The Securing Women's Independence For Today Act of 2023 addresses women's safety and rights through several interconnected measures. First, it requires public high schools and all colleges and universities receiving federal funding to implement health education curricula on preventing rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Second, the bill establishes a comprehensive training program for healthcare workers and first responders, requiring them to complete 13 modules covering topics like trauma-informed care, evidence collection, and victim support within three months of hiring and every two years thereafter, with non-compliance resulting in $50,000 monthly fines per employee and loss of federal funding. Third, the bill prohibits federal assistance to foreign countries for five years if their governments criminalize or discriminate based on gender, with exceptions only when the President determines assistance is vital to national security. Finally, the bill appropriates $13 million per state for the Attorney General to implement the training program and $13 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for sexual violence prevention education, funded through existing unobligated balances from coronavirus relief, the Inflation Reduction Act, and other sources.
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