To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

SA 4032. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1200, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act to revise and extend the Act; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (as amended by section 101), insert the
following:

``SEC. ___. TESTING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN
CASES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

``The Attorney General shall ensure that, with respect to
any Federal criminal action involving a sexual assault, rape,
or other incident of sexual violence against an Indian--
``(1)(A) at the request of the victim, a defendant is
tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and such
other sexually transmitted diseases as are requested by the
victim not later than 48 hours after the date on which the
applicable information or indictment is presented;
``(B) a notification of the test results is provided to the
victim or the parent or guardian of the victim and the
defendant as soon as practicable after the results are
generated; and
``(C) such follow-up tests for HIV and other sexually
transmitted diseases are provided as are medically
appropriate, with the test results made available in
accordance with subparagraph (B); and
``(2) pursuant to section 714(a), HIV and other sexually
transmitted disease testing, treatment, and counseling is
provided for victims of sexual abuse.
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