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The Attorney General (DOJ) and the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) would create a joint working group on best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of forensic evidence.

Federal grants would be available to states to use in producing materials that describe these rights and related procedures to survivors at healthcare providers.

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