[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 416. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Rounds) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. IMPROVING PROCESSING BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS OF DISABILITY CLAIMS FOR POST-TRAUMATIC 
                   STRESS DISORDER THROUGH IMPROVED TRAINING.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress 
     Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of 2023''.
       (b) Formal Process for Conduct of Annual Analysis of 
     Training Needs Based on Trends.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, acting through the Under Secretary for 
     Benefits, shall establish a formal process to analyze, on an 
     annual basis, training needs of employees of the Department 
     who review claims for disability compensation for service-
     connected post-traumatic stress disorder, based on identified 
     processing error trends.
       (c) Formal Process for Conduct of Annual Studies to Support 
     Annual Analysis.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
     Under Secretary, shall establish a formal process to conduct, 
     on an annual basis, studies to help guide the process 
     established under subsection (b).
       (2) Elements.--Each study conducted under paragraph (1) 
     shall cover the following:
       (A) Military post-traumatic stress disorder stressors.
       (B) Decision-making claims for claims processors.
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