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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1620 

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2021 

Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HOYER, 

Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 

BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. COSTA, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 

Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. ROSS, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 

MALINOWSKI, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. WILD, 

Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of 

Georgia, Ms. MENG, Mr. BROWN, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. LURIA, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. COOPER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 

Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

ESPAILLAT, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. DEAN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. WELCH, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CICILLINE, 

Mrs. HAYES, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. 

SWALWELL, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. VELA, 

Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. EVANS, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. 

MOULTON, Mr. RYAN, Mr. JONES, Mr. CARSON, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. 

BUSTOS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 

KEATING, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. 

STEVENS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CASTEN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. ESCOBAR, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. CROW, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 

GREEN of Texas, Ms. MANNING, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. LAWSON

of Florida, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. 

KAHELE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MICHAEL

F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 

Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BEYER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. OMAR, Ms. 


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BUSH, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. STANTON, Ms. NEWMAN, Mrs. TORRES of 

California, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SEAN

PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 

SABLAN, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 

VEASEY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. SCOTT of 

Virginia, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CORREA, Mr. 

LANGEVIN, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. GALLEGO, and Mr. PERLMUTTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways 

and Means, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Veterans’ Affairs, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined 

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 

within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Universal definitions and grant conditions. 

Sec. 3. Agency and Department Coordination. 

Sec. 4. Effective date. 

Sec. 5. Availability of funds. 

TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC 

VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 

Sec. 101. Stop grants. 

Sec. 102. Grants to encourage improvements and alternatives to the criminal 

justice response. 

Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 


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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. Grants fo training and services to end violence against people with 

disabilities and Deaf people. 

Sec. 205. Training and services to end abuse in later life. 

Sec. 206. Demonstration program on trauma-informed training for law enforcement. 

TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 

VICTIMS 

Sec. 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. 

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 violence, 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. 

Sec. 604. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, 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. 


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Sec. 703. Entitlement to unemployment compensation for victims of sexual and 

other harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, 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 possessing 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 covered 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. Office on Violence Against Women a Deputy Director for Culturally 

Specific Communities. 

TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL 

CUSTODY 

Sec. 1101. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals in federal prisons. 

Sec. 1102. Public health and safety of women. 

Sec. 1103. Research and report on women in federal incarceration. 

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 authorities. 

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. 


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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 practitioners reauthorization. 

Sec. 1404. Sex offender management. 

Sec. 1405. Court-appointed special advocate program. 

Sec. 1406. Sexual assault forensic exam program grants. 

Sec. 1407. Review on link between substance use and victims of domestic violence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

Sec. 1408. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data 

on sexual violence. 

Sec. 1409. National Domestic Violence Hotline. 

Sec. 1410. Deputy Director on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of Justice Programs. 

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. 

TITLE XVI—KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE 

Sec. 1601. Short title. 

Sec. 1602. Findings. 

Sec. 1603. Purposes. 

Sec. 1604. Definition of covered formula grant. 

Sec. 1605. Increased funding for formula grants authorized. 

Sec. 1606. Application. 

Sec. 1607. Rule of construction. 

Sec. 1608. Grant term. 

Sec. 1609. Uses of funds. 

Sec. 1610. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 

2 Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 

3 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘In this title’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘In this title, and for the purpose of all 

7 grants authorized under this title’’; 


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1 (B) by striking paragraph (5) and insert2 ing the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(5) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PER4 SONNEL.—The terms ‘court-based personnel’ and 

5 ‘court-related personnel’ mean persons working in 

6 the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— 

7 ‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic rela8 tions officers, administrators, mediators, cus9 tody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, 

10 negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, vic11 tim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial, 

12 administrative, or any other professionals or 

13 personnel similarly involved in the legal process; 

14 ‘‘(B) court security personnel; 

15 ‘‘(C) personnel working in related, supple16 mentary offices or programs (such as child sup17 port enforcement); and 

18 ‘‘(D) any other court-based or community19 based personnel having responsibilities or au20 thority to address domestic violence, dating vio21 lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court 

22 system.’’; 

23 (C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert24 ing the following new paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(8) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes2 tic violence’ means a pattern of behavior involving 

3 the use or attempted use of physical, sexual, verbal, 

4 psychological, economic, or technological abuse or 

5 any other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or 

6 solicited to gain or maintain power and control over 

7 a victim, by a person who— 

8 ‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or dat9 ing partner of the victim, or other person simi10 larly situated to a spouse of the victim; 

11 ‘‘(B) is cohabitating with or has 

12 cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or dat13 ing partner; 

14 ‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the 

15 victim; 

16 ‘‘(D) is an adult family member of, or paid 

17 or nonpaid caregiver in an ongoing relationship 

18 of trust with, a victim aged 50 or older or an 

19 adult victim with disabilities; or 

20 ‘‘(E) commits acts against a youth or adult 

21 victim who is protected from those acts under 

22 the family or domestic violence laws of the ju23 risdiction.’’; 

24 (D) in paragraph (9)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘consideration of’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘consideration of one or more of 

3 the following factors’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

7 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

8 and 

9 (iv) by inserting the following new 

10 subparagraph: 

11 ‘‘(D) the cultural context of the relation12 ship.’’; 

13 (E) in the matter following paragraph (9), 

14 by inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘Sexual contact is not a necessary component of 

16 such a relationship.’’; 

17 (F) in paragraph (10)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘person—’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘dating partner.’’; and 

20 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 

21 (B). 

22 (G) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12); 

23 (H) by striking paragraph (19) and insert24 ing the following new paragraph: 

25 ‘‘(19) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) The term ‘legal assistance’ means as2 sistance provided by or under the direct super3 vision of a person described in subparagraph 

4 (B) to a person described in subparagraph (C) 

5 relating to a matter described in subparagraph 

6 (D). 

7 ‘‘(B) A person described in this subpara8 graph is— 

9 ‘‘(i) a licensed attorney; 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an immigration 

11 proceeding, a Board of Immigration Ap12 peals accredited representative; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) any person who functions as an 

14 attorney or lay advocate in a Tribal court; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(C) A person described in this subpara17 graph is an adult or youth victim of domestic 

18 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

19 stalking. 

20 ‘‘(D) A matter described in this subpara21 graph is a matter related to— 

22 ‘‘(i) divorce, parental rights, child 

23 support, Tribal, territorial, immigration, 

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1 vacy, contract, consumer, civil rights, pro2 tection or order or other injunctive pro3 ceedings, related enforcement proceedings, 

4 and other similar matters; 

5 ‘‘(ii) criminal justice investigations, 

6 prosecutions and post-conviction matters 

7 (including sentencing, parole, probation, 

8 and vacatur or expungement) that impact 

9 the victim’s safety, privacy, or other inter10 ests as a victim; or 

11 ‘‘(iii) alternative dispute resolution, 

12 restorative practices, or other processes in13 tended to promote victim safety, privacy, 

14 and autonomy, and offender accountability, 

15 regardless of court involvement. 

16 For purposes of this paragraph, intake or refer17 ral, by itself, does not constitute legal assist18 ance.’’; 

19 (I) by adding at the end the following new 

20 paragraphs: 

21 ‘‘(46) ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.—The term ‘abuse 

22 in later life’— 

23 ‘‘(A) means— 

24 ‘‘(i) neglect, abandonment, economic 

25 abuse, or willful harm of an adult over the 


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1 age of 50 by an individuals in an ongoing 

2 relationship of trust with the victim; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) domestic violence, dating vio4 lence, sexual assault, or stalking of an 

5 adult over the age of 50 by any individual; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) does not include self-neglect. 

8 ‘‘(47) RESTORATIVE PRACTICE.—The term ‘re9 storative practice’ means a process, whether court10 referred or community-based, that— 

11 ‘‘(A) involves, on a voluntary basis, and to 

12 the extent possible, those who have committed 

13 a specific offense and those who have been 

14 harmed as a result of the offense, as well as af15 fected community; 

16 ‘‘(B) has the goal of collectively seeking ac17 countability from the accused, and developing a 

18 process whereby the accused will take responsi19 bility for his or her actions, and a plan for pro20 viding relief to those harmed, through allocu21 tion, restitution, community service or other 

22 processes upon which the victim, the accused, 

23 the community, and the court (if court-referred) 

24 can agree; 


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1 ‘‘(C) is conducted in a framework that pro2 tects victim safety and supports victim auton3 omy; and 

4 ‘‘(D) provides that information disclosed 

5 during such process may not be used for any 

6 other law enforcement purpose, including im7 peachment or prosecution, without the express 

8 permission of all participants. 

9 ‘‘(48) DIGITAL SERVICES.—The term ‘digital 

10 services’ means services, resources, information, sup11 port or referrals provided through electronic commu12 nications platforms and media, whether via mobile 

13 device technology, video technology, or computer 

14 technology, including utilizing the internet, as well 

15 as any other emerging communications technologies 

16 that are appropriate for the purposes of providing 

17 services, resources, information, support, or referrals 

18 for the benefit of victims of domestic violence, dating 

19 violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

20 ‘‘(42) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 

21 abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating vi22 olence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that 

23 is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or re24 strains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain 


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1 economic resources to which they are entitled, in2 cluding using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to— 

3 ‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, 

4 assets, credit, or financial information; 

5 ‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco6 nomic resources, including money, assets, and 

7 credit, for one’s own advantage; or 

8 ‘‘(C) exert undue influence over a person’s 

9 financial and economic behavior or decisions, 

10 including forcing default on joint or other fi11 nancial obligations, exploiting powers of attor12 ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing 

13 or neglecting to act in the best interests of a 

14 person to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 

15 ‘‘(49) INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.—The term 

16 ‘internet enabled device’ means devices that have a 

17 connection the Internet, send and receive informa18 tion and data, and maybe accessed via mobile device 

19 technology, video technology, or computer tech20 nology, away from the location where the device is 

21 installed, and may include home automation sys22 tems, door locks, and thermostats. 

23 ‘‘(50) TECHNOLOGICAL ABUSE.—The term 

24 ‘technological abuse’ means an act or pattern of be25 havior that occurs within domestic violence, sexual 


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1 assault, dating violence or stalking and is intended 

2 to harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, 

3 impersonate, exploit, extort, or monitor, except as 

4 otherwise permitted by law, another person, that oc5 curs using any form of technology, including: inter6 net enabled devices, online spaces and platforms, 

7 computers, mobile devices, cameras and imaging 

8 platforms, apps, location tracking devices, commu9 nication technologies, or any other emerging tech10 nologies. 

11 ‘‘(51) FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.—The 

12 terms ‘female genital mutilation’, ‘female genital 

13 cutting’, ‘FGM/C’, or ‘female circumcision’ means 

14 the intentional removal or infibulation (or both) of 

15 either the whole or part of the external female geni16 talia for non-medical reasons. External female geni17 talia includes the pubis, labia minora, labia majora, 

18 clitoris, and urethral and vaginal openings. 

19 ‘‘(52) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ 

20 has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 

21 Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act. The 

22 terms ‘abuse,’ ‘elder,’ and ‘exploitation’ have the 

23 meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the 

24 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j). 


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1 ‘‘(53) FORCED MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 

2 marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both 

3 parties do not or cannot consent, and in which one 

4 or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is 

5 present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and 

6 a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, 

7 sexual assault or stalking. 

8 ‘‘(54) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has 

9 the meaning given such term in section 41403(6).’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (b)— 

11 (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 

12 inserting ‘‘For the purpose of all grants author13 ized under this title:’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 

15 subparagraph (G) the following: 

16 ‘‘(H) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI17 VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of 

18 the death of any victim whose confidentiality 

19 and privacy is required to be protected under 

20 this subsection, such requirement shall continue 

21 to apply, and the right to authorize release of 

22 any confidential or protected information be 

23 vested in the next of kin, except that consent 

24 for release of the deceased victim’s information 


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1 may not be given by a person who had per2 petrated abuse against the deceased victim. 

3 ‘‘(I) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees and 

4 subgrantees may use telephone, internet, and 

5 other technologies to protect the privacy, loca6 tion and help-seeking activities of victims using 

7 services. Such technologies may include— 

8 ‘‘(i) software, apps or hardware that 

9 block caller ID or conceal IP addresses, in10 cluding instances in which victims use dig11 ital services; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in13 hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to 

14 use technology or social media to threaten, 

15 harass or harm the victim, the victim’s 

16 family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, or 

17 the program providing services to them.’’; 

18 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 

19 ‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio20 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk21 ing’’ the following: ‘‘, provided that the con22 fidentiality and privacy requirements of this 

23 title are maintained, and that personally identi24 fying information about adult, youth, and child 

25 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 


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1 sexual assault and stalking is not requested or 

2 included in any such collaboration or informa3 tion-sharing’’; 

4 (D) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 

5 the following: ‘‘Such disbursing agencies must 

6 ensure that the confidentiality and privacy re7 quirements of this title are maintained in mak8 ing such reports, and that personally identifying 

9 information about adult, youth and child vic10 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex11 ual assault and stalking is not requested or in12 cluded in any such reports.’’; 

13 (E) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘under 

14 this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title. In 

15 this title, including for the purpose of grants 

16 authorized under this title, the term ‘violent 

17 crimes against women’ includes violent crimes 

18 against a person of any gender.’’; 

19 (F) in paragraph (11), by adding at the 

20 end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence 

21 Against Women shall make all technical assist22 ance available as broadly as possible to any ap23 propriate grantees, subgrantees, potential 

24 grantees, or other entities without regard to 

25 whether the entity has received funding from 


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1 the Office on Violence Against Women for a 

2 particular program or project.’’; 

3 (G) in paragraph (13)— 

4 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

5 after ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reau6 thorization Act of 2013’’ the following: 

7 ‘‘(Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

9 ‘‘section 3789d of title 42, United States 

10 Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 809 of title I 

11 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

12 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10228)’’; 

13 (H) in paragraph (14), by inserting after 

14 ‘‘are also victims of’’ the following: ‘‘forced 

15 marriage, or’’; 

16 (I) by striking paragraph (15); and 

17 (J) in paragraph (16)— 

18 (i) by striking paragraph (A)(iii) and 

19 inserting the following new clause: 

20 ‘‘(iii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—A re21 cipient of grant funds under this Act that 

22 is found to have an unresolved audit find23 ing shall be eligible to receive prompt, indi24 vidualized technical assistance to resolve 

25 the audit finding and to prevent future 


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1 findings, for a period not to exceed the fol2 lowing 2 fiscal years.’’; and 

3 (ii) in paragraph (C)(i)— 

4 (I) by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and in5 serting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 

6 (II) by striking ‘‘unless the Dep7 uty Attorney General or’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘unless the Director or Principal 

9 Deputy Director of the Office on Vio10 lence Against Women, the Deputy At11 torney General, or’’. 

12 SEC. 3. AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. 

13 The heads of Executive Departments responsible for 

14 carrying out this Act are authorized to coordinate and col15 laborate on the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio16 lence, sexual assault, and stalking, including sharing best 

17 practices and efficient use of resources and technology for 

18 victims and those seeking assistance from the Govern19 ment. 

20 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

22 (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

23 not take effect until October 1 of the first fiscal year be24 ginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE ON DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Sections 

2 106, 107, 205, 304, 606, 702, 801, 802, 903, and 1406 

3 and any amendments made by such sections shall take ef4 fect on the date of enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 

6 Any funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization 

7 of appropriations under this Act or an amendment made 

8 by this Act shall remain available until expended. 

9 TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL 

10 TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMES11 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO12 LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 

13 AND STALKING 

14 SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 

16 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

17 10441 et seq.) is amended— 

18 (1) in section 2001(b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 

20 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘includ21 ing implementation of the non-discrimination 

22 requirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the Vi23 olence Against Women Act of 1994’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 legal assistance’’ after ‘‘improving delivery of 

3 victim services’’; 

4 (C) in paragraph (9)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 

6 women’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of 

7 age or over, people with disabilities, and 

8 Deaf people’’; and 

9 (ii) inserting ‘‘legal assistance,’’ after 

10 ‘‘counseling,’’; and 

11 (iii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 

12 individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; 

13 (D) in paragraph (11), by inserting before 

14 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in15 cluding rehabilitative work with offenders, re16 storative practices, and similar initiatives’’; 

17 (E) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 at the end; 

19 (F) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe20 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (G) by inserting after paragraph (20), the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(21) developing and implementing laws, poli24 cies, procedures, or training to ensure the lawful re25 covery and storage of any dangerous weapon by the 


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1 appropriate law enforcement agency from an adju2 dicated perpetrator of any offense of domestic vio3 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 

4 and the return of such weapon when appropriate, 

5 where any Federal, State, Tribal, or local court 

6 has— 

7 ‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain8 ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty 

10 of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi11 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk12 ing; and 

13 ‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 

14 dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos15 sesses or has used in the commission of at least 

16 one of the aforementioned crimes; 

17 Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 

18 training under this section shall include the safest 

19 means of recovery of, and best practices for storage 

20 of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 

21 and their return, when applicable, at such time as 

22 the individual is no longer prohibited from pos23 sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib24 al law, or posted local ordinances; 


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1 ‘‘(22) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 

2 culturally specific victim services programs to pro3 vide culturally specific victim services regarding, re4 sponses to, and prevention of female genital mutila5 tion, female genital cutting, or female circumcision; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(23) providing victim advocates in State or 

8 local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, 

9 and courts and providing supportive services and ad10 vocacy to urban American Indian and Alaska Native 

11 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

12 assault, and stalking.’’; 

13 (2) in section 2007— 

14 (A) in subsection (d)— 

15 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

16 and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respec17 tively; and 

18 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

19 the following: 

20 ‘‘(5) proof of compliance with the requirements 

21 regarding training and best practices for victim-cen22 tered prosecution, described in section 2017; 

23 ‘‘(6) proof of compliance with the requirements 

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1 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 

2 Act of 1994;’’; 

3 (B) in subsection (i)— 

4 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be5 fore the semicolon at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘and the requirements under section 

7 40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and 

8 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 

9 12291(b))’’; and 

10 (ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert11 ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual 

12 orientation, gender identity,’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(k) REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NON15 DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If allegations of discrimina17 tion in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the 

18 Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 

19 12291(b)(13)(A)) by a potential grantee under this 

20 part have been made to the Attorney General, the 

21 Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant 

22 under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a 

23 review and take steps to ensure the compliance of 

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1 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF RULE.—Not later 

2 than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio3 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, 

4 the Attorney General shall by rule establish proce5 dures for such a review. 

6 ‘‘(3) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Beginning on the 

7 date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 

8 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

9 2021, and once every 2 years thereafter, the Attor10 ney General shall report to the Committees on the 

11 Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Rep12 resentatives regarding compliance with section 

13 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act 

14 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)) by recipients 

15 of grants under this part, including a report on the 

16 number of complaints filed and the resolution of 

17 those complaints.’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 

20 VICTIM TESTIMONY. 

21 ‘‘In order for a prosecutor’s office to be eligible to 

22 receive funds under this part, the head of the office shall 

23 certify to the State, Indian Tribal government, or terri24 torial government receiving a grant under this part, and 

25 from which the office will receive funds, that the office 


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1 implemented and trained its personnel on best practices 

2 regarding victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, 

3 sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking cases, includ4 ing policies addressing the use of bench warrants, body 

5 attachments, and material witness warrants for victims 

6 who fail to appear. The best practices shall be developed 

7 by experts in the fields of domestic violence, sexual as8 sault, dating violence, stalking, and prosecution.’’. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

11 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)) is amended 

12 by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 

13 through 2026’’. 

14 SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND 

15 ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

16 RESPONSE. 

17 (a) HEADING.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 

18 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

19 10461 et seq.) is amended in the heading, by striking 

20 ‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES’’ and in21 serting ‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS

22 AND ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE23 SPONSE’’. 


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1 (b) GRANTS.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime 

2 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461) 

3 is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist 

7 States, Indian Tribal governments, State and local courts 

8 (including juvenile courts), Tribal courts, and units of 

9 local government to improve the criminal justice response 

10 to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

11 stalking, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

14 ‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account15 ability and homicide reduction’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘legal 

17 advocacy service programs’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 

18 advocacy and legal assistance programs’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (7), strike ‘‘and tribal ju20 risdictions’’ and insert ‘‘tribal jurisdictions, coa21 litions, and victim service providers’’; 

22 (D) in paragraph (8)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘older individuals (as 

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1 inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over’’; 

2 and 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis4 abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the 

5 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

6 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in the 

8 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

9 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) and Deaf people’’; 

10 (E) in paragraph (19), by inserting before 

11 the period at the end the following ‘‘, including 

12 victims among underserved populations (as de13 fined in section 40002(a)(46) of the Violence 

14 Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and 

15 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(25) To develop and implement restorative 

17 practices (as such term is defined in section 

18 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

19 1994). 

20 ‘‘(26) To develop and implement laws, policies, 

21 procedures, and training— 

22 ‘‘(A) for the purpose of homicide preven23 tion, preventing lethal assaults, and responding 

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1 sion of and mandating the recovery of firearms 

2 from adjudicated domestic violence, dating vio3 lence, sexual assault or stalking offenders; and 

4 ‘‘(B) to address victim safety, safe storage 

5 of contraband during the pendency of the court 

6 order and, where appropriate, safe return of 

7 such contraband at the conclusion of the court 

8 order. 

9 ‘‘(27) To develop and implement alternative 

10 methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup11 plant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of 

12 this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a 

13 program or policy that— 

14 ‘‘(A) imposes a penalty described in section 

15 41415(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women 

16 Act of 1994 on a victim of domestic violence, 

17 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, on 

18 the basis of a request by the victim for law en19 forcement or emergency assistance; or 

20 ‘‘(B) imposes a penalty described in sec21 tion 41415(b)(2) of the Violence Against 

22 Women Act of 1994 on a landlord, homeowner, 

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1 mestic violence dating violence, sexual assault, 

2 and stalking, where the landlord, homeowner, 

3 tenant, resident, occupant, or guest was a vic4 tim of such criminal activity.’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour8 age or mandate arrests of domestic vio9 lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage 

10 arrests of offenders’’; and 

11 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour12 age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 

13 offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 

14 of offenders’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 3 years 

18 after the date of the enactment of this subpara19 graph, that the grantee has implemented and 

20 trained its personnel on best practices, which 

21 have been developed by experts in the fields of 

22 domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vio23 lence, and prosecution, regarding victim-cen24 tered approaches in domestic violence, sexual 

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1 cluding policies addressing the use of bench 

2 warrants, body attachments, and material wit3 ness warrants for victims who fail to appear; 

4 and’’; and 

5 (4) insert after subsection (g) the following: 

6 ‘‘(h) ALLOCATION FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERV7 ICES.—Of the amounts appropriated for purposes of this 

8 part for each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent shall be 

9 available for grants to culturally specific victim service 

10 providers.’’. 

11 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

12 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

13 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 

15 through 2026’’. 

16 SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of division B of the 

18 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 

19 2000 (34 U.S.C. 20121) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘no cost 

21 to the victims.’’ the following: ‘‘When legal assist22 ance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a 

23 victim, such assistance may be provided.’’; 

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1 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) any person providing legal assistance 

4 through a program funded under this section— 

5 ‘‘(A)(i) is a licensed attorney or is working 

6 under the direct supervision of a licensed attor7 ney; 

8 ‘‘(ii) in immigration proceedings, is a 

9 Board of Immigration Appeals accredited rep10 resentative; or 

11 ‘‘(iii) is any person who functions as an at12 torney or lay advocate in tribal court; and 

13 ‘‘(B)(i) has demonstrated expertise in pro14 viding legal assistance to victims of domestic vi15 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk16 ing in the targeted population; or 

17 ‘‘(ii)(I) is partnered with an entity or per18 son that has demonstrated expertise described 

19 in clause (i); and 

20 ‘‘(II) has completed, or will complete, 

21 training in connection with domestic violence, 

22 dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault and 

23 related legal issues, including training on evi24 dence-based risk factors for domestic and dat25 ing violence homicide;’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘or stalking’’ 

2 and insert ‘‘, stalking, or culturally specific’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (4), after ‘‘dating vio4 lence,’’ insert ‘‘stalking,’’; and 

5 (3) in subsection (f)(1)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘$57,000,000’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

10 (b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

12 of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 

13 on the return on investment for legal assistance grants 

14 awarded pursuant to section 1201 of division B of the Vic15 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 

16 (34 U.S.C. 20121), including an accounting of the amount 

17 saved, if any, on housing, medical, or employment social 

18 welfare programs. 

19 SEC. 104. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 

20 SYSTEM. 

21 Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf22 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 

23 12464) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b)— 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘educate’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘(A) educate’’; 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi4 colon at the end; and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(B) establish community-based initiatives 

8 within the court system (such as court watch 

9 programs, victim assistants, pro se victim as10 sistance programs, or community-based supple11 mentary services);’’. 

12 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (C) in paragraph (8)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in16 serting ‘‘improve’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

18 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (D) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(9) develop and implement restorative prac22 tices (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of 

23 the Violence Against Women Act of 1994).’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 

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1 SEC. 105. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 

2 POPULATIONS GRANTS. 

3 Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De4 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

5 U.S.C. 20123) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this grant pro9 gram is to ensure that all underserved populations 

10 (as such term is defined in section 40002 of the Vio11 lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

12 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)) are given non-exclu13 sionary consideration in each grant cycle. Periodic 

14 priority may be placed on certain underserved popu15 lations and forms of violence to meet identified 

16 needs and must be accompanied by a non-priority 

17 option.’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (d)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

20 the end; 

21 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe22 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 

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1 and prevention of female genital mutilation, female 

2 genital cutting, or female circumcision; or 

3 ‘‘(7) strengthening the appropriate responsive4 ness of social and human services by providing popu5 lation-specific training for service providers on do6 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

7 stalking in underserved populations.’’; and 

8 (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 

9 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

10 SEC. 106. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 

11 Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (d)(3)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘restraining order or in15 junction,’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘The prohibition under this paragraph applies 

18 to all protection orders for the protection of a 

19 person residing within a State, territorial, or 

20 Tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protec21 tion order was issued by that State, territory, 

22 or Tribe.’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

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1 respect to ‘Indian country’ or the population of the 

2 Native village associated with the Tribe.’’. 

3 SEC. 107. RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY. 

4 Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

5 Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 21308) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 

7 2026’’. 

8 SEC. 108. ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES 

9 FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT10 ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 

11 STALKING. 

12 Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De13 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

14 U.S.C. 20124) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall 

17 take 5 percent of such appropriated amounts’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘shall take 10 percent of such ap19 propriated amounts for the program under sub20 section (a)(2)(A) and 5 percent of such appro21 priated amounts for the programs under sub22 section (a)(2)(B) through (E)’’; and 

23 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 able under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 

2 appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 

3 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

4 ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the total amount 

5 available for grants under this section, not less than 

6 40 percent of such funds shall be allocated for pro7 grams or projects that meaningfully address non-in8 timate partner relationship sexual assault.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end 

10 the following: ‘‘At least one such organization shall 

11 have demonstrated expertise primarily in domestic 

12 violence services, and at least one such organization 

13 shall have demonstrated expertise primarily in non14 intimate partner sexual assault services.’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (e)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3- 

17 year’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 

19 years’’. 

20 SEC. 109. GRANTS FOR LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PRO21 GRAMS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 

23 grants to States, units of local government, Indian Tribes, 

24 domestic violence victim service providers, and State or 

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1 ance and training in the operation or establishment of a 

2 lethality assessment program. 

3 (b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘lethality 

4 assessment program’’ means a program that— 

5 (1) rapidly connects a victim of domestic vio6 lence to local community-based victim service pro7 viders; 

8 (2) helps first responders and others in the jus9 tice system, including courts, law enforcement agen10 cies, and prosecutors of Tribal government and units 

11 of local government, identify and respond to possibly 

12 lethal circumstances; and 

13 (3) identifies victims of domestic violence who 

14 are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed 

15 by an intimate partner. 

16 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 

17 under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experi18 ence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and dissemi19 nating a lethality assessment program. 

20 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 

22 this section for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

23 (e) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have 

24 the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the 

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1 TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 

2 FOR VICTIMS 

3 SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 

4 Section 41601 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

5 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘0.25 per8 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 

10 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

11 SEC. 202. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 

12 Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and 

13 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(f)(1)) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available 

15 until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

16 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000 to remain available 

17 until expended for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

18 2026’’. 

19 SEC. 203. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

20 SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 

21 ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PRO22 GRAM. 

23 Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘women’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘adults, youth,’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 

4 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

5 SEC. 204. GRANTS FO TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VI6 OLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABIL7 ITIES AND DEAF PEOPLE. 

8 Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf9 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 

10 20122) is amended— 

11 (1) in the heading— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘WOMEN’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘PEOPLE’’; and 

14 (B) by inserting after ‘‘DISABILITIES’’ 

15 the following: ‘‘AND DEAF PEOPLE’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘individuals’’ each place it 

18 appears and inserting ‘‘people’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting after ‘‘with disabilities (as 

20 defined in section 3 of the Americans with Dis21 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102))’’ the 

22 following: ‘‘and Deaf people’’. 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘disabled individuals’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘people with dis3 abilities and Deaf people’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 

5 ‘‘law enforcement’’ the following: ‘‘and other 

6 first responders’’; and 

7 (C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘pro8 viding advocacy and intervention services with9 in’’ and inserting ‘‘to enhance the capacity of’’; 

10 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘disabled indi11 viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities and 

12 Deaf people’’; and 

13 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 

14 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

15 SEC. 205. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 

16 LATER LIFE. 

17 Section 40801 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

18 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12421)— 

19 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ENHANCED

20 TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING’’; 

21 (2) by striking subsection ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 

22 In this section—’’ and all that follows through para23 graph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting the fol24 lowing: ‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to 

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1 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

2 (5) of subsection (b) as paragraphs (1) through (4); 

3 (4) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by para4 graph (3) of this subsection)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘, including domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 

7 exploitation, and neglect’’ each place it appears; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

9 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘elder 

10 abuse’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘abuse 

11 in later life’’; and 

12 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘advo13 cates, victim service providers, and courts 

14 to better serve victims of abuse in later 

15 life’’ and inserting ‘‘leaders, victim advo16 cates, victim service providers, courts, and 

17 first responders to better serve older vic18 tims’’; 

19 (C) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘or 

20 other community-based organizations in recog21 nizing and addressing instances of abuse in 

22 later life’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based or23 ganizations, or other professionals who may 

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1 (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sub2 paragraph (B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

3 (2)(B)’’; 

4 (5) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by para5 graph (3))— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (i) in clause (iv). by striking ‘‘with 

8 demonstrated experience in assisting indi9 viduals over 50 years of age’’; and 

10 (ii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘with 

11 demonstrated experience in addressing do12 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as13 sault, and stalking’’; and 

14 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

15 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

16 by striking ‘‘at a minimum’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘at least two of’’; 

18 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

19 at the end, and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 

20 (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘in 

21 later life;’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age 

22 or over.’’; and 

23 (6) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para24 graph (3)), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 

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1 SEC. 206. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN2 FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

3 Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En4 forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 

5 by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘Subtitle Q—Trauma-informed 

7 Training for Law Enforcement 

8 ‘‘SEC. 41701. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN9 FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 

10 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

11 ‘‘(1) the term ‘Attorney General’ means the At12 torney General, acting through the Director of the 

13 Office on Violence Against Women; 

14 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in15 dividual who interfaces with victims of domestic vio16 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 

17 including— 

18 ‘‘(A) an individual working for or on behalf 

19 of an eligible entity; 

20 ‘‘(B) a school or university administrator 

21 or personnel; and 

22 ‘‘(C) an emergency services or medical em23 ployee; 

24 ‘‘(3) the term ‘demonstration site’, with respect 

25 to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this 

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1 ‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a law enforce2 ment agency described in paragraph (4)(A), the 

3 area over which the eligible entity has jurisdic4 tion; and 

5 ‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is an organiza6 tion or agency described in paragraph (4)(B), 

7 the area over which a law enforcement agency 

8 described in paragraph (4)(A) that is working 

9 in collaboration with the eligible entity has ju10 risdiction; and 

11 ‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 

13 law enforcement agency; or 

14 ‘‘(B) a national, regional, or local victim 

15 services organization or agency working in col16 laboration with a law enforcement agency de17 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

18 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

20 award grants on a competitive basis to eligible enti21 ties to carry out the demonstration program under 

22 this section by implementing evidence-based or 

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1 ‘‘(A) prevent re-traumatization of the vic2 tim; 

3 ‘‘(B) ensure that covered individuals use 

4 evidence-based practices to respond to and in5 vestigate cases of domestic violence, dating vio6 lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 

7 ‘‘(C) improve communication between vic8 tims and law enforcement officers in an effort 

9 to increase the likelihood of the successful in10 vestigation and prosecution of the reported 

11 crime in a manner that protects the victim to 

12 the greatest extent possible; 

13 ‘‘(D) increase collaboration among stake14 holders who are part of the coordinated commu15 nity response to domestic violence, dating vio16 lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 

17 ‘‘(E) evaluate the effectiveness of the 

18 training process and content by measuring— 

19 ‘‘(i) investigative and prosecutorial 

20 practices and outcomes; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the well-being of victims and 

22 their satisfaction with the criminal justice 

23 process. 

24 ‘‘(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make 

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1 cal years beginning after the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 ‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Attorney General 

4 shall award grants under this section to multiple eli5 gible entities for use in a variety of settings and 

6 communities, including— 

7 ‘‘(A) urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, and 

8 rural areas; 

9 ‘‘(B) college campuses; or 

10 ‘‘(C) traditionally underserved commu11 nities. 

12 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 

13 a grant under this section shall use the grant to— 

14 ‘‘(1) train covered individuals within the dem15 onstration site of the eligible entity to use evidence16 based, trauma-informed techniques and knowledge of 

17 crime victims’ rights throughout an investigation 

18 into domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as19 sault, or stalking, including by— 

20 ‘‘(A) conducting victim interviews in a 

21 manner that— 

22 ‘‘(i) elicits valuable information about 

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1 ‘‘(ii) avoids re-traumatization of the 

2 victim; 

3 ‘‘(B) conducting field investigations that 

4 mirror best and promising practices available at 

5 the time of the investigation; 

6 ‘‘(C) customizing investigative approaches 

7 to ensure a culturally and linguistically appro8 priate approach to the community being served; 

9 ‘‘(D) becoming proficient in understanding 

10 and responding to complex cases, including 

11 cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sex12 ual assault, or stalking— 

13 ‘‘(i) facilitated by alcohol or drugs; 

14 ‘‘(ii) involving strangulation; 

15 ‘‘(iii) committed by a non-stranger; 

16 ‘‘(iv) committed by an individual of 

17 the same sex as the victim; 

18 ‘‘(v) involving a victim with a dis19 ability; 

20 ‘‘(vi) involving a male victim; or 

21 ‘‘(vii) involving a lesbian, gay, bisex22 ual, or transgender (commonly referred to 

23 as ‘LGBT’) victim; 

24 ‘‘(E) developing collaborative relationships 

25 between— 


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1 ‘‘(i) law enforcement officers and 

2 other members of the response team; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the community being served; and 

4 ‘‘(F) developing an understanding of how 

5 to define, identify, and correctly classify a re6 port of domestic violence, dating violence, sex7 ual assault, or stalking; and 

8 ‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the eligible entity to 

9 improve the response of covered individuals to do10 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

11 stalking through various communication channels, 

12 such as the website of the eligible entity, social 

13 media, print materials, and community meetings, in 

14 order to ensure that all covered individuals within 

15 the demonstration site of the eligible entity are 

16 aware of those efforts and included in trainings, to 

17 the extent practicable. 

18 ‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TRAININGS ON

19 TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF EXISTING

21 TRAININGS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 

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1 Attorney General begins to solicit applications 

2 for grants under this section, that— 

3 ‘‘(i) employ a trauma-informed ap4 proach to domestic violence, dating vio5 lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) focus on the fundamentals of— 

7 ‘‘(I) trauma responses; and 

8 ‘‘(II) the impact of trauma on 

9 victims of domestic violence, dating vi10 olence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

11 ‘‘(B) SELECTION.—An eligible entity that 

12 receives a grant under this section shall select 

13 one or more of the approaches employed by a 

14 training identified under subparagraph (A) to 

15 test within the demonstration site of the eligible 

16 entity. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para18 graph (1), the Attorney General shall consult with 

19 the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime in 

20 order to seek input from and cultivate consensus 

21 among outside practitioners and other stakeholders 

22 through facilitated discussions and focus groups on 

23 best practices in the field of trauma-informed care 

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1 ‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General, in con2 sultation with the Director of the National Institute of 

3 Justice, shall require each eligible entity that receives a 

4 grant under this section to identify a research partner, 

5 preferably a local research partner, to— 

6 ‘‘(1) design a system for generating and col7 lecting the appropriate data to facilitate an inde8 pendent process or impact evaluation of the use of 

9 the grant funds; 

10 ‘‘(2) periodically conduct an evaluation de11 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

12 ‘‘(3) periodically make publicly available, during 

13 the grant period— 

14 ‘‘(A) preliminary results of the evaluations 

15 conducted under paragraph (2); and 

16 ‘‘(B) recommendations for improving the 

17 use of the grant funds. 

18 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The At19 torney General shall carry out this section using amounts 

20 otherwise available to the Attorney General. 

21 ‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion shall be construed to interfere with the due process 

23 rights of any individual.’’. 


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1 TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC2 TION, AND JUSTICE FOR 

3 YOUNG VICTIMS 

4 SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT. 

5 Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 

9 the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or dig10 ital services (as such term is defined in section 

11 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

12 1994)’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘profes14 sionals’’ and inserting ‘‘professionals, including 

15 school-based professionals, to identify and refer 

16 students who may have experienced or are at 

17 risk of experiencing sexual violence’’; and 

18 (C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual 

19 assault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, sexual 

20 assault, and sexual harassment’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib22 al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; 

23 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) through (d) 

24 as subsections (d) through (e), respectively; 

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1 ‘‘(c) MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT OF STATE SEXUAL

2 ASSAULT COALITIONS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANI3 ZATIONS, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—In grant4 ing funds to States, the Secretary shall set forth proce5 dures designed to ensure meaningful involvement of the 

6 State or territorial sexual assault coalitions, culturally spe7 cific organizations, and representatives from underserved 

8 communities in the application for and implementation of 

9 funding.’’. 

10 (5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para11 graph (3))— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 

13 ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

14 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$110,000,000 

15 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 

17 the following: ‘‘Not less than 80 percent of the 

18 total amount made available under this sub19 section in each fiscal year shall be awarded in 

20 accordance with this paragraph.’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL SEX23 UAL ASSAULT COALITION ALLOTMENT.—Of the total 

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1 able to state, territorial, and tribal sexual assault 

2 coalitions for the purposes of coordinating and pro3 viding prevention activities, providing assistance to 

4 prevention programs, and collaborating and coordi5 nating with Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities 

6 engaged in sexual violence prevention. From 

7 amounts appropriated for grants under this sub8 section for each fiscal year, not less than 10 percent 

9 of funds shall be available for grants to tribal sexual 

10 assault coalitions, and the remaining funds shall be 

11 available for grants to State and territorial coali12 tions, and the Attorney General shall allocate an 

amount equal to 1 13 ⁄56 of the amounts so appropriated 

14 to each of those State and territorial coalitions. Re15 ceipt of an award under this subsection by each sex16 ual assault coalition shall not preclude the coalition 

17 from receiving additional grants or administering 

18 funds to carry out the purposes described in sub19 section (a).’’. 

20 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

22 of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau23 thorization Act of 2021, the Secretary, acting through the 

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1 priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

2 of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

3 Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, 

4 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the activi5 ties funded by grants awarded under this section and best 

6 practices relating to rape prevention and education.’’. 

7 SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 

8 SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR 

9 CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 

10 Section 41201 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

11 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf15 ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalking’’; and 

16 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘Grants awarded under this section may be 

18 used to address sex trafficking or bullying as 

19 part of a comprehensive program focused pri20 marily on domestic violence, dating violence, 

21 sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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1 (I) by striking ‘‘target youth who 

2 are victims of domestic violence, dat3 ing violence, sexual assault, stalking, 

4 and sex trafficking’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘target youth, including youth in un6 derserved populations who are victims 

7 of domestic violence, dating violence, 

8 sexual assault, stalking, and sex traf9 ficking’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘specific serv11 ices’’ and inserting ‘‘specific services, 

12 restorative practices’’; 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

14 ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

15 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

16 the period at the end and inserting a semi17 colon; and 

18 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

19 (C) the following: 

20 ‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re21 porting policies and practices regarding peer-to22 peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 

23 and sex trafficking; or 

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1 vide culturally specific services regarding, re2 sponses to, and prevention of female genital 

3 mutilation, female genital cutting, or female cir4 cumcision.’’; and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

6 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

7 ‘‘stalking, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital 

9 mutilation, female genital cutting, or fe10 male circumcision’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

12 the semicolon and inserting the following 

13 ‘‘, and restorative practices;’’; 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

15 ‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; 

16 and 

17 (iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 

18 after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol19 lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved 

20 populations,’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (c)— 

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1 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

2 ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 

3 (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘stalking, 

5 and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, in6 cluding training on working with youth in under7 served populations (and, where intervention or pro8 gramming will include a focus on female genital mu9 tilation, female genital cutting, or female circumci10 sion, or on sex trafficking, sufficient training on 

11 those topics)’’; and 

12 (5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 

13 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in14 serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

15 through 2026’’. 

16 SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM17 PUSES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Violence 

19 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza20 tion Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

23 follows: 

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1 fectively identify and respond to the crimes of do2 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 

3 stalking, including the use of technology to commit 

4 these crimes, and to train campus administrators, 

5 campus security personnel, and all participants in 

6 the resolution process, including the Title IX coordi7 nator’s office and student conduct office on campus 

8 disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, pro9 tocols, and services.’’; 

10 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(3) To provide prevention and education pro13 gramming about domestic violence, dating violence, 

14 sexual assault, and stalking, including technological 

15 abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is 

16 age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, deliv17 ered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, pro18 motes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social 

19 norm, and engages men and boys. Such program20 ming should be developed in partnership or collabo21 ratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual 

22 violence prevention and intervention.’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 

24 ‘‘improve delivery of’’ the following: ‘‘primary 

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1 (D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and 

2 provide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi3 nate’’; 

4 (E) in paragraph (10), by inserting after 

5 ‘‘or adapt’’ the following ‘‘and disseminate’’; 

6 and 

7 (F) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(11) To train campus health centers and ap10 propriate campus faculty, such as academic advisors 

11 or professionals who deal with students on a daily 

12 basis, on how to recognize and respond to domestic 

13 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk14 ing, including training health providers on how to 

15 provide universal education to all members of the 

16 campus community on the impacts of violence on 

17 health and unhealthy relationships and how pro18 viders can support ongoing outreach efforts. 

19 ‘‘(12) To train campus personnel in how to use 

20 a victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech21 nique, which means asking questions of a student or 

22 a campus employee who is reported to be a victim 

23 of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that 

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1 that does not judge or blame the reported victim for 

2 the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence3 based research on the neurobiology of trauma. To 

4 the extent practicable, campus personnel shall allow 

5 the reported victim to participate in a recorded 

6 interview and to receive a copy of the recorded inter7 view. 

8 ‘‘(13) To develop and implement restorative 

9 practices (as such term is defined in section 

10 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

11 1994).’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘2014 

13 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (d)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘for 

16 all incoming students’’ and inserting ‘‘for all 

17 students’’; 

18 (B) by amending paragraph (3)(D) to read 

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all partici21 pants in the resolution process, including the 

22 Title IX coordinator’s office and student con23 duct office, to respond effectively to situations 

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1 (C) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘sex,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender 

3 identity,’’; and 

4 (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 

5 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in6 serting ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

7 through 2026’’. 

8 (b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DO9 MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS10 SAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES.—Not later than 1 

11 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Education shall submit to Congress a report, which in13 cludes— 

14 (1) an evaluation of programs, events, and edu15 cational materials related to domestic violence, dat16 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 

17 (2) an assessment of best practices and guid18 ance from the evaluation described in paragraph (1), 

19 which shall be made publicly available online to uni20 versities and college campuses to use as a resource. 


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1 TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 

2 REDUCTION PRACTICES 

3 SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS4 EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 

5 Section 402 of the Violence Against Women and De6 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 

7 U.S.C. 280b–4) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘violence 

9 against women’’ and inserting ‘‘violence against 

10 adults, youth,’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014 through 

12 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

13 SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 

14 (SMART) THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 

15 Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act 

16 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

21 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

22 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(E) strategies within each of these areas 

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1 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘cul2 turally specific,’’ after ‘‘after-school,’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (d)(3)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

5 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

7 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) include a focus on the unmet needs of 

10 underserved populations.’’; 

11 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 

12 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in13 serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

14 through 2026’’; and 

15 (5) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(3) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not 

18 made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be 

19 used for any set of purposes described in paragraphs 

20 (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or for a project 

21 that fulfills two or more of such sets of purposes.’’. 


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1 TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 

2 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RE3 SPONSE 

4 SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYS5 TEMS RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 

6 DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 

7 STALKING. 

8 Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘com12 munity health workers, violence prevention ad13 vocates working with health providers,’’ after 

14 ‘‘health staff,’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by inserting ‘‘(including midwives 

17 and doulas)’’ after ‘‘residents’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

19 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘response’’ after ‘‘im21 prove the’’ and inserting ‘‘capacity’’; 

22 (ii) by inserting ‘‘prevent and respond 

23 to’’ after ‘‘(including behavioral and men24 tal health programs) to’’; and 


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1 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

2 and inserting a semicolon; and 

3 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(4) the development or enhancement and im5 plementation of training programs to improve the 

6 capacity of early childhood programs to address do7 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

8 stalking among families they serve; and 

9 ‘‘(5) the development or enhancement and im10 plementation of comprehensive statewide strategies 

11 for health and violence prevention programs to work 

12 together to promote primary prevention of domestic 

13 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk14 ing.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 

17 (i) by inserting ‘‘provide universal 

18 education on healthy relationships’’ after 

19 ‘‘providers to’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘identify’’; 

21 (iii) by inserting ‘‘trauma-informed’’ 

22 after ‘‘and provide’’; and 

23 (iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘, including labor and 

2 sex trafficking’’ after ‘‘other forms of vio3 lence and abuse’’; 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘culturally competent 

5 clinical’’ after ‘‘plan and develop’’; 

6 (iii) by inserting after ‘‘training com7 ponents’’ the following; ‘‘that center the 

8 experiences of and are developed in col9 laboration with Black and Indigenous peo10 ple and People of Color, and include com11 munity-defined practices such as the use of 

12 doulas, midwives, and traditional healers,’’; 

13 and 

14 (iv) by striking ‘‘disparities’’ and in15 serting ‘‘inequities’’; 

16 (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 

17 clause (ii) the following: 

18 ‘‘(iii) are designed to be inclusive of 

19 the experiences of all individuals including 

20 LGBTQ+ individuals and include training 

21 on equity and anti-racism approaches to 

22 health services delivery; disparities in ac23 cess to health-care services and prevention 

24 resources; and current and historic sys25 temic racism in health care services; and 


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1 ‘‘(iv) include training on the use of 

2 universal prevention education approach to 

3 both prevent and respond to domestic vio4 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

5 stalking in health care settings;’’; 

6 (D) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 

7 preceding clause (i)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘response’’ after ‘‘im9 prove the’’ and inserting ‘‘capacity’’; and 

10 (ii) by inserting ‘‘prevent and respond 

11 to’’ after ‘‘system to’’; 

12 (E) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘and promoting pre14 vention of’ ’’’ after ‘‘responding to’’; 

15 (ii) by inserting ‘‘during in person or 

16 virtual visits and’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; 

17 and 

18 (iii) by inserting after ‘‘follow-up 

19 care’’ the following: ‘‘ and to maximize vic20 tim choice on the use and sharing of their 

21 health information’’; 

22 (F) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘on-site access to’’; and 

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1 colon and inserting the following: ‘‘patients 

2 by— 

3 ‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of 

4 existing health care professionals, in5 cluding professionals who specialize in 

6 trauma and in behavioral and mental 

7 health care (including substance abuse 

8 disorder), community health workers, 

9 and public health staff to address do10 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

11 assault, stalking, and children exposed 

12 to violence; 

13 ‘‘(II) contracting with or hiring 

14 advocates for victims of domestic vio15 lence or sexual assault to provide such 

16 services; or 

17 ‘‘(III) providing funding to State 

18 domestic and sexual violence coalitions 

19 to improve the capacity of such coali20 tions to coordinate and support health 

21 advocates and other health system 

22 partnerships;’’; 

23 (G) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘identification’’ after 

25 ‘‘practice of’’ and inserting ‘‘prevention’’; 


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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘during in person or 

2 virtual visits,’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; and 

3 (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

4 (H) in subparagraph (B)(iv)— 

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘and promote preven6 tion during in person or virtual visits,’’ 

7 after ‘‘or stalking,’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking the period at the end; 

9 (I) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘(v) the development, implementation, 

12 dissemination, and evaluation of best prac13 tices, tools, and training materials, includ14 ing culturally relevant tools, for behavioral 

15 health professionals to identify and re16 spond to domestic violence, sexual violence, 

17 stalking, and dating violence; and 

18 ‘‘(vi) the development and provision of 

19 culturally relevant training and follow-up 

20 technical assistance to health care profes21 sionals, and public health staff, and allied 

22 health professionals to identify, assess, 

23 treat, and refer clients who are victims of 

24 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

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1 communities and promote prevention, 

2 using tools and training materials, devel3 oped by and for culturally specific commu4 nities, with priority given to trainings pro5 vided by culturally specific organizations; 

6 and’’; and 

7 (J) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) design and implement comprehensive 

10 strategies to prevent domestic or sexual violence 

11 including through the use of universal education 

12 in clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 

13 clinics and other health settings.’’. 

14 (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 

15 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CHILD

16 AND ELDER ABUSE’’ and inserting the fol17 lowing: ‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER

18 LIFE’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘child or elder abuse’’ and 

20 inserting the following: ‘‘child abuse or abuse in 

21 later life’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘elder 

23 abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse in later life’’; 


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1 (5) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by inserting 

2 ‘‘programs that promote the prevention of sexual as3 sault as well as’’ after ‘‘implementation of’’; 

4 (6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘and exposure to violence 

6 against generations’’ after ‘‘abuse’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

8 (7) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after 

10 ‘‘dental,’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘exams.’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘exams and certifications;’’; 

13 (8) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after 

14 clause (iv) the following: 

15 ‘‘(v) providing funding to culturally 

16 specific organizations to improve the ca17 pacity of such organizations to engage and 

18 partner with healthcare providers to sup19 port victims and meet increased referrals 

20 from health systems; 

21 ‘‘(vi) development of a State-level pilot 

22 program to— 

23 ‘‘(I) improve the response of sub24 stance use disorder treatment pro25 grams, harm reduction programs for 


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1 people who use substances, and sys2 tems to domestic violence, dating vio3 lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 

4 ‘‘(II) improve the capacity of 

5 substance use disorder treatment pro6 grams, harm reduction programs for 

7 people who use substances, and sys8 tems to serve survivors of domestic vi9 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

10 and stalking dealing with substance 

11 use disorder; and 

12 ‘‘(III) improve the capacity of do13 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

14 assault, and stalking programs to 

15 serve survivors who has substance use 

16 history with substance abuse disorder; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(vii) development and utilization of 

19 existing technical assistance and training 

20 resources to improve the capacity of sub21 stance use disorder treatment programs 

22 and harm reduction programs for people 

23 who use substances to address domestic vi24 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 


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1 stalking among patients the programs 

2 serve.’’; 

3 (9) in subsection (c)(3)(A) by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘and— 

5 ‘‘(i) culturally specific and population 

6 specific organizations, and specifically or7 ganizations whose leadership include Black 

8 or Indigenous people, People of Color, or 

9 LGBTQ+ individuals; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) programs developing and imple11 menting community-driven solutions to ad12 dress domestic violence, dating violence, 

13 sexual assault, or stalking, instead of 

14 carceral and law enforcement interven15 tion’’; 

16 (10) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i)(III) by inserting 

17 after ‘‘nonprofit entity’’ the following ‘‘, including a 

18 culturally-specific organization or community-based 

19 organization working to address the social deter20 minants of health,’’; 

21 (11) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘strategies for’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘(I) strategies for’’; 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘and generations’’ after 

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1 (C) by striking ‘‘settings;’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘settings; and’’ 

3 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(II) strategies to address pri5 mary prevention of domestic violence, 

6 dating violence, sexual assault, and 

7 stalking over the lifespan and genera8 tions including strategies that address 

9 related social determinants of health 

10 and center economic justice, anti-rac11 ism, and that are inclusive of all gen12 ders and identities including 

13 LGBTQ+ individuals;’’; 

14 (12) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(iii)— 

15 (A) by inserting ‘‘culturally specific organi16 zations’’ after ‘‘advocacy organizations’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘State or tribal law en18 forcement task forces (where appropriate)’’; 

19 (13) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(v) by inserting 

20 ‘‘(including culturally specific organizations)’’ after 

21 ‘‘service providers’’; 

22 (14) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘or behavioral health’’ 

24 after ‘‘of health’’; 


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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘behavioral’’ after ‘‘phys2 ical or’’; 

3 (C) by striking ‘‘mental’’ before ‘‘health 

4 care’’; and 

5 (D) by inserting ‘‘, including substance use 

6 disorder treatment’’ before ‘‘; or’’; 

7 (15) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘or health system’’ and in9 serting ‘‘behavioral health treatment system’’; 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘mental’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘behavioral’’; and 

12 (C) by inserting ‘‘, or a community-based 

13 organization with a history of partnership with 

14 programs in the domestic violence, dating vio15 lence, sexual assault, or stalking and health 

16 care, including physical, mental, or behavioral 

17 health care’’ before the period at the end; 

18 (16) in subsection (g)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 

23 (17) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘herein’’ and 

24 ‘‘provided for’’. 


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1 TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR 

2 VICTIMS 

3 SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES4 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 

5 ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41411 of the Violence 

7 Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

11 ‘‘brother, sister,’’ and inserting ‘‘sibling,’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

14 before the semicolon at the end the fol15 lowing: ‘‘including the direct loan program 

16 under such section’’; 

17 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

18 ‘‘the program under subtitle A of’’ and in19 serting ‘‘the programs under’’; 

20 (iii) in subparagraph (I)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘sections 514, 

22 515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Hous23 ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 

24 1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2)’’ 

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1 533, 538, and 542 of the Housing Act 

2 of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 1486, 

3 1490m, 1490p–2, 1490r)’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (iv) in subparagraph (J), by striking 

6 the period at the end and inserting a semi7 colon; and 

8 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(K) the provision of assistance from the 

10 Housing Trust Fund established under section 

11 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Fi12 nancial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 

13 U.S.C. 4501); 

14 ‘‘(L) the provision of assistance for hous15 ing under the Comprehensive Service Programs 

16 for Homeless Veterans program under sub17 chapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United 

18 States Code; 

19 ‘‘(M) the provision of assistance for hous20 ing and facilities under the grant program for 

21 homeless veterans with special needs under sec22 tion 2061 of title 38, United States Code; 

23 ‘‘(N) the provision of assistance for perma24 nent housing under the program for financial 

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1 income veteran families in permanent housing 

2 under section 2044 of title 38, United States 

3 Code; 

4 ‘‘(O) housing assisted under the rent sup5 plement program under section 101 of the 

6 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 

7 (12 U.S.C. 1701s); and 

8 ‘‘(P) any other Federal housing programs 

9 providing affordable housing to low- and mod10 erate-income persons by means of restricted 

11 rents or rental assistance as identified by the 

12 appropriate agency.’’; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(4) COLLABORATIVE APPLICANT.—The term 

15 ‘collaborative applicant’ has the meaning given the 

16 term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Home17 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360). 

18 ‘‘(5) CONTINUUM OF CARE.—The term ‘Con19 tinuum of Care’ means the Federal program author20 ized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney21 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 

22 seq.). 

23 ‘‘(6) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDER.—The term 

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1 ‘‘(A) means the individual or entity under 

2 a covered housing program that has responsi3 bility for the administration or oversight of 

4 housing assisted under a covered housing pro5 gram; and 

6 ‘‘(B) includes public housing agencies, 

7 sponsors, owners, mortgagors, managers, grant8 ees under the Continuum of Care, State and 

9 local governments or agencies thereof, and non10 profit or for-profit organizations or entities. 

11 ‘‘(7) DRUG-RELATED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.—The 

12 term ‘drug-related criminal activity’ has the meaning 

13 given the term in section 3(b)(9) of the United 

14 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

15 1437a(b)(9)). 

16 ‘‘(8) EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT.—The 

17 term ‘emergency solutions grant’ means a grant pro18 vided under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney19 Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et 

20 seq.). 

21 ‘‘(9) EMERGENCY TRANSFER.—The term ‘emer22 gency transfer’— 

23 ‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara24 graph (B), means a transfer under subsection 

25 (e) from a unit of a covered housing provider 


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1 to any other unit of the same principal, affil2 iate, or management agent of the covered hous3 ing provider; and 

4 ‘‘(B) with respect to a project funded 

5 under the Continuum of Care, means a transfer 

6 under subsection (e) to any unit of the same 

7 covered housing provider under the same cov8 ered housing program. 

9 ‘‘(10) EXTERNAL REFERRAL.—The term ‘exter10 nal referral’— 

11 ‘‘(A) except as provided under subpara12 graph (B), means a referral provided to a vic13 tim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

14 assault, or stalking by a covered housing pro15 vider to the applicable regional office of the De16 partment of Housing and Urban Development 

17 to facilitate a move from a unit of a covered 

18 housing provider under the same or a different 

19 covered housing program; and 

20 ‘‘(B) with respect to a project funded 

21 under the Continuum of Care, including any 

22 local system funding by the Continuum of Care 

23 or a recipient or subrecipient of an Emergency 

24 Solutions Grant, means the facilitation of a 

25 move from a unit of a covered housing provider 


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1 to a unit of a different covered housing provider 

2 under the same covered housing program. 

3 ‘‘(11) HUD REGIONAL OFFICE.—The term 

4 ‘HUD regional office’ means a regional office of the 

5 Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

6 ‘‘(12) NATIONAL VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION

7 POOL VOUCHER.—The term ‘National VAWA Vic8 tims Relocation Pool voucher’ means a housing 

9 voucher provided under section 8(o) of the United 

10 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 

11 ‘‘(13) PROGRAM PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘pro12 gram participant’ means an individual (including an 

13 unaccompanied youth) or family who is assisted by 

14 programs under the McKinney-Vento Homeless As15 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq).’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)(3)— 

17 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

18 after ‘‘CRIMINAL ACTIVITY’’ the following: ‘‘AND

19 FAMILY BREAK-UP’’; 

20 (B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE, TENANCY, 

23 AND OCCUPANCY RIGHTS PROHIBITED.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A tenant, program 

25 participant, or resident of a unit who is an 


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1 unreported member of the household be2 cause of domestic violence, dating violence, 

3 sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking 

4 shall not be denied assistance, tenancy, or 

5 occupancy rights to housing assisted under 

6 a covered housing program solely on the 

7 basis of criminal activity directly relating 

8 to domestic violence, dating violence, sex9 ual assault, or stalking that is engaged in 

10 by a member of the household of the ten11 ant, program participant, resident, or any 

12 guest or other person under the control of 

13 the tenant, program participant, or resi14 dent, if the tenant, program participant, 

15 resident or an affiliated individual of the 

16 tenant, program participant, or resident is 

17 the victim or threatened victim of such do18 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as19 sault, or stalking. 

20 ‘‘(ii) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN

21 BY PERPETRATOR OF ABUSE.— 

22 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—A tenant, 

23 program participant, or resident of a 

24 unit who is an unreported member of 

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1 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

2 dating violence, or stalking shall not 

3 be denied assistance, tenancy, or occu4 pancy rights to housing assisted under 

5 a covered housing program solely on 

6 the basis of criminal activity, includ7 ing drug-related criminal activity, en8 gaged in by the perpetrator of the do9 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

10 assault, or stalking. 

11 ‘‘(II) RULE OF CONSTRUC12 TION.—Nothing in subclause (I) shall 

13 be construed to limit the authority to 

14 terminate assistance to a tenant or 

15 program participant or evict or termi16 nate a tenant or program participant 

17 from housing assisted under a covered 

18 housing program if a public housing 

19 agency or an owner, recipient or sub20 recipient, or a manager of the housing 

21 demonstrates an actual and imminent 

22 threat to other tenants, program par23 ticipants, or individuals employed at 

24 or providing service to the housing if 

25 the assistance is not terminated or the 


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1 tenant or program participant is not 

2 evicted. 

3 ‘‘(iii) REVIEW PRIOR TO TERMINATION

4 FOR CURRENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.— 

5 Before terminating assistance, tenancy, or 

6 occupancy rights to housing assisted under 

7 a covered housing program to a tenant or 

8 program participant who is a victim of do9 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as10 sault, or stalking on the basis of criminal 

11 activity of the tenant or program partici12 pant, including drug-related criminal activ13 ity— 

14 ‘‘(I) the covered housing provider 

15 shall consider— 

16 ‘‘(aa) the seriousness of the 

17 case; 

18 ‘‘(bb) the extent of partici19 pation or culpability of the ten20 ant or program participant, in21 cluding whether the tenant or 

22 program participant was coerced 

23 by the perpetrator of the domes24 tic violence, dating violence, sex25 ual assault, or stalking; 


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1 ‘‘(cc) whether the criminal 

2 activity was related to a symptom 

3 of a disability, including a sub4 stance use disorder; 

5 ‘‘(dd) in cases involving 

6 drug-related criminal activity or 

7 criminal activity involving alcohol 

8 abuse, whether the tenant or pro9 gram participant is participating 

10 in, or has successfully completed, 

11 a supervised drug or alcohol re12 habilitation program, or has oth13 erwise been rehabilitated success14 fully; and 

15 ‘‘(ee) any other relevant 

16 mitigating circumstances; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the covered housing pro18 gram shall provide the tenant or pro19 gram participant with— 

20 ‘‘(aa) a written summary of 

21 the review conducted by the cov22 ered housing program; and 

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1 gram to dispute the findings of 

2 the review.’’; 

3 (C) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BI5 FURCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FAMILY

6 BREAK-UP’’; 

7 (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and 

8 (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; 

9 (iii) by inserting before clause (ii), as 

10 so redesignated, the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a family break12 up results from an occurrence of domestic 

13 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

14 stalking, and the perpetrator no longer re15 sides in the unit and was the sole tenant 

16 or program participant eligible to receive 

17 assistance under a covered housing pro18 gram, the covered housing provider shall— 

19 ‘‘(I) provide any other tenant, 

20 program participant, or resident of 

21 the unit who is an unreported member 

22 of the household because of domestic 

23 violence, dating violence, sexual as24 sault, dating violence, or stalking the 


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1 opportunity to establish eligibility for 

2 the covered housing program; or 

3 ‘‘(II) provide a tenant, program 

4 participant, or resident described in 

5 subclause (I) with not less than 180 

6 days— 

7 ‘‘(aa) to remain in the unit 

8 under the same terms and condi9 tions as the perpetrator; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) find new housing or 

11 establish eligibility for another 

12 covered housing program.’’; 

13 (iv) in clause (ii), as so redesig14 nated— 

15 (I) in the heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EVIC17 TION’’; and 

18 (II) by inserting after ‘‘a public 

19 housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘, par20 ticipating jurisdictions, grantees under 

21 the Continuum of Care, grantees,’’; 

22 and 

23 (v) by striking clause (iii), as so re24 designated; 

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1 (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(v) to be limited by any provision in 

8 the United States Housing Act of 1937 

9 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) that provides less 

10 protection than subparagraph (A) for vic11 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

12 sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 

13 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘(D) EARLY TERMINATION.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A covered housing 

17 provider shall permit a tenant or program 

18 participant assisted under the covered 

19 housing program to terminate the lease at 

20 any time prior to the end date of the lease, 

21 without penalty, if the tenant or program 

22 participant has been a victim of domestic 

23 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

24 stalking and the tenant or program partici25 pant— 


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1 ‘‘(I) sends notice of the early 

2 lease termination to the landlord in 

3 writing prior to or within 3 days of 

4 vacating the premises unless a shorter 

5 notice period is provided for under 

6 State law; 

7 ‘‘(II)(aa) reasonably believes that 

8 the tenant or program participant is 

9 threatened with imminent harm if the 

10 tenant or program participant re11 mains within the same dwelling unit 

12 subject to the lease; or 

13 ‘‘(bb) is a victim of sexual as14 sault, the sexual assault occurred on 

15 the premises during the 90-day period 

16 preceding the request for lease termi17 nation; and 

18 ‘‘(III) provides a form of docu19 mentation consistent with the require20 ments outlined in subsection (c)(3). 

21 ‘‘(ii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

22 Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con23 strued to preclude any automatic termi24 nation of a lease by operation of law. 

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1 strued to supersede any provision of any 

2 Federal, State, or local law regarding the 

3 early termination of leases that provides 

4 greater protection than this subsection for 

5 victims of domestic violence, dating vio6 lence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding 

8 subparagraph (A)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Any information sub10 mitted to a public housing agency or owner or 

11 manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Covered housing pro12 viders shall ensure any information submitted’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ 

15 the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov16 ered housing program’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (d)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A), by striking ‘‘an applicant for or 

21 tenants of’’ and inserting ‘‘all individuals 

22 and families seeking housing or services 

23 from programs under title IV of the 

24 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 

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1 participants of, all adult members of appli2 cant households for, and all adult tenants 

3 of’’; and 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

5 ‘‘guidance issued by the Secretary of 

6 Housing and Urban Development’’ and in7 serting ‘‘title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

8 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and any 

9 guidance issued by the appropriate agen10 cies related to language access for persons 

11 with limited English proficiency’’;’’; and 

12 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) TRANSLATION AND AVAILABILITY OF

14 STANDARDIZED DOCUMENTS.—Each appropriate 

15 agency shall ensure that standardized documents re16 lating to the implementation of this title are— 

17 ‘‘(A) translated into and made available in 

18 multiple languages and are available in formats 

19 accessible to persons with disabilities; and 

20 ‘‘(B) made accessible to covered housing 

21 providers within a reasonable time after adop22 tion of the documents by the appropriate agen23 cy.’’; 

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1 ‘‘(e) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS AND NATIONAL

2 VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION POOL POLICIES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A tenant, program partici4 pant, or resident of a unit who is an unreported 

5 member of the household because of domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, dating vio7 lence, or stalking who is a victim of domestic vio8 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

9 may apply for an emergency transfer or a National 

10 VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, or both. 

11 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBLE ENTITY.— 

12 ‘‘(A) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS.—A covered 

13 housing provider shall grant an emergency 

14 transfer to a tenant or program participant de15 scribed in paragraph (1) if— 

16 ‘‘(i) the covered housing provider and 

17 the tenant or program participant deter18 mine that a safe dwelling unit is available; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the tenant or program partici21 pant meets the eligibility criteria described 

22 in paragraph (3). 

23 ‘‘(B) VOUCHERS.—The Secretary of Hous24 ing and Urban Development and a covered 

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1 bility for National VAWA Victims Relocation 

2 Pool vouchers under policies and procedures es3 tablished under subsection (f)(1) shall approve 

4 a National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 

5 voucher for a tenant, program participant, or 

6 resident of a unit who is an unreported member 

7 of the household because of domestic violence, 

8 dating violence, sexual assault, dating violence, 

9 or stalking described in paragraph (1) if the 

10 tenant, program participant, or resident meets 

11 the eligibility criteria described in paragraph 

12 (3). 

13 ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable respon15 sible entity under paragraph (2) shall approve 

16 an application submitted by a tenant, program 

17 participant, or resident described in paragraph 

18 (1) for an emergency transfer, a National 

19 VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, or 

20 both, if— 

21 ‘‘(i) the tenant, program participant, 

22 or resident expressly requests the emer23 gency transfer or National VAWA Victims 

24 Relocation Pool voucher, or both, from the 

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1 ‘‘(ii)(I) the tenant, program partici2 pant, or resident reasonably believes that 

3 the tenant or program participant is 

4 threatened with imminent harm from fur5 ther violence if the tenant or program par6 ticipant remains within the same dwelling 

7 unit assisted under a covered housing pro8 gram; or 

9 ‘‘(II) in the case of a tenant, program 

10 participant, or resident who is a victim of 

11 sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred 

12 on the premises during the 90-day period 

13 preceding the request for the emergency 

14 transfer or National VAWA Victims Relo15 cation Pool voucher. 

16 ‘‘(B) GOOD STANDING.—Regardless of 

17 whether a tenant, program participant, or resi18 dent is in good standing, the tenant, program 

19 participant, or resident retains the right to an 

20 emergency transfer or a National VAWA Vic21 tims Relocation Pool voucher if the tenant, pro22 gram participant, or resident otherwise meets 

23 the eligibility requirements in this subsection. 

24 The tenant, program participant, or resident 

25 shall also meet the eligibility requirements of 


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1 the program to which the tenant, program par2 ticipant, or resident intends to transfer unless 

3 the eligibility requirement is waived by the cov4 ered housing program. 

5 ‘‘(4) POLICIES.—Each appropriate agency shall, 

6 in the timeframe outlined in subsection (f)(2), adopt 

7 emergency transfer, external referral, and National 

8 VAWA Victim Relocation Pool voucher policies for 

9 use by covered housing programs, which shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) reflect the variations in program op11 eration and administration by covered housing 

12 program type and are in accordance with the 

13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development’s 

14 National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouch15 ers policies and procedures issued within the 

16 timeframe outlined in subsection (f)(1); 

17 ‘‘(B) at a minimum, describe a process 

18 that— 

19 ‘‘(i) permits tenants, program partici20 pants, or residents who are victims of do21 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as22 sault, or stalking to move to another avail23 able and safe dwelling quickly through an 

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1 tims Relocation Pool voucher, or an exter2 nal referral; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) provides that the tenant, pro4 gram participant, or resident can request 

5 an emergency transfer or a National 

6 VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, or 

7 both, whichever is safe and available for 

8 the tenant, program participant, or resi9 dent; and 

10 ‘‘(C) with respect to a request for an emer11 gency transfer, provide that— 

12 ‘‘(i) not later than 5 days after the 

13 date on which a covered housing provider 

14 receives an emergency transfer request 

15 from a tenant or program participant, the 

16 covered housing provider shall determine 

17 whether the tenant or program participant 

18 can be transferred to a safe and available 

19 unit; 

20 ‘‘(ii) if a safe unit is available, an 

21 emergency transfer shall occur not later 

22 than 10 days after the date on which the 

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1 ‘‘(iii) if a safe unit is not available, 

2 the covered housing provider shall provide 

3 to the tenant or program participant— 

4 ‘‘(I) a written status report re5 garding the status of the emergency 

6 transfer request of the tenant or pro7 gram participant; and 

8 ‘‘(II) information about National 

9 VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 

10 vouchers; and 

11 ‘‘(iv) if the emergency transfer re12 quest has been denied due to reasons unre13 lated to the availability of a safe and suit14 able unit, the tenant or program partici15 pant may appeal the decision through the 

16 applicable grievance or hearing process of 

17 the covered housing provider; 

18 ‘‘(D) with respect to a request for a Na19 tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouch20 er— 

21 ‘‘(i) the request may be made to the 

22 Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop23 ment by a tenant; program participant; 

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1 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as2 sault, dating violence, or stalking; a col3 laborative applicant of the local Continuum 

4 of Care or designee of the collaborative ap5 plicant; Emergency Solutions Grant recipi6 ent or subrecipient; a public housing agen7 cy; or the covered housing provider; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) not later than 10 days after the 

9 date on which the Secretary of Housing 

10 and Urban Development receives a request 

11 for a National VAWA Victims Relocation 

12 Pool voucher and the selected relocation 

13 jurisdiction of the tenant or program par14 ticipant, the Secretary shall process the re15 quest and refer administration of the Na16 tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 

17 voucher to the appropriate public housing 

18 agency of the selected jurisdiction of the 

19 tenant; program participant; or resident of 

20 the unit who is an unreported member of 

21 the household because of domestic violence, 

22 dating violence, sexual assault, dating vio23 lence, or stalking; 

24 ‘‘(E) allow a victim of domestic violence 

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1 temporarily relocate, while maintaining eligi2 bility for the covered housing program without 

3 the loss of their housing status, if there are no 

4 alternative comparable housing program units 

5 available, until an emergency transfer, a Na6 tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher, 

7 or an external referral resulting in comparable 

8 safe housing is obtained; 

9 ‘‘(F) mandate that emergency transfers 

10 take priority over non-emergency transfers; 

11 ‘‘(G) mandate that emergency transfers 

12 are not considered new applicants and take pri13 ority over existing external waiting lists for a 

14 covered housing program; 

15 ‘‘(H) incorporate confidentiality measures 

16 to ensure that the appropriate agency and the 

17 covered housing provider do not disclose any in18 formation regarding a tenant, program partici19 pant, or resident who is victim of domestic vio20 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk21 ing, including the location of a new dwelling 

22 unit to any person or entity without the time23 limited written authorization of the tenant or 

24 program participant, and communication by a 

25 covered housing provider with a victim must be 


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1 in a form and manner that the victim deter2 mines to be safe; and 

3 ‘‘(I) mandate that when a tenant or pro4 gram participant submits an emergency trans5 fer request to a covered housing provider, the 

6 covered housing provider shall provide contact 

7 information for— 

8 ‘‘(i) local organizations offering assist9 ance to tenants and other housing pro10 viders who may have safe and available 

11 housing; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) contact information for the re13 gional HUD office or applicable public 

14 housing agency. 

15 ‘‘(5) DUTIES OF COLLABORATIVE APPLICANTS

16 OF A LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE.—In addition to 

17 adopting the policies described in paragraph (4) in 

18 an emergency transfer policy, the collaborative appli19 cant of each local Continuum of Care, or a designee 

20 of the collaborative applicant, shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) coordinate and facilitate emergency 

22 transfers and external referrals across projects 

23 funded under the Continuum of Care; 

24 ‘‘(B) prioritize an external referral across 

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1 for the next available safe housing option for 

2 which a tenant or program participant may be 

3 eligible; 

4 ‘‘(C) coordinate external referrals with the 

5 collaborative applicant of the local Continuum 

6 of Care, or designee of the collaborative appli7 cant, in other jurisdictions in cases where a ten8 ant or program participant requests an out-of9 jurisdiction transfer; 

10 ‘‘(D) ensure that a tenant or program par11 ticipant is not required to be reassessed and re12 tains chronically homeless status, if applicable, 

13 through the local Continuum of Care intake 

14 process when seeking an emergency transfer or 

15 external referral placement; and 

16 ‘‘(E) ensure costs associated with tem17 porary relocations described in paragraph (4) 

18 are considered eligible costs of supportive serv19 ices under the Continuum of Care program. 

20 ‘‘(6) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Each HUD regional 

21 office shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) in collaboration with public housing 

23 agencies and the entities described in paragraph 

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1 gency transfer and external referral plan, which 

2 shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) set forth how covered housing 

4 providers shall coordinate external referrals 

5 with the HUD regional office; 

6 ‘‘(ii) be submitted to the Violence 

7 Against Women Director described in sec8 tion 41413 and made publicly available; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(iii) include any additional policies, 

11 priorities, and strategies set by the entities 

12 described in paragraph (5); and 

13 ‘‘(B) in consultation with the Violence 

14 Against Women Director described in section 

15 41413, facilitate external referral requests for 

16 tenants or program participants who are vic17 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex18 ual assault, or stalking if the tenant or program 

19 participant cannot obtain an emergency trans20 fer or a National VAWA Victims Relocation 

21 Pool voucher. 

22 ‘‘(7) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDERS.—Each 

23 covered housing provider shall develop and imple24 ment an emergency transfer and external referral 


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1 plan consistent with the requirements in paragraph 

2 (4) or (5).’’; 

3 (6) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(f) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY

6 TRANSFER AND NATIONAL VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION

7 POOL VOUCHERS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

9 after the date of enactment of the Violence Against 

10 Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, the Secretary 

11 of Housing and Urban Development shall establish 

12 policies and procedures under which a tenant, pro13 gram participant, or resident of a unit who is an un14 reported member of the household because of domes15 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, dating 

16 violence, or stalking may receive, under subsection 

17 (e), subject to the availability of funds, a National 

18 VAWA Victims Relocation Pool voucher. 

19 ‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE AGENCIES.—Not later than 

20 180 days after the date of enactment of the Violence 

21 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, the 

22 head of each appropriate agency shall establish the 

23 policies required under subsection (e) with respect to 

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1 policies and procedures in accordance with the Sec2 retary of Housing and Urban Development’s Na3 tional VAWA Victims Relocation Pool vouchers poli4 cies and procedures.’’; 

5 (7) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub6 section (h); 

7 (8) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(g) TRAINING AND REFERRALS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) TRAINING FOR STAFF OF COVERED HOUS11 ING PROGRAMS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

13 Housing and Urban Development, in partner14 ship with domestic and sexual violence experts, 

15 shall develop mandatory in-person or electronic 

16 training for staff of covered housing providers 

17 to provide a basic understanding of domestic vi18 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

19 stalking, and to facilitate implementation of 

20 this section. 

21 ‘‘(B) APPROPRIATE STAFF.—Each covered 

22 housing provider shall identify— 

23 ‘‘(i) appropriate staff to attend the 

24 basic understanding training described in 

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1 ‘‘(ii) appropriate staff engaged in ten2 ant, program participant, or resident serv3 ices to attend both the basic understanding 

4 training and the implementation training 

5 described in subparagraph (A) as nec6 essary. 

7 ‘‘(2) REFERRALS.—The appropriate agency 

8 with respect to each covered housing program and 

9 the local Continuum of Care shall supply all appro10 priate staff of the covered housing providers with a 

11 referral listing of public contact information for all 

12 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

13 and stalking service providers offering services in its 

14 coverage area. 

15 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

17 this subsection such sums as may be necessary for 

18 each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’; and 

19 (9) by inserting after subsection (h), as so re20 designated, the following: 

21 ‘‘(i) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec22 tion shall be construed— 

23 ‘‘(1) to limit any right, remedy, or procedure 

24 otherwise available to enforce the Violence Against 

25 Women Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 


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1 Stat. 2960) and subsequent amendments prior to 

2 the date of enactment of the Violence Against 

3 Women Reauthorization Act of 2021; or 

4 ‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 

5 State, or local law that provides greater protection 

6 than this section for victims of domestic violence, 

7 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’. 

8 (b) NATIONAL VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION POOL

9 VOUCHERS.—Section 8(o) of the United States Housing 

10 Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) is amended by adding 

11 at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(21) NATIONAL VAWA VICTIMS RELOCATION

13 POOL VOUCHERS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

15 set aside, from amounts made available for 

16 rental assistance under this subsection, 

17 amounts for use only for providing such assist18 ance for the creation of a National VAWA Vic19 tims Relocation Pool, which shall provide rental 

20 assistance on behalf of tenants, program par21 ticipants, or residents who are victims of do22 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

23 and stalking eligible for assistance under sec24 tion 41411(e) of the Violence Against Women 

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1 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS UPON

2 TURNOVER.—A public housing agency shall not 

3 reissue assistance that is made available from 

4 appropriated funds under this subsection for a 

5 tenant, program participant, or resident when 

6 the assistance for the tenant, program partici7 pant, or resident is lawfully terminated, unless 

8 specifically authorized by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(C) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA10 TIONS.—Beginning in fiscal year 2022 and each 

11 fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be 

12 appropriated $20,000,000 to provide vouchers 

13 for rental assistance under this paragraph.’’. 

14 SEC. 602. ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; 

15 PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST VIC16 TIMS. 

17 Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence 

18 Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.) 

19 is amended by inserting after section 41411 the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 41412. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. 

21 ‘‘(a) REGULAR COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each appropriate agency 

23 shall establish a process by which to review compli24 ance with the requirements of this subtitle, which 

25 shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) in consultation with the Violence 

2 Against Women Director described in section 

3 41413 and any other relevant officials of the 

4 appropriate agency, be incorporated into other 

5 existing compliance review processes of the ap6 propriate agency; and 

7 ‘‘(B) examine— 

8 ‘‘(i) covered housing provider compli9 ance with requirements prohibiting the de10 nial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy 

11 rights on the basis of domestic violence, 

12 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

13 ‘‘(ii) covered housing provider compli14 ance with confidentiality provisions set 

15 forth in section 41411(c)(4); 

16 ‘‘(iii) covered housing provider compli17 ance with the notification requirements set 

18 forth in section 41411(d)(2); 

19 ‘‘(iv) covered housing provider compli20 ance with accepting documentation set 

21 forth in section 41411(c); 

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1 cation Pool Voucher requirements set forth 

2 in section 41411(e); and 

3 ‘‘(vi) covered housing provider compli4 ance with the prohibition on retaliation set 

5 forth in section 41414. 

6 ‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Each appropriate agency 

7 shall conduct the review described in paragraph (1) 

8 on a regular basis, as determined by the appropriate 

9 agency. 

10 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau12 thorization Act of 2021, each appropriate agency shall 

13 issue regulations to implement subsection (a), which 

14 shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) define standards of compliance for covered 

16 housing providers; 

17 ‘‘(2) include detailed reporting requirements, in18 cluding the number of emergency transfers, external 

19 referrals, and National VAWA Victims Relocation 

20 Pool vouchers requested and granted, as well as the 

21 length of time needed to process emergency trans22 fers, National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 

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1 ‘‘(3) include standards for corrective action 

2 plans where a covered housing provider has failed to 

3 meet compliance standards. 

4 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agen5 cy shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the in6 formation collected during the compliance review process 

7 completed pursuant to this subsection— 

8 ‘‘(1) includes an evaluation of each topic identi9 fied in subsection (a); and 

10 ‘‘(2) is made publicly available. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE12 VELOPMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DI13 RECTOR. 

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be, within the 

15 Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 

16 Urban Development, a Violence Against Women Director 

17 (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 

18 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) support implementation of the provisions 

20 of this subtitle; 

21 ‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal regula22 tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters re23 lating to the implementation of this subtitle, at each 

24 agency administering a covered housing program; 


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1 ‘‘(3) advise and coordinate with designated offi2 cials within the United States Interagency Council 

3 on Homelessness, the Department of Housing and 

4 Urban Development, the Department of the Treas5 ury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department 

6 of Health and Human Services, the Department of 

7 Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Justice 

8 concerning legislation, implementation, and other 

9 issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions 

10 under this subtitle; 

11 ‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 

12 and support to each appropriate agency regarding 

13 advancing housing protections and access to housing 

14 for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex15 ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 

16 this subtitle; 

17 ‘‘(5) ensure that adequate technical assistance 

18 is made available to covered housing providers re19 garding implementation of this subtitle, as well as 

20 other issues related to advancing housing protections 

21 for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex22 ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 

23 this subtitle; 

24 ‘‘(6) act as a liaison with the judicial branches 

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1 relating to the housing needs of victims of domestic 

2 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk3 ing; 

4 ‘‘(7) implement a quality control system and a 

5 corrective action plan system for those covered hous6 ing providers that fail to comply with this subtitle, 

7 wherein— 

8 ‘‘(A) covered housing providers completing 

9 corrective action plans shall be required to con10 sult with national, State, or local programs fo11 cused on victims of domestic violence, dating vi12 olence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the corrective action plans shall in14 clude provisions requiring covered housing pro15 viders to review and develop appropriate no16 tices, procedures, and staff training to improve 

17 compliance with this subtitle, in consultation 

18 with national, State, or local programs focused 

19 on victims described in subparagraph (A); 

20 ‘‘(8) establish a formal reporting process to re21 ceive individual complaints concerning noncompli22 ance with this subtitle; 

23 ‘‘(9) coordinate the development of interagency 

24 guidelines to improve the availability of centralized 


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1 information concerning available dwelling units for 

2 use in facilitating the emergency transfer process; 

3 ‘‘(10) coordinate the process for tracking of re4 quests, notice, and approval of National VAWA Vic5 tims Relocation Pool vouchers, and further imple6 ment, as necessary, any policies or procedures relat7 ing to the National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 

8 vouchers; 

9 ‘‘(11) work with HUD regional offices to de10 velop a mechanism to implement regional external 

11 referral plans and officials at each appropriate agen12 cy relating to the development of Federal regula13 tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines regarding uni14 form timeframes for the completion of emergency 

15 transfers, National VAWA Victims Relocation Pool 

16 vouchers, and external referrals; 

17 ‘‘(12) coordinate with each appropriate agency 

18 to ensure that standardized documents relating to 

19 the implementation of this title are translated into 

20 and made available in multiple languages, are acces21 sible to persons with disabilities, and made acces22 sible to covered housing providers within a reason23 able time upon adoption of the documents by the ap24 propriate agency; 


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1 ‘‘(13) ensure that the documents described in 

2 paragraph (11), including guidance and notices to 

3 victims, are distributed in commonly encountered 

4 languages by covered housing providers consistent 

5 with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

6 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and any guidance issued by 

7 the appropriate agencies in accordance with Execu8 tive Order 13166 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 note; relating 

9 to access to services for persons with limited English 

10 proficiency); and 

11 ‘‘(14) in consultation with each appropriate 

12 agency, identify existing compliance review processes 

13 that could incorporate the compliance reviews re14 quired under section 41412(a). 

15 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

18 2022 through 2026. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 41414. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 

20 ‘‘(a) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.—No cov21 ered housing provider shall discriminate against any per22 son because that person has opposed any act or practice 

23 made unlawful by this subtitle, or because that individual 

24 testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related 

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1 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No covered hous2 ing provider shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere 

3 with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or 

4 enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised 

5 or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or 

6 encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoy7 ment of, any rights or protections under this subtitle, in8 cluding— 

9 ‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person be10 cause that person is assisting or encouraging an in11 dividual entitled to claim the rights or protections 

12 under this subtitle; and 

13 ‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that 

14 person has participated in any investigation or ac15 tion to enforce this subtitle. 

16 ‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE SEC17 RETARY.—The authority of the Secretary of Housing and 

18 Urban Development and the Office for Fair Housing and 

19 Equal Opportunity to enforce this section shall be the 

20 same as the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3610 et seq.).’’. 

21 SEC. 603. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME 

22 FROM ONE’S HOME. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title 

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1 12491 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amend2 ed by inserting after section 41414 the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 41415. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES 

4 FROM ONE’S HOME. 

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘covered 

6 governmental entity’ means any municipal, county, or 

7 State government that receives funding under section 106 

8 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 

9 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 

10 ‘‘(b) RIGHT TO REPORT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, 

12 residents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants 

13 for, housing— 

14 ‘‘(A) shall have the right to seek law en15 forcement or emergency assistance on their own 

16 behalf or on behalf of another person in need 

17 of assistance; and 

18 ‘‘(B) shall not be penalized based on their 

19 requests for assistance or based on criminal ac20 tivity of which they are a victim or otherwise 

21 not at fault under statutes, ordinances, regula22 tions, or policies adopted or enforced by covered 

23 governmental entities. 

24 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITED PENALTIES.—Penalties that 

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1 ‘‘(A) actual or threatened assessment of 

2 penalties, fees, or fines; 

3 ‘‘(B) actual or threatened eviction; 

4 ‘‘(C) actual or threatened refusal to rent 

5 or renew tenancy; 

6 ‘‘(D) actual or threatened refusal to issue 

7 an occupancy permit or landlord permit; and 

8 ‘‘(E) actual or threatened closure of the 

9 property, or designation of the property as a 

10 nuisance or a similarly negative designation. 

11 ‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process de12 scribed in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community 

13 Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)), covered 

14 governmental entities shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) report any of their laws or policies, or, as 

16 applicable, the laws or policies adopted by sub17 grantees, that impose penalties on landlords, home18 owners, residents, occupants, guests, or housing ap19 plicants based on requests for law enforcement or 

20 emergency assistance or based on criminal activity 

21 that occurred at a property; and 

22 ‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with 

23 the protections under this subtitle or describe the 

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1 within 180 days to come into compliance, or to en2 sure compliance among subgrantees. 

3 ‘‘(d) OVERSIGHT.—Oversight and accountability 

4 mechanisms provided for under title VIII of the Civil 

5 Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall be avail6 able to address violations of this section. 

7 ‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered govern8 mental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, com9 pliance with subsection (c)(1) includes inquiring about the 

10 existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that 

11 impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, residents, oc12 cupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests 

13 for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on 

14 criminal activity that occurred at a property.’’. 

15 (b) SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE CRIME REDUCTION

16 METHODS.— 

17 (1) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE18 JAG FUNDS.—Section 501(a)(1) of subpart 1 of part 

19 E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

20 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 

21 amended by adding after subparagraph (H) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(I) Programs for the development and im24 plementation of methods of reducing crime in 

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1 policies. For purposes of this subparagraph, a 

2 punitive program or policy is a program or pol3 icy that— 

4 ‘‘(i) imposes a penalty described in 

5 section 41415(b)(2) of the Violence 

6 Against Women Act of 1994 on the basis 

7 of a request for law enforcement or emer8 gency assistance; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) imposes a penalty described in 

10 section 41415(b)(2) of the Violence 

11 Against Women Act of 1994 on a landlord, 

12 homeowner, tenant, program participant, 

13 resident, occupant, or guest because of 

14 criminal activity at the property, including 

15 domestic violence dating violence, sexual 

16 assault, and stalking, where the landlord, 

17 homeowner, tenant, program participant, 

18 resident, occupant, or guest was a victim 

19 of such criminal activity.’’. 

20 (2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF COPS

21 FUNDS.—Section 1701(b) of part Q of title I of the 

22 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

23 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— 

24 (A) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

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1 (B) in paragraph (23), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(24) to develop and implement methods of re5 ducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive 

6 programs or policies (as such term is defined in sec7 tion 501(a)(1)(I)).’’. 

8 (3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF GRANTS

9 TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE POLI10 CIES.—Section 2101(b) of part U of title I of the 

11 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

12 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461(b)), as amended by this Act, 

13 is further amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(25) To develop and implement methods of re16 ducing crime in communities, to supplant punitive 

17 programs or policies. For purposes of this para18 graph, a punitive program or policy is a program or 

19 policy that— 

20 ‘‘(A) imposes a penalty described in section 

21 41415(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

22 1994 on the basis of a request for law enforce23 ment or emergency assistance; or 

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1 Act of 1994 on a landlord, homeowner, tenant, 

2 program participant, resident, occupant, or 

3 guest because of criminal activity at the prop4 erty, including domestic violence, dating vio5 lence, sexual assault, and stalking, where the 

6 landlord, homeowner, tenant, program partici7 pant, resident, occupant, or guest was a victim 

8 of such criminal activity.’’. 

9 SEC. 604. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 

10 FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT11 ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK12 ING. 

13 Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act 

14 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

16 paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Vio18 lence Against Women Office’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 

20 Women’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting after ‘‘, other nonprofit, 

22 nongovernmental organizations’’ the following: 

23 ‘‘, population-specific organizations’’; and 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 

2 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 

3 2026’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5 per5 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8 percent’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘0.25 

7 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’. 

8 SEC. 605. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 

9 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

10 SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

11 (a) MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

12 GRANTS.—Section 423(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home13 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)) is amended by 

14 adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to 

16 ensure compliance with subsection (e) of section 

17 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 

18 (34 U.S.C. 12491) and monitoring compliance with 

19 the confidentiality protections of subsection (c)(4) of 

20 such section.’’. 

21 (b) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE

22 LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) 

23 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 

24 12474(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 


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1 (c) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

2 IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 41405 of 

3 the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 

4 12475) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Director 

6 of the Violence Against Women Office’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 

8 Women’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by inserting after 

10 ‘‘linguistically and culturally specific service pro11 viders,’’ the following: ‘‘population-specific organiza12 tions,’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 

14 2018’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2022 through 

15 2026’’. 

16 SEC. 606. UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 AMEND17 MENTS. 

18 Section 5A(d) of the United States Housing Act of 

19 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)) is amended— 

20 (1) by amending paragraph (13) to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(13) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

23 SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING PROGRAMS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) COPIES.—A copy of— 


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1 ‘‘(i) all standardized notices issued 

2 pursuant to the housing protections under 

3 subtitle N of the Violence Against Women 

4 Act of 1994, including the notice required 

5 under section 41411(d) of the Violence 

6 Against Women Act of 1994; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the emergency transfer plan 

8 issued pursuant to section 41411 of the 

9 Violence Against Women Act of 1994; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) any and all memoranda of un11 derstanding with other covered housing 

12 providers developed to facilitate emergency 

13 transfers under section 41411(e) of the Vi14 olence Against Women Act of 1994. 

15 ‘‘(B) DESCRIPTIONS.—A description of— 

16 ‘‘(i) any activities, services, or pro17 grams provided or offered by an agency, ei18 ther directly or in partnership with other 

19 service providers, to child or adult victims 

20 of domestic violence, dating violence, sex21 ual assault, or stalking; 

22 ‘‘(ii) any activities, services, or pro23 grams provided or offered by a public 

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1 lence, sexual assault, or stalking, to obtain 

2 or maintain housing; 

3 ‘‘(iii) any activities, services, or pro4 grams provided or offered by a public 

5 housing agency to prevent domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

7 stalking, or to enhance victim safety in as8 sisted families; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) all training and support services 

10 offered to staff of the public housing agen11 cy to provide a basic understanding of do12 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as13 sault, and stalking, and to facilitate imple14 mentation of the housing protections of 

15 section 41411 of the Violence Against 

16 Women Act of 1994.’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (16), by inserting ‘‘the Vio18 lence Against Women Act of 1994,’’ before ‘‘the 

19 Fair Housing Act’’. 

20 TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY 

21 FOR VICTIMS 

22 SEC. 701. FINDINGS. 

23 Congress finds the following: 

24 (1) Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual vio25 lence, and 1 in 5 women have survived completed or 


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1 attempted rape. Such violence has a devastating im2 pact on women’s physical and emotional health, fi3 nancial security, and ability to maintain their jobs, 

4 and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic 

5 security. 

6 (2) The Office on Violence Against Women of 

7 the Department of Justice defines domestic violence 

8 as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship 

9 that is used by one intimate partner to gain or 

10 maintain power and control over another intimate 

11 partner. Domestic violence can include physical, sex12 ual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or 

13 threats of actions that influence another person. Do14 mestic violence includes any behaviors that intimi15 date, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, ter16 rorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or 

17 wound an individual. 

18 (3) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre19 vention report that domestic violence or intimate 

20 partner violence is a serious public health issue for 

21 millions of individuals in the United States. Nearly 

22 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the United States 

23 have suffered sexual violence, physical violence, or 

24 stalking by an intimate partner. 


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1 (4) Transgender and gender non-conforming 

2 people face extraordinary levels of physical and sex3 ual violence. 

4 (5) More than 1 in 4 transgender people have 

5 faced bias-driven assault, and this rate is higher for 

6 trans women and trans people of color. 

7 (6) The American Foundation for Suicide Pre8 vention has found that transgender and gender non9 conforming people had an elevated prevalence of sui10 cide attempts, especially when they have suffered 

11 physical or sexual violence. 

12 (7) Homicide is one of the leading causes of 

13 death for women on the job. Domestic partners or 

14 relatives commit 43 percent of workplace homicides 

15 against women. One study found that intimate part16 ner violence resulted in 142 homicides among women 

17 at work in the United States from 2003 to 2008, a 

18 figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 work19 place homicides among women during the period. In 

20 fact, in 2010, homicides against women at work in21 creased by 13 percent despite continuous declines in 

22 overall workplace homicides in recent years. 

23 (8) Women in the United States are 11 times 

24 more likely to be murdered with guns than women 

25 in other high-income countries. Female intimate 


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1 partners are more likely to be murdered with a fire2 arm than all other means combined. The presence of 

3 a gun in domestic violence situations increases the 

4 risk of homicide for women by 500 percent. 

5 (9) Violence can have a dramatic impact on the 

6 survivor of such violence. Studies indicate that 44 

7 percent of surveyed employed adults experienced the 

8 effect of domestic violence in the workplace, and 64 

9 percent indicated their workplace performance was 

10 affected by such violence. Another recent survey 

11 found that 78 percent of offenders used workplace 

12 resources to express anger, check up on, pressure, or 

13 threaten a survivor. Sexual assault, whether occur14 ring in or out of the workplace, can impair an em15 ployee’s work performance, require time away from 

16 work, and undermine the employee’s ability to main17 tain a job. Nearly 50 percent of sexual assault sur18 vivors lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the 

19 aftermath of the assaults. 

20 (10) Studies find that 60 percent of single 

21 women lack economic security and 81 percent of 

22 households with single mothers live in economic inse23 curity. Significant barriers that survivors confront 

24 include access to housing, transportation, and child 

25 care. Ninety-two percent of homeless women have 


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1 experienced domestic violence, and more than 50 

2 percent of such women cite domestic violence as the 

3 direct cause for homelessness. Survivors are deprived 

4 of their autonomy, liberty, and security, and face 

5 tremendous threats to their health and safety. 

6 (11) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre7 vention report that survivors of severe intimate part8 ner violence lose nearly 8 million days of paid work, 

9 which is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full10 time jobs and almost 5,600,000 days of household 

11 productivity each year. Therefore, women dispropor12 tionately need time off to care for their health or to 

13 find safety solutions, such as obtaining a restraining 

14 order or finding housing, to avoid or prevent further 

15 violence. 

16 (12) Annual costs of intimate partner violence 

17 are estimated to be more than $8,300,000,000. Ac18 cording to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre19 vention, the costs of intimate partner violence 

20 against women in 1995 exceeded an estimated 

21 $5,800,000,000. These costs included nearly 

22 $4,100,000,000 in the direct costs of medical and 

23 mental health care and nearly $1,800,000,000 in the 

24 indirect costs of lost productivity. These statistics 

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1 cause the costs associated with the criminal justice 

2 system are not included. 

3 (13) Fifty-five percent of senior executives re4 cently surveyed said domestic violence has a harmful 

5 effect on their company’s productivity, and more 

6 than 70 percent said domestic violence negatively af7 fects attendance. Seventy-eight percent of human re8 sources professionals consider partner violence a 

9 workplace issue. However, more than 70 percent of 

10 United States workplaces have no formal program or 

11 policy that addresses workplace violence, let alone 

12 domestic violence. In fact, only four percent of em13 ployers provided training on domestic violence. 

14 (14) Studies indicate that one of the best pre15 dictors of whether a survivor will be able to stay 

16 away from his or her abuser is the degree of his or 

17 her economic independence. However, domestic vio18 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 

19 often negatively impact a survivor’s ability to main20 tain employment. 

21 (15) Abusers frequently seek to exert financial 

22 control over their partners by actively interfering 

23 with their ability to work, including preventing their 

24 partners from going to work, harassing their part25 ners at work, limiting their partners’ access to cash 


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1 or transportation, and sabotaging their partners’ 

2 child care arrangements. 

3 (16) Economic abuse refers to behaviors that 

4 control an intimate partner’s ability to acquire, use, 

5 and maintain access to, money, credit, ownership of 

6 assets, or access to governmental or private financial 

7 benefits, including defaulting on joint obligations 

8 (such as school loans, credit card debt, mortgages, 

9 or rent). Other forms of such abuse may include pre10 venting someone from attending school, threatening 

11 to or actually terminating employment, controlling 

12 or withholding access to cash, checking, or credit ac13 counts, and attempting to damage or sabotage the 

14 creditworthiness of an intimate partner, including 

15 forcing an intimate partner to write bad checks, 

16 forcing an intimate partner to default on payments 

17 related to household needs, such as housing, or forc18 ing an intimate partner into bankruptcy. 

19 (17) The Patient Protection and Affordable 

20 Care Act (Public Law 111–148), and the amend21 ments made by such Act, ensures that most health 

22 plans must cover preventive services, including 

23 screening and counseling for domestic violence, at no 

24 additional cost. In addition, it prohibits insurance 


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1 companies from discriminating against patients for 

2 preexisting conditions, like domestic violence. 

3 (18) Yet, more can be done to help survivors. 

4 Federal law in effect on the day before the date of 

5 enactment of this Act does not explicitly— 

6 (A) authorize survivors of domestic vio7 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk8 ing to take leave from work to seek legal assist9 ance and redress, counseling, or assistance with 

10 safety planning activities; 

11 (B) address the eligibility of survivors of 

12 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as13 sault, or stalking for unemployment compensa14 tion; 

15 (C) provide job protection to survivors of 

16 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as17 sault, or stalking; 

18 (D) prohibit insurers and employers who 

19 self-insure employee benefits from discrimi20 nating against survivors of domestic violence, 

21 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and 

22 those who help them in determining eligibility, 

23 rates charged, and standards for payment of 

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1 (E) prohibit insurers from disclosing infor2 mation about abuse and the location of the sur3 vivors through insurance databases and other 

4 means. 

5 (19) This Act aims to empower survivors of do6 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

7 stalking to be free from violence, hardship, and con8 trol, which restrains basic human rights to freedom 

9 and safety in the United States. 

10 SEC. 702. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 

11 RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES12 TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 

13 Section 41501 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

14 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501) is amend15 ed— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘and sexual harassment’’ 

18 after ‘‘domestic and sexual violence’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘employers and labor orga20 nizations’’ and inserting ‘‘employers, labor or21 ganizations, and victim service providers’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

24 and inserting a semicolon; 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘and stalking’’ and in2 serting ‘‘stalking, and sexual harassment’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

5 and inserting a semicolon; 

6 (C) by adding the following new para7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(4) a plan to enhance the capacity of survivors 

9 to obtain and maintain employment to include the 

10 implementation of a demonstration pilot program 

11 ‘Pathways to Opportunity’ which builds collabora12 tions between and among victim service providers, 

13 workforce development programs, and educational 

14 and vocational institutions to provide trauma in15 formed programming to support survivors seeking 

16 employment and centered around culturally specific 

17 organizations or organizations that primarily serve 

18 populations traditionally marginalized in the work19 place.’’. 

20 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the 

21 period at the end ‘‘or sexual harassment’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 

23 sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual violence’’; and 

24 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 

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1 serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

2 through 2026’’. 

3 SEC. 703. ENTITLEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA4 TION FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AND OTHER 

5 HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 

6 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 

7 (a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 

8 (1) Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue 

9 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end of paragraph (18), by redesignating paragraph 

11 (19) as paragraph (20), and by inserting after para12 graph (18) the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(19) no person may be denied compensation 

14 under such State law solely on the basis of the indi15 vidual having a voluntary separation from work if 

16 such separation is attributable to such individual 

17 being a victim of sexual or other harassment or a 

18 survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or 

19 stalking; and’’. 

20 (2) Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code 

21 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(g) SEXUAL OR OTHER HARASSMENT; ETC.— 

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1 vidual shall be considered to be attributable to such 

2 individual being a survivor or victim of sexual or 

3 other harassment or a survivor of domestic violence, 

4 sexual assault, or stalking if such individual submits 

5 such evidence as the State deems sufficient. 

6 ‘‘(2) SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—For pur7 poses of paragraph (1), a State shall deem suffi8 cient, at a minimum— 

9 ‘‘(A) evidence of such harassment, violence, 

10 assault, or stalking in the form of— 

11 ‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of 

12 identification; 

13 ‘‘(ii) a police or court record; or 

14 ‘‘(iii) documentation from a victim 

15 service provider, an attorney, a police offi16 cer, a medical professional, a social worker, 

17 an antiviolence counselor, a member of the 

18 clergy, or another professional; and 

19 ‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary 

20 separation is attributable to such harassment, 

21 violence, assault, or stalking. 

22 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec23 tion— 

24 ‘‘(A) The terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual 

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1 harassment’, and ‘survivor of domestic violence, 

2 sexual assault, or stalking’ have the meanings 

3 given such terms under State law, regulation, 

4 or policy. 

5 ‘‘(B) The term ‘victim service provider’ has 

6 the meaning given such term in section 40002 

7 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.’’. 

8 (b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL

9 TRAINING.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended— 

11 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

12 (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 

13 and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol15 lowing new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(4)(A) Such methods of administration as will 

17 ensure that— 

18 ‘‘(i) applicants for unemployment com19 pensation and individuals inquiring about such 

20 compensation are notified of the provisions of 

21 section 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue 

22 Code of 1986; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) claims reviewers and hearing per24 sonnel are trained in— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sex2 ual and other harassment, domestic vio3 lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

4 ‘‘(II) methods of ascertaining and 

5 keeping confidential information about pos6 sible experiences of sexual and other har7 assment, domestic violence, sexual assault, 

8 or stalking to ensure that— 

9 ‘‘(aa) requests for unemployment 

10 compensation based on separations 

11 stemming from sexual and other har12 assment, domestic violence, sexual as13 sault, or stalking are identified and 

14 adjudicated; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) confidentiality is provided 

16 for the individual’s claim and sub17 mitted evidence. 

18 ‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— 

19 ‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual 

20 assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the meanings given 

21 such terms in section 40002 of the Violence 

22 Against Women Act of 1994; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other harass24 ment’ has the meaning given such term under 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic vio2 lence, sexual assault, or stalking’ means— 

3 ‘‘(I) a person who has experienced or 

4 is experiencing domestic violence, sexual 

5 assault, or stalking; and 

6 ‘‘(II) a person whose family or house7 hold member has experienced or is experi8 encing domestic violence, sexual assault, or 

9 stalking.’’. 

10 (c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) 

11 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL

14 PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL

15 AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 

16 SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the 

18 chief executive officer of the State that the 

19 State has established and is enforcing stand20 ards and procedures to— 

21 ‘‘(i) ensure that applicants for assist22 ance under the State program funded 

23 under this part and individuals inquiring 

24 about such assistance are adequately noti25 fied of— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the provisions of section 

2 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue 

3 Code of 1986; and 

4 ‘‘(II) assistance made available 

5 by the State to survivors of sexual 

6 and other harassment, domestic vio7 lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

8 ‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and 

9 other agency personnel responsible for ad10 ministering the State program funded 

11 under this part are adequately trained in— 

12 ‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of 

13 sexual and other harassment, domes14 tic violence, sexual assault, or stalk15 ing; 

16 ‘‘(II) State standards and proce17 dures relating to the prevention of, 

18 and assistance for individuals who are 

19 survivors of sexual and other harass20 ment, domestic violence, sexual as21 sault, or stalking; and 

22 ‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining 

23 and keeping confidential information 

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1 and other harassment, domestic vio2 lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

3 ‘‘(iii) ensure that, if a State has elect4 ed to establish and enforce standards and 

5 procedures regarding the screening for, 

6 and identification of, domestic violence 

7 pursuant to paragraph (7)— 

8 ‘‘(I) applicants for assistance 

9 under the State program funded 

10 under this part and individuals inquir11 ing about such assistance are ade12 quately notified of options available 

13 under such standards and procedures; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(II) case workers and other 

16 agency personnel responsible for ad17 ministering the State program funded 

18 under this part are provided with ade19 quate training regarding such stand20 ards and procedures and options 

21 available under such standards and 

22 procedures; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) ensure that the training required 

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1 ble, (C)(ii) is provided through a training 

2 program operated by an eligible entity. 

3 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

4 paragraph— 

5 ‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, 

6 ‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the 

7 meanings given such terms in section 

8 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 

9 of 1994; 

10 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other har11 assment’ has the meaning given such term 

12 under State law, regulation, or policy; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic 

14 violence, sexual assault, or stalking’ 

15 means— 

16 ‘‘(I) a person who has experi17 enced or is experiencing domestic vio18 lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

19 ‘‘(II) a person whose family or 

20 household member has experienced or 

21 is experiencing domestic violence, sex22 ual assault, or stalking.’’. 

23 (d) SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC

24 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING TRAINING

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1 (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

2 Labor (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec3 retary’’) is authorized to award— 

4 (A) a grant to a national victim service 

5 provider in order for such organization to— 

6 (i) develop and disseminate a model 

7 training program (and related materials) 

8 for the training required under section 

9 303(a)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act, as 

10 added by subsection (b), and under sub11 paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subpara12 graph (C)(ii) of section 402(a)(8) of such 

13 Act, as added by subsection (c); and 

14 (ii) provide technical assistance with 

15 respect to such model training program, 

16 including technical assistance to the tem17 porary assistance for needy families pro18 gram and unemployment compensation 

19 personnel; and 

20 (B) grants to State, Tribal, or local agen21 cies in order for such agencies to contract with 

22 eligible entities to provide State, Tribal, or local 

23 caseworkers and other State, Tribal, or local 

24 agency personnel responsible for administering 

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1 gram established under part A of title IV of the 

2 Social Security Act in a State or Indian res3 ervation with the training required under sub4 paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subparagraph 

5 (C)(ii) of such section 402(a)(8). 

6 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes 

7 of paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 

8 means an entity— 

9 (A) that is— 

10 (i) a State or Tribal domestic violence 

11 coalition or sexual assault coalition; 

12 (ii) a State or local victim service pro13 vider with recognized expertise in the dy14 namics of domestic violence, sexual assault, 

15 or stalking whose primary mission is to 

16 provide services to survivors of domestic vi17 olence, sexual assault, or stalking, includ18 ing a rape crisis center or domestic vio19 lence program; or 

20 (iii) an organization with dem21 onstrated expertise in State or county wel22 fare laws and implementation of such laws 

23 and experience with disseminating informa24 tion on such laws and implementation, but 

25 only if such organization will provide the 


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1 required training in partnership with an 

2 entity described in clause (i) or (ii); and 

3 (B) that— 

4 (i) has demonstrated expertise in the 

5 dynamics of both domestic violence and 

6 sexual assault, such as a joint domestic vi7 olence and sexual assault coalition; or 

8 (ii) will provide the required training 

9 in partnership with an entity described in 

10 clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) in 

11 order to comply with the dual domestic vio12 lence and sexual assault expertise require13 ment under clause (i). 

14 (3) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 

15 under this subsection shall submit an application to 

16 the Secretary at such time, in such form and man17 ner, and containing such information as the Sec18 retary specifies. 

19 (4) REPORTS.— 

20 (A) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

21 than a year after the date of the enactment of 

22 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 

23 shall submit to Congress a report on the grant 

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1 (B) REPORTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.— 

2 The Secretary shall establish procedures for the 

3 dissemination to the public of each report sub4 mitted under subparagraph (A). Such proce5 dures shall include the use of the internet to 

6 disseminate such reports. 

7 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 

9 be appropriated— 

10 (i) $1,000,000 fo fiscal year 2022 to 

11 carry out the provisions of paragraph 

12 (1)(A); and 

13 (ii) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal 

14 years 2022 through 2026 to carry out the 

15 provisions of paragraph (1)(B). 

16 (B) THREE-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF GRANT

17 FUNDS.—Each recipient of a grant under this 

18 subsection shall return to the Secretary any un19 used portion of such grant not later than 3 

20 years after the date the grant was awarded, to21 gether with any earnings on such unused por22 tion. 

23 (C) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Any amounts 

24 returned pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be 

25 available without further appropriation to the 


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1 Secretary for the purpose of carrying out the 

2 provisions of paragraph (1)(B). 

3 (e) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAWS, ETC.— 

4 (1) MORE PROTECTIVE LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 

5 PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Nothing in this title shall 

6 be construed to supersede any provision of any Fed7 eral, State, or local law, collective bargaining agree8 ment, or employment benefits program or plan that 

9 provides greater unemployment insurance benefits 

10 for survivors of sexual and other harassment, domes11 tic violence, sexual assault, or stalking than the 

12 rights established under this title. 

13 (2) LESS PROTECTIVE LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 

14 PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Any law, collective bar15 gaining agreement, or employment benefits program 

16 or plan of a State or unit of local government is pre17 empted to the extent that such law, agreement, or 

18 program or plan would impair the exercise of any 

19 right established under this title or the amendments 

20 made by this title. 

21 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

23 subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment 

24 beginning on or after the earlier of— 


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1 (A) the date the State changes its statutes, 

2 regulations, or policies in order to comply with 

3 such amendments; or 

4 (B) January 1, 2023. 

5 (2) TANF AMENDMENT.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (B), the amendment made by 

8 subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of 

9 enactment of this Act. 

10 (B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR

11 STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a 

12 State plan under part A of title IV of the Social 

13 Security Act which the Secretary of Health and 

14 Human Services determines requires State ac15 tion (including legislation, regulation, or other 

16 administrative action) in order for the plan to 

17 meet the additional requirements imposed by 

18 the amendment made by subsection (c), the 

19 State plan shall not be regarded as failing to 

20 comply with the requirements of such amend21 ment on the basis of its failure to meet these 

22 additional requirements before the first day of 

23 the first calendar quarter beginning after the 

24 close of the first regular session of the State 

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1 ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 

2 sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2- 

3 year legislative session, each year of the session 

4 is considered to be a separate regular session of 

5 the State legislature. 

6 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘do7 mestic violence’’, ‘‘sexual assault’’, ‘‘stalking’’, ‘‘survivor 

8 of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’, and ‘‘vic9 tim service provider’’ have the meanings given such terms 

10 in section 3304(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

11 SEC. 704. STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SUR12 VIVORS’ ECONOMIC SECURITY ACCESS. 

13 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 

14 Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 

15 conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic 

16 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

17 throughout the United States experience in maintaining 

18 economic security as a result of issues related to domestic 

19 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

20 (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

21 of enactment of this title, and every 5 years thereafter, 

22 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consulta23 tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report 

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1 (c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this 

2 section shall include— 

3 (1) identification of geographic areas in which 

4 State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong 

5 impact on the ability of survivors of domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 

7 exercise— 

8 (A) any rights under this Act without com9 promising personal safety or the safety of oth10 ers, including family members and excluding 

11 the abuser; and 

12 (B) other components of economic security, 

13 including financial empowerment, affordable 

14 housing, transportation, healthcare access, and 

15 quality education and training opportunities; 

16 (2) identification of geographic areas with 

17 shortages in resources for such survivors, with an 

18 accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of 

19 such shortage; 

20 (3) analysis of factors related to industries, 

21 workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and 

22 other elements that impact the ability of such sur23 vivors to exercise any rights under this Act without 

24 compromising personal safety or the safety of others, 

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1 (4) the recommendations of the Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 

3 Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and en4 forcement tools to ensure successful implementation 

5 of the provisions of this Act in order to support the 

6 economic security and safety of survivors of domestic 

7 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

8 and 

9 (5) best practices for States, employers, health 

10 carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad11 dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating 

12 violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

13 SEC. 705. GAO STUDY. 

14 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 

17 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, 

18 with respect to survivors of domestic violence, dating vio19 lence, sexual assault, or stalking who are, or were, enrolled 

20 at institutions of higher education and borrowed a loan 

21 made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for which 

23 the survivors have not repaid the total interest and prin24 cipal due, each of the following: 


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1 (1) The implications of domestic violence, dat2 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a bor3 rower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans. 

4 (2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re5 garding Federal student loan deferment, forbear6 ance, and grace periods when a survivor has to sus7 pend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an in8 stitution of higher education due to domestic vio9 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

10 (3) The adequacy of institutional policies and 

11 practices regarding retention or transfer of credits 

12 when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the 

13 survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu14 cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex15 ual assault, or stalking. 

16 (4) The availability or any options for a sur17 vivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as18 sault, or stalking who attended an institution of 

19 higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, 

20 or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substan21 tially misrepresented information to students, to be 

22 able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s 

23 Federal student loan. 

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1 stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the 

2 survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use 

3 of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class 

4 actions. 

5 SEC. 706. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR 

6 SURVIVORS. 

7 (a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 

9 conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 

10 Human Services (through the Director of the Cen11 ters for Disease Control and Prevention and the 

12 grant recipient under section 41501 of the Violence 

13 Against Women Act of 1994 that establishes the na14 tional resource center on workplace responses to as15 sist victims of domestic and sexual violence) and the 

16 Attorney General (through the Principal Deputy Di17 rector of the Office on Violence Against Women), 

18 shall coordinate and provide for a national public 

19 outreach and education campaign to raise public 

20 awareness of the workplace impact of domestic vio21 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 

22 including outreach and education for employers, 

23 service providers, teachers, and other key partners. 

24 This campaign shall pay special attention to ensure 

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1 following types of workplace laws (federal and/or 

2 State): anti-discrimination laws that bar treating 

3 survivors differently; leave laws, both paid and un4 paid that are available for use by survivors; unem5 ployment insurance laws and policies that address 

6 survivor eligibility. 

7 (2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Labor, 

8 in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services and the Attorney General, as de10 scribed in paragraph (1), may disseminate informa11 tion through the public outreach and education cam12 paign on the resources and rights referred to in this 

13 subsection directly or through arrangements with 

14 health agencies, professional and nonprofit organiza15 tions, consumer groups, labor organizations, institu16 tions of higher education, clinics, the media, and 

17 Federal, State, and local agencies. 

18 (3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi19 nated under paragraph (2) shall include, at a min20 imum, a description of— 

21 (A) the resources and rights that are— 

22 (i) available to survivors of domestic 

23 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

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1 (ii) established in this Act and the Vi2 olence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 

3 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.); 

4 (B) guidelines and best practices on pre5 vention of domestic violence, dating violence, 

6 stalking, and sexual assault; 

7 (C) resources that promote healthy rela8 tionships and communication skills; 

9 (D) resources that encourage bystander 

10 intervention in a situation involving domestic vi11 olence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as12 sault; 

13 (E) resources that promote workplace poli14 cies that support and help maintain the eco15 nomic security of survivors of domestic violence, 

16 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in17 cluding guidelines and best practices to promote 

18 the creation of effective employee assistance 

19 programs; and 

20 (F) resources and rights that the heads of 

21 Federal agencies described in paragraph (2) de22 termine are appropriate to include. 

23 (4) COMMON LANGUAGES.—The Secretary of 

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1 nated to survivors under paragraph (2) is made 

2 available in commonly encountered languages. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) EMPLOYEE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employee’’ 

6 means any individual employed by an employer. 

7 In the case of an individual employed by a pub8 lic agency, such term means an individual em9 ployed as described in section 3(e)(2) of the 

10 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 

11 203(e)(2)). 

12 (B) BASIS.—The term includes a person 

13 employed as described in subparagraph (A) on 

14 a full- or part-time basis, for a fixed time pe15 riod, on a temporary basis, pursuant to a detail, 

16 or as a participant in a work assignment as a 

17 condition of receipt of Federal or State income18 based public assistance. 

19 (2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 

20 (A) means any person engaged in com21 merce or in any industry or activity affecting 

22 commerce who employs 15 or more individuals; 

23 and 

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1 tion to an employee, and includes a public agen2 cy that employs individuals as described in sec3 tion 3(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 

4 1938, but does not include any labor organiza5 tion (other than when acting as an employer) or 

6 anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent 

7 of such labor organization. 

8 (3) FLSA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘employ’’ and 

9 ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec10 tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 

11 U.S.C. 203). 

12 (c) STUDY ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES.—The Sec13 retary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 

14 Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study on the 

15 status of workplace responses to employees who experience 

16 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk17 ing while employed, in each State and nationally, to im18 prove the access of survivors of domestic violence, dating 

19 violence, sexual assault, or stalking to supportive resources 

20 and economic security. 

21 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

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

24 2022 through 2026. 


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1 SEC. 707. SEVERABILITY. 

2 If any provision of this Act, any amendment made 

3 by this Act, or the application of such provision or amend4 ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti5 tutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act, the 

6 amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 

7 provisions or amendments to any person or circumstance 

8 shall not be affected. 

9 TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE 

10 REDUCTION INITIATIVES 

11 SEC. 801. PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF MIS12 DEMEANOR CRIMES AGAINST DATING PART13 NERS AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROTEC14 TION ORDERS. 

15 Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (32), by striking all that fol18 lows after ‘‘The term ‘intimate partner’ ’’ and insert19 ing the following: ‘‘— 

20 ‘‘(A) means, with respect to a person, the 

21 spouse of the person, a former spouse of the 

22 person, an individual who is a parent of a child 

23 of the person, and an individual who cohabi24 tates or has cohabited with the person; and 

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1 ‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating 

2 partner (as defined in section 2266); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situ4 ated to a spouse who is protected by the 

5 domestic or family violence laws of the 

6 State or Tribal jurisdiction in which the 

7 injury occurred or where the victim re8 sides.’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (33)(A)— 

10 (A) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘Fed11 eral, State,’’ the following: ‘‘municipal,’’; and 

12 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘intimate 

13 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’ each place it appears; 

14 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) 

15 as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and 

16 (4) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(34)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of stalking’ 

19 means an offense that— 

20 ‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under 

21 Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimidation, or 

23 surveillance of another person that— 

24 ‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable fear 

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1 ‘‘(aa) that person; 

2 ‘‘(bb) an immediate family member 

3 (as defined in section 115) of that person; 

4 ‘‘(cc) a household member of that per5 son; or 

6 ‘‘(dd) a spouse or intimate partner of 

7 that person; or 

8 ‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or would 

9 reasonably be expected to cause emotional dis10 tress to a person described in item (aa), (bb), 

11 (cc), or (dd) of subclause (I). 

12 ‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have been 

13 convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 

14 unless— 

15 ‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel in 

16 the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the 

17 right to counsel in the case; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 

19 described in this paragraph for which a person was 

20 entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which 

21 the case was tried, either— 

22 ‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or 

23 ‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel24 ligently waived the right to have the case tried 

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1 ‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to have been 

2 convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter 

3 if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 

4 offense for which the person has been pardoned or has 

5 had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable juris6 diction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an 

7 offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration 

8 of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not 

9 ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 

10 SEC. 802. PROHIBITING STALKERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUB11 JECT TO COURT ORDER FROM POSSESSING A 

12 FIREARM. 

13 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (d)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘that re17 strains such person’’ and all that follows, and 

18 inserting ‘‘described in subsection (g)(8);’’; 

19 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe20 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

21 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 

24 a misdemeanor crime of stalking.’’; and 

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1 (A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 

4 ‘‘(A) that was issued— 

5 ‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per6 son received actual notice, and at which 

7 such person had an opportunity to partici8 pate; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 

10 relative to which notice and opportunity to 

11 be heard are provided— 

12 ‘‘(I) within the time required by 

13 State, Tribal, or territorial law; and 

14 ‘‘(II) in any event within a rea15 sonable time after the order is issued, 

16 sufficient to protect the due process 

17 rights of the person; 

18 ‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 

19 ‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat20 ening an intimate partner of such person 

21 or child of such intimate partner or person, 

22 or engaging in other conduct that would 

23 place an intimate partner in reasonable 

24 fear of bodily injury to the partner or 

25 child; or 


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1 ‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit2 ness from testifying in court; and 

3 ‘‘(C) that— 

4 ‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per5 son represents a credible threat to the 

6 physical safety of such individual described 

7 in subparagraph (B); or 

8 ‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 

9 the use, attempted use, or threatened use 

10 of physical force against such individual 

11 described in subparagraph (B) that would 

12 reasonably be expected to cause bodily in13 jury;’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 

15 comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

16 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 

19 a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’. 

20 TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 

21 WOMEN 

22 SEC. 901. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

24 (1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are 

25 2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes—and 


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1 at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or 

2 sexual assault crimes—compared to all other races. 

3 (2) More than 4 in 5 American Indian and 

4 Alaska Native women, or 84.3 percent, have experi5 enced violence in their lifetime. 

6 (3) The vast majority of Native victims—96 

7 percent of women and 89 percent of male victims— 

8 report being victimized by a non-Indian. 

9 (4) Native victims of sexual violence are three 

10 times as likely to have experienced sexual violence by 

11 an interracial perpetrator as non-Hispanic White 

12 victims and Native stalking victims are nearly 4 

13 times as likely to be stalked by someone of a dif14 ferent race. 

15 (5) While Tribes exercising jurisdiction over 

16 non-Indians have reported significant successes, the 

17 inability to prosecute crimes related to the Special 

18 Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction crimes con19 tinues to leave Tribes unable to fully hold domestic 

20 violence offenders accountable. 

21 (6) Tribal prosecutors report that the majority 

22 of domestic violence cases involve children either as 

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1 dren suffer exposure to violence at rates higher than 

2 any other race in the United States. 

3 (7) Childhood exposure to violence has imme4 diate and long-term effects, including: increased 

5 rates of altered neurological development, poor phys6 ical and mental health, poor school performance, 

7 substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juve8 nile justice system. 

9 (8) According to the Centers for Disease Con10 trol and Prevention, homicide is the third leading 

11 cause of death among American Indian and Alaska 

12 Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and 

13 the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian 

14 and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years 

15 of age. 

16 (9) On some reservations, Indian women are 

17 murdered at more than 10 times the national aver18 age. 

19 (10) According to a 2010 Government Account20 ability Office report, United States Attorneys de21 clined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent 

22 crimes that occur in Indian country. 

23 (11) Investigation into cases of missing and 

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1 law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, 

2 such as— 

3 (A) necessary training, equipment, or 

4 funding; 

5 (B) a lack of interagency cooperation; and 

6 (C) a lack of appropriate laws in place. 

7 (12) Domestic violence calls are among the 

8 most dangerous calls that law enforcement receives. 

9 (13) The complicated jurisdictional scheme that 

10 exists in Indian country— 

11 (A) has a significant negative impact on 

12 the ability to provide public safety to Indian 

13 communities; 

14 (B) has been increasingly exploited by 

15 criminals; and 

16 (C) requires a high degree of commitment 

17 and cooperation among Tribal, Federal, and 

18 State law enforcement officials. 

19 (14) Restoring and enhancing local, Tribal ca20 pacity to address violence against women provides 

21 for greater local control, safety, accountability, and 

22 transparency. 

23 (15) In States with restrictive land settlement 

24 acts such as Alaska, ‘‘Indian country’’ is limited, re25 sources for local Tribal responses either nonexistent 


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1 or insufficient to meet the needs, jurisdiction unnec2 essarily complicated and increases the already high 

3 levels of victimization of American Indian and Alas4 ka Native women. According to the Tribal Law and 

5 Order Act Commission Report, Alaska Native 

6 women are over-represented in the domestic violence 

7 victim population by 250 percent; they comprise 19 

8 percent of the State population, but are 47 percent 

9 of reported rape victims. And among other Indian 

10 Tribes, Alaska Native women suffer the highest 

11 rates of domestic and sexual violence in the country. 

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are— 

13 (1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, 

14 State, Tribal, and local governments with respect to 

15 responding to cases of domestic violence, dating vio16 lence, stalking, trafficking, sexual violence, crimes 

17 against children, and assault against Tribal law en18 forcement officers and murdered Indians; 

19 (2) to increase coordination and communication 

20 among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforce21 ment agencies; 

22 (3) to empower Tribal governments with the re23 sources and information necessary to effectively re24 spond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 


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1 stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing 

2 and murdered Indians; and 

3 (4) to increase the collection of data related to 

4 missing and murdered Indians and the sharing of in5 formation among Federal, State, and Tribal officials 

6 responsible for responding to and investigating cases 

7 of missing and murdered Indians. 

8 SEC. 902. AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE TRIBAL ACCESS 

9 PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 534 of title 28, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of 

15 fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until 

16 expended, for the purposes of enhancing the ability of 

17 Tribal government entities to access, enter information 

18 into, and obtain information from, Federal criminal infor19 mation databases, as authorized by this section.’’. 

20 (b) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT

21 INFORMATION SHARING.—Section 534 of title 28, United 

22 States Code, is further amended by amending subsection 

23 (d) to read as follows: 

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1 shall permit Tribal law enforcement entities (including en2 tities designated by a Tribe as maintaining public safety 

3 within a Tribe’s territorial jurisdiction that has no federal 

4 or state arrest authority) and Bureau of Indian Affairs 

5 law enforcement agencies— 

6 ‘‘(1) to access and enter information into Fed7 eral criminal information databases; and 

8 ‘‘(2) to obtain information from the data9 bases.’’. 

10 SEC. 903. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER COVERED CRIMES 

11 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

12 OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIO13 LENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND 

14 ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 

15 OR CORRECTIONS OFFICER. 

16 Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) 

17 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 

18 1968’’) is amended— 

19 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES OF

20 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘CRIMES

21 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

22 OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 

23 SEX TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND ASSAULT

24 OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS

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1 (2) in subsection (a)(6), in the heading, by 

2 striking ‘‘SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMINAL

3 JURISDICTION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL TRIBAL

4 CRIMINAL JURISDICTION’’; 

5 (3) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence crimi6 nal jurisdiction’’ each place such term appears and 

7 inserting ‘‘special Tribal criminal jurisdiction’’; 

8 (4) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(12) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means 

11 engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe12 cific person proscribed by the criminal law of the In13 dian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 

14 country where the violation occurs that would cause 

15 a reasonable person to— 

16 ‘‘(A) fear for the person’s safety or the 

17 safety of others; or 

18 ‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional dis19 tress.’’; 

20 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 

21 (7) as paragraphs (10) and (11); 

22 (C) by inserting before paragraph (10) (as 

23 redesignated) the following: 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sex traf2 ficking’ means conduct— 

3 ‘‘(i) consisting of— 

4 ‘‘(I) recruiting, enticing, har5 boring, transporting, providing, ob6 taining, advertising, maintaining, pa7 tronizing, or soliciting by any means a 

8 person; or 

9 ‘‘(II) benefitting, financially or 

10 by receiving anything of value, from 

11 participation in a venture that has en12 gaged in an act described in subclause 

13 (I); and 

14 ‘‘(ii) carried out with the knowledge, 

15 or, except where the act constituting the 

16 violation of clause (i) is advertising, in 

17 reckless disregard of the fact, that— 

18 ‘‘(I) means of force, threats of 

19 force, fraud, coercion, or any combina20 tion of such means will be used to 

21 cause the person to engage in a com22 mercial sex act; or 

23 ‘‘(II) the person has not attained 

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1 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 

2 the terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ 

3 have the meanings given the terms in section 

4 1591(e) of title 18, United States Code. 

5 ‘‘(9) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio6 lence’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or con7 tact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian 

8 Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country 

9 where the violation occurs, including in any case in 

10 which the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the 

11 act.’’; 

12 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

13 (5) as paragraphs (6) and (7); 

14 (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

15 through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4); 

16 (F) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes19 tic violence’ means violence— 

20 ‘‘(A) committed by a current or former 

21 spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a 

22 person with whom the victim shares a child in 

23 common, by a person who is cohabitating with 

24 or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse 

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1 situated to a spouse of the victim under the 

2 domestic- or family- violence laws of an Indian 

3 Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 

4 country where the violence occurs; or 

5 ‘‘(B)(i) committed against a victim who is 

6 a child under the age of 18, or an elder (as 

7 such term is defined by Tribal law), including 

8 when an offender recklessly engages in conduct 

9 that creates a substantial risk of death or seri10 ous bodily injury to the victim, or committed as 

11 described in subparagraph (A) while the child 

12 or elder is present; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the child or elder— 

14 ‘‘(I) resides or has resided in the 

15 same household as the offender; 

16 ‘‘(II) is related to the offender by 

17 blood or marriage; 

18 ‘‘(III) is related to another victim of 

19 the offender by blood or marriage; 

20 ‘‘(IV) is under the care of a victim of 

21 the offender who is an intimate partner or 

22 former spouse; or 

23 ‘‘(V) is under the care of a victim of 

24 the offender who is similarly situated to a 

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1 family- violence laws of an Indian Tribe 

2 that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun3 try where the violence occurs.’’; 

4 (G) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 

5 redesignated), the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR

7 CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.—The term ‘assault of a 

8 law enforcement or correctional officer’ means any 

9 criminal violation of the law of the Indian Tribe that 

10 has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the 

11 violation occurs that involves the threatened, at12 tempted, or actual harmful or offensive touching of 

13 a law enforcement or correctional officer.’’; and 

14 (H) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as 

15 redesignated), the following: 

16 ‘‘(5) OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.—The term 

17 ‘obstruction of justice’ means any violation of the 

18 criminal law of the Indian Tribe that has jurisdic19 tion over the Indian country where the violation oc20 curs, and the violation involves interfering with the 

21 administration or due process of the Tribe’s laws in22 cluding any Tribal criminal proceeding or investiga23 tion of a crime.’’; 

24 (5) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘the 

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1 the following: ‘‘, including any participating Tribes 

2 in the State of Maine,’’; 

3 (6) in subsection (b)(4)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 

5 after ‘‘over an alleged offense’’ the following: ‘‘, 

6 other than obstruction of justice or an act of 

7 assault of a law enforcement or corrections offi8 cer,’’; and 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

10 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking the 

13 period at the end and inserting the fol14 lowing: ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (iii) by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(iv) is being prosecuted for a crime 

18 of sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, 

19 obstructing justice, or assaulting a police 

20 or corrections officer under the laws of the 

21 prosecuting Tribe.’’; 

22 (7) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

24 by striking ‘‘domestic violence’’ and inserting 

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1 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik3 ing ‘‘AND DATING VIOLENCE’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUCTION

5 OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STALK6 ING, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR ASSAULT OF A

7 LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS OF8 FICER’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘or dating violence’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘, dating violence, obstruc11 tion of justice, sexual violence, stalking, 

12 sex trafficking, or assault of a law enforce13 ment or corrections officer’’; 

14 (8) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘domestic vio15 lence’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 

16 (9) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(f) GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENT TO TRIBAL GOV19 ERNMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 

22 is authorized to reimburse Tribal government 

23 authorities for expenses incurred in exercising 

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1 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE EXPENSES.—Eligible ex2 penses for reimbursement shall include— 

3 ‘‘(i) expenses incurred to arrest or 

4 prosecute offenders and to detain inmates 

5 (including costs associated with providing 

6 health care); 

7 ‘‘(ii) expenses related to indigent de8 fense services; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) costs associated with probation 

10 and rehabilitation services. 

11 ‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—Reimbursements au12 thorized pursuant to this section shall be in ac13 cordance with rules promulgated by the Attor14 ney General after consultation with Indian 

15 Tribes and within 1 year after the date of en16 actment of this Act. The rules promulgated by 

17 the Department shall set a maximum allowable 

18 reimbursement to any Tribal government in a 

19 1-year period. 

20 ‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General may 

21 award grants to the governments of Indian Tribes 

22 (or to authorized designees of those governments)— 

23 ‘‘(A) to strengthen Tribal criminal justice 

24 systems to assist Indian Tribes in exercising 

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1 ‘‘(i) law enforcement (including the 

2 capacity of law enforcement, court per3 sonnel, or other non-law enforcement enti4 ties that have no Federal or State arrest 

5 authority agencies but have been des6 ignated by a Tribe as responsible for main7 taining public safety within its territorial 

8 jurisdiction, to enter information into and 

9 obtain information from national crime in10 formation databases); 

11 ‘‘(ii) prosecution; 

12 ‘‘(iii) trial and appellate courts (in13 cluding facilities construction); 

14 ‘‘(iv) probation systems; 

15 ‘‘(v) detention and correctional facili16 ties (including facilities construction); 

17 ‘‘(vi) alternative rehabilitation centers; 

18 ‘‘(vii) culturally appropriate services 

19 and assistance for victims and their fami20 lies; and 

21 ‘‘(viii) criminal codes and rules of 

22 criminal procedure, appellate procedure, 

23 and evidence; 

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1 fense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in 

2 criminal proceedings in which a participating 

3 Tribe prosecutes— 

4 ‘‘(i) a crime of domestic violence; 

5 ‘‘(ii) a crime of dating violence; 

6 ‘‘(iii) a criminal violation of a protec7 tion order; 

8 ‘‘(iv) a crime of sexual violence; 

9 ‘‘(v) a crime of stalking; 

10 ‘‘(vi) a crime of sex trafficking; 

11 ‘‘(vii) a crime of obstruction of justice; 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(viii) a crime of assault of a law en14 forcement or correctional officer; 

15 ‘‘(C) to ensure that, in criminal pro16 ceedings in which a participating Tribe exer17 cises special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors 

18 are summoned, selected, and instructed in a 

19 manner consistent with all applicable require20 ments; 

21 ‘‘(D) to accord victims of domestic vio22 lence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, 

23 sex trafficking, obstruction of justice, assault of 

24 a law enforcement or correctional officer, and 

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1 similar to the rights of a crime victim described 

2 in section 3771(a) of title 18, consistent with 

3 Tribal law and custom; and 

4 ‘‘(E) to create a pilot project to allow up 

5 to five Indian Tribes in Alaska to implement 

6 special Tribal criminal jurisdiction. 

7 ‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts 

8 made available under this section shall supplement and 

9 not supplant any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local gov10 ernment amounts made available to carry out activities de11 scribed in this section. 

12 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of 

14 fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out subsection 

15 (f) and to provide training, technical assistance, data col16 lection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems of 

17 participating Tribes. 

18 ‘‘(i) USE OF FUNDS.—Not less than 25 percent of 

19 the total amount of funds appropriated under this section 

20 in a given year shall be used for each of the purposes de21 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f), with 

22 remaining funds available to be distributed for either of 

23 the purposes described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub24 section (f), or any combination of such purposes, depend25 ing on need and in consultation with Indian Tribes.’’; 


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1 (10) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(j) INDIAN COUNTRY DEFINED.—For purposes of 

4 the pilot project described in subsection (f)(5), the defini5 tion of ‘Indian country’ shall include— 

6 ‘‘(1) Alaska Native-owned Townsites, Allot7 ments, and former reservation lands acquired in fee 

8 by Alaska Native Village Corporations pursuant to 

9 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

10 33) and other lands transferred in fee to Native vil11 lages; and 

12 ‘‘(2) all lands within any Alaska Native village 

13 with a population that is at least 75 percent Alaska 

14 Native.’’. 

15 SEC. 904. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 

16 Beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of 

17 enactment of this title, and annually thereafter, the Attor18 ney General and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 

19 prepare and submit a report, to the Committee on Indian 

20 Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 

21 and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com22 mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 

23 that— 

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1 cluding statistics relating to incidents of sexual 

2 abuse or sexual assault suffered by the victims; and 

3 (2) provides recommendations regarding how to 

4 improve data collection on missing and murdered In5 dian women. 

6 SEC. 905. REPORT ON THE RESPONSE OF LAW ENFORCE7 MENT AGENCIES TO REPORTS OF MISSING 

8 OR MURDERED INDIANS. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) COVERED DATABASE.—The term ‘‘covered 

11 database’’ means— 

12 (A) the database of the National Crime In13 formation Center; 

14 (B) the Combined DNA Index System; 

15 (C) the Next Generation Identification 

16 System; and 

17 (D) any other database or system of a law 

18 enforcement agency under which a report of a 

19 missing or murdered Indian may be submitted, 

20 including— 

21 (i) the Violent Criminal Apprehension 

22 Program; or 

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1 (2) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean2 ing given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self3 Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

4 U.S.C. 5304). 

5 (3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun6 try’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1151 

7 of title 18, United States Code. 

8 (4) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.—The term 

9 ‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a Federal, State, 

10 local, or Tribal law enforcement agency. 

11 (5) MISSING OR MURDERED INDIAN.—The term 

12 ‘‘missing or murdered Indian’’ means any Indian 

13 who is— 

14 (A) reported missing in Indian country or 

15 any other location; or 

16 (B) murdered in Indian country or any 

17 other location. 

18 (6) NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘notifi19 cation system’’ means— 

20 (A) the Criminal Justice Information Net21 work; 

22 (B) the AMBER Alert communications 

23 network established under subtitle A of title III 

24 of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501 et 

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1 (C) any other system or public notification 

2 system that relates to a report of a missing or 

3 murdered Indian, including any State, local, or 

4 Tribal notification system. 

5 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

6 of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of 

7 the United States shall submit to the Committee on Indian 

8 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re9 sources of the House of Representatives a comprehensive 

10 report that includes— 

11 (1) a review of— 

12 (A) each law enforcement agency that has 

13 jurisdiction over missing or murdered Indians 

14 and the basis for that jurisdiction; 

15 (B) the response procedures, with respect 

16 to a report of a missing or murdered Indian, 

17 of— 

18 (i) the Federal Bureau of Investiga19 tion; 

20 (ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 

21 (iii) any other Federal law enforce22 ment agency responsible for responding to 

23 or investigating a report of a missing or 

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1 (C) each covered database and notification 

2 system; 

3 (D) Federal interagency cooperation and 

4 notification policies and procedures related to 

5 missing or murdered Indians; 

6 (E) the requirements of each Federal law 

7 enforcement agency relating to notifying State, 

8 local, or Tribal law enforcement agencies after 

9 the Federal law enforcement agency receives a 

10 report of a missing or murdered Indian; and 

11 (F) the public notification requirements of 

12 law enforcement agencies relating to missing or 

13 murdered Indians; 

14 (2) recommendations and best practices relating 

15 to improving cooperation between and response poli16 cies of law enforcement agencies relating to missing 

17 and murdered Indians; and 

18 (3) recommendations relating to— 

19 (A) improving how— 

20 (i) covered databases address in21 stances of missing or murdered Indians, 

22 including by improving access to, inte23 grating, and improving the sharing of in24 formation between covered databases; and 


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1 (ii) notification systems address in2 stances of missing or murdered Indians, 

3 including by improving access to, inte4 grating, and improving the sharing of in5 formation between notification systems; 

6 (B) social, educational, economic, and any 

7 other factor that may contribute to an Indian 

8 becoming a missing or murdered Indian; and 

9 (C) legislation to reduce the likelihood that 

10 an Indian may become a missing or murdered 

11 Indian. 

12 TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 

13 AGAINST WOMEN 

14 SEC. 1001. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 

15 AGAINST WOMEN. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE

17 AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus 

18 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

19 10442) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 

21 Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 

22 Violence Against Women’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘within 

24 the Department of Justice’’ the following: ‘‘, not 

25 subsumed by any other office’’; and 


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1 (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Violence 

2 Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public Law 

3 103–322) and the Violence Against Women Act of 

4 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386)’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title 

6 VII of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against 

7 Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 

8 386), the Violence Against Women and Department 

9 of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of 

10 Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence 

11 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 

12 Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the Violence Against 

13 Women Reauthorization Act of 2021’’. 

14 (b) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE

15 AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime 

16 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) 

17 is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 2003. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 

19 AGAINST WOMEN. 

20 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The President, by and with the 

21 advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director 

22 for the Office on Violence Against Women (in this title 

23 referred to as the ‘Director’) to be responsible, under the 

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1 istration, coordination, and implementation of the pro2 grams and activities of the Office. 

3 ‘‘(b) OTHER EMPLOYMENT.—The Director shall 

4 not— 

5 ‘‘(1) engage in any employment other than that 

6 of serving as Director; or 

7 ‘‘(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity 

8 for, any organization, agency, or institution with 

9 which the Office makes any contract or other agree10 ment under the Violence Against Women Act of 

11 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence 

12 Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 

13 Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 

14 Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

15 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), 

16 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

17 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the Vio18 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021. 

19 ‘‘(c) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy, the Presi20 dent may designate an officer or employee who shall act 

21 as Director during the vacancy. 

22 ‘‘(d) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com23 pensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable 

24 for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 

25 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 


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1 (c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE

2 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 

3 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

4 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10444) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 2004. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 

6 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 

7 ‘‘The Director shall have the following duties: 

8 ‘‘(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial 

9 branches of the Federal and State Governments on 

10 matters relating to violence against women. 

11 ‘‘(2) Providing information to the President, 

12 the Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and Tribal 

13 governments, and the general public on matters re14 lating to violence against women. 

15 ‘‘(3) Serving, at the request of the Attorney 

16 General, as the representative of the Department of 

17 Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or com18 missions addressing policy or issues relating to vio19 lence against women. 

20 ‘‘(4) Serving, at the request of the President, 

21 acting through the Attorney General, as the rep22 resentative of the United States Government on 

23 human rights and economic justice matters related 

24 to violence against women in international fora, in25 cluding, but not limited to, the United Nations. 


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1 ‘‘(5) Carrying out the functions of the Depart2 ment of Justice under the Violence Against Women 

3 Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the 

4 Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 

5 Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women 

6 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 

7 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 

8 3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 

9 Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and 

10 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

11 2021, including with respect to those functions— 

12 ‘‘(A) the development of policy, protocols, 

13 and guidelines; 

14 ‘‘(B) the development and management of 

15 grant programs and other programs, and the 

16 provision of technical assistance under such 

17 programs; and 

18 ‘‘(C) the awarding and termination of 

19 grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. 

20 ‘‘(6) Providing technical assistance, coordina21 tion, and support to— 

22 ‘‘(A) other components of the Department 

23 of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to 

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1 women, including the litigation of civil and 

2 criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; 

3 ‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and Trib4 al agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 

5 technical assistance, synchronize federal defini6 tions and protocols, and improve coordination 

7 among agencies carrying out efforts to elimi8 nate violence against women, including Indian 

9 or indigenous women; and 

10 ‘‘(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence 

11 against women and to provide support and as12 sistance to victims of such violence. 

13 ‘‘(7) Exercising such other powers and func14 tions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to 

15 this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney 

16 General. 

17 ‘‘(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guide18 lines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out 

19 any function of the Office.’’. 

20 (d) STAFF OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST

21 WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control 

22 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) is amend23 ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST

24 WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE ON VIO25 LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 


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1 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 

2 the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 

3 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of5 fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 

6 Women’’. 

7 SEC. 1002. OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN A DEP8 UTY DIRECTOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 

9 COMMUNITIES. 

10 Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

11 Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) is amended by in12 serting after section 2004 the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 2004A. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CULTURALLY SPE14 CIFIC COMMUNITIES. 

15 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

16 Office on Violence Against Women a Deputy Director for 

17 Culturally Specific Communities. 

18 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Deputy Director shall, under the 

19 guidance and authority of the Director of the Office on 

20 Violence Against Women— 

21 ‘‘(1) oversee the administration of grants re22 lated to culturally specific services and contracts 

23 with culturally specific organizations; 

24 ‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 

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1 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

2 stalking, in culturally specific communities; 

3 ‘‘(3) advise the Director of the Office on Vio4 lence Against Women concerning policies, legislation, 

5 implementation of laws, and other issues relating to 

6 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

7 and stalking in culturally specific communities; 

8 ‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 

9 and support to other offices and bureaus in the De10 partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 

11 Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vi12 olence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe13 cific communities; 

14 ‘‘(5) ensure that appropriate technical assist15 ance, developed and provided by entities having ex16 pertise in culturally specific is made available to 

17 grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve 

18 culturally specific communities; and 

19 ‘‘(6) ensure access to grants and technical as20 sistance for culturally specific organizations and 

21 analyze the distribution of funding in order to iden22 tify barriers for culturally specific organizations.’’. 


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1 TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDI2 TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED3 ERAL CUSTODY 

4 SEC. 1101. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY 

5 CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVID6 UALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 

7 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

8 ‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women 

9 in Federal Custody Act’’. 

10 (b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘§ 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and 

14 other individuals 

15 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

16 ‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor17 rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 

18 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a 

19 Federal penal or correctional institution; 

20 ‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 

21 the Bureau of Prisons; 

22 ‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the 

23 first 8-week period of post-partum recovery after 

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1 ‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has 

2 the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 

3 Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 

4 12242); 

5 ‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 

6 who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc7 tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and 

8 ‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an in9 dividual who— 

10 ‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 

11 years of age; 

12 ‘‘(B) is pregnant; 

13 ‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

14 transgender, or intersex; 

15 ‘‘(D) is victim or witness of a crime; 

16 ‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 

17 claim in Federal or State court; 

18 ‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill19 ness or disability; or 

20 ‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, 

21 has been determined to have experienced or to 

22 be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic23 tim of gender-based violence— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 

2 ‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or 

3 legal service provider; or 

4 ‘‘(iv) by the individual. 

5 ‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc7 tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an 

8 office that determines the placement of prisoners. 

9 ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OF PRISONERS.—In deter10 mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab11 lished under paragraph (1) shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the 

13 prisoner as close to the children as possible; 

14 ‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a 

15 transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for 

16 male or female prisoners, and in making other 

17 housing and programming assignments, con18 sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place19 ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and 

20 safety, including serious consideration of the 

21 prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe22 ty, and whether the placement would present 

23 management or security problems; and 

24 ‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of25 fice determines to be appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT

2 PRISONERS OR PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY

3 IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) PLACEMENT IN SEGREGATED HOUSING

5 UNITS.—A covered institution may not place a pris6 oner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in 

7 a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner pre8 sents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or 

9 others. 

10 ‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris11 oner described in subparagraph (A) in a segregated 

12 housing unit shall be limited and temporary. 

13 ‘‘(d) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro14 vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary 

15 caretaker parent, and such classes shall be made available 

16 to prisoners with limited English proficiency in compliance 

17 with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

18 ‘‘(e) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro19 vide training, including cultural competency training, to 

20 each correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau 

21 of Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, includ22 ing each instructor and health care professional, to enable 

23 those correctional officers and employees to— 


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1 ‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or 

2 physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner 

3 has experienced; and 

4 ‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 

5 to the proper healthcare professional for treatment. 

6 ‘‘(f) INMATE HEALTH.— 

7 ‘‘(1) HEALTH CARE ACCESS.—The Director 

8 shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate 

9 health care. 

10 ‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall 

11 make essential hygienic products, including sham12 poo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygien13 ic product that the Director determines appropriate, 

14 available without charge to prisoners. 

15 ‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST ACCESS.—The Director 

16 shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gyne17 cologist as appropriate. 

18 ‘‘(g) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF19 FICERS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make 

21 rules under which— 

22 ‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 

23 a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 

24 unless— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of 

2 immediate harm to the prisoner or others, 

3 and no other correctional officer of the 

4 same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff 

5 is available to assist; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re7 quested that an officer of a different sex 

8 conduct searches; 

9 ‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 

10 restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 

11 sex unless— 

12 ‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre13 sents a risk of immediate harm to them14 selves or others; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in 

16 the restroom and no other correctional offi17 cer of the appropriate sex is available to 

18 assist; 

19 ‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex is deter20 mined according to the sex with which they 

21 identify; and 

22 ‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search 

23 or physically examine a prisoner for the sole 

24 purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital 

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1 ‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 

2 paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the re3 quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act 

4 of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.).’’. 

5 (c) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.—Section 

6 3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY OF PRIMARY CARETAKER

9 PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of 

10 the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible 

11 prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as de12 fined in section 4051) or pregnant from partici13 pating in a program of residential substance abuse 

14 treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis 

15 of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being 

16 committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, 

17 to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons 

18 that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on 

19 or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was 

20 committed to the custody of the Bureau of Pris21 ons.’’. 

22 (d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

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1 the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section 

2 and the amendments made by this section. 

3 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

5 Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on 

6 the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 

7 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re8 port on the implementation of this section and the 

9 amendments made by this section. 

10 (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

11 The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United 

12 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

‘‘4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 

14 SEC. 1102. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WOMEN. 

15 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

16 ‘‘Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or 

17 the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 

19 the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of 

20 the Federal Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred 

21 to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pilot program (in 

22 this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance 

23 with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal 

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1 ceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term 

2 of imprisonment in a separate housing wing of the prison. 

3 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 

4 to— 

5 (1) prevent infant mortality among infants born 

6 to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trau7 ma and stress experienced by the unborn fetuses of 

8 pregnant inmates; 

9 (2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally in10 carcerated women and mothers, and enhance public 

11 safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal 

12 prison system for women as a population with spe13 cial needs; 

14 (3) establish female offender risk and needs as15 sessment as the cornerstones of a more effective and 

16 efficient Federal prison system; 

17 (4) implement a validated post-sentencing risk 

18 and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic 

19 risk factors to provide Federal prison officials with 

20 a roadmap to address the pre- and post-natal needs 

21 of Federal pregnant offenders, manage limited re22 sources, and enhance public safety; 

23 (5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the 

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1 assure that such programs and interventions are evi2 dence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and 

3 expansions based on the results of such evaluations; 

4 and 

5 (6) assist the Department of Justice to address 

6 the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison 

7 system and ensure that the Department can con8 tinue to run prison nurseries safely and securely 

9 without compromising the scope or quality of the 

10 Department’s critical health, safety and law enforce11 ment missions. 

12 (d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRIS13 ONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 

15 this section in consultation with— 

16 (A) a licensed and board-certified gyne17 cologist or obstetrician; 

18 (B) the Director of the Administrative Of19 fice of the United States Courts; 

20 (C) the Director of the Office of Probation 

21 and Pretrial Services; 

22 (D) the Director of the National Institute 

23 of Justice; and 

24 (E) the Secretary of Health and Human 

25 Services. 


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1 (2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance 

2 with paragraph (3)— 

3 (A) develop an offender risk and needs as4 sessment system particular to the health and 

5 sensitivities of Federally incarcerated pregnant 

6 women and mothers in accordance with this 

7 subsection; 

8 (B) develop recommendations regarding re9 cidivism reduction programs and productive ac10 tivities in accordance with subsection (c); 

11 (C) conduct ongoing research and data 

12 analysis on— 

13 (i) the best practices relating to the 

14 use of offender risk and needs assessment 

15 tools particular to the health and sensitivi16 ties of federally incarcerated pregnant 

17 women and mothers; 

18 (ii) the best available risk and needs 

19 assessment tools particular to the health 

20 and sensitivities of Federally incarcerated 

21 pregnant women and mothers and the level 

22 to which they rely on dynamic risk factors 

23 that could be addressed and changed over 

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1 vism, individual needs, and responsiveness 

2 to recidivism reduction programs; 

3 (iii) the most effective and efficient 

4 uses of such tools in conjunction with re5 cidivism reduction programs, productive 

6 activities, incentives, and rewards; and 

7 (iv) which recidivism reduction pro8 grams are the most effective— 

9 (I) for Federally incarcerated 

10 pregnant women and mothers classi11 fied at different recidivism risk levels; 

12 and 

13 (II) for addressing the specific 

14 needs of Federally incarcerated preg15 nant women and mothers; 

16 (D) on a biennial basis, review the system 

17 developed under subparagraph (A) and the rec18 ommendations developed under subparagraph 

19 (B), using the research conducted under sub20 paragraph (C), to determine whether any revi21 sions or updates should be made, and if so, 

22 make such revisions or updates; 

23 (E) hold periodic meetings with the indi24 viduals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be 

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1 (F) develop tools to communicate par2 enting program availability and eligibility cri3 teria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons 

4 and each pregnant inmate to ensure that each 

5 pregnant inmate in the custody of a Bureau of 

6 Prisons facility understands the resources avail7 able to such inmate; and 

8 (G) report to Congress in accordance with 

9 subsection (i). 

10 (3) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties 

11 under paragraph (2), the Director shall— 

12 (A) consult relevant stakeholders; and 

13 (B) make decisions using data that is 

14 based on the best available statistical and em15 pirical evidence. 

16 (e) ELIGIBILITY.—An inmate may apply to partici17 pate in the Program if the inmate— 

18 (1) is pregnant at the beginning of or during 

19 the term of imprisonment; and 

20 (2) is in the custody or control of the Federal 

21 Bureau of Prisons. 

22 (f) PROGRAM TERMS.— 

23 (1) TERM OF PARTICIPATION.—To correspond 

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1 velopment, an eligible inmate selected for the Pro2 gram may participate in the Program, subject to 

3 subsection (g), until the earliest of— 

4 (A) the date that the inmate’s term of im5 prisonment terminates; 

6 (B) the date the infant fails to meet any 

7 medical criteria established by the Director or 

8 the Director’s designee along with a collective 

9 determination of the persons listed in sub10 section (d)(1); or 

11 (C) 30 months. 

12 (2) INMATE REQUIREMENTS.—For the duration 

13 of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the in14 mate shall agree to— 

15 (A) take substantive steps towards acting 

16 in the role of a parent or guardian to any child 

17 of that inmate; 

18 (B) participate in any educational or coun19 seling opportunities established by the Director, 

20 including topics such as child development, par21 enting skills, domestic violence, vocational train22 ing, or substance abuse, as appropriate; 

23 (C) abide by any court decision regarding 

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1 (D) transfer to the Federal Bureau of 

2 Prisons any child support payments for the in3 fant of the participating inmate from any per4 son or governmental entity; and 

5 (E) specify a person who has agreed to 

6 take at least temporary custody of the child if 

7 the inmate’s participation in the Program ter8 minates before the inmate’s release. 

9 (g) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—The Director shall take 

10 appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption 

11 of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based 

12 well-being due to termination of the Program. 

13 (h) REPORTING.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

15 after the date of the enactment of this section and 

16 once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director 

17 shall submit a report to the Congress with regards 

18 to progress in implementing the Program. 

19 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

20 after the termination of the Program, the Director 

21 shall issue a final report to the Congress that con22 tains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings 

23 and conclusions, including recommendations for leg24 islation, administrative actions, and regulations the 

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1 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

2 out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 

3 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

4 SEC. 1103. RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FED5 ERAL INCARCERATION. 

6 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National 

8 Institutes of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of 

9 Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Prisons (including 

10 the Women and Special Population Branch) shall prepare 

11 a report on the status of women in federal incarceration. 

12 Depending on the topic to be addressed, and the facility, 

13 data shall be collected from Bureau of Prisons personnel 

14 and a sample that is representative of the population of 

15 incarcerated women. The report shall include: 

16 (1) With regard to federal facilities wherein 

17 women are incarcerated— 

18 (A) responses by such women to questions 

19 from the Adverse Childhood Experience 

20 (ACES) questionnaire; 

21 (B) demographic data of such women, in22 cluding sexual orientation and gender identity; 

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1 ization, sexual violence and domestic violence 

2 (both inside and outside of incarceration); 

3 (D) the number of such women were preg4 nant at the time that they entered incarcer5 ation; 

6 (E) the number of such women who have 

7 children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; 

8 and 

9 (F) the crimes for which such women are 

10 incarcerated and the length of their sentence 

11 and to the extent practicable, any information 

12 on the connection between the crime of which 

13 they were convicted & their experience of do14 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

15 or stalking. 

16 (2) With regard to all federal facilities where 

17 persons are incarcerated— 

18 (A) a list of best practices with respect to 

19 women’s incarceration and transition, including 

20 staff led programs, services and management 

21 practices (including making sanitary products 

22 readily available and easily accessible, and ac23 cess to and provision of healthcare); 


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1 (B) the availability of trauma treatment at 

2 each facility (including number of beds, and 

3 number of trained staff); 

4 (C) rates of serious mental illness broken 

5 down by gender and security level and a list of 

6 residential programs available by site; and 

7 (D) the availability of vocational education 

8 and a list of vocational programs provided by 

9 each facility. 

10 SEC. 1104. REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCAR11 CERATED WOMEN. 

12 The Attorney General, in coordination with the Chief 

13 of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services and the Director 

14 of the Bureau of Prisons (including Women and Special 

15 Population Branch), shall collaborate on a model of gen16 der responsive transition for incarcerated women, includ17 ing the development of a national standard on prevention 

18 with respect to domestic and sexual violence. In developing 

19 the model, the Chief and the Director shall consult with 

20 such experts within the federal government (including the 

21 Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of 

22 Justice) and in the victim service provider community (in23 cluding sexual and domestic violence and homelessness, 

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1 necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan. 

2 Issues addressed should include— 

3 (1) the development by the Bureau of Prisons 

4 of a contract for gender collaborative services; and 

5 (2) identification by re-entry affairs coordina6 tors and responsive planning for the needs of re-en7 tering women with respect to— 

8 (A) housing, including risk of homeless9 ness; 

10 (B) previous exposure to and risk for do11 mestic and sexual violence; and 

12 (C) the need for parenting classes, assist13 ance securing childcare, or assistance in seeking 

14 or securing jobs that afford flexibility (as might 

15 be necessary in the re-entry, parenting or other 

16 contexts). 

17 TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT 

18 TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 

19 SAFETY 

20 SEC. 1201. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN21 CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT22 TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement 

24 Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amend25 ed by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN2 CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIRE3 ARM. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background 

5 check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back6 ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li7 censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 

8 of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of 

9 title 18, United States Code), which background check de10 termines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 

11 violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 

12 of title 18, United States Code, and such determination 

13 is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the li14 censee contacted the System and a firearm has been trans15 ferred to that person, the System shall notify the law en16 forcement agencies described in subsection (b). 

17 ‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— 

18 The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection 

19 are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction 

20 over the location from which the licensee contacted the 

21 system and the law enforcement agencies that have juris22 diction over the location of the residence of the person for 

23 which the background check was conducted, as follows: 

24 ‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 

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1 ‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency. 

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

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 

5 10 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by inserting after the 

6 item relating to section 107 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of 

a firearm.’’. 

7 SEC. 1202. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS 

8 TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AUTHORI9 TIES. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

11 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘§ 925B. Reporting of background check denials to 

14 State, local, and Tribal authorities 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 

16 background check system established under section 103 

17 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 

18 922 note) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) of 

19 this title that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 

20 violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 

21 of this title or State law, the Attorney General shall, in 

22 accordance with subsection (b) of this section— 

23 ‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities 

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1 firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au2 thorities of the State of residence of the person— 

3 ‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 

4 ‘‘(B) of the specific provision of law that 

5 would have been violated; 

6 ‘‘(C) of the date and time the notice was 

7 provided; 

8 ‘‘(D) of the location where the firearm was 

9 sought to be acquired; and 

10 ‘‘(E) of the identity of the person; and 

11 ‘‘(2) report the incident to local or Tribal law 

12 enforcement authorities and, where practicable, 

13 State, Tribal, or local prosecutors, in the jurisdiction 

14 where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction 

15 where the person resides. 

16 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT.—A report is 

17 made in accordance with this subsection if the report is 

18 made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice de19 scribed in subsection (a), except that the making of the 

20 report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid 

21 compromising an ongoing investigation. 

22 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub23 section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re24 spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities 


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1 that originally issued the notice with respect to the per2 son.’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

4 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

5 relating to section 925A the following: 

‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and Tribal authorities.’’. 

6 SEC. 1203. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND 

7 CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

9 States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 

10 by inserting after section 925B the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross12 deputized attorneys 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce14 ment of paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g), 

15 the Attorney General may— 

16 ‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of 

17 title 28, qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local 

18 prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the 

19 United States government to serve as special assist20 ant United States attorneys for the purpose of pros21 ecuting violations of such paragraphs; 

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1 hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in respond2 ing to and investigating violations of such para3 graphs; and 

4 ‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite 

5 requests for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial 

6 and local law enforcement agencies responding to in7 timate partner violence cases where such agencies 

8 have probable cause to believe that the offenders 

9 may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of 

10 contact within— 

11 ‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of 

12 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) each District Office of the United 

15 States Attorneys. 

16 ‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER AND PUBLIC

17 SAFETY.—The Attorney General shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) identify no less than 75 jurisdictions 

19 among States, territories and Tribes where there are 

20 high rates of firearms violence and threats of fire21 arms violence against intimate partners and other 

22 persons protected under paragraphs (8), (9), and 

23 (10) of section 922(g) and where local authorities 

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1 ‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in 

2 subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced en3 forcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce 

4 firearms homicide and injury rates. 

5 ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this 

6 section, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an at7 torney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good 

8 standing with any relevant licensing authority.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

10 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

11 relating to section 925B the following: 

‘‘925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 

12 TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW 

13 ENFORCEMENT CONSENT 

14 LOOPHOLE 

15 SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En17 forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021’’. 

18 SEC. 1302. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS 

19 WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United 

21 States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 

23 the following: ‘‘or by any person acting 

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1 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

2 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACTING

6 UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under 

8 color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with 

9 an individual, including an individual who is under 

10 arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual cus11 tody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be 

12 fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 

13 years, or both. 

14 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

15 ‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in sec16 tion 2246.’’; and 

17 (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 

18 adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not 

20 a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual 

21 act.’’. 

22 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 

23 States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

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1 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ 

6 has the meaning given the term in section 115.’’. 

7 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is 

9 amended by amending the item related to section 2243 

10 to read as follows: 

‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by any person acting under color 

of law.’’. 

11 SEC. 1303. INCENTIVES FOR STATES. 

12 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney 

13 General is authorized to make grants to States that have 

14 in effect a law that— 

15 (1) makes it a criminal offense for any person 

16 acting under color of law of the State to engage in 

17 a sexual act with an individual, including an indi18 vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise 

19 in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; 

20 and 

21 (2) prohibits a person charged with an offense 

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1 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that re2 ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attor3 ney General, on an annual basis, information on— 

4 (1) the number of reports made to law enforce5 ment agencies in that State regarding persons en6 gaging in a sexual act while acting under color of 

7 law during the previous year; and 

8 (2) the disposition of each case in which sexual 

9 misconduct by a person acting under color of law 

10 was reported during the previous year. 

11 (c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 

12 this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 

13 General at such time, in such manner, and containing 

14 such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 

15 require, including information about the law described in 

16 subsection (a). 

17 (d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a 

18 State under this section shall be in an amount that is not 

19 greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount 

20 of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State re21 ceived under the following grant programs: 

22 (1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con23 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 

24 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Vio25 lence Against Women Formula Grant Program’’). 


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1 (2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against 

2 Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly 

3 referred to as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Pro4 gram’’). 

5 (e) GRANT TERM.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

7 provide an increase in the amount provided to a 

8 State under the grant programs described in sub9 section (d) for a 2-year period. 

10 (2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant 

11 under this section may submit an application for a 

12 renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, 

13 and containing such information as the Attorney 

14 General may reasonably require. 

15 (3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant 

16 under this section for more than 4 years. 

17 (f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 

18 under this section shall use— 

19 (1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the per20 missible uses of funds under the grant program de21 scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and 

22 (2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the per23 missible uses of funds under the grant program de24 scribed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d). 


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1 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 

3 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

4 (h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

5 term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the 

6 District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Common7 wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Vir8 gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 

9 SEC. 1304. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

10 (a) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 

11 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

12 each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 

13 to Congress a report containing— 

14 (1) the information required to be reported to 

15 the Attorney General under section 3(b); and 

16 (2) information on— 

17 (A) the number of reports made, during 

18 the previous year, to Federal law enforcement 

19 agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual 

20 act while acting under color of law; and 

21 (B) the disposition of each case in which 

22 sexual misconduct by a person acting under 

23 color of law was reported. 

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1 after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

2 submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 

3 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 

4 section 2, committed during the 1-year period covered by 

5 the report. 

6 SEC. 1305. DEFINITION. 

7 In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning 

8 given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States 

9 Code. 

10 TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 

11 SEC. 1401. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

12 REDUCTION. 

13 Section 40603 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

14 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 

16 through 2026’’. 

17 SEC. 1402. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZA18 TION. 

19 Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 

20 of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM’S CO23 ORDINATORS. 

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1 tim/witness coordinators for the prosecution of sex crimes 

2 and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the 

3 District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

4 2022 through 2026.’’. 

5 SEC. 1403. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI6 CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE7 AUTHORIZATION. 

8 Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 

9 U.S.C. 20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 

10 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

11 SEC. 1404. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 

12 Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 

13 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

16 SEC. 1405. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO17 GRAM. 

18 Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 

19 U.S.C. 20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 

20 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 

21 SEC. 1406. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM 

22 GRANTS. 

23 Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 

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1 ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 

2 2026’’. 

3 SEC. 1407. REVIEW ON LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE 

4 AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAT5 ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK6 ING. 

7 Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health 

9 and Human Services shall complete a review and submit 

10 a report to Congress on whether being a victim of domestic 

11 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in12 creases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder. 

13 SEC. 1408. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FED14 ERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEX15 UAL VIOLENCE. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen18 eral shall establish an interagency working group (in this 

19 section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to study Fed20 eral efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make 

21 recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. 

22 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 

23 comprised of at least one representative from the following 

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1 (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre2 vention. 

3 (2) The Department of Education. 

4 (3) The Department of Health and Human 

5 Services. 

6 (4) The Department of Justice. 

7 (5) The Equal Employment Opportunity Com8 mission. 

9 (c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the 

10 following: 

11 (1) What activity constitutes different acts of 

12 sexual violence. 

13 (2) Whether reports that use the same terms 

14 for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same 

15 data on these acts. 

16 (3) Whether the context which led to an act of 

17 sexual violence should impact how that act is ac18 counted for in reports. 

19 (4) Whether the data collected is presented in 

20 a way that allows the general public to understand 

21 what acts of sexual violence are included in each 

22 measurement. 

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1 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 

3 Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on 

4 the following: 

5 (1) The activities of the Working Group. 

6 (2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal ef7 forts to collect data on sexual violence. 

8 (3) Actions Federal agencies can take to imple9 ment the recommendations described in paragraph 

10 (2). 

11 (4) Recommendations for congressional action 

12 to implement the recommendations described in 

13 paragraph (2). 

14 (e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi15 nate 30 days after the date on which the report is sub16 mitted pursuant to subsection (d). 

17 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) HARMONIZE.—The term ‘‘harmonize’’ in19 cludes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data col20 lection to produce complementary information, as 

21 appropriate, without compromising programmatic 

22 needs. 

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1 both contact and non-contact) about which the Fed2 eral Government collects information. 

3 SEC. 1409. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. 

4 Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 

5 of this Act, a national domestic violence hotline for which 

6 a grant is provided under section 313 of the Family Vio7 lence Prevention and Services Act shall include the vol8 untary feature of texting via telephone to ensure all meth9 ods of communication are available for victims and those 

10 seeking assistance. 

11 SEC. 1410. DEPUTY DIRECTOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 

12 COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUS13 TICE PROGRAMS. 

14 There shall be a Deputy Director on Culturally Spe15 cific Communities within the Office of Justice Programs 

16 who shall, under the guidance and authority of the Direc17 tor of the Office of Justice Programs— 

18 (1) oversee the administration of grants related 

19 to culturally specific services and contracts with cul20 turally specific organizations; 

21 (2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 

22 protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do23 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 

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1 (3) advise the Assistant Attorney General of the 

2 Office of Justice Programs concerning policies, legis3 lation, implementation of laws, and other issues re4 lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

5 assault and stalking in culturally specific commu6 nities; 

7 (4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 

8 and support to other offices and bureaus in the De9 partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 

10 Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vi11 olence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe12 cific communities; 

13 (5) ensure that appropriate technical assistance, 

14 developed and provided by entities having expertise 

15 in culturally specific is made available to grantees 

16 and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally 

17 specific communities; and 

18 (6) ensure access to grants and technical assist19 ance for culturally specific organizations and analyze 

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1 TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME 

2 ENFORCEMENT 

3 SEC. 1501. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR EN4 FORCEMENT OF CYBERCRIMES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap6 propriations, the Attorney General shall award grants 

7 under this section to States and units of local government 

8 for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of 

9 cybercrimes against individuals. 

10 (b) APPLICATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under 

12 this section, the chief executive officer of a State or 

13 unit of local government shall submit an application 

14 to the Attorney General within 90 days after the 

15 date on which funds to carry out this section are ap16 propriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the At17 torney General may require. Such application shall 

18 include the following: 

19 (A) A certification that Federal funds 

20 made available under this section will not be 

21 used to supplant State or local funds, but will 

22 be used to increase the amounts of such funds 

23 that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be 

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1 (B) An assurance that, not fewer than 30 

2 days before the application (or any amendment 

3 to the application) was submitted to the Attor4 ney General, the application (or amendment) 

5 was submitted for review to the governing body 

6 of the State or unit of local government (or to 

7 an organization designated by that governing 

8 body). 

9 (C) An assurance that, before the applica10 tion (or any amendment to the application) was 

11 submitted to the Attorney General— 

12 (i) the application (or amendment) 

13 was made public; and 

14 (ii) an opportunity to comment on the 

15 application (or amendment) was provided 

16 to citizens and to neighborhood or commu17 nity-based organizations, to the extent ap18 plicable law or established procedure 

19 makes such an opportunity available. 

20 (D) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 

21 covered by an application, the applicant shall 

22 maintain and report such data, records, and in23 formation (programmatic and financial) as the 

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1 (E) A certification, made in a form accept2 able to the Attorney General and executed by 

3 the chief executive officer of the applicant (or 

4 by another officer of the applicant, if qualified 

5 under regulations promulgated by the Attorney 

6 General), that— 

7 (i) the programs to be funded by the 

8 grant meet all the requirements of this sec9 tion; 

10 (ii) all the information contained in 

11 the application is correct; 

12 (iii) there has been appropriate co13 ordination with affected agencies; and 

14 (iv) the applicant will comply with all 

15 provisions of this section and all other ap16 plicable Federal laws. 

17 (F) A certification that the State or in the 

18 case of a unit of local government, the State in 

19 which the unit of local government is located, 

20 has in effect criminal laws which prohibit 

21 cybercrimes against individuals. 

22 (G) A certification that any equipment de23 scribed in subsection (c)(7) purchased using 

24 grant funds awarded under this section will be 

25 used primarily for investigations and forensic 


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1 analysis of evidence in matters involving 

2 cybercrimes against individuals. 

3 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec4 tion may only be used for programs that provide— 

5 (1) training for State or local law enforcement 

6 personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, 

7 including— 

8 (A) training such personnel to identify and 

9 protect victims of cybercrimes against individ10 uals; 

11 (B) training such personnel to utilize Fed12 eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 

13 victims of cybercrimes against individuals; 

14 (C) training such personnel to identify and 

15 investigate cybercrimes against individuals; 

16 (D) training such personnel to enforce and 

17 utilize the laws that prohibit cybercrimes 

18 against individuals; 

19 (E) training such personnel to utilize tech20 nology to assist in the investigation of 

21 cybercrimes against individuals and enforce22 ment of laws that prohibit such crimes; and 

23 (F) the payment of overtime incurred as a 

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1 (2) training for State or local prosecutors, 

2 judges, and judicial personnel, relating to 

3 cybercrimes against individuals, including— 

4 (A) training such personnel to identify, in5 vestigate, prosecute, or adjudicate cybercrimes 

6 against individuals; 

7 (B) training such personnel to utilize laws 

8 that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; 

9 (C) training such personnel to utilize Fed10 eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 

11 victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and 

12 (D) training such personnel to utilize tech13 nology to assist in the prosecution or adjudica14 tion of acts of cybercrimes against individuals, 

15 including the use of technology to protect vic16 tims of such crimes; 

17 (3) training for State or local emergency dis18 patch personnel relating to cybercrimes against indi19 viduals, including— 

20 (A) training such personnel to identify and 

21 protect victims of cybercrimes against individ22 uals; 

23 (B) training such personnel to utilize Fed24 eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 

25 victims of cybercrimes against individuals; 


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1 (C) training such personnel to utilize tech2 nology to assist in the identification of and re3 sponse to cybercrimes against individuals; and 

4 (D) the payment of overtime incurred as a 

5 result of such training; 

6 (4) assistance to State or local law enforcement 

7 agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes 

8 against individuals, including expenses incurred in 

9 performing enforcement operations, such as overtime 

10 payments; 

11 (5) assistance to State or local law enforcement 

12 agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, 

13 deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit 

14 cybercrimes against individuals; 

15 (6) assistance to State or local law enforcement 

16 agencies to establish task forces that operate solely 

17 to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evi18 dence, and prosecutions in matters involving 

19 cybercrimes against individuals; 

20 (7) assistance to State or local law enforcement 

21 and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer 

22 equipment, and other equipment necessary to con23 duct investigations and forensic analysis of evidence 

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1 nance, or acquisition of technical updates necessary 

2 for the use of such equipment for the duration of a 

3 reasonable period of use of such equipment; 

4 (8) assistance in the facilitation and promotion 

5 of sharing, with State and local law enforcement of6 ficers and prosecutors, of the expertise and informa7 tion of Federal law enforcement agencies about the 

8 investigation, analysis, and prosecution of matters 

9 involving laws that prohibit cybercrimes against indi10 viduals, including the use of multijurisdictional task 

11 forces; or 

12 (9) assistance to State and local law enforce13 ment and prosecutors in processing interstate extra14 dition requests for violations of laws involving 

15 cybercrimes against individuals, including expenses 

16 incurred in the extradition of an offender from one 

17 State to another. 

18 (d) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—On the date that 

19 is 1 year after the date on which a State or unit of local 

20 government receives a grant under this section, and annu21 ally thereafter, the chief executive of such State or unit 

22 of local government shall submit to the Attorney General 

23 a report which contains— 


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1 (1) a summary of the activities carried out dur2 ing the previous year with any grant received by 

3 such State or unit of local government; 

4 (2) an evaluation of the results of such activi5 ties; and 

6 (3) such other information as the Attorney 

7 General may reasonably require. 

8 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Novem9 ber 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney 

10 General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 

11 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a com13 pilation of the information contained in the report sub14 mitted under subsection (d). 

15 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

17 appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 

18 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

19 (2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail20 able under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not 

21 more than 5 percent may be used for evaluation, 

22 monitoring, technical assistance, salaries, and ad23 ministrative expenses. 

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1 (1) The term ‘‘cybercrimes against individuals’’ 

2 means the criminal offenses applicable in the rel3 evant State or unit of local government that involve 

4 the use of a computer to cause personal harm to an 

5 individual, such as the use of a computer to harass, 

6 threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, intimidate, 

7 without consent distribute intimate images of, or vio8 late the privacy of, an individual, except that— 

9 (A) use of a computer need not be an ele10 ment of such an offense; and 

11 (B) such term does not include the use of 

12 a computer to cause harm to a commercial enti13 ty, government agency, or any non-natural per14 sons. 

15 (2) The term ‘‘computer’’ includes a computer 

16 network and an interactive electronic device. 

17 SEC. 1502. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER GRANT. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap19 propriations, the Attorney General shall award a grant 

20 under this section to an eligible entity for the purpose of 

21 the establishment and maintenance of a National Re22 source Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals to pro23 vide resource information, training, and technical assist24 ance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, 


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1 governmental entities, and communities to prevent, en2 force, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—To request a grant under this 

4 section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 

5 the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date 

6 on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated 

7 for fiscal year 2022 in such form as the Attorney General 

8 may require. Such application shall include the following: 

9 (1) An assurance that, for each fiscal year cov10 ered by an application, the applicant shall maintain 

11 and report such data, records, and information (pro12 grammatic and financial) as the Attorney General 

13 may reasonably require. 

14 (2) A certification, made in a form acceptable 

15 to the Attorney General, that— 

16 (A) the programs funded by the grant 

17 meet all the requirements of this section; 

18 (B) all the information contained in the 

19 application is correct; and 

20 (C) the applicant will comply with all pro21 visions of this section and all other applicable 

22 Federal laws. 

23 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—The eligible entity awarded a 

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1 establishment and maintenance of a National Resource 

2 Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, which shall— 

3 (1) offer a comprehensive array of technical as4 sistance and training resources to Federal, State, 

5 and local governmental agencies, community-based 

6 organizations, and other professionals and interested 

7 parties, related to cybercrimes against individuals, 

8 including programs and research related to victims; 

9 (2) maintain a resource library which shall col10 lect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information 

11 and statistics related to— 

12 (A) the incidence of cybercrimes against 

13 individuals; 

14 (B) the enforcement, and prosecution of 

15 laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals; 

16 and 

17 (C) the provision of supportive services and 

18 resources for victims of cybercrimes against in19 dividuals; and 

20 (3) conduct research related to— 

21 (A) the causes of cybercrimes against indi22 viduals; 

23 (B) the effect of cybercrimes against indi24 viduals on victims of such crimes; and 


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1 (C) model solutions to prevent or deter 

2 cybercrimes against individuals or to enforce 

3 the laws relating to cybercrimes against individ4 uals. 

5 (d) DURATION OF GRANT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The grant awarded under 

7 this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 

8 (2) RENEWAL.—A grant under this section may 

9 be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the At10 torney General determines that the funds made 

11 available to the recipient were used in a manner de12 scribed in subsection (c), and if the recipient resub13 mits an application described in subsection (b) in 

14 such form, and at such time as the Attorney General 

15 may reasonably require. 

16 (e) SUBGRANTS.—The eligible entity awarded a grant 

17 under this section may make subgrants to other nonprofit 

18 private organizations with relevant subject matter exper19 tise in order to establish and maintain the National Re20 source Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals in ac21 cordance with subsection (c). 

22 (f) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—On the date that 

23 is 1 year after the date on which an eligible entity receives 

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1 duration of the grant period, the entity shall submit to 

2 the Attorney General a report which contains— 

3 (1) a summary of the activities carried out 

4 under the grant program during the previous year; 

5 (2) an evaluation of the results of such activi6 ties; and 

7 (3) such other information as the Attorney 

8 General may reasonably require. 

9 (g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Novem10 ber 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney 

11 General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 

12 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

13 the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a com14 pilation of the information contained in the report sub15 mitted under subsection (d). 

16 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

17 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

19 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) CYBERCRIMES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.—The 

21 term ‘‘cybercrimes against individuals’’ has the 

22 meaning given such term in section 1501(g). 

23 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti24 ty’’ means a nonprofit private organization that fo25 cuses on cybercrimes against individuals and that— 


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1 (A) provides documentation to the Attor2 ney General demonstrating experience working 

3 directly on issues of cybercrimes against indi4 viduals; and 

5 (B) includes on the entity’s advisory board 

6 representatives who have a documented history 

7 of working directly on issues of cybercrimes 

8 against individuals and who are geographically 

9 and culturally diverse. 

10 SEC. 1503. NATIONAL STRATEGY, CLASSIFICATION, AND RE11 PORTING ON CYBERCRIME. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) COMPUTER.—The term ‘‘computer’’ in14 cludes a computer network and any interactive elec15 tronic device. 

16 (2) CYBERCRIME AGAINST INDIVIDUALS.—The 

17 term ‘‘cybercrime against individuals’’ means a Fed18 eral, State, or local criminal offense that involves the 

19 use of a computer to cause personal harm to an in20 dividual, such as the use of a computer to harass, 

21 threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, intimidate, 

22 without consent distribute intimate images of, or vio23 late the privacy of, an individual, except that— 

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1 (B) the term does not include the use of a 

2 computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, 

3 government agency, or non-natural person. 

4 (b) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—The Attorney General 

5 shall develop a national strategy to— 

6 (1) reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against 

7 individuals; 

8 (2) coordinate investigations of cybercrimes 

9 against individuals by Federal law enforcement 

10 agencies; and 

11 (3) increase the number of Federal prosecutions 

12 of cybercrimes against individuals. 

13 (c) CLASSIFICATION OF CYBERCRIMES AGAINST IN14 DIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES OF CRIME REPORTS.—In ac15 cordance with the authority of the Attorney General under 

16 section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Director 

17 of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall— 

18 (1) design and create within the Uniform Crime 

19 Reports a category for offenses that constitute 

20 cybercrimes against individuals; 

21 (2) to the extent feasible, within the category 

22 established under paragraph (1), establish subcat23 egories for each type of cybercrime against individ24 uals that is an offense under Federal or State law; 


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1 (3) classify the category established under para2 graph (1) as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime 

3 Reports; and 

4 (4) classify each type of cybercrime against in5 dividuals that is an offense under Federal or State 

6 law as a Group A offense for the purpose of the Na7 tional Incident-Based Reporting System. 

8 (d) ANNUAL SUMMARY.—The Attorney General shall 

9 publish an annual summary of the information reported 

10 in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident11 Based Reporting System relating to cybercrimes against 

12 individuals. 

13 TITLE XVI—KEEPING CHILDREN 

14 SAFE FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE 

15 SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Children Safe 

17 From Family Violence Act’’ or ‘‘Kayden’s Law’’. 

18 SEC. 1602. FINDINGS. 

19 Congress finds the following: 

20 (1) Approximately 15 million children are ex21 posed each year to domestic violence and/or child 

22 abuse. 

23 (2) Most child abuse is perpetrated in the fam24 ily and by a parent. Intimate partner violence and 

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1 30 to 60 percent. A child’s risk of abuse increases 

2 after a perpetrator of intimate partner violence sepa3 rates from their domestic partner, even when the 

4 perpetrator had not previously directly abused the 

5 child. Children who have witnessed intimate partner 

6 violence are approximately four times more likely to 

7 experience direct child maltreatment than children 

8 who have not witnessed intimate partner violence. 

9 (3) More than 75 percent of child sexual abuse 

10 is perpetrated by a family member or a person 

11 known to the child. U.S. Department of Justice data 

12 shows that family members are almost half (49 per13 cent) of the perpetrators of child sex assault victims 

14 under age 6. 

15 (4) Research suggests a child’s exposure to a 

16 batterer is among the strongest indicators of risk of 

17 incest victimization. One study found female children 

18 whose fathers were batterers of the mother were six19 and-a-half times more likely to experience father20 daughter incest than female children who do not 

21 have an abusive father. 

22 (5) Child abuse is a major public health issue 

23 in the United States. Total lifetime financial costs 

24 associated with just one year of confirmed cases of 

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1 sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) re2 sults in $124 billion in annual costs to the U.S. 

3 economy, or approximately one percent of the gross 

4 domestic product. 

5 (6) Empirical research indicates that allegations 

6 of child physical and sexual abuse are regularly dis7 counted by courts when raised in child custody 

8 cases, with fewer than one-fourth of claims that a 

9 father has committed child physical or sexual abuse 

10 believed; and where the allegedly abusive parent 

11 claimed the mother was ‘‘alienating’’ the child, only 

12 1 out of 51 claims of sexual molestation by a father 

13 were believed. Independent research indicates that 

14 child sexual abuse allegations are credible 50 to 70 

15 percent of the time. 

16 (7) Empirical research shows that alleged or 

17 known abusive parents are often granted custody or 

18 unprotected parenting time by courts. Approximately 

19 one-third of parents alleged to have committed child 

20 abuse took primary custody from the protective par21 ent reporting the abuse, placing children at ongoing 

22 risk. 

23 (8) Researchers have documented nearly 800 

24 children murdered in the United States since 2008 

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1 of these child murders are known to have occurred 

2 after a court ordered the child into contact with the 

3 dangerous parent over the objection of a safe parent 

4 or caregiver. 

5 (9) Scientifically unsound theories that treat 

6 mothers’ abuse allegations as likely false attempts to 

7 undermine the father are frequently applied in fam8 ily court to minimize or deny parents’ and children’s 

9 reports of abuse. Many experts who testify against 

10 abuse allegations lack expertise in the relevant type 

11 of alleged abuse, relying instead on unsound and 

12 unproven theories. 

13 (10) Judges presiding over custody cases with 

14 allegations of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and 

15 domestic violence are rarely required to receive 

16 training on these subjects, nor have most states es17 tablished standards for such trainings. 

18 SEC. 1603. PURPOSES. 

19 The purposes of this title are to: 

20 (1) increase the priority given to child safety in 

21 any private state court proceeding affecting chil22 dren’s care and custody, excluding child protective 

23 and social service proceedings; 

24 (2) strengthen courts’ abilities to recognize and 

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1 tions based on valid, admissible evidence, and to 

2 enter orders which protect and minimize the risk of 

3 harm to children as the first priority; and 

4 (3) ensure that professional personnel involved 

5 in cases containing abuse allegations receive trauma6 informed and culturally appropriate training on the 

7 dynamics, signs and impact of domestic violence and 

8 child abuse, including child sexual abuse. 

9 SEC. 1604. DEFINITION OF COVERED FORMULA GRANT. 

10 The term ‘‘covered formula grant’’ means a grant 

11 under part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

12 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) (com13 monly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Violence Against Women 

14 Formula Grant Program’’). 

15 SEC. 1605. INCREASED FUNDING FOR FORMULA GRANTS 

16 AUTHORIZED. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall in18 crease the amount provided to a State under the covered 

19 formula grants in accordance with this title if— 

20 (1) EVIDENCE.— 

21 (A) EXPERTS.—The State has in place a 

22 law ensuring that, in a custody proceeding 

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1 pointed or outside professionals regarding the 

2 alleged abuse may be admitted only when the 

3 professional possesses demonstrated expertise 

4 and clinical, not solely forensic, experience in 

5 working with victims of domestic violence or 

6 child abuse, including child sexual abuse. 

7 (B) NON-EXPERTS.—The State has in 

8 place a law ensuring that, in a custody pro9 ceeding where a parent has been alleged to have 

10 committed domestic violence or child abuse, in11 cluding child sexual abuse, evidence of past sex12 ual or physical abuse committed by a party, in13 cluding but not limited to any past or current 

14 protection from abuse orders, sexual violence 

15 abuse protection orders, arrests, or convictions, 

16 must be considered in determining the truth of 

17 any allegations of family violence. 

18 (2) EXPERTS.—The State has in place uniform 

19 required standards of domestic violence and child 

20 abuse expertise and experience for all court-ap21 pointed neutral professional opinions related to 

22 abuse, trauma, and the behaviors of victims and per23 petrators, which meet the criteria in paragraph 

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1 (3) REMEDIES FOR A CHILD’S RESISTANCE TO

2 CONTACT WITH A PARENT.—The state has in place 

3 a law ensuring that— 

4 (A) NO REMOVAL OF CARE FROM SAFE

5 PARENT.—No child shall be removed from the 

6 care of a competent protective, non-physically 

7 or sexually abusive parent or litigating party to 

8 whom the child is bonded or attached, nor shall 

9 the child’s contact with such parent be re10 stricted, solely in order to improve a deficient 

11 relationship with the other parent. 

12 (B) REUNIFICATION TREATMENT.—No 

13 ‘‘reunification treatment’’ may be ordered by 

14 the court without scientifically valid and gen15 erally accepted proof of the safety, effectiveness 

16 and therapeutic value of the particular treat17 ment, nor may any treatment predicated on 

18 cutting off a child from the parent to whom 

19 they are bonded or attached be ordered. 

20 (C) CAUSES OF CHILD RESISTANCE.—Any 

21 order to remediate a child’s contact resistance 

22 must address the resisted parent’s behaviors or 

23 contributions to the child’s resistance first, be24 fore ordering the preferred parent to take steps 


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1 to potentially improve the child’s relationship 

2 with the parent they resist. 

3 (4) TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The state has in place 

5 an ongoing education and training program for 

6 judges and magistrates who hear custody mat7 ters, and relevant court personnel, including 

8 guardians ad litem, best interest attorneys, 

9 counsel for children, custody evaluators, mas10 ters, and mediators, focusing solely on domestic 

11 violence and child abuse, including— 

12 (i) child sexual abuse; 

13 (ii) physical abuse; 

14 (iii) emotional abuse; 

15 (iv) coercive control; 

16 (v) implicit and explicit bias; 

17 (vi) trauma; 

18 (vii) long and short-term impacts of 

19 domestic violence and child abuse on chil20 dren; and 

21 (viii) victim and perpetrator behav22 iors. 

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1 (i) professionals with substantial expe2 rience in assisting survivors of domestic vi3 olence or child abuse, such as a victim 

4 service provider; and 

5 (ii) where possible, survivors of do6 mestic violence, or child physical or sexual 

7 abuse. 

8 (C) EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—The education and 

10 training program in subparagraph (A) 

11 shall rely on evidence-based and peer-re12 viewed research by recognized experts in 

13 the types of abuse designated under this 

14 section. 

15 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The education and 

16 training program shall not include theories, 

17 concepts, and belief systems unsupported 

18 by valid, credible scientific research. 

19 (C) OBJECTIVE OF EDUCATION AND

20 TRAINING PROGRAM.—The education and train21 ing program shall be designed to improve the 

22 ability of courts to recognize and respond to 

23 child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, domes24 tic violence, and trauma on all family victims, 

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1 custody decisions that prioritize child safety and 

2 well-being, and shall be culturally sensitive and 

3 appropriate for diverse communities. 

4 (D) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.—Judges 

5 and all other personnel identified in subpara6 graph (A) must receive at least 60 hours of ini7 tial training on these identified topics, and at 

8 least 20 hours of this ongoing training every 

9 two years. 

10 (E) CUSTODY EVALUATOR REQUIRE11 MENTS.—Prior to being appointed in a case, a 

12 custody evaluator shall, at a minimum, hold a 

13 Master’s degree in a relevant field and must 

14 have completed the training requirements of 

15 subparagraph (D). 

16 (4) LEGAL REPRESENTATION.—The state shall 

17 notify parties of the importance of legal representa18 tion and shall direct the parties to appropriate re19 sources. 

20 (b) GRANT INCREASE.—The amount of the increase 

21 provided to a State under the covered formula grant under 

22 this title shall be equal to not more than 10 percent of 

23 the average of the total amount of funding provided to 

24 the State under the covered formula grant under the 3 

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1 SEC. 1606. APPLICATION. 

2 A State seeking a grant under this title shall submit 

3 an application to the Attorney General at such time, in 

4 such manner, and containing such information as the At5 torney General may reasonably require, including informa6 tion regarding the law described in section 1605. 

7 SEC. 1607. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

8 Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to discourage 

9 States from adopting additional provisions to increase safe 

10 outcomes for children; additional protective provisions are 

11 encouraged. 

12 SEC. 1608. GRANT TERM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The term of a covered grant shall 

14 be for one year. 

15 (b) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a covered grant 

16 may submit an application for a renewal of such grant 

17 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor18 mation as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 

19 (c) LIMIT.—A State shall not receive a covered grant 

20 for more than 4 years. 

21 SEC. 1609. USES OF FUNDS. 

22 A State that receives an increase under the covered 

23 formula grants under this title shall use the amount of 

24 the increase for subgrants pursuant to section 

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1 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

2 10446(c)(4)). 

3 SEC. 1610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

6 2026. 

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