Sec. 5. Grants for State-run hate crime hotlines
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The Attorney General shall make grants to States to create State-run hate crime reporting hotlines. A grant made under paragraph
(1)shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. A State shall ensure, with respect to a hotline funded by a grant under subsection (a), that— the hotline directs individuals to— law enforcement if appropriate; and local support services; any personally identifiable information that an individual provides to an agency of the State through the hotline is not directly or indirectly disclosed, without the consent of the individual, to— any other agency of that State; any other State; the Federal Government; or any other person or entity; the staff members who operate the hotline are trained to be knowledgeable about— applicable Federal, State, and local hate crime laws; and local law enforcement resources and applicable local support services; and the hotline is accessible to— individuals with limited English proficiency, where appropriate; and individuals with disabilities. The Attorney General shall issue guidance to States on best practices for implementing the requirements of subsection (b).