Sec. 5403. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF OFFERING PARENTING STAIR PROGRAM AT ALL MEDICAL CENTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 5403 STUDY ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF OFFERING PARENTING STAIR PROGRAM AT ALL MEDICAL CENTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of expanding the Parenting STAIR program to all medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs and including such program as part of care for military sexual trauma for affected members and former members of the Armed Forces. ###

(b)Elements In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall assess— ####

(1)staffing needed to offer the Parenting STAIR program at all medical centers of the Department; ####

(2)any additional infrastructure or resources (such as child care during the program) needed for the expansion of the program; and ####

(3)such other factors relevant to the expansion of the program as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###

(c)Reports to Congress ####

(1)Interim report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing— #####

(A)the current number and locations of all facilities of the Department offering the Parenting STAIR program; and #####

(B)the number of veterans served by such program in the most recent fiscal year or calendar year for which data is available. ####

(2)Final report Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing— #####

(A)the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); #####

(B)an update on how many veterans have used the Parenting STAIR program since its development in fiscal year 2017, disaggregated by year, including the locations in which veterans have used such program; and #####

(C)a determination on the feasibility and advisability of expanding the Parenting STAIR program to all medical facilities of the Department offering care for military sexual trauma. ###

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

(1)Affected members and former members of the armed forces The term “affected members and former members of the Armed Forces” means members and former members of the Armed Forces who are parents and have experienced military sexual trauma. ####

(2)Military sexual trauma The term “military sexual trauma” has the meaning given such term in section 1164(c) of title 38, United States Code, as added by section 5501(a) of this title. ####

(3)Parenting stair program The term “Parenting STAIR program” means the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs that consists of a five-session, parenting-specific treatment protocol based on skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation (commonly referred to as “STAIR”), which is a cognitive behavioral therapy that has been identified as a promising practice for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, including chronic and complicated forms, among individuals with co-occurring disorders. ## Subtitle E Benefits Matters