S.Amdt. 272

SA 272. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ___. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall inform
members of the Armed Forces, using mechanisms available to
the Secretary, of the eligibility of such members for
services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) Information From Sexual Assault Response
Coordinators.--The Secretary shall ensure that Sexual Assault
Response Coordinators of the Department of Defense advise
members of the Armed Forces who report instances of military
sexual trauma regarding the eligibility of such members for
services at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Military Sexual Trauma Defined.--In this section, the
term ``military sexual trauma'' means psychological trauma
described in section 1720D(a)(1) of title 38, United States
Code.
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