I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5757 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care furnished to 
veterans with military sexual trauma. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2020 
Mr. BARR (for himself and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
care furnished to veterans with military sexual trauma. 
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 ‘‘Military Sexual Assault 
Victims Empowerment Act’’ or the ‘‘Military SAVE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CARE FOR VETERANS WITH 
MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 
(a) COMMUNITY CARE.—Section 1703(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) a covered veteran is seeking coun-
seling, care, or services for which the person is 
eligible under section 1720D of this title.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C) of such 
paragraph, or that’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (C) of such paragraph, that’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or that the covered vet-
eran is seeking counseling or care or services 
for which the person is eligible under section 
1720D of this title,’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (D) 
of such paragraph,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall provide to covered veterans 
described in paragraph (1)(F) information regarding the 
counseling, care, and services available to the covered vet-
eran through the Department with respect to the coun-
seling, care, and services described in such paragraph.’’. 
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(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA 
TREATMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 1720D of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘overcome 
psychological trauma, which in the judgment of 
a mental health professional’’ and inserting 
‘‘treat any condition, which in the judgment of 
a health care professional’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘over-
come psychological trauma’’ and inserting 
‘‘treat conditions’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) A veteran may receive counseling and care and 
services under this section through the Veterans Commu-
nity Care program in accordance with section 1703(d) of 
this title.’’; and 
(D) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 
‘‘counseling’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘counseling and care and services’’. 
Æ 
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