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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-4441| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2022
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (10)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)John Boozman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill prescribes that a peer support specialist of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must not be responsible for providing assistance to a veteran regarding a claim for compensation for a covered mental health condition (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) based on military sexual trauma (MST) experienced during active service. Such specialists must only provide counseling services, guidance, and support and must not participate in the adjudication of the claim. As part of the forms for claims for compensation for a covered mental health condition based on MST, the VA must include an option for a veteran to elect to be referred to a MST trauma coordinator at the VA facility closest to the veteran's residence. Additionally, the VA must (1) ensure that its peer support specialists receive annual training on providing peer support regarding MST, and (2) provide annual training on the processing of claims for compensation for covered mental health conditions based on MST to its MST coordinators and peer specialists.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • June 22, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2724: VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-4441| Senate 
| Updated: 6/22/2022
This bill prescribes that a peer support specialist of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must not be responsible for providing assistance to a veteran regarding a claim for compensation for a covered mental health condition (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) based on military sexual trauma (MST) experienced during active service. Such specialists must only provide counseling services, guidance, and support and must not participate in the adjudication of the claim. As part of the forms for claims for compensation for a covered mental health condition based on MST, the VA must include an option for a veteran to elect to be referred to a MST trauma coordinator at the VA facility closest to the veteran's residence. Additionally, the VA must (1) ensure that its peer support specialists receive annual training on providing peer support regarding MST, and (2) provide annual training on the processing of claims for compensation for covered mental health conditions based on MST to its MST coordinators and peer specialists.
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Timeline
Jun 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • June 22, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 22, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (10)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)John Boozman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2724: VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted