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handle is hein.crs/govykn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Coangressional ______ SResearch Service VAWA Reauthorization: Substantive Criminal Law Proposals March 20, 2019 The authorization of appropriations for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) expired at the end of FY 2018. The House Judiciary Committee has voted out an amendment in the nature of a substitute of the reauthorization of the bill (H.R. 1585). The absence of an authorization is no legal impediment to an appropriation, but the absence of an authorization can present parliamentary obstacles during floor consideration of an appropriation. VAWA and its periodic reauthorization amendments consist of grant programs and substantive criminal law provisions. VAWA's grant programs are covered in detail elsewhere. This legal sidebar discusses some of the substantive criminal law issues raised during current reauthorization efforts. Protective order online confidentiality Existing law bans states, tribes, and territories from publishing online the identity or location of the individuals protected by restraining orders issued under their jurisdiction. Section 106 of the bill would make it clear that the prohibition extends to the orders other than their own. Child stalking penalty It is a federal crime to stalk another person using mail, computer, or interstate or foreign travel. Section 304 of the bill would increase the maximum sentence for the offense by an additional 5 years in prison if the victim is a child with exceptions for Romeo-and-Juliet situations (15-18 year-old victims and offenders no more than 3 years older) and for juvenile offenders. Firearms Among those who may not lawfully possess a firearm and to whom a firearm may not be lawfully sold are individuals who are subject to a restraining order for the protection of an intimate partner. Section 80 lof the bill would amend the definition of intimate partner to include dating or former dating partners or anyone similarly situated. Section 802 of the bill would adjust the possessory prohibition to those who are the subject of an ex parte restraining order, i.e., an order issued initially unbeknownst to the person it restrains. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov LSB10277 CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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