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97 STAT. 1004 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Report to Admi nistrator. Report to Congress. Report and recommendation submittal. "(d)(1) Not later than July 1, 1984, and not later than July 1 of each second year thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator a report on the programs and activities of the Veter- ans' Administration that pertain to women veterans. Each such report shall contain (A) an assessment of the needs of such veterans with respect to compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits and programs administered by the Veterans' Administration, (B) a review of the programs and activities of the Veterans' Administration designed to meet such needs, and (C) such recommendations (including recommendations for administrative and legislative action) as the Committee considers appropriate. Within 60 days after receiving each such report, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a copy of the report, together with any comments concerning the report that the Administrator considers appropriate. "(2) The Committee may submit to the Administrator such other reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate. "(3) The Administrator shall submit with each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 214 of this title a summary of all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Administrator since the previous annual report of the Administrator submitted pursuant to such section.". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 221 the following new item: "222. Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.". 38 USC 601 note. 38 USC 601 et seq., 1500 et seq. GENDER-SPECIFIC HEALTH-CARE SERVICES SEC. 302. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall ensure that each health-care facility under the direct jurisdiction of the Admin- istrator is able, through services made available either by individ- uals appointed to positions in the Department of Medicine and Surgery or under contracts or other agreements made under section 4117, 5011, or 5053 of title 38, United States Code, to provide appropriate care, in a timely fashion, for any gender-specific disabil- ity (as defined in section 601(1) of such title) of a woman veteran eligible for such care under chapter 17 or chapter 31 of such title. TITLE IV—VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION REAL PROPERTY REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 38 USC 5022. SEC. 401. Section 5022 is amended— (1) by striking out "30 days" in subsection (a)(2)(A) and insert- ing in lieu thereof "180 days"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) Real property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator may not be declared excess by the Administrator and disposed of by the General Services Administration or any other entity of the Federal Government unless the Administrator determines that the property is no longer needed by the Veterans' Administration in carrying out its functions.".