Sec. 3. Sexual assault survivors’ rights
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Title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 237 the following: Sec. 3772. Sexual assault survivors' rights. In addition to those rights provided in section 3771, a sexual assault survivor has the following rights: The right not to be prevented from, or charged for, receiving a medical forensic examination. The right to— subject to paragraph (3), have a sexual assault evidence collection kit or its probative contents preserved, without charge, for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations; 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; and be informed in writing of policies governing the collection and preservation of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.
The right, if the Government intends to destroy or dispose of a sexual assault evidence collection kit or its probative contents before the expiration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations, to— upon written request, receive written notification from the prosecutor not later than 60 days before the date of the intended destruction or disposal; and upon written request, be granted further preservation of the kit or its probative contents. The right to be informed of the rights under this subsection.
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(f)of section 3771 shall apply to sexual assault survivors. For purposes of this section, the term sexual assault survivor includes a deceased victim of sexual assault. . The table of chapters for part II of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 238. Sexual assault survivors' rights 3772 .