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  January 23, 2000 and December 4, 2001]
[CITE: 42USC13951]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                 SUBCHAPTER III--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
 
                      Part B--Safe Homes for Women
 
              subpart 1--confidentiality for abused persons
 
Sec. 13951. Confidentiality of abused person's address


(a) Regulations

    Not later than 90 days after September 13, 1994, the United States 
Postal Service shall promulgate regulations to secure the 
confidentiality of domestic violence shelters and abused persons' 
addresses.

(b) Requirements

    The regulations under subsection (a) of this section shall require--
        (1) in the case of an individual, the presentation to an 
    appropriate postal official of a valid, outstanding protection 
    order; and
        (2) in the case of a domestic violence shelter, the presentation 
    to an appropriate postal authority of proof from a State domestic 
    violence coalition that meets the requirements of section 10410 of 
    this title verifying that the organization is a domestic violence 
    shelter.

(c) Disclosure for certain purposes

    The regulations under subsection (a) of this section shall not 
prohibit the disclosure of addresses to State or Federal agencies for 
legitimate law enforcement or other governmental purposes.

(d) Existing compilations

    Compilations of addresses existing at the time at which order is 
presented to an appropriate postal official shall be excluded from the 
scope of the regulations under subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, Sec. 40281, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1938.)
