1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act . 2. Pilot program for private health care for veterans who are survivors of military sexual trauma (a) Establishment The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Office of Community Care of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program to furnish hospital care and medical services to eligible veterans at non-Department health care providers to treat physical and psychological injuries or illnesses which in the judgment of a mental health professional employed by the Department resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training. (b) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a three-year period. If at the completion of the pilot program an eligible veteran is receiving hospital care and medical services from a non-Department health care provider under the pilot program, the Secretary may approve, on a case by case basis, the continuation of such hospital care and medical services from that non-Department health care provider until the completion of the episode of care. (c) Eligible veterans A veteran is eligible to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) if the veteran— (1) is eligible to participate in the program under section 1720D of title 38, United States Code