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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3540 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement 

domestic violence prevention training in the cosmetologist and barber 

licensing process, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2023 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement domestic violence prevention training in the cosmetologist and barber licensing 

process, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Supporting the Abused 

5 by Learning Options to Navigate Survivor Stories Act’’ 

6 or the ‘‘SALONS Stories Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANT INCREASES. 

2 Section 2007 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

3 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10446) is amend4 ed by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(l) GRANT INCREASES FOR STATES THAT IMPLE6 MENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING IN

7 COSMETOLOGIST AND BARBER LICENSING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

9 ‘‘(A) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION

10 TRAINING.—The term ‘domestic violence pre11 vention training’, with respect to training for 

12 individuals seeking licensure from a State as a 

13 cosmetologist or barber, means online or in-per14 son training, at no cost to the individual, pro15 vided by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence or16 ganization that focuses on how to— 

17 ‘‘(i) recognize the signs of domestic vi18 olence; 

19 ‘‘(ii) respond to the signs of domestic 

20 violence; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) refer a client of the individual to 

22 resources for victims of domestic violence. 

23 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible 

24 State’ means a State that has in effect a law 

25 that requires each individual seeking licensure 


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1 from the State as a cosmetologist or barber to 

2 undergo domestic violence prevention training. 

3 ‘‘(C) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means 

4 each of the several States, the District of Co5 lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and 

6 any territory or possession of the United States. 

7 ‘‘(2) GRANT INCREASE.—Subject to the avail8 ability of funds pursuant to paragraph (5), the At9 torney General shall increase the amount of a grant 

10 awarded under subsection (a) to an eligible State by 

11 an amount that is not more than 10 percent of the 

12 average of the total amount of funding provided to 

13 the State under subsection (a) under the 3 most re14 cent awards to the State. 

15 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—An eligible State seeking a 

16 grant increase under this subsection shall submit an 

17 application to the Attorney General at such time, in 

18 such manner, and containing such information as 

19 the Attorney General may reasonably require, in20 cluding information about the law of the eligible 

21 State described in paragraph (1)(B). 

22 ‘‘(4) GRANT INCREASE TERM.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a grant 

24 increase under this subsection shall be for 1 

25 year. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—An eligible State that 

2 receives a grant increase under this subsection 

3 may submit an application for a renewal of 

4 such grant increase at such time, in such man5 ner, and containing such information as the At6 torney General may reasonably require. 

7 ‘‘(C) LIMIT.—An eligible State may not re8 ceive a grant increase under this subsection for 

9 more than 3 years. 

10 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

12 this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

13 2024 through 2030.’’. 

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