PUBLIC LAW 106-117—NOV. 30, 1999
113 STAT. 1559
(e) STUDY OF EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR COUNSELING AND
TREATMENT.— (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study to determine—
(A) the extent to which former merabers of the reserve
components of the Armed Forces experienced physical assault
of a sexual nature or battery of a sexual nature while serving
on active duty for training;
(B) the extent to which such former members have sought
counseling from the Department of Veterans Affairs relating
to those incidents; and
(C) the additional resources that, in the judgment of the
Secretary, would be required to meet the projected need of
those former members for such counseling.
(2) Not later than. 16 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1).
(f) OVERSIGHT OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. —Not later than 14
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a joint report
describing in detail the collaborative efforts of the Department
of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to ensure that
members of the Armed Forces, upon separation from active military,
naval, or air service, are provided appropriate and current information about progrgims of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that may have
been experienced by those members while in the active military,
naval, or air service, including information ab(3ut eligibility requirements for, and procedures for applying for, such counseling and
treatment. The report shall include proposed recommendations from
both the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense
for the improvement of their collaborative efforts to provide such
information.
(g) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SEXUAL TRAUMA TREAT-
MENT PROGRAM.— Not later than 14 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives
a report on the use made of the authority provided under section
1720D of title 38, United States Code, as amended by this section.
The report shall include the following with respect to activities
under that section since the enactment of this Act:
(1) The number of veterans who have received counseling
under that section.
(2) The number of veterans who have been referred to
non-Department mental health facilities and providers in
connection with sexual trauma counseling and treatment.
SEC. 116. SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
(a) IMPROVEMENT TO SPECIALIZED MENTAI. HEALTH SERVICES.—
The Secretary, in furtherance of the responsibilities of the Secretary
under section 1706(b) of title 38, United States Code, shall carry
out a program to expand and improve the provision of specialized
mental health services to veterans. The Secretary shall establish
the program in consultation with the Committee on Care of Severely
38 USC 1720D
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38 USC 1720D
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38 USC 1712A
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