Sec. 5108. AVAILABILITY OF PROSTHETICS FOR WOMEN VETERANS FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 5108 AVAILABILITY OF PROSTHETICS FOR WOMEN VETERANS FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ###

(a)Access at Each Medical Facility Section 1714(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “(a) Any veteran” and inserting “(a)(1) Any veteran”; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > In furnishing prosthetic appliances under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure women veterans are able to access clinically appropriate prosthetic appliances through each medical facility of the Department.” > . ###

(b)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the availability from the Department of Veterans Affairs of prosthetics made for women veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such prosthetics at medical facilities of the Department. ####

(2)Elements The report required by paragraph

(1)shall include— #####

(A)a list of all devices classified by the Department as prosthetic devices, including a breakdown of whether a device is considered gender-neutral or gender-specific; #####

(B)for gender-neutral devices, a breakdown of sizing; #####

(C)the average time it takes for a woman veteran to receive a prosthetic device after it is prescribed, disaggregated by Veterans Integrated Service Network and medical center of the Department; #####

(D)the total number of women veterans utilizing the Department for prosthetic services, disaggregated by facility of the Department; #####

(E)an assessment of efforts by the Department on research, development, and employment of additive manufacture technology (commonly referred to as 3D printing) to provide prosthetic items for women veterans; #####

(F)the results of a survey with a representative sample of not fewer than 50,000 veterans (of which women shall be overrepresented) in an amputee care program on satisfaction with prosthetics furnished or procured by the Department that replace appendages or their function; and #####

(G)such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.