,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjad ,ms4  
,titus 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4  
,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1  
,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4    
,o',r\rke1 & ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a presumption (
 s]vice connection = m5tal heal?        
conditions relat$ to milit>y sexual     
trauma4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,sexual ,trauma    
,claims ,adm9i/ration ,re=m &           
,eligibility ,act4  #b4 ,presumption (  
s]vice connection = m5tal heal?         
conditions relat$ to milit>y sexual     
trauma  7a7 ,presumption  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #aa ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #aaai4    

,presumption ( s]vice connection = m5tal
 heal? conditions relat$ to milit>y     
sexual trauma  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes 
( section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & subject  
to section #aaac ( ?is title1 a m5tal   
heal? condition ( a vet]an t a vet]an   
c]tifies to ! ,secret>y z be+ incurr$ 9 
or aggravat$ by milit>y sexual trauma   
%all be consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ 9 or  
aggravat$ by ! s]vice ( ! vet]an1       
not)/&+ t !re is no record ( evid5ce (  
su* m5tal heal? condition or su* milit>y
 sexual trauma occurr+ dur+ su* s]vice4 
7b7 ,milit>y sexual trauma def9$ ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m milit>y sexual trauma    
means1 ) respect to a vet]an1           
psy*ological trauma1 :i* 9 ! judgm5t ( a
 m5tal heal? pr(essional1 result$ f a   
physical assault ( a sexual nature1     
batt]y ( a sexual nature1 or sexual     
h>assm5t 7z def9$ 9 section #agbj;,d (  
?is title7 :i* occurr$ dur+ a p]iod (   
s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces on active duty or  
active duty = tra9+4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical  
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 

( *apt] #aa ( su* title is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#aaah ! foll[+ new item3  #aaai4        
,presumption ( s]vice connection = m5tal
 heal? conditions relat$ to milit>y     
sexual trauma4  4  7b7 ,presumption     
rebuttable ,section #aaac ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
or #aaah ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+    
#aaah1 or #aaai4  7c7 ,presumption dur+ 
peacetime s]vice ,section #aacg ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ & #aaac & ins]t+ #aaac1 & #aaai4