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38 U.S.C. § 1720D

Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 1720D, Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472811
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In establishing a program to provide counseling under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— The Secretary shall provide information on the counseling and treatment available under this section. Efforts by the Secretary to provide such information— shall ensure that information about the counseling and treatment available under this section— In carrying out the program required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that— Each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the counseling, care, and services provided pursuant to this section. Each report shall include data for the year covered by the report with respect to each of the following: The number of individuals who received counseling and care and services under subsection (a) from professionals and providers who received training under subsection (d), disaggregated by— for each of subparagraphs (A) and (B)— In this section, the term “former member of the Armed Forces” includes the following:

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 102-585(H.R. 5193)1992-11-04
    Veterans Health Care Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 103-452(H.R. 3313)1994-11-02
    Veterans Health Programs Extension Act of 1994
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 105-368(H.R. 4110)1998-11-11
    Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-117(H.R. 2116)1999-11-30
    Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act
    House: 369–46Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-422(H.R. 3936)2004-11-30
    Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-163(S. 1963)2010-05-05
    Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
    House: 419–0Senate: 98–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-146(H.R. 3230)2014-08-07
    Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
    House: 420–5Senate: 91–3
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-91(H.R. 2810)2017-12-12
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
    House: 356–70Senate: 89–8
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-283(H.R. 6395)2021-01-01
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    House: 322–87Senate: 84–13
  • Amended byPub. L. 116-315(H.R. 7105)2021-01-05
    Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally