Information programs — Us Code Code § 12313
Us Code Code § 12313 — Information programs. Reproduced from the official United States Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 12313. Information programs
The Attorney General shall compile information regarding sex offender treatment programs and ensure that information regarding community treatment programs in the community into which a convicted sex offender is released is made available to each person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a Federal penal or correctional institution for a commission of an offense under chapter 109A of title 18 or for the commission of a similar offense, including halfway houses and psychiatric institutions.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, §40154, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1922.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 13943 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Part B—Safe Homes for Women
subpart 1—confidentiality for abused persons
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