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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 15, 1995
Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to restrict funds to States that do not have in effect and enforce a law that requires the State, at the request of the victim of an assault that may have exposed such victim to the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, to: (1) administer to the convicted defendant a test to detect the presence of such agent; (2) disclose the results to such defendant and to the victim; and (3) provide to the victim counseling regarding human immunodeficiency virus disease and testing and referral for appropriate health care and support services.
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Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7] · D–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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