,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gigf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,carbajal 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bacon7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the retroactive payment  
of benefits for veterans with covered   
mental health conditions based on       
military sexual trauma1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,moral ,injury      
,recognition and ,restitution ,act4  #b4
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
retroactive benefits payments for       
veterans with covered health conditions 
based on military sexual trauma  7a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ea
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #eaad4 ,claims  
involving military sexual trauma3       
retroactive benefits payments  7a7 ,in  

general ,if the ,secretary approves a   
claim for compensation for a covered    
health condition based on military      
sexual trauma experienced by a veteran  
during active military1 naval1 or air   
service1 notwithstanding sections #eaaj 
and #eaaa of this title-- 7#a7 the      
effective date of the award of the claim
 shall be the date of the day after the 
date on which the veteran is discharged 
from such service2 and  7#b7 payment of 
monetary benefits based on such award   
shall be made beginning on such date and
 shall be payable retroactively4  7b7   
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term military sexual trauma has the
 meaning given such term in section     
#aaff7;c77#b7 of this title4  7#b7 ,the 
term covered health condition means--   
7,a7 a covered mental health condition1 
as such term is defined in section      
#aaff7;c77#a7 of this title2 or  7,b7   
any physical injury or disease resulting
 in disability that was incurred as a   
result of1 or aggravated by1 military   

sexual trauma4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendments ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of chapter #ea of such title 
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #eaac the following 
new item3  #eaad4 ,claims involving     
military sexual trauma3 retroactive     
benefits payments4  4