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 108 STAT. 1922 PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 Reports. (c) REVIEW OF FEDERAL EVIDENTIARY RULES.—The Judicial Conference of the United States shall evaluate and report to Congress its views on whether the Federal Rules of Evidence should be amended, and if so, how they should be amended, to guarantee that the confidentiality of communications between sexual assault victims and their therapists or trained counselors will be adequately protected in Federal court proceedings. 42 USC 13943. SEC. 40154. INFORMATION PROGRAMS. The Attorney General shall compile information regarding sex offender treatment programs and ensure that information regarding community treatment programs in the community into which a convicted sex offender is released is made available to each person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a Federal penal or correctional institution for a commission of an offense under chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, or for the commission of a similar offense, including halfway houses and psychiatric institutions. 42 USC 5712d. SEC. 40155. EDUCATION AND PREVENTION GRANTS TO REDUCE SEX- UAL ABUSE OF RUNAWAY, HOMELESS, AND STREET YOUTH. Part A of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5711 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 316 and 317 as sections 317 and 318, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 315 the following new section: "GRANTS FOR PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION "SEC. 316. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall make grants under this section to private, nonprofit agencies for street-based outreach and education, including treatment, counseling, provision of information, and referral for runaway, homeless, and street youth who have been subjected to or are at risk of being subjected to sexual abuse. "(b) PRIORITY. —In selecting among applicants for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to agencies that have experience in providing services to runaway, homeless, and street youth. "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— "(1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; "(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and "(3) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1998. "(d) DEFINITIONS.— For the purposes of this section— "(1) the term 'street-based outreach and education' includes education and prevention efforts directed at offenses committed by offenders who are not known to the victim as well as offenders who are known to the victim; and "(2) the term 'street youth' means a juvenile who spends a significant amount of time on the street or in other areas of exposure to encounters that may lead to sexual abuse.". SEC. 40156. VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE PROGRAMS. (a) COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.—

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