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66 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1585 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 8, 2019 Received APRIL 9, 2019 Read the first time APRIL 10, 2019 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.


(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019’’.

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec.

1.

Short title; table of contents.

Sec.

2.

Universal definitions and grant conditions Sec.

3.
3.

Reporting on female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female circumcision.

Sec.

4.

Agency and Department Coordination.

TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING Sec.

101.

Stop grants.

Sec.

102.

Grants to improve the criminal justice response.

Sec.

103.

Legal assistance for victims.

Sec.

104.

Grants to support families in the justice system.

Sec.

105.

Outreach and services to underserved populations grants.
Sec.

106.

Criminal provisions.

Sec.

107.

Rape survivor child custody.

Sec.

108.

Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Sec.

109.

Grants for lethality assessment programs.

TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS Sec.

201.

Sexual assault services program.

Sec.

202.

Sexual Assault Services Program.

Sec.

203.


Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child abuse enforcement assistance program.

Sec.

204.

Training and services to end violence against people with disabilities.

Sec.

205.

Training and services to end abuse in later life.

Sec.

206.

Demonstration program on trauma-informed training for law enforce- ment.

TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS Sec.

301.
301.

Rape prevention and education grant.

Sec.

302.

Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education (CHOOSE) for children and youth.

Sec.

303.

Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses.

Sec.

304.

Combat online predators.

TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES Sec.

401.

Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sec.

402.

Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) through Prevention grants.

TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RESPONSE Sec.
501.

Grants to strengthen the healthcare systems response to domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS Sec.

601.

Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Sec.

602.

Ensuring compliance and implementation; prohibiting retaliation against victims.

Sec.

603.

Protecting the right to report crime from one’s home.
HR 1585 PCS Sec.

604.

Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Sec.

605.

Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Sec.

606.

United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments.


TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS Sec.

701.

Findings.

Sec.

702.

National Resource Center on workplace responses to assist victims of domestic and sexual violence.

Sec.

703.

Entitlement to unemployment compensation for victims of sexual and other harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking.

Sec.

704.

Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security access.

Sec.

705.

GAO Study.

Sec.

706.


Education and information programs for survivors.

Sec.

707.

Severability.

TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES Sec.

801.

Prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dating partners and persons subject to protection orders.

Sec.

802.

Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from pos- sessing a firearm.

TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN Sec.

901.

Findings and purposes.

Sec.

902.


Authorizing funding for the tribal access program.

Sec.

903.

Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, and assault of a law enforcement officer or corrections officer.

Sec.

904.

Annual reporting requirements.

Sec.

905.

Report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians.

TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Sec.


1001.

Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women.

Sec.

1002.

Report of the Attorney General on the effects of the shutdown.

TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY Sec.

1101.

Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other in- dividuals in federal prisons.

Sec.

1102.

Public health and safety of women.

Sec.

1103.

Research and report on women in federal incarceration.

Sec.

1104.
Sec.

1104.

Reentry planning and services for incarcerated women.

TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY Sec.

1201.

Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or attempted purchase of a firearm.

Sec.

1202.

Reporting of background check denials to state, local, and tribal au- thorities.
HR 1585 PCS Sec.

1203.

Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.

TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT LOOPHOLE Sec.

1301.

Short title.

Sec.

1302.

Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of law.

Sec.

1303.

Incentives for States.

Sec.

1304.

Reports to Congress.


Sec.

1305.

Definition.

TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS Sec.

1401.

National stalker and domestic violence reduction.

Sec.

1402.

Federal victim assistants reauthorization.

Sec.

1403.

Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi- tioners reauthorization.

Sec.

1404.

Sex offender management.

Sec.

1405.

Court-appointed special advocate program.

Sec.

1406.

Rape kit backlog.

Sec.

1407.

Sexual assault forensic exam program grants.

Sec.


1408. Review on link between substance use and victims of domestic vio- lence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Sec.

1409.

Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence.

Sec.

1410.

National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Sec.

1411.

Rule of construction regarding compliance with immigration laws.

TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT Sec.

1501.

Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes.
Sec.

1502.

National Resource Center Grant.

Sec.

1503.

National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime.

SEC.

2.

UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.

Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12291) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘In this title’’ and insert- ing ‘‘In this title, including for the purpose of grants authorized under this Act’’; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (34) through (45) as paragraphs (42) through (53); HR 1585 PCS (C) by inserting after paragraph (33) the following: ‘‘(39) INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.—The term ‘internet enabled device’ means devices that have a connection the Internet, send and receive informa- tion and data, and maybe accessed via mobile device technology, video technology, or computer tech- nology, away from the location where the device is installed, and may include home automation sys- tems, door locks, and thermostats.
‘‘(40) TECHNOLOGICAL ABUSE.—The term ‘technological abuse’ means behavior intended to harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, impersonate, or monitor, except as otherwise per- mitted by law, another person, that occurs using the Internet, internet enabled devices, social networking sites, computers, mobile devices, cellular telephones, apps, location tracking devices, instant messages, text messages, or other forms of technology.
Techno- logical abuse may include— ‘‘(A) unwanted, repeated telephone calls, text messages, instant messages, or social media posts; ‘‘(B) non-consensual accessing e-mail ac- counts, texts or instant messaging accounts, so- HR 1585 PCS cial networking accounts, or cellular telephone logs; ‘‘(C) controlling or restricting a person’s ability to access technology with the intent to isolate them from support and social connec- tion; ‘‘(D) using tracking devices or location tracking software for the purpose of monitoring or stalking another person’s location; ‘‘(E) impersonating a person (including through the use of spoofing technology in photo or video or the creation of accounts under a false name) with the intent to deceive or cause harm; or ‘‘(F) sharing or urging or compelling the sharing of another person’s private information, photographs, or videos without their consent.
‘‘(41) FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.—The terms ‘female genital mutilation’, ‘female genital cutting’, ‘FGM/C’, or ‘female circumcision’ mean the intentional removal or infibulation (or both) of either the whole or part of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons.
External female genitalia in- cludes the pubis, labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, and urethral and vaginal openings.’’; HR 1585 PCS (D) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking ‘‘and probation’’ and inserting ‘‘probation, and vacatur or expungement’’; (E) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (33) as paragraphs (18) through (38); (F) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12) and inserting the following: ‘‘(13) DIGITAL SERVICES.—The term ‘digital services’ means services, resources, information, sup- port or referrals provided through electronic commu- nications platforms and media, whether via mobile device technology, video technology, or computer technology, including utilizing the internet, as well as any other emerging communications technologies that are appropriate for the purposes of providing services, resources, information, support, or referrals for the benefit of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
‘‘(14) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating vi- olence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or re- strains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain economic resources to which they are entitled, in- cluding using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to— HR 1585 PCS ‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, assets, credit, or financial information; ‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco- nomic resources, including money, assets, and credit, for one’s own advantage; or ‘‘(C) exert undue influence over a person’s financial and economic behavior or decisions, including forcing default on joint or other fi- nancial obligations, exploiting powers of attor- ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing or neglecting to act in the best interests of a person to whom one has a fiduciary duty.
‘‘(15) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act.

The terms ‘abuse,’ ‘elder,’ and ‘exploitation’ have the meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

1397j).

‘‘(16) FORCED MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both parties do not or cannot consent, and in which one or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is present.
Forced marriage can be both a cause and a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking.
HR 1585 PCS ‘‘(17) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has the meaning given such term in section 41403(6).’’; (G) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; (H) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: ‘‘(10) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes- tic violence’ means a pattern of behavior involving the use or attempted use of physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, economic, or technological abuse or any other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solic- ited to gain or maintain power and control over a victim, by a person who— ‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or dat- ing partner of the victim, or other person simi- larly situated to a spouse of the victim under the family or domestic violence laws of the ju- risdiction; ‘‘(B) is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or dat- ing partner, or other person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the family or domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction; ‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the victim; HR 1585 PCS 10 ‘‘(D) is an adult family member of, or paid or nonpaid caregiver for, a victim aged 50 or older or an adult victim with disabilities; or ‘‘(E) commits acts against a youth or adult victim who is protected from those acts under the family or domestic violence laws of the ju- risdiction.’’; (I) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; (J) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: ‘‘(7) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PER- SONNEL.—The terms ‘court-based
 personnel’ and ‘court-related personnel’ mean persons working in the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— ‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic rela- tions officers, administrators, mediators, cus- tody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, vic- tim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial, administrative, or any other professionals or personnel similarly involved in the legal process; ‘‘(B) court security personnel; HR 1585 PCS 11 ‘‘(C) personnel working in related, supple- mentary offices or programs (such as child sup- port enforcement); and ‘‘(D) any other court-based or community- based personnel having responsibilities or au- thority to address domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court system.’’; (K) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (4) through (6) re- spectively; (L) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE RESPONSE.—The term ‘alternative justice response’ means a process, whether court-ordered or community-based, that— ‘‘(A) involves, on a voluntary basis, and to the extent possible, those who have committed a specific offense and those who have been harmed as a result of the offense; ‘‘(B) has the goal of collectively seeking ac- countability from the accused, and developing a process whereby the accused will take responsi- bility for his or her actions, and a plan for pro- viding relief to those harmed, through allocu- HR 1585 PCS S L L I B h t i w D O R P 2 B H 8 K F B K S D n o n n a m m
 a p t 12 tion, restitution, community service, or other processes upon which the victim, the accused, the community, and the court (if court-ordered) can agree; ‘‘(C) is conducted in a framework that pro- tects victim safety and supports victim auton- omy; and ‘‘(D) provides that information disclosed during such process may not be used for any other law enforcement purpose, including im- peachment or prosecution, without the express permission of all participants.’’; (M) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); and (N) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated in subparagraph (M) of this para- graph) the following: ‘‘(1) ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.—The term ‘abuse in later life’ means neglect, abandonment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking of an adult over the age of 50 by any person, or eco- nomic abuse of that adult by a person in an ongoing, relationship of trust with the victim.
Self-neglect is not included in this definition.’’; (2) in subsection (b)— HR 1585 PCS (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: ‘‘(G) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI- VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of the death of any victim whose confidentiality and privacy is required to be protected under this subsection, such requirement shall continue to apply, and the right to authorize release of any confidential or protected information be vested in the next of kin, except that consent for release of the deceased victim’s information may not be given by a person who had per- petrated abuse against the deceased victim.’’; (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (E) as subparagraphs (E) through (F); and (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: ‘‘(D) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees and subgrantees may use telephone, internet, and other technologies to protect the privacy, HR 1585 PCS location and help-seeking activities of victims using services.
Such technologies may include— ‘‘(i) software, apps or hardware that block caller ID or conceal IP addresses, in- cluding instances in which victims use dig- ital services; or ‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in- hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to use technology or social media to threaten, harass or harm the victim, the victim’s family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, or the program providing services to them.’’; (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk- ing’’ the following: ‘‘provided that the confiden- tiality and privacy requirements of this title are maintained, and that personally identifying in- formation about adult, youth, and child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault and stalking is not requested or included in any such collaboration or information-shar- ing’’; (C) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘However, such disbursing agen- HR 1585 PCS cies must ensure that the confidentiality and privacy requirements of this title are main- tained in making such reports, and that person- ally identifying information about adult, youth and child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking is not re- quested or included in any such reports.’’; (D) in paragraph (11), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence Against Women shall make all technical assist- ance available as broadly as possible to any ap- propriate grantees, subgrantees, potential grantees, or other entities without regard to whether the entity has received funding from the Office on Violence Against Women for a particular program or project.’’; (E) in paragraph (13)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reau- thorization Act of 2013’’ the following: ‘‘(Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat.
54)’’; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘section 3789d of title 42, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 809 of title I HR 1585 PCS of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10228)’’; (F) in paragraph (14), by inserting after ‘‘are also victims of’’ the following: ‘‘forced marriage, or’’; and (G) in paragraph (16)— (i) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘$20,000 in Department funds, unless the Deputy Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000 in Department funds, unless the Director or Principal Deputy Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, the Deputy Attorney General,’’; and (ii) by adding at the end the fol- lowing: ‘‘(E) INELIGIBILITY.—If the Attorney General finds that a recipient of grant funds under this Act has fraudulently misused such grant funds, after reasonable notice and oppor- tunity for a hearing, such recipient shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this Act for up to 5 years.
A misuse of grant funds or an error that does not rise to the level of fraud is not grounds for ineligibility.’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: HR 1585 PCS 17 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this Act, nothing may be construed to preclude the term ‘do- mestic violence’ from including economic abuse each place the term ‘domestic violence’ occurs unless doing so would trigger an extension of effective date under section 703(f)(1)(B) of the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza- tion Act of 2019.’’.
SEC.

3.

REPORTING ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, FE- MALE GENITAL CUTTING, OR FEMALE CIR- CUMCISION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation shall, pursuant to section 534 of title 28, United States Code, classify the offense of female gen- ital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female circumci- sion as a part II crime in the Uniform Crime Reports.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘‘female genital mutilation’’, ‘‘female genital cutting’’, ‘‘FGM/C’’, or ‘‘female circumcision’’ mean the intentional removal or infibulation (or both) of either the whole or part of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons.

Exter- nal female genitalia includes the pubis, labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, and urethral and vaginal openings.

SEC.

4.

AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION.
The heads of Executive Departments responsible for carrying out this Act are authorized to coordinate and col- HR 1585 PCS 18 laborate on the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, and stalking, including sharing best practices and efficient use of resources and technology for victims and those seeking assistance from the Govern- ment.
TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMES- TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO- LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING SEC.

101.

STOP GRANTS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

1 10441 et seq.)
is amended— (1) in section 2001(b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘includ- ing implementation of the non-discrimination requirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the Vi- olence Against Women Act of 1994’’; (B) in paragraph (9)— (i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled women’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over and people with disabilities’’; and HR 1585 PCS 19 (ii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled in- dividuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; (C) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (D) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe- riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (20), the following: ‘‘(21) developing and implementing laws, poli- cies, procedures, or training to ensure the lawful re- covery and storage of any dangerous weapon by the appropriate law enforcement agency from an adju- dicated perpetrator of any offense of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and the return of such weapon when appropriate, where any Federal, State, tribal, or local court has— ‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain- ing orders against such a perpetrator; or ‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi- olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk- ing; and ‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos- HR 1585 PCS 20 sesses or has used in the commission of at least one of the aforementioned crimes; Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or
 training under this section shall include the safest means of recovery of, and best practices for storage of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons and their return, when applicable, at such time as the individual is no longer prohibited from pos- sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib- al law, or posted local ordinances; ‘‘(22) developing, enlarging, or strengthening culturally specific victim services programs to pro- vide culturally specific victim services regarding, re- sponses to, and prevention of female genital mutila- tion, female genital cutting, or female circumcision; ‘‘(23) providing victim advocates in State or local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, and courts and providing supportive services and ad- vocacy to urban American Indian and Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.’’; (2) in section 2007— (A) in subsection (d)— HR 1585 PCS 21 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respec- tively; and (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: ‘‘(5) proof of compliance with the requirements regarding protocols to strongly discourage compel- ling victim testimony, described in section 2017; ‘‘(6) proof of compliance with the requirements regarding civil rights under section 40002(b)(13) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994;’’; (B) in subsection (i)— (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be- fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and the requirements under section 40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12291(b))’’; and (ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert- ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender identity,’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(k) REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NON- DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— HR 1585 PCS 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If allegations of discrimina- tion in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12291(b)(13)(A)) by a potential grantee under this part have been made to the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a review of the compliance of the potential grantee with such section.

‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF RULE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio- lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, the Attorney General shall by rule establish proce- dures for such a review.
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio- lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, the Attorney General shall report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Representatives regarding compliance with section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12291(b)(13)(A)) by recipients of grants under this part.’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: HR 1585 PCS 23 ‘‘SEC.

2017.

GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING VICTIM TESTIMONY.
‘‘In order to be eligible for a grant under this part, a State, Indian tribal government, territorial government, or unit of local government shall certify that, not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, their laws, policies, or practices will include a detailed pro- tocol to discourage the use of bench warrants, material witness warrants, perjury charges, or other means of com- pelling victim-witness testimony in the investigation, pros- ecution, trial, or sentencing of a crime related to the do- mestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking 13 of the victim.’’.
14 15 16 17 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10261(a)(18)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 18 through 2024’’.

19 SEC.

102.

GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE- SPONSE.

(a) HEADING.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10461 et seq.)
10461 et seq.)

is amended in the heading, by striking ‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES’’ and in- serting ‘‘GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUS- 26 TICE RESPONSE’’.

HR 1585 PCS 24 (b) GRANTS.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10461) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist States, State and local courts (includ- ing juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, tribal courts, and units of local government to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women, and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involv- ing violent crimes against women.’’; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account- ability and homicide reduction’’; (B) in paragraph (8)— (i) by striking ‘‘older individuals (as defined in section 102 of the Older Ameri- cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3002))’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis- abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the HR 1585 PCS 25 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12102(2)))’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12102))’’; (C) in paragraph (19), by inserting before the period at the end the following ‘‘, including victims among underserved populations (as de- fined in section 40002(a)(46) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(23) To develop and implement an alternative justice response (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994).
‘‘(24) To develop and implement policies, proce- dures, protocols, laws, regulations, or training to en- sure the lawful recovery and storage of any dan- gerous weapon by the appropriate law enforcement agency from an adjudicated perpetrator of any of- fense of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking, and the return of such weapon when appropriate, where any Federal, State, tribal, or local court has— HR 1585 PCS 26 ‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain- ing orders against such a perpetrator; or ‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi- olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk- ing; and ‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos- sesses or has used in the commission of at least one of the aforementioned crimes.
Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or training under this section shall include the safest means of recovery of and best practices for storage of relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons and their return, when applicable, at such time as the persons are no longer prohibited from possessing such weapons under Federal, State, Tribal or munic- ipal law.’’; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour- age or mandate arrests of domestic vio- lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrests of offenders’’; and HR 1585 PCS 27 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour- age or mandate arrest of domestic violence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest of offenders’’; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: ‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this subpara- graph, their laws, policies, or practices will in- clude a detailed protocol to strongly discourage the use of bench warrants, material witness warrants, perjury charges, or other means of compelling victim-witness testimony in the in- vestigation, prosecution, trial, or sentencing of a crime related to the domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking of the vic- tim; and’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10261(a)(19)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

 HR 1585 PCS 28 SEC.

103.
103.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C.
20121) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘no cost to the victims.’’ the following: ‘‘When legal assist- ance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a victim, such assistance may be provided.’’; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ‘‘stalking, and sexual assault’’ the following: ‘‘, or for dependents when necessary for the safety of a victim’’; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘stalking, and sexual assault’’ the following: ‘‘, or for dependents when necessary for the safety of a victim,’’; and (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘sexual assault, or stalking’’ the following: ‘‘, or for dependents when necessary for the safety of a victim,’’; and (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 26 HR 1585 PCS 29 on the return on investment for legal assistance grants awarded pursuant to section 1201 of division B of the Vic- tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C.
20121), including an accounting of the amount saved, if any, on housing, medical, or employment social welfare programs.

SEC.

104.

GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf- 10 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C.
11 12464) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (8)— (i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in- serting ‘‘improve’’; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: ‘‘(9) develop and implement an alternative jus- tice response (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994).’’; and HR 1585 PCS 30 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

105.

OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS GRANTS.

Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De- partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.
20123) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe- riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening culturally specific programs and projects to provide culturally specific services regarding, responses to, and prevention of female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female circumcision.’’; and (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

106.

CRIMINAL PROVISIONS.
Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 24 (1) in subsection (d)(3)— HR 1585 PCS 31 (A) by striking ‘‘restraining order or in- junction,’’; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The prohibition under this paragraph applies to all protection orders for the protection of a person residing within a State, territorial, or tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protection order was issued by that State, territory, or Tribe.’’; and (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘This applies to all Alaska tribes without respect to ‘Indian country’ or the population of the Native village associated with the Tribe.’’.
SEC.

107.

RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY.

Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C.

21308) is amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

19 SEC.

108.

ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT- ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.
Section 121(a) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 HR 1585 PCS U.S.C.
20124(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 32 following: ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO- PRIATIONS.—In addition to the amounts made avail- able under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’.

SEC.

109.

GRANTS FOR LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PRO- GRAMS.


(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, domestic violence victim service providers, and State or Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for technical assist- ance and training in the operation or establishment of a lethality assessment program.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘lethality assessment program’’ means a program that— (1) rapidly connects a victim of domestic vio- lence to local community-based victim service pro- viders; (2) helps first responders and others in the jus- tice system, including courts, law enforcement agen- cies, and prosecutors of tribal government and units of local government, identify and respond to possibly lethal circumstances; and HR 1585 PCS 33 (3) identifies victims of domestic violence who are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed by an intimate partner.
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experi- ence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and dissemi- nating a lethality assessment program.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

(e) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS SEC.

201.

SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.

Section 41601 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12511) is amend- 19 ed— 20 21 22 23 (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘0.25 per- cent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’; and (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
HR 1585 PCS 34 SEC.

202.

SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.

Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12511(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’.

SEC.

203.

RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PRO- GRAM.

Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12341) is amend- ed— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘women’’ and inserting ‘‘adults, youth,’’; and (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

SEC.

204.

TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf- ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C.
24 20122) is amended— 25 26 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WOMEN’’ and inserting ‘‘PEOPLE’’; HR 1585 PCS 35 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘individuals’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘people’’; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking ‘‘disabled individuals’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘people with dis- abilities’’; (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘law enforcement’’ the following: ‘‘and other first responders’’; and (C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘pro- viding advocacy and intervention services with- in’’ and inserting ‘‘to enhance the capacity of’’; (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘disabled indi- viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’; and (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

205.

TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.

Section 40801 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12421)— (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ENHANCED TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING’’; (2) by striking subsection ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— In this section—’’ and all that follows through para- graph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting the fol- HR 1585 PCS 36 lowing: ‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to eligible entities in accordance with the following:’’; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (b) as paragraphs (1) through (4); (4) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by para- graph (3) of this subsection)— (A) by striking ‘‘, including domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect’’ each place it appears; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘elder abuse’’ the following: ‘‘and abuse in later life’’; (ii) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by insert- ing after ‘‘victims of’’ the following: ‘‘elder abuse and’’; and (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘advo- cates, victim service providers, and courts to better serve victims of abuse in later life’’ and inserting ‘‘leaders, victim advo- cates, victim service providers, courts, and first responders to better serve older vic- tims’’; (C) in subparagraph (B)— HR 1585 PCS 37 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or other community-based organizations in recog- nizing and addressing instances of abuse in later life’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based organizations, or other professionals who may identify or respond to abuse in later life’’; and (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting after ‘‘victims of’’ the following:
 ‘‘elder abuse and’’; and (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sub- paragraph (B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(B)’’; (5) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by para- graph (3))— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘over 50 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age or over’’; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘in later life’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age or over’’; and (6) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para- graph (3)), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
HR 1585 PCS 26 38 SEC.

206.

DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN- FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En- forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
10101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Subtitle Q—Trauma-informed Training for Law Enforcement ‘‘SEC.

41701.

DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN- FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘Attorney General’ means the At- torney General, acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women; ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in- dividual who interfaces with victims of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including— ‘‘(A) an individual working for or on behalf of an eligible entity; ‘‘(B) a school or university administrator; and ‘‘(C) an emergency services or medical em- ployee; ‘‘(3) the term ‘demonstration site’, with respect to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this section, means— HR 1585 PCS 39 ‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a law enforce- ment agency described in paragraph (4)(A), the area over which the eligible entity has jurisdic- tion; and ‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is an organiza- tion or agency described in paragraph (4)(B), the area over which a law enforcement agency described in paragraph (4)(A) that is working in collaboration with the eligible entity has ju- risdiction; and ‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— ‘‘(A) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal law enforcement agency; or ‘‘(B) a national, regional, or local victim services organization or agency working in col- laboration with a law enforcement agency de- scribed in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible enti- ties to carry out the demonstration program under this section by implementing evidence-based or promising policies and practices to incorporate trau- ma-informed techniques designed to— HR 1585 PCS 40 ‘‘(A) prevent re-traumatization of the vic- tim; ‘‘(B) ensure that covered individuals use evidence-based practices to respond to and in- vestigate cases of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, and stalking; ‘‘(C) improve communication between vic- tims and law enforcement officers in an effort to increase the likelihood of the successful in- vestigation and prosecution of the reported crime in a manner that protects the victim to the greatest extent possible; ‘‘(D) increase collaboration among stake- holders who are part of the coordinated commu- nity response to domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and ‘‘(E) evaluate the effectiveness of the training process and content by measuring— ‘‘(i) investigative and prosecutorial practices and outcomes; and ‘‘(ii) the well-being of victims and their satisfaction with the criminal justice process.
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make grants under this section for each of the first 2 fis- HR 1585 PCS 41 cal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Attorney General shall award grants under this section to multiple eli- gible entities for use in a variety of settings and communities, including— ‘‘(A) urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, and rural areas; ‘‘(B) college campuses; or ‘‘(C) traditionally underserved commu- nities.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to— ‘‘(1) train covered individuals within the dem- onstration site of the eligible entity to use evidence- based, trauma-informed techniques and knowledge of crime victims’ rights throughout an investigation into domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking, including by— ‘‘(A) conducting victim interviews in a manner that— ‘‘(i) elicits valuable information about the domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking; and HR 1585 PCS 42 ‘‘(ii) avoids re-traumatization of the victim; ‘‘(B) conducting field investigations that mirror best and promising practices available at the time of the investigation; ‘‘(C) customizing investigative approaches to ensure a culturally and linguistically appro- priate approach to the community being served; ‘‘(D) becoming proficient in understanding and responding to complex cases, including cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking— ‘‘(i) facilitated by alcohol or drugs; ‘‘(ii) involving strangulation; ‘‘(iii) committed by a non-stranger; ‘‘(iv) committed by an individual of the same sex as the victim; ‘‘(v) involving a victim with a dis- ability; ‘‘(vi) involving a male victim; or ‘‘(vii) involving a lesbian, gay, bisex- ual, or transgender (commonly referred to as ‘LGBT’) victim; ‘‘(E) developing collaborative relationships between— HR 1585 PCS 43 ‘‘(i) law enforcement officers and other members of the response team; and ‘‘(ii) the
 community being served; and ‘‘(F) developing an understanding of how to define, identify, and correctly classify a re- port of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking; and ‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the eligible entity to improve the response of covered individuals to do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through various communication channels, such as the website of the eligible entity, social media, print materials, and community meetings, in order to ensure that all covered individuals within the demonstration site of the eligible entity are aware of those efforts and included in trainings, to the extent practicable.
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TRAININGS ON TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES.— ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING TRAININGS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall identify trainings for law enforcement offi- cers, in existence as of the date on which the HR 1585 PCS 44 Attorney General begins to solicit applications for grants under this section, that— ‘‘(i) employ a trauma-informed ap- proach to domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and ‘‘(ii) focus on the fundamentals of— ‘‘(I) trauma responses; and ‘‘(II) the impact of trauma on victims of domestic violence, dating vi- olence, sexual assault, and stalking.
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall select one or more of the approaches employed by a training identified under subparagraph (A) to test within the demonstration site of the eligible entity.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para- graph (1), the Attorney General shall consult with the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime in order to seek input from and cultivate consensus among outside practitioners and other stakeholders through facilitated discussions and focus groups on best practices in the field of trauma-informed care for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, and stalking.
HR 1585 PCS 45 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General, in con- sultation with the Director of the National Institute of Justice, shall require each eligible entity that receives a grant under this section to identify a research partner, preferably a local research partner, to— ‘‘(1) design a system for generating and col- lecting the appropriate data to facilitate an inde- pendent process or impact evaluation of the use of the grant funds; ‘‘(2) periodically conduct an evaluation de- scribed in paragraph (1); and ‘‘(3) periodically make publicly available, during the grant period— ‘‘(A) preliminary results of the evaluations conducted under paragraph (2); and ‘‘(B) recommendations for improving the use of the grant funds.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The At- torney General shall carry out this section using amounts otherwise available to the Attorney General.

‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec- tion shall be construed to interfere with the due process rights of any individual.’’.
HR 1585 PCS 46 TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC- TION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS SEC.

301.

RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT.

Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280b–1b) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or dig- ital services (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment’’; (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib- al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’; and (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not less than 80 percent of the HR 1585 PCS 47 total amount made available under this sub- section in each fiscal year shall be awarded in accordance with this paragraph.’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau- thorization Act of 2019, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion, shall submit to Congress, the Committee on Appro- priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the activi- ties funded by grants awarded under this section and best practices relating to rape prevention and education.’’.
SEC.

302.

CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

Section 41201 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12451) is amend- ed— 22 23 24 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf- ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalking’’; and HR 1585 PCS 48 (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Grants awarded under this section may be used to address sex trafficking or bullying as part of a comprehensive program focused pri- marily on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subpara- graph (A), by striking ‘‘target youth who are victims of domestic violence, dating vi- olence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘target youth, including youth in underserved populations who are victims of domestic violence, dat- ing violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking’’; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semi- colon; and (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: HR 1585 PCS 49 ‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re- porting policies and practices regarding peer-to- peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking; or ‘‘(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen cul- turally specific programs and projects to pro- vide culturally specific services regarding, re- sponses to, and prevention of female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female cir- cumcision.’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
 ‘‘stalking, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or fe- male circumcision’’; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; and (iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol- lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved populations,’’; (3) in subsection (c)— HR 1585 PCS 50 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘stalk- ing, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk- ing’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)’’; (4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘stalking, and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, in- cluding training on working with youth in under- served populations (and, where intervention or pro- gramming will include a focus on female genital mu- tilation, female genital cutting, or female circumci- sion, or on sex trafficking, sufficient training on those topics)’’; and (5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in- serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

303.

GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM- PUSES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza- tion Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.
20125) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— HR 1585 PCS 51 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: ‘‘(2) To develop, strengthen, and implement campus policies, protocols, and services that more ef- fectively identify and respond to the crimes of do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including the use of technology to commit these crimes, and to train campus administrators, campus security personnel, and all participants in the resolution process, including the Title IX coordi- nator’s office and student conduct office on campus disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, pro- tocols, and services.’’; (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: ‘‘(3) To provide prevention and education pro- gramming about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including technological abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, deliv- ered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, pro- motes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social norm, and engages men and boys.
Such program- ming should be developed in partnership or collabo- HR 1585 PCS 52 ratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual violence prevention and intervention.’’; (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘improve delivery of’’ the following: ‘‘primary prevention training and’’; (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and provide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi- nate’’; (E) in paragraph (10), by inserting after ‘‘or adapt’’ the following ‘‘and disseminate’’; and (F) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: ‘‘(11) To train campus health centers and ap- propriate campus faculty, such as academic advisors or professionals who deal with students on a daily basis, on how to recognize and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk- ing, including training health providers on how to provide universal education to all members of the campus community on the impacts of violence on health and unhealthy relationships and how pro- viders can support ongoing outreach efforts.
‘‘(12) To train campus personnel in how to use a victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech- HR 1585 PCS 53 nique, which means asking questions of a student or a campus employee who is reported to be a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio- lence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experience of the reported victim, that does not judge or blame the reported victim for the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence- based research on the neurobiology of trauma.
To the extent practicable, campus personnel shall allow the reported victim to participate in a recorded interview and to receive a copy of the recorded inter- view.
‘‘(13) To develop and implement an alternative justice response (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994).’’; (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘for all incoming students’’ and inserting ‘‘for all students’’; (B) by amending paragraph (3)(D) to read as follows: HR 1585 PCS 54 ‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all partici- pants in the resolution process, including the Title IX coordinator’s office and student con- duct office, to respond effectively to situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking.’’; and (C) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after ‘‘sex,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender identity,’’; and (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in- serting ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’.
(b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DO- MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS- SAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress a report, which in- cludes— (1) an evaluation of programs, events, and edu- cational materials related to domestic violence, dat- ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) an assessment of best practices and guid- ance from the evaluation described in paragraph (1), HR 1585 PCS 55 which shall be made publicly available online to uni- versities and college campuses to use as a resource.
SEC.

304.

COMBAT ONLINE PREDATORS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261A the following: ‘‘§ 2261B.

Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), if the victim of an offense under section 2261A is under the age of 18 years, the maximum term of imprison- ment for the offense is 5 years greater than the maximum term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense 13 in section 2261.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person who violates section 2261A if— ‘‘(1) the person is subject to a sentence under section 2261(b)(5); and ‘‘(2)(A) the person is under the age of 18 at the time the offense occurred; or ‘‘(B) the victim of the offense is not less than 15 nor more than 17 years of age and not more than 3 years younger than the person who com- mitted the offense at the time the offense oc- curred.’’.
HR 1585 PCS 56 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2261A the following new item: ‘‘2261B.

Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children.’’.


(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter following paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘section 2261(b) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2261(b) or section 2261B, as the case may be’’.
(d) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING EN- FORCEMENT OF ANTI-STALKING LAWS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress, which shall— (1) include an evaluation of Federal, tribal, State, and local efforts to enforce laws relating to stalking; and (2) identify and describe those elements of such efforts that constitute the best practices for the en- forcement of such laws.
HR 1585 PCS 57 TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES SEC.

401.

STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS- EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

Section 402 of the Violence Against Women and De- partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
280b–4) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘violence against women’’ and inserting ‘‘violence against adults, youth,’’; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

SEC.

402.

SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES (SMART) THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS.

Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12463) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) strategies within each of these areas addressing the unmet needs of underserved pop- ulations.’’; HR 1585 PCS 58 (2) in subsection (d)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(C) include a focus on the unmet needs of underserved populations.’’; (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in- serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’; and (4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be used for any set of purposes described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or for a project that fulfills two or more of such sets of purposes.’’.
HR 1585 PCS 59 TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RE- SPONSE SEC.

501.

GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYS- TEMS RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g–4) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe- riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) the development or enhancement and im- plementation of training programs to improve the capacity of early childhood programs to address do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among families they serve.’’; (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, including labor and sex trafficking’’ after ‘‘other forms of violence and abuse’’; (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— HR 1585 PCS 60 (i) by striking ‘‘on-site access to’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘patients by increas- ing’’ and all that follows through the semi- colon and inserting the following: ‘‘patients by— ‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of existing health care professionals, in- cluding specialists in trauma and in behavioral health care, and public health staff to address domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and children exposed to vio- lence; ‘‘(II) contracting with or hiring advocates for victims of domestic vio- lence or sexual assault to provide such services; or ‘‘(III) providing funding to State domestic and sexual violence coalitions to improve the capacity of such coali- tions to coordinate and support health advocates and other health system partnerships;’’; (C) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; HR 1585 PCS 61 (D) in subparagraph (B)(iv) by striking
a p t 61 (D) in subparagraph (B)(iv) by striking the period at the end and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘, with priority given to programs ad- ministered through the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Women’s Health; and’’; and (E) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(v) the development, implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of best prac- tices, tools, and training materials for be- havioral health professionals to identify and respond to domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and dating violence.’’; (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE’’ and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER LIFE’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘child or elder abuse’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘child abuse or abuse in later life’’; (4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘elder abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse in later life’’; HR 1585 PCS 62 (5) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— (A) by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after ‘‘dental,’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘exams.’’ and inserting ‘‘exams and certifications;’’; (7) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after clause (iv) the following: ‘‘(v) development of a State-level pilot program to— ‘‘(I) improve the response of sub- stance use disorder treatment pro- grams and systems to domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and ‘‘(II) improve the capacity of substance use disorder treatment pro- grams and systems to serve survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking dealing with substance use disorder; or ‘‘(vi) development and utilization of existing technical assistance and training resources to improve the capacity of
 sub- HR 1585 PCS 63 stance use disorder treatment programs to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among pa- tients the programs serve.’’; (8) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— (A) by inserting ‘‘or behavioral health’’ after ‘‘of health’’; (B) by inserting ‘‘behavioral’’ after ‘‘phys- ical or’’; and (C) by striking ‘‘mental’’ before ‘‘health care’’; (9) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— (A) by striking ‘‘or health system’’ and in- serting ‘‘behavioral health treatment system’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘mental’’ and inserting ‘‘behavioral’’; (10) in subsection (f) in the heading, by strik- ing ‘‘RESEARCH AND EVALUATION’’ and inserting ‘‘RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND DATA COLLEC- TION’’; (11) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘research and evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘research, evaluation, or data collection’’; HR 1585 PCS 64 (12) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting after ‘‘health care’’ the following: ‘‘or behavioral health’’; (13) in subsection (f)(2)— (A) in the heading, by inserting after ‘‘RE- SEARCH’’ the following: ‘‘AND DATA COLLEC- TION’’; (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or data collection’’ before ‘‘authorized in paragraph (1)’’; (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (E) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: ‘‘(E) research on the intersection of sub- stance use disorder and domestic violence, dat- ing violence,
 sexual assault, and stalking, in- cluding the effect of coerced use and efforts by an abusive partner or other to interfere with substance use disorder treatment and recovery; and ‘‘(F) improvement of data collection using existing Federal surveys by including questions HR 1585 PCS 65 about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and substance use disorder, coerced use, and mental or behavioral health.’’; (14) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; and (15) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘herein’’ and ‘‘provided for’’.
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS SEC.

601.

HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES- TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

Section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12491) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘brother, sister,’’ and inserting ‘‘sibling,’’; (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the fol- lowing: ‘‘including the direct loan program under such section’’; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the program under subtitle A’’ and in- HR 1585 PCS 66 serting ‘‘the programs under subtitles A through D’’; (iii) in subparagraph (I)— (I) by striking ‘‘sections 514, 515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Hous- ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1484, 1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 514, 515, 516, 533, 538, and 542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1484, 1485, 1486, 1490m, 1490p–2, and 1490r)’’; and (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (iv) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semi- colon; and (v) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(K) the provision of assistance from the Housing Trust Fund as established under sec- tion 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
4501); ‘‘(L) the provision of assistance for hous- ing under the Comprehensive Service Programs for Homeless Veterans program under sub- HR 1585 PCS 67 chapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code (38 U.S.C.

2011 et seq.
); ‘‘(M) the provision of assistance for hous- ing and facilities under the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs under sec- tion 2061 of title 38, United States Code; ‘‘(N) the provision of assistance for perma- nent housing under the program for financial assistance for supportive services for very low- income veteran families in permanent housing under section 2044 of title 38, United States Code; and ‘‘(O) any other Federal housing programs providing affordable housing to low-income per- sons by means of restricted rents or rental as- sistance as identified by the appropriate agen- cy.’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDER.—The term ‘covered housing provider’ refers to the individual or entity under a covered housing program that has re- sponsibility for the administration or oversight of housing assisted under a covered housing program and includes public housing agencies, sponsors, own- ers, mortgagors, managers, grantee under the Con- HR 1585 PCS 68 tinuum of Care, State and local governments or agencies thereof, and nonprofit or for-profit organi- zations or entities.
‘‘(5) CONTINUUM OF CARE.—The term ‘Con- tinuum of Care’ means the Federal program author- ized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

11381 et seq.).
11381 et seq.).

‘‘(6) INTERNAL TRANSFER.—The term ‘internal transfer’ means an emergency transfer under sub- section (e) from a unit of a covered housing provider to a unit of the same covered housing provider and under the same covered housing program except for programs under the McKinney-Vento Homeless As- sistance Act that can transfer to any unit of the same covered housing provider.
‘‘(7) EXTERNAL TRANSFER.—The term ‘exter- nal transfer’ means an emergency transfer under subsection (e) from a unit of a covered housing pro- vider to a unit of a different covered housing pro- vider under the same covered housing program.’’; (2) in subsection (b)(3)— (A) in the heading, by inserting after ‘‘CRIMINAL ACTIVITY’’ the following: ‘‘AND FAM- ILY BREAK-UP’’; HR 1585 PCS 69 (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ‘‘(A) DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE, TENANCY, AND OCCUPANCY RIGHTS PROHIBITED.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A tenant shall not be denied assistance, tenancy, or occu- pancy rights to housing assisted under a covered housing program solely on the basis of criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking that is engaged in by a member of the household of the ten- ant or any guest or other person under the control of the tenant, if the tenant or an affiliated individual of the tenant is the victim or threatened victim of such domes- tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
‘‘(ii) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN BY PERPETRATOR OF ABUSE.—A tenant shall not be denied assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing assisted under a covered housing program solely on the basis of criminal activity, including drug- related criminal activity (as such term is HR 1585 PCS 70 defined section 3(b)(9) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(b)(9)), engaged in by the perpe- trator of the domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking.
‘‘(iii) REVIEW PRIOR TO DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE.—Prior to denying assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing as- sisted under a covered housing program to a tenant on the basis of criminal activity of the tenant, including drug-related criminal activity, the covered housing provider must conduct an individualized review of the to- tality of the circumstances regarding the criminal activity at issue if the tenant is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Such review shall include consideration of— ‘‘(I) the nature and severity of the criminal activity; ‘‘(II) the amount of time that has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal activity; ‘‘(III) if the tenant engaged in more than one instance of criminal ac- HR 1585 PCS 71 tivity, the frequency and duration of the criminal activity; ‘‘(IV) whether the criminal activ- ity was related to a symptom of a dis- ability, including a substance use dis- order; ‘‘(V) whether the victim was co- erced by the perpetrator of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking; ‘‘(VI) whether the victim has taken affirmative steps to reduce the likelihood that the criminal activity will recur; and ‘‘(VII) any mitigating factors.
The covered housing program must provide the tenant with a written summary of its review and the tenant shall have the oppor- tunity to invoke the covered housing pro- gram’s grievance policy to dispute the find- ings.’’; (C) in subparagraph (B)— (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BI- FURCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FAMILY BREAK-UP’’; HR 1585 PCS 72 (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii) respectively; (iii) by inserting before clause (ii) (as redesignated by clause (ii) of this subpara- graph) the following: ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a family break- up results from an occurrence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and the perpetrator no longer re- sides in the unit and was the sole tenant eligible to receive assistance under a cov- ered housing program, the covered housing provider shall— ‘‘(I) provide any other tenant or resident the opportunity to establish eligibility for the covered housing pro- gram; or ‘‘(II) provide that tenant or resi- dent with at least 180 days to remain in the unit under the same terms and conditions as the perpetrator and find new housing or establish eligibility for another covered housing program.’’; (iv) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph)— HR 1585 PCS 73 (I) in the heading, by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EVIC- TION’’; and (II) by inserting after ‘‘a public housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘, par- ticipating jurisdictions, grantees under the Continuum of Care, grantees,’’; and (v) by striking clause (iii) (as
 redesig- nated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph); (D) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe- riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the fol- lowing: ‘‘(v) to limit any right, remedy, or procedure otherwise available under the Vi- olence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 119 Stat.
2960) prior to the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.’’; and HR 1585 PCS 74 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: ‘‘(D) EARLY TERMINATION.—A covered housing provider shall permit a tenant assisted under the covered housing program to termi- nate the lease at any time prior to the end date of the lease, without penalty, if the tenant has been a victim of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ten- ant— ‘‘(i) sends notice of the early lease ter- mination to the landlord in writing prior to or within 3 days of vacating the premises unless a shorter notice period is provided for under State law; ‘‘(ii)(I) reasonably believes that the tenant is threatened with imminent harm if the tenant remains within the same dwelling unit subject to the lease; or ‘‘(II) is a victim of sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on the premises during the 180-day period preceding the request for lease termination; and HR 1585 PCS 75 ‘‘(iii) provides a form of documenta- tion consistent with the requirements out- lined in subsection (c)(3).
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to preclude any automatic termination of a lease by operation of law.’’; (3) in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking ‘‘Any information sub- mitted to a public housing agency or owner or manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Covered housing pro- viders shall ensure any information submitted’’; and (B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov- ered housing program’’; (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol- lows: ‘‘(e) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A tenant who is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking may apply for an emergency transfer to an- other available and safe dwelling unit assisted under a covered housing program, and the covered housing provider shall grant such application if— HR 1585 PCS 76 ‘‘(A) the tenant expressly requests the transfer from the covered housing provider; and ‘‘(B)(i) the tenant reasonably believes that the tenant is threatened with imminent harm from further violence if the tenant remains within the same dwelling unit assisted under a covered housing program; or ‘‘(ii) in the case of a tenant who is a victim of sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on the premises during the 180 day period pre- ceding the request for transfer.
A tenant who is not in good standing retains the right to an emergency transfer if they meet the eligi- bility requirements in this section and the eligibility requirements of the program to which the tenant in- tends to transfer.

‘‘(2) POLICIES.—Each appropriate agency shall adopt an emergency transfer policy for use by cov- ered housing programs.

Such emergency transfer policies shall reflect the variations in program oper- ation and administration by covered housing pro- gram type.
The policies must, at a minimum— ‘‘(A) describe a process that— ‘‘(i) permits tenants who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- HR 1585 PCS 77 ual assault, or stalking to move to another available and safe dwelling quickly through an internal transfer and by receiving a ten- ant protection voucher, if eligible, pursuant to subsection (f); ‘‘(ii) provides that the victim can choose between completing an internal transfer or receiving a tenant protection voucher, whichever is the safest option for the victim; and ‘‘(iii) requires that an internal trans- fer must occur within 10 days after a cov- ered housing provider’s approval of a re- quest for an emergency transfer; ‘‘(B) describe a process to permit tenants who are victims of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking to complete an external transfer; ‘‘(C) describe a process that allows a vic- tim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to temporarily relocate, while maintaining eligibility for the covered housing program without the loss of their hous- ing status, if there are no alternative com- parable housing program units available, until a HR 1585 PCS 78 safe housing unit under the covered housing program or a tenant protection voucher is avail- able; ‘‘(D) prioritize completing internal trans- fers and receiving tenant protection vouchers over external transfers, except for Continua of Care, which shall prioritize completing an inter- nal
 transfer or external transfer prior to receiv- ing a tenant protection voucher; ‘‘(E) mandate that internal and external transfers take priority over non-emergency transfers; ‘‘(F) mandate that internal and external transfers are not considered new applicants and take priority over existing waiting lists for a covered housing program; ‘‘(G) incorporate confidentiality measures to ensure that the appropriate agency and the covered housing provider do not disclose any in- formation regarding a tenant who is victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking, including the location of a new dwelling unit to any person or entity with- out the written authorization of the tenant; HR 1585 PCS 79 ‘‘(H) mandate that if a victim cannot re- ceive an internal transfer, external transfer, and a tenant protection voucher, then the covered housing provider must assist the victim in iden- tifying other housing providers who may have safe and available units to which the victim can move and that the covered housing provider also assist tenants in contacting local organiza- tions offering assistance to victims; and ‘‘(I) mandate a uniform policy for how a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking requests an internal or external transfer.
‘‘(3) LOCAL SYSTEMS FUNDED BY CONTINUUM OF CARE.—In addition to adopting the policies as defined in paragraph (2) in an emergency transfer policy, each grantee under the Continuum of Care shall designate the entity within its geographic area that will coordinate and facilitate emergency trans- fers, and that entity shall also— ‘‘(A) coordinate external transfers among all covered housing providers participating in the Continuum of Care; ‘‘(B) identify an external transfer, if avail- able, within 30 days of an approved request; HR 1585 PCS 80 ‘‘(C) coordinate emergency transfers with Continua of Care in other jurisdictions in cases where the victim requests an out-of-jurisdiction transfer; and ‘‘(D) ensure a victim is not required to be reassessed through the local Continuum of Care intake process when seeking an emergency transfer placement.
‘‘(4) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Each regional office of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment (hereinafter in this section referred to as a ‘HUD regional office’) shall develop and implement a regional emergency transfer plan in collaboration with public housing agencies and the entities des- ignated under paragraph (3).

Such a plan shall set forth how public housing agencies will coordinate emergency transfers with other public housing agen- cies regionally.
The plans must be submitted to the Violence Against Women Director and be made pub- licly available.

HUD regional offices shall defer to any additional emergency transfer policies, priorities and strategies set by entities designated under para- graph (3).
‘‘(5) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDERS.—Each covered housing provider shall develop and imple- HR 1585 PCS 81 ment an emergency transfer policy consistent with the requirements in paragraph (2) or (3).’’; (5) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall establish these poli- cies and procedures within 60 days after the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau- thorization Act of 2019.’’; (6) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- section (k); and (7) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- lowing: ‘‘(g) EMERGENCY TRANSFER POLICIES AND PROCE- DURES.—The head of each appropriate agency shall estab- lish the policy required under subsection (e) with respect to emergency transfers and emergency transfer vouchers within 180 days after the date of enactment of the Vio- lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.
‘‘(h) EMERGENCY TRANSFER VOUCHERS.—Provision of emergency transfer vouchers to victims of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under subsection (e), shall be considered an eligible use of any funding for tenant protection voucher assistance available under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

1437f(o)) subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
HR 1585 PCS 82 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out emergency transfers under this section, $20,000,000 under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.

1437f(o)) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
‘‘(j) TRAINING AND REFERRALS.— ‘‘(1) TRAINING FOR STAFF OF COVERED HOUS- ING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with domestic violence experts, shall develop mandatory training for staff of covered housing providers to provide a basic understanding of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to facilitate implementation of this section.
All staff of covered housing providers shall attend the basic under- standing training once annually; and all staff and managers engaged in tenant services shall attend both the basic understanding training and the imple- mentation training once annually.
‘‘(2) REFERRALS.—The appropriate agency with respect to each covered housing program shall supply all appropriate staff of the covered housing providers with a referral listing of public contact in- formation for all domestic violence, dating violence, HR 1585 PCS 83 sexual assault, and stalking service providers offer- ing services in its coverage area.’’.
SEC.

602.

ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST VIC- TIMS.

Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12491 et seq.)

is amended by inserting after section 41411 the following: ‘‘SEC.

41412.

COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.


‘‘(a) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.—Each appro- priate agency administering a covered housing program shall establish a process by which to review compliance with the requirements of this subtitle, on an annual basis, of the covered housing providers administered by that agency.
Such a review shall examine the following topics: ‘‘(1) Covered housing provider compliance with requirements prohibiting the denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights on the basis of domes- tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk- ing.

‘‘(2) Covered housing provider compliance with confidentiality provisions set forth in section 41411(c)(4).
HR 1585 PCS 84 ‘‘(3) Covered housing provider compliance with the notification requirements set forth in section 41411(d)(2).

‘‘(4) Covered housing provider compliance with accepting documentation set forth in section 41411(c).
‘‘(5) Covered housing provider compliance with emergency transfer requirements set forth in section 41411(e).

‘‘(6) Covered housing provider compliance with the prohibition on retaliation set forth in section 41414.

‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Each appropriate agency shall issue regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the effective date of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.
These regulations shall— ‘‘(1) define standards of compliance for covered housing providers; ‘‘(2) include detailed reporting requirements, in- cluding the number of emergency transfers re- quested and granted, as well as the length of time needed to process emergency transfers, disaggregated by external and internal transfers; and HR 1585 PCS 85 ‘‘(3) include standards for corrective action plans where a covered housing provider has failed to meet compliance standards.
‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agen- cy shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the in- formation collected during the compliance review process completed pursuant to this subsection is made publicly available.

This agency-level assessment shall include an evaluation of each topic identified in subsection (a).
10 ‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 11 section shall be construed— ‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio- lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth- erwise available under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 119 Stat.
2960), as in effect on the day prior to such date of enactment; or ‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection than this section for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking HR 1585 PCS 86 ‘‘SEC.

41413.
41413.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE- VELOPMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DI- RECTOR.

‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be, within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a Violence Against Women Director (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’).
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— ‘‘(1) support implementation of the provisions of this subtitle; ‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal regula- tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters re- lating to the implementation of this subtitle, at each agency administering a covered housing program; ‘‘(3) advise and coordinate with designated offi- cials within the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the Treas- ury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Justice concerning legislation, implementation, and other issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions under this subtitle; ‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to each appropriate agency regarding 26 HR 1585 PCS 87 advancing housing protections and access to housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with this subtitle; ‘‘(5) ensure that adequate technical assistance is made available to covered housing providers re- garding implementation of this subtitle, as well as other issues related to advancing housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with this subtitle; ‘‘(6) act as a liaison with the judicial branches of Federal, State, and local governments on matters relating to the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk- ing; ‘‘(7) implement a quality control system and a corrective action plan system for those covered hous- ing providers that fail to comply with this subtitle, wherein— ‘‘(A) such corrective action
 plans shall be developed in partnership with national, State, or local programs focused on child or adult vic- tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking; and HR 1585 PCS 88 ‘‘(B) such corrective action plans shall in- clude provisions requiring covered housing pro- viders to review and develop appropriate no- tices, procedures, and staff training to improve compliance with this subtitle, in partnership with national, state, or local programs focused on child or adult victims; ‘‘(8) establish a formal reporting process to re- ceive individual complaints concerning noncompli- ance with this subtitle; ‘‘(9) coordinate the development of interagency guidelines to ensure that information concerning available dwelling units is forwarded to the Director by all covered housing providers for use by the Sec- retary in facilitating the emergency transfer process; ‘‘(10) coordinate with HUD regional offices and officials at each appropriate agency the development of Federal regulations, policy, protocols, and guide- lines regarding uniform timeframes for the comple- tion of emergency transfers; and ‘‘(11) ensure that the guidance and notices to victims are distributed in commonly encountered lan- guages.
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed— HR 1585 PCS 89 ‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio- lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth- erwise available under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 119 Stat.
2960), as in effect on the day prior to such date of enactment; or ‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection than this section for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

‘‘SEC.

41414.

PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.


‘‘(a) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.—No cov- ered housing provider shall discriminate against any per- son because that person has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by this subtitle, or because that individual testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related to this subtitle.
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No covered hous- ing provider shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoy- HR 1585 PCS ment of, any rights or protections under this subtitle, in- 90 cluding— ‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person be- cause that person is assisting or encouraging an in- dividual entitled to claim the rights or protections under this subtitle; and ‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that person has participated in any investigation or ac- tion to enforce this subtitle.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE SEC- RETARY.—The authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Office for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity to enforce this section shall be the same as the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.

3610 et seq.).’’.

SEC.

603.

PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME FROM ONE’S HOME.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12491 et seq.
12491 et seq.

), as amended by this Act, is further amend- ed by inserting after section 41414 the following: ‘‘SEC.

41415.

RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES FROM ONE’S HOME.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, resi- dents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, hous- ing assisted under a covered housing program shall have HR 1585 PCS 91 the right to seek law enforcement or emergency assistance on their own behalf or on behalf of another person in need of assistance, and shall not be penalized based on their requests for assistance or based on criminal activity of which they are a victim or otherwise not at fault under statutes, ordinances, regulations, or policies adopted or en- forced by covered governmental entities as defined in sub- section (d).
Penalties that are prohibited include— ‘‘(1) actual or threatened assessment of pen- alties, fees, or fines; ‘‘(2) actual or threatened eviction; ‘‘(3) actual or threatened refusal to rent or renew tenancy; ‘‘(4) actual or threatened refusal to issue an oc- cupancy permit or landlord permit; and ‘‘(5) actual or threatened closure of the prop- erty, or designation of the property as a nuisance or a similarly negative designation.
‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process pro- vided for in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5304(b)), covered governmental entities shall— 23 24 25 ‘‘(1) report any of their laws or policies, or, as applicable, the laws or policies adopted by sub- grantees, that impose penalties on landlords, home- HR 1585 PCS 92 owners, residents, occupants, guests, or housing ap- plicants based on requests for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on criminal activity that occurred at a property; and ‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with the protections under this subtitle or describe the steps they will take within 180 days to come into compliance, or to ensure compliance among sub- grantees.
‘‘(c) OVERSIGHT.—Oversight and accountability mechanisms provided for under title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.

3601 et seq.)

shall be avail- able to address violations of this section.

‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, ‘covered governmental entity’ shall mean any municipal, county, or state government that receives funding pursu- ant to section 106 of the Housing and Community Devel- opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.

5306).
‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered govern- mental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, com- pliance with subsection (b)(1) includes inquiring about the existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, residents, oc- cupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests HR 1585 PCS 93 for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on criminal activity that occurred at a property.’’.
(b) SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE, ALTERNATIVE CRIME REDUCTION METHODS.— (1) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE- JAG FUNDS.—Section 501(a)(1) of subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding after subparagraph (H) the fol- lowing: ‘‘(I) Programs for the development and im- plementation of alternative methods of reducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive pro- grams or policies.
For purposes of this subpara- graph, a punitive program or policy is a pro- gram or policy that (i) imposes a penalty on a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking, on the basis of a re- quest by the victim for law enforcement or emergency assistance; or (ii) imposes a penalty on such a victim because of criminal activity at the property in which the victim resides.’’.
(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF COPS FUNDS.—Section 1701(b) of part Q of title I of the HR 1585 PCS 94 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10381(b)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (23), by striking the pe- riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(24) to develop and implement alternative methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup- plant punitive programs or policies (as such term is defined in section 501(a)(1)(I)).’’.
(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES.—Section 2101(b) of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10461(b)), as amended by this Act, is further amended by add- ing at the end the following: ‘‘(25) To develop and implement alternative methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup- plant punitive programs or policies.
For purposes of this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a program or policy that (A) imposes a penalty on a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, on the basis of a request by the victim for law enforcement or emergency assistance; HR 1585 PCS 95 or (B) imposes a penalty on such a victim because of criminal activity at the property in which the vic- tim resides.’’.
SEC.

604.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT- ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK- ING.

Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12351) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Vio- lence Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women’’; and (B) by inserting after ‘‘, other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations’’ the following: ‘‘, population-specific organizations’’; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5 per- cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8 percent’’; and HR 1585 PCS 96 (C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘0.25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’.
SEC.

605.

ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

(a) MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—Section 423(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home- less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11383(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to ensure compliance with section 41411(e) of the Vio- lence Against Women Act of 1994, including, in con- sultation with the regional office (if applicable) of the appropriate agency (as such term is defined in section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994), development of external transfer memoranda of understanding between covered housing providers, participating in the local Continua of Care, facilita- tion of external transfers between those covered housing providers participating in the local Continua of Care, and monitoring compliance with the con- fidentiality protections of section 41411(c)(4) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 for reporting to that regional office.’’.
HR 1585 PCS 97 (b) DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS AMENDED.—Section 103(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11302(b)) is amend- ed to read as follows: ‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall con- sider to be homeless any individual or family who— ‘‘(1) is fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and who have no other residence and lack resources to obtain other permanent housing; or ‘‘(2) is fleeing or attempting to flee a dangerous or life-threatening condition in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized and who have no other residence and lack the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.’’.
(c) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12474(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
HR 1585 PCS 98 (d) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 41405 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12475) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Director of the Violence Against Women Office’’ and insert- ing ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women’’; (2) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by inserting after ‘‘linguistically and culturally specific service pro- viders,’’ the following: ‘‘population-specific organiza- tions,’’; and (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

SEC.

606.
SEC.

606.

UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 AMEND- MENTS.

Section 5A(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437c–1(d)) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (13) to read as fol- lows: ‘‘(13) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING PROGRAMS.— ‘‘(A) COPIES.—A copy of— HR 1585 PCS 99 ‘‘(i) all standardized notices issued pursuant to the housing protections under subtitle N of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, including the notice required under section 41411(d) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; ‘‘(ii) the emergency transfer plan issued pursuant to section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; and ‘‘(iii) any and all memoranda of un- derstanding with other covered housing providers developed to facilitate emergency transfers under section 41411(e) of the Vi- olence Against Women Act of 1994.
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTIONS.—A description of— ‘‘(i) any activities, services, or pro- grams provided or offered by an agency, ei- ther directly or in partnership with other service providers, to child or adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking; ‘‘(ii) any activities, services, or pro- grams provided or offered by a public housing agency that helps child and adult victims of domestic violence, dating vio- HR 1585 PCS 100 lence, sexual assault, or stalking, to obtain or maintain housing; ‘‘(iii) any activities, services, or pro- grams provided or offered by a public housing agency to prevent domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or to enhance victim safety in as- sisted families; and ‘‘(iv) all training and support services offered to staff of the public housing agen- cy to provide a basic understanding of do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, and stalking, and to facilitate imple- mentation of the housing protections of section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.’’; and (2) in paragraph (16), by inserting ‘‘the Vio- lence Against Women Act of 1994,’’ before ‘‘the Fair Housing Act’’.
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS SEC.

701.

FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following: (1) Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual vio- lence, and 1 in 5 women have survived completed or HR 1585 PCS 101 attempted rape.
Such violence has a devastating im- pact on women’s physical and emotional health, fi- nancial security, and ability to maintain their jobs, and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic security.

(2) The Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice defines domestic violence as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one intimate partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.
Domestic violence can include physical, sex- ual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person.

Do- mestic violence includes any behaviors that intimi- date, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, ter- rorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound an individual.
(3) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention report that domestic violence or intimate partner violence is a serious public health issue for millions of individuals in the United States.

Nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the United States have suffered sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.
HR 1585 PCS 102 (4) Transgender and gender non-conforming people face extraordinary levels of physical and sex- ual violence.

(5) More than 1 in 4 transgender people have faced bias-driven assault, and this rate is higher for trans women and trans people of color.
(6) The American Foundation for Suicide Pre- vention has found that transgender and gender non- conforming people had an elevated prevalence of sui- cide attempts, especially when they have suffered physical or sexual violence.

(7) Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for women on the job.

Domestic partners or relatives commit 43 percent of workplace homicides against women.
One study found that intimate part- ner violence resulted in 142 homicides among women at work in the United States from 2003 to 2008, a figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 work- place homicides among women during the period.

In fact, in 2010, homicides against women at work in- creased by 13 percent despite continuous declines in overall workplace homicides in recent years.
(8) Women in the United States are 11 times more likely to be murdered with guns than women in other high-income countries.

Female intimate HR 1585 PCS 103 partners are more likely to be murdered with a fire- arm than all other means combined.
The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide for women by 500 percent.

(9) Violence can have a dramatic impact on the survivor of such violence.

Studies indicate that 44 percent of surveyed employed adults experienced the effect of domestic violence in the workplace, and 64 percent indicated their workplace performance was affected by such violence.
Another recent survey found that 78 percent of offenders used workplace resources to express anger, check up on, pressure, or threaten a survivor.

Sexual assault, whether occur- ring in or out of the workplace, can impair an em- ployee’s work performance, require time away from work, and undermine the employee’s ability to main- tain a job.

Nearly 50 percent of sexual assault sur- vivors lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the aftermath of the assaults.
(10) Studies find that 60 percent of single women lack economic security and 81 percent of households with single mothers live in economic inse- curity.

Significant barriers that survivors confront include access to housing, transportation, and child care.
Ninety-two percent of homeless women have HR 1585 PCS 104 experienced domestic violence, and more than 50 percent of such women cite domestic violence as the direct cause for homelessness.
Survivors are deprived of their autonomy, liberty, and security, and face tremendous threats to their health and safety.

(11) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention report that survivors of severe intimate part- ner violence lose nearly 8 million days of paid work, which is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full- time jobs and almost 5,600,000 days of household productivity each year.
Therefore, women dispropor- tionately need time off to care for their health or to find safety solutions, such as obtaining a restraining order or finding housing, to avoid or prevent further violence.

(12) Annual costs of intimate partner violence are estimated to be more than $8,300,000,000.

Ac- cording to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention, the costs of intimate partner violence against women in 1995 exceeded an estimated $5,800,000,000.
These costs included nearly $4,100,000,000 in the direct costs of medical and mental health care and nearly $1,800,000,000 in the indirect costs of lost productivity.
These statistics are generally considered to be underestimated be- HR 1585 PCS 105 cause the costs associated with the criminal justice system are not included.
(13) Fifty-five percent of senior executives re- cently surveyed said domestic violence has a harmful effect on their company’s productivity, and more than 70 percent said domestic violence negatively af- fects attendance.

Seventy-eight percent of human re- sources professionals consider partner violence a workplace issue.

However, more than 70 percent of United States workplaces have no formal program or policy that addresses workplace violence, let alone domestic violence.
In fact, only four percent of em- ployers provided training on domestic violence.

(14) Studies indicate that one of the best pre- dictors of whether a survivor will be able to stay away from his or her abuser is the degree of his or her economic independence.

However, domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking often negatively impact a survivor’s ability to main- tain employment.
(15) Abusers frequently seek to exert financial control over their partners by actively interfering with their ability to work, including preventing their partners from going to work, harassing their part- ners at work, limiting their partners’ access to cash HR 1585 PCS 106 or transportation, and sabotaging their partners’ child care arrangements.
(16) Economic abuse refers to behaviors that control an intimate partner’s ability to acquire, use, and maintain access to, money, credit, ownership of assets, or access to governmental or private financial benefits, including defaulting on joint obligations (such as school loans, credit card debt, mortgages, or rent).
Other forms of such abuse may include pre- venting someone from attending school, threatening to or actually terminating employment, controlling or withholding access to cash, checking, or credit ac- counts, and attempting to damage or sabotage the creditworthiness of an intimate partner, including forcing an intimate partner to write bad checks, forcing an intimate partner to default on payments related to household needs, such as housing, or forc- ing an intimate partner into bankruptcy.
(17) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), and the amend- ments made by such Act, ensures that most health plans must cover preventive services, including screening and counseling for domestic violence, at no additional cost.
In addition, it prohibits insurance HR 1585 PCS 107 companies from discriminating against patients for preexisting conditions, like domestic violence.

(18) Yet, more can be done to help survivors.
Federal law in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act does not explicitly— (A) authorize survivors of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk- ing to take leave from work to seek legal assist- ance and redress, counseling, or assistance with safety planning activities; (B) address the eligibility of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking for unemployment compensa- tion; (C) provide job protection to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking; (D) prohibit insurers and employers who self-insure employee benefits from discrimi- nating against survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and those who help them in determining eligibility, rates charged, and standards for payment of claims; or HR 1585 PCS 108 (E) prohibit insurers from disclosing infor- mation about abuse and the location of the sur- vivors through insurance databases and other means.
(19) This Act aims to empower survivors of do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to be free from violence, hardship, and con- trol, which restrains basic human rights to freedom and safety in the United States.

SEC.

702.

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES- TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

Section 41501 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.
12501) is amend- ed— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting ‘‘and sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘domestic and sexual violence’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘employers and labor orga- nizations’’ and inserting ‘‘employers, labor or- ganizations, and victim service providers’’; (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and stalk- ing’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, and sexual harass- ment’’; HR 1585 PCS 109 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the period at the end ‘‘or sexual harassment’’; (4) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual violence’’; and (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in- serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

703.

ENTITLEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA- TION FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.
(a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— (1) Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (18), by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20), and by inserting after para- graph (18) the following new paragraph: ‘‘(19) no person may be denied compensation under such State law solely on the basis of the indi- vidual having a voluntary separation from work if such separation is attributable to such individual being a victim of sexual or other harassment or a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and’’.
HR 1585 PCS 110 (2) Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol- lowing new subsection: ‘‘(g) SEXUAL OR OTHER HARASSMENT; ETC.— ‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of sub- section (a)(19), a voluntary separation of an indi- vidual shall be considered to be attributable to such individual being a survivor or victim of sexual or other harassment or a survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking if such individual submits such evidence as the State deems sufficient.
‘‘(2) SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—For pur- poses of paragraph (1), a State shall deem suffi- cient, at a minimum— ‘‘(A) evidence of such harassment, violence, assault, or stalking in the form of— ‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of identification; ‘‘(ii) a police or court record; or ‘‘(iii) documentation from a victim service provider, an attorney, a police offi- cer, a medical professional, a social worker, an antiviolence counselor, a member of the clergy, or another professional; and HR 1585 PCS 111 ‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary separation is attributable to such harassment, violence, assault, or stalking.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- tion— ‘‘(A) The terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual assault’, ‘stalking’, ‘victim of sexual or other harassment’, and ‘survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’ have the meanings given such terms under State law, regulation, or policy.

‘‘(B) The term ‘victim service provider’ has the meaning given such term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.’’.
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
503(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- lowing new paragraph: ‘‘(4)(A) Such methods of administration as will ensure that— HR 1585 PCS 112 ‘‘(i) applicants for unemployment com- pensation and individuals inquiring about such compensation are notified of the provisions of section 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and ‘‘(ii) claims reviewers and hearing per- sonnel are trained in— ‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sex- ual and other harassment, domestic vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and ‘‘(II) methods of ascertaining and keeping confidential information about pos- sible experiences of sexual and other har- assment, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking to ensure that— ‘‘(aa) requests for unemployment compensation based on separations stemming from sexual and other har- assment, domestic violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking are identified and adjudicated; and ‘‘(bb) confidentiality is provided for the individual’s claim and sub- mitted evidence.
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— HR 1585 PCS 113 ‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; ‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other harass- ment’ has the meaning given such term under State law, regulation, or policy; and ‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking’ means— ‘‘(I) a person who has experienced or is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and ‘‘(II) a person whose family or house- hold member has experienced or is experi- encing domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’.
(c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
602(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the HR 1585 PCS 114 State has established and is enforcing stand- ards and procedures to— ‘‘(i) ensure that applicants for assist- ance under the State program funded under this part and individuals inquiring about such assistance are adequately noti- fied of— ‘‘(I) the provisions of section 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and ‘‘(II) assistance made available by the State to survivors of sexual and other harassment, domestic vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking; ‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and other agency personnel responsible for ad- ministering the State program funded under this part are adequately trained in— ‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sexual and other harassment, domes- tic violence, sexual assault, or stalk- ing; ‘‘(II) State standards and proce- dures relating to the prevention of, and assistance for individuals who are HR 1585 PCS 115 survivors of sexual and other harass- ment, domestic violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking; and ‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining and keeping confidential information about possible experiences of sexual and other harassment, domestic vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking; ‘‘(iii) ensure that, if
 a State has elect- ed to establish and enforce standards and procedures regarding the screening for, and identification of, domestic violence pursuant to paragraph (7)— ‘‘(I) applicants for assistance under the State program funded under this part and individuals inquir- ing about such assistance are ade- quately notified of options available under such standards and procedures; and ‘‘(II) case workers and other agency personnel responsible for ad- ministering the State program funded under this part are provided with ade- quate training regarding such stand- HR 1585 PCS 116 ards and procedures and options available under such standards and procedures; and ‘‘(iv) ensure that the training required under subparagraphs (B) and, if applica- ble, (C)(ii) is provided through a training program operated by an eligible entity.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this paragraph— ‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; ‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other har- assment’ has the meaning given such term under State law, regulation, or policy; and ‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’ means— ‘‘(I) a person who has experi- enced or is experiencing domestic vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and ‘‘(II) a person whose family or household member has experienced or HR 1585 PCS 117 is experiencing domestic violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking.’’.
(d) SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.— (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Labor (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec- retary’’) is authorized to award— (A) a grant to a national victim service provider in order for such organization to— (i) develop and disseminate a model training program (and related materials) for the training required under section 303(a)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (b), and under sub- paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subpara- graph (C)(ii) of section 402(a)(8) of such Act, as added by subsection (c); and (ii) provide technical assistance with respect to such model training program, including technical assistance to the tem- porary assistance for needy families pro- gram and unemployment compensation personnel; and HR 1585 PCS 118 (B) grants to State, tribal, or local agen- cies in order for such agencies to contract with eligible entities to provide State, tribal, or local caseworkers and other State, tribal, or local agency personnel responsible for administering the temporary assistance for needy families pro- gram established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act in a State or Indian res- ervation with the training required under sub- paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subparagraph (C)(ii) of such section 402(a)(8).
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an entity— (A) that is— (i) a State or tribal domestic violence coalition or sexual assault coalition; (ii) a State or local victim service pro- vider with recognized expertise in the dy- namics of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking whose primary mission is to provide services to survivors of domestic vi- olence, sexual assault, or stalking, includ- ing a rape crisis center or domestic vio- lence program; or HR 1585 PCS 119 (iii) an organization with dem- onstrated expertise in State or county wel- fare laws and implementation of such laws and experience with disseminating informa- tion on such laws and implementation, but only if such organization will provide the required training in partnership with an entity described in clause (i) or (ii); and (B) that— (i) has demonstrated expertise in the dynamics of both domestic violence and sexual assault, such as a joint domestic vi- olence and sexual assault coalition; or (ii) will provide the required training in partnership with an entity described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) in order to comply with the dual domestic vio- lence and sexual assault expertise require- ment under clause (i).
(3) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such form and man- ner, and containing such information as the Sec- retary specifies.
(4) REPORTS.— HR 1585 PCS 120 (A) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than a year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the grant program established under this subsection.
(B) REPORTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.— The Secretary shall establish procedures for the dissemination to the public of each report sub- mitted under subparagraph (A).

Such proce- dures shall include the use of the internet to disseminate such reports.
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated— (i) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1)(A); and (ii) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1)(B).
(B) THREE-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF GRANT FUNDS.—Each recipient of a grant under this subsection shall return to the Secretary any un- used portion of such grant not later than 3 years after the date the grant was awarded, to- HR 1585 PCS 121 gether with any earnings on such unused por- tion.
(C) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Any amounts returned pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be available without further appropriation to the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of paragraph (1)(B).
(e) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAWS, ETC.— (1) MORE PROTECTIVE LAWS, AGREEMENTS, PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Nothing in this title shall be construed to supersede any provision of any Fed- eral, State, or local law, collective bargaining agree- ment, or employment benefits program or plan that provides greater unemployment insurance benefits for survivors of sexual and other harassment, domes- tic violence, sexual assault, or stalking than the rights established under this title.
(2) LESS PROTECTIVE LAWS, AGREEMENTS, PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Any law, collective bar- gaining agreement, or employment benefits program or plan of a State or unit of local government is pre- empted to the extent that such law, agreement, or program or plan would impair the exercise of any right established under this title or the amendments made by this title.
HR 1585 PCS 122 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— (1) UNEMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply in the case of compensation paid for weeks begin- ning on or after the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STATE LAW AMENDMENT.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), in a case in which the Secretary of Labor identifies a State as re- quiring a change to its statutes, regula- tions, or policies in order to comply with the amendments made by this section, such amendments shall apply in the case of compensation paid for weeks beginning after the earlier of— (I) the date the State changes its statutes, regulations, or policies in order to comply with such amend- ments; or HR 1585 PCS 123 (II) the end of the first session of the State legislature which begins after the date of enactment of this Act or which began prior to such date and remained in session for at least 25 calendar days after such date, ex- cept that in no case shall such amend- ments apply before the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
(ii) SESSION DEFINED.—In this sub- paragraph, the term ‘‘session’’ means a regular, special, budget, or other session of a State legislature.

(2) TANF AMENDMENT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a State plan under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State ac- tion (including legislation, regulation, or other HR 1585 PCS 124 administrative action) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (c), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such amend- ment on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enact- ment of this Act.
For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2- year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘do- mestic violence’’, ‘‘sexual assault’’, ‘‘stalking’’, ‘‘survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’, and ‘‘vic- tim service provider’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 3304(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC.

704.
SEC.

704.

STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SUR- VIVORS’ ECONOMIC SECURITY ACCESS.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic HR 1585 PCS 125 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking throughout the United States experience in maintaining economic security as a result of issues related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consulta- tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a).
10 (c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this 11 section shall include— (1) identification of geographic areas in which State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong impact on the ability of survivors of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to exercise— (A) any rights under this Act without com- promising personal safety or the safety of oth- ers, including family members and excluding the abuser; and (B) other components of economic security, including financial empowerment, affordable housing, transportation, healthcare access, and quality education and training opportunities; HR 1585 PCS 126 (2) identification of geographic areas with shortages in resources for such survivors, with an accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of such shortage; (3) analysis of factors related to industries, workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and other elements that impact the ability of such sur- vivors to exercise any rights under this Act without compromising personal safety or the safety of others, including family members; (4) the recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and en- forcement tools to ensure successful implementation of the provisions of this Act in order to support the economic security and safety of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (5) best practices for States, employers, health carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad- dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
SEC.

705.

GAO STUDY.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States HR 1585 PCS 127 shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, with respect to survivors of domestic violence, dating vio- lence, sexual assault, or stalking who are, or were, enrolled at institutions of higher education and borrowed a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1070 et seq.)

for which the survivors have not repaid the total interest and prin- cipal due, each of the following: (1) The implications of domestic violence, dat- ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a bor- rower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans.
(2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re- garding Federal student loan deferment, forbear- ance, and grace periods when a survivor has to sus- pend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an in- stitution of higher education due to domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(3) The adequacy of institutional policies and practices regarding retention or transfer of credits when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu- cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex- ual assault, or stalking.
HR 1585 PCS 128 (4) The availability or any options for a sur- vivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as- sault, or stalking who attended an institution of higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substan- tially misrepresented information to students, to be able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s Federal student loan.
(5) The limitations faced by a survivor of do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class actions.

SEC.

706.

EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS.
(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (through the Director of the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention and the grant recipient under section 41501 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 that establishes the na- tional resource center on workplace responses to as- sist victims of domestic and sexual violence) and the HR 1585 PCS 129 Attorney General (through the Principal Deputy Di- rector of the Office on Violence Against Women), shall coordinate and provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of the workplace impact of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including outreach and education for employers, service providers, teachers, and other key partners.
This campaign shall pay special attention to ensure that survivors are made aware of the existence of the following types of workplace laws (federal and/or State): anti-discrimination laws that bar treating survivors differently; leave laws, both paid and un- paid that are available for use by survivors; unem- ployment insurance laws and policies that address survivor eligibility.
(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General, as de- scribed in paragraph (1), may disseminate informa- tion through the public outreach and education cam- paign on the resources and rights referred to in this subsection directly or through arrangements with health agencies, professional and nonprofit organiza- tions, consumer groups, labor organizations, institu- HR 1585 PCS 130 tions of higher education, clinics, the media, and Federal, State, and local agencies.
(3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi- nated under paragraph (2) shall include, at a min- imum, a description of— (A) the resources and rights that are— (i) available to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (ii) established in this Act and the Vi- olence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12291 et seq.
); (B) guidelines and best practices on pre- vention of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault; (C) resources that promote healthy rela- tionships and communication skills; (D) resources that encourage bystander intervention in a situation involving domestic vi- olence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as- sault; (E) resources that promote workplace poli- cies that support and help maintain the eco- nomic security of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in- HR 1585 PCS 131 cluding guidelines and best practices to promote the creation of effective employee assistance programs; and (F) resources and rights that the heads of Federal agencies described in paragraph (2) de- termine are appropriate to include.
(4) COMMON LANGUAGES.—The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that the information dissemi- nated to survivors under paragraph (2) is made available in commonly encountered languages.

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) EMPLOYEE.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means any individual employed by an employer.

In the case of an individual employed by a pub- lic agency, such term means an individual em- ployed as described in section 3(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.

203(e)(2)).
(B) BASIS.—The term includes a person employed as described in subparagraph (A) on a full- or part-time basis, for a fixed time pe- riod, on a temporary basis, pursuant to a detail, or as a participant in a work assignment as a HR 1585 PCS 132 condition of receipt of Federal or State income- based public assistance.
(2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— (A) means any person engaged in com- merce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce who employs 15 or more individuals; and (B) includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in rela- tion to an employee, and includes a public agen- cy that employs individuals as described in sec- tion 3(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, but does not include any labor organiza- tion (other than when acting as an employer) or anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent of such labor organization.
(3) FLSA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘employ’’ and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec- tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.

203).
(c) STUDY ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES.—The Sec- retary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study on the status of workplace responses to employees who experience domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk- HR 1585 PCS 133 ing while employed, in each State and nationally, to im- prove the access of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to supportive resources and economic security.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

SEC.

707.

SEVERABILITY.


If any provision of this Act, any amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amend- ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti- tutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provisions or amendments to any person or circumstance shall not be affected.

17 TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES SEC.

801.
801.

PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF MIS- DEMEANOR CRIMES AGAINST DATING PART- NERS AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROTEC- TION ORDERS.
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 24 amended— HR 1585 PCS 134 (1) in paragraph (32), by striking all that fol- lows after ‘‘The term ‘intimate partner’ ’’ and insert- ing the following: ‘‘— ‘‘(A) means, with respect to a person, the spouse of the person, a former spouse of the person, an individual who is a parent of a child of the person, and an individual who cohabi- tates or has cohabited with the person; and ‘‘(B) includes— ‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating partner (as defined in section 2266); and ‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situ- ated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the in- jury occurred or where the victim resides.’’; (2) in paragraph (33)(A)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘Fed- eral, State,’’ the following: ‘‘municipal,’’; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘intimate partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’ each place it appears; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol- lowing: HR 1585 PCS 135 ‘‘(34)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of stalking’ means an offense that— ‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; and ‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimidation, or surveillance of another person that— ‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable fear of material harm to the health or safety of— ‘‘(aa) that person; ‘‘(bb) an immediate family member (as defined in section 115) of that person; ‘‘(cc) a household member of that per- son; or ‘‘(dd) a
 spouse or intimate partner of that person; or ‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or would reasonably be expected to cause emotional dis- tress to a person described in item (aa), (bb), (cc), or (dd) of subclause (I).
‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, unless— 23 24 25 ‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel in the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel in the case; and HR 1585 PCS 136 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense described in this paragraph for which a person was entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which the case was tried, either— ‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or ‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel- ligently waived the right to have the case tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise.
‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable juris- diction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’.
SEC.

802.

PROHIBITING STALKERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUB- JECT TO COURT ORDER FROM POSSESSING A FIREARM.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 23 (1) in subsection (d)— HR 1585 PCS 137 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘that re- strains such person’’ and all that follows, and inserting ‘‘described in subsection (g)(8);’’; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe- riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.’’; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: ‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— ‘‘(A) that was issued— ‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per- son received actual notice, and at which such person had an opportunity to partici- pate; or ‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, relative to which notice and opportunity to be heard are provided— ‘‘(I) within the time required by State, tribal, or territorial law; and ‘‘(II) in any event within a rea- sonable time after the order is issued, HR 1585 PCS 138 sufficient to protect the due process rights of the person; ‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— ‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat- ening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; or ‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit- ness from testifying in court; and ‘‘(C) that— ‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per- son represents a
 credible threat to the physical safety of such individual described in subparagraph (B); or ‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such individual described in subparagraph (B) that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily in- jury;’’; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and HR 1585 PCS 139 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’.
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN SEC.

901.

FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are 2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes—and at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or sexual assault crimes—compared to all other races.

(2) More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women, or 84.3 percent, have experi- enced violence in their lifetime.
(3) The vast majority of Native victims—96 percent of women and 89 percent of male victims— report being victimized by a non-Indian.

(4) Native victims of sexual violence are three times as likely to have experienced sexual violence by an interracial perpetrator as non-Hispanic White victims and Native stalking victims are nearly 4 times as likely to be stalked by someone of a dif- ferent race.
HR 1585 PCS 140 (5) While tribes exercising jurisdiction over non-Indians have reported significant successes, the inability to prosecute crimes related to the Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction crimes con- tinues to leave Tribes unable to fully hold domestic violence offenders accountable.
(6) Tribal prosecutors report that the majority of domestic violence cases involve children either as witnesses or victims, and Department of Justice re- ports that American Indian and Alaska Native chil- dren suffer exposure to violence at rates higher than any other race in the United States.
(7) Childhood exposure to violence has imme- diate and long-term effects, including: increased rates of altered neurological development, poor phys- ical and mental health, poor school performance, substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juve- nile justice system.
(8) According to the Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention, homicide is the third leading cause of death among American Indian and Alaska Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years of age.
HR 1585 PCS 141 (9) On some reservations, Indian women are murdered at more than 10 times the national aver- age.

(10) According to a 2010 Government Account- ability Office report, United States Attorneys de- clined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent crimes that occur in Indian country.
(11) Investigation into cases of missing and murdered Indian women is made difficult for tribal law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, such as— (A) necessary training, equipment, or funding; (B) a lack of interagency cooperation; and (C) a lack of appropriate laws in place.

(12) Domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous calls that law enforcement receives.
(13) The complicated jurisdictional scheme that exists in Indian country— (A) has a significant negative impact on the ability to provide public safety to Indian communities; (B) has been increasingly exploited by criminals; and HR 1585 PCS 142 (C) requires a high degree of commitment and cooperation among tribal, Federal, and State law enforcement officials.
(14) Restoring and enhancing local, tribal ca- pacity to address violence against women provides for greater local control, safety, accountability, and transparency.

(15) In States with restrictive land settlement acts such as Alaska, ‘‘Indian country’’ is limited, re- sources for local tribal responses either nonexistent or insufficient to meet the needs, jurisdiction unnec- essarily complicated and increases the already high levels of victimization of American Indian and Alas- ka Native women.
According to the Tribal Law and Order Act Commission Report, Alaska Native women are over-represented in the domestic violence victim population by 250 percent; they comprise 19 percent of the State population, but are 47 percent of reported rape victims.

And among other Indian Tribes, Alaska Native women suffer the highest rates of domestic and sexual violence in the country.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are— (1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, State, tribal, and local governments with respect to responding to cases of domestic violence, dating vio- HR 1585 PCS 143 lence, stalking, trafficking, sexual violence, crimes against children, and assault against tribal law en- forcement officers and murdered Indians; (2) to increase coordination and communication among Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforce- ment agencies; (3) to empower tribal governments with the re- sources and information necessary to effectively re- spond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing and murdered Indians; and (4) to increase the collection of data related to missing and murdered Indians and the sharing of in- formation among Federal, State, and tribal officials responsible for responding to and investigating cases of missing and murdered Indians.
SEC.

902.

AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- lowing: 22 23 24 25 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, to remain available until expended, for the purposes of enhancing the ability of trib- HR 1585 PCS 144 al government entities to access, enter information into, and obtain information from, Federal criminal informa- tion databases, as authorized by this section.’’.
(b) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SHARING.—Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is further amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: ‘‘(d) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCE- MENT INFORMATION SHARING.—The Attorney General shall permit tribal law enforcement entities (including en- tities designated by a tribe as maintaining public safety within a tribe’s territorial jurisdiction that has no federal or state arrest authority) and Bureau of Indian Affairs 14 law enforcement agencies— 15 16 17 18 ‘‘(1) to access and enter information into Fed- eral criminal information databases; and ‘‘(2) to obtain information from the data- bases.’’.
HR 1585 PCS SEC.

903.

TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES- 145 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUC- TION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORREC- TIONS OFFICER.

Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C.
1304) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘CRIMES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS OFFICER’’; (2) in subsection (a)(6), in the heading, by striking ‘‘SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION’’; (3) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence crimi- nal jurisdiction’’ each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘special tribal criminal jurisdiction’’; (4) in subsection (a)— (A) by adding at the end the following: HR 1585 PCS 146 ‘‘(12) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe- cific person proscribed by the criminal law of the In- dian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun- try where the violation occurs that would cause a reasonable person to— ‘‘(A) fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or ‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional dis- tress.’’; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (10) and (11); (C) by inserting before paragraph (10) (as redesignated) the following: ‘‘(8) SEX TRAFFICKING.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sex traf- ficking’ means conduct— ‘‘(i) consisting of— ‘‘(I) recruiting, enticing, har- boring, transporting, providing, ob- taining, advertising, maintaining, pa- tronizing, or soliciting by any means a person; or ‘‘(II) benefitting, financially or by receiving anything of value, from HR 1585 PCS S L L I B h
E:\BILLS\H1585.PCS H1585 HR 1585 PCS 147 participation in a venture that has en- gaged in an act described in subclause (I); and ‘‘(ii) carried out with the knowledge, or, except where the act constituting the violation of clause (i) is advertising, in reckless disregard of the fact, that— ‘‘(I) means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion, or any combina- tion of such means will be used to cause the person to engage in a com- mercial sex act; or ‘‘(II) the person has not attained the age of 18 years and will be caused to engage in a commercial sex act.
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ have the meanings given the terms in section 1591(e) of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(9) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio- lence’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or con- tact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs, including in any case in HR 1585 PCS 148 which the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the act.’’; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (6) and (7); (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4); (F) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), to read as follows: ‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes- tic violence’ means violence— ‘‘(A) committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, or by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic- or family- violence laws of an Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun- try where the violence occurs; or ‘‘(B)(i) committed against a victim who is a child under the age of 18, or an elder (as such term is defined by tribal law), including when an offender recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or seri- HR 1585 PCS 149 ous bodily injury to the victim, or committed as described in subparagraph (A) while the child or elder is present; and ‘‘(ii) the child or elder— ‘‘(I) resides or has resided in the same household as the offender; ‘‘(II) is related to the offender by
 blood or marriage; ‘‘(III) is related to another victim of the offender by blood or marriage; ‘‘(IV) is under the care of a victim of the offender who is an intimate partner or former spouse; or ‘‘(V) is under the care of a victim of the offender who is similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic- or family- violence laws of an Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun- try where the violence occurs.’’; (G) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated), the following: ‘‘(1) ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.—The term ‘assault of a law enforcement or correctional officer’ means any criminal violation of the law of the Indian tribe that HR 1585 PCS 150 has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves the threatened, at- tempted, or actual harmful or offensive touching of a law enforcement or correctional officer.’’; and (H) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesignated), the following: ‘‘(5) OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.—The term ‘obstruction of justice’ means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs, and the violation involves interfering with the ad- ministration or due process of the tribe’s laws in- cluding any tribal criminal proceeding or investiga- tion of a crime.’’; (5) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘the powers of self-government of a participating tribe’’ the following: ‘‘, including any participating tribes in the State of Maine,’’; (6) in subsection (b)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting after ‘‘over an alleged offense’’ the following: ‘‘, other than obstruction of justice or an act of assault of a law enforcement or
 corrections offi- cer,’’; and (B) in subparagraph (B)— HR 1585 PCS 151 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘; or’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the fol- lowing: ‘‘(iv) is being prosecuted for a crime of sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, obstructing justice, or assaulting a police or corrections officer under the laws of the prosecuting tribe.’’; (7) in subsection (c)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘tribal’’; and (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik- ing ‘‘AND DATING VIOLENCE’’ and insert- ing ‘‘, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STALK- ING, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS OF- FICER’’; and HR 1585 PCS 152 (ii) by striking ‘‘or dating violence’’ and inserting ‘‘, dating violence, obstruc- tion of justice, sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, or assault of a law enforce- ment or corrections officer’’; (8) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘domestic vio- lence’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘tribal’’; (9) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and inserting the following: ‘‘(f) GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENT TO TRIBAL GOV- 11 ERNMENTS.— ‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is authorized to reimburse tribal government authorities for expenses
 incurred in exercising special tribal criminal jurisdiction.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.—Eligible ex- penses for reimbursement shall include— ‘‘(i) expenses incurred to arrest or prosecute offenders and to detain inmates (including costs associated with providing health care); ‘‘(ii) expenses related to indigent de- fense services; and HR 1585 PCS 153 ‘‘(iii) costs associated with probation and rehabilitation services.
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—Reimbursements au- thorized pursuant to this section shall be in ac- cordance with rules promulgated by the Attor- ney General after consultation with Indian tribes and within 1 year after the date of enact- ment of this Act.

The rules promulgated by the Department shall set a maximum allowable re- imbursement to any tribal government in a 1- year period.
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General may award grants to the governments of Indian tribes (or to authorized designees of those governments)— ‘‘(A) to strengthen tribal criminal justice systems to assist Indian tribes in exercising special tribal criminal jurisdiction, including— ‘‘(i) law enforcement (including the capacity of law enforcement, court per- sonnel, or other non-law enforcement enti- ties that have no Federal or State arrest authority agencies but have been des- ignated by a tribe as responsible for main- taining public safety within its territorial jurisdiction, to enter information into and HR 1585 PCS 154 obtain information from national crime in- formation databases); ‘‘(ii) prosecution; ‘‘(iii) trial and appellate courts (in- cluding facilities construction); ‘‘(iv) probation systems; ‘‘(v) detention and correctional facili- ties (including facilities construction); ‘‘(vi) alternative rehabilitation centers; ‘‘(vii) culturally appropriate services and assistance for victims and their fami- lies; and ‘‘(viii) criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence; ‘‘(B) to provide indigent criminal defend- ants with the effective assistance of licensed de- fense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe prosecutes— ‘‘(i) a crime of domestic violence; ‘‘(ii) a crime of dating violence; ‘‘(iii) a criminal violation of a protec- tion order; ‘‘(iv) a crime of sexual violence; HR 1585 PCS 155 ‘‘(v) a crime of stalking; ‘‘(vi) a crime of sex
 trafficking; ‘‘(vii) a crime of obstruction of justice; or ‘‘(viii) a crime of assault of a law en- forcement or correctional officer; ‘‘(C) to ensure that, in criminal pro- ceedings in which a participating tribe exercises special tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed in a man- ner consistent with all applicable requirements; ‘‘(D) to accord victims of domestic vio- lence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, obstruction of justice, assault of a law enforcement or correctional officer, and violations of protection orders rights that are similar to the rights of a crime victim described in section 3771(a) of title 18, consistent with tribal law and custom; and ‘‘(E) to create a pilot project to allow up to five Indian tribes in Alaska to implement special tribal criminal jurisdiction.
‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made available under this section shall supplement and not supplant any other Federal, State, tribal, or local gov- HR 1585 PCS 156 ernment amounts made available to carry out activities de- scribed in this section.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out subsection (f) and to provide training, technical assistance, data col- lection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems of participating tribes.
‘‘(i) USE OF FUNDS.—Not less than 25 percent of the total amount of funds appropriated under this section in a given year shall be used for each of the purposes de- scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f), with remaining funds available to be distributed for either of the purposes described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub- section (f), or any combination of such purposes, depend- ing on need and in consultation with Indian tribes.’’; (10) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol- lowing: ‘‘(j) INDIAN COUNTRY DEFINED.—For purposes of the pilot project described in subsection (f)(5), the defini- tion of ‘Indian country’ shall include— ‘‘(1) Alaska Native-owned Townsites, Allot- ments, and former reservation lands acquired in fee by Alaska Native Village Corporations pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
HR 1585 PCS 157 33) and other lands transferred in fee to Native vil- lages; and ‘‘(2) all lands within any Alaska Native village with a population that is at least 75 percent Alaska Native.’’.

SEC.

904.

ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this title, and annually thereafter, the Attor- ney General and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and submit a report, to the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com- mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, that— (1) includes known statistics on missing and murdered Indian women in the United States, in- cluding statistics relating to incidents of sexual abuse or sexual assault suffered by the victims; and (2) provides recommendations regarding how to improve data collection on missing and murdered In- dian women.
SEC.

905.

REPORT ON THE RESPONSE OF LAW ENFORCE- MENT AGENCIES TO REPORTS OF MISSING OR MURDERED INDIANS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: HR 1585 PCS 158 (1) COVERED DATABASE.—The term ‘‘covered database’’ means— (A) the database of the National Crime In- formation Center; (B) the Combined DNA Index System; (C) the Next Generation Identification System; and (D) any other database or system of a law enforcement agency under which a report of a missing or murdered Indian may be submitted, including— (i) the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program; or (ii) the National Missing and Uniden- tified Persons System.
(2) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean- ing given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.

5304).

(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun- try’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.

(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a Federal, State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agency.
HR 1585 PCS 159 (5) MISSING OR MURDERED INDIAN.—The term ‘‘missing or murdered Indian’’ means any Indian who is— (A) reported missing in Indian country or any other location; or (B) murdered in Indian country or any other location.
(6) NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘notifi- cation system’’ means— (A) the Criminal Justice Information Net- work; (B) the AMBER Alert communications network established under subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C.

20501 et seq.

); and (C) any other system or public notification system that relates to a report of a missing or murdered Indian, including any State, local, or Tribal notification system.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re- sources of the House of Representatives a comprehensive report that includes— HR 1585 PCS 160 (1) a review of— (A) each law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over missing or murdered Indians and the basis for that jurisdiction; (B) the response procedures, with respect to a report of a missing or murdered Indian, of— (i) the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion; (ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (iii) any other Federal law enforce- ment agency responsible for responding to or investigating a report of a missing or murdered Indian; (C) each covered database and notification system; (D) Federal interagency cooperation and notification policies and procedures related to missing or murdered Indians; (E) the requirements of each Federal law enforcement agency relating to notifying State, local, or Tribal law enforcement agencies after the Federal law enforcement agency receives a report of a missing or murdered Indian; and HR 1585 PCS 161 (F) the public notification requirements of law enforcement agencies relating to missing or murdered Indians; (2) recommendations and best practices relating to improving cooperation between and response poli- cies of law enforcement agencies relating to missing and murdered Indians; and (3) recommendations relating
 to— (A) improving how— (i) covered databases address in- stances of missing or murdered Indians, including by improving access to, inte- grating, and improving the sharing of in- formation between covered databases; and (ii) notification systems address in- stances of missing or murdered Indians, including by improving access to, inte- grating, and improving the sharing of in- formation between notification systems; (B) social, educational, economic, and any other factor that may contribute to an Indian becoming a missing or murdered Indian; and (C) legislation to reduce the likelihood that an Indian may become a missing or murdered Indian.
HR 1585 PCS 162 TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SEC.

1001.

ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.
10442) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on Violence Against Women’’; (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘within the Department of Justice’’ the following: ‘‘, not subsumed by any other office’’; (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public Law 103–322) and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386)’’ and in- serting ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title VII of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 386), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat.
3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public HR 1585 PCS 163 Law 113–4; 127 Stat.

54), and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019’’.
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10443) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC.

2003.

DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.


‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director for the Office on Violence Against Women (in this title referred to as the ‘Director’) to be responsible, under the general authority of the Attorney General, for the admin- istration, coordination, and implementation of the pro- grams and activities of the Office.
‘‘(b) OTHER EMPLOYMENT.—The Director shall 17 not— ‘‘(1) engage in any employment other than that of serving as Director; or ‘‘(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any contract or other agree- ment under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public HR 1585 PCS 164 Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat.
3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat.

54), or the Vio- lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019.

‘‘(c) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy, the Presi- dent may designate an officer or employee who shall act as Director during the vacancy.

‘‘(d) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com- pensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10444) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC.

2004.

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

‘‘The Director shall have the following duties: ‘‘(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal and State Governments on matters relating to violence against women.
‘‘(2) Providing information to the President, the Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and tribal HR 1585 PCS 165 governments, and the general public on matters re- lating to violence against women.
‘‘(3) Serving, at the request of the Attorney General, as the representative of the Department of Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or com- missions addressing policy or issues relating to vio- lence against women.
‘‘(4) Serving, at the request of the President, acting through the Attorney General, as the rep- resentative of the United States Government on human rights and economic justice matters related to violence against women in international fora, in- cluding, but not limited to, the United Nations.
‘‘(5) Carrying out the functions of the Depart- ment of Justice under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat.

3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat.
54), and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, including with respect to those functions— HR 1585 PCS 166 ‘‘(A) the development of policy, protocols, and guidelines; ‘‘(B) the development and management of grant programs and other programs, and the provision of technical assistance under such programs; and ‘‘(C) the awarding and termination of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
‘‘(6) Providing technical assistance, coordina- tion, and support to— ‘‘(A) other components of the Department of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to violence against women, including the litigation of civil and criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; ‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide technical assistance, synchronize federal defini- tions and protocols, and improve coordination among agencies carrying out efforts to elimi- nate violence against women, including Indian or indigenous women; and ‘‘(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence against women and to provide support and as- sistance to victims of such violence.
HR 1585 PCS 167 ‘‘(7) Exercising such other powers and func- tions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney General.
‘‘(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guide- lines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out any function of the Office.’’.

(d) STAFF OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10445) is amend- ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE ON VIO- LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’.
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C.

20124(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of- fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 19 Women’’.

20 SEC.

1002.

REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE EFFECTS OF THE SHUTDOWN.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress on the effects of the Federal Government shutdown that lasted from December 22, 2018 to January HR 1585 PCS 168 25, 2019, evaluating and detailing the extent of the effect of the shutdown on the ability of the Department of Jus- tice to disperse funding and services under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, to victims of do- mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk- ing.
TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDI- TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED- ERAL CUSTODY SEC.

1101.

IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVID- UALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women 17 in Federal Custody Act’’.

18 19 (b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 20 lowing: ‘‘§ 4051.
Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor- rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; HR 1585 PCS 169 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a Federal penal or correctional institution; ‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; ‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the first 8-week period of post-partum recovery after giving birth; ‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C.
12242); ‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc- tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and ‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an in- dividual who— ‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 years of age; ‘‘(B) is pregnant; ‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex; ‘‘(D) is victim or witness of a crime; ‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights claim in Federal or State court; HR 1585 PCS 170 ‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill- ness or disability; or ‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, has been determined to have experienced or to be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic- tim of gender-based violence— ‘‘(i) by any court or administrative ju- dicial proceeding; ‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; ‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or legal service provider; or ‘‘(iv) by the individual.
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc- tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an office that determines the placement of prisoners.
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OF PRISONERS.—In deter- mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab- lished under paragraph (1) shall— ‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the prisoner as close to the children as possible; ‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for male or female prisoners, and in making other housing and programming assignments, con- HR 1585 PCS 171 sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place- ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and safety, including serious consideration of the prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe- ty, and whether the placement would present management or security problems; and ‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of- fice determines to be appropriate.
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT PRISONERS OR PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.— ‘‘(1) PLACEMENT IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.—A covered institution may not place a pris- oner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner pre- sents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or others.

‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris- oner described in subparagraph (A) in a segregated housing unit shall be limited and temporary.
‘‘(d) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro- vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent, and such classes shall be made available to prisoners with limited English proficiency in compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
HR 1585 PCS 172 ‘‘(e) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro- vide training, including cultural competency training, to each correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau of Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, includ- ing each instructor and health care professional, to enable those correctional officers and employees to— ‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner has experienced; and ‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) to the proper healthcare professional for treatment.
‘‘(f) INMATE HEALTH.— ‘‘(1) HEALTH CARE ACCESS.—The Director shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate health care.

‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall make essential hygienic products, including sham- poo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygien- ic product that the Director determines appropriate, available without charge to prisoners.

‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST ACCESS.—The Director shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gyne- cologist as appropriate.
‘‘(g) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF- FICERS.— HR 1585 PCS 173 ‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make rules under which— ‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex unless— ‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others, and no other correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff is available to assist; or ‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re- quested that an officer of a different sex conduct searches; ‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite sex unless— ‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre- sents a risk of immediate harm to them- selves or others; or ‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in the restroom and no other correctional offi- cer of the appropriate sex is available to assist; HR 1585 PCS 174 ‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex is deter- mined according to the sex with which they identify; and ‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search or physically examine a prisoner for the sole purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital status or sex.
‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the re- quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C.

15601 et seq.).’’.
(c) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.—Section 3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as de- fined in section 4051) or pregnant from partici- pating in a program of residential substance abuse treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on HR 1585 PCS 175 or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was committed to the custody of the Bureau of Pris- ons.’’.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section and the amendments made by this section.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re- port on the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section.
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- lowing: ‘‘4051.

Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’.

20 21 22 SEC.

1102.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WOMEN.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or 23 the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’.
24 25 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of HR 1585 PCS 176 the Federal Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pilot program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal prisons and the children born to such women during incar- ceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term of imprisonment in a separate housing wing of the prison.
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to— (1) prevent infant mortality among infants born to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trau- ma and stress experienced by the unborn fetuses of pregnant inmates; (2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally in- carcerated women and mothers, and enhance public safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal prison system for women as a population with spe- cial needs; (3) establish female offender risk and needs as- sessment as the cornerstones of a more effective and efficient Federal prison system; (4) implement a validated post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic risk factors to provide Federal prison officials with a roadmap to address the pre- and post-natal needs HR 1585 PCS 177 of Federal pregnant offenders, manage limited re- sources, and enhance public safety; (5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the effectiveness of programs and interventions for fed- erally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to assure that such programs and interventions are evi- dence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and expansions based on the results of such evaluations; and (6) assist the Department of Justice to address the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison system and ensure that the Department can con- tinue to run prison nurseries safely and securely without compromising the scope or quality of the Department’s critical health, safety and law enforce- ment missions.
(d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRIS- ONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out this section in consultation with— (A) a licensed and board-certified gyne- cologist or obstetrician; (B) the Director of the Administrative Of- fice of the United States Courts; HR 1585 PCS 178 (C) the Director of the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services; (D) the Director of the National Institute of Justice; and (E) the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance with paragraph (3)— (A) develop an offender risk and needs as- sessment system particular to the health and sensitivities of Federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers in accordance with this subsection; (B) develop recommendations regarding re- cidivism reduction programs and productive ac- tivities in accordance with subsection (c); (C) conduct ongoing research and data analysis on— (i) the best practices relating to the use of offender risk and needs assessment tools particular to the health and sensitivi- ties of federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers; (ii) the best available risk and needs assessment tools particular to the health HR 1585 PCS 179 and sensitivities of Federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers and the level to which they rely on dynamic risk factors that could be addressed and changed over time, and on measures of risk of recidi- vism, individual needs, and responsiveness to recidivism reduction programs; (iii) the most effective and efficient uses of such tools in conjunction with re- cidivism reduction programs, productive activities, incentives, and rewards; and (iv) which recidivism reduction pro- grams are the most effective— (I) for Federally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers classi- fied at different recidivism risk levels; and (II) for addressing the specific needs of Federally incarcerated preg- nant women and mothers; (D) on a biennial basis, review the system developed under subparagraph (A) and the rec- ommendations developed under subparagraph (B), using the research conducted under sub- paragraph (C), to determine whether any revi- VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Apr 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm
 00179 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1585.PCS H1585 HR 1585 PCS 180 sions or updates should be made, and if so, make such revisions or updates; (E) hold periodic meetings with the indi- viduals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be determined by the Director; (F) develop tools to communicate par- enting program availability and eligibility cri- teria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons and each pregnant inmate to ensure that each pregnant inmate in the custody of a Bureau of Prisons facility understands the resources avail- able to such inmate; and (G) report to Congress in accordance with subsection (i).
(3) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties under paragraph (2), the Director shall— (A) consult relevant stakeholders; and (B) make decisions using data that is based on the best available statistical and em- pirical evidence.
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—An inmate may apply to partici- pate in the Program if the inmate— (1) is pregnant at the beginning of or during the term of imprisonment; and HR 1585 PCS 181 (2) is in the custody or control of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(f) PROGRAM TERMS.— (1) TERM OF PARTICIPATION.—To correspond with the purposes and goals of the Program to pro- mote bonding during the critical stages of child de- velopment, an eligible inmate selected for the Pro- gram may participate in the Program, subject to subsection (g), until the earliest of— (A) the date that the inmate’s term of im- prisonment terminates; (B) the date the infant fails to meet any medical criteria established by the Director or the Director’s designee along with a collective determination of the persons listed in sub- section (d)(1); or (C) 30 months.
(2) INMATE REQUIREMENTS.—For the duration of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the in- mate shall agree to— (A) take substantive steps towards acting in the role of a parent or guardian to any child of that inmate; (B) participate in any educational or coun- seling opportunities established by the Director, HR 1585 PCS 182 including topics such as child development, par- enting skills, domestic violence, vocational train- ing, or substance abuse, as appropriate; (C) abide by any court decision regarding the legal or physical custody of the child; (D) transfer to the Federal Bureau of Prisons any child support payments for the in- fant of the participating inmate from any per- son or governmental entity; and (E) specify a person who has agreed to take at least temporary custody of the child if the inmate’s participation in the Program ter- minates before the inmate’s release.
(g) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—The Director shall take appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based well-being due to termination of the Program.

(h) REPORTING.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this section and once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director shall submit a report to the Congress with regards to progress in implementing the Program.
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the termination of the Program, the Director HR 1585 PCS 183 shall issue a final report to the Congress that con- tains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings and conclusions, including recommendations for leg- islation, administrative actions, and regulations the Director considers appropriate.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

SEC.

1103.

RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FED- ERAL INCARCERATION.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National Institutes of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Prisons (including the Women and Special Population Branch) shall prepare a report on the status of women in federal incarceration.
Depending on the topic to be addressed, and the facility, data shall be collected from Bureau of Prisons personnel and a sample that is representative of the population of incarcerated women.
The report shall include: (1) With regard to federal facilities wherein women are incarcerated— (A) responses by such women to questions from the Adverse Childhood Experience (ACES) questionnaire; HR 1585 PCS 184 (B) demographic data of such women, in- cluding sexual orientation and gender identity; (C) responses by such women to questions about the extent of exposure to sexual victim- ization, sexual violence and domestic violence (both inside and outside of incarceration); (D) the number of such women were preg- nant at the time that they entered incarcer- ation; (E) the number of such women who have children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; and (F) the crimes for which such women are incarcerated and the length of their sentence.
(2) With regard to all federal facilities where persons are incarcerated— (A) a list of best practices with respect to women’s incarceration and transition, including staff led programs, services and management practices (including making sanitary products readily available and easily accessible, and ac- cess to and provision of healthcare); (B) the availability of trauma treatment at each facility (including number of beds, and number of trained staff); HR 1585 PCS 185 (C) rates of serious mental illness broken down by gender and security level and a list of residential programs available by site; and (D) the availability of vocational education and a list of vocational programs provided by each facility.
SEC.

1104.

REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCAR- CERATED WOMEN.

The Attorney General, in coordination with the Chief of U.S.

Probation and Pretrial Services and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons (including Women and Special Population Branch), shall collaborate on a model of gen- der responsive transition for incarcerated women, includ- ing the development of a national standard on prevention with respect to domestic and sexual violence.
In developing the model, the Chief and the Director shall consult with such experts within the federal government (including the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice) and in the victim service provider community (in- cluding sexual and domestic violence and homelessness, job training and job placement service providers) as are necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan.
Issues addressed should include— (1) the development by the Bureau of Prisons of a contract for gender collaborative services; and HR 1585 PCS 186 (2) identification by re-entry affairs coordina- tors and responsive planning for the needs of re-en- tering women with respect to— (A) housing, including risk of homeless- ness; (B) previous exposure to and risk for do- mestic and sexual violence; and (C) the need for parenting classes, assist- ance securing childcare, or assistance in seeking or securing jobs that afford flexibility (as might be necessary in the re-entry, parenting or other contexts).
TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY SEC.

1201.

NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN- CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT- TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C.
922 note) is amend- ed by adding at the end the following: HR 1585 PCS 26 187 ‘‘SEC.

108.

NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN- CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIRE- ARM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back- ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li- censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of title 18, United States Code), which background check de- termines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, and such determination is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the li- censee contacted the System and a firearm has been trans- ferred to that person, the System shall notify the law en- forcement agencies described in subsection (b).
‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over the location from which the licensee contacted the system and the law enforcement agencies that have juris- diction over the location of the residence of the person for which the background check was conducted, as follows: ‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

‘‘(2) The local law enforcement agency.


HR 1585 PCS 188 ‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency.

‘‘(4) The Tribal law enforcement agency.’’.

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 10 U.S.C.
922 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following: ‘‘Sec.

108.

Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of a firearm.’’.

SEC.

1202.

REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AUTHORI- TIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A the following: ‘‘§ 925B.
Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and tribal authorities ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C.
922 note) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) of this title that the receipt of a firearm by a person would violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 of this title or State law, the Attorney General shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section— ‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities of the State where the person sought to acquire the HR 1585 PCS 189 firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au- thorities of the State of residence of the person— ‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; ‘‘(B) of the specific provision of law that would have been violated; ‘‘(C) of the date and time the notice was provided; ‘‘(D) of the location where the firearm was sought to be acquired; and ‘‘(E) of the identity of the person; and ‘‘(2) report the incident to local or tribal law enforcement authorities and, where practicable, State, tribal, or local prosecutors, in the jurisdiction where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction where the person resides.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT.—A report is made in accordance with this subsection if the report is made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice de- scribed in subsection (a), except that the making of the report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid compromising an ongoing investigation.
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub- section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re- spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities HR 1585 PCS that originally issued the notice with respect to the per- 190 son.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 925A the following: ‘‘925B.

Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and tribal au- thorities.’’.

SEC.

1203.

SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S.

ATTORNEYS AND CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by inserting after section 925B the following: ‘‘§ 925C.
Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross- deputized attorneys ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce- ment of paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g), the Attorney General may— ‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of title 28, qualified State, tribal, territorial and local prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the United States government to serve as special assist- ant United States attorneys for the purpose of pros- ecuting violations of such paragraphs; ‘‘(2) deputize State, tribal, territorial and local law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhanc- ing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alco- HR 1585 PCS 191 hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in respond- ing to and investigating violations of such para- graphs; and ‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite requests for assistance from State, tribal, territorial and local law enforcement agencies responding to in- timate partner violence cases where such agencies have probable cause to believe that the offenders may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of contact within— ‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and ‘‘(B) each District Office of the United States Attorneys.
‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER AND PUBLIC SAFETY.—The Attorney General shall— ‘‘(1) identify no less than 75 jurisdictions among States, territories and tribes where there are high rates of firearms violence and threats of fire- arms violence against intimate partners and other persons protected under paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g) and where local authorities lack the resources to address such violence; and HR 1585 PCS 192 ‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced en- forcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce firearms homicide and injury rates.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an at- torney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good standing with any relevant licensing authority.’’.

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 925B the following: ‘‘925C.

Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’.

TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW CONSENT ENFORCEMENT LOOPHOLE SEC.

1301.
1301.

SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En- forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019’’.

SEC.

1302.

PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United 21 States Code, is amended— 22 23 24 (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the following: ‘‘or by any person acting under color of law’’; HR 1585 PCS 193 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- lowing: ‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with an individual, including an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual cus- tody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in sec- tion 2246.’’; and (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual act.’’.
22 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 23 States Code, is amended— 24 25 end; (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the HR 1585 PCS 194 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- lowing: ‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ has the meaning given the term in section 115.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the item related to section 2243 to read as follows: ‘‘2243.

Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by any person acting under color of law.’’.

11 12 13 SEC.

1303.

INCENTIVES FOR STATES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States that have 14 in effect a law that— (1) makes it a criminal offense for any person acting under color of law of the State to engage in a sexual act with an individual, including an indi- vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; and (2) prohibits a person charged with an offense described in paragraph (1) from asserting the con- sent of the other individual as a defense.
HR 1585 PCS 195 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that re- ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attor- ney General, on an annual basis, information on— (1) the number of reports made to law enforce- ment agencies in that State regarding persons en- gaging in a sexual act while acting under color of law during the previous year; and (2) the disposition of each case in which sexual misconduct by a person acting under color of law was reported during the previous year.
(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including information about the law described in subsection (a).
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a State under this section shall be in an amount that is not greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State re- ceived under the following grant programs: (1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con- trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C.

10441 et seq.)

(commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Vio- lence Against Women Formula Grant Program’’).
HR 1585 PCS 196 (2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12511) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Pro- gram’’).
(e) GRANT TERM.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall provide an increase in the amount provided to a State under the grant programs described in sub- section (d) for a 2-year period.

(2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant under this section may submit an application for a renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.

(3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant under this section for more than 4 years.
(f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant under this section shall use— (1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the per- missible uses of funds under the grant program de- scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and (2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the per- missible uses of funds under the grant program de- scribed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d).
HR 1585 PCS 197 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Vir- gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC.

1304.

REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report containing— (1) the information required to be reported to the Attorney General under section 3(b); and (2) information on— (A) the number of reports made, during the previous year, to Federal law enforcement agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual act while acting under color of law; and (B) the disposition of each case in which sexual misconduct by a person acting under color of law was reported.
(b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there- HR 1585 PCS 198 after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 2, committed during the 1-year period covered by the report.
SEC.

1305.

DEFINITION.

In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code.

TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS SEC.

1401.

NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REDUCTION.

Section 40603 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12402) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

17 18 19 20 SEC.

1402.


FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZA- TION.

Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol- 21 lows: 22 23 24 25 ‘‘SEC.

40114.

AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM’S COUNSELORS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the United States Attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic- HR 1585 PCS 199 tim/witness counselors for the prosecution of sex crimes and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’.
SEC.

1403.

CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI- CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE- AUTHORIZATION.

Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C.

20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

SEC.

1404.

SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT.

Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C.

12311(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

1405.

COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO- GRAM.

Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C.

20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

SEC.

1406.

RAPE KIT BACKLOG.

Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C.
40701) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)— HR 1585 PCS 200 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ‘‘(2) information on best practices for state and local governments to reduce the backlog of DNA evi- dence’’; and (2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC.

1407.

SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM GRANTS.

Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C.

40723(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.

18 SEC.

1408. REVIEW ON LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAT- ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK- ING.
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shall complete a review and submit a report to Congress on whether being a victim of domestic HR 1585 PCS 201 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in- creases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder.
SEC.

1409.

INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FED- ERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEX- UAL VIOLENCE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen- eral shall establish an interagency working group (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to study Fed- eral efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts.
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be comprised of at least one representative from the following agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency: (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention.

(2) The Department of Education.

(3) The Department of Health and Human Services.

(4) The Department of Justice.


(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the following: 23 24 (1) What activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence.
HR 1585 PCS 202 (2) Whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts.

(3) Whether the context which led to an act of sexual violence should impact how that act is ac- counted for in reports.
(4) Whether the data collected is presented in a way that allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual violence are included in each measurement.

(5) Steps that agencies that compile reports re- lating to sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents of sexual violence.
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on the following: (1) The activities of the Working Group.

(2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal ef- forts to collect data on sexual violence.

(3) Actions Federal agencies can take to imple- ment the recommendations described in paragraph (2).
HR 1585 PCS 203 (4) Recommendations for congressional action to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2).

(e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi- nate 30 days after the date on which the report is sub- mitted pursuant to subsection (d).
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) HARMONIZE.—The term ‘‘harmonize’’ in- cludes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data col- lection to produce complementary information, as appropriate, without compromising programmatic needs.

(2) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘sexual vio- lence’’ includes an unwanted sexual act (including both contact and non-contact) about which the Fed- eral Government collects information.

SEC.

1410.

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.


Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, a national domestic violence hotline for which a grant is provided under section 313 of the Family Vio- lence Prevention and Services Act shall include the vol- untary feature of texting via telephone to ensure all meth- ods of communication are available for victims and those seeking assistance.
HR 1585 PCS 204 SEC.

1411.

RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING COMPLI- ANCE WITH IMMIGRATION LAWS.

Nothing in this Act, or in any amendments made by this Act, shall affect the obligation to fully comply with the immigration laws.

TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT SEC.

1501.


LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR EN- FORCEMENT OF CYBERCRIMES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap- propriations, the Attorney General shall award grants under this section to States and units of local government for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals.
(b) APPLICATION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government shall submit an application to the Attorney General within 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are ap- propriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the At- torney General may require.
Such application shall include the following: (A) A certification that Federal funds made available under this section will not be used to supplant State or local funds, but will 26 HR 1585 PCS 205 be used to increase the amounts of such funds that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available for law enforcement activities.
(B) An assurance that, not fewer than 30 days before the application (or any amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attor- ney General, the application (or amendment) was submitted for review to the governing body of the State or unit of local government (or to an organization designated by that governing body).
(C) An assurance that, before the applica- tion (or any amendment to the application) was submitted to the Attorney General— (i) the application (or amendment) was made public; and (ii) an opportunity to comment on the application (or amendment) was provided to citizens and to neighborhood or commu- nity-based organizations, to the extent ap- plicable law or established procedure makes such an opportunity available.
(D) An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an application, the applicant shall maintain and report such data, records, and in- HR 1585 PCS 206 formation (programmatic and financial) as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(E) A certification, made in a form accept- able to the Attorney General and executed by the chief executive officer of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if qualified under regulations promulgated by the Attorney General), that— (i) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this sec- tion; (ii) all the information contained in the application is correct; (iii) there has been appropriate co- ordination with affected agencies; and (iv) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this section and all other ap- plicable Federal laws.
(F) A certification that the State or in the case of a unit of local government, the State in which the unit of local government is located, has in effect criminal laws which prohibit cybercrimes against individuals.
(G) A certification that any equipment de- scribed in subsection (c)(7) purchased using HR 1585 PCS 207 grant funds awarded under this section will be used primarily for investigations and forensic analysis of evidence in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec- tion may only be used for programs that provide— (1) training for State or local law enforcement personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including— (A) training such personnel to identify and protect victims of cybercrimes against individ- uals; (B) training such personnel to utilize Fed- eral, State, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; (C) training such personnel to identify and investigate cybercrimes against individuals; (D) training such personnel to enforce and utilize the laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; (E) training such personnel to utilize tech- nology to assist in the investigation of cybercrimes against individuals and enforce- ment of laws that prohibit such crimes; and HR 1585 PCS 208 (F) the payment of overtime incurred as a result of such training; (2) training for State or local prosecutors, judges, and judicial personnel, relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including— (A) training such personnel to identify, in- vestigate, prosecute, or adjudicate cybercrimes against individuals; (B) training such personnel to utilize laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; (C) training such personnel to utilize Fed- eral, State, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and (D) training such personnel to utilize tech- nology to assist in the prosecution or adjudica- tion of acts of cybercrimes against individuals, including the use of technology to protect vic- tims of such crimes; (3) training for State or local emergency dis- patch personnel relating to cybercrimes against indi- viduals, including— (A) training such personnel
 to identify and protect victims of cybercrimes against individ- uals; HR 1585 PCS 209 (B) training such personnel to utilize Fed- eral, State, local, and other resources to assist victims of cybercrimes against individuals; (C) training such personnel to utilize tech- nology to assist in the identification of and re- sponse to cybercrimes against individuals; and (D) the payment of overtime incurred as a result of such training; (4) assistance to State or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in performing enforcement operations, such as overtime payments; (5) assistance to State or local law enforcement agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; (6) assistance to State or local law enforcement agencies to establish task forces that operate solely to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evi- dence, and prosecutions in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals; (7) assistance to State or local law enforcement and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer equipment, and other equipment necessary to con- HR 1585 PCS 210 duct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence in matters involving cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in the training, mainte- nance, or acquisition of technical updates necessary for the use of such equipment for the duration of a reasonable period of use of such equipment; (8) assistance in the
 facilitation and promotion of sharing, with State and local law enforcement of- ficers and prosecutors, of the expertise and informa- tion of Federal law enforcement agencies about the investigation, analysis, and prosecution of matters involving laws that prohibit cybercrimes against indi- viduals, including the use of multijurisdictional task forces; or (9) assistance to State and local law enforce- ment and prosecutors in processing interstate extra- dition requests for violations of laws involving cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses incurred in the extradition of an offender from one State to another.
(d) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—On the date that is 1 year after the date on which a State or unit of local government receives a grant under this section, and annu- ally thereafter, the chief executive of such State or unit HR 1585 PCS 211 of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains— (1) a summary of the activities carried out dur- ing the previous year with any grant received by such State or unit of local government; (2) an evaluation of the results of such activi- ties; and (3) such other information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Novem- ber 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a com- pilation of the information contained in the report sub- mitted under subsection (d).
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail- able under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not more than 5 percent may be used for evaluation, monitoring, technical assistance, salaries, and ad- ministrative expenses.
HR 1585 PCS 212 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘cybercrimes against individuals’’ means the criminal offenses applicable in the rel- evant State or unit of local government that involve the use of a computer to cause personal harm to an individual, such as the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, intimidate, without consent distribute intimate images of, or vio- late the privacy of, an individual, except that— (A) use of a computer need not be an ele- ment of such an offense; and (B) such term does not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial enti- ty, government agency, or any non-natural per- sons.
(2) The term ‘‘computer’’ includes a computer network and an interactive electronic device.

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1502.

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER GRANT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap- propriations, the Attorney General shall award a grant under this section to an eligible entity for the purpose of the establishment and maintenance of a National Re- source Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals to pro- vide resource information, training, and technical assist- ance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, HR 1585 PCS 213 governmental entities, and communities to prevent, en- force, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals.
(b) APPLICATION.—To request a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated for fiscal year 2020 in such form as the Attorney General may require.
Such application shall include the following: (1) An assurance that, for each fiscal year cov- ered by an application, the applicant shall maintain and report such data, records, and information (pro- grammatic and financial) as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(2) A certification, made in a form acceptable to the Attorney General, that— (A) the programs funded by the grant meet all the requirements of this section; (B) all the information contained in the application is correct; and (C) the applicant will comply with all pro- visions of this section and all other applicable Federal laws.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The eligible entity awarded a grant under this section shall use such amounts for the HR 1585 PCS 214 establishment and maintenance of a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, which shall— (1) offer a comprehensive array of technical as- sistance and training resources to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, community-based organizations, and other professionals and interested parties, related to cybercrimes against individuals, including programs and research related to victims; (2) maintain a resource library which shall col- lect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and statistics related to— (A) the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals; (B) the enforcement, and prosecution of laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals; and (C) the provision of supportive services and resources for victims of cybercrimes against in- dividuals; and (3) conduct research related to— (A) the causes of cybercrimes against indi- viduals; (B) the effect of cybercrimes against indi- viduals on victims of such crimes; and HR 1585 PCS 215 (C) model solutions to prevent or deter cybercrimes against individuals or to enforce the laws relating to cybercrimes against individ- uals.
(d) DURATION OF GRANT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The grant awarded under this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years.

(2) RENEWAL.—A grant under this section may be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the At- torney General determines that the funds made available to the recipient were used in a manner de- scribed in subsection (c), and if the recipient resub- mits an application described in subsection (b) in such form, and at such time as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(e) SUBGRANTS.—The eligible entity awarded a grant under this section may make subgrants to other nonprofit private organizations with relevant subject matter exper- tise in order to establish and maintain the National Re- source Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals in ac- cordance with subsection (c).
22 23 24 (f) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—On the date that is 1 year after the date on which an eligible entity receives a grant under this section, and annually thereafter for the HR 1585 PCS 216 duration of the grant period, the entity shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains— (1) a summary of the activities carried out under the grant program during the previous year; (2) an evaluation of the results of such activi- ties; and (3) such other information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Novem- ber 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a com- pilation of the information contained in the report sub- mitted under subsection (d).
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) CYBERCRIMES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘‘cybercrimes against individuals’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1501(g).
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti- ty’’ means a nonprofit private organization that fo- cuses on cybercrimes against individuals and that— HR 1585 PCS 217 (A) provides documentation to the Attor- ney General demonstrating experience working directly on issues of cybercrimes against indi- viduals; and (B) includes on the entity’s advisory board representatives who have a documented history of working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals and who are geographically and culturally diverse.
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1503.

NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND RE- PORTING ON CYBERCRIME.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) COMPUTER.—The term ‘‘computer’’ in- cludes a computer network and any interactive elec- tronic device.
(2) CYBERCRIME AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘‘cybercrime against individuals’’ means a Fed- eral, State, or local criminal offense that involves the use of a computer to cause personal harm to an in- dividual, such as the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, intimidate, without consent distribute intimate images of, or vio- late the privacy of, an individual, except that— (A) use of a computer need not be an ele- ment of the offense; and HR 1585 PCS 218 (B) the term does not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency, or non-natural person.
(b) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Attorney General shall develop a national strategy to— (1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals; (2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and (3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals.
(c) CLASSIFICATION OF CYBERCRIMES AGAINST IN- DIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES OF CRIME REPORTS.—In ac- cordance with the authority of the Attorney General under section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall— (1) design and create within the Uniform Crime Reports a category for offenses that constitute cybercrimes against individuals; (2) to the extent feasible, within the category established under paragraph (1), establish subcat- egories for each type of cybercrime against individ- uals that is an offense under Federal or State law; HR 1585 PCS 219 (3) classify the category established under para- graph (1) as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports; and (4) classify each type of cybercrime against in- dividuals that is an offense under Federal or State law as a Group A offense for the purpose of the Na- tional Incident-Based Reporting System.
(d) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the information reported in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident- Based Reporting System relating to cybercrimes against 12 individuals.

Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 2019.

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk.
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