,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fabe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbj,ms4    
,spei] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (       
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 & ,ms4      
,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>ies ( ,def5se & ,vet]ans        
,affairs to coord9ate support =         
survivors ( sexual trauma4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,support+ ,survivors ( ,milit>y ,sexual 
,trauma ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,coord9ation 
( support = survivors ( sexual trauma   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>ies ( ,def5se & ,vet]ans        

,affairs %all jo9tly develop1 implem5t1 
& ma9ta9 a /&>d ( coord9at$ c>e = memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o are survivors (     
sexual trauma4 ,su* /&>d %all include ! 
foll[+3  7b7 ,m9imum elem5ts ,! /&>d    
develop$ & implem5t$ "u subsection 7a7  
by ! ,secret>ies ( ,def5se & ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,in=mation = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,!  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t-- 7,a7
 in=mation is po/$ 9 ea* facility ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se reg>d+ s]vices      
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs to survivors ( sexual trauma2 &
  7,b7 ,sexual ,assault ,response       
,coord9ators & ,uni=m$ ,victim          
,advocates receive annual tra9+ on      
res\rces ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs reg>d+ sexual trauma4  7#b7    
,coord9ation betwe5 /aff ( ! ,dep>tm5ts 
,! ,secret>ies %all ensure t a ,sexual  
,assault ,response ,coord9ator or       
,uni=m$ ,victim ,advocate ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se :o receives a report ( an     
in/ance ( sexual trauma connects ea*    

survivor to ! ,milit>y ,sexual ,trauma  
,coord9ator ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs at ! facility ( t ,dep>tm5t    
ne>e/ to ! resid5ce ( t survivor4  7c7  
,reports  7#a7 ,report on resid5tial    
treatm5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>ies ( ,def5se & ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all provide a report to !     
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
reg>d+ ! availability ( resid5tial      
treatm5t programs = survivors ( sexual  
trauma1 includ+-- 7,a7 b>ri]s to access 
= su* programs2 &  7,b7 res\rces requir$
 to r$uce su* b>ri]s4  7#b7 ,initial    
report ,^u implem5tation ( ! /&>d "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>ies ( ,def5se 
& ,vet]ans ,affairs %all jo9tly submit  
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress 
a report on ! /&>d4  7#c7 ,progress     
reports ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]      
submitt+ ! initial report "u p>agraph   
7#b71 & on ,decemb] #a ( ea* subsequ5t  
ye>1 ! ,secret>ies ( ,def5se & ,vet]ans 
,affairs %all jo9tly submit to !        

appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report on ! progress ( ! ,secret>ies 9  
implem5t+ & improv+ ! /&>d4  7#d7       
,updates ,:5ev] ! ,secret>ies ( ,def5se 
& ,vet]ans ,affairs update ! /&>d       
develop$ "u subsection 7a71 !           
,secret>ies %all jo9tly submit to !     
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report on su* update1 includ+ a         
compreh5sive & detail$ description ( su*
 update & ! reasons = su* update4  7d7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m    
sexual trauma means psy*ological trauma 
describ$ 9 section #agbj;,d7a77#a7 (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress 
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committees on ,arm$ 
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate4