H.R. 2942 — what changed

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Section 1 Short title

added This Act may be cited as the “Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act” or “HEALTH Act”.

(a)

removed 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 program”) until at least September 30, 2020.

(b)

removed Report— Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following:

(1)

removed For the period since the commencement of the pilot program—

(A)

removed the number of women members by military department (with respect to Department of the Navy, separately for the Navy and Marine Corps) who participated in the pilot program;

(B)

removed the number of courses held under the pilot program; and

(C)

removed the locations at which such courses were held, and the number of seats available and the number of participants at each such location.

(2)

removed With respect to the number of members who participated in the pilot program as specified under paragraph (1)—

(A)

removed the number who enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; and

(B)

removed the number who attended at least one health care appointment at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3)

removed Data relating to—

(A)

removed satisfaction with courses held under the pilot program;

(B)

removed improved awareness of health care services administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and

(C)

removed any other available statistics regarding the pilot program.

(4)

removed A discussion of regulatory, legal, or resource barriers to—

(A)

removed making the pilot program permanent to enable access by a greater number of women members at locations throughout the United States;

(B)

removed offering the pilot program online for women members who are unable to attend courses held under the pilot program in person; and

(C)

removed 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)

removed Appropriate congressional committees defined— In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Sec. 2 Encouragement of participation in Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program

added

(a)

added 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 program”) until at least September 30, 2020.

(b)

added Report— Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following:

(1)

added For the period since the commencement of the pilot program—

(A)

added the number of women members by military department (with respect to Department of the Navy, separately for the Navy and Marine Corps) who participated in the pilot program;

(B)

added the number of courses held under the pilot program; and

(C)

added the locations at which such courses were held, and the number of seats available and the number of participants at each such location.

(2)

added With respect to the number of members who participated in the pilot program as specified under paragraph (1)—

(A)

added the number who enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code; and

(B)

added the number who attended at least one health care appointment at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(3)

added Data relating to—

(A)

added satisfaction with courses held under the pilot program;

(B)

added improved awareness of health care services administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and

(C)

added any other available statistics regarding the pilot program.

(4)

added A discussion of regulatory, legal, or resource barriers to—

(A)

added making the pilot program permanent to enable access by a greater number of women members at locations throughout the United States;

(B)

added offering the pilot program online for women members who are unable to attend courses held under the pilot program in person; and

(C)

added 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)

added Appropriate congressional committees defined— In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate.