[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3849 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3849

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide permanent authority 
for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to operate a program 
to provide counseling and treatment for veterans who while in military 
        service experienced sexual trauma or sexual harassment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2004

 Mr. Rodriguez (for himself, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Gutierrez) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide permanent authority 
for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to operate a program 
to provide counseling and treatment for veterans who while in military 
        service experienced sexual trauma or sexual harassment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Sexual Trama Counseling Act 
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              OPERATE SEXUAL TRAUMA COUNSELING PROGRAM.

    Section 1720D(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``During the period 
        through December 31, 2004, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, during the period 
        through December 31, 2004,''.
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