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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9599 

To establish the gender-based violence survivor workforce program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 

Mr. ALLRED (for himself and Mrs. SYKES) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish the gender-based violence survivor workforce 

program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Skills Against Violence 

5 Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WORKFORCE PROGRAM. 

7 Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En8 forcement Act of 1994 is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 41001. GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVOR WORK2 FORCE PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office on Vi4 olence Against Women (in this section, referred to as ‘Di5 rector’), in consultation with the Director of the Women’s 

6 Bureau, the Assistant Secretary for Employment and 

7 Training Administration, and the Secretary of Labor, 

8 shall award grants, as appropriate, to States, units of local 

9 government, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations, 

10 including domestic violence and sexual assault victim serv11 ice providers and domestic violence and sexual assault coa12 litions, that have a documented history of effective work 

13 concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as14 sault, or stalking to carry out programs to provide assist15 ance to minors, adults, and their dependents. 

16 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Any grant awarded under this 

17 section may be used for programs that provide the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(1) Activities to help survivors secure employ20 ment, including obtaining employment counseling, 

21 occupational training, job retention counseling, and 

22 counseling concerning re-entry into the workforce. 

23 ‘‘(2) Outreach activities to make survivors 

24 aware of services offered under this program. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Outreach activities to connect survivors 

2 with employers that meet their needs and that sup3 port a safe workspace for survivors. 

4 ‘‘(4) Support services (as defined by section 3 

5 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), 

6 including— 

7 ‘‘(A) child care, disability care, elder care, 

8 and other forms of care; 

9 ‘‘(B) transportation; 

10 ‘‘(C) professional clothing and equipment; 

11 ‘‘(D) legal services; and 

12 ‘‘(E) gender-based violence counseling and 

13 other mental health counseling. 

14 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 

15 section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 

16 the Director at such time, in such manner, and accom17 panied by such information as the Director may reason18 ably require. 

19 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO DIRECTOR.—As a part of the 

21 report required to be submitted under section 

22 40002(b)(6) of this title, an eligible entity that re23 ceives a grant under this section shall annually sub24 mit to the Director information relating to the effecVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Sep 26, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9599.IH H9599

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1 tiveness of the programs carried out with amounts 

2 from the grant, including— 

3 ‘‘(A) the number of survivors for whom the 

4 eligible entity supported workforce development; 

5 ‘‘(B) if applicable, the number of survivors 

6 who— 

7 ‘‘(i) sought career services from the 

8 eligible entity; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the eligible entity could not 

10 serve; 

11 ‘‘(C) if applicable, the number of survivors 

12 who— 

13 ‘‘(i) sought occupational skills train14 ing; 

15 ‘‘(ii) received occupational skills train16 ing; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) completed occupational skills 

18 training; 

19 ‘‘(D) if applicable, the number of individ20 uals who— 

21 ‘‘(i) sought supportive services under 

22 subsection (b)(4); 

23 ‘‘(ii) received supportive services 

24 under subsection (b)(4); 


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1 ‘‘(E) a survivor evaluation component that 

2 is documented through survey or interview, in3 cluding the satisfaction of survivors with the ca4 reer services; 

5 ‘‘(F) if applicable, the number of survivors 

6 who received career services who— 

7 ‘‘(i) enter employment; 

8 ‘‘(ii) failed to enter employment; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) any other qualitative or quan10 titative information determined by the Di11 rector. 

12 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 

13 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

14 and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit 

15 to Congress a report that summarizes the reports re16 ceived by the Director under paragraph (1). 

17 ‘‘(e) SURVIVORS DEFINED.—The term ‘survivor’ 

18 means a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sex19 ual assault, gender-based violence, trafficking, sexual har20 assment, and stalking. 

21 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such 

23 sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 

24 through 2029 to carry out this section.’’. 

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