3.0.0 2566 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z 2023-01-11T13:31:59Z Senate S 2016-02-23 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-02-23T19:37:15Z Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016 114 5578 HR 2016-10-07 Became Public Law No: 114-236. Related bill CRS Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act 114 5571 HR 2016-06-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2016-02-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2016-02-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-02-23 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-02-23 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-03-01 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2016-04-14 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2016-04-20 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2016-04-21 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2016-04-21 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2016-04-28 False F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-04-28 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2016-05-11 False Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodies Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Evidence and witnesses Genetics Law enforcement administration and funding Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-02-23 Introduced in Senate 2016-12-14T19:36:02Z Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish statutory rights for sexual assault survivors, including the right to: (1) receive a forensic medical examination at no cost, (2) have a sexual assault evidence collection kit (i.e., rape kit) preserved for the maximum applicable statute of limitations, (3) receive written notification prior to destruction or disposal of a rape kit, and (4) be informed of the rights and policies under this section.

Additionally, it makes statutory crime victims' rights applicable to sexual assault survivors.

The bill amends the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 to include information about sexual assault services, programs, and providers in the description of services provided to victims.

The bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to authorize the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs to make grants to states to develop sexual assault survivors' rights and policies and to disseminate written notice of such rights and policies to medical centers, hospitals, forensic examiners, sexual assault service providers, law enforcement agencies, and other state entities.

DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must establish a joint working group to develop, coordinate, and disseminate best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of forensic evidence.

It expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) DOJ should discourage prosecutions of sexual assault survivors for minor offenses (e.g., underage alcohol consumption), particularly if the evidence of such offense is discovered through a medical forensic examination, and (2) survivors should be informed that they will not be prosecuted for minor offenses discovered through a medical forensic examination.

For purposes of this bill, the term "sexual assault survivor" includes a deceased victim of sexual assault.

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