113 HR 2974 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-08-01
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1.Beneficiary travel for
veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized
outpatient or residential programs of the Department of Veterans
Affairs
(a)Section 111 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended—
(1)in subsection
(b)(1), by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
(G)A
veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a
Department facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual
trauma.
;
and
(2)by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
(g)In this section:
(1)The term
military sexual trauma means psychological trauma, which in the
judgment of a Department mental health professional, resulted from a physical
assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment
which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for
training.
(2)The term sexual harassment
means repeated, unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which
is threatening in
character.
.
(b)The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to travel occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.