Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act
- Last Action
- 2/17/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-17Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2023-02-17Introduced in House
- 2023-02-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-17 (00)
Military Sexual Trauma Retirement Equity Act
This bill expands eligibility for certain special compensation to disabled uniformed services retirees who are survivors of military sexual trauma.
Specifically, the bill renames combat-related special compensation as trauma-related special compensation 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).
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.
Cosponsors (4)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
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