U.S. Congress - S.2736 Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009
S.2736 - Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009
A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to reduce the rape kit backlog and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 as introduced.
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11/5/2009--Introduced.Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) require states receiving Edward Byrne Memorial justice assistance grants to certify the implementation of a policy for requiring all rape kits (Official Summary
11/5/2009--Introduced.Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to:(1) require states receiving Edward Byrne Memorial justice assistance grants to certify the implementation of a policy for requiring all rape kits (DNA evidence relating to sexual assault) to be sent to crime laboratories for forensic analysis:
(2) adjust the amount of such grants based upon compliance and noncompliance with rape kit backlog reduction requirements under this Act;
(3) eliminate rape kit repayment requirements for sexual assault victims; and
(4) provide for sexual assault forensic medical personnel examiners to collect and preserve evidence, provide expert testimony, and provide treatment of trauma relating to sexual assault. Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to:
(1) authorize funding to eliminate rape kit backlogs and ensure that DNA analyses of samples from rape kits are carried out in a timely manner; and
(2) require states and local governments to adopt performance measures for reducing rape kit backlogs. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners and trained examiners at all Indian Health Service facilities operated under contracts.
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Eliminate the Rape Kit Backlog « Our Compass
[111th] S.2736 : Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act of 2009. Sponsor: Sen Franken, Al [MN] (introduced 11/5/2009) Cosponsors (11) Committees: Senate Judiciary Latest Major Action: 11/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. ...
Sen. Franken: Rape Victims Should Not Have To Pay for Their Own ...
Senator Franken has been working hard with Chairman Leahy to include three provisions from Senator Franken's Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act (S. 2736) in Chairman Leahy's upcoming Justice for All Act Reauthorization bill, ...
Sen. Franken: Rape Victims Should Not Have To Pay for Their Own ...
Senator Franken has been working hard with Chairman Leahy to include three provisions from Senator Franken's Justice for Survivors of Sexual Assault Act (S. 2736) in Chairman Leahy's upcoming Justice for All Act Reauthorization bill, ...
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