Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2724) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2724 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESSING OF CLAIMS BY VETERANS FOR COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS BASED ON MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. (a) In General.--Section 1166 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``or air service'' both places it appears and inserting ``air, or space service''; (2) in subsection (a)-- (A) in the heading, by striking ``In General'' and inserting ``Processing''; (B) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(2) A peer support specialist of the Department-- ``(A) shall not be responsible for providing any assistance to a veteran regarding a claim described in paragraph (1), other than counseling services, guidance, and support, pursuant to duties determined by the Under Secretary for Health; and ``(B) shall not participate in the adjudication of such a claim.''; (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (4) by inserting, after subs…”