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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · S. 3623 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1508

Sec. 1508. Study on child custody in domestic violence cases

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The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study that shall— provide a review of State laws, regulations, and practices on how child neglect and custody situations are handled in domestic violence situations; and include a list of recommendations on how to restructure State laws, regulations, and practices to better protect victims of domestic violence and their children.
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