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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3189
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a partnership to
provide legal services to women veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 10, 2019
Ms. WILD (for herself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. PORTER, Ms.
SHALALA, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. CASE, Mr. TRONE, Ms.
HOULAHAN, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr.
COX of California, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. SWALWELL of California,
Mrs. HAYES, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN,
Mr. MOULTON, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. SCANLON, and Ms.
DEAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
partnership to provide legal services to women veterans,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Legal Serv-
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ices for Female Veterans Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PUBLIC-PRI-
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VATE PARTNERSHIP ON LEGAL SERVICES
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FOR WOMEN VETERANS.
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(a) PARTNERSHIP REQUIRED.—The Secretary of
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Veterans Affairs shall establish a partnership with at least
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one nongovernmental organization to provide legal services
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to women veterans.
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(b) FOCUS.—The focus of the partnership established
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under subsection (a) shall be on the 10 highest unmet
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needs of women veterans as set forth in the most recently
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completed Community Homelessness Assessment, Local
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Education
and
Networking
Groups
for
Veterans
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(CHALENG for Veterans) survey.
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