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H.R. 2972House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available for women veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Anthony BrindisiRep. Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)
Introduced May 23, 2019

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The bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve how it communicates with women veterans. It requires expanding the Women Veterans Call Center to allow text messaging and creating a centralized website that lists all benefits and services available to women veterans. The website must be kept current and included in VA outreach efforts, affecting women veterans who use VA health and benefit programs.

Key Provisions

  • Expand the Women Veterans Call Center to include a text‑messaging capability.
  • Survey existing VA websites and launch a single, centralized website that provides women veterans with information on all VA benefits and services in their region.
  • The website must list each medical center’s women’s health coordinator, staff for other VA benefit programs, and any additional relevant information.
  • Update the website’s information at least every 90 days.
  • Include information about the new website in VA outreach activities as required by existing outreach statutes.
  • Fund these actions using money already allocated for VA website publishing.

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health Subcommittee

September 11, 2019

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

May 23, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

May 23, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

June 13, 2019

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health Subcommittee

September 11, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 23, 2019

I

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2972

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 23, 2019

Mr. Brindisi (for himself and Mrs. Walorski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available for women veterans, and for other purposes.

1.

Expansion of capabilities of women veterans call center to include text messaging

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall expand the capabilities of the Women Veterans Call Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include a text messaging capability.

2.

Requirement for Department of Veterans Affairs internet website to provide information on services available to women veterans

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall survey the internet websites and information resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act and publish an internet website that serves as a centralized source for the provision to women veterans of information about the benefits and services available to them under laws administered by the Secretary.

(b)

Elements

The internet website published under subsection (a) shall provide to women veterans information regarding all of the services available in the district in which that the veteran is seeking such services, including, with respect to each medical center and community-based outpatient clinic in the applicable Veterans Integrated Service Network—

(1)

the name and contact information of each women’s health coordinator;

(2)

a list of appropriate staff for other benefits available from the Veterans Benefits Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate; and

(3)

such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(c)

Updated information

The Secretary shall ensure that the information described in subsection (b) that is published on the internet website required by subsection (a) is updated not less frequently than once every 90 days.

(d)

Outreach

In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the outreach conducted under section 1720F(i) of title 38, United States Code, includes information regarding the internet website required by subsection (a).

(e)

Derivation of funds

Amounts used by the Secretary to carry out this section shall be derived from amounts made available to the Secretary to publish internet websites of the Department.