,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #e1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,barr 7for himself and ,ms4   
,gabbard7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the care furnished to        
veterans with military sexual trauma4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,military ,sexual ,assault      
,victims ,empowerment ,act or the       
,military ,,save ,act4  #b4             
,improvements to care for veterans with 
military sexual trauma  7a7 ,community  
care ,section #agjc7;d7 of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 2 or and 
inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in         
subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following new subparagraph3  7,f7 a     

covered veteran is seeking counseling1  
care1 or services for which the person  
is eligible under section #agbj;,d of   
this title4  2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7--
 7,a7 by striking subparagraph 7,c7 of  
such paragraph1 or that and inserting   
subparagraph 7,c7 of such paragraph1    
that2 and  7,b7 by inserting or that the
 covered veteran is seeking counseling  
or care or services for which the person
 is eligible under section #agbj;,d of  
this title1 after subparagraph 7,d7 of  
such paragraph12 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#d7 ,the ,secretary shall provide to   
covered veterans described in paragraph 
7#a77;,f7 information regarding the     
counseling1 care1 and services available
 to the covered veteran through the     
,department with respect to the         
counseling1 care1 and services described
 in such paragraph4  4  7b7             
,improvements to military sexual trauma 
treatment authority ,section #agbj;,d of
 such title is amended-- 7#a7 in        

subsection 7a7--  7,a7 paragraph 7#a71  
by striking overcome psychological      
trauma1 which in the judgment of a      
mental health professional and inserting
 treat any condition1 which in the      
judgment of a health care professional2 
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking
 overcome psychological trauma and      
inserting treat conditions2  7,c7 by    
amending paragraph 7#c7 to read as      
follows3  7#c7 ,a veteran may receive   
counseling and care and services under  
this section through the ,veterans      
,community ,care program in accordance  
with section #agjc7;d7 of this title4  2
 and  7,d7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by    
striking counseling each place it       
appears and inserting counseling and    
care and services4