,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjba,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,toomey7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd to     
ensure crime victims are not denied     
compensation because of rape kit        
backlogs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fairness for ,rape ,kit ,backlog   
,survivors ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,crime   
victim compensation ,section #adjc7;b7  
of the ,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd 
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #bjajb7;b77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking and 
at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating      
paragraph 7#i7 as paragraph 7#aj72 and  
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#h7  
the following3  7#i7 beginning not later
 than #c years after the date of        
enactment of this paragraph1 such       

program-- 7,a7 provides a waiver for any
 application filing deadline imposed by 
the program for a crime victim if-- 7i7 
the crime victim is otherwise eligible  
for compensation2 and  7ii7 the delay in
 filing the application was a result of 
a delay in the testing of1 or a delay in
 the ,,dna profile matching from1 a     
sexual assault forensic examination kit 
or biological material collected as     
evidence related to a sexual offense2   
and  7,b7 does not require the crime    
victim to undergo an appeals process to 
have the application of the crime victim
 considered for a filing deadline waiver
 under subparagraph 7,a72 and  4