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[CITE: 42USC9511]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                   CHAPTER 102--MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
 
            SUBCHAPTER V--SEX OFFENSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
 
Sec. 9511. Grants for sex offense prevention and control


(a) Authority of National Center for the Prevention and Control of Sex 
        Offenses; functions

    The Secretary, acting through the National Center for the Prevention 
and Control of Sex Offenses (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the ``Center''), may, directly or by grant, carry out the following:
        (1) A continuing study of sex offenses, including a study and 
    investigation of--
            (A) the effectiveness of existing Federal, State, and local 
        laws dealing with sex offenses;
            (B) the relationship, if any, between traditional legal and 
        social attitudes toward sexual roles, sex offenses, and the 
        formulation of laws dealing with rape;
            (C) the treatment of the victims of sex offenses by law 
        enforcement agencies, hospitals or other medical institutions, 
        prosecutors, and the courts;
            (D) the causes of sex offenses, identifying to the degree 
        possible--
                (i) social conditions which encourage sexual attacks, 
            and
                (ii) the motives of offenders, and

            (E) the impact of a sex offense on the victim and family of 
        the victim;
            (F) sexual assaults in correctional institutions;
            (G) the estimated actual incidence of forcible sex offenses 
        as compared to the reported incidence of forcible sex offenses 
        and the reasons for any difference between the two; and
            (H) the effectiveness of existing private and local and 
        State government educational, counseling, and other programs 
        designed to prevent and control sex offenses.

        (2) The compilation, analysis, and publication of summaries of 
    the continuing study conducted under paragraph (1) and the research 
    and demonstration projects conducted under paragraph (5). The 
    Secretary shall submit not later than March 30, 1983, to the 
    Congress a summary of such study and projects together with a review 
    of their effectiveness and recommendations where appropriate.
        (3) The development and maintenance of an information 
    clearinghouse with regard to--
            (A) the prevention and control of sex offenses;
            (B) the treatment and counseling of the victims of sex 
        offenses and their families; and
            (C) the rehabilitation of offenders.

        (4) The compilation and publication of training materials for 
    personnel who are engaged or intend to engage in programs designed 
    to prevent and control sex offense.
        (5) Assistance to qualified public and nonprofit private 
    entities in conducting research and demonstration projects 
    concerning the prevention and control of sex offense, including 
    projects (A) for the planning, development, implementation, and 
    evaluation of alternative methods used in the prevention and control 
    of sex offense, the treatment and counseling of the victims of sex 
    offense and their families, and the rehabilitation of offenders; (B) 
    for the application of such alternative methods; and (C) for the 
    promotion of community awareness of the specific locations in which, 
    and the specific social and other conditions under which sexual 
    attacks are most likely to occur.

(b) Advisory committee; functions, membership, etc.

    The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to advise, consult 
with, and make recommendations to the Secretary on the implementation of 
subsection (a) of this section. The recommendations of the committee 
shall be submitted directly to the Secretary without review or revision 
by any person without the consent of the committee. The Secretary shall 
appoint to such committee persons who are particularly qualified to 
assist in carrying out the functions of the committee. A majority of the 
members of the committee shall be women. Members of the advisory 
committee shall receive compensation at rates, not to exceed the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General 
Schedule, for each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the 
performance of their duties as members of the advisory committee and, 
while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, 
each member shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, in the same manner as authorized by section 5703 of 
title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently.

(c) Submission and approval of application; form, manner and contents

    No grant may be made under subsection (a) of this section unless an 
application therefor is submitted to and approved by the Secretary. The 
application shall be submitted in such form and manner and contain such 
information as the Secretary may prescribe.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

    For the purpose of carrying out subsection (a) of this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1981, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1982, $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1983.

(e) ``Sex offense'' defined

    For purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the term ``sex 
offense'' includes statutory and attempted rape and any other criminal 
sexual assault (whether homosexual or heterosexual) which involves force 
or the threat of force.

(Pub. L. 96-398, title VI, Sec. 601(a)-(e), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1602, 
1603; Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, Sec. 902(f)(20), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 
560; Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 87(d)(3)-(7), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3624; 
Pub. L. 99-654, Sec. 3(b)(3)-(7), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3663, 3664.)


                               Amendments

    1986--Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 87(d)(3), and Pub. L. 99-654, 
Sec. 3(b)(3), amended section catchline identically, substituting ``sex 
offense'' for ``rape''.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 87(d)(4)-(6), and Pub. L. 99-654, 
Sec. 3(b)(4)-(6), in amending subsec. (a) identically, in introductory 
provision substituted ``Sex Offenses'' for ``Rape'', in par. (1) and in 
subpars. (A), (C), (D), (G), and (H) of par. (1) substituted ``sex 
offenses'' for ``rape'' wherever appearing, in par. (1)(B) substituted 
``sex offenses'' for ``the act of rape'', in par. (1)(E) substituted ``a 
sex offense'' for ``rape'', and in par. (3)(A) and (B) substituted ``sex 
offenses'' for ``rape''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99-646, Sec. 87(d)(7), and Pub. L. 99-654, 
Sec. 3(b)(7), amended subsec. (e) identically, substituting ``the term 
`sex offense' '' for ``the term `rape' ''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-35 in par. (5) struck out ``community 
mental health centers and other'' after ``Assistance to'', and struck 
out par. (6) which related to provision of consultation and education 
services.


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendments

    Amendments by Pub. L. 99-646 and Pub. L. 99-654 effective 
respectively 30 days after Nov. 10, 1986, and 30 days after Nov. 14, 
1986, see section 87(e) of Pub. L. 99-646 and section 4 of Pub. L. 99-
654, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2241 of Title 18, 
Crimes and Criminal Procedure.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 
902(h) of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 238l of this 
title.


                   Termination of Advisory Committees

    Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by 
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year 
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its 
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.


         References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

    References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to 
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered 
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.
