sexual assault
Defined in 15 places across 9 titles of the United States Code.
The term “sexual assault” means an offense classified as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense under the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2015–present20 U.S.C. § 1092Education · Institutional and financial assistance information for students · under this subchapter
- 2026–present46 U.S.C. § 51318Shipping · Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking · in this section
The term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 12291Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
Definition of Sexual Assault.—In this section, the term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
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- 2016–202618 U.S.C. § 3772Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Sexual assault survivors’ rights · in this section
In this section, the term “sexual assault” means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
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- 2026–present18 U.S.C. § 3772Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Sexual assault survivors’ rights · in this section
In this section, the term "sexual assault" means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent.
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- 2022–present34 U.S.C. § 41313Crime Control and Law Enforcement · GAO study on incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical and sexual assault of passengers, TNC drivers, and drivers of other for-hire vehicles · in this section
In this subchapter, the term "sexual assault" shall have the meaning given such term in section 12291(a) of title 34.
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- 2017–present33 U.S.C. § 894fNavigation and Navigable Waters · Sexual assault defined · in this subchapter
In this subchapter, the term "sexual assault" shall have the meaning given such term in section 13925(a) of title 42.
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- 2016–201733 U.S.C. § 894fNavigation and Navigable Waters · Sexual assault defined · in this subchapter
"sexual assault" means any form of abuse or contact as defined in chapter 109A of title 18, or a substantially similar offense under State, local, or Tribal law.
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- 2022–present46 U.S.C. § 2101Shipping · General definitions · in this subtitle
Sexual assault.—The term "sexual assault" has the meaning given that term in section 920 of this title (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and includes penetrative offenses and sexual contact offenses.
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- 2022–202610 U.S.C. § 1599jArmed Forces · Restricted reports of incidents of adult sexual assault · in this section
Sexual assault.—The term "sexual assault" includes the offenses of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as punishable under applicable Federal or State law.
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- 2015–202610 U.S.C. § 1565bArmed Forces · Victims of sexual assault: access to legal assistance and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates · in this section
Sexual assault.—The term "sexual assault" means an offense classified as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense under the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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- 2017–202646 U.S.C. § 51318Shipping · Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking · in this section
The term “sexual assault” has the meaning given that term in section 920 of this title (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and includes penetrative offenses and sexual contact offenses.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 1599jArmed Forces · Restricted reports of incidents of adult sexual assault · in this section
The term "sexual assault" has the meaning given the term in section 10447 of title 34.1
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- 2017–present42 U.S.C. § 3002The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “sexual assault” has the meaning given the term in section 3796gg–2 of this title.
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- 2000–200542 U.S.C. § 3002The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “sexual assault” has the meaning given the term in section 3796gg–2 of this title.1
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- 2005–201742 U.S.C. § 3002The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this chapter
The term “sexual assault” includes the offenses of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as punishable under applicable Federal or State law.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 1565bArmed Forces · Victims of sexual assault: access to legal assistance and services of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates · in this section
The term “sexual assault” means any conduct prescribed 1 by chapter 109A of title 18, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison and includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
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- 2005–200642 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
The term “sexual assault” means any conduct prescribed by chapter 109A of title 18, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
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- 2011–present22 U.S.C. § 2507aForeign Relations and Intercourse · Sexual assault risk-reduction and response training · in this section
The term “sexual assault” means any conduct proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison and includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
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- 2006–201342 U.S.C. § 13925The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions and grant provisions · in this subchapter
the term “sexual assault” means any conduct proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, including both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults committed by offenders who are known or related by blood or marriage to the victim; and
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- 1998–present20 U.S.C. § 1152Education · Repealed. Pub. L. 109162, title III, 304(f), Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3016 · in this section
The term "sexual assault" means any nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, including when the individual lacks capacity to consent.
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- 2022–present34 U.S.C. § 40723Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Sexual assault forensic exam program grants · in this section
The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.1
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- 2018–present8 U.S.C. § 1184Aliens and Nationality · Admission of nonimmigrants · in this section
The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.2
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- 2005–20188 U.S.C. § 1184Aliens and Nationality · Admission of nonimmigrants · in this section
The terms “domestic violence”, “sexual assault”, “child abuse and neglect”, “dating violence”, “elder abuse”, and “stalking” have the meaning given such terms in section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.3
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- 2005–20148 U.S.C. § 1184Aliens and Nationality · Admission of nonimmigrants · in this section