,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4  
,poe ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize !  
,,saf] ,act ( #bjac1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,sexual ,assault ,=5sic ,evid5ce      
,report+ ,act ( #bjag or ! ,,saf] ,act (
 #bjag4  #b4 ,be/ practices = rape kit  
ret5tion ( sexual assault =5sic evid5ce 
= unsolv$ crimes  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section 
#dad ( ! ,ju/ice = ,all ,act ( #bjjd    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adacf;f7 is am5d$--     
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt]  
prec$+ p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 by ins]t+ & 
! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice       
,assi/ance aft] ,ju/ice2 &  7ii7 by     
/rik+ & gov]nm5t & ins]t+ 1 gov]nm5t2 & 
7iii7 by ins]t+ & o!r national & ,/ate  
subject matt] exp]ts1 be=e %all2 &  7,b7
 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 by ins]t+ &     
enc\rage compliance ) aft] e/abli%2 &   
7ii7 by ins]t+ connect$ to cases 9 :i*  

no p]son is curr5tly convict$1 includ+  
be/ practices = ! pres]vation ( sexual  
assault evid5ce collection kits or _!   
probative cont5ts = unsolv$ cases be=e !
 semicolon at ! end2  7#b7 by /rik+     
subsection 7b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7  
,deadl9es ,! ,director ( ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,ju/ice & ! ,director ( !   
,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,assi/ance %all--     
7#a7 n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjah1    
publi% ! be/ practices e/abli%$ "u      
subsection 7a77#a72 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an  
#e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! be/        
practices are e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7a77#a71 & once e #e ye>s !reaft]1      
conduct a review ( ! be/ practices1 &   
update ! be/ practices z necess>y4  2 & 
7#c7 9 subsection 7c71 by ins]t+ 1      
except z o!rwise requir$ "u section     
#cggb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
be=e ! p]iod at ! end4  7b7 ,sexual     
assault survivors' rights ,section      
#cggb7;a77#b77;,a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ subject 
to p>agraph 7#c714  #c4 ,p$iatric sexual

 assault nurse exam9]s ,section         
#cjd7;c77#b7 ( ! ,,dna ,sexual ,assault 
,ju/ice ,act ( #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#adacf;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by ins]t+ 1   
bo? adult & p$iatric1 aft] role ( =5sic 
nurses2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ & eld] abuse & 
ins]t+ eld] abuse1 &1 9 p>ticul>1 ! ne$ 
= p$iatric sexual assault nurse exam9]s1
 includ+ su* nurse exam9]s work+ 9 !    
multidiscipl9>y sett+1 9 respond+ to    
abuse ( bo? *ildr5 & adolesc5ts4  #d4   
,prosecution ( ,,dna cold cases  7a7    
,debbie ,smi? ,,dna ,backlog ,grant     
,program ,section #b ( ! ,,dna ,analysis
 ,backlog ,elim9ation ,act ( #bjjj 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #adace7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7a71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#i7 ,to increase ! capacity ( 
,/ate & local prosecution (fices to     
address ! backlog ( viol5t crime cases 9
 :i* suspects h be5 id5tifi$ ?r\gh ,,dna
 evid5ce4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7c71  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7        
,allocation ( grant aw>ds = prosecutors 
,= ea* fiscal ye>1 n less ?an #e p]c5t1 

b n m ?an #g p]c5t1 ( ! grant am\nts    
di/ribut$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 if     
suffici5t applications to ju/ify su*    
am\nts are receiv$ by ! ,attorney       
,g5]al1 be aw>d$ = purposes describ$ 9  
subsection 7a77#i71 provid$ t none ( !  
funds requir$ to be di/ribut$ "u ?is    
p>agraph %all decrease or o!rwise limit 
! availability ( funds requir$ to be    
aw>d$ to ,/ates or units ( local        
gov]nm5t "u p>agraph 7#c74  4  7b7      
,ju/ice = ,all ,reau?orization ,act (   
#bjaf ,section #c7;a7 ( ! ,ju/ice = ,all
 ,reau?orization ,act ( #bjaf 7,public  
,law #aad-cbd2 #acj ,/at4 #aidi7 is     
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 
& at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 n 
less ?an #e p]c5t1 b n m ?an #g p]c5t1 (
 su* am\nts %all be provid$ = grants =  
prosecutors to increase ! capacity (    
,/ate & local prosecution (fices to     
address ! backlog ( viol5t crime cases 9
 :i* suspects h be5 id5tifi$ ?r\gh ,,dna

 evid5ce4  4  #e4 ,r$uc+ ! rape kit     
backlog  7a7 ,reau?orization ,section   
#b7;c77#d7 ( ! ,,dna ,analysis ,backlog 
,elim9ation ,act ( #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#adace7;c77#d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #bjag 
& ins]t+ #bjbb4  7b7 ,repeal ( sunset   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ajjf ( ! ,,saf] 
,act ( #bjac 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adace note7
 is repeal$4  7#b7 ,te*nical & con=m+   
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,viol5ce 
,aga9/ ,wom5 ,reau?orization ,act (     
#bjac 7,public ,law #aac-d2 #abg ,/at4  
#ed7 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to 
section #ajjf4