§ 564. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2022

   Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022

   Pub. L. 117–263 div. K title CXII § 11272(a) · 136 Stat. 2395

   Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 564

   Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11272(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4066

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11272(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4066

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “§ 564. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits “(a) Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Procedure.— “(1) In general.— Before embarking on any prescheduled voyage, a Coast Guard vessel shall have in place a written operating procedure that ensures that an embarked victim of sexual assault shall have access to a sexual assault forensic examination— “(A) as soon as possible after the victim requests an examination; and “(B) that is treated with the same level of urgency as emergency medical care. “(2) Requirements.— The written operating procedure required by paragraph (1), shall, at a minimum, account for— “(A) the health, safety, and privacy of a victim of sexual assault; “(B) the proximity of ashore or afloat medical facilities, including coordination as necessary with the Department of Defense, including other military departments (as defined in section 101 of title 10); “(C) the availability of aeromedical evacuation; “(D) the operational capabilities of the vessel concerned; “(E) the qualifications of medical personnel onboard; “(F) coordination with law enforcement and the preservation of evidence; “(G) the means of accessing a sexual assault forensic examination and medical care with a restricted report of sexual assault; “(H) the availability of nonprescription pregnancy prophylactics; and “(I) other unique military considerations.” .

2. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 7269(c) · 139 Stat. 1745

   Struck · 14 U.S.C. § 564(a)(2)

   Pub. L. 119–60, § 7269(c), struck out comma after “paragraph (1)”

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7269(c), struck out comma after “paragraph (1)”.

3. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–60 § 7269(a)(2) · 139 Stat. 1745

   Redesignated · 14 U.S.C. § 564(b)

   Pub. L. 119–60, § 7269(a)(2), transferred section 11272(c)(5) of Pub. L. 117–263 to this section and redesignated it as subsec. (b). See Codification note above. Heading was editorially conformed to the style used for subsection headings in this title

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7269(a)(2), transferred section 11272(c)(5) of Pub. L. 117–263 to this section and redesignated it as subsec. (b). See Codification note above. Heading was editorially conformed to the style used for subsection headings in this title.

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