PUBLIC LAW 109–162—JAN. 5, 2006
119 STAT. 2969
or dating violence under the auspices or supervision of a court or a law enforcement or prosecution agency. ‘‘(35) VICTIM SERVICES OR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘victim services’ or ‘victim service provider’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that assists domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, faithbased organizations, and other organizations, with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. ‘‘(36) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means teen and young adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. ‘‘(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.— ‘‘(1) MATCH.—No matching funds shall be required for a grant or subgrant made under this title for any tribe, territory, victim service provider, or any entity that the Attorney General determines has adequately demonstrated financial need. ‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE INFORMATION.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the safety of adult, youth, and child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and their families, grantees and subgrantees under this title shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of persons receiving services. ‘‘(B) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), grantees and subgrantees shall not— ‘‘(i) disclose any personally identifying information or individual information collected in connection with services requested, utilized, or denied through grantees’ and subgrantees’ programs; or ‘‘(ii) reveal individual client information without the informed, written, reasonably time-limited consent of the person (or in the case of an unemancipated minor, the minor and the parent or guardian or in the case of persons with disabilities, the guardian) about whom information is sought, whether for this program or any other Federal, State, tribal, or territorial grant program, except that consent for release may not be given by the abuser of the minor, person with disabilities, or the abuser of the other parent of the minor. ‘‘(C) RELEASE.—If release of information described in subparagraph (B) is compelled by statutory or court mandate— ‘‘(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make reasonable attempts to provide notice to victims affected by the disclosure of information; and ‘‘(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take steps necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons affected by the release of the information. ‘‘(D) INFORMATION SHARING.—Grantees and subgrantees may share— ‘‘(i) nonpersonally identifying data in the aggregate regarding services to their clients and nonpersonally identifying demographic information in order to comply
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