,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjah 
,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4      
,perdue7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to authorize a pilot program on
 treatment of members of the ,armed     
,forces for post-traumatic stress       
disorder related to military sexual     
trauma1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,sexual ,trauma ,response and      
,treatment ,act of #bjah or ,,start ,act
 of #bjah4  #b4 ,pilot program on       
treatment of members of the ,armed      
,forces for post-traumatic stress       
disorder related to military sexual     
trauma  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense may carry out a pilot       
program to assess the feasibility and   
advisability of using intensive         
outpatient programs to treat members of 
the ,armed ,forces suffering from       

post-traumatic stress disorder resulting
 from military sexual trauma1 including 
treatment for substance abuse1          
depression1 and other issues related to 
such conditions4  7b7 ,discharge through
 partnerships ,the pilot program        
authorized by subsection 7a7 shall be   
carried out through partnerships with   
public1 private1 and non-profit health  
care organizations and institutions     
that--  7#a7 provide health care to     
members of the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7    
provide evidence-based treatment for    
psychological and neurological          
conditions that are common among members
 of the ,armed ,forces1 including       
post-traumatic stress disorder1         
traumatic brain injury1 substance abuse1
 and depression2  7#c7 provide health   
care1 support1 and other benefits to    
family members of members of the ,armed 
,forces2 and  7#d7 provide health care  
under the ,,tricare program 7as that    
term is defined in section #ajgb of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code74  7c7 

,program activities ,each organization  
or institution that participates in a   
partnership under the pilot program     
authorized by subsection 7a7 shall--    
7#a7 carry out intensive outpatient     
programs of short duration to treat     
members of the ,armed ,forces suffering 
from post-traumatic stress disorder     
resulting from military sexual trauma1  
including treatment for substance abuse1
 depression1 and other issues related to
 such conditions2  7#b7 use             
evidence-based and evidence-informed    
treatment strategies in carrying out    
such programs2  7#c7 share clinical and 
outreach best practices with other      
organizations and institutions          
participating in the pilot program2 and 
7#d7 annually assess outcomes for       
members of the ,armed ,forces           
individually and among the organizations
 and institutions participating in the  
pilot program with respect to the       
treatment of conditions described in    
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,evaluation metrics

 ,before commencement of the pilot      
program1 the ,secretary shall establish 
metrics to be used to evaluate the      
effectiveness of the pilot program and  
the activities under the pilot program4 
7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report on the pilot  
program authorized by subsection 7a74   
,the report shall include a description 
of the pilot program and such other     
matters on the pilot program as the     
,secretary considers appropriate4  7#b7 
,final report ,not later than #ahj days 
after the cessation of the pilot program
 under subsection 7f71 the ,secretary   
shall submit to the committees of       
,congress referred to in paragraph 7#a7 
a report on the pilot program4 ,the     
report shall include the following3     
7,a7 ,a description of the pilot        

program1 including the partnership under
 the pilot program as described in      
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,an assessment of 
the effectiveness of the pilot program  
and the activities under the pilot      
program4  7,c7 ,such recommendations for
 legislative or administrative action as
 the ,secretary considers appropriate in
 light of the pilot program1 including  
recommendations for extension or making 
permanent the authority for the pilot   
program4  7f7 ,termination ,the         
,secretary may not carry out the pilot  
program authorized by subsection 7a7    
after the date that is three years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act4