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students, the institution shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide a victim services program on campus 
or create a victim services program in collaboration 
with a community-based organization. The institu-
tion shall use not less than 20 percent of the funds 
made available through the grant for a victim serv-
ices program provided in accordance with this para-
graph. 
(5) To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide 
assistance and information about victims’ options on 
and off campus to bring disciplinary or other legal 
action, including assistance to victims in immigra-
tion matters. 
(6) To develop, install, or expand data collec-
tion and communication systems, including comput-
erized systems, linking campus security to the local 
law enforcement for the purpose of identifying and 
tracking arrests, protection orders, violations of pro-
tection orders, prosecutions, and convictions with re-
spect to the crimes of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. 
(7) To provide capital improvements (including 
improved lighting and communications facilities but 
not including the construction of buildings) on cam-
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puses to address the crimes of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
(8) To support improved coordination among 
campus administrators, campus security personnel, 
and local law enforcement to reduce domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
on campus. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to be 
awarded a grant under this section for any fiscal 
year, an institution of higher education shall submit 
an application to the Attorney General at such time 
and in such manner as the Attorney General shall 
prescribe. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) describe the need for grant funds and 
the plan for implementation for any of the pur-
poses described in subsection (b); 
(B) include proof that the institution of 
higher education collaborated with any non-
profit, nongovernmental entities carrying out 
other victim services programs, including do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
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and stalking victim services programs in the 
community in which the institution is located; 
(C) describe the characteristics of the pop-
ulation being served, including type of campus, 
demographics of the population, and number of 
students; 
(D) provide measurable goals and expected 
results from the use of the grant funds; 
(E) provide assurances that the Federal 
funds made available under this section shall be 
used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
increase the level of funds that would, in the 
absence of Federal funds, be made available by 
the institution for the purposes described in 
subsection (b); and 
(F) include such other information and as-
surances as the Attorney General reasonably 
determines to be necessary. 
(3) COMPLIANCE WITH CAMPUS CRIME REPORT-
ING REQUIRED.—No institution of higher education 
shall be eligible for a grant under this section unless 
such institution is in compliance with the require-
ments of section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)). Up to $200,000 of the 
total amount of grant funds appropriated under this
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section for fiscal years 2006 through 2010 may be 
used to provide technical assistance in complying 
with the mandatory reporting requirements of sec-
tion 485(f) of such Act. 
(d) GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—
(1) NONMONETARY
ASSISTANCE.—In addition 
to the assistance provided under this section, the At-
torney General may request any Federal agency to 
use the agency’s authorities and the resources grant-
ed to the agency under Federal law (including per-
sonnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, and manage-
rial, technical, and advisory services) in support of 
campus security, and investigation and victim service 
efforts. 
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—
(A) NONDISCLOSURE
OF
CONFIDENTIAL 
OR PRIVATE INFORMATION.—In order to ensure 
the safety of adult and minor victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking and their families, grantees and sub-
grantees under this section shall reasonably—
(i) protect the confidentiality and pri-
vacy of persons receiving services under 
the grants and subgrants; and
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(ii) not disclose and personally identi-
fying information, or individual client in-
formation, collected in connection with 
services requested, utilized, or denied 
through programs provided by such grant-
ees and subgrantees under this section. 
(B) CONSENT.—A grantee or subgrantee 
under this section shall not reveal personally 
any identifying information or individual client 
information collected as described in subpara-
graph (A) without the informed, written, and 
reasonably time-limited consent of the person 
(or, in the case of an unemancipated minor, the 
minor and the parent or guardian of the minor) 
about whom information is sought, whether for 
the program carried out under this section or 
any other Federal, State, tribal, or territorial 
assistance program. 
(C) COMPELLED RELEASE AND NOTICE.—
If a grantee or subgrantee under this section is 
compelled by statutory or court mandate to dis-
close information described in subparagraph 
(A), the grantee or subgrantee—
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(i) shall make reasonable attempts to 
provide notice to individuals affected by 
the disclosure of information; and 
(ii) shall take steps necessary to pro-
tect the privacy and safety of the indi-
vidual affected by the disclosure. 
(D) PERMISSIVE SHARING.—Grantees and 
subgrantees under this section may share with 
each other, in order to comply with Federal, 
State, tribal, or territorial reporting, evaluation, 
or data collection requirements—
(i) aggregate data, that is not person-
ally 
identifying 
information, 
regarding 
services provided to their clients; and 
(ii) demographic information that is 
not personally identifying information. 
(E) COURT-GENERATED
AND
LAW
EN-
FORCEMENT-GENERATED
INFORMATION.—
Grantees and subgrantees under this section 
may share with each other—
(i) court-generated information con-
tained in secure, governmental registries 
for protection order enforcement purposes; 
and