119-hr219

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 219 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 219

 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study on menopause care furnished by the Department of Veterans 
 Affairs, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 7, 2025

 Ms. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Landsman, Mrs. 
 Ramirez, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 A BILL

 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study on menopause care furnished by the Department of Veterans 
 Affairs, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Menopause Care for 
Veterans Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON MENOPAUSE CARE 
 FURNISHED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
carry out a study on the medical services furnished by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs under sections 1703 and 1710 of title 38, United 
States Code, for veterans experiencing perimenopause, genitourinary 
syndrome of menopause, and menopause stages.

    (b) Report.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall make 
 publicly available a report on the study carried out under 
 subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph

    (1) shall include each of the following:
        (A) A description of the menopause care furnished 
 by the Department of Veterans Affairs, as of the date 
 of the enactment of this Act.
        (B) A review of the established guidelines and 
 protocols of the Department of for--
            (i) the training of medical providers of 
 the Department;
            (ii) the diagnosis and treatment of 
 perimenopause, genitourinary syndrome of 
 menopause, and menopause in women veterans; and
            (iii) the referral of veterans seeking 
 menopause care to non-Department medical 
 providers.
            (C) An evaluation of the adequacy of the access of 
 veterans to interdisciplinary care to treat the effects 
 of perimenopause, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, 
 and menopause.
            (D) A review of the educational initiatives and 
 outreach of the Department to ensure that veterans are 
 aware of the perimenopause, genitourinary syndrome of 
 menopause, and menopause care available under sections 
 1703 and 1710 of title 38, United States Code, 
 including treatment options and potential benefits and 
 risks.
        (E) An evaluation of the quality of menopause care 
 provided under sections 1703 and 1710 of title 38, 
 United States Code, including--
            (i) a review of feedback about menopause 
 care collected from veterans;
            (ii) an examination of the efficacy of the 
 menopause care furnished by the Department; and
            (iii) an evaluation of the extent to which 
 the Department has established mechanisms for 
 veterans to address and resolve any concerns or 
 issues regarding menopause care.
        (F) A review of how, if at all, the Secretary is 
 leveraging research, conducted within the Department or 
 by other entities, to improve menopause care for 
 veterans, including through the development of new 
 treatments or protocols.
        (G) Recommendations for the improvement of the 
 menopause care furnished by the Department.
            (c) Plan To Implement Recommendations.--Not later than 6 months 
after the date on which the Comptroller General makes the report 
required under subsection

    (b) publicly available, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a strategic plan to--

    (1) implement the recommendations contained in the report;

    (2) improve the quality of menopause care furnished under 
 sections 1703 and 1710 of title 38, United States Code; and

    (3) improve the access of veterans to menopause care.
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