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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3775 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment 
of members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are victims of 
military sexual assault. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2013 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
the treatment of members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans who are victims of military sexual assault. 
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. IMPROVEMENT OF TREATMENT FOR MILITARY SEX-
UAL ASSAULT. 
(a) VETERANS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 1720D the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1720D–1. Counseling and treatment for sexual 
trauma at non-Department facilities 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding 
section 
1703 of this title, and in addition to the program under 
section 1720D, the Secretary shall operate a program 
under which the Secretary ensures that veterans who are 
victims of military sexual trauma may receive treatment 
for such trauma from private providers. 
‘‘(b) ELECTION.—A veteran may elect to receive 
treatment under this section by notifying the Secretary of 
such election at a facility or regional office of the Depart-
ment. Such notification shall include a written affidavit 
by the veteran, made under penalty of perjury under sec-
tion 1746 of title 28, stating that the veteran is a victim 
of military sexual trauma. 
‘‘(c) VOUCHER.—(1) Upon receiving a notification 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall issue the veteran 
a voucher described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) A veteran to whom a voucher is issued under 
paragraph (1) may use the voucher to receive treatment 
by a private provider who agrees to accept such voucher 
as payment for such treatment. Any amount charged by 
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the private provider for such treatment that is in addition 
to the amount paid by the voucher shall be the sole respon-
sibility of the veteran. 
‘‘(3) A voucher described in this paragraph is a 
voucher indicating that the Secretary will reimburse a pri-
vate provider for treatment provided by the provider to 
a veteran under this section. 
‘‘(4) The amount for which the Secretary will reim-
burse a private provider pursuant to a voucher described 
in paragraph (3) is equal to the amount that the Secretary 
pays to a non-Department facility under section 1703 of 
this title for the same treatment for which the voucher 
is used. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall require that a veteran make 
a reelection under subsection (b) during each 120-day pe-
riod in which the voucher is used following the initial 120- 
day period in which the voucher is valid. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretary of Defense to ensure that this section 
is carried out in a manner that allows veterans to receive 
similar treatment as is provided to members of the Armed 
Forces under section 1074n of title 10. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ means 
an injury, illness, disability, or psychological trauma 
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that directly resulted from a physical assault of a 
sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual 
harassment which occurred while the veteran was 
serving on active duty or active duty for training. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘private provider’ means a non- 
Department facility or licensed health care profes-
sional, regardless of whether the facility or profes-
sional is entered into a contract pursuant to section 
1703 of this title. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘sexual harassment’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1720D of this 
title. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘treatment’ means treatment, 
counseling, and appropriate other care and services 
to overcome military sexual trauma.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1720D(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) in the section heading, by adding ‘‘at 
Department facilities’’ after ‘‘trauma’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
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by striking the item relating to section 1720D and 
inserting the following new items: 
‘‘1720D. Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma at Department facilities. 
‘‘1720D–1. Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma at non-Department fa-
cilities.’’. 
(b) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 1074m the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1074n. Counseling and treatment for sexual trau-
ma at private facilities 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall operate 
a program under which the Secretary ensures that mem-
bers of the armed forces who are victims of military sexual 
trauma may receive treatment for such trauma by private 
providers. 
‘‘(b) ELECTION.—A member may elect to receive 
treatment under this section by notifying the Secretary of 
such election. Such notification shall include a written affi-
davit by the member, made under penalty of perjury under 
section 1746 of title 28, stating that the member is a vic-
tim of military sexual trauma. 
‘‘(c) VOUCHER.—(1) Upon receiving a notification 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall issue the member 
a voucher described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) A member to whom a voucher is issued under 
paragraph (1) may use the voucher to receive treatment 
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by a private provider who agrees to accept such voucher 
as payment for such treatment. Any amount charged by 
the private provider for such treatment that is in addition 
to the amount paid by the voucher shall be the sole respon-
sibility of the member. 
‘‘(3) A voucher described in this paragraph is a 
voucher indicating that the Secretary will reimburse a pri-
vate provider for treatment provided by the provider to 
a member under this section. 
‘‘(4) The amount for which the Secretary will reim-
burse a private provider pursuant to a voucher described 
in paragraph (3) is equal to the amount that the Secretary 
pays to a private provider under the TRICARE program 
for the same treatment for which the voucher is used. 
‘‘(5) The Secretary shall require that a veteran make 
a reelection under subsection (b) during each 120-day pe-
riod in which the voucher is used following the initial 120- 
day period in which the voucher is valid. 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that this 
section is carried out in a manner that allows members 
to receive similar treatment as is provided to veterans 
under section 1720D–1 of title 38. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ means 
an injury, illness, disability, or psychological trauma 
that directly resulted from a physical assault of a 
sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual 
harassment which occurred while the member was 
serving on active duty or active duty for training. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘private provider’ means a pri-
vate facility or licensed health care professional, re-
gardless of whether the facility or professional is en-
tered into a contract under this chapter to provide 
treatment under the TRICARE program. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘sexual harassment’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1720D of title 
38. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘treatment’ means treatment, 
counseling, and appropriate other care and services 
to overcome military sexual trauma.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 1074m 
the following new item: 
‘‘1074n. Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma at private facilities.’’. 
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