S. 514: Deborah Sampson Act
CBO Score
$4.58 billion
Documentation
Date of Report
Tue November 17th, 2020
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
116th Congress
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester — D — MT
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ease the standard of proof for veterans to establish that their mental health conditions were caused by military sexual trauma (MST), a term used to refer to psychological trauma resulting from physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment experienced during military service, and requires VA to operate a counseling program in retreat settings for veterans and their families, provide child care to certain veterans receiving mental health care at VA medical facilities, and expand other medical services.
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