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§12409 Report to Congress
Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 121 — VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN › Part F — National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction › § 12409
Summary
Each even-numbered fiscal year the Attorney General must tell Congress how often stalking and domestic violence happen and whether state anti-stalking laws and programs are working.
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Title 34, §12409
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Each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a biennial report that provides information concerning the incidence of stalking and domestic violence, and evaluates the effectiveness of State antistalking efforts and legislation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14039 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–162, § 1135(a), which directed an amendment substantially identical to that directed by Pub. L. 109–162, § 3(b)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 109–271. Pub. L. 109–162, § 3(b)(1), which directed the substitution of “Each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a biennial report that provides” for “The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress an annual report, beginning 1 year after
September 13, 1994, that provides”, was executed by making the substitution for “The Attorney General shall submit to the Congress an annual report, beginning one year after
September 13, 1994, that provides”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Report Relating to Stalking Laws Pub. L. 105–119, title I, § 115(b)(2), Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2467, provided that: “The Attorney General shall include in an annual report under section 40610 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14039) [now 34 U.S.C. 12409] information concerning existing or proposed State laws and penalties for stalking crimes against children.”
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34 U.S.C. § 12409
Title 34, Navy
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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