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HR 2285 103th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Assault Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Department of Veterans Affairs Disability evaluation Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Health Information services Rape victim services Sex crimes Sexual harassment of women Telephone Trauma care Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Victims of crimes Women veterans

To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs program of sexual trauma counseling for veterans and to improve certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs for women veterans.

Introduced: May 26, 1993 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance.
Jun 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
May 26, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1380)
May 26, 1993
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 and Federal veterans' benefits provisions to: (1) extend through December 31, 1998, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide sexual trauma counseling at Department facilities as well as through non-Department providers; (2) remove a requirement that veterans seek such counseling within a specified period after discharge; (3) remove the current one-year limit on the length of such counseling; (4) make the provision of such counseling equal in priority to the provision of Department outpatient services; (5) authorize the Department to provide such counseling to all veterans (currently, only women); and (6) require (current law authorizes) the provision of a 24-hour toll-free telephone number for the provision of sexual trauma crisis counseling.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain reports with respect to: (1) the operation of the telephone hotline; and (2) the difficulties veterans encounter in obtaining from the Department determinations that disabilities relating to sexual trauma are service-connected.

Modifies responsibilities of Department coordinators of women's services. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such coordinators are provided sufficient resources to carry out such responsibilities.

What's happening now September 22, 1993

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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