Sec. 403. REPORTS ON MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA

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## SEC. 403 REPORTS ON MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA ###

(a)Report on Services Available for Military Sexual Trauma in the Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than 630 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the treatment and services available from the Department of Veterans Affairs for male veterans who experience military sexual trauma compared to such treatment and services available to female veterans who experience military sexual trauma. ###

(b)Reports on Transition of Military Sexual Trauma Treatment From Department of Defense to Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than 630 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee established by section 320(a) of title 38, United States Code, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on military sexual trauma that includes the following: ####

(1)The processes and procedures utilized by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to facilitate transition of treatment of individuals who have experienced military sexual trauma from treatment provided by the Department of Defense to treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. ####

(2)A description and assessment of the collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense in assisting veterans in filing claims for disabilities related to military sexual trauma, including permitting veterans access to information and evidence necessary to develop or support such claims. ###

(c)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Appropriate committees of congress The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and #####

(B)the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)Military sexual trauma The term “military sexual trauma” means psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional employed by the Department, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. ####

(3)Sexual harassment The term “sexual harassment” means repeated, unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which is threatening in character. ####

(4)Sexual trauma The term “sexual trauma” shall have the meaning given that term by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes of this section. ###

(d)Effective Date This section shall take effect on the date that is 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. # TITLE V OTHER HEALTH CARE MATTERS