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On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1766 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017'' or the ``SAFER Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS. Section 304(c)(2) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 14136a) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``, both adult and pediatric,'' after ``role of forensic nurses''; and (2) 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''. SEC. 3. REDUCING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG. (a) Reauthorization.--Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``2017'' and inserting ``2022''. (b) Repeal of Sunset.-- (1) In general.--Section 1006 of the SAFER Act of 2013 (42 U.S.C. 14135 note) is repealed. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents for the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4; 127 Stat. 54) is amended by striking the item relating to section 1006.…
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John Cornyn
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