,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,bur*ett 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1    
,ms4 ,mace1 & ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor?       
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to ensure 
t sexual assault nurse exam9]s are      
employ$ at c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs m$ical facilities1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,sexual ,assault ,nurse    
,exam9] 9 ,,va ,hospitals ,act ( #bjbe  
or ! ,,sane ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4          
,qualifications ( heal? c>e provid]s :o 
p]=m sexual assault exam9ations at c]ta9
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical   
facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all employ1 at ea*   
hospital & urg5t c>e facility ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs--  7#a7 at
 lea/ "o sexual assault nurse exam9]2 or

  7#b7 if ! ,secret>y _c s employ a     
sexual assault nurse exam9]1 a heal? c>e
 provid] qualifi$ to conduct a sexual   
assault =5sic exam9ation4  7b7 ,m5tal   
heal? c>e ref]ral ,aft] exam9+ an       
individual = sexual assault1 a heal? c>e
 provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all v]bally ref]
 ! individual to m5tal heal? c>e s]vices
 furni%$ by ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 9 a      
hospital ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7#b7        
pursuant to a ,vet]ans ,c>e ,agreem5t "u
 section #agjc;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 if ! wait "t = s]vices    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 exce$s #cj     
days4  7c7 ,d$icat$ responsibilities ,9 
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t !re is no r$uction 91 or       
negative effect on1 ! pati5t c>e        
responsibilities t are o!rwise c>ri$ out
 by employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7d7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms      
sexual assault nurse exam9] & sexual    
assault =5sic exam9ation h ! mean+s giv5
 su* t]ms 9 section #cjd7;a7 ( ! ,,dna  
,sexual ,assault ,ju/ice ,act ( #bjjd   

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