Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/961

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124 STAT. 935 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under paragraph (1), a State Attorney General shall submit an application to the designated State agency at such time, in such manner, and containing such information, as specified by the State. (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING DESCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), technical assistance and training is— (A) the identification of eligible pregnant women experiencing domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking; (B) the assessment of the immediate and short-term safety of such a pregnant woman, the evaluation of the impact of the violence or stalking on the pregnant woman’s health, and the assistance of the pregnant woman in devel- oping a plan aimed at preventing further domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as appropriate; (C) the maintenance of complete medical or forensic records that include the documentation of any examination, treatment given, and referrals made, recording the location and nature of the pregnant woman’s injuries, and the establishment of mechanisms to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of those medical records; and (D) the identification and referral of the pregnant woman to appropriate public and private nonprofit entities that provide intervention services, accompaniment, and supportive social services. (4) ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMAN.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible pregnant woman’’ means any woman who is pregnant on the date on which such woman becomes a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking or who was pregnant during the one-year period before such date. (e) PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.—A State may use amounts received under a grant under section 10212 to make funding available to increase public awareness and education con- cerning any services available to pregnant and parenting teens and women under this part, or any other resources available to pregnant and parenting women in keeping with the intent and purposes of this part. The State shall be responsible for setting guidelines or limits as to how much of funding may be utilized for public awareness and education in any funding award. SEC. 10214. APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated, and there are appro- priated, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2019, to carry out this part. PART III—INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT SEC. 10221. INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), S. 1790 entitled ‘‘A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, and for other purposes.’’, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in December 2009, is enacted into law. (b) AMENDMENTS.— Incorporation by reference. 25 USC 1601 et seq. 42 USC 18204. Guidelines. Definition.