S. 1931

119 S1931 IS: To provide additional funding to States that provide certain rights to sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-03
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1931  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 3, 2025   Mr. Grassley  (for himself,  Mrs. Shaheen , and  Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To provide additional funding to States that provide certain rights to
  sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.
1.
Sexual assault survivors' rights
(a)
Tiered funding for State incentives
Section 5903(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( 34 U.S.C. 10441  note;  Public Law 117–263 ) is amended—
(1)
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
(2)
Grant increase
The Attorney General shall increase the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State in accordance with this subsection if the State has in effect—
(A)
a law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code;
(B)
any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code; or
(C)
any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors rights that are substantially similar to the rights under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code.
  ;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by inserting  , regulation, practice, or policy, as applicable,  after  law ;
(3)
by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
(4)
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
(5)
Allocation of funds
(A)
Funding tiers
Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection—
(i)
60 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law described in paragraph (2)(A);
(ii)
25 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph (2)(B); and
(iii)
15 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph (2)(C).
(B)
Eligibility for single tier only
A State may not receive an allocation under more than 1 of the 3 funding tiers described in subparagraph (A).
  .
(b)
Preservation of evidence kits
Section 3772(a)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter  and inserting  for not less than 20 years .
(c)
Manner of request for notification before disposal of evidence kit or for
  further preservation
Section 3772(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  written request  each place that term appears and inserting  request .