14 USC § 564 - Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s564"
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title: "14 USC § 564 - Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "564"
section_name: "Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "FUNCTIONS AND POWERS"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11272(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4066; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7269(a)(2), (c), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1745, 1746.)"
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# § 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.

**(b)** **Annual Report.—** The Commandant shall submit to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House of Representatives and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee of the Senate a report containing the number of sexual assault forensic examinations that were requested by, but not administered within 3 days to, alleged victims of sexual assault when such victims were onboard a Coast Guard vessel.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11272(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4066; amended Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7269(a)(2), (c), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1745, 1746.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

The text of , formerly set out as a note under this section, which was transferred to this section and redesignated as subsec. (b) by , was based on , , , as amended by , , .

### Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a)(2). , struck out comma after “paragraph (1)”.

Subsec. (b). , transferred  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.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Annual Report

, , , as amended by , , , formerly set out as a note under this section, was transferred to subsec. (b) of this section.