,,iib  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #bbja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1              
#bjbe,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,,an  
,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to improve claims1 made "u laws 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 reg>d+ milit>y sexual trauma1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,,va      
,tra9+ = ,milit>y ,sexual ,trauma       
,claims ,act4  #b4 ,improvem5t ( claims 
bas$ on milit>y sexual trauma "u laws   
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,tra9+ = employees :o     
process su* claims  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,subsection 7c7 ( section #aaff ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ memb]s ( 
teams e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 are    
tra9$ & ins]t+ ea* employee ( !         
,dep>tm5t :o processes su* a claim1     
communicates ) a claimant reg>d+ evid5ce
 support+ su* a claim1 or decides su* a 

claim1 receives annual s5sitivity tra9+ 
& tra9+2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y
 %all ensure t tra9+ receiv$ by an      
employee "u ?is subsection is           
appropriate = h[ mu* exp]i5ce ! employee
 has ) su* claims4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all update tra9+ "u ?is subsection n   
less ?an once annually4  4  7#b7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report reg>d+-- 7,a7 tra9+ provid$ "u   
su* subsection be=e su* date2 &  7,b7   
plans ( ! ,secret>y to c>ry out !       
am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a74  7b7    
,expansion ( duty to assi/ 9 obta9+     
records = a comp5sation claim ,section  
#eajc;,a7c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#b7  
by ins]t+1 aft] p>agraph 7#a71 ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( a  

claim "u section #aaff ( ?is title1 !   
assi/ance provid$ by ! ,secret>y "u ?is 
section %all include obta9+-- 7,a7 !    
s]vice p]sonnel record ( ! claimant2 &  
7,b7 ! s]vice m$ical record ( !         
claimant4  4  7c7 ,s5sitivity tra9+ =   
c]ta9 contract$ heal? c>e pr(essionals3 
report2 improvem5ts ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report on-- 7#a7      
s5sitivity tra9+ requir$ = heal? c>e    
pr(essionals & individuals :o           
communicate ) vet]ans to s*$ule         
exam9ations1 contract$ "u section #ejd (
 ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act 
( #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch     
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note71 to p]=m          
exam9ations ( vet]ans :o make claims "u 
section #aaff ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2 &  7#b7 ! plan ( ! ,secret>y    
to-- 7,a7 improve su* s5sitivity tra9+2 
&  7,b7 ensure t a vet]an :o makes su* a

 claim is n retraumatiz$ dur+ su* an    
exam9ation by su* a contract$ heal? c>e 
pr(essional4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives ,may #ai1 #bjbe4,kev9   
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