Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/3524

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124 STAT. 3498 PUBLIC LAW 111–320—DEC. 20, 2010 and their children who are exposed to domestic violence; and ‘‘(ii) maintain a central resource library in order to collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate informa- tion and statistics related to— ‘‘(I) the incidence and prevention of family violence and domestic violence; and ‘‘(II) the provision of shelter, supportive serv- ices, and prevention services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence (including services to prevent repeated incidents of violence); and ‘‘(B) a National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women, which shall— ‘‘(i) offer a comprehensive array of technical assist- ance and training resources to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, specifically designed to enhance the capacity of the tribes and organizations to respond to domestic violence and the findings of section 901 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 10 note); ‘‘(ii) enhance the intervention and prevention efforts of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to respond to domestic violence and increase the safety of Indian women in support of the purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42. U .S.C. 3796gg–10 note); and ‘‘(iii) coordinate activities with other Federal agen- cies, offices, and grantees that address the needs of Indians (including Alaska Natives), and Native Hawai- ians that experience domestic violence, including the Office of Justice Services at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice. ‘‘(2) SPECIAL ISSUE RESOURCE CENTERS.—In accordance with subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities for special issue resource centers, which shall be national in scope and shall provide information, training, and technical assistance to State and local domestic violence service providers. Each special issue resource center shall focus on enhancing domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts in at least one of the following areas: ‘‘(A) The response of the criminal and civil justice systems to domestic violence victims, which may include the response to the use of the self-defense plea by domestic violence victims and the issuance and use of protective orders. ‘‘(B) The response of child protective service agencies to victims of domestic violence and their dependents and child custody issues in domestic violence cases. ‘‘(C) The response of the interdisciplinary health care system to victims of domestic violence and access to health care resources for victims of domestic violence.