The additional government spending will mainly come from the Department of Defense, which provides medical care to more than 230,000 active duty military women and nearly 2 million military retirees.

New York City-based Clinton Global Initiative kicked off Monday's annual two-day round of high-level meetings and other events event with a series of announcements on new international efforts for global challenges.

US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday announced the Pentagon will spend $500 million annually to advance women's health research, as part of a broader White House push.