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education, income, marital status, number of chil-
dren and their ages, any substance abuse, and per-
sonal history of family violence; 
(6) the total number of persons referred to the 
program, and the referral source; 
(7) total number of persons determined to be 
inappropriate for services and reasons therefor; and 
(8) the number of persons participating in the 
program, the number completing the program, the 
number failing to complete the program, and rea-
sons therefor. 
TITLE 
IV—COUNSELING 
AND 
TREATMENT PROGRAMS OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
SEC. 401. RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES TO OVERCOME 
STIGMA 
RELATED 
TO 
MILITARY 
SEXUAL 
TRAUMA. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, in cooperation with Secretary of Defense, 
should conduct research into best practices that allow vet-
erans who have been victims of sexual assault while in the 
Armed Forces to overcome stigma in order to report the 
crime, seek treatment, and recover. 
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SEC. 402. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. 
(a) TRAINING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall ensure that all primary care providers 
who are employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(or who treat veterans for the Department on a fee or 
contract basis) receive training in (1) effective screening 
methods for identifying veterans who have suffered from 
military sexual trauma, and (2) the process for referring 
for appropriate treatment and services veterans who are 
so identified. For those providers who are so employed as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act and who have 
not previously received such training, such training shall 
be completed not later than the end of the one-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF TRAINING.—The training under 
subsection (a) shall require that all primary care providers 
to be able to do the following: 
(1) Describe the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs mandate and the prevalence of military sexual 
trauma. 
(2) Describe the relevance of military sexual 
trauma to Department of Veterans Affairs clini-
cians. 
(3) Identify the health correlates of sexual trau-
ma. 
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(4) Explain the effective screening methods for 
military sexual trauma. 
(5) List the steps to be taken by a clinician 
when responding to disclosure of military sexual 
trauma. 
(6) Explain the referral process of a patient 
who experienced military sexual trauma to mental 
health and social services. 
(7) Describe the mental health treatment for 
military sexual trauma. 
(8) Describe the documentation requirements 
for military sexual trauma treatment and compensa-
tion. 
(9) Explain the compensation issues associated 
with military sexual trauma. 
(10) Describe the complex patient-provider rela-
tionship issues associated with military sexual trau-
ma. 
(11) Identify the risk factors that could cause 
post-traumatic stress disorder flares in military sex-
ual trauma survivors. 
(12) Define revictimization. 
(13) Assess intimate partner violence. 
(14) Describe treatment of acute sexual trauma 
victims. 
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