‘‘(D) a description, in the aggregate, of the 
general nature and location of the alleged 
crimes involved, including— 
‘‘(i) whether the crime was committed 
on Indian land; 
‘‘(ii) whether the alleged perpetrator 
is an Indian; 
‘‘(iii) the disposition of the incident; 
and 
‘‘(iv) all jurisdictions involved in any 
disposition. 
‘‘(6) OBLIGATION TO REPORT FRAUD, WASTE, 
OR ABUSE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A recipient or sub-
recipient of a covered grant shall immediately report 
to the Director any finding of fraud, waste, or abuse 
of grant funds. 
‘‘(d) PROTECTION
OF CRIME VICTIM CONFIDEN-
TIALITY AND PRIVACY.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—In order to ensure 
the safety of victims of crime and immediate family 
members of victims of crime, recipients and sub-
recipients of covered grants shall protect the con-
fidentiality and privacy of individuals receiving serv-
ices from the recipient or subrecipient. 
‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs 
(3) and (4), a recipient or subrecipient of a cov-
ered grant shall not disclose, reveal, or release 
any personally identifying information collected 
in connection with any service requested, used, 
or denied through a program of the recipient or 
subrecipient or require the release of personally 
identifying information as a condition of eligi-
bility for the services provided by the recipient 
or subrecipient— 
‘‘(i) regardless of whether the infor-
mation has been encoded, encrypted, 
hashed, or otherwise protected; and 
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (B) and 
the condition that consent for release may 
not be given by an abuser of the minor, an 
abuser of a parent or guardian of a minor, 
or an incapacitated individual, absent the 
informed, written, reasonably time-limited 
consent of— 
‘‘(I) the individual about whom 
information is sought; 
‘‘(II) in the case of an emanci-
pated minor, the minor, and the par-
ent or guardian; or 
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‘‘(III) in the case of legal inca-
pacity, a court-appointed guardian. 
‘‘(B) CERTAIN MINORS AND OTHER INDI-
VIDUALS.—If a minor or individual with a le-
gally appointed guardian may lawfully receive 
services without the consent of a parent or 
guardian, that minor or individual may consent 
to the release of information under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) without the additional consent of 
a parent or guardian. 
‘‘(3) RELEASE.—If the release of information 
described in paragraph (2) is compelled by a statu-
tory or court mandate, a recipient or subrecipient of 
a covered grant shall— 
‘‘(A) make reasonable attempts to provide 
notice to victims of crime affected by the disclo-
sure of information; and 
‘‘(B) take steps necessary to protect the 
privacy and safety of the individuals affected by 
the release of the information. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION
SHARING.—A recipient or 
subrecipient of a covered grant may share— 
‘‘(A) data in the aggregate that is not per-
sonally identifying information regarding serv-
ices to clients and demographics in order to 
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comply with Federal, State, tribal, or territorial 
reporting, evaluation, or data collection require-
ments; 
‘‘(B) court-generated and law enforcement- 
generated information contained in secure, gov-
ernmental registries for protection order en-
forcement purposes; and 
‘‘(C) law enforcement-generated and pros-
ecution-generated information necessary for law 
enforcement and prosecution purposes. 
‘‘(5) STATUTORILY
MANDATED
REPORTS
OF 
ABUSE
OR
NEGLECT.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to prohibit a recipient or sub-
recipient of a covered grant from reporting sus-
pected abuse or neglect of an individual. 
‘‘(6) CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to prohibit the Direc-
tor from disclosing grant activities authorized 
by this section to the appropriate committees of 
Congress. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 
ensure that a disclosure under subparagraph 
(A) protects confidentiality and omits person-
ally identifying information. 
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‘‘(7) CONFIDENTIALITY ASSESSMENT AND AS-
SURANCES.—A recipient or subrecipient of a covered 
grant shall document compliance with the confiden-
tiality and privacy requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(e) OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(A) regularly monitor and review covered 
grants awarded, which shall include evaluation 
of quarterly financial reports for victim services 
grants; and 
‘‘(B) conduct investigations and audits— 
‘‘(i) to ensure compliance with all ap-
plicable Federal law; and 
‘‘(ii) to prevent duplication and redun-
dancy in the awarding of covered grants. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND ENFORCE-
ABLE AGREEMENTS.—The Director shall ensure that 
all covered grants are subject to performance meas-
ures and enforceable agreements that allow for thor-
ough program oversight. 
‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE
REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.— 
For fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Director shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress an annual compliance report on all 
covered grants awarded. 
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