,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ga #aaith   
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bbja
 ,report ,no4 #aai-ih ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,march #ah1    
#bjbe,mrs4 ,kim 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,budzinski1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 and ,ms4       
,houlahan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,may 
#ag1 #bjbe;,additional sponsors3 ,mrs4  
,radewagen and ,mr4 ,vindman  ,may #ag1 
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,march #ah1 #bjbe 
,a ,,bill  ,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  ,may #ag1           
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed