,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bgjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjad ,mrs4 ,boxer 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,collins7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish eligibility1   
assignment1 training1 and certification 
requirements for sexual assault forensic
 examiners for the ,armed ,forces1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,,safe ,standards ,act4  #b4           
,requirements relating to sexual assault
 forensic examiners for the ,armed      
,forces  7a7 ,personnel eligible for    
assignment  7#a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in paragraph 7#b71 the         
individuals who may be assigned to duty 
as a sexual assault forensic examiner   
7,,safe7 for the ,armed ,forces shall be
 members of the ,armed ,forces and      
civilian personnel of the ,department of
 ,defense or ,department of ,homeland   

,security who are as follows3 7,a7      
,physicians4  7,b7 ,nurse practitioners4
  7,c7 ,nurse midwives4  7,d7 ,physician
 assistants4  7,e7 ,registered nurses4  
7#b7 ,independent duty corpsmen ,an     
independent duty corpsman or equivalent 
may be assigned to duty as a sexual     
assault forensic examiner for the ,armed
 ,forces if the assignment of an        
individual specified in paragraph 7#a7  
is impracticable4  7b7 ,availability of 
examiners  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary concerned shall ensure the   
availability of an adequate number of   
sexual assault forensic examiners for   
the ,armed ,forces through the          
following3 7,a7 ,assignment of at least 
one sexual assault forensic examiner at 
each military medical treatment facility
 under the jurisdiction of such         
,secretary1 whether in the ,united      
,states or overseas4  7,b7 ,if          
assignment as described in subparagraph 
7,a7 is infeasible or impracticable1    
entry into agreements with facilities1  

whether ,governmental or otherwise1 with
 appropriate resources for the provision
 of sexual assault forensic             
examinations1 for the provision of      
sexual assault forensic examinations for
 the ,armed ,forces4  7#b7 ,naval       
vessels ,the ,secretary concerned shall 
ensure the availability of an adequate  
number of sexual assault forensic       
examiners for naval vessels through the 
assignment of at least one sexual       
assault forensic examiner for each naval
 vessel4  7c7 ,training and             
certification  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,secretary concerned shall establish and
 maintain1 and update when appropriate1 
a training and certification program for
 sexual assault forensic examiners under
 the jurisdiction of such ,secretary4   
,the training and certification programs
 shall apply uniformly to all sexual    
assault forensic examiners under the    
jurisdiction of the ,secretaries4  7#b7 
,elements ,each training and            
certification program under this        

subsection shall include the following3 
7,a7 ,training in sexual assault        
forensic examinations by qualified      
personnel who possess-- 7i7 a ,sexual   
,assault ,nurse                         
,examiner--adolescent_/adult 7,,sane-,a7
 certification or equivalent            
certification2 or  7ii7 training and    
clinical or forensic experience in      
sexual assault forensic examinations    
similar to that required for a          
certification described in clause 7i74  
7,b7 ,a minimum of #dj hours of         
coursework for participants in sexual   
assault forensic examinations of adults 
and adolescents4  7,c7 ,ongoing         
examinations and evaluations on sexual  
assault forensic examinations4  7,d7    
,clinical mentoring4  7,e7 ,continuing  
education4  7#c7 ,nature of training    
,the training provided under each       
training and certification program under
 this subsection shall incorporate and  
reflect current best practices and      
standards on sexual assault forensic    

examinations4  7#d7 ,applicability of   
training requirements ,an individual may
 not be assigned to duty as a sexual    
assault forensic examiner for the ,armed
 ,forces after the date that is one year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act unless the individual has         
completed all training required under   
the training and certification program  
under this subsection at the time of    
assignment4  7#e7 ,sense of ,congress on
 certification ,it is the sense of      
,congress that each participant who     
successfully completes all training     
required under the certification and    
training program under this subsection  
should obtain a ,sexual ,assault ,nurse 
,examiner--adolescent_/adult            
certification or equivalent             
certification by not later than five    
years after completion of such training4
  7#f7 ,examiners under agreements ,any 
individual providing sexual assault     
forensic examinations for the ,armed    
,forces under an agreement under        

subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 shall possess   
training and experience equivalent to   
the training and experience required    
under the training and certification    
program under this subsection4  7d7     
,secretary concerned defined ,in this   
section1 the term ,secretary concerned  
means-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,defense 
with respect to matters concerning the  
,department of ,defense2 and  7#b7 the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security with  
respect to matters concerning the ,coast
 ,guard when it is not operating as a   
service in the ,navy4  7e7 ,repeal of   
superseded requirements ,section #agbe  
of the ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-ff2 #abg ,stat4 #iga7 is      
amended by striking subsection 7b7 7#aj 
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