Sec. 598. GAO study of women involuntarily separated or discharged due to pregnancy or parenthood
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Not later than September 30, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study regarding women involuntarily separated or discharged from the Armed Forces due to pregnancy or parenthood during the period of 1951 through 1976. The study shall identify— the number of such women, disaggregated by— Armed Force; grade; race; and ethnicity; the characters of such discharges or separations; discrepancies in uniformity of such discharges or separations; how such discharges or separations affected access of such women to health care and benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs; and recommendations for improving access of such women to resources through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Not later than 30 days after completing the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of that study.