Prison Rape Elimination Act

Attachment 1
PREA Legislation

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Public Law 108-79 .............................................................................................. 3

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Amendment to Public Law 108-79 ..................................................................... 21

Section 4 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, Pub. L. 108-79, is amended as follows:
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ", except as authorized in paragraph (7)" before the period; and
(2) by adding the following after subsection (a)(6):
"(7) Nothing in Sections 304 or 812 of title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3735, 3789g) or any other provision of law, including paragraph (5), shall prevent the Bureau (including its agents)
in carrying out the review and analysis under paragraph (1) from reporting to the designated public officials such
information (and only such information) regarding child abuse or child neglect with respect to which the statutes or
regulations of a State (or a political subdivision thereof) require prompt reporting.".