,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ch  #aacth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fga 
,report ,no4 #aac-fc  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,february #ac1 
#bjac ,ms4 ,pingree of ,maine 7for      
herself1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1  
,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4       
,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4          
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4
 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 
and ,ms4 ,shea-,porter7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,may #ag1 #bjac ,additional sponsors3   
,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,payne1
 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4         
,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4       
,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mrs4       
,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 
,kuster1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,bishop of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1    
,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,ryan
 of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,braley of 
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,matheson1   
,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,ms4     

,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4        
,latham1 and ,mr4 ,takano  ,may #ag1    
#bjac ,reported with amendments1        
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,february
 #ac1 #bjac  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
the disability compensation evaluation  
procedure of the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs for veterans with mental      
health conditions related to military   
sexual trauma1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,ruth ,moore ,act of #bjac4  #b4
 ,reports on claims for disabilities    
incurred or aggravated by military      
sexual trauma  7a7 ,annual reports  7#a7
 ,in general ,subchapter ,,vi of chapter
 #aa of title #ch1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  

the following new section3  #aafd4      
,reports on claims for disabilities     
incurred or aggravated by military      
sexual trauma  7a7 ,reports ,not later  
than ,december #a1 #bjad1 and each year 
thereafter through #bjah1 the ,secretary
 shall submit to ,congress a report on  
covered claims submitted during the     
previous fiscal year4  7b7 ,elements    
,each report under subsection 7a7 shall 
include the following3  7#a7 ,the number
 of covered claims submitted to or      
considered by the ,secretary during the 
fiscal year covered by the report4  7#b7
 ,of the covered claims listed under    
paragraph 7#a71 the number and          
percentage of such claims--  7,a7       
submitted by each sex2  7,b7 that were  
approved1 including the number and      
percentage of such approved claims      
submitted by each sex2 and  7,c7 that   
were denied1 including the number and   
percentage of such denied claims        
submitted by each sex4  7#c7 ,of the    
covered claims listed under paragraph   

7#a7 that were approved1 the number and 
percentage1 listed by each sex1 of      
claims assigned to each rating          
percentage4  7#d7 ,of the covered claims
 listed under paragraph 7#a7 that were  
denied--  7,a7 the three most common    
reasons given by the ,secretary under   
section #eajd7;b77#a7 of this title for 
such denials2 and  7,b7 the number of   
denials that were based on the failure  
of a veteran to report for a medical    
examination4  7#e7 ,the number of       
covered claims that1 as of the end of   
the fiscal year covered by the report1  
are pending and1 separately1 the number 
of such claims on appeal4  7#f7 ,for the
 fiscal year covered by the report1 the 
average number of days that covered     
claims take to complete beginning on the
 date on which the claim is submitted4  
7#g7 ,a description of the training that
 the ,secretary provides to employees of
 the ,veterans ,benefits ,administration
 specifically with respect to covered   
claims1 including the frequency1 length1

 and content of such training4  7c7     
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term covered claims means claims   
for disability compensation submitted to
 the ,secretary based on a covered      
mental health condition alleged to have 
been incurred or aggravated by military 
sexual trauma4  7#b7 ,the term covered  
mental health condition means           
post-traumatic stress disorder1 anxiety1
 depression1 or other mental health     
diagnosis described in the current      
version of the ,diagnostic and          
,statistical ,manual of ,mental         
,disorders published by the ,american   
,psychiatric ,association that the      
,secretary determines to be related to  
military sexual trauma4  7#c7 ,the term 
military sexual trauma means1 with      
respect to a veteran1 psychological     
trauma1 which in the judgment of a      
mental health professional1 resulted    
from a physical assault of a sexual     
nature1 battery of a sexual nature1 or  
sexual harassment which occurred during 

active military1 naval1 or air service4 
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections at the beginning of such    
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #aafd4 ,reports
 on claims for disabilities incurred or 
aggravated by military sexual trauma4  4
  7#c7 ,initial report ,the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
,congress an initial report described in
 section #aafd of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by paragraph    
7#a71 by not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
,such initial report shall be in        
addition to the annual reports required 
under such section beginning in         
,december #bjad4  7b7 ,sense of         
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs should update and improve the  
regulations of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs with respect to      
military sexual trauma by--  7#a7       
ensuring that military sexual trauma is 

specified as an in-service stressor in  
determining the service-connection of   
post-traumatic stress disorder by       
including military sexual trauma as a   
stressor described in section           
#c4cjd7;f77#c7 of title #ch1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations2 and  7#b7        
recognizing the full range of physical  
and mental disabilities 7including      
depression1 anxiety1 and other          
disabilities as indicated in the        
,diagnostic and ,statistical ,manual of 
,mental ,disorders published by the     
,american ,psychiatric ,association7    
that can result from military sexual    
trauma4  7c7 ,provision of information  
,during the period beginning on the date
 that is #ae months after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act and ending on
 the date on which the ,secretary       
updates and improves regulations as     
described in subsection 7b71 the        
,secretary shall--  7#a7 provide to each
 veteran who has submitted a covered    
claim or been treated for military      

sexual trauma at a medical facility of  
the ,department with a copy of the      
report under subsection 7a77#c7 or      
section #aafd of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a77#a71 that has most recently been    
submitted to ,congress2  7#b7 provide on
 a monthly basis to each veteran who has
 submitted any claim for disability     
compensation or been treated at a       
medical facility of the ,department     
information that includes--  7,a7 the   
date that the ,secretary plans to       
complete such updates and improvements  
to such regulations2  7,b7 the number of
 covered claims that have been granted  
or denied during the month covered by   
such information2  7,c7 a comparison to 
such rate of grants and denials with the
 rate for other claims regarding        
post-traumatic stress disorder2  7,d7   
the three most common reasons for such  
denials2  7,e7 the average time for     
completion of covered claims2  7,f7 the 
average time for processing covered     

claims at each regional office2 and     
7,g7 any information the ,secretary     
determines relevant with respect to     
submitting a covered claim2  7#c7 in    
addition to providing to veterans the   
information described in paragraph 7#b71
 the ,secretary shall make available on 
a monthly basis such information on a   
conspicuous location of the ,internet   
website of the ,department2 and  7#d7   
submit to ,congress on a monthly basis a
 report that includes--  7,a7 a list of 
all adjudicated covered claims1         
including ancillary claims1 during the  
month covered by the report2  7,b7 the  
outcome with respect to each medical    
condition included in the claim2 and    
7,c7 the reason given for any denial of 
such a claim4  7d7 ,military sexual     
trauma defined ,in this section3  7#a7  
,the term covered claim has the meaning 
given that term in section #aafd7;c77#a7
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as
 added by subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,the
 term military sexual trauma has the    

meaning given that term in section      
#aafd7;c77#c7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a77#a74  #c4 ,extension of rounding    
down of percentage increases of rates of
 certain educational assistance  7a7    
,montgomery ,,gi ,bill ,section         
#cjae7;h77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking fiscal year #bjad and inserting
 fiscal year #bjai2 and  7#b7 by        
striking fiscal year #bjac and inserting
 fiscal year #bjah4  7b7 ,survivors' and
 dependents' educational assistance     
,section #cefd7;b7 of such title is     
amended--  7#a7 by striking fiscal year 
#bjad and inserting fiscal year #bjai2  
and  7#b7 by striking fiscal year #bjac 
and inserting fiscal year #bjah4  ,amend
 the title so as to read3 ,a bill to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to submit to ,congress an      
annual report on claims for disabilities
 incurred or aggravated by military     

sexual trauma1 and for other purposes44 
,may #ag1 #bjac ,reported with          
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed