#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #bbja  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
claims1 made under laws administered by 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1   
regarding military sexual trauma1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving ,,va ,training for ,military 
,sexual ,trauma ,claims ,act4  #b4      
,improvement of claims based on military
 sexual trauma under laws administered  
by the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
7a7 ,training for employees who process 
such claims  7#a7 ,in general           
,subsection 7c7 of section #aaff of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
striking members of teams established   
under subsection 7a7 are trained and    
inserting each employee of the          
,department who processes such a claim1 
communicates with a claimant regarding  
evidence supporting such a claim1 or    
decides such a claim1 receives annual   

sensitivity training and training2 and  
7,b7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs3  7#d7 ,the ,secretary   
shall ensure that training received by  
an employee under this subsection is    
appropriate for how much experience the 
employee has with such claims4  7#e7    
,the ,secretary shall update training   
under this subsection not less than once
 annually4  4  7#b7 ,report ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives a report regarding--   
7,a7 training provided under such       
subsection before such date2 and  7,b7  
plans of the ,secretary to carry out the
 amendments made by paragraph 7#a74  7b7
 ,expansion of duty to assist in        
obtaining records for a compensation    
claim ,section #eajc;,a7c7 of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as 

paragraph 7#c72 and  7#b7 by inserting1 
after paragraph 7#a71 the following new 
paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,in the case of a 
claim under section #aaff of this title1
 the assistance provided by the         
,secretary under this section shall     
include obtaining-- 7,a7 the service    
personnel record of the claimant2 and   
7,b7 the service medical record of the  
claimant4  4  7c7 ,sensitivity training 
for certain contracted health care      
professionals3 report2 improvements ,not
 later than #ij days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,senate and ,house of   
,representatives a report on--  7#a7    
sensitivity training required for health
 care professionals and individuals who 
communicate with veterans to schedule   
examinations1 contracted under section  
#ejd of the ,veterans' ,benefits        
,improvements ,act of #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja      

note71 to perform examinations of       
veterans who make claims under section  
#aaff of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code2 and  7#b7 the plan of the        
,secretary to--  7,a7 improve such      
sensitivity training2 and  7,b7 ensure  
that a veteran who makes such a claim is
 not retraumatized during such an       
examination by such a contracted health 
care professional4  ,passed the ,house  
of ,representatives ,may #ai1           
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