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SEC. 
5302. 
ASSESSMENT 
OF 
EFFECTS 
OF 
INTIMATE 
PARTNER 
VIOLENCE ON WOMEN VETERANS BY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS. 
Section 542(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(D); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(C) an assessment of the effects of intimate partner 
violence on women veterans; and’’. 
SEC. 5303. ANTI-HARASSMENT AND ANTI-SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 533. Anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary, acting through the 
Office of Assault and Prevention of the Veterans Health Administra-
tion, shall establish a comprehensive policy to end harassment 
and sexual assault, including sexual harassment and gender-based 
harassment, throughout the Department. 
‘‘(2) The policy required by paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A process for employees and contractors of the Depart-
ment to respond to reported incidents of harassment and sexual 
assault committed by any non-Department individual within 
a facility of the Department, including with respect to account-
ability or disciplinary measures. 
‘‘(B) A process for employees and contractors of the Depart-
ment to respond to reported incidents of harassment and sexual 
assault of any non-Department individual within a facility of 
the Department. 
‘‘(C) A process for any non-Department individual to report 
harassment and sexual assault described in subparagraph (A), 
including an option for confidential reporting, and for the Sec-
retary to respond to and address such reports. 
‘‘(D) Clear mechanisms for non-Department individuals to 
readily identify to whom and how to report incidents of harass-
ment and sexual assault committed by another non-Department 
individual. 
‘‘(E) Clear mechanisms for employees and contractors of 
the Department to readily identify to whom and how to report 
incidents of harassment and sexual assault and how to refer 
non-Department individuals with respect to reporting an 
incident of harassment or sexual assault. 
‘‘(F) A process for, and mandatory reporting requirement 
applicable to, any employee or contractor of the Department 
who witnesses harassment or sexual assault described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) within a facility of the Department, 
regardless of whether the individual affected by such harass-
ment or sexual assault wants to report such harassment or 
sexual assault. 
‘‘(G) The actions possible, including disciplinary actions, 
for employees or contractors of the Department who fail to
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a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal 
year to identify and track the consistency of decisions across 
regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) The number of covered claims submitted to or 
considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered 
by the report. 
(B) Of the covered claims listed under subparagraph 
(A), the number and percentage of such claims— 
(i) submitted by each sex; 
(ii) that were approved, including the number and 
percentage of such approved claims submitted by each 
sex; 
(iii) that were denied, including the number and 
percentage of such denied claims submitted by each 
sex; and 
(iv) that were developed and reviewed by a special-
ized team established under section 1164(a) of title 
38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(C) Of the covered claims listed under subparagraph 
(A) that were approved, the number and percentage, 
disaggregated by sex, of claims assigned to each rating 
percentage. 
(D) Of the covered claims listed under subparagraph 
(A) that were denied— 
(i) the three most common reasons given by the 
Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, for such denials; and 
(ii) the number of denials that were based on the 
failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. 
(E) The number of covered claims that, as of the end 
of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, 
separately, the number of such claims on appeal. 
(F) For the fiscal year covered by the report, the aver-
age number of days that covered claims take to complete, 
beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. 
(G) A description of the training that the Secretary 
provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administra-
tion, or such contractors or other individuals as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, specifically with respect to 
covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content 
of such training. 
(H) Whether all covered claims are subject to second 
level review until the individual rater of the Veterans 
Benefits Administration adjudicating such covered claims 
achieves an accuracy rate of 90 percent on decisions of 
such covered claims. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) COVERED
CLAIMS.—The term ‘‘covered claims’’ 
means claims for disability compensation submitted to the 
Secretary based on a covered mental health condition 
alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military 
sexual trauma. 
(B) COVERED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.—The term 
‘‘covered mental health condition’’ has the meaning given
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(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to stop movement orders issued on or after 
March 1, 2020. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.