erans. Such analysis shall include data and performance 
measures for the availability of gender specific services, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) the average wait time between the veteran’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 
‘‘(3) reasons why appointments could not be 
scheduled with non-Department medical providers. 
‘‘(d) LOCATIONS WHERE WOMEN VETERANS ARE 
USING HEALTH CARE.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include an analysis of the use by women veterans of 
health care from the Department, including the following 
information: 
‘‘(1) The number of women veterans who reside 
in each State. 
‘‘(2) The number of women veterans in each 
State who are enrolled in the system of patient enroll-
ment of the Department established and operated 
under section 1705(a) this title. 
‘‘(3) Of the women veterans who are so enrolled, 
the number who have received health care under the 
laws administered by the Secretary at least one time 
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during the one-year period preceding the submittal of 
the report. 
‘‘(4) The number of women veterans who have 
been seen at each medical facility of the Department 
during such year. 
‘‘(5) The number of appointments that women 
veterans have had at each such facility during such 
year. 
‘‘(6) If known, an identification of the medical 
facility of the Department in each Veterans Inte-
grated Service Network with the largest rate of in-
crease in patient population of women veterans as 
measured by the increase in unique women veteran 
patient use. 
‘‘(7) If known, an identification of the medical 
facility of the Department in each Veterans Inte-
grated Service Network with the largest rate of de-
crease in patient population of women veterans as 
measured by the decrease in unique women veterans 
patient use. 
‘‘(e) MODELS OF CARE.—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 models of providing health 
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care to women veterans. Such analysis shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The number of facilities of the Department 
that fall into each such model, disaggregated by Vet-
erans Integrated Service Network and State. 
‘‘(2) A description of the criteria used by the De-
partment to determine which such model is most ap-
propriate for each facility of the Department. 
‘‘(3) An assessment of how the Department de-
cides to make investments to modify facilities to a dif-
ferent model. 
‘‘(4) A description of what, if any, plans the De-
partment has to modify facilities from general pri-
mary care clinics to another model. 
‘‘(5) An assessment of whether any facilities 
could be modified to a separate but shared space for 
a women’s health center within planned investments 
under the strategic capital investment planning proc-
ess of the Department. 
‘‘(6) An assessment of whether any facilities 
could be modified to a separate or shared space, or 
women’s health center with minor modifications to 
existing plans under the strategic capital investment 
planning process of the Department. 
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‘‘(7) An assessment of whether the Department 
has a goal for how many facilities should fall into 
each such model. 
‘‘(f) STAFFING.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include an analysis of the staffing of the Department 
relating to the treatment of women, including the following, 
disaggregated by Veterans Integrated Service Network and 
State (except with respect to paragraph (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 gyne-
cologists of the Department. 
‘‘(4) The number of designated women’s health 
care providers 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 Women Veterans Health 
Care Mini-Residency Program of the Department 
during the one-year period preceding the submittal of 
the report, and the number that plan to participate 
in such a mini-residency during the one-year period 
following such date. 
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‘‘(6) The number of designated women’s health 
care providers of the Department who have sufficient 
female patients to retain their competencies and pro-
ficiencies. 
‘‘(g) ACCESSIBILITY
AND TREATMENT OPTIONS.— 
Each report under subsection (a) shall include an analysis 
of the accessibility and treatment options for women vet-
erans, including the following: 
‘‘(1) An assessment of wheelchair accessibility of 
women’s health centers of the Department, including, 
with respect to each such facility, an assessment of 
such accessibility for each kind of treatment provided 
at the center, including with respect to radiology and 
mammography, that addresses all relevant factors, in-
cluding door sizes, hoists, and equipment. 
‘‘(2) The options for women veterans to access fe-
male mental health providers and primary care pro-
viders. 
‘‘(3) The options for women veterans at medical 
facilities of the Department with respect to clothing 
sizes, including for gowns, drawstring pants, and pa-
jamas. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
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‘‘(A) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘gender-specific services’ means 
mammography, obstetric care, gynecological care, and 
such other services as the Secretary determines appro-
priate.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions 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 Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit the initial report under section 7310A 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), 
by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 102. EXPANSION OF CAPABILITIES OF WOMEN VET-
ERANS CALL CENTER TO INCLUDE TEXT MES-
SAGING. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall expand the ca-
pabilities of the Women Veterans Call Center of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs to include a text messaging capa-
bility. 
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