119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2201
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve claims, 
made under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, regarding military sexual trauma, and for 
other purposes.
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 Train-
ing 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 ‘‘mem-
bers of teams established under subsection (a) 
are trained’’ and inserting ‘‘each employee of 
the Department who processes such a claim, 
communicates with a claimant regarding evi-
dence supporting such a claim, or decides such 
a claim, receives annual sensitivity training and 
training’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(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 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report regarding—
(A) training provided under such sub-
section 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—
‘‘(A) the service personnel record of the claim-
ant; and 
‘‘(B) the service medical record of the claim-
ant.’’. 
(c) SENSITIVITY
TRAINING
FOR
CERTAIN
CON-
TRACTED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS: REPORT; IM-
PROVEMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit 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. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025. 
Attest:
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2201
AN ACT 
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.