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[CITE: 42USC10407]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 110--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES
 
Sec. 10407. Information and technical assistance centers


(a) Purpose and grants

                             (1) Purpose

        It is the purpose of this section to provide resource 
    information, training, and technical assistance to Federal, State, 
    and Indian tribal agencies, as well as to local domestic violence 
    programs and to other professionals who provide services to victims 
    of domestic violence.

                             (2) Grants

        From the amounts appropriated under this chapter, the Secretary 
    shall award grants to private nonprofit organizations for the 
    establishment and maintenance of one national resource center (as 
    provided for in subsection (b) of this section) and not to exceed 
    seven special issue resource centers (as provided for in subsection 
    (c) of this section) focusing on one or more issues of concern to 
    domestic violence victims.

(b) National resource center

    The national resource center established under subsection (a)(2) of 
this section shall offer resource, policy and training assistance to 
Federal, State, and local government agencies, to domestic violence 
service providers, and to other professionals and interested parties on 
issues pertaining to domestic violence, and shall maintain a central 
resource library in order to collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate 
information and statistics and analyses thereof relating to the 
incidence and prevention of family violence (particularly the prevention 
of repeated incidents of violence) and the provision of immediate 
shelter and related assistance.

(c) Special issue resource centers

    The special issue resource centers established under subsection 
(a)(2) of this section shall provide information, training and technical 
assistance to State and local domestic violence service providers, and 
shall specialize in at least one of the following areas of domestic 
violence service, prevention, or law:
        (1) Criminal justice response to domestic violence, including 
    court-mandated abuser treatment.
        (2) Improving the response of Child Protective Service agencies 
    to battered mothers of abused children.
        (3) Child custody issues in domestic violence cases.
        (4) The use of the self-defense plea by domestic violence 
    victims.
        (5) Improving interdisciplinary health care responses and access 
    to health care resources for victims of domestic violence.
        (6) Improving access to and the quality of legal representation 
    for victims of domestic violence in civil litigation, including the 
    issuance and enforcement of protection orders.
        (7) Providing technical assistance and training to State 
    domestic violence coalitions.

(d) Eligibility

    To be eligible to receive a grant under this section an entity shall 
be a private nonprofit organization that--
        (1) focuses primarily on domestic violence;
        (2) provides documentation to the Secretary demonstrating 
    experience working directly on issues of domestic violence, 
    particularly in the specific subject area for which it is applying;
        (3) include on its advisory boards representatives from domestic 
    violence programs in the region who are geographically and 
    culturally diverse; and
        (4) demonstrate the strong support of domestic violence 
    advocates from across the country and the region for their 
    designation as the national or a special issue resource center.

(e) Reporting

    Not later than 6 months after receiving a grant under this section, 
a grantee shall prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that 
evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts received under such 
grant by such grantee and containing such additional information as the 
Secretary may prescribe.

(f) ``Indian tribal agency'' defined

    For purposes of this section, the term ``Indian tribal agency'' 
means an Indian tribe or tribal organization, as defined in section 450b 
of title 25.

(g) Regulations

    Not later than 90 days after May 28, 1992, the Secretary shall 
publish proposed regulations implementing this section. Not later than 
120 days after May 28, 1992, the Secretary shall publish final 
regulations.

(Pub. L. 98-457, title III, Sec. 308, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1761; Pub. 
L. 102-295, title III, Sec. 315, May 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 204; Pub. L. 
103-322, title IV, Sec. 40272(b), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1937.)

                          Codification

    May 28, 1992, referred to in subsec. (g), was in the original ``the 
date of enactment of this section'' and ``such date of enactment'', 
which were translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 102-
295, which amended this section generally, to reflect the probable 
intent of Congress.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 40272(b)(1), substituted 
``seven'' for ``six'' before ``special issue resource centers''.
    Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 40272(b)(2)(A), inserted 
before period at end ``, including the issuance and enforcement of 
protection orders''.
    Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 40272(b)(2)(B), added par. 
(7).
    1992--Pub. L. 102-295 amended section generally, substituting 
provisions relating to information and technical assistance centers for 
provisions relating to operation of national information and research 
clearinghouse on prevention of family violence.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 10409, 10412 of this title.
