Sec. 301. Expansion of eligibility for counseling and treatment for military sexual trauma to include all former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces
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Section 1720D of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections
(f)and
(g)and inserting the following new subsection (f): In this section: The term former member of the Armed Forces means a person who served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, and who was discharged or released therefrom under any condition that is not— a discharge by court-martial; or a discharge subject to a bar to benefits under section 5303 of this title. The term military sexual trauma means, with respect to a former member of the Armed Forces, a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the former member of the Armed Forces was serving on duty, regardless of duty status or line of duty determination (as that term is used in section 12323 of title 10). The term sexual harassment means unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which is threatening in character. .