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‘‘(BB) exceeds the rate that is 115 percent of the rate 
authorized for State homes for domiciliary care under sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of this title, as the Sec-
retary may increase from time to time under subsection 
(c) of that section; and 
‘‘(bb) may be determined on the basis of locality. 
‘‘(ii) In the case of services furnished to a homeless veteran 
who is placed in housing that will become permanent housing 
for the veteran upon termination of the furnishing of such services 
to such veteran, the maximum rate of per diem authorized under 
this section is 150 percent of the rate authorized for State homes 
for domiciliary care under subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 1741 of 
this title, as the Secretary may increase from time to time under 
subsection (c) of that section.’’. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN FEES.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT OF ENTITIES FOR CERTAIN FEES.—The Sec-
retary may reimburse a recipient of a grant under section 2011, 
2013, or 2061 of this title or a recipient of per diem payments 
under this section for fees charged to that grant or per diem 
payment recipient for the use of the homeless management informa-
tion system described in section 402(f) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360a(f))— 
‘‘(1) in amounts the Secretary determines to be reasonable; 
and 
‘‘(2) if the Secretary determines that the grant or per diem 
payment recipient is unable to obtain information contained 
in such system through other means and at no cost to the 
grant or per diem payment recipient.’’. 
SEC. 4205. REPEAL OF SUNSET ON AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT PRO-
GRAM OF REFERRAL AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR 
VETERANS AT RISK FOR HOMELESSNESS WHO ARE 
TRANSITIONING FROM CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2023 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2021(a)(4) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 2023(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
2023(d)’’. 
SEC. 4206. COORDINATION OF CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR VET-
ERANS RECEIVING HOUSING VOUCHERS UNDER TRIBAL 
HOUSING 
AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT-VETERANS 
AFFAIRS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. 
Section 2003 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON ASSISTANCE FROM 
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.—The Secretary may enter into a memo-
randum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services under which case managers of the Indian Health Service 
may provide case management assistance to veterans who receive 
housing vouchers under the Tribal Housing and Urban Develop-
ment-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) pro-
gram of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.’’.
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SEC. 4207. CONTRACTS RELATING TO CASE MANAGERS FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS IN SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Honoring America’s Vet-
erans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–154; 38 U.S.C. 2041 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2)(A) The director of each covered medical center shall seek 
to enter into one or more contracts or agreements described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) Any contract or agreement under subparagraph (A) may 
require that each case manager employed by an eligible entity 
who performs services under the contract or agreement has creden-
tials equivalent to the credentials required for a case manager 
of the Department. 
‘‘(C)(i) The Secretary may waive the requirement under 
subparagraph (A) with respect to a covered medical center if the 
Secretary determines that fulfilling such requirement is infeasible. 
‘‘(ii) If the Secretary grants a waiver under clause (i), the 
Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after granting such waiver, 
submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report containing— 
‘‘(I) an explanation of the determination made under clause 
(i); 
‘‘(II) a plan to increase the number of case managers of 
the Department; and 
‘‘(III) a plan for the covered medical center to increase 
use of housing vouchers allocated to that medical center under 
the program described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(D) In this paragraph, the term ‘covered medical center’ means 
a medical center of the Department with respect to which the 
Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) more than 15 percent of all housing vouchers allocated 
to that medical center under the program described in para-
graph (1) during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in 
which such determination was made were unused due to a 
lack of case management services provided by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) one or more case manager positions have been vacant 
for at least nine consecutive months immediately preceding 
the date of such determination.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘, including because—’’ and inserting a period; and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4208. REPORT ON STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT-DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS SUPPORTED HOUSING PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and every three years thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the
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Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes the following: 
(1) An assessment of the hiring needs of the program 
carried out under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘HUD-VASH program’’), including— 
(A) an identification of the number of case managers 
of the HUD-VASH program as of the date of the report 
including— 
(i) the total number of vacancies; and 
(ii) the vacancies at each medical center of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; 
(B) the number of case managers of the HUD-VASH 
program that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development jointly deter-
mine necessary to meet the needs of the Department and 
the program; and 
(C) the amount of turnover among case managers of 
the HUD-VASH program and whether the turnover was 
planned or unexpected. 
(2) An assessment of how compensation, including recruit-
ment and retention incentives, for case managers of the HUD- 
VASH program affects turnover, and what percentage of reten-
tion compensation is provided to such case managers at each 
medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs (compared 
to other positions). 
(3) A comparison of compensation described in paragraph 
(2) with the compensation provided to State, local, and non-
governmental housing employees at comparable training and 
experience levels. 
(4) Examples of how the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have 
worked with non-Federal partners (such as local governments, 
nongovernmental organizations, veterans service organizations, 
and employee unions) to meet the staffing needs of the HUD- 
VASH program. 
(5) Examples of how medical centers of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs with high retention rates for case managers 
of the HUD-VASH program have been able to maintain staffing 
levels. 
Subtitle C—Retraining Assistance for 
Veterans 
SEC. 4301. ACCESS FOR THE SECRETARIES OF LABOR AND VETERANS 
AFFAIRS TO THE FEDERAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 
Section 453A(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653a(h)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) VETERAN EMPLOYMENT.—The Secretaries of Labor and 
of Veterans Affairs shall have access to information reported 
by employers pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for 
purposes of tracking employment of veterans.’’.
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SEC. 4302. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBLE CLASS OF PROVIDERS OF HIGH 
TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION FOR VET-
ERANS. 
Section 116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational 
Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 U.S.C. 3001 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall treat an individual as an eligible veteran 
if the Secretary determines that the individual shall become 
an eligible veteran fewer than 180 days after the date of such 
determination. If an individual treated as an eligible veteran 
by reason of the preceding sentence does anything to make 
the veteran ineligible during the 180-day period referred to 
in such sentence, the Secretary may require the veteran to 
repay any benefits received by such veteran by reason of such 
sentence.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘has been oper-
ational for at least 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘employs instruc-
tors whom the Secretary determines are experts in their 
respective fields in accordance with paragraph (6)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) EXPERTS.—The Secretary shall determine whether 
instructors are experts under paragraph (3)(A) based on evi-
dence furnished to the Secretary by the provider regarding 
the ability of the instructors to— 
‘‘(A) identify professions in need of new employees to 
hire, tailor the programs to meet market needs, and iden-
tify the employers likely to hire graduates; 
‘‘(B) effectively teach the skills offered to eligible vet-
erans; 
‘‘(C) provide relevant industry experience in the fields 
of programs offered to incoming eligible veterans; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrate relevant industry experience in such 
fields of programs.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(not including an individual described 
in the second sentence of subsection (b))’’ after ‘‘each eligible 
veteran’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or part-time’’ after ‘‘full-time’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$45,000,000’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new subsection 
(i): 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ACCOUNTING OF ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may not consider enrollment in a high technology 
program of education under this section to be assistance under 
a provision of law referred to in section 3695 of title 38, United 
States Code.’’. 
SEC. 4303. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING FOR 
VETERANS AND SPOUSES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Subsection (a) of section 
301 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improve-
ment Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 10 U.S.C. 1144 note) is 
amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘During the two-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘During 
the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Navy SEAL Bill Mulder Act of 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘to assess the feasibility and advisability 
of providing such program to eligible individuals at locations 
other than military installations’’. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘STATES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘LOCATIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not less than three and not more 
than five States’’ and inserting ‘‘not fewer than 50 locations 
in States (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘at least two’’ and inserting 
‘‘at least 20’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) PREFERENCES.—In selecting States for participation 
in the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide a preference 
for any State with— 
‘‘(A) a high rate of usage of unemployment benefits 
for recently separated members of the Armed Forces; or 
‘‘(B) a labor force or economy that has been signifi-
cantly impacted by a covered public health emergency. 
‘‘(6) COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered public health emergency’ means— 
‘‘(A) the public health emergency declared by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services under section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on 
January 31, 2020, with respect to Coronavirus Disease 
2019 (COVID–19); or 
‘‘(B) a domestic emergency declared, based on an out-
break of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), by the 
President, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a State 
or local authority.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Each such report 
shall include information about the employment outcomes of the 
eligible individuals who received such training during the year 
covered by the report.’’. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
repealed. 
SEC. 4304. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE TO 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPARATION, 
RETIREMENT, OR DISCHARGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make 
grants to eligible organizations for the provision of transition assist-
ance to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, retired, 
or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of such members. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under this section 
shall use the grant to provide to members of the Armed Forces 
and spouses described in subsection (a) resume assistance, interview 
training, job recruitment training, and related services leading 
directly to successful transition, as determined by the Secretary.
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(c) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an organization shall submit to the Secretary an 
application containing such information and assurances as the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, may require. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to an organization that— 
(1) provides multiple forms of services described in sub-
section (b); or 
(2) is located in a State with— 
(A) a high rate of unemployment among veterans; 
(B) a high rate of usage of unemployment benefits 
for recently separated members of the Armed Forces; or 
(C) a labor force or economy that has been significantly 
impacted by a covered public health emergency (as such 
term is defined in section 131(n)). 
(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant under this section shall be 
in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent of the amount 
required by the organization to provide the services described in 
subsection (b). 
(f) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall carry out this section not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to provide a grant under this 
section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 
date on which the Secretary implements the grant program under 
this section. 
SEC. 4305. ONE-YEAR INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, in consultation with the covered officials, shall enter into 
an agreement with an appropriate entity with experience in adult 
education to carry out a one-year independent assessment of the 
Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of 
title 10, United States Code (TAP), including— 
(1) the effectiveness of the Transition Assistance Program 
for members of each military department during the entire 
military life cycle; 
(2) the appropriateness of the career readiness standards 
of the Transition Assistance Program; 
(3) a review of information that is provided to the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs under the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram, including mental health data; 
(4) whether the Transition Assistance Program effectively 
addresses the challenges veterans face entering the civilian 
workforce and in translating experience and skills from military 
service to the job market; 
(5) whether the Transition Assistance Program effectively 
addresses the challenges faced by the families of veterans 
making the transition to civilian life; 
(6) appropriate metrics regarding outcomes of the Transi-
tion Assistance Program for members of the Armed Forces 
one year after separation, retirement, or discharge from the 
Armed Forces; 
(7) what the Secretary, in consultation with the covered 
officials and veterans service organizations, determine to be 
successful outcomes for the Transition Assistance Program;
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(8) whether members of the Armed Forces achieve success-
ful outcomes for the Transition Assistance Program, as deter-
mined under paragraph (7); 
(9) how the Secretary and the covered officials provide 
feedback to each other regarding such outcomes; 
(10) recommendations for the Secretaries of the military 
departments regarding how to improve outcomes for members 
of the Armed Forces after separation, retirement, and discharge; 
and 
(11) other topics the Secretary and the covered officials 
determine would aid members of the Armed Forces as they 
transition to civilian life. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the completion of 
the independent assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary 
and the covered officials shall jointly submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress— 
(1) the findings and recommendations (including rec-
ommended legislation) of the independent assessment prepared 
by the entity described in subsection (a); and 
(2) responses of the Secretary and the covered officials 
to the findings and recommendations described in paragraph 
(1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
(2) COVERED
OFFICIALS.—The term ‘‘covered officials’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Defense; 
(B) the Secretary of Labor; 
(C) the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration; and 
(D) the Secretaries of the military departments. 
(3) MILITARY
DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘military depart-
ment’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 4306. LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON CHANGES TO TRANSITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, shall conduct 
a five-year longitudinal study regarding the Transition Assistance 
Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code (TAP), on three separate cohorts of members of the Armed 
Forces who have separated from the Armed Forces, including— 
(1) a cohort that has attended counseling under the Transi-
tion Assistance Program as implemented on the date of the 
enactment of this Act; 
(2) a cohort that attends counseling under the Transition 
Assistance Program after the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Labor implement changes recommended in the 
report under section 136(b); and
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(3) a cohort that has not attended counseling under the 
Transition Assistance Program. 
(b) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
that is one year after the date of the initiation of the study under 
subsection (a), and annually thereafter for the three subsequent 
years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Labor, and the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a progress report of activities under the study during 
the immediately preceding year. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the comple-
tion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, and 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report of final findings and recommendations based on the 
study. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The final report under paragraph (1) shall 
include information regarding the following: 
(A) The percentage of each cohort that received 
unemployment benefits during the study under subsection 
(a). 
(B) The numbers of months members of each cohort 
were employed during the study. 
(C) Annual starting and ending salaries of members 
of each cohort who were employed during the study. 
(D) How many members of each cohort enrolled in 
an institution of higher learning, as that term is defined 
in section 3452(f) of title 38, United States Code. 
(E) The academic credit hours, degrees, and certificates 
obtained by members of each cohort during the study. 
(F) The annual income of members of each cohort. 
(G) The total household income of members of each 
cohort. 
(H) How many members of each cohort own their prin-
cipal residences. 
(I) How many dependents members of each cohort 
have. 
(J) The percentage of each cohort that achieves a 
successful outcome for the Transition Assistance Program, 
as determined under section 136(a)(7). 
(K) Other criteria the Secretaries and the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration determine 
appropriate. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
TITLE V—DEBORAH SAMPSON 
SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Deborah Sampson Act of 2020’’.
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Subtitle A—Improving Access for Women 
Veterans to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs 
SEC. 5101. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH IN DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) CHIEF OFFICER OF WOMEN’S HEALTH.—Subsection (a) of 
section 7306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new para-
graph (10): 
‘‘(10) The Chief Officer of Women’s Health.’’. 
(b) ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE AND ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 73 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the 
following new sections: 
‘‘§ 7310. Office of Women’s Health 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Under Secretary for Health shall 
establish and operate in the Veterans Health Administration the 
Office of Women’s Health (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(2) The Office shall be located at the Central Office of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(3)(A) The head of the Office is the Chief Officer of Women’s 
Health (in this section referred to as the ‘Chief Officer’). 
‘‘(B) The Chief Officer shall report to the Under Secretary 
for Health. 
‘‘(4) The Under Secretary for Health shall provide the Office 
with such staff and other support as may be necessary for the 
Office to carry out effectively the functions of the Office under 
this section. 
‘‘(5) The Under Secretary for Health may reorganize existing 
offices within the Veterans Health Administration as of the date 
of the enactment of this section in order to avoid duplication with 
the functions of the Office. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Office include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) To provide a central office for monitoring and encour-
aging the activities of the Veterans Health Administration with 
respect to the provision, evaluation, and improvement of health 
care services provided to women veterans by the Department. 
‘‘(2) To develop and implement standards of care for the 
provision of health care for women veterans by the Department. 
‘‘(3) To monitor and identify deficiencies in standards of 
care for the provision of health care for women veterans by 
the Department, to provide technical assistance to medical 
facilities of the Department to address and remedy deficiencies, 
and to perform oversight of implementation of such standards 
of care. 
‘‘(4) To monitor and identify deficiencies in standards of 
care for the provision of health care for women veterans pro-
vided through the community pursuant to this title and to 
provide recommendations to the appropriate office to address 
and remedy any deficiencies.
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‘‘(5) To oversee distribution of resources and information 
related to health programming for women veterans under this 
title. 
‘‘(6) To promote the expansion and improvement of clinical, 
research, and educational activities of the Veterans Health 
Administration with respect to the health care of women vet-
erans. 
‘‘(7) To provide, as part of the annual budgeting process, 
recommendations with respect to the amounts to be requested 
for furnishing hospital care and medical services to women 
veterans pursuant to chapter 17 of this title, including, at 
a minimum, recommendations that ensure that such amounts 
either reflect or exceed the proportion of veterans enrolled 
in the system of patient enrollment of the Department estab-
lished and operated under section 1705(a) of this title who 
are women. 
‘‘(8) To provide recommendations to the Under Secretary 
for Health with respect to modifying the Veterans Equitable 
Resource Allocation system, or successor system, to ensure that 
resource allocations under such system, or successor system, 
reflect the health care needs of women veterans. 
‘‘(9) To carry out such other duties as the Under Secretary 
for Health may require. 
‘‘(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—(1) If the Under Secretary for Health 
determines not to implement any recommendation made by the 
Chief Officer with respect to the allocation of resources to address 
the health care needs of women veterans, the Secretary shall notify 
the appropriate congressional committees of such determination 
by not later than 30 days after the date on which the Under 
Secretary for Health receives the recommendation. 
‘‘(2) Each notification under paragraph (1) relating to a deter-
mination with respect to a recommendation shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The reasoning of the Under Secretary for Health in 
making the determination. 
‘‘(B) An alternative, if one is selected, to the recommenda-
tion that the Under Secretary for Health will carry out to 
fulfill the health care needs of women veterans. 
‘‘(d) STANDARDS OF CARE.—For purposes of carrying out the 
functions of the Office under this section, the standards of care 
for the provision of health care for women veterans from the Depart-
ment shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) A requirement for— 
‘‘(A) at least one designated women’s health primary 
care provider at each medical center of the Department 
whose duties include, to the extent practicable, providing 
training to other health care providers of the Department 
with respect to the needs of women veterans; and 
‘‘(B) at least one designated women’s health primary 
care provider at each community-based outpatient clinic 
of the Department who may serve women patients as a 
percentage of the total duties of the provider. 
‘‘(2) Other requirements as determined by the Under Sec-
retary for Health. 
‘‘(e) OUTREACH.—The Chief Officer shall ensure that—
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‘‘(1) not less frequently than biannually, each medical 
facility of the Department holds a public forum for women 
veterans that occurs outside of regular business hours; and 
‘‘(2) not less frequently than quarterly, each medical facility 
of the Department convenes a focus group of women veterans 
that includes a discussion of harassment occurring at such 
facility. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 7310A(h) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘facility of the Department’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘facilities of the Department’ in section 1701(3) 
of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation 
system’ means the resource allocation system established 
pursuant to section 429 of the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–204; 110 Stat. 
2929). 
‘‘§ 7310A. Annual reports on women’s health 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than December 1 of each 
year, the Chief Officer of Women’s Health shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report containing the mat-
ters under subsections (b) through (g). 
‘‘(b) OFFICE
OF WOMEN’S HEALTH.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include a description of— 
‘‘(1) actions taken by the Office of Women’s Health estab-
lished under section 7310 of this title in the preceding fiscal 
year to improve the provision of health care by the Department 
to women veterans; 
‘‘(2) any identified deficiencies related to the provision of 
health care by the Department to women veterans and the 
standards of care established in such section and the plan 
of the Department to address such deficiencies; 
‘‘(3) the funding and personnel provided to the Office and 
whether additional funding or personnel are needed to meet 
the requirements of such section; and 
‘‘(4) other information that would be of interest to the 
appropriate congressional committees with respect to oversight 
of the provision of health care by the Department to women 
veterans. 
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO GENDER-SPECIFIC SERVICES.—(1) Each report 
under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the access of 
women veterans to gender-specific services under contracts, agree-
ments, or other arrangements with non-Department medical pro-
viders entered into by the Secretary for the provision of hospital 
care or medical services to veterans. 
‘‘(2) The analysis under paragraph (1) shall include data and 
performance measures for the availability of gender-specific services 
described in such paragraph, including— 
‘‘(A) the average wait time between the preferred appoint-
ment date of the veteran and the date on which the appoint-
ment is completed; 
‘‘(B) the average driving time required for veterans to 
attend appointments; and
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‘‘(C) reasons why appointments could not be scheduled 
with non-Department medical providers. 
‘‘(d) MODELS OF CARE.—(1) Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include an analysis of the use by the Department of general 
primary care clinics, separate but shared spaces, and women’s 
health centers as delivery of care models for women veterans. 
‘‘(2) The analysis under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The number of facilities of the Department that fall 
into each delivery of care model described in such paragraph, 
disaggregated by Veterans Integrated Service Network and 
State. 
‘‘(B) A description of the criteria used by the Department 
to determine which such model is most appropriate for each 
facility of the Department. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of how the Department decides to 
make investments to modify facilities to a different model. 
‘‘(D) A description of what, if any, plans the Department 
has to modify facilities from general primary care clinics to 
another model. 
‘‘(E) An assessment of whether any facilities could be modi-
fied to a separate but shared space for a women’s health center 
within planned investments under the strategic capital invest-
ment planning process of the Department. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of whether any facilities could be modi-
fied to a separate or shared space or a women’s health center 
with minor modifications to existing plans under the strategic 
capital investment planning process of the Department. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of whether the Department has a goal 
for how many facilities should fall into each such model. 
‘‘(e) STAFFING.—Each report under subsection (a) shall include 
an analysis of the staffing of the Department relating to the treat-
ment of women, including the following, disaggregated by Veterans 
Integrated Service Network and State (except with respect to para-
graph (4)): 
‘‘(1) The number of women’s health centers. 
‘‘(2) The number of patient aligned care teams of the 
Department relating to women’s health. 
‘‘(3) The number of full- and part-time gynecologists of 
the Department. 
‘‘(4) The number of designated women’s health care pro-
viders of the Department, disaggregated by facility of the 
Department. 
‘‘(5) The number of health care providers of the Department 
who have completed a mini-residency for women’s health care 
through the Women Veterans Health Care Mini-Residency Pro-
gram of the Department during the one-year period preceding 
the submittal of the report and the number of mini-residency 
training slots for such program that are available during the 
one-year period following such date. 
‘‘(6) The number of designated women’s health care pro-
viders of the Department who have sufficient women patient 
loads or case complexities to retain their competencies and 
proficiencies. 
‘‘(f) ACCESSIBILITY
AND
TREATMENT
OPTIONS.—Each report 
under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the accessibility 
and treatment options for women veterans, including the following:
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‘‘(1) An assessment of wheelchair accessibility of women’s 
health centers of the Department, including, with respect to 
each such center, an assessment of accessibility for each kind 
of treatment provided at the center, including with respect 
to radiology and mammography, that addresses all relevant 
factors, including door sizes, hoists, and equipment. 
‘‘(2) The options for women veterans to access mental health 
providers and primary care providers who are women. 
‘‘(3) The options for women veterans at medical facilities 
of the Department with respect to clothing sizes, including 
for gowns, drawstring pants, and pajamas. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘gender-specific services’ means mammog-
raphy, obstetric care, gynecological care, and such other services 
as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
(2) REFERENCES TO HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES.—The ref-
erences to health care and the references to services in sections 
7310 and 7310A of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by paragraph (1), are references to the health care and services 
included in the medical benefits package provided by the 
Department as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for such 
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 7309A the following new items: 
‘‘7310. Office of Women’s Health. 
‘‘7310A. Annual reports on women’s health.’’. 
(c) INITIAL REPORT.—The Chief Officer of Women’s Health of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit the initial report 
under section 7310A of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (b), by not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5102. WOMEN VETERANS RETROFIT INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
prioritize the retrofitting of existing medical facilities of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs with fixtures, materials, and other outfit-
ting measures to support the provision of care to women veterans 
at such facilities. 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a plan to address deficiencies in environment of 
care for women veterans at medical facilities of the Department. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An explanation of the specific environment of care 
deficiencies that need correcting.
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(B) An assessment of how the Secretary prioritizes 
retrofitting existing medical facilities to support provision 
of care to women veterans in comparison to other require-
ments. 
(C) A five-year strategic plan and cost projection for 
retrofitting medical facilities of the Department to support 
the provision of care to women veterans as required under 
subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subject to appropria-
tions and the plan under (b), there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary $20,000,000 to carry out subsection (a) in addition 
to amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary for the pur-
poses set forth in such subsection. 
SEC. 5103. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF CARE STANDARDS 
AND 
INSPECTIONS 
AT 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall estab-
lish a policy under which the environment of care standards and 
inspections at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
include— 
(1) an alignment of the requirements for such standards 
and inspections with the women’s health handbook of the Vet-
erans Health Administration; 
(2) a requirement for the frequency of such inspections; 
(3) delineation of the roles and responsibilities of staff 
at each medical center who are responsible for compliance; 
(4) the requirement that each medical center submit to 
the Secretary and make publicly available a report on the 
compliance of the medical center with the standards; and 
(5) a remediation plan. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report certifying in writing 
that the policy required by subsection (a) has been finalized and 
disseminated to all medical centers of the Department. 
SEC. 5104. PROVISION OF REINTEGRATION AND READJUSTMENT SERV-
ICES TO VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN GROUP 
RETREAT SETTINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as items (aa) and (bb); 
(B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses 
(I) and (II); 
(C) in the matter preceding subclause (I), as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Counseling’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(i) Counseling’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclauses (IV) and (V), counseling 
furnished to an individual under subparagraph (A) may include 
reintegration and readjustment services described in subclause (II) 
furnished in group retreat settings. 
‘‘(II) Reintegration and readjustment services described in this 
subclause are the following:
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‘‘(aa) Information on reintegration of the individual into 
family, employment, and community. 
‘‘(bb) Financial counseling. 
‘‘(cc) Occupational counseling. 
‘‘(dd) Information and counseling on stress reduction. 
‘‘(ee) Information and counseling on conflict resolution. 
‘‘(ff) Such other information and counseling as the Secretary 
considers appropriate to assist the individual in reintegration 
into family, employment, and community. 
‘‘(III) In furnishing reintegration and readjustment services 
under subclause (I), the Secretary shall offer women the opportunity 
to receive such services in group retreat settings in which the 
only participants are women. 
‘‘(IV) An individual described in subparagraph (C)(v) may 
receive reintegration and readjustment services under subclause 
(I) of this clause only if the individual receives such services with 
a family member described in subclause (I) or (II) of such subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(V) In each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the maximum 
number of individuals to whom integration and readjustment serv-
ices may be furnished in group retreat settings under this subclause 
(I) shall not exceed 1,200 individuals.’’. 
(b) REQUEST FOR SERVICES.—Subsection (a)(2) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Upon’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(B)(i)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Upon the request of an individual described in paragraph 
(1)(C), the Secretary shall furnish the individual reintegration and 
readjustment services in group retreat settings under paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii) if the Secretary determines the experience will be thera-
peutically appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 5105. PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR WOMEN VETERANS. 
(a) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall enter into one or more agreements with public or private 
entities to provide legal services to women veterans. 
(b) FOCUS.—The focus of an agreement entered into under 
subsection (a) shall be to address the following unmet needs of 
women veterans as set forth in the most recently completed Commu-
nity Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking 
Groups for Veterans (CHALENG for Veterans) survey: 
(1) Child support. 
(2) Prevention of eviction and foreclosure. 
(3) Discharge upgrades. 
(4) Financial guardianship. 
(5) Credit counseling. 
(6) Family reconciliation assistance. 
SEC. 5106. COMPTROLLER GENERAL SURVEYS AND REPORT ON SUP-
PORTIVE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR VERY LOW-INCOME 
WOMEN VETERANS. 
(a) SURVEYS.— 
(1) SURVEY OF WOMEN VETERANS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall survey women veterans who 
have received or are receiving supportive services provided 
under section 2044 of title 38, United States Code, to determine
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satisfaction with the ability of such services to meet the specific 
needs of such veterans. 
(2) SURVEY OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall survey eligible entities receiving financial assistance 
under such section and other partners of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including veterans service organizations and 
the National Coalition of Homeless Veterans, on the view of 
such entities and partners regarding— 
(A) whether the Department is meeting the needs of 
women veterans through the provision of supportive serv-
ices under such section; and 
(B) any additional supportive services that may be 
required to meet such needs. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States 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 efforts of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide supportive serv-
ices to women veterans under section 2044 of title 38, United 
States. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) A review of how the Department determines which 
categories of supportive services would be beneficial to 
women veterans who receive services under such section. 
(B) A description of the challenges women veterans 
who have children face in accessing supportive services 
under such section, including with respect to accessing— 
(i) homeless shelters with their children; 
(ii) homeless shelters that have restrictions on 
male children; and 
(iii) affordable child care. 
(C) A description of how the Department identifies 
eligible entities under such section that can provide sup-
portive services to meet the needs of women veterans, 
including eligible entities with experience in— 
(i) intimate partner violence; 
(ii) legal matters pertaining especially to women 
veterans, including temporary restraining orders and 
child care orders; 
(iii) supportive services for children; and 
(iv) the evaluation of which categories of services 
would be beneficial to women veterans who receive 
such services under such section. 
(D) A description of how much the Department spends, 
from funds appropriated to carry out such section and 
funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco-
nomic Security Act (Public Law 116–136), on supportive 
services specifically for women veterans, and in particular, 
on the services described in subparagraph (A). 
(E) The results of the surveys conducted under sub-
section (a). 
(F) A review of the resources and programming offered 
to woman veterans under such section.
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(G) An assessment of such other areas as the Comp-
troller General considers appropriate. 
SEC. 5107. PROGRAMS ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
FOR CHILD CARE
FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 
RECEIVING HEALTH CARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 1709C. Assistance for child care for certain veterans 
receiving health care 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall carry out a pro-
gram to provide, subject to subsection (b), assistance to qualified 
veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that 
such veterans can receive health care services described in sub-
section (c)(2). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF PAYMENTS.—Assistance may be 
provided to a qualified veteran under this section for receipt of 
child care only during the period that the qualified veteran— 
‘‘(1) receives the types of health care services described 
in subsection (c)(2) at a facility of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) requires travel to and return from such facility for 
the receipt of such health care services. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED VETERANS.—For purposes of this section, a quali-
fied veteran is a veteran who— 
‘‘(1) is the primary caretaker of a child or children; and 
‘‘(2)(A) receives from the Department— 
‘‘(i) regular mental health care services; 
‘‘(ii) intensive mental health care services; or 
‘‘(iii) such other intensive health care services that 
the Secretary determines that provision of assistance to 
the veteran to obtain child care would improve access to 
such health care services by the veteran; or 
‘‘(B) is in need of regular or intensive mental health care 
services from the Department, and but for lack of child care 
services, would receive such health care services from the 
Department. 
‘‘(d) LOCATIONS.—Not later than five years after the date of 
the enactment of the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020, the Secretary 
shall carry out the program at each medical center of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(e) FORMS OF CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.—(1) Child care assist-
ance under this section may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Stipends for the payment of child care offered by 
a licensed child care center (either directly or through a voucher 
program) that shall be, to the extent practicable, modeled after 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Child Care Subsidy Pro-
gram established pursuant to section 630 of the Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 
107–67; 115 Stat. 552). 
‘‘(B) Direct provision of child care at an on-site facility 
of the Department. 
‘‘(C) Payments to private child care agencies. 
‘‘(D) Collaboration with facilities or programs of other Fed-
eral agencies.
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‘‘(E) Such other forms of assistance as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(2) In providing child care assistance under this section, the 
child care needs of the local area shall be considered and the 
head of each medical center may select the type of care that is 
most appropriate or feasible for such medical center. 
‘‘(3) In the case that child care assistance under this section 
is provided as a stipend under paragraph (1)(A), such stipend shall 
cover the full cost of such child care.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 205(e) of the Care-
givers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–163; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the 
enactment of the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1709B the following new 
item: 
‘‘1709C. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care,’’. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM ON ASSISTANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR CER-
TAIN
VETERANS
RECEIVING
READJUSTMENT
COUNSELING
AND 
RELATED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advis-
ability of providing, subject to paragraph (2), assistance to 
qualified veterans described in paragraph (3) to obtain child 
care so that such veterans can receive readjustment counseling 
and related mental health services. 
(2) LIMITATION ON PERIOD OF PAYMENTS.—Assistance may 
be provided to a qualified veteran under the pilot program 
for receipt of child care only during the period that the qualified 
veteran receives readjustment counseling and related health 
care services at a Vet Center. 
(3) QUALIFIED VETERANS.—For purposes of this subsection, 
a qualified veteran is a veteran who— 
(A) is the primary caretaker of a child or children; 
and 
(B)(i) receives from the Department regular readjust-
ment counseling and related mental health services; or 
(ii) is in need of regular readjustment counseling and 
related mental health services from the Department, and 
but for lack of child care services, would receive such 
counseling and services from the Department. 
(4) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
program in not fewer than three Readjustment Counseling 
Service Regions selected by the Secretary for purposes of the 
pilot program. 
(5) FORMS OF CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Child care assistance under the pilot 
program may include the following: 
(i) Stipends for the payment of child care offered 
by a licensed child care center (either directly or 
through a voucher program) that shall be, to the extent 
practicable, modeled after the Department of Veterans
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Affairs Child Care Subsidy Program established pursu-
ant to section 630 of the Treasury and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–67; 
115 Stat. 552). 
(ii) Payments to private child care agencies. 
(iii) Collaboration with facilities or programs of 
other Federal agencies. 
(iv) Such other forms of assistance as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(B) LOCAL AREA.—In providing child care assistance 
under the pilot program, the child care needs of the local 
area shall be considered and the head of each Vet Center 
may select the type of care that is most appropriate or 
feasible for such Vet Center. 
(C) USE OF STIPEND.—In the case that child care assist-
ance under the pilot program is provided as a stipend 
under subparagraph (A)(i), such stipend shall cover the 
full cost of such child care. 
(6) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried out 
during the two-year period beginning on the date of the 
commencement of the pilot program. 
(7) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the pilot program. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subparagraph 
(A) shall include the findings and conclusions of the Sec-
retary regarding the pilot program, and shall include such 
recommendations for the continuation or expansion of the 
pilot program as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(8) VET
CENTER
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘Vet Center’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 5108. AVAILABILITY OF PROSTHETICS FOR WOMEN VETERANS 
FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ACCESS AT EACH MEDICAL FACILITY.—Section 1714(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) Any veteran’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1) Any 
veteran’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In furnishing prosthetic appliances under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall ensure women veterans are able to access clini-
cally appropriate prosthetic appliances through each medical facility 
of the Department.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 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 availability from the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs of prosthetics made for women vet-
erans, including an assessment of the availability of such pros-
thetics at medical facilities of the Department. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include—