 
(g) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
FEDERAL
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘public lands’’ means any rec-
reational lands under the jurisdiction of the Federal 
Government or a State or local government. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ means an individual 
who is— 
(A) a veteran, as such term is defined in 
section 101 of title 38, United States Code; or 
(B) an eligible individual under section 
1720I(b) of title 38. 
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SEC. 204. CONTACT OF CERTAIN VETERANS TO ENCOUR-
AGE RECEIPT OF COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL 
EXAMINATIONS. 
(a) NOTICE.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of 
Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall seek 
to contact each covered veteran by mail, telephone, or 
email to encourage each covered veteran to receive medical 
examinations including the following: 
(1) A comprehensive physical examination. 
(2) A comprehensive mental health examina-
tion. 
(3) A comprehensive eye examination if the cov-
ered veteran has not received such an examination 
in the year immediately preceding the date of such 
examination. 
(4) A comprehensive audiological examination if 
the covered veteran has not received such an exam-
ination in the year immediately preceding the date 
of such examination. 
(b) EXAMINATIONS.— 
(1) VA HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.—If a cov-
ered veteran elects to receive more than one exam-
ination described in subsection (a) at a health care 
facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
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Under Secretary of Health shall seek to furnish all 
such scheduled examinations on the same day. 
(2) COMMUNITY CARE.—Pursuant to subsection 
(d) or (e) of section 1703 of title 38, United States 
Code, a covered veteran may receive an examination 
described in subsection (a) from a health care pro-
vider described in subsection (c) of that section. 
(c) TRANSPORTATION.— 
(1) BENEFICIARY
TRAVEL
PROGRAM.—Pursu-
ant to section 111 of title 38, United States Code, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pay for a 
rural covered veteran to travel to a health care facil-
ity to receive an examination described in subsection 
(a). 
(2) SHUTTLE SERVICE.—The Under Secretary 
of Health shall seek to enter into agreements with 
nonprofit organizations to provide shuttle service to 
rural covered veterans for examinations described in 
subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report re-
garding how many covered veterans scheduled examina-
tions described in subsection (a) after receiving a letter, 
telephone call, or email under that subsection. 
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet-
eran who— 
(A) is enrolled in the patient enrollment 
system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
under section 1705 of title 38, United States 
Code; and 
(B) has not received health care furnished 
or paid for by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
during the two years immediately preceding the 
date in subsection (a)(1). 
(2) The term ‘‘rural covered veteran’’ means a 
covered veteran— 
(A) who lives in an area served by the Of-
fice of Rural Health of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs; and 
(B) whom the Under Secretary of Health 
determines requires assistance to travel to a 
health care facility to receive an examination 
described in subsection (a). 
(3) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
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SEC. 205. POLICE CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) TRAINING.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall provide to Department police officers an annual 
training on the prevention of suicide among the population 
served by the Department police officers. 
(b) CURRICULUM.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall update any similar training provided 
before the date of the enactment of this Act to ensure that 
the curriculum for the training addresses, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(1) Effective behavioral science procedures for 
suicide prevention and risk mitigation. 
(2) Crisis intervention and de-escalation skills, 
including through the use of interactive training. 
(3) Information about mental health and sub-
stance abuse disorders. 
(4) Information about local law enforcement 
crisis intervention teams and other resources for vet-
erans experiencing mental health crises available by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, other elements 
of the Federal Government, and the community in 
which the police officers serve. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
the annual training provided to Department police officers 
at a medical facility of the Department under subsection 
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(a) is provided in consultation with law enforcement train-
ing accreditation organizations and the mental health ex-
perts at such facility. 
(d) PLAN
ON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that each police force of a facility 
of the Department develops a plan to enter into partner-
ships with— 
(1) local community mental health organiza-
tions and experts, local community veterans organi-
zations, and local community criminal justice organi-
zations and experts; and 
(2) local police departments, including by facili-
tating the sharing of training resources with crisis 
intervention teams of the local police departments. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report on the annual 
training under subsection (a), including— 
(1) a description of the curriculum of such 
training; 
(2) with respect to the year preceding the date 
of the report— 
(A) the number of facilities of the Depart-
ment that conducted such training; 
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(B) the number of Department police offi-
cers who received such training; and 
(C) any barriers to ensuring that each De-
partment police officer receives such training; 
(3) any recommendations to address the bar-
riers identified under paragraph (2)(C); and 
(4) the number of facilities of the Department 
that have entered into partnerships pursuant to sub-
section (d). 
(f) DEPARTMENT POLICE OFFICER DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Department police officer’’ means 
an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs speci-
fied in section 902(a) of title 38, United States Code. 
TITLE 
III—IMPROVEMENT 
OF 
CARE 
AND 
SERVICES 
FOR 
WOMEN VETERANS 
SEC. 301. GAP ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO WOMEN VETERANS WHO ARE HOME-
LESS. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall complete an analysis of programs of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance to women vet-
erans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify 
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the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the 
needs of such women. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a report on the analysis 
completed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 302. REPORT ON LOCATIONS WHERE WOMEN VET-
ERANS ARE USING HEALTH CARE FROM DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report on the use by women veterans 
of health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following information: 
(1) The number of women veterans who reside 
in each State. 
(2) The number of women veterans in each 
State who are enrolled in the patient enrollment sys-
tem of the Department under section 1705 of title 
38, United States Code. 
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(3) Of the women veterans who are so enrolled, 
the number who have received health care under the 
laws administered by the Secretary at least one time 
during the one-year period preceding the submission 
of the report. 
(4) The number of women veterans who have 
been seen at each medical facility of the Department 
during such year, disaggregated by facility. 
(5) The number of appointments that women 
veterans have had at a medical facility of the De-
partment during such year, disaggregated by— 
(A) facility; and 
(B) appointments for— 
(i) primary care; 
(ii) specialty care; and 
(iii) mental health care. 
(6) For each appointment type specified in 
paragraph (5)(B), the number of appointments com-
pleted in-person and the number of appointments 
completed through the use of telehealth. 
(7) If known, an identification of the medical 
facility of the Department in each Veterans Inte-
grated Service Network with the largest rate of in-
crease in patient population of women veterans as 
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measured by the increase in unique women veteran 
patient use. 
(8) If known, an identification of the medical 
facility of the Department in each Veterans Inte-
grated Service Network with the largest rate of de-
crease in patient population of women veterans as 
measured by the decrease in unique women veterans 
patient use. 
Æ 
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