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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 addi-
tion to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Expand and 
Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act’’ or 
‘‘HEALTH Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN’S 
HEALTH TRANSITION TRAINING PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DURATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall carry out the Women’s Health Transition Training 
pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’) until at least September 30, 2020. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2020, the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the pilot program that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) For the period since the commencement of the 
pilot program— 
(A) the number of women members by mili-
tary department (with respect to Department of 
the Navy, separately for the Navy and Marine 
Corps) who participated in the pilot program; 
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(B) the number of courses held under the 
pilot program; and 
(C) the locations at which such courses were 
held, and the number of seats available and the 
number of participants at each such location. 
(2) With respect to the number of members who 
participated in the pilot program as specified under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) the number who enrolled in the health 
care system established under section 1705(a) of 
title 38, United States Code; and 
(B) the number who attended at least one 
health care appointment at a medical facility of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) Data relating to— 
(A) satisfaction with courses held under the 
pilot program; 
(B) improved awareness of health care serv-
ices administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs; and 
(C) any other available statistics regarding 
the pilot program. 
(4) A discussion of regulatory, legal, or resource 
barriers to— 
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(A) making the pilot program permanent to 
enable access by a greater number of women 
members at locations throughout the United 
States; 
(B) offering the pilot program online for 
women members who are unable to attend 
courses held under the pilot program in person; 
and 
(C) the feasibility of automatically enrolling 
pilot program participants in the health care 
system established under section 1705(a) of title 
38, United States Code. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
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 
out the Women’s Health Transition Training 
pilot program through at least fiscal year 2020, 
and for other purposes. 
JULY 23, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 
an amendment 
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 
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