H.R. 2527 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2527 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2013 Ms. Titus (for herself, Ms. Meng, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Jones, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Esty, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Gabbard, and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training. 1. Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma occurring during inactive duty for training Section 1720D of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking active duty or active duty for training and inserting active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training; and (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking this section, the and inserting the following: this section: (1) The ; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The term veteran, with respect to inactive duty training described in subsection (a)(1), also includes an individual who— (A) is not otherwise eligible for the benefits of this chapter; and (B) while serving in the reserve components of the Armed Forces, performed such inactive duty training but did not serve on active duty. .