[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 2527 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2527


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 2, 2014

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with 
    counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during 
                        inactive duty training.

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

SECTION 1. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SEXUAL TRAUMA OCCURRING DURING 
              INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING.

    Section 1720D of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``active duty or 
        active duty for training'' and inserting ``active duty, active 
        duty for training, or inactive duty training''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``this section, the'' and inserting 
                the following: ``this section:
    ``(1) The''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
    ``(2) The term `veteran', with respect to inactive duty training 
described in subsection (a)(1), also includes an individual who--
            ``(A) is not otherwise eligible for the benefits of this 
        chapter; and
            ``(B) while serving in the reserve components of the Armed 
        Forces, performed such inactive duty training but did not serve 
        on active duty.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 28, 2014.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.