Summary

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide annual, experience‑tailored sensitivity training for every VA employee who processes, communicates about, or decides claims based on military sexual trauma (MST), and to update that training at least annually. It also expands the VA’s duty to assist in MST claims by explicitly requiring the VA to obtain the claimant’s service personnel and service medical records. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees within 90 days on prior training and implementation plans, and to report within 90 days on sensitivity training used by contracted examiners and plans to prevent retraumatizing veterans during examinations.

• Mandates annual, experience‑tailored sensitivity training for all VA staff who handle MST claims.
• Requires the VA to update MST sensitivity training materials at least once per year.
• Expands the VA’s duty to assist by explicitly requiring retrieval of service personnel and service medical records for MST claims.
• Directs the Secretary to report to congressional veterans’ committees within 90 days on prior training and implementation plans.
• Requires a 90‑day report on sensitivity training for contracted examiners and a plan to prevent retraumatizing examinations.
• Applies training and oversight requirements to both VA employees and contracted health care professionals who perform MST exams.
• Does not explicitly appropriate new funding in the text; duties may create administrative costs.
• Aims to improve claim development, reduce retraumatization, and support more accurate determinations on MST claims.