Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016”.
Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016
A BILL
To require the Governor of each State that receives a grant under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to certify to the Attorney General that under the laws of that State there is no statute of limitations for any offense under the laws of that State related to sexual assault, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Elimination of State statutes of limitation for sexual assault offenses
Requirement— Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Governor of each State that receives a grant under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the “Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program”) shall certify to the Attorney General that under the laws of that State, a person may be prosecuted, tried, or punished at any time without limitation for any offense under the laws of that State that would be, if subject to Federal jurisdiction, an offense under section 109A of title 18, United States Code.
Reduction in grant funding— In the case of a Governor of a State who fails to submit a certification required under subsection (a) in a fiscal year, the Attorney General shall reduce the amount that the State would have otherwise received under section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) by 20 percent for the following fiscal year.
Reallocation— Amounts not allocated to a State under section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) pursuant to subsection (b) because of a failure of the Governor of the State to submit a certification required under subsection (a) shall be reallocated under such section to States that submit such certifications.