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Union Calendar No. 71 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2201 
[Report No. 119–98] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve claims, made under 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding mili-
tary sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2025 
Mrs. KIM (for herself, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. BACON, and Ms. HOULAHAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
MAY 17, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. RADEWAGEN and Mr. VINDMAN 
MAY 17, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 18, 2025] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving VA Training 
for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CLAIMS BASED ON MILITARY 
SEXUAL 
TRAUMA 
UNDER 
LAWS 
ADMINIS-
TERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES WHO PROCESS SUCH 
CLAIMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1166 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘members 
of teams established under subsection (a) are 
trained’’ and inserting ‘‘each employee of the De-
partment who processes such a claim, commu-
nicates with a claimant regarding evidence sup-
porting such a claim, or decides such a claim, 
receives annual sensitivity training and train-
ing’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that training received 
by an employee under this subsection is appropriate for how 
much experience the employee has with such claims. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall update training under this 
subsection not less than once annually.’’. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report regarding— 
(A) training provided under such subsection 
before such date; and 
(B) plans of the Secretary to carry out the 
amendments made by paragraph (1). 
(b) EXPANSION OF DUTY TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING 
RECORDS FOR A COMPENSATION CLAIM.—Section 5103A(c) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) In the case of a claim under section 1166 of this 
title, the assistance provided by the Secretary under this 
section shall include obtaining— 
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‘‘(A) the service personnel record of the claimant; 
and 
‘‘(B) the service medical record of the claimant.’’. 
(c) SENSITIVITY TRAINING FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTED 
HEALTH
CARE
PROFESSIONALS: REPORT; IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on— 
(1) sensitivity training required for health care 
professionals and individuals who communicate with 
veterans to schedule examinations, contracted under 
section 504 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements 
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 
note), to perform examinations of veterans who make 
claims under section 1166 of title 38, United States 
Code; and 
(2) the plan of the Secretary to— 
(A) improve such sensitivity training; and 
(B) ensure that a veteran who makes such 
a claim is not retraumatized during such an ex-
amination by such a contracted health care pro-
fessional. 
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Union Calendar No. 71 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2201 
[Report No. 119–98] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
claims, made under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding military 
sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 
MAY 17, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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