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[120 STAT. 638]
PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 638]

120 STAT. 638

PUBLIC LAW 109–248—JULY 27, 2006

(4) To provide for computer hardware, computer software, or other materials necessary to carry out such a fingerprinting program. (c) LIMITATION.—Fingerprints of a child derived from a program funded under this section— (1) may be released only to a parent or guardian of the child; and (2) may not be copied or retained by any Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement officer unless written permission is given by the parent or guardian. (d) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Any person who uses the fingerprints of a child derived from a program funded under this section for any purpose other than the purpose described in subsection (c)(1) shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, a fine under title 18, United States Code, or both. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to carry out this section for the 5-year period beginning on the first day of fiscal year 2007. 42 USC 16985.

SEC. 628. GRANTS FOR RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: (1) More than 200,000 Americans each year are victims of sexual assault, according to the Department of Justice. (2) In 2004, 1 American was sexually assaulted every 2.5 minutes. (3) One of every 6 women, and 1 of every 133 men, in America has been the victim of a completed or attempted rape, according to the Department of Justice. (4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation ranks rape second in the hierarchy of violent crimes for its Uniform Crime Reports, trailing only murder. (5) The Federal Government, through the Victims of Crime Act, Violence Against Women Act, and other laws, has long played a role in providing services to sexual assault victims and in seeking policies to increase the number of rapists brought to justice. (6) Research suggests that sexual assault victims who receive counseling support are more likely to report their attack to the police and to participate in the prosecution of the offender. (7) Due in part to the combined efforts of law enforcement officials at the local, State, and Federal level, as well as the efforts of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and its affiliated rape crisis centers across the United States, sexual violence in America has fallen by more than half since 1994. (8) RAINN, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation headquartered in the District of Columbia, has since 1994 provided help to victims of sexual assault and educated the public about sexual assault prevention, prosecution, and recovery. (9) RAINN established and continues to operate the National Sexual Assault Hotline, a free, confidential telephone hotline that provides help, 24 hours a day, to victims nationally. (10) More than 1,100 local rape crisis centers in the 50 States and the District of Columbia partner with RAINN and are members of the National Sexual Assault Hotline network

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