Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise ineligible individuals

(a) Authority To provide forensic examinations The Secretary of Defense, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, shall authorize medical personnel of the Department of Defense to provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations, in a military medical treatment facility on a nonreimbursable basis, to an individual who— (1) is not otherwise eligible for health care from the Department; (2) reports a sexual assault offense for which the Defense Criminal Investigative Service may initiate an investigation; and (3) is eligible for a forensic examination in accordance with those regulations. (b) Additional elements The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may provide for the handling, storage, and transfer to law enforcement of a completed sexual assault medical forensic examination kit.