Sec. 8. Information gathering on the use of geolocation data in violence against women
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As soon as practicable and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include questions examining the role that various new technologies that use geolocation information may have in the facilitation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including the use of— global positioning system technology; smartphone mobile applications; in-car navigation devices; and geo-tagging technology.
As soon as practicable and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall include questions relating to the use of geolocation information as described in subsection (a). The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women and the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall consult with representatives from the Federal agencies, offices of State attorneys general, national victim advocacy organizations, and the industries related to the technologies described in subsection
(a)to assist in the coordination and collection of data described in subsection (a).