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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3775" measure-id="id113hr3775" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-12-16" update-date="2014-11-20">
<title>Military SAVE Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113hr3775v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2014-11-20">
<action-date>2013-12-16</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each operate a program that ensures that veterans and members of the armed forces may receive treatment from private providers for military sexual trauma. </p> <p>Requires the Secretaries: (1) after receiving from a veteran or member electing such treatment a notification that includes a written affidavit stating that the individual is a victim of military sexual trauma, to assign a voucher that such individual may use to receive such treatment; and (2) to require such individual to make a reelection during each 120-day period in which such a voucher is used following the initial 120-day period the voucher is valid.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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