1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act” or the “Military SAVE Act”.
Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care furnished to veterans with military sexual trauma.
2. Improvements to care for veterans with military sexual trauma
Community care— Section 1703(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (D), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(F) a covered veteran is seeking counseling, care, or services for which the person is eligible under section 1720D of this title.”
in paragraph (3)—
by striking “subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, or that” and inserting “subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, that”; and
by inserting “or that the covered veteran is seeking counseling or care or services for which the person is eligible under section 1720D of this title,” after “subparagraph (D) of such paragraph,”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(4) The Secretary shall provide to covered veterans described in paragraph (1)(F) information regarding the counseling, care, and services available to the covered veteran through the Department with respect to the counseling, care, and services described in such paragraph.”
Improvements to military sexual trauma treatment authority— Section 1720D of such title is amended—
in subsection (a)—
paragraph (1), by striking “overcome psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional” and inserting “treat any condition, which in the judgment of a health care professional”;
in paragraph (2)(A), by striking “overcome psychological trauma” and inserting “treat conditions”;
by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
“(3) A veteran may receive counseling and care and services under this section through the Veterans Community Care program in accordance with section 1703(d) of this title.”
in subsection (b)(2), by striking “counseling” each place it appears and inserting “counseling and care and services”.