---
title: "Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023"
identifier: "118-S-1028"
congress: 118
bill_number: 1028
bill_type: "S"
version_code: "is"
version_type: "Introduced in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/s/1028"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1028"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T23:39:37.051Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

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# TITLE I — Defining military sexual trauma

## SEC. 101 Report on military sexual trauma in the digital age.

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# TITLE II — Disability compensation and claims processing

## SEC. 201 Definition of military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 202 Conforming changes relating to specialized teams to evaluate claims involving military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 203 Evaluation of claims involving military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 204 Choice of location of Department of Veterans Affairs medical examination for assessment of claims for compensation relating to disability resulting from military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 205 Communications from the Department of Veterans Affairs to individuals who have experienced military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 206 Study on training and processing relating to claims for disability compensation relating to military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 207 Annual special focus review of claims for disability compensation for disabilities relating to military sexual trauma.

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# TITLE III — Access to Health Care

## SEC. 301 Expansion of eligibility for counseling and treatment for military sexual trauma to include all former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

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## SEC. 302 Connection to Veterans Health Administration when a disability claim related to military sexual trauma is submitted to Veterans Benefits Administration.

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## SEC. 303 Pilot program for interim access to mental health care for individuals who have experienced military sexual trauma.

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## SEC. 304 Comptroller General study on access to care from Department of Veterans Affairs for individuals who have experienced military sexual trauma.

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