text: SECTION 1. DISPLAY OF WOMEN VETERANS BILL OF RIGHTS.
  
      (a) Display.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that 
  the Women Veterans Bill of Rights described in subsection (b) is 
  printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently and 
  conspicuously in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  and distributed widely to women veterans.
      (b) Women Veterans Bill of Rights.--The Women Veterans Bill of 
  Rights described in this subsection is a sign stating that women 
  veterans should have the following rights:
              (1) The right to a coordinated, comprehensive, primary 
          women's health care, at every Department of Veterans Affairs 
          medical facility, including the recognized models of best 
          practices, systems, and structures for care delivery that 
          ensure that every woman veteran has access to a Department of 
          Veterans Affairs primary care provider who can meet all her 
          primary care needs, including gender-specific, acute and 
          chronic illness, preventive, and mental health care.
              (2) The right to be treated with dignity and respect at all 
          Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
              (3) The right to innovation in care delivery promoted and 
          incentivized by the Veterans Health Administration to support 
          local best practices fitted to the particular configuration and 
          women veteran population.
              (4) The right to request and get treatment by clinicians 
          with specific training and experience in women's health issues.
              (5) The right to enhanced capabilities of medical 
          providers, clinical support, non-clinical, and administrative, 
          to meet the comprehensive health care needs of women veterans.
              (6) The right to request and expect gender equity in 
          provision of clinical health care services.
              (7) The right to equal access to health care services as 
          that of their male counterparts.
              (8) The right to parity to their male veteran counterpart 
          regarding the outcome of performance measures of health care 
          services.
              (9) The right to be informed, through outreach campaigns, 
          of benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
          Veterans Affairs and to be included in Department outreach 
          materials for any benefits and service to which they are 
          entitled.
              (10) The right to be featured proportionately, including by 
          age and ethnicity, in Department outreach materials, including 
          electronic and print media that clearly depict them as being 
          the recipient of the benefits and services provided by the 
          Department.
              (11) The right to be recognized as an important separate 
          population in new strategic plans for service delivery within 
          the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
              (12) The right to equal consideration in hiring and 
          employment for any job to which they apply.
              (13) The right to equal consideration in securing Federal 
          contracts.
              (14) The right to equal access and accommodations in 
          homeless programs that will meet their unique family needs.
              (15) The right to have their claims adjudicated equally, 
          fairly, and accurately without bias or disparate treatment.
              (16) The right to have their military sexual trauma and 
          other injuries compensated in a way that reflects the level of 
          trauma sustained.
              (17) The right to expect that all veteran service officers, 
          especially those who are trained by the Department of Veterans 
          Affairs Training Responsibility Involvement Preparation program 
          for claims processing, are required to receive training to be 
          aware of and sensitive to the signs of military sexual trauma, 
          domestic violence, and personal assault.
              (18) The right to the availability of female personnel to 
          assist them in the disability claims application and appellate 
          processes of the Department.
              (19) The right to the availability of female compensation 
          and pension examiners.
              (20) The right to expect specialized training be provided 
          to disability rating personnel regarding military sexual trauma 
          and gender-specific illnesses so that these claims can be 
          adjudicated more accurately.
              (21) The right to expect the collection of gender-specific 
          data on disability ratings, for the performance of longitudinal 
          and trend analyses, and for other applicable purposes.
              (22) The right to a method to identify and track outcomes 
          for all claims involving personal assault trauma, regardless of 
          the resulting disability.
              (23) The right for women veterans' programs and women 
          veteran coordinators to be measured and evaluated for 
          performance, consistency, and accountability.
              (24) The right to burial benefits under the laws 
          administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  SEC. 2. DISPLAY OF INJURED AND AMPUTEE VETERANS BILL OF RIGHTS.
  
      (a) Display.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that 
  the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights described in subsection 
  (b) is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently 
  and conspicuously in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
      (b) Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.--The Injured and 
  Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights described in this subsection is a 
  statement that injured and amputee veterans should have the following 
  rights:
              (1) The right to access the highest quality prosthetic and 
          orthotic care, including the right to the most appropriate 
          technology and best qualified practitioners.
              (2) The right to continuity of care in the transition from 
          the Department of Defense health program to the Department of 
          Veterans Affairs health care system, including comparable 
          benefits relating to prosthetic and orthotic services.
              (3) The right to select the practitioner that best meets 
          their orthotic and prosthetic needs, whether or not that 
          practitioner is an employee of the Department of Veterans 
          Affairs, a private practitioner who has entered into a contract 
          with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide prosthetic 
          and orthotic services, or a private practitioner with 
          specialized expertise.
              (4) The right to consistent and portable health care, 
          including the right to obtain comparable services and 
          technology at any medical facility of the Department of 
          Veterans Affairs across the country.
              (5) The right to timely and efficient prosthetic and 
          orthotic care, including a speedy authorization process with 
          expedited authorization available for veterans visiting from 
          another area of the country.
              (6) The right to play a meaningful role in rehabilitation 
          decisions, including the right to receive a second opinion 
          regarding prosthetic and orthotic treatment options.
              (7) The right to receive appropriate treatment, including 
          the right to receive both a primary prosthesis or orthosis and 
          a functional spare.
              (8) The right to be treated with respect and dignity and 
          have an optimal quality of life both during and after 
          rehabilitation.
              (9) The right to transition and readjust to civilian life 
          in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to 
          vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing 
          assistance.
      (c) Monitoring and Resolution of Complaints.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting 
          through the veteran liaison at each medical center of the 
          Department of Veterans Affairs, shall collect information 
          relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee 
          veterans.
              (2) Quarterly reports.--For each fiscal quarter, the 
          veteran liaison at each medical center of the Department shall 
          submit to the Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids 
          of the Department a report on any information collected under 
          paragraph (1) during that quarter.
              (3) Investigation and addressing of complaints.--The Chief 
          Consultant, in cooperation with appropriate employees of a 
          medical center of the Department, shall investigate and address 
          any information collected under paragraph (1) at that medical 
          center.
  
  SEC. 3. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
  
      (a) Education of Department Employees.--The Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs shall ensure that--
              (1) all employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
          receive training on the Women Veterans Bill of Rights described 
          in section 1; and
              (2) employees of the Department who work at prosthetics and 
          orthotics clinics and who work as patient advocates with 
          veterans who receive care at such clinics, including Federal 
          recovery coordinators and case managers, receive training on 
          the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights described in 
          section 2.
      (b) Outreach to Veterans.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
  conduct outreach to inform veterans about the Women Veterans Bill of 
  Rights described in section 1 and the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill 
  of Rights described in section 2 by--
              (1) ensuring that such Bills of Rights are available on the 
          Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
              (2) conducting other types of outreach targeted at specific 
          groups of veterans, which may include outreach conducted on 
          other Internet websites or through veterans service 
          organizations.
  
  SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN SERVICES.
  
      Nothing in this Act shall be construed to establish a right to any 
  service excluded under 38 CFR 17.38, as in effect on the date of the 
  enactment of this Act.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2010.
  
              Attest:
  
                                              LORRAINE C. MILLER,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.
  
  Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women's health care at every VA medical facility; (2) treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women's health issues; and (3) gender equity in access to and the provision of clinical health care services.
  
  Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA prosthetics and orthotics clinic.
  
  Enumerates rights to be included in such Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; and (3) timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care. Requires the Secretary to collect information relating to alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans.
  
  Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that all VA employees receive training on the Women Veterans Bill of Rights, and that appropriate VA employees receive training on the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights; and (2) conduct outreach to inform veterans about both Bills of Rights, and to make them available on the VA Internet website.
feat_title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.