Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act”.
Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma.
Sec. 2 Extension of eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma
by striking “combat-related” each place it appears and inserting “trauma-related”;
in subsection (d)—
by inserting “(1)” before “The Secretary”;
by inserting “under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e)” before the period at the end of the first sentence; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) The Secretary of Defense shall treat a disabled uniformed services retiree with a trauma-related disability, determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under paragraph (3) of subsection (e), as an eligible trauma-related disabled uniformed services retiree.”
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (2)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined was the result of military sexual trauma.”
in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting following new paragraph:
“(1) The term “military sexual trauma” has the meaning given such term in section 1166 of title 38.”
Clerical amendments—
Headings— Such section is amended—
in the heading by striking “Combat-related” and inserting “Trauma-related”; and
in the heading of subsection (e) by striking “Combat-Related” and inserting “Trauma-Related” .
Table of sections— The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1413a and inserting the following:
Conforming amendments— Such title is amended—
in section 1414(d)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “combat-related” and inserting “trauma-related”; and
in the heading, by striking “Combat-Related” and inserting “Trauma-Related”;
in section 1449(b)(2)—
by striking “combat-related” and inserting “trauma-related”; and
in the heading, by striking “CRSC” and inserting “TRSC”;
in section 1450(e)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “combat-related” and inserting “trauma-related”; and
in the heading, by striking “CRSC” and inserting “TRSC”; and
in section 1452—
by striking “combat-related” each place it appears and inserting “trauma-related”;
in subsection (d)(2), in the heading, by striking “combat-related” and inserting “trauma-related”; and
in subsection (g)(4), in the heading, by striking “CRSC” and inserting “TRSC”.