,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjhc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bi1 #bjbe    
,mrs4 ,torres of ,california 7for       
herself1 ,ms4 ,stansbury1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut1 ,ms4      
,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1
 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,mrs4                 
,cherfilus-,mc,cormick7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to encourage ,states to        
voluntarily pass laws to authorize civil
 damages and equitable relief for       
nonconsensual sexual protection barrier 
removal1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,consent is ,key ,act4  #b4         
,increased funding for formula grants   
authorized ,the ,attorney ,general shall
 increase the amount provided to a      
,state under the covered formula grant  
if the ,state has in effect a law that  
authorizes a civil action1 for damages  
and such equitable relief as may be     

appropriate1 against a person who       
engages in nonconsensual sexual         
protection barrier removal4  #c4        
,application ,a ,state seeking an       
increase in the amount provided to the  
,state under the covered formula grant  
shall include in the application of the 
,state for each covered formula grant   
such information as the ,attorney       
,general may reasonably require1        
including information about the law     
described in section #b4  #d4 ,grant    
increase ,the amount of the increase    
provided to a ,state under the covered  
formula grant shall be equal to not more
 than #bj percent of the average of the 
total amount of funding provided to the 
,state under the covered formula grant  
under the #c most recent awards to the  
,state4  #e4 ,period of increase  7a7   
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall provide an increase in the amount 
provided to a ,state under the covered  
formula grant for a #d-year period4  7b7
 ,limit ,the ,attorney ,general may not 

provide an increase in the amount       
provided to a ,state under the covered  
formula grant more than #d times4  #f4  
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this ,act #e1jjj1jjj for each 
of fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4    
#g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,covered formula grant ,the term covered
 formula grant means a grant under      
section #dafja of the ,violence ,against
 ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4    
#abeaa et seq47 7commonly referred to as
 the ,sexual ,assault ,services         
,program74  7#b7 ,nonconsensual sexual  
protection barrier removal ,the term    
nonconsensual sexual protection barrier 
removal means removal of a sexual       
protection barrier from a body part1    
including the genitals1 or an object    
being used by a person for sexual       
contact with another person without the 
consent of each person involved in such 
sexual contact1 causing sexual contact  
between the body parts1 including the   

genitals1 or objects being used for     
sexual contact1 and the body of any     
person engaged in such sexual contact4  
7#c7 ,sexual protection barrier ,the    
term sexual protection barrier may      
include a condom1 including an internal 
condom1 a dental dam1 or any other      
barrier against sexual fluids during    
sexual contact4