(1) The military sexual trauma coordinator of 
the Veterans Benefits Administration. 
(2) The military sexual trauma coordinator for 
the Veterans Health Administration. 
(3) The Veterans Crisis Line. 
(4) The facility of the Veterans Health Admin-
istration closest to where the survivor resides. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MILITARY
SEXUAL
TRAUMA
SURVIVOR.— 
The 
term 
‘‘military 
sexual 
trauma 
survivor’’ 
means— 
(A) a veteran who has filed a claim for 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, 
United States Code, relating to military sexual 
trauma; 
(B) a veteran who has been awarded com-
pensation under such chapter relating to mili-
tary sexual trauma; or 
(C) a former member of the Armed Forces 
or a veteran who is receiving care from the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs relating to mili-
tary sexual trauma. 
(2) VETERANS CRISIS LINE.—The term ‘‘Vet-
erans Crisis Line’’ means the toll-free hotline for 
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veterans established under section 1720F(h) of title 
38, United States Code. 
SEC. 206. STUDY ON TRAINING AND PROCESSING RELAT-
ING TO CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY COMPENSA-
TION RELATING TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAU-
MA. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall conduct a study on— 
(1) the quality of training provided to personnel 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs who review 
claims for disability compensation under chapter 11 
of title 38, United States Code, for disabilities relat-
ing to military sexual trauma; and 
(2) the quality of the procedures of the Depart-
ment for reviewing the accuracy of the processing of 
such claims. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) With respect to the quality of training de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of such subsection: 
(A) Whether the Department ensures per-
sonnel complete such training on time. 
(B) Whether the training has resulted in 
improvements to the processing of claims de-
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scribed in such subsection and issue-based accu-
racy. 
(C) Such recommendations as the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may have for improv-
ing the training. 
(2) With respect to the quality of procedures 
described in paragraph (2) of such subsection: 
(A) Whether the procedures of the Depart-
ment for reviewing the accuracy of the proc-
essing of claims described in such subsection 
comport with generally accepted statistical 
methodologies to ensure reasonable accuracy of 
such reviews. 
(B) Whether such procedures adequately 
include mechanisms to correct errors found in 
such reviews. 
(C) Such recommendations as the Sec-
retary may have for improving such procedures. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives a report detailing the findings 
of the Secretary with respect to the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
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SEC. 207. ANNUAL SPECIAL FOCUS REVIEW OF CLAIMS FOR 
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR DISABIL-
ITIES RELATING TO MILITARY SEXUAL TRAU-
MA. 
(a) ANNUAL SPECIAL FOCUS REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the Under Sec-
retary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs shall conduct a special focus review on the 
accuracy of the processing of claims for disability 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code, for disabilities relating to military sex-
ual trauma. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each review conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include a review of the following: 
(A) A statistically significant, nationally 
representative sample of all claims for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs relating to military sexual 
trauma filed during the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 
(B) The accuracy of each decision made 
with respect to each claim described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(C) The types of benefit entitlement errors 
found, disaggregated by category. 
(D) Trends from year to year. 
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(E) Training completion rates for per-
sonnel of the Department who process claims 
described in paragraph (1). 
(b) REPROCESSING OF CLAIMS.—If the Under Sec-
retary finds, pursuant to a special focus review conducted 
under subsection (a)(1), that an error was made with re-
spect to the entitlement of a veteran to a benefit under 
the laws administered by the Secretary, the Secretary shall 
return the relevant claim of the veteran to the appropriate 
regional office of the Department for reprocessing to en-
sure that the veteran receives an accurate decision with 
respect to the claim. 
(c) RE-REVIEWING OF CLAIMS.—If the Under Sec-
retary finds, pursuant to a special focus review conducted 
under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), that the accuracy 
rate, under paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection, is less 
than 90 percent, the Secretary shall conduct a review of 
each claim for benefits under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to military sexual 
trauma filed during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
year in which the report is submitted. 
(d) REPORT.—Section 5501(b)(2) of the Johnny 
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care 
and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
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315; 134 Stat. 5048) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) The findings of the most recent spe-
cial focus review conducted under subsection 
(a)(1) of section 207 of the Servicemembers 
and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act 
of 2021, including— 
‘‘(i) the elements under subsection 
(a)(2) of such section; 
‘‘(ii) the number of claims returned 
for reprocessing under subsection (b) of 
such section; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of claims described 
in clause (ii) for which the decision relat-
ing to service-connection or entitlement to 
compensation changed as a result of re-
processing the claim.’’. 
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