S.Amdt. 6079

SA 6079. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 D of title V, add the following:

SEC. 539F. RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF
MILITARY JUSTICE.

Section 806b(a) of title 10, United States Code (article
6b(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(10) The right not to be prevented from, or charged for,
receiving a medical forensic examination.
``(11) In the case of offenses involving sexual assault:
``(A) The right to have a sexual assault evidence
collection kit or its probative contents preserved, without
charge for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of
limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter.
``(B) The right to be informed of any result of a sexual
assault evidence collection kit, including a DNA profile
match, toxicology report, or other information collected as
part of a medical forensic examination, if such disclosure
would not impede or compromise an ongoing investigation.
``(C) The right to be informed in writing of policies
governing the collection and preservation of a sexual assault
evidence collection kit.
``(D) The right to be informed of the status and location
of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.
``(E) The right, upon written request, to receive written
notification from the appropriate official with custody not
later than 60 days before the date of the intended
destruction or disposal.
``(F) The right, upon written request, to be granted
further preservation of the kit or its probative contents.''.
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