,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #h1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,morrison introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to update directives ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs reg>d+ ! managem5t (  
acute sexual assault1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,directives reg>d+ ! managem5t (    
acute sexual assault 9 ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,update ,n lat]  
?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all update directives ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs reg>d+    
em]g5cy managem5t ( an acute sexual     
assault ( a cov]$ vet]an1 & ensure t !  
policies1 ( ea* m$ical facility1 & (    
police1 ( ! ,dep>tm5t con=m to su*      
directive4 ,elem5ts ( su* directives &  
policies %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,updat$ policies & guidance = all       
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      

,affairs :o respond to cov]$ vet]ans4   
7#b7 ,a requirem5t t ! director ( a     
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t-- 7,a7    
employs a c]tifi$ ,,safe cl9ical provid]
 or a ,,sane c]tifi$ ?r\gh curricula su*
 z ^? develop$ by ! ,int]national       
,association ( ,=5sic ,nurses2  7,b7    
ref]s1 pursuant to section #agjc ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 cov]$ vet]ans
 to a local non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e     
provid] t employs a c]tifi$ ,,safe      
cl9ical provid] or a ,,sane2 or  7,c7   
coord9ates ) ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? & 
! ,director ( ! ,vet]an ,integrat$      
,s]vice ,network conc]n$ reg>d+ alt]nate
 plans ( c>e = cov]$ vet]ans at su*     
facility4  7#c7 ,requirem5ts 9 ! em]g5cy
 m$ic9e & urg5t c>e directives ( !      
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration t a m$ical
 facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t employs a     
c]tifi$ ,,safe cl9ical provid] or a     
,,sane ma9ta9s a supply ( unexpir$ rape 
kits4  7#d7 ,if cl9ically indicat$1 a   
cov]$ vet]an %all be (f]$ prophylaxes = 
sexually transmitt$ disease & =         

pregnancy4 ,if s indicat$1 ! p]sonnel ( 
! facility %all provide1 to ! heal? c>e 
provid]s ( ! facility :o treat ! cov]$  
vet]an1 cl9ical practice guidel9es or   
cl9ical ord] sets4  7#e7 ,ea* cov]$     
vet]an %all be (f]$ local m5tal heal?   
c>e c\nsel+ or a ref]ral to a m5tal     
heal? c>e provid]4 ,if su* ref]ral is to
 a non-,dep>tm5t provid]1 an appropriate
 employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t facility %all   
coord9ate c>e ) ! non-,dep>tm5t provid]4
  7#f7 ,cle> guidance reg>d+ :5 & h[ a  
police (fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all docum5t 
! notification ( a local law en=cem5t   
ag5cy ( an acute sexual assault ( a     
cov]$ vet]an4 ,su* guidance %all balance
 ! confid5tiality ( a cov]$ vet]an )    
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local report+          
requirem5ts4  7b7 ,tra9+  7#a7 ,=       
employees ( ! ,,vha ,n less ?an once ea*
 ye> aft] ! ,secret>y updates directives
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
provide1 to appropriate employees ( !   
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 tra9+    
reg>d+ ! directives & policies updat$ 9 

accordance ) p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e7 (
 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,= police (fic]s 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ,n less ?an once ea* ye>  
aft] ! ,secret>y updates directives "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
provide1 to ea* police (fic] ( !        
,dep>tm5t1 a tra9+ reg>d+ ! guidance "u 
p>agraph 7#f7 ( subsection 7a7 &        
develop$--  7,a7 by ! ,director ( !     
,(fice ( ,security & ,law ,en=cem5t ( ! 
,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7 9 accordance )       
trauma-in=m$ sexual assault inve/igation
 curricula1 su* z ones provid$ by !     
,int]national ,association ( ,*iefs (   
,police2 &  7#c7 ,=mat ,tra9+ "u ?is    
subsection-- 7,a7 may be provid$ 9-p]son
 or electronically2  7,b7 %all be       
provid$ 9-p]son at lea/ once e five ye>s
 to an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b72  7,c7 %all      
include guid$ in/ruction2  7,d7 %all    
include in=mation specific to ! facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t :]e ! employee works1    
includ+ on-site res\rces & ,/ate & local
 requirem5ts2 &  7,e7 may n consi/      

solely ( pr9t$ mat]ials4  7c7 ,ov]sight 
,! director ( ea* ,vet]an ,integrat$    
,s]vice ,networks %all monitor          
compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act & 
ov]see cases ) lack ( compliance to     
det]m9e reasons = lack ( compliance &   
additional res\rces & support z det]m9$ 
necess>y by ! ,secret>y to ensure       
compliance4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m acute sexual      
assault means unwant$ sexual contact )  
an alleg$ p]petrator4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$
 vet]an means a vet]an :o exhibits      
symptoms ( acute sexual assault--  7,a7 
at a m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an   
#gb h\rs aft] su* acute sexual assault4 
7#c7 ,! t]m ,,safe means sexual assault 
=5sic exam9ation4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,,sane   
means a sexual assault nurse exam9]4