,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjai,mr4
 ,joyce ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ku/] (
 ,new ,hamp%ire1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,ms4      
,spei]1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4   
,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1 &
 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! ne$ = ,/ate    
legislatures to pass compreh5sive sexual
 assault kit re=ms by #bjba4  ,:]eas    
survivors ( sexual assault may und]go an
 h\rs-long sexual assault =5sic exam to 
pres]ve ,,dna evid5ce2 ,:]eas _m sexual 
assault kits across ! c\ntry rema9      
unte/$2 ,:]eas unte/$ sexual assault    
kits repres5t individuals :o h be5 d5i$ 
! opportunity to seek ju/ice & beg9     
heal+2 ,:]eas te/+ sexual assault kits  
may help law en=cem5t (ficials id5tify  
repeat (f5d]s & s]ial rapi/s2 ,:]eas !  
te/+ ( #aa1cda sexual assault kits 9    

,detroit has result$ 9 #b1faf ,,dna     
mat*es & ! id5tification ( m ?an #hjj   
pot5tial s]ial rapi/s1 & ! ,,dna samples
 f ! kits te/$ 9 ,detroit are l9k$ to   
o!r viol5t crimes committ$ 9 #dj ,/ates 
& ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2 ,:]eas end+ ! 
sexual assault kit backlog requires !   
commitm5t ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local      
gov]nm5ts & _! p>tn]s2 & ,:]eas 9 #bjaf1
 ! ,begun ,c5t] = ,viol5ce ,prev5tion   
,rese>* & ,education at ,case ,we/]n    
,res]ve ,univ]sity1 9 p>tn]%ip ) !      
,cuyahoga ,c\nty ,prosecutor ,(fice1    
analyz$ ! co/ ( te/+ backlogg$ sexual   
assault kits 9 ,cuyahoga ,c\nty1 ,ohio1 
& f\nd t ea* kit te/$ produces an       
e/imat$ net sav+s to ! community (      
#h1hic & te/+ #d1cdg kits produces an   
e/imat$ net sav+s ( #ch1gjj1jjj3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives t ,/ate legislatures    
%\ld pass sexual assault kit re=m       
legislation t requires--  7#a7 ! ,/ate  
to e/abli% collaborations ) ,/ate &     
local sexual assault advocates1 sexual  

assault nurse exam9]s1 law en=cem5t     
(fic]s1 & o!rs to ensure t--  7,a7 a    
sexual assault advocate is made         
available to sexual assault survivors ^u
 a report to law en=cem5t1 dur+ a sexual
 assault =5sic exam1 & = ongo+ support &
 s]vices2  7,b7 sexual assault survivors
 are notifi$ ( _! rights & kit results 9
 a trauma-in=m$ mann]1 9 collaboration )
 sexual assault advocates2 &  7,c7      
policies & proc$ures p]ta9+ to sexual   
assault kit exam9ations1 te/+1 &        
notification are victim-c5t]$ & develop$
 collaboratively across victim advocacy1
 m$ical1 law en=cem5t1 & o!r sexual     
assault response team p>tn]s2  7#b7 !   
,/ate to conduct an annual /atewide     
audit to inv5tory all unte/$ sexual     
assault kits ) ! goal ( und]/&+ ! scope 
( ! problem & to monitor progress 9     
elim9at+ ! backlog ( previ\sly          
unsubmitt$ & unte/$ kits2  7#c7 law     
en=cem5t ag5cies to submit all previ\sly
 unte/$ sexual assault kits to a        
laboratory & m&ates t ! laboratory te/  

^! kits = ,,dna )9 a specific timeframe 
& upload ! results into appropriate     
,/ate & ,f$]al databases2  7#d7 law     
en=cem5t ag5cies to promptly submit all 
newly collect$ kits t h be5 releas$ =   
te/+ to ! laboratory & m&ates t !       
laboratory te/ ^! kits = ,,dna )9 a     
specific timeframe & upload ! results   
into appropriate ,/ate & ,f$]al         
databases2  7#e7 ! ,/ate to develop a   
sexual assault kit track+ sy/em t       
includes a me*anism = survivors to *eck 
! /atus ( _! kits ?r\gh ! process1 f    
collection to analysis1 & ensure t      
hospitals1 law en=cem5t1 & laboratories 
are us+ ! same sy/em to track sexual    
assault kits2  7#f7 ! ,/ate to h !      
appropriate me*anisms to notify         
survivors ab\t _! "r to "k ! /atus &    
location ( _! sexual assault kits & _!  
case2 &  7#g7 ! ,/ate to contribute     
appropriate & su/a9able fund+ to address
 issues relat$ to ! unsubmitt$ & unte/$ 
sexual assault kit backlog1 includ+     
trauma-in=m$ support s]vices =          

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