S 2338 · 112th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-04-23· Sponsored by Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]· Senate

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Latest: Read the second time. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 364.(2012-04-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions under such Act, including to define: (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to racial and ethnic minority groups, (2) "child" to mean a person who is under 11 years of age and "youth" to mean a person who is 11 to 20 years old, (3) "personally identifying information or personal information" to mean individually identifying information for or about an individual likely to disclose the location of a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault crimes, and (4) "underserved populations" to mean populations that face barriers in accessing and using victim services due to geographic location or special needs. Modifies or expands grant conditions under such Act, including requirements relating to nondisclosure of personally identifying information or other client information, information sharing between grantees and subgrantees, civil rights and nondiscrimination, audits, and nonprofit organizations. Requires an annual audit …

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Cosponsors (7)

7 Republicans