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                                                       Calendar No. 231
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1766

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 2017

  Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Heller, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
 Hatch, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Coons, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
 Cruz, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
    Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                           September 28, 2017

              Reported by Mr. Grassley, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
     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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Forensic 
Evidence Reporting Act of 2017'' or the ``SAFER Act of 
2017''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 304(c)(2) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 
2004 (42 U.S.C. 14136a) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``, both adult and pediatric,'' 
        after ``role of forensic nurses''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. REDUCING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis 
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(4)) is amended by 
striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Repeal of Sunset.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 1006 of the SAFER Act of 
        2013 (42 U.S.C. 14135 note) is repealed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table 
        of contents for the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
        of 2013 (Public Law 113-4; 127 Stat. 54) is amended by striking 
        the item relating to section 1006.</DELETED>

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''.
                                                       Calendar No. 231

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1766

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                                 A BILL

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

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                           September 28, 2017

                       Reported with an amendment