**(a) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Family Violence Prevention and Services Act”.
**(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter to—
(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents;
(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline;
(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs to States and Indian tribes, local public agencies (including law enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social service, and health care professionals in public agencies), nonprofit private organizations (including faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal organizations, and other persons seeking such assistance and training.
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**(a) Short title** This chapter may be cited as the “Family Violence Prevention and Services Act”.
**(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter to—
(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts to provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents;
(3) provide for a national domestic violence hotline;
(4) provide for technical assistance and training relating to family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence programs to States and Indian tribes, local public agencies (including law enforcement agencies, courts, and legal, social service, and health care professionals in public agencies), nonprofit private organizations (including faith-based and charitable organizations, community-based organizations, and voluntary associations), tribal organizations, and other persons seeking such assistance and training.
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§ 10401. Short title; purpose
(a) Short title
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act’’.
(b) Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to—
(1) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts
to increase public awareness about, and pri-
mary and secondary prevention of, family vio-
lence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
(2) assist States and Indian tribes in efforts
to provide immediate shelter and supportive
services for victims of family violence, domes-
tic violence, or dating violence, and their de-
pendents;
(3) provide for a national domestic violence
hotline;
(4) provide for technical assistance and
training relating to family violence, domestic
violence, and dating violence programs to
States and Indian tribes, local public agencies
(including law enforcement agencies, courts,
and legal, social service, and health care pro-
fessionals in public agencies), nonprofit pri-
vate organizations (including faith-based and
charitable organizations, community-based or-
ganizations, and voluntary associations), trib-
al organizations, and other persons seeking
such assistance and training.
(Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L.
111–320, title II, § 201, Dec. 20, 2010, 124 Stat. 3484.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 10401, Pub. L. 98–457, title III, § 302,
Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1757; Pub. L. 102–295, title III, § 302,
May 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 201; Pub. L. 108–36, title IV,
§ 415(1), June 25, 2003, 117 Stat. 830, related to declara-
tion of purpose, prior to the general amendment of this
chapter by Pub. L. 111–320. See subsec. (b) of this sec-
tion.
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A prior section 301 of Pub. L. 98–457, title III, Oct. 9,
1984, 98