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[CITE: 42USC14014]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                 SUBCHAPTER III--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
 
             Part E--Violence Against Women Act Improvements
 
Sec. 14014. Report on confidentiality of addresses for victims 
        of domestic violence
        

(a) Report

    The Attorney General shall conduct a study of the means by which 
abusive spouses may obtain information concerning the addresses or 
locations of estranged or former spouses, notwithstanding the desire of 
the victims to have such information withheld to avoid further exposure 
to abuse. Based on the study, the Attorney General shall transmit a 
report to Congress including--
        (1) the findings of the study concerning the means by which 
    information concerning the addresses or locations of abused spouses 
    may be obtained by abusers; and
        (2) analysis of the feasibility of creating effective means of 
    protecting the confidentiality of information concerning the 
    addresses and locations of abused spouses to protect such persons 
    from exposure to further abuse while preserving access to such 
    information for legitimate purposes.

(b) Use of components

    The Attorney General may use the National Institute of Justice and 
the Office for Victims of Crime in carrying out this section.

(Pub. L. 103-322, title IV, Sec. 40508, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1950.)
