A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the entitlement to disability compensation of women veterans who have service-connected mastectomies, to provide permanent authority for counseling and treatment for sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

S 2205

Introduced

Apr 18, 2002

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2964-2965)

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Armed Forces and National Security Breast cancer Cervical cancer Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Veterans Affairs Disabled Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Health Health counseling Mastectomy Medical screening Rape victim services Sex crimes Sexual harassment Trauma care Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Women Women veterans Women's health

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Summary

Requires the payment of veterans' disability compensation to a woman veteran for the anatomical loss of half or more of the tissue of (currently, all of the tissue of) one or more breasts suffered as a result of a service-connected disability.

Makes permanent (currently expires December 31, 2004) a program requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide counseling to veterans to overcome psychological trauma resulting from a physical assault or battery of a sexual nature, or from sexual harassment, which occurred during active military service.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees on the furnishing by the Veterans Health Administration of health care to women veterans.

Actions

Apr 18, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2964-2965)
Apr 18, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2963-2964)
Apr 18, 2002

Introduced in Senate

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