US SB1931

Amends the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 to establish a tiered grant funding system that increases federal formula grants to states providing sexual assault survivors with rights equivalent to those in 18 U.S.C. § 3772

Allocates funding across three tiers: 60% to states with laws providing full survivor rights, 25% to states with laws/regulations/policies providing minimum rights, and 15% to states with substantially similar protections

States may only qualify for one funding tier and cannot receive allocations from multiple tiers simultaneously

Extends the minimum preservation period for sexual assault evidence kits from the shorter of the statute of limitations or 20 years to a flat minimum of 20 years

Removes the requirement that survivors submit "written requests" for notification before evidence kit disposal or further preservation, allowing any form of request