‘‘(B) The Secretary may suspend a special pay agree-
ment entered into under this section in the case of a physi-
cian or dentist who, having entered into the special pay
agreement, enters a residency training program. Any such
suspension shall terminate when the physician or dentist
completes, withdraws from, or is no longer a participant
in the program. During the period of such a suspension,
the physician or dentist is not subject to the provisions
of paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) EXTENSION
OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 107(a) of the Veterans Health Care Act
of 1992 (Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is
amended by striking out ‘‘Not later than January 1, 1993,
January 1, 1994, and January 1, 1995’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Not later than January 1 of 1993 and each
year thereafter through 1998’’.
(b) REPORT ON HEALTH CARE AND RESEARCH.—
Section 107(b) of such Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing information on the number of inpatient stays
and the number of outpatient visits through which
such services were provided)’’ after ‘‘facility’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5) A description of the actions taken by the
Secretary to foster and encourage the expansion of
such research.’’.
SEC. 7. ASSESSMENT OF USE BY WOMEN VETERANS OF DE-
PARTMENT HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) 
REPORTS
TO
UNDER
SECRETARY
FOR
HEALTH.—The Center for Women Veterans of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (established under section
509 of Public Law 103–446), in consultation with the Ad-
visory Committee on Women Veterans, shall assess the use
by women veterans of health services through the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, including counseling for sexual
trauma and mental health services. The Center shall sub-
mit to the Under Secretary for Health of the Department
of Veterans Affairs a report not later than April 1, 1997,
and April 1 of each of the two following years, on—
(1) the extent to which women veterans de-
scribed in section 1710(a)(1) of title 38, United
States Code, fail to seek, or face barriers in seeking,
health services through the Department, and the
reasons therefor; and
(2) recommendations, if indicated, for encour-
aging greater use of such services, including (if ap-
propriate) public service announcements and other
outreach efforts.
(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—
Not later than July 1, 1997, and July 1 of each of the
two following years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of
the Senate and House of Representatives a report contain-
ing—
(1) the most recent report of the Center for
Women Veterans under subsection (a);
(2) the views of the Under Secretary for Health
on such report’s findings and recommendations; and
(3) a description of the steps being taken by the
Secretary to remedy any problems described in the
report.
SEC. 8. MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding
after section 7320, as added by section 3(a), the following
new section:
‘‘§ 7321. Mammography quality standards
‘‘(a) A mammogram may not be performed at a De-
partment facility unless that facility is accredited for that
purpose by a private nonprofit organization designated by
the Secretary. An organization designated by the Sec-
retary under this subsection shall meet the standards for
accrediting bodies established under section 354(e) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(e)).
‘‘(b) The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe
quality assurance and quality control standards relating
to the performance and interpretation of mammograms
and use of mammogram equipment and facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs consistent with the re-
quirements of section 354(f)(1) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act. Such standards shall be no less stringent than
the standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services under section 354(f) of the Public Health
Service Act.
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary, to ensure compliance with the
standards prescribed under subsection (b), shall provide
for an annual inspection of the equipment and facilities
used by and in Department health care facilities for the
performance of mammograms. Such inspections shall be
carried out in a manner consistent with the inspection of
certified facilities by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under section 354(g) of the Public Health Service
Act.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not provide for an inspection
under paragraph (1) to be performed by a State agency.
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall ensure that mammograms
performed for the Department under contract with any
non-Department facility or provider conform to the quality
standards prescribed by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services under section 354 of the Public Health
Service Act.
‘‘(e) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘mam-
mogram’ has the meaning given such term in paragraph
(5) of section 354(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 263b(a)).’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 7320, as added by section 3(b), the following
new item:
‘‘7321. Mammography quality standards.’’.
(b) DEADLINE FOR PRESCRIBING STANDARDS.—The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe standards
under subsection (b) of section 7321 of title 38, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than
the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veter-
ans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report on the Secretary’s implementation of section
7321 of title 38, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a). The report shall be submitted not later than
120 days after the later of (1) the date on which the Sec-
retary prescribes the quality standards required under
subsection (b) of that section, or (2) the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 9. PATIENT PRIVACY FOR WOMEN PATIENTS.
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a survey of each
medical center under the jurisdiction of the Secretary to
identify deficiencies relating to patient privacy afforded to
women patients in the clinical areas at each such center
which may interfere with appropriate treatment of such
patients.
(b) CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.—The Secretary
shall ensure that plans and, where appropriate, interim
steps, to correct the deficiencies identified in the survey
conducted under subsection (a) are developed and are in-
corporated into the Department’s construction planning
processes and given a high priority.
(c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall
compile an annual inventory, by medical center, of defi-
ciencies identified under subsection (a) and of plans and,
where appropriate, interim steps, to correct such defi-
ciencies. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa-