H. R. 7335 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To improve coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Vet-
erans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising 
from military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘MST Claims Coordination Act’’. 
SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND VETERANS BENE-
FITS 
ADMINISTRATION 
COORDINATION 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
CLAIMS ARISING FROM MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 
(a) COORDINATED PROVISION OF MATERIALS.— 
(1) REQUIRED
MATERIALS.—During or immediately after 
each covered event, and together with each covered document, 
in a claim for compensation arising from military sexual trauma 
experienced by a covered individual, the Under Secretary for 
Benefits of the Veterans Benefits Administration, in coordina-
tion with the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health 
Administration, shall provide, to the covered individual— 
(A) outreach letters; 
(B) information on the Veterans Crisis Line; 
(C) information on how to make an appointment with 
a mental health provider; and 
(D) other information on available resources relating 
to military sexual trauma (including information on mili-
tary sexual trauma coordinators of the Veterans Health 
Administration, mental health providers trained in military 
sexual trauma issues, and peer support specialists). 
(2) FORMAT OF MATERIALS.—Materials described in para-
graph (1) may be provided electronically. 
(b) AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.—In a claim for com-
pensation arising from military sexual trauma experienced by a 
veteran, if the veteran is enrolled in the patient enrollment system 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 
38, United States Code, and consents to the notification system 
under this subsection, the Under Secretary for Benefits shall auto-
matically notify the Under Secretary for Health shortly before the 
veteran— 
(1) participates in any covered event; or 
(2) receives any covered document. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall implement this Act not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘compensation’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered document’’ means a determination 
(including a rating determination) that the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs provides to the claimant in connection with a 
claim for compensation. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered event’’ includes, with respect to a 
claim for compensation— 
(A) a medical examination under section 5103A of title 
38, United States Code; 
(B) a hearing before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals 
under section 7107 of such title; and 
(C) any other event determined relevant by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
(4) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means a former member 
of the Armed Forces (as that term is defined in section 1720D 
of title 38, United States Code) who elects to receive materials 
under subsection (a). 
(5) The term ‘‘military sexual trauma’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1166 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(6) The term ‘‘Veterans Crisis Line’’ means the toll-free 
hotline for veterans established under section 1720F(h) of title 
38, United States Code. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.