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S. 1766 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 231

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1766


To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

September 6, 2017

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Heller, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

September 28, 2017

Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

A BILL

To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017” or the “SAFER Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners.

Section 304(c)(2) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 14136a) is amended—

(1) by inserting “, both adult and pediatric,” after “role of forensic nurses”; and

(2) by striking “and elder abuse” and inserting “elder abuse, and, in particular, the need for pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners, including such nurse examiners working in the multidisciplinary setting, in responding to abuse of both children and adolescents”.

SEC. 3. Reducing the rape kit backlog.

(a) Reauthorization.—Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(4)) is amended by striking “2017” and inserting “2022”.

(b) Repeal of sunset.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1006 of the SAFER Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 14135 note) is repealed.

(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1006.

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017” or the “SAFER Act of 2017”.

SEC. 2. Pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners.

Section 304(c)(2) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(c)(2)) is amended—

(1) by inserting “, both adult and pediatric,” after “role of forensic nurses”; and

(2) by striking “and elder abuse” and inserting “elder abuse, and, in particular, the need for pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners, including such nurse examiners working in the multidisciplinary setting, in responding to abuse of both children and adolescents”.

SEC. 3. Reducing the rape kit backlog.

(a) Reauthorization.—Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701(c)(4)) is amended by striking “2017” and inserting “2022”.

(b) Sunset.—Section 1006 of the SAFER Act of 2013 (34 U.S.C. 40701 note) is amended by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”.

Calendar No. 231

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 1766
A BILL
To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.
September 28, 2017
Reported with an amendment