,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend chapter #aga of title 
#bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to allow    
suit against the ,united ,states for    
military sexual trauma4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,military ,sexual ,trauma               
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,allowing    
claims against the ,united ,states for  
failing to prevent or investigate sexual
 misconduct  7a7 ,in general ,chapter   
#aga of title #bh1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #bfha4 ,claims against  
the ,united ,states for military sexual 
trauma  7a7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,covered individual ,the  
term covered individual means-- 7,a7 a  
member of the ,armed ,forces1 including 

a reserve component1 who is serving on  
active duty or active ,guard and        
,reserve duty 7as those terms are       
defined in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#f71    
respectively1 of section #aja7;d7 of    
title #aj72  7,b7 a member of the       
,national ,guard who is serving on      
full-time ,national ,guard duty 7as that
 term is defined in section #aja7;d77#e7
 of title #aj72 or  7,c7 a member of a  
reserve component or the ,space ,force  
while performing inactive-duty training 
7as that term is defined in section     
#aja7;d77#g7 of title #aj74  7#b7       
,member of the armed forces ,the term   
,armed ,forces has the meaning given the
 term in section #aja7;a77#d7 of title  
#aj4  7#c7 ,reserve component ,the term 
reserve component means a component     
specified in section #ajaja of title    
#aj4  7#d7 ,sexual misconduct ,the term 
sexual misconduct means-- 7,a7 wrongful 
broadcast or distribution of intimate   
visual images punishable under section  
#iag;a of title #aj 7article #aag;a of  

the ,uniform ,code of ,military         
,justice72  7,b7 rape 7as that term is  
defined in section #ibj7;a7 of title #aj
 7article #abj7;a7 of the ,uniform ,code
 of ,military ,justice772  7,c7 sexual  
assault 7as that term is defined in     
section #ibj7;b7 of title #aj 7article  
#abj7;b7 of the ,uniform ,code of       
,military ,justice772  7,d7 aggravated  
sexual contact 7as that term is defined 
in section #ibj7;c7 of title #aj        
7article #abj7;c7 of the ,uniform ,code 
of ,military ,justice772  7,e7 abusive  
sexual contact 7as that term is defined 
in section #ibj7;d7 of title #aj        
7article #abj7;d7 of the ,uniform ,code 
of ,military ,justice772  7,f7 other    
sexual misconduct punishable under      
section #ibj;c of title #aj 7article    
#abj;c of the ,uniform ,code of         
,military ,justice72 and  7,g7 the      
standalone offense of sexual harassment 
punishable under section #icd of title  
#aj 7article #acd of the ,uniform ,code 
of ,military ,justice74  7b7 ,claims ,an

 individual may bring suit against the  
,united ,states for injury or death     
arising1 while such individual was a    
member of the ,armed ,forces1 including 
a reserve component1 from-- 7#a7 sexual 
misconduct committed by a covered       
individual2 and  7#b7 7,a7 the negligent
 failure to prevent such sexual         
misconduct2  7,b7 the negligent failure 
to investigate such sexual misconduct2  
or  7,c7 any other such wrongful or     
negligent actions that contributed to   
the sexual misconduct alleged4  7c7 ,no 
reduction for certain benefits ,a claim 
under this section shall not be reduced 
by the amount of any health care or     
benefit provided under a provision of   
law administered by the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs or the ,secretary of 
,defense4  7d7 ,limitations period      
,notwithstanding section #bdja7;b71 a   
claim brought under this section shall  
have a #e-year statute of limitations   
beginning on the date any such claim    
accrues4  7e7 ,procedures ,for purposes 

of claims brought under this section--  
7#a7 subsections 7a71 7h71 7j71 and 7k7 
of section #bfhj do not apply2 and  7#b7
 the filing period under subsection 7d7 
shall be tolled during the pendency of  
any investigation or proceeding related 
to the alleged sexual misconduct        
underlying the claim4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #aga of title #bh1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #bfha4 ,claims  
against the ,united ,states for military
 sexual trauma4  4  7c7 ,rule of        
construction ,nothing in this ,act or   
the amendments made by this ,act shall  
be construed to limit the application of
 the administrative process and         
procedures of chapter #aga of title #bh1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to claims       
permitted under section #bfha of such   
chapter4  7d7 ,effective date ,this ,act
 and the amendments made by this ,act   
shall apply to-- 7#a7 a claim arising on
 or after the date of the enactment of  

this ,act2 and  7#b7 a claim arising    
before the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 with respect to which the period 
of limitations shall be deemed to begin 
on the date of the enactment of this    
,act4