S 2014 United States Senate · 118th Congress

A bill to ensure that certain members of the Armed Forces who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service, and for other purposes.

This bill ensures female service members who served in cultural support teams (2010-2021) receive proper military records and veterans' benefits. It requires military records to include this service for retirement pay calculations and directs the VA to treat such service as "combat" for disability claims. Veterans who were previously denied benefits for service-related injuries can file supplemental claims within three years of the bill's enactment. The bill specifically covers approximately 310 women who served in these teams, who faced barriers in accessing VA care for traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, or physical trauma incurred during deployment.
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Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 15, 2023 Last action Jun 15, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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