,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bigd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,walorski 7for herself and ,ms4   
,kuster7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the eligibility for      
beneficiary travel for veterans seeking 
treatment or care for military sexual   
trauma in specialized outpatient or     
residential programs at facilities of   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1  
and for other purposes4  #a4            
,beneficiary travel for veterans seeking
 treatment or care for military sexual  
trauma in specialized outpatient or     
residential programs of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,eligibility 
,section #aaa of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7b77#a71 by adding at the end
 the following subparagraph3  7,g7 ,a   
veteran whose travel to a specialized   

outpatient or residential program at a  
,department facility is in connection   
with treatment or care for military     
sexual trauma4  2 and  7#b7 by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7g7 ,in this section3  7#a7 ,the term   
military sexual trauma means            
psychological trauma1 which in the      
judgment of a ,department mental health 
professional1 resulted from a physical  
assault of a sexual nature1 battery of a
 sexual nature1 or sexual harassment    
which occurred while the veteran was    
serving on active duty or active duty   
for training4  7#b7 ,the term sexual    
harassment means repeated1 unsolicited  
verbal or physical contact of a sexual  
nature which is threatening in          
character4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
apply with respect to travel occurring  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4