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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5212 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require an annual report on 
veteran access to gender specific services under community care con-
tracts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 
Mr. CORREA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require an annual 
report on veteran access to gender specific services under 
community care contracts, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Improving Oversight 
of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON VETERAN ACCESS TO GENDER 
SPECIFIC SERVICES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY CARE CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 17 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1730D. Annual report on veteran access to gender 
specific services under community care 
contracts 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives an annual report on the ac-
cess of women veterans to gender specific services under 
contracts, agreements, or other arrangements with non- 
Department medical providers entered into by the Sec-
retary for the provision of hospital care or medical services 
to veterans. Such report shall include data and perform-
ance measures for the availability of gender specific serv-
ices, including— 
‘‘(1) the average wait time between the vet-
eran’s preferred appointment date and the date on 
which the appointment is completed; 
‘‘(2) the average driving time required for vet-
erans to attend appointments; and 
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‘‘(3) reasons why appointments could not be 
scheduled with non-Department medical providers. 
‘‘(b) GENDER SPECIFIC SERVICES.—In this section, 
the term ‘gender specific services’ means mammography, 
obstetric care, gynecological care, and such other services 
as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1730C the following new 
item: 
‘‘1730D. Annual report on veteran access to gender specific services under com-
munity care contracts.’’. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENVIRONMENT OF CARE 
STANDARDS AND INSPECTIONS AT DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CEN-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish a policy under which— 
(1) the environment of care standards and in-
spections at Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
centers include— 
(A) an alignment of the requirements for 
such standards and inspections with the wom-
en’s health handbook of the Veterans Health 
Administration; 
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(B) a requirement for the frequency of 
such inspections; 
(C) delineation of the roles and responsibil-
ities of staff at the medical center who are re-
sponsible for compliance; and 
(D) the requirement that each medical cen-
ter submit to the Secretary a report on the 
compliance of the medical center with the 
standards; and 
(2) for the purposes of the End of Year Hos-
pital Star Rating, no medical center is eligible for a 
five-star rating as reported under the Strategic Ana-
lytics for Improvement and Learning Value Model 
unless it meets the environment of care standards. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives certification in writing that the 
policy required by subsection (a) has been finalized and 
disseminated to Department all medical centers. 
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