Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Defining military sexual trauma Sec. 101. Military sexual trauma defined for the digital age. TITLE II—Disability compensation and claims processing Sec. 201. Definition of military sexual trauma. Sec. 202. Conforming changes relating to specialized teams to evaluate claims involving military sexual trauma.
Sec. 203. Standard of proof for service-connection of mental health conditions relating to military sexual trauma. Sec. 204. Choice of location of Department of Veterans Affairs medical examination for assessment of claims for compensation relating to disability resulting from military sexual trauma. Sec. 205. Communications from the Department of Veterans Affairs to military sexual trauma survivors. Sec. 206. Study on training and processing relating to claims for disability compensation relating to military sexual trauma.
Sec. 207. Annual special focus review of claims for disability compensation for disabilities relating to military sexual trauma. TITLE III—Access to Health Care 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. Sec. 302. Connection to Veterans Health Administration when a disability claim related to military sexual trauma is submitted to Veterans Benefits Administration.
Sec. 303. Study on access to inpatient mental health care for survivors of military sexual trauma. Sec. 304. Pilot program for interim access to mental health care for survivors of military sexual trauma. Sec. 305. Comptroller General study on access to care for survivors of military sexual trauma at the Department of Veterans Affairs.