Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Long title	An Act to provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape.
Acronyms (colloquial)	PREA
Enacted by	the 108th United States Congress
Effective	September 4, 2003; 21 years ago
Citations
Public law	108-79
Statutes at Large	117 Stat. 972
Codification
Titles amended	Title 42—The Public Health and Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. ch. 147 § 15601 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1435 by Jeff Sessions (R–AL) on July 21, 2003; Committee consideration by House Judiciary; Passed the Senate on July 21, 2003 (unanimous consent); Passed the House of Representatives on July 25, 2003 (without objection); Signed into law by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2003;
Major amendments
	Second Chance Act of 2007

The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) is the first United States federal law intended to deter the sexual assault of prisoners. The bill was signed into law on September 4, 2003.