(b) 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 1785 the 
following new item: 
‘‘1786. Hospital care and medical services for newborn children of women vet-
erans receiving maternity care.’’. 
SEC. 202. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR MENTAL 
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON CARE FOR 
VETERANS SUFFERING FROM SEXUAL TRAU-
MA 
AND 
POST-TRAUMATIC 
STRESS 
DIS-
ORDER. 
Section 1720D of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(d) The Secretary shall carry out a program to pro-
vide graduate medical education, training, certification, 
and continuing medical education for mental health pro-
fessionals who provide counseling, care, and services under 
subsection (a). In carrying out such program, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that all such mental health profes-
sionals have been trained in a consistent manner and that 
such training includes principles of evidence-based treat-
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ment and care for sexual trauma and post-traumatic 
stress disorder. 
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an an-
nual report on the counseling, care, and services provided 
to veterans pursuant to this section. Each report shall in-
clude data for the year covered by the report with respect 
to each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of mental health profes-
sionals, graduate medical education trainees, and 
primary care providers who have been certified 
under the program required by subsection (d) and 
the amount and nature of continuing medical edu-
cation provided under such program to such profes-
sionals, trainees, and providers who are so certified. 
‘‘(2) The number of women veterans who re-
ceived counseling and care and services under sub-
section (a) from professionals and providers who re-
ceived training under subsection (d). 
‘‘(3) The number of graduate medical edu-
cation, training, certification, and continuing med-
ical education courses provided by reason of sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(4) The number of trained full-time equivalent 
employees required in each facility of the Depart-
ment to meet the needs of veterans requiring treat-
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ment and care for sexual trauma and post-traumatic 
stress disorder. 
‘‘(5) Any recommended improvements for treat-
ing women veterans with sexual trauma and post- 
traumatic stress disorder. 
‘‘(6) Such other information as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate.’’. 
SEC. 203. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF CHILD CARE 
ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN VETERANS RECEIV-
ING CERTAIN TYPES OF HEALTH CARE SERV-
ICES AT DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) PILOT
PROGRAM
REQUIRED.—Not later 
than six months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
carry out a two-year pilot program under which, 
subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide 
child care assistance to a qualified veteran child care 
needed by the veteran during the period of time de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
(2) FORM OF CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.—Child 
care assistance under this section may include— 
(A) stipends for the payment of child care 
offered by licensed child care centers (either di-
rectly or through a voucher program); 
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