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18 U.S. Code § 3772. Sexual assault survivors’ rights
(a)Rights of Sexual Assault Survivors.—In addition to those rights provided in section 3771, a sexual assault survivor has the following rights:
(1)
The right not to be prevented from, or charged for, receiving a medical forensic examination.
(2) The right to—
(A)
subject to paragraph (3), have a sexual assault evidence collection kit or its probative contents preserved, without charge, for the duration of the maximum applicable statute of limitations or 20 years, whichever is shorter;
(B)
be informed of any result of a sexual assault evidence collection kit, including a DNA profile match, toxicology report, or other information collected as part of a medical forensic examination, if such disclosure would not impede or compromise an ongoing investigation;
(C)
be informed in writing of policies governing the collection and preservation of a sexual assault evidence collection kit; and
(D)
be informed of the status and location of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.