Public Law 115–107: To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.Public Law107Public Law 115–107131 Stat. 22662018-01-082018-01-08United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02115publicPUBLIC LAW 115–107—JAN. 8, 2018131 STAT. 2266Public Law115–107115th CongressAn ActTo reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.
Jan. 8, 2018
[S. 1766]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act
of 2017.
34 USC 10101 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017” or the “SAFER Act of 2017”.SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS. Section 304(c)(2) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(c)(2)) is amended—(1) by inserting “, both adult and pediatric,” after “role of forensic nurses”; and(2) by striking “and elder abuse” and inserting “elder abuse, and, in particular, the need for pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners, including such nurse examiners working in the multidisciplinary setting, in responding to abuse of both children and adolescents”.SEC. 3. REDUCING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG.(a) Reauthorization.—Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701(c)(4)) is amended by striking “2017” and inserting “2022”.(b) Sunset.—Section 1006 of the SAFER Act of 2013 (34 U.S.C. 40701 note) is amended by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”.ApprovedJanuary 8, 2018.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1766:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017):