(1) establish policies for environment of care in-
spections at medical centers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs that include— 
(A) an alignment of the requirements for 
such inspections with the women’s health hand-
book of the Veterans Health Administration; 
(B) a requirement for the frequency of 
such inspections; and 
(C) a delineation of the roles and respon-
sibilities of staff at the medical center who are 
responsible for compliance; and 
(2) certify to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives that the 
policies established under paragraph (1) have been 
finalized and disseminated to medical centers of the 
Department. 
SEC. 4. USE OF HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN VET-
ERANS IN EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE 
OF DIRECTORS OF MEDICAL CENTERS OF DE-
PARTMENT AND DISCLOSURE OF HEALTH 
OUTCOMES. 
(a) EVALUATION OF DIRECTORS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall use health outcomes for women vet-
erans furnished hospital care, medical services, and other 
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health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs in eval-
uating the performance of directors of medical centers of 
the Department. 
(b) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall publish 
on a publicly available Internet website of the De-
partment information on the performance of direc-
tors of medical centers of the Department with re-
spect to health outcomes for women veterans. 
(2) DATA ON HEALTH OUTCOMES.—The Sec-
retary shall publish on a publicly available Internet 
website of each medical facility of the Department 
the following: 
(A) Data on health outcomes pursuant to 
key health outcome metrics at such facility for 
veterans who are women. 
(B) A comparison of how such data com-
pares to data on health outcomes pursuant to 
key health outcome metrics at such facility for 
veterans who are men. 
(C) Explanatory or clarifying information 
necessary for members of the public to under-
stand the data under subparagraphs (A) and 
(B). 
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SEC. 5. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF OBSTETRICIAN-GYNE-
COLOGISTS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that every medical center of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs has a full-time obste-
trician-gynecologist. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASE OF RESIDENCY 
AND MEDICAL EDUCATION POSITIONS.—Not later than 
two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot pro-
gram to increase the number of residency program posi-
tions and graduate medical education positions for obste-
trician-gynecologists at medical facilities of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in not fewer than three Veterans 
Integrated Service Networks of the Department. 
SEC. 6. PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION TO STATE VETERANS AGENCIES TO 
FACILITATE THE FURNISHING OF ASSIST-
ANCE AND BENEFITS TO VETERANS. 
(a) PROCEDURES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall develop procedures to share the infor-
mation described in subsection (b) regarding veterans with 
State veterans agencies in electronic data format as a 
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means of facilitating the furnishing of assistance and ben-
efits to veterans. 
(b) 
COVERED
INFORMATION.—The 
information 
shared with State veterans agencies under subsection (a) 
regarding a veteran shall include the following: 
(1) Military service and separation data. 
(2) A personal email address. 
(3) A personal telephone number. 
(4) A mailing address. 
(c) OPT-OUT ELECTION.—A veteran may elect to 
prevent their information from being shared with State 
veterans agencies under subsection (a) pursuant to a proc-
ess that the Secretary shall establish for purposes of this 
subsection. 
(d) USE OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the information shared with State veterans agen-
cies in accordance with the procedures developed under 
subsection (a) is only shared by such agencies with county 
government veterans service offices for such purposes as 
the Secretary shall specify for the administration and de-
livery of assistance and benefits. 
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SEC. 7. EXAMINATION OF ABILITY OF MEDICAL CENTERS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
MEET HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF WOMEN VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out an examination of whether the medical cen-
ters of the Department of Veterans Affairs are able to 
meet the health care needs of women veterans. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The examination under subsection 
(a) shall address, with respect to each medical center of 
the Department, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) The wait times for women veterans for ap-
pointments for the receipt of hospital care, medical 
services, or other health care. 
(2) Whether the medical center has a clinic that 
specializes in the treatment of women. 
(3) The number of full-time obstetrician-gyne-
cologists. 
(4) The number of health professionals trained 
in women’s health. 
(5) The extent to which the medical center con-
ducts regular— 
(A) training on issues specific to women’s 
health; and 
(B) sensitivity training. 
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(6) The differences in health outcomes between 
men and women. 
(7) The security and privacy measures used in 
registration, clinical, and diagnostic areas. 
(8) The availability of gender-specific equip-
ment or procedures. 
(9) The extent to which the Center for Women 
Veterans of the Department advises and engages 
with the medical center with respect to providing 
health care to women veterans. 
(10) The extent to which the medical center im-
plements directives from the Center for Women Vet-
erans. 
(11) The outreach conducted by the Depart-
ment to women veterans in the community served by 
the medical center. 
(12) The collaboration between the medical cen-
ter and non-Department entities, including veterans 
service organizations, to meet the health care needs 
of women veterans. 
(13) The effectiveness of Patient Aligned Care 
Teams in meeting the health care needs of women 
veterans. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
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Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a report on the examination 
carried out under subsection (a). 
(d) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ 
means an organization recognized by the Secretary for the 
representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
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