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Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act

S. 2112 · 115th Congress · Nov 9, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve the treatment at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act” or the “Military SAVE Act”.

Sec. 2 Improvement of treatment for military sexual assault at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities

Subsection (b)(2) of section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking “or”;
(2)
in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II)(dd), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(E) is a victim of a military sexual trauma described in section 1720D(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code.”