Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act

Bill: 118-hr-1082
Sponsor: full_name: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-02-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for certain special compensation to disabled uniformed services retirees who are survivors of military sexual trauma.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill renames <i> combat-related special compensation</i> as <i>trauma-related special compensation </i>and makes eligible for such compensation trauma-related disabled uniformed services retirees (i.e., members of the uniformed services who have a trauma-related disability and are entitled to retired pay).</p> <p>The bill expands the former definition of a combat-related disability (now a trauma-related disability under this bill) to include a disability that is compensable under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and is determined by the VA to be the result of military sexual trauma.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1082 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 17, 2023 Mrs. González-Colón (for herself, Ms. Ross , and Ms. Wexton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act . 2. Extension of eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma (a) In general Section 1413a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking combat-related each place it appears and inserting trauma-related ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by inserting (1) before The Secretary ; (B) by inserting under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (e) before the period at the end of the first sentence; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary of Defense shall treat a disabled uniformed services retiree with a trauma-related disability, determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under paragraph (3) of subsection (e), as an eligible trauma-related disabled uniformed services retiree. ; (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined was the result of military sexual trauma. ; and (4) in subsection (i), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph: (1) The term military sexual trauma has the meaning given such term in section 1166 of title 38. . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Headings Such section is amended— (A) in the heading by striking Combat-related and inserting Trauma-related ; and (B) in the heading of subsection (e) by striking Combat-Related and inserting Trauma-Related . (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1413a and inserting the following: 1413a. Trauma-related special compensation. . (c) Conforming amendments Such title is amended— (1) in section 1414(d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking combat-related and inserting trauma-related ; and (B) in the heading, by striking Combat-Related and inserting Trauma-Related ; (2) in section 1449(b)(2)— (A) by striking combat-related and inserting trauma-related ; and (B) in the heading, by striking CRSC and inserting TRSC ; (3) in section 1450(e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking combat-related and inserting trauma-related ; and (B) in the heading, by striking CRSC and inserting TRSC ; and (4) in section 1452— (A) by striking combat-related each place it appears and inserting trauma-related ; (B) in subsection (d)(2), in the heading, by striking combat-related and inserting trauma-related ; and (C) in subsection (g)(4), in the heading, by striking CRSC and inserting TRSC .