34 U.S.C. § 12512 — Working Group

Page 392 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 12512 see section 4(a) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6851 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 113–4 not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following Mar. 7, 2013, see section 4 of Pub. L. 113–4, set out as a note under sec- tion 2261 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. § 12512. Working Group (a) In general The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (re- ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall establish a joint working group (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to develop, coordinate, and disseminate best prac- tices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of foren- sic evidence. (b) Consultation with stakeholders The Working Group shall consult with— (1) stakeholders in law enforcement, pros- ecution, forensic laboratory, counseling, fo- rensic examiner, medical facility, and medical provider communities; and (2) representatives of not less than 3 entities with demonstrated expertise in sexual assault prevention, sexual assault advocacy, or rep- resentation of sexual assault victims, of which not less than 1 representative shall be a sexual assault victim. (c) Membership The Working Group shall be composed of gov- ernmental or nongovernmental agency heads at the discretion of the Attorney General, in con- sultation with the Secretary. (d) Duties The Working Group shall— (1) develop recommendations for improving the coordination of the dissemination and im- plementation of best practices and protocols regarding the care and treatment of sexual as- sault survivors and the preservation of evi- dence to hospital administrators, physicians, forensic examiners, and other medical associa- tions and leaders in the medical community; (2) encourage, where appropriate, the adop- tion and implementation of best practices and protocols regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of evidence among hospital administrators, physicians, forensic examiners, and other med- ical associations and leaders in the medical community; (3) develop recommendations to promote the coordination of the dissemination and imple- mentation of best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of evidence to State attor- neys general, United States attorneys, heads of State law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratory directors and managers, and other leaders in the law enforcement community; (4) develop and implement, where prac- ticable, incentives to encourage the adoption or implementation of best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault sur- vivors and the preservation of evidence among State attorneys general, United States attor- neys, heads of State law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratory directors and managers, and other leaders in the law enforcement com- munity; (5) collect feedback from stakeholders, prac- titioners, and leadership throughout the Fed- eral and State law enforcement, victim serv- ices, forensic science practitioner, and health care communities to inform development of future best practices or clinical guidelines re- garding the care and treatment of sexual as- sault survivors; and (6) perform other activities, such as activi- ties relating to development, dissemination, outreach, engagement, or training associated with advancing victim-centered care for sex- ual assault survivors. (e) Report Not later than 2 years after October 7, 2016, the Working Group shall submit to the Attorney General, the Secretary, and Congress a report containing the findings and recommended ac- tions of the Working Group. (Pub. L. 114–236, § 4, Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 968.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 14043g–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016, and not as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 which en- acted this chapter. PART O—TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT § 12513. Demonstration program on trauma-in- formed, victim-centered training for law en- forcement (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term ‘‘Attorney General’’ means the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women; (2) the term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual who interfaces with victims of do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, and stalking, including— (A) an individual working for or on behalf of an eligible entity; (B) an administrator or personnel of a school, university, or other educational pro- gram or activity (including a campus police officer or a school resource officer); and (C) an emergency services or medical em- ployee; (3) the term ‘‘demonstration site’’, with re- spect to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section, means the area over which the eligible entity has jurisdiction; (4) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State, local, territorial, or Tribal law enforcement agency; and (5) the term ‘‘mandatory partner’’ means a national, regional, or local victim services or-