Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act 2. Extension of eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma (a) In general Section 1413a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking combat-related trauma-related (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by inserting (1) The Secretary (B) by inserting under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e) (C) 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. ; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined was the result of military sexual trauma. ; and (4) in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: (1) The term military sexual trauma . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Headings Such section is amended— (A) in the heading by striking Combat-related Trauma-related (B) in the heading of subsection (e) by striking Combat-Related Trauma-Related (2) 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: 1413a. Trauma-related special compensation. . (c) Conforming amendments Such title is amended— (1) in section 1414(d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking combat-related trauma-related (B) in the heading, by striking Combat-Related Trauma-Related (2) in section 1449(b)(2)— (A) by striking combat-related trauma-related (B) in the heading, by striking CRSC TRSC (3) in section 1450(e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking combat-related trauma-related (B) in the heading, by striking CRSC TRSC (4) in section 1452— (A) by striking combat-related trauma-related (B) in subsection (d)(2), in the heading, by striking combat-related trauma-related (C) in subsection (g)(4), in the heading, by striking CRSC TRSC

Summary: Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act This bill expands eligibility for certain special compensation to disabled uniformed services retirees who are survivors of military sexual trauma. Specifically, the bill renames combat-related special compensation as trauma-related special compensation and makes eligible for such compensation trauma-related disabled uniformed services retirees (i.e., members of the uniformed services who have a trauma-related disability and are entitled to retired pay). The bill expands the former definition of a combat-related disability (now a trauma-related disability under this bill) to include a disability that is compensable under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is determined by the VA to be the result of military sexual trauma.