To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve claims, made under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Radewagen and Mr. Vindman
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mrs. Kim (for herself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Bacon, and Ms. …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Expands training requirements for all VA employees who process, communicate about, or decide military sexual trauma claims, and requires VA to proactively obtain service records when evidence is lacking.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans filing MST claims benefit from better-trained claims processors and automatic service record retrieval. MST survivors gain more sensitive and informed claims handling.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA must provide annual sensitivity training to all MST claims employees. VA must update training annually and submit reports to Congress within 90 days.
Key Provisions
- Annual sensitivity training for all employees handling MST claims
- Training appropriate to employee experience level
- VA must proactively obtain service personnel and medical records
- Reports to Congress on training and implementation plans
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Improves VA claims processing and training for military sexual trauma cases
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Improve MST claims processing through training and evidence gathering"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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