42 USC 280b-1b - Use of allotments for rape prevention education

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 280b–1b.

Use of allotments for rape prevention education

(a)

Permitted use

The Secretary, acting through the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award targeted grants to States to be used for rape prevention and education programs conducted by rape crisis centers, State, territorial or tribal sexual assault coalitions, and other public and private nonprofit entities for—

(1)

educational seminars;

(2)

the operation of hotlines or utilization of other communication technologies for purposes related to such a hotline;

(3)

training programs for professionals, including school-based professionals, to identify and refer students who may have experienced or are at risk of experiencing sexual violence;

(4)

the preparation of informational material;

(5)

education and training programs for students and campus personnel designed to reduce the incidence of sexual assault at colleges and universities;

(6)

education to increase awareness about drugs and alcohol used to facilitate rapes or sexual assaults; and

(7)

other efforts to increase awareness of the facts about, or to help prevent, sexual violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, including efforts to increase awareness in underserved communities and awareness among individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 12102 of this title) and Deaf individuals.

(b)

Collection and dissemination of information on sexual assault

(c)

Meaningful involvement of State sexual assault coalitions, culturally specific organizations, and underserved communities

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

(2)

National sexual violence resource center allotment

(3)

Baseline funding for States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

(4)

State, territorial, and Tribal sexual assault coalition allotment

(A)

In general

(B)

Allocations

Of the total amount appropriated under this subsection and allocated to making awards to sexual assault coalitions, as described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal year—

(i)

not less than 10 percent shall be made available to Tribal sexual assault coalitions; and

(ii)

any remaining amounts shall be made available, in equal amounts, to each State coalition and each territorial coalition.

(C)

Clarification

(e)

Limitations

(1)

Supplement not supplant

(2)

Studies

(3)

Administration

(f)

Report

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cite as: 42 USC 280b-1b