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Referenced Laws
34 U.S.C. 10441
Public Law 117–263
Section 1
1. Sexual assault survivors' rights Section 5903(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (34 U.S.C. 10441 note; Public Law 117–263) is amended— by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: The Attorney General shall increase the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State in accordance with this subsection if the State has in effect— a law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code; any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code; or any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors rights that are substantially similar to the rights under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code. in paragraph (3), by inserting , regulation, practice, or policy, as applicable, after law; by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection— 60 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law described in paragraph (2)(A); 25 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph (2)(B); and 15 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph (2)(C). A State may not receive an allocation under more than 1 of the 3 funding tiers described in subparagraph (A). Section 3772(a)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter and inserting for not less than 20 years. Section 3772(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking written request each place that term appears and inserting request. (2) Grant increase The Attorney General shall increase the amount of the covered formula grant provided to a State in accordance with this subsection if the State has in effect—
(A)
a law that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code;
(B)
any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors the rights, at a minimum, under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code; or
(C)
any combination of laws, regulations, practices, and policies that provides to sexual assault survivors rights that are substantially similar to the rights under section 3772 of title 18, United States Code.
; (5)
Allocation of funds
(A)
Funding tiers
Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection—
(i)
60 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law described in paragraph (2)(A);
(ii)
25 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph (2)(B); and
(iii)
15 percent shall be allocated to States that have in effect a law, regulation, practice, or policy described in paragraph (2)(C).
(B)
Eligibility for single tier only
A State may not receive an allocation under more than 1 of the 3 funding tiers described in subparagraph (A).
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