[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5812]
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SA 6298. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr.
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1077. INCENTIVES FOR STATES TO CREATE SEXUAL ASSAULT
SURVIVORS' BILL OF RIGHTS.
(a) Definition of Covered Formula Grant.--In this section,
the term ``covered formula grant'' means a grant under part T
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (commonly referred to as
the ``STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program'').
(b) Grant Increase.--The Attorney General shall increase
the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State
in accordance with this section if the State has in effect a
law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at
a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States
Code.
(c) Application.--A State seeking an increase to a covered
formula grant under this section shall submit an application
to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Attorney General may
reasonably require, including information about the law
described in subsection (b).
(d) Period of Increase.--The Attorney General may not
provide an increase in the amount of the covered formula
grant provided to a State under this section more than 4
times.
(e) Authorization of Application.--There are authorized to
be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023
through 2027 to carry out this section.
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