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wise provided, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(24) STATE
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
COALI-
TION.—The term ‘State domestic violence coalition’ 
means a program determined by the Administration 
for Children and Families under the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b)). 
‘‘(25) STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.— 
The term ‘State sexual assault coalition’ means a 
program determined by the Center for Injury Pre-
vention and Control of the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention under the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.). 
‘‘(26) TERRITORIAL
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
OR 
SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The term ‘territorial 
domestic violence or sexual assault coalition’ means 
a program addressing domestic violence or sexual as-
sault that is— 
‘‘(A) an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental territorial coalition addressing domestic 
violence or sexual assault within the territory; 
or 
‘‘(B) a nongovernmental organization with 
a demonstrated history of addressing domestic 
violence or sexual assault within the territory
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that proposes to incorporate as a nonprofit, 
nongovernmental territorial coalition. 
‘‘(27) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal co-
alition’ means— 
‘‘(A) an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tribal coalition addressing domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against American In-
dian and Alaskan Native women; or 
‘‘(B) individuals or organizations that pro-
pose to incorporate as nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tribal coalitions to address domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against American In-
dian and Alaskan Native women. 
‘‘(28) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘tribal 
government’ means— 
‘‘(A) the governing body of an Indian 
tribe; or 
‘‘(B) a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other 
organized group or community of Indians, in-
cluding any Alaska Native village or regional or 
village corporation (as defined in, or established 
pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is rec-
ognized as eligible for the special programs and
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services provided by the United States to Indi-
ans because of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(29) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib-
al organization’ means— 
‘‘(A) the governing body of any Indian 
tribe; 
‘‘(B) any legally established organization 
of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or 
chartered by such governing body of a tribe or 
tribes to be served, or which is democratically 
elected by the adult members of the Indian 
community to be served by such organization 
and which includes the maximum participation 
of Indians in all phases of its activities; or 
‘‘(C) any tribal nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(30) 
UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—The 
term ‘underserved populations’ includes populations 
underserved because of geographic location, under-
served racial and ethnic populations, populations un-
derserved because of special needs (such as language 
barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or age), and 
any other population determined to be underserved 
by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(31) VICTIM
ADVOCATE.—The term ‘victim 
advocate’ means a person, whether paid or serving
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as a volunteer, who provides services to victims of 
domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or dating 
violence under the auspices or supervision of a vic-
tim services program. 
‘‘(32) VICTIM
ASSISTANT.—The term ‘victim 
assistant’ means a person, whether paid or serving 
as a volunteer, who provides services to victims of 
domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or dating 
violence under the auspices or supervision of a court 
or a law enforcement or prosecution agency. 
‘‘(33) VICTIM
SERVICES
OR
VICTIM
SERVICE 
PROVIDER.—The term ‘victim services’ or ‘victim 
service provider’ means a nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organization that assists domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, 
including rape crisis centers, domestic violence shel-
ters, faith-based organizations, and other organiza-
tions, with a documented history of effective work, 
or a demonstrated capacity to work effectively in col-
laboration with an organization with a documented 
history of effective work, concerning domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(34) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means teen 
and young adult victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
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‘‘(b) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROVISION.—In 
this section, the term ‘violence against women provision’ 
means any provision required by law to be carried out by 
or through the Violence Against Women Office. 
‘‘SEC. 2000C. REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO ANY GRANT 
PROGRAM 
CARRIED 
OUT 
BY 
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out grants under 
this part, and in carrying out grants under any other vio-
lence against women grant program, the Director of the 
Violence Against Women Office shall ensure each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) NONDISCLOSURE
OF
CONFIDENTIAL
OR 
PRIVATE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the 
safety of adult, youth, and minor victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, and their families, each grantee and 
subgrantee shall reasonably protect the con-
fidentiality and privacy of persons receiving 
services. 
‘‘(B) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to sub-
paragraphs (C) and (D), grantees and sub-
grantees shall not—
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‘‘(i) disclose any personally identifying 
information or individual information col-
lected in connection with services re-
quested, utilized, or denied through grant-
ees’ and subgrantees’ programs; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal individual client informa-
tion without the informed, written, reason-
ably 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 guard-
ian) 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 or 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 or is requested by 
a Member of Congress— 
‘‘(i) grantees and subgrantees shall 
make reasonable attempts to provide notice
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to victims affected by the disclosure of in-
formation; 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 demo-
graphic information in order to comply 
with Federal, State, tribal, or territorial 
reporting, evaluation, or data collection re-
quirements; 
‘‘(ii) court-generated information and 
law-enforcement 
generated 
information 
contained in secure, governmental protec-
tion order registries for investigation, pros-
ecution, and enforcement purposes; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement- and prosecu-
tion-generated information necessary for 
law enforcement and prosecution purposes. 
‘‘(2) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
activities under the grant program, grantees and