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 PUBLIC LAW 100-294—APR. 25, 1988

102 STAT. 125

(b) INFORMATION AND TRAINING GRANTS.—Section 311(b) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "(2)(A) The Secretary shall award grants or contracts to local law enforcement agencies, acting in coordination with domestic violence shelters, social service agencies and hospitals, for the purposes of— "(i) the development of materials, to be provided to each abused family member at the time such spouse is identified by law enforcement officers, hospital personnel, social services personnel, education counseling personnel, and other appropriate personnel involved in the identification of family violence cases that include— "(I) an explanation in basic terms of— "(aa) the rights of the abused family member under the laws of the jurisdiction involved; and "(bb) the services available to the abused family member, including intervention, treatment, and support services; and "(II) phone numbers and addresses for the services described in subparagraph (A)(ii); "(ii) the development of procedures whereby domestic violence shelter, hospital, social service, or law enforcement personnel provide to an abused family member a written report, relating to each incidence of physical abuse reported by the family member, that includes a description of physical injuries to the family member observed by such personnel; and "(iii) the development of systems whereby domestic violence shelter or local social service personnel, with the consent of the abused family member involved, may obtain from local law enforcement personnel information relating to abuse of such family member, including a report describing the initial contact of such family member and the law enforcement agency. "(B) The Secretary shall provide assurances that procedures will be developed under this paragraph to guarantee the confidentiality of the records maintained.". (c) FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROJECT.—The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

42 USC 10410.

Contracts.

Classified information.

FAMILY MEMBER ABUSE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION PROJECT

"SEC. 313. The Secretary shall, directly or by grant or contract— "(1) develop data on the individual characteristics relating to family violence; "(2) provide for the objective documentation of data on the victims of family violence and their dependents based on injuries that are brought to the attention of domestic violence shelter, hospital, social service, or law enforcement personnel, whether or not formal civil or criminal action is taken; and "(3) provide assurances that procedures will be developed to guarantee the confidentiality of records pertaining to any individual for whom data are compiled through this subsection.".

42 USC 10413. Grants. Contracts. Records.

Clsissified information.

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