One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America
1st Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen
S. 1766
AN ACT
To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017
or the SAFER Act of 2017
.
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—
by inserting , both adult and pediatric,
after role of forensic nurses
; and
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
.
Reducing the rape kit backlog
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
.
Sunset
Section 1006 of the SAFER Act of 2013 (34 U.S.C. 40701 note) is amended by striking 2018
and inserting 2023
.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate