‘‘(b) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Director shall 
have direct and prompt access to the following: 
‘‘(1) The name and location of a victim receiv-
ing services, treatment, or other assistance under 
the jurisdiction of a military department. 
‘‘(2) Any written report of sexual assault, sex-
ual misconduct, domestic violence, family violence, or 
stalking prepared by a military department. 
‘‘(3) Victim case files, subject to written au-
thorization of the victim, in records of law enforce-
ment, criminal investigative organizations, health 
care providers, and command and Family Advocacy 
Programs, as may be necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities of the Office. 
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—To the extent that any in-
formation covered by subsection (b) provides the name and 
address of an individual who is the subject of a confiden-
tial proceeding, that name and address (and related infor-
mation that has the effect of identifying that individual) 
may not be released to the public without the informed 
written consent of such individual. 
‘‘§ 1816. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: confiden-
tiality 
‘‘(a) CONFIDENTIALITY.—(1) Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), in order to ensure the safety of victims of 
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domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, sexual 
misconduct, or stalking and their families, the Director 
shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of persons re-
ceiving services. The Director may not disclose any per-
sonally identifying information or individual information 
collected in connection with services requested, used, or 
denied through its programs. The Director may not reveal 
individual victim information without the informed, writ-
ten, reasonably time-limited consent of the person (or in 
the case of unemancipated minor, the minor and the par-
ent or guardian) about whom information is sought. 
‘‘(2) If release of information referred to in para-
graph (1) is compelled by law or by court order, the Direc-
tor shall make reasonable attempts to provide notice to 
victims affected by the disclosure of the information. If 
such personally identifying information is or will be re-
vealed, the Director shall take steps necessary to protect 
the privacy and safety of the persons affected by the re-
lease of the information. 
‘‘(3) The Director may share nonpersonally identi-
fying data in the aggregate regarding services to victims 
and nonpersonally identifying demographic information in 
order to comply with reporting, evaluation, or data collec-
tion requirements of the armed forces or of Federal, State, 
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or local or tribal government or the government of the Dis-
trict of Columbia or any territory or commonwealth. 
‘‘(4) The Director may share court-generated infor-
mation contained in secure, governmental registries for 
purposes of enforcement of protection orders. 
‘‘(b) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.—In 
this section, the term ‘personally identifying information’ 
means the following information about an individual: 
‘‘(1) A first and last name. 
‘‘(2) A home or other physical address, includ-
ing street name and name of city or town. 
‘‘(3) An email address or other online contact 
information, such as an instant messaging user iden-
tifier or a screen name, that reveals the individual’s 
email address. 
‘‘(4) A telephone number. 
‘‘(5) A Social Security Number. 
‘‘(6) An Internet Protocol (IP) address or host 
name that identifies an individual. 
‘‘(7) A persistent identifier, such as a customer 
number held in a cookie or processor serial number, 
that is combined with other available data that iden-
tifies an individual. 
‘‘(8) If the individual is a member or former 
member of the armed forces— 
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