[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 1766 Referred in House (RFH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1766


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2017

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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''.

            Passed the Senate October 23, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.