Sec. 1316. Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022
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This section may be cited as the Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022 . Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 34 U.S.C. 20102(b) ) is amended— in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(9)as paragraph (10); and by inserting after paragraph
(8)the following: beginning not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, such program— provides a waiver for any application filing deadline imposed by the program for a crime victim if— the crime victim is otherwise eligible for compensation; and the delay in filing the application was a result of a delay in the testing of, or a delay in the DNA profile matching from, a sexual assault forensic examination kit or biological material collected as evidence related to a sexual offense; and does not require the crime victim to undergo an appeals process to have the application of the crime victim considered for a filing deadline waiver under subparagraph (A); and .
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Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022
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