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42 U.S.C. § 10401 — Short title; purpose
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**(a) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Family Violence Prevention and Services Act”.
**(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter to—
(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents;
(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline;
(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs to States and Indian tribes, local public agencies (including law enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social service, and health care professionals in public agencies), nonprofit private organizations (including faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal organizations, and other persons seeking such assistance and training.
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**(a) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Family Violence Prevention and Services Act”.
**(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter to—
(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents;
(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline;
(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs to States and Indian tribes, local public agencies (including law enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social service, and health care professionals in public agencies), nonprofit private organizations (including faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal organizations, and other persons seeking such assistance and training.
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**(a) Formula grants to States**
(1) **In general** — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 10401 through 10412 of this title, $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
(2) **Allocations**
(A) *Formula grants to States*
(i) *Reservation of funds* — For any fiscal year for which the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) exceed $130,000,000, not less than 25 percent of such excess funds shall be made available to carry out [section 10412 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10412&num=0&edition=prelim).
(ii) *Formula grants* — Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under clause (i), not less than 70 percent shall be used for making grants under [section 10406(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10406/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) *Grants to tribes* — Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 10 percent shall be used to carry out [section 10409 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10409&num=0&edition=prelim).
(C) *Technical assistance and training centers* — Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), not less than 6 percent shall be used by the Secretary for making grants under [section 10410 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10410&num=0&edition=prelim).
(D) *Grants for State Domestic Violence Coalitions* — Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not reserved under subparag
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**(a) Emergencies** If the Secretary determines, after consultation with such public health officials as may be necessary, that—
(1) a disease or disorder presents a public health emergency; or
(2) a public health emergency, including significant outbreaks of infectious diseases or bioterrorist attacks, otherwise exists,
the Secretary may take such action as may be appropriate to respond to the public health emergency, including making grants, providing awards for expenses, and entering into contracts and conducting and supporting investigations into the cause, treatment, or prevention of a disease or disorder as described in paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such determination of a public health emergency terminates upon the Secretary declaring that the emergency no longer exists, or upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date on which the determination is made by the Secretary, whichever occurs first. Determinations that terminate under the preceding sentence may be renewed by the Secretary (on the basis of the same or additional facts), and the preceding sentence applies to each such renewal. Not later than 48 hours after making a determination under this subsection of a public health emergency (including a renewal), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress written notification of the determination.
**(b) Public Health Emergency Fund**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Treasury a fund to be designated as the “Public Health Emergency Fund” to be made available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to carry out subsection (a) only if a public health emergency has been declared by the Secretary under such subsection or if the Secretary determines there is the significant potential for a public health emergency, to allow the Se
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**(a) Definitions** In this section—
(1) the term “covered grant” means a grant from the Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 7104(b), 7105(b), or 7105(f) of this title; and
(2) the term “covered recipient” means a grantee or subgrantee receiving funds under a covered grant.
**(b) Grant conditions** Covered grants and covered recipients shall be subject, at the election of the Attorney General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, to—
(1) the conditions under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ([34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section12291/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim)) that apply with respect to grants under such Act and grantees and subgrantees for such grants; or
(2) the conditions under section 306(c)(5) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ([42 U.S.C. 10406(c)(5)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10406/c/5&num=0&edition=prelim)) that apply with respect to grants under such Act [[42 U.S.C. 10401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section10401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] and grantees and subgrantees for such grants.
**(c) Department of Justice-sponsored research** Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a covered recipient from sharing personally identifying information with researchers seeking the information for the purposes of conducting research—
(1) that is funded by the Department of Justice;
(2) for which protections are in place in accordance with the requirements under part 22 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, and [section 10231(a) of title 34](https://uscode.house
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In this chapter:
(1) **Alaska Native** — The term “Alaska Native” has the meaning given the term “Native” in [section 1602 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Dating violence** — The term “dating violence” has the meaning given such term in [section 12291(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12291/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Domestic violence** — The term “domestic violence” has the meaning given such term in [section 12291(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12291/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Family violence** — The term “family violence” means any act or threatened act of violence, including any forceful detention of an individual, that—
(A) results or threatens to result in physical injury; and
(B) is committed by a person against another individual (including an elderly individual) to or with whom such person—
(i) is related by blood;
(ii) is or was related by marriage or is or was otherwise legally related; or
(iii) is or was lawfully residing.
(5) **Indian; Indian tribe; tribal organization** — The terms “Indian”, “Indian tribe”, and “tribal organization” have the meanings given such terms in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Native Hawaiian** — The term “Native Hawaiian” has the meaning given the term in [section 7517 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7517&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **Personally identifying information** — The term “personally identifying information” has the m
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall award grants for—
(1) the development or enhancement and implementation of interdisciplinary training for health professionals, public health staff, community health workers, violence prevention advocates working with health providers, and allied health professionals;
(2) the development or enhancement and implementation of education programs for medical, psychology, dental, social work, nursing, and other health profession students, interns, residents, fellows, or current health care providers (including midwives and doulas);
(3) the development or enhancement and implementation of comprehensive statewide strategies to improve the capacity of clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, and other health settings (including behavioral and mental health programs) to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
(4) the development or enhancement and implementation of training programs to improve the capacity of early childhood programs to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among families they serve; and
(5) the development or enhancement and implementation of comprehensive statewide strategies for health and violence prevention programs to work together to promote primary prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
**(b) Use of funds**
(1) **Required uses** — Amounts provided under a grant under this section shall be used to—
(A) fund interdisciplinary training and education programs under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) that—
(i) are designed to train medical, psychology, dental, social work, nursing, and other health profession students, interns, residents, fellows, or current health care pr
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “abuse” means the knowing infliction of physical or psychological harm or the knowing deprivation of goods or services that are necessary to meet essential needs or to avoid physical or psychological harm.
(2) The term “Administration” means the Administration on Aging.
(3) The term “adult protective services” means such services provided to adults as the Secretary may specify and includes services such as—
(A) receiving reports of adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
(B) investigating the reports described in subparagraph (A);
(C) case planning, monitoring, evaluation, and other casework and services; and
(D) providing, arranging for, or facilitating the provision of medical, social service, economic, legal, housing, law enforcement, or other protective, emergency, or support services.
(4) The term “Aging and Disability Resource Center” means an entity, network, or consortium established by a State as part of the State system of long-term care, to provide a coordinated and integrated system for older individuals and individuals with disabilities (as defined in [section 12102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12102&num=0&edition=prelim)), and the caregivers of older individuals and individuals with disabilities, that provides, in collaboration with (as appropriate) area agencies on aging, centers for independent living (as described in part C of chapter 1 of title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ([29 U.S.C. 796f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section796f&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)), and other aging or disability entities—
(A) comprehensive information on the full range of available public and privat
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish an office to be known as the Office on Child Abuse and Neglect.
**(b) Purpose** The purpose of the Office established under subsection (a) shall be to execute and coordinate the functions and activities of this subchapter and subchapter III. In the event that such functions and activities are performed by another entity or entities within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary shall ensure that such functions and activities are executed with the necessary expertise and in a fully coordinated manner involving regular intradepartmental and interdepartmental consultation with all agencies involved in child abuse and neglect activities.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 10401
National Weather Service Weather Forecast
Offices.
(c) Total water prediction
The Under Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector of the Office of Water Prediction of the
National Weather Service, shall—
(1) initiate and lead research and develop-
ment activities to develop operational water
resource prediction and related decision sup-
port products;
(2) collaborate with, and provide decision
support regarding total water prediction to—
(A) the relevant Federal agencies rep-
resented on the National Science and Tech-
nology Council, Committee on Environment,
Natural Resources, and Sustainability and
the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction;
(B) State water resource agencies; and
(C) State and local emergency manage-
ment agencies; and
(3) in carrying out the responsibilities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2), collabo-
ratively develop capabilities necessary for
total water predictive capacity, including ob-
servations,
modeling,
data
management,
supercomputing, social science, and commu-
nications.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out the activities under this section
amounts as follows:
(1) $44,500,000 for fiscal year 2021.
(2) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
(3) $45,500,000 for fiscal year 2023.
(4) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
(e) Derivation of funds
Funds to carry out this section shall be de-
rived from amounts authorized to be appro-
priated to the National Weather Service and the
National Ocean Service that are enacted after
December 31, 2020.
(Pub. L. 116–271, title III, § 301, Dec. 31, 2020, 134
Stat. 3347.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Coordinated Ocean
Observations and Researc
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