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A bill to provide additional funding to States that provide certain rights to sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
To provide additional funding to States that provide certain rights to sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill provides additional federal funding to States that protect sexual assault survivors' rights, with funding allocated in three tiers based on how States provide those protections. States with laws specifically protecting survivors' rights receive 60 percent of available funds, states with combinations of laws and policies receive 25 percent, and states with substantially similar protections receive 15 percent. The bill also extends the minimum retention period for sexual assault evidence kits from 20 years or the statute of limitations (whichever is shorter) to at least 20 years, and allows survivors to request notifications about evidence kit disposal through any method, not just written requests.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
Actions (2)
- Jun 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 3, 2025
Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide additional funding to States that provide certain rights to sexual assault survivors, 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. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS.
(a) Tiered Funding for State Incentives.—Section 5903(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (34 U.S.C. 10441 note; Public Law 117-263) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
“(2) Grant increase.—The Attorney General shall increase the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State in accordance with this subsection if the State has in effect—
“(A) a law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code;
“(B) any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code; or
“(C) any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors rights that are substantially similar to the rights under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code.”;
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting “, regulation, practice, or policy, as applicable,” after “law”;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
“(5) Allocation of funds.—
“(A) Funding tiers.—Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection—
“(i) 60 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law described in paragraph (2)(A);
“(ii) 25 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph
(2)(B); and
“(iii) 15 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph
(2)(C).
“(B) Eligibility for single tier only.—A State may not receive an allocation under more than 1 of the 3 funding tiers described in subparagraph (A).”.
(b) Preservation of Evidence Kits.—Section 3772(a)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter” and inserting “for not less than 20 years”.
(c) Manner of Request for Notification Before Disposal of Evidence Kit or for Further Preservation.—Section 3772(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “written request” each place that term appears and inserting “request”. <all>
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