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Union Calendar No. 90 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2119 

[Report No. 117–126] 

To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make 

improvements. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2021 

Mrs. MCBATH (for herself, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and Mr. 

KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mrs. KIM of California, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Mr. LAMB, Ms. CHU, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. 

LAWRENCE, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. ROSS, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 

BROWN, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 

LOWENTHAL, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Mr. SIRES, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. 

TITUS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MANNING, 

Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. 

UNDERWOOD, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 

JONES, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Mr. TRONE, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. MFUME, Mr. 

FOSTER, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. WILD, 

Mr. LIEU, Ms. BUSH, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. PORTER, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 

LAWSON of Florida, Ms. NORTON, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. 

LEE of California, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. VEASEY, 

Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. DANNY

K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. BROWNLEY


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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 23, 2021] 

A BILL 

To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 

to make improvements. 


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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; REFERENCES; SEVERABILITY. 

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

5 ‘‘Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement 

6 Act of 2021’’. 

7 (b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise specified, 

8 amendments made by this Act to a section or other provi9 sion of law are amendments to such section or other provi10 sion of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.). 

12 (c) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, an 

13 amendment made by this Act, or the application of such 

14 provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is 

15 held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the 

16 amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 

17 provision or amendment to any person or circumstance 

18 shall not be affected thereby. 

19 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

20 Subsection (b) of section 301 (42 U.S.C. 10401) is 

21 amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this title to im23 prove services and interventions for victims of domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, and family violence, and to advance 


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1 primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, and family violence by— 

3 ‘‘(1) assisting States and territories in sup4 porting local domestic violence, dating violence, and 

5 family violence programs to provide accessible, trau6 ma-informed, culturally relevant residential and non7 residential services to domestic violence, dating vio8 lence, and family violence victims and their children 

9 and dependents; 

10 ‘‘(2) strengthening the capacity of Indian Tribes 

11 to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to do12 mestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 

13 committed against Indians; 

14 ‘‘(3) providing for a network of technical assist15 ance and training centers to support effective policy, 

16 practice, research, and cross-system collaboration to 

17 improve intervention and prevention efforts through18 out the country; 

19 ‘‘(4) supporting the efforts of State, territorial, 

20 and Tribal coalitions to document and address the 

21 needs of victims and their children and dependents, 

22 including victims and their children and dependents 

23 who are underserved, implement effective coordinated 

24 community and systems responses, and promote ongo25 ing public education and community engagement; 


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1 ‘‘(5) maintaining national domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, and family violence hotlines, includ3 ing a national Indian domestic violence, dating vio4 lence, and family violence hotline; and 

5 ‘‘(6) supporting the development and implemen6 tation of evidence-informed, coalition-led, and com7 munity-based primary prevention approaches and 

8 programs.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

10 Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this title: 

14 ‘‘(1) ALASKA NATIVE.—The term ‘Alaska Native’ 

15 has the meaning given the term Native in section 3 

16 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

17 U.S.C. 1602). 

18 ‘‘(2) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means an indi19 vidual who is— 

20 ‘‘(A) younger than age 18; and 

21 ‘‘(B) not an emancipated minor. 

22 ‘‘(3) DATING PARTNER.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘dating part24 ner’ means any person who is or has been in a 

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1 ture with an abuser, and where the existence of 

2 such a relationship shall be determined based on 

3 a consideration of one or more of the following 

4 factors: 

5 ‘‘(i) The length of the relationship. 

6 ‘‘(ii) The type of the relationship. 

7 ‘‘(iii) The frequency of interaction be8 tween the persons involved in the relation9 ship. 

10 ‘‘(iv) The cultural context of the rela11 tionship. 

12 ‘‘(B) CONSTRUCTION.—Sexual contact is 

13 not a necessary component of a relationship de14 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(4) DIGITAL SERVICES.—The term ‘digital serv16 ices’ means services, resources, information, support, 

17 or referrals provided through electronic communica18 tions platforms and media, which may include mobile 

19 phone technology, video technology, computer tech20 nology (including use of the internet), and any other 

21 emerging communications technologies that are ap22 propriate for the purposes of providing services, re23 sources, information, support, or referrals for the ben24 efit of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

25 and family violence. 


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1 ‘‘(5) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

2 FAMILY VIOLENCE.—The terms ‘domestic violence’, 

3 ‘dating violence’, and ‘family violence’ mean any act, 

4 threatened act, or pattern of acts of physical or sexual 

5 violence, stalking, harassment, psychological abuse, 

6 economic abuse, technological abuse, or any other 

7 form of abuse, including threatening to commit harm 

8 against children or dependents or other members of 

9 the household of the recipient of the threat for the pur10 pose of coercion, threatening, or causing harm, di11 rected against— 

12 ‘‘(A) a dating partner or other person simi13 larly situated to a dating partner under the laws 

14 of the jurisdiction; 

15 ‘‘(B) a person who is cohabitating with or 

16 has cohabitated with the person committing such 

17 an act; 

18 ‘‘(C) a current or former spouse or other 

19 person similarly situated to a spouse under the 

20 laws of the jurisdiction; 

21 ‘‘(D) a person who shares a child or depend22 ent in common with the person committing such 

23 an act; 

24 ‘‘(E) a person who is related by marriage, 

25 blood, or is otherwise legally related; or 


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1 ‘‘(F) any other person who is protected from 

2 any such act under the domestic or family vio3 lence laws, policies, or regulations of the jurisdic4 tion. 

5 ‘‘(6) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 

6 abuse’, when used in the context of domestic violence, 

7 dating violence, and family violence, means behavior 

8 that is coercive or deceptive related to a person’s abil9 ity to acquire, use, or maintain economic resources to 

10 which they are entitled, or that unreasonably controls 

11 or restrains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or 

12 maintain economic resources to which they are enti13 tled. This includes using coercion, fraud, or manipu14 lation to— 

15 ‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, as16 sets, credit, or financial information; 

17 ‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco18 nomic resources, including money, assets, and 

19 credit, for one’s own advantage; or 

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

21 financial and economic behavior or decisions, in22 cluding forcing default on joint or other finan23 cial obligations, exploiting powers of attorney, 

24 guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing or 


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1 neglecting to act in the best interests of a person 

2 to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 

3 ‘‘(7) INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZA4 TION.—The terms ‘Indian’, ‘Indian Tribe’, and ‘Trib5 al organization’ have the meanings given the terms 

6 ‘Indian’, ‘Indian tribe’, and ‘tribal organization’, re7 spectively, in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina8 tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

9 ‘‘(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

10 term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning 

11 given such term in section 101 of the Higher Edu12 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

13 ‘‘(9) NATIVE HAWAIIAN.—The term ‘Native Ha14 waiian’ has the meaning given the term in section 

15 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

16 Act of 1965. 

17 ‘‘(10) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMA18 TION.—The term ‘personally identifying information’ 

19 has the meaning given the term in section 40002(a) 

20 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 

21 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 

22 ‘‘(11) POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES.—The 

23 term ‘population specific services’ has the meaning 

24 given such term in section 40002(a) of the Violence 

25 Against Women Act (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 


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1 ‘‘(12) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP; RA2 CIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATION.—The terms 

3 ‘racial and ethnic minority group’ and ‘racial and 

4 ethnic minority population’ include each group listed 

5 in the definition of such term in section 1707(g) of 

6 the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)). 

7 ‘‘(13) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

8 the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

9 ‘‘(14) SHELTER.—The term ‘shelter’ means the 

10 provision of temporary refuge and basic necessities, in 

11 conjunction with supportive services, provided on a 

12 regular basis, in compliance with applicable State, 

13 Tribal, territorial, or local law to victims of domestic 

14 violence, dating violence, or family violence and their 

15 children and dependents. Such law includes regula16 tions governing the provision of safe homes and other 

17 forms of secure temporary lodging, meals, other basic 

18 necessities, or supportive services to victims of domes19 tic violence, dating violence, or family violence and 

20 their children and dependents. 

21 ‘‘(15) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 

22 the several States, the District of Columbia, the Com23 monwealth of Puerto Rico, and, except as otherwise 

24 provided, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 


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1 Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the North2 ern Mariana Islands. 

3 ‘‘(16) STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.— 

4 The term ‘State Domestic Violence Coalition’ means 

5 a statewide nongovernmental nonprofit private do6 mestic violence, dating violence, and family organiza7 tion designated by the Secretary that— 

8 ‘‘(A) has a membership that includes a ma9 jority of the primary-purpose domestic violence, 

10 dating violence, and family violence service pro11 viders in the State; 

12 ‘‘(B) has board membership that is rep13 resentative of primary-purpose domestic violence, 

14 dating violence, and family violence service pro15 viders, and which may include representatives of 

16 the communities in which the services are being 

17 provided in the State; 

18 ‘‘(C) has as its purpose to provide edu19 cation, support, and technical assistance to such 

20 service providers to enable the providers to estab21 lish and maintain shelter and supportive services 

22 for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

23 and family violence and their children and de24 pendents; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) serves as an information clearing2 house, primary point of contact, and resource 

3 center on domestic violence, dating violence, and 

4 family violence for the State and supports the 

5 development of polices, protocols, and procedures 

6 to enhance domestic violence, dating violence, 

7 and family violence intervention and prevention 

8 in the State. 

9 ‘‘(17) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—The term ‘sup10 portive services’ means services for adult and youth 

11 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or fam12 ily violence, and children and dependents exposed to 

13 domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence, 

14 that are designed to— 

15 ‘‘(A) meet the needs of such victims of do16 mestic violence, dating violence, or family vio17 lence, and their children and dependents, for 

18 short-term, transitional, or long-term safety; and 

19 ‘‘(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or as20 sistance for victims of domestic violence, dating 

21 violence, or family violence, and their children 

22 and dependents. 

23 ‘‘(18) TECHNOLOGICAL ABUSE.—The term ‘tech24 nological abuse’ means an act or pattern of behavior 

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1 ‘‘(A) occurs within domestic violence, dating 

2 violence, or family violence; 

3 ‘‘(B) is intended to harm, threaten, intimi4 date, control, stalk, harass, impersonate, exploit, 

5 extort, or monitor, except as otherwise permitted 

6 by law, another person; and 

7 ‘‘(C) uses any form of information tech8 nology, including any of the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) Internet-enabled devices. 

10 ‘‘(ii) Online spaces or platforms. 

11 ‘‘(iii) Computers, mobile devices, or 

12 software applications. 

13 ‘‘(iv) Location tracking devices. 

14 ‘‘(v) Communication technologies. 

15 ‘‘(vi) Cameras or imaging platforms. 

16 ‘‘(vii) Any other emerging technology. 

17 ‘‘(19) TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.— 

18 The term ‘Tribal domestic violence coalition’ means 

19 an established nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian or20 ganization recognized by the Office of Violence 

21 Against Women at the Department of Justice that— 

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1 propriate services, including shelter (including 

2 supportive services) designed to assist Indian 

3 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or 

4 family violence and the children and dependents 

5 of such victims; and 

6 ‘‘(B) is comprised of members that are rep7 resentative of— 

8 ‘‘(i) the member service providers de9 scribed in subparagraph (A); and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the Tribal communities in which 

11 the services are being provided. 

12 ‘‘(20) TRIBALLY DESIGNATED OFFICIAL.—The 

13 term ‘Tribally designated official’ means an indi14 vidual designated by an Indian Tribe, Tribal organi15 zation, or nonprofit private organization authorized 

16 by an Indian Tribe, to administer a grant under sec17 tion 309. 

18 ‘‘(21) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; UNDER19 SERVED INDIVIDUALS.—The terms ‘underserved popu20 lations’ and ‘underserved individuals’ mean victims 

21 of domestic violence, dating violence, or family vio22 lence, and their children and dependents who face ob23 stacles in accessing and using State, Tribal, terri24 torial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, or 

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1 sented in experiencing domestic violence, dating vio2 lence, or family violence due to historical barriers. 

3 Populations may be underserved on the basis of, 

4 marginalized racial and ethnic minority populations, 

5 Indigenous status, cultural and language barriers, 

6 immigration status, disabilities, mental health needs, 

7 sexual orientation or gender identity, age (including 

8 both elders and children), geographical location, faith 

9 or religious practice or lack thereof, or other bases, as 

10 determined by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(22) VICTIM.—The term ‘victim’ means an in12 dividual against whom an act of domestic violence, 

13 dating violence, or family violence is carried out. 

14 ‘‘(23) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ has the mean15 ing given the term in section 4002(a) of the Violence 

16 Against Women Act (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(45)).’’. 

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 Section 303 (42 U.S.C. 10403) is amended to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap23 propriated to carry out sections 301 through 312 and 

24 316, $270,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

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1 ‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS FOR GRANTS TO TRIBES.— 

2 Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for 

3 a fiscal year, 12.5 percent shall be reserved and used 

4 to carry out section 309. 

5 ‘‘(3) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—Of the 

6 amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fis7 cal year and not reserved under paragraph (2) (re8 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘remainder’), not 

9 less than 70 percent shall be used for making grants 

10 under section 306(a). 

11 ‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING CEN12 TERS.—Of the remainder, not less than 6 percent 

13 shall be used to carry out section 310. 

14 ‘‘(5) GRANTS FOR STATE AND TRIBAL DOMESTIC

15 VIOLENCE COALITIONS.—Of the remainder— 

16 ‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent shall be used 

17 to carry out section 311; and 

18 ‘‘(B) not less than 3 percent shall be used 

19 to carry out section 311A. 

20 ‘‘(6) SPECIALIZED SERVICES.—Of the remainder, 

21 not less than 5 percent shall be used to carry out sec22 tion 312. 

23 ‘‘(7) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES.—Of the 

24 remainder, not less 2.5 percent shall be used to carry 

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1 ‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI2 TORING.—Of the remainder, not more than 3.5 per3 cent shall be used by the Secretary for evaluation, 

4 monitoring, and other administrative costs under this 

5 title. 

6 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.— 

7 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 

8 313 $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

9 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOT10 LINE.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 section 313A $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

12 through 2026. 

13 ‘‘(d) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCE14 MENT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH ALLIANCES.—There is 

15 authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 314 

16 $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

17 ‘‘(e) GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.— 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 

19 315 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

20 ‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.—There is author21 ized to be appropriated for research and evaluation of ac22 tivities under this title $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2022 through 2026.’’. 

24 SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or in3 stitutions of higher education, including to sup4 port and evaluate demonstration or discre5 tionary projects in response to current and 

6 emerging issues,’’ after ‘‘nongovernmental enti7 ties’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘CAPTA 

9 Reauthorization Act of 2010’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘Family Violence Prevention and Services Im11 provement Act of 2021’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘have ex14 pertise in the field of family violence and domes15 tic violence prevention and services and, to the 

16 extent practicable, have expertise in the field of 

17 dating violence;’’ and inserting ‘‘have expertise 

18 in the field of domestic violence, dating violence, 

19 and family violence prevention and services;’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘preven21 tion and treatment of’’ and inserting ‘‘preven22 tion of, intervention in, and treatment of,’’; and 

23 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

24 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 

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1 (ii) by adding after subparagraph (C) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(D) making grants to eligible entities or 

4 entering into contracts with for-profit or non5 profit nongovernmental entities or institutions of 

6 higher education to conduct domestic violence, 

7 dating violence, and family violence research or 

8 evaluation; and’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(d) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In response to any emer12 gency or disaster described in paragraph (3), for the 

13 duration of the emergency or disaster, the Secretary 

14 may— 

15 ‘‘(A) modify or broaden the allowable uses 

16 of funds by grantees and subgrantees solely to en17 sure the continuity of services authorized under 

18 this title, including for remote and mobile service 

19 delivery; and 

20 ‘‘(B) modify or waive any administrative 

21 conditions, processes, or deadlines, including 

22 with respect to— 

23 ‘‘(i) application requirements; 

24 ‘‘(ii) reporting requirements; and 

25 ‘‘(iii) grant award extensions. 


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1 ‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

2 shall be construed to allow altering or waiving the re3 quirements in section 306(c)(2). 

4 ‘‘(3) EMERGENCIES DESCRIBED.—The emer5 gencies and disasters described in this paragraph are 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) A major disaster declared by the Presi8 dent under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 

9 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 5170). 

11 ‘‘(B) An emergency declared by the Presi12 dent under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford 

13 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 5191). 

15 ‘‘(C) A public health emergency determined 

16 to exist pursuant to section 319 of the Public 

17 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).’’. 

18 SEC. 6. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 

19 Section 305 (42 U.S.C. 10405) is amended— 

20 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated 

23 under section 303 and available for grants to States under 

24 section 306(a) for any fiscal year, each State shall be allot25 ted for a grant under section 306(a), $600,000, with the 


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1 remaining funds to be allotted to each State (other than 

2 Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, 

3 and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) 

4 in an amount that bears the same ratio to such remaining 

5 funds as the population of such State bears to the popu6 lation of all such States (excluding Guam, American 

7 Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Common8 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘under section 

10 314’’ each place such term appears and inserting 

11 ‘‘under this title’’; and 

12 (3) by striking subsection (f). 

13 SEC. 7. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 

14 Section 306 (42 U.S.C. 10406) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘depend17 ents’’ and inserting ‘‘children and dependents’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Indi20 ans, members of Indian Tribes, or’’ after ‘‘who 

21 are’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

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1 ‘‘(A) APPLICATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS PROVI2 SIONS.—Programs and activities funded in 

3 whole or in part with funds made available 

4 under this title are considered to be programs 

5 and activities receiving Federal financial assist6 ance for the purpose of applying the prohibitions 

7 against discrimination under the Age Discrimi8 nation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), sec9 tion 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 

10 U.S.C. 794), title IX of the Education Amend11 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 

12 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women 

13 Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)), and 

14 title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

15 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 

17 (I) by inserting ‘‘, including sex18 ual orientation or gender identity,’’ 

19 after ‘‘on the ground of sex’’; and 

20 (II) by striking the second sen21 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘If 

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1 gram or activity from being provided 

2 in a sex-specific manner. In such cir3 cumstances, grantees may meet the re4 quirements of this paragraph by pro5 viding comparable services to individ6 uals who cannot be provided with the 

7 sex-segregated or sex-specific program8 ming.’’; 

9 (iii) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe’’; and 

12 (II) by striking ‘‘tribally’’ and in13 serting ‘‘Tribally’’; and 

14 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

15 ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian 

16 Tribe’’; 

17 (B) by striking paragraph (4); 

18 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 

19 (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 

20 (D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 

21 (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at 

22 the end the following: ‘‘The nondisclosure of 

23 confidential or private information require24 ments under section 40002(b)(2) of the Vio25 lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 


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1 U.S.C. 12291(b)(2)) shall apply to grantees 

2 and subgrantees under this title in the same 

3 manner such requirements apply to grantees 

4 and subgrantees under such Act.’’; 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (G)(i), by strik6 ing ‘‘tribal’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 

7 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B), 

8 (C), (D), and (F); and 

9 (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 

10 (E), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (B), 

11 (C), and (D), respectively; and 

12 (E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Indian Tribe’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘tribal’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Tribal’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘and informa18 tion on the development and implementation of bar19 rier removal plans to ensure compliance with the 

20 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 

21 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

22 794)’’ after ‘‘activities,’’. 

23 SEC. 8. STATE APPLICATION. 

24 Section 307 (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘tribally’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Tribally’’; and 

4 (ii) by adding ‘‘For purposes of section 

5 2007(c)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control 

6 and Safe Streets Act of 1968, a State’s ap7 plication under this paragraph shall be 

8 deemed to be a ‘State plan’.’’ at the end; 

9 and 

10 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (B)— 

12 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

13 (i), by striking ‘‘assurances’’ and in14 serting ‘‘certifications’’; and 

15 (II) in clause (iii)— 

16 (aa) in subclause (I)— 

17 (AA) by striking ‘‘oper18 ation of shelters’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘provision of shelter’’; 

20 and 

21 (BB) by striking ‘‘de22 pendents’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘children and dependents’’; 

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1 (bb) in subclause (II), by 

2 striking ‘‘dependents’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘children and dependents’’; 

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

5 ‘‘an assurance’’ and inserting ‘‘a certifi6 cation’’; 

7 (iii) in subparagraph (D)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘an assurance’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘a certification’’; 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘planning and 

11 monitoring’’ and inserting ‘‘planning, 

12 coordination, and monitoring’’; and 

13 (III) by striking ‘‘and the admin14 istration of the grant programs and 

15 projects’’ and inserting ‘‘, the adminis16 tration of the grant programs and 

17 projects, and the establishment of serv18 ice standards and best practices for 

19 grantees’’; 

20 (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

21 ‘‘to underserved populations’’ and all that 

22 follows through the semicolon and inserting 

23 ‘‘for individuals from racial and ethnic mi24 nority groups, Tribal populations, and 

25 other underserved populations, in the State 


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1 planning process, and how the State plan 

2 addresses the unmet needs of such popu3 lations, including a certification and de4 scription of how the State or Indian Tribe 

5 will disseminate information about the na6 tional resource centers authorized under sec7 tion 310;’’; 

8 (v) in subparagraphs (E), (F), and 

9 (G), by striking ‘‘Indian tribe’’ each place 

10 such term appears and inserting ‘‘Indian 

11 Tribe’’; 

12 (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

13 ‘‘tribally’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribally’’; 

14 (vii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (I) and (J), 

16 respectively; 

17 (viii) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (G) the following: 

19 ‘‘(H) describe how activities and services 

20 provided by the State or Indian Tribe are de21 signed to promote trauma-informed care, auton22 omy, and privacy for victims of domestic vio23 lence, dating violence, and family violence, and 

24 their children and dependents, including in the 

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1 (ix) in subparagraph (I), as so redesig2 nated— 

3 (I) by striking ‘‘tribe’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘Tribe’’; 

5 (II) by striking ‘‘an assurance’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘a certification’’; 

7 (III) by inserting ‘‘, remove, or 

8 exclude’’ after ‘‘bar’’; and 

9 (IV) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

10 (x) in subparagraph (J), as so redesig11 nated, by striking the period at the end and 

12 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(K) provide a certification that all funded 

15 entities demonstrate the ability to provide serv16 ices for Deaf individuals and individuals with 

17 disabilities in compliance with the Americans 

18 with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 504 of 

19 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘tribe’’ 

23 each place such term appears and inserting 

24 ‘‘Tribe’’; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Indian 

2 tribes’’ each place such term appears and insert3 ing ‘‘Indian Tribes’’. 

4 SEC. 9. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS. 

5 Section 308 (42 U.S.C. 10408) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘that is designed’’ and in8 serting ‘‘that are designed’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘children and dependents’’; 

11 (2) in subsection (b)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) in the matter preceding subpara14 graph (A)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘shelter, supportive 

16 services, or prevention services’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘shelter or supportive serv18 ices’’; 

19 (II) by inserting ‘‘or prevention 

20 services’’ after ‘‘dependents,’’; and 

21 (III) by striking ‘‘include—’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘include making material 

23 improvements in the accessibility of 

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1 communication, or digital services, as 

2 well as—’’; 

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

4 ‘‘developing safety plans’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘safety planning’’; 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 

7 ‘‘for racial and ethnic minority groups’’ be8 fore the semicolon; 

9 (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 

10 (F) through (H) as subparagraphs (G) 

11 through (I), respectively; 

12 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

13 (E) the following: 

14 ‘‘(F) provision of shelter and services to un15 derserved populations;’’; 

16 (vi) in subparagraph (H), as so redes17 ignated— 

18 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Fed19 eral and State’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed20 eral, State, and local’’; 

21 (II) in clause (iii), by striking 

22 ‘‘mental health, alcohol, and drug 

23 abuse treatment), but which shall not 

24 include reimbursement for any health 

25 care services’’ and inserting ‘‘mental 


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1 health and substance use disorder 

2 treatment)’’; 

3 (III) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; 

4 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

5 (IV) by redesignating clause (vi) 

6 as clause (vii); 

7 (V) by inserting after clause (v) 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(vi) language assistance, including 

10 translation of written materials and tele11 phonic and in-person interpreter services, 

12 for victims with limited English pro13 ficiency, victims who are Deaf or hard of 

14 hearing, victims with sensory disabilities 

15 (including individuals who are blind or low 

16 vision), victims with speech-related disabil17 ities, and victims with other disabilities; 

18 and’’; and 

19 (VI) in clause (vii), as so redesig20 nated, by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (vii) in subparagraph (I), as so redes22 ignated, by striking the period at the end 

23 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(J) partnerships that enhance the design 

2 and delivery of services to victims and their chil3 dren and dependents.’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by striking ‘‘supportive services and 

6 prevention services’’ and inserting ‘‘sup7 portive services or prevention services’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘through (H)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘through (I)’’; 

10 (C) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ each place 

11 such term appears (other than in paragraph 

12 (1)(J)) and inserting ‘‘children and dependents’’; 

13 and 

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

15 ‘‘(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF

16 FUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS

17 TO ACCESSIBILITY.—It is the sense of the Congress 

18 that— 

19 ‘‘(A) Deaf individuals and individuals with 

20 disabilities experience domestic violence, dating 

21 violence, and family violence at disproportionate 

22 rates; 

23 ‘‘(B) domestic violence shelters are often not 

24 equipped to provide effective services to Deaf in25 dividuals and individuals with disabilities, 


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1 which can act as an impediment to victims seek2 ing and receiving services; and 

3 ‘‘(C) the Secretary should allow subgrant 

4 funds received under this section to be used for 

5 making material improvements in the accessi6 bility of physical structures, transportation, 

7 communication, or digital services.’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) by striking ‘‘a local public agency, 

11 or’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘tribal organizations, 

13 and voluntary associations),’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘Tribal organizations and voluntary asso15 ciations) or a local public agency’’; and 

16 (iii) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ and in17 serting ‘‘children and dependents’’; and 

18 (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

19 follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) an organization whose primary purpose is 

21 to provide culturally appropriate services to racial 

22 and ethnic minority groups, Tribal communities, or 

23 other underserved populations, that does not have a 

24 documented history of effective work concerning do25 mestic violence, dating violence, or family violence, 


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1 but that is in partnership with an organization de2 scribed in paragraph (1).’’; and 

3 (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(d) VOLUNTARILY ACCEPTED SERVICES.—Participa6 tion in services under this title shall be voluntary. Receipt 

7 of the benefits of shelter described in subsection (b)(1)(A) 

8 shall not be conditioned upon the participation of the adult 

9 or youth, or their children or dependents, in any or all of 

10 the services offered under this title.’’. 

11 SEC. 10. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 

12 Section 309 (42 U.S.C. 10409) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 14045d’’ and in15 serting ‘‘34 U.S.C. 20126’’; 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘tribal’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘Tribal’’; 

18 (C) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘Indian Tribes’’; and 

20 (D) by striking ‘‘section 303(a)(2)(B)’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘section 303 and made available’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribe’’ each place 

24 such term appears and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe’’; 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ each 

2 place such term appears and inserting ‘‘Tribal 

3 organization’’. 

4 SEC. 11. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING 

5 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS. 

6 Section 310 (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

8 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

9 (A), by striking ‘‘under this title and reserved 

10 under section 303(a)(2)(C)’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘under section 303 and made available to carry 

12 out this section’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

15 and inserting a semicolon; 

16 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

17 (I) by striking ‘‘7’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘10’’; and 

19 (II) by inserting ‘‘dating violence, 

20 and family violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic 

21 violence,’’; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(iii) an Alaska Native Tribal resource 

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1 and family violence, to reduce disparities in 

2 the rate of such violence within the Alaska 

3 Native population; and’’; and 

4 (C) in subparagraph (B)— 

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

6 by striking ‘‘grants, to’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘grants to entities that focus on other crit8 ical issues, such as’’; 

9 (ii) in clause (i)— 

10 (I) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, 

11 and family violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic 

12 violence’’; 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘(including Alas14 ka Native)’’; and 

15 (III) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

16 end; and 

17 (iii) by amending clause (ii) to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘(ii) entities demonstrating expertise 

20 related to— 

21 ‘‘(I) addressing the housing needs 

22 of domestic violence, dating violence, 

23 and family violence victims and their 

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1 ‘‘(II) developing leadership and 

2 advocacy skills among individuals 

3 from underserved populations; or 

4 ‘‘(III) addressing other emerging 

5 issues related to domestic violence, dat6 ing violence, or family violence.’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (I) in clause (i)— 

11 (aa) by inserting ‘‘, dating 

12 violence, and family violence’’ 

13 after ‘‘domestic violence’’ each 

14 place such term appears; and 

15 (bb) by inserting ‘‘and de16 pendents’’ after ‘‘children’’; and 

17 (II) in clause (ii)— 

18 (aa) in the matter preceding 

19 subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘on20 line’’ after ‘‘central’’; 

21 (bb) in subclause (I), by 

22 striking ‘‘family violence and do23 mestic violence’’ and inserting 

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1 (cc) in subclause (II), by in2 serting ‘‘, dating violence, and 

3 family violence’’ after ‘‘domestic 

4 violence’’; and 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

6 (I) in clause (i)— 

7 (aa) by striking ‘‘tribes and 

8 tribal organizations’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘Tribes and Tribal organiza10 tions’’; 

11 (bb) by striking ‘‘the tribes’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘the Tribes’’; 

13 (cc) by inserting ‘‘, dating 

14 violence, and family violence’’ 

15 after ‘‘domestic violence’’; and 

16 (dd) by striking ‘‘42’’ and all 

17 the follows through ‘‘3796gg–10 

18 note’’ and inserting ‘‘34 U.S.C. 

19 10452 note’’; 

20 (II) in clause (ii)— 

21 (aa) by striking ‘‘tribes and 

22 tribal organizations’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘Tribes and Tribal organiza24 tions’’; and 


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1 (bb) by inserting ‘‘, dating 

2 violence, and family violence’’ 

3 after ‘‘domestic violence’’; 

4 (cc) by striking ‘‘42’’ and all 

5 that follows through ‘‘3796gg–10 

6 note’’ and inserting ‘‘34 U.S.C. 

7 10452 note’’; and 

8 (III) in clause (iii)— 

9 (aa) by inserting ‘‘dating vi10 olence, and family violence,’’ after 

11 ‘‘domestic violence,’’; and 

12 (bb) by inserting ‘‘the Office 

13 for Victims of Crime and’’ after 

14 ‘‘Human Services, and’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding subpara17 graph (A)— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘State and local 

19 domestic violence service providers’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘support effective policy, 

21 practice, research, and cross systems 

22 collaboration’’; and 

23 (II) by inserting ‘‘, dating vio24 lence, and family violence’’ after ‘‘en25 hancing domestic violence’’; 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

2 (I) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, 

3 and family violence’’ after ‘‘to domestic 

4 violence’’; and 

5 (II) by striking ‘‘which may in6 clude the response to the use of the self7 defense plea by domestic violence vic8 tims and the issuance and use of pro9 tective orders’’ and inserting ‘‘includ10 ing the issuance and use of protective 

11 orders, batterers’ intervention pro12 gramming, and responses to charged, 

13 incarcerated, and re-entering domestic 

14 violence, dating violence, and family 

15 violence victims’’; 

16 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

17 (I) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, 

18 and family violence’’ after ‘‘domestic 

19 violence’’ each place such term ap20 pears; and 

21 (II) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘children’’; 

23 (iv) in subparagraph (C)— 

24 (I) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, 

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1 violence’’ the first place such term ap2 pears; and 

3 (II) by inserting ‘‘, and the re4 sponse of domestic violence, dating vio5 lence, and family violence programs 

6 and other community organizations 

7 with respect to health advocacy and 

8 addressing the health of victims’’ before 

9 the period; 

10 (v) by amending subparagraph (D) to 

11 read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(D) The response of mental health, sub13 stance use disorder treatment and recovery, do14 mestic violence, dating violence, and family vio15 lence and related systems and programs to vic16 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 

17 family violence and their children and depend18 ents who experience psychological trauma, men19 tal health needs, or substance-use-related needs.’’; 

20 (vi) in subparagraph (E); by inserting 

21 ‘‘, dating violence, and family violence’’ 

22 after ‘‘domestic violence’’ each place such 

23 term appears; and 

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1 ‘‘(F) The response of the domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, and family violence programs 

3 and related systems to victims who are under4 served due to sexual orientation or gender iden5 tity, including expanding the capacity of les6 bian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organiza7 tions to respond to and prevent domestic vio8 lence. 

9 ‘‘(G) Strengthening the organizational ca10 pacity of State, territorial, and Tribal domestic 

11 violence, dating violence, and family violence 

12 coalitions and of State, territorial, and Tribal 

13 administrators who distribute funds under this 

14 title to community-based domestic violence, dat15 ing violence, and family violence programs, with 

16 the aim of better enabling such coalitions and 

17 administrators— 

18 ‘‘(i) to collaborate and respond effec19 tively to domestic violence, dating violence, 

20 and family violence; 

21 ‘‘(ii) to meet the conditions and carry 

22 out the provisions of this title; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) to implement best practices to 

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1 violence and their families, children, and 

2 dependents. 

3 ‘‘(H) The response of domestic violence, dat4 ing violence, and family violence service pro5 viders to victims who are Deaf and victims with 

6 disabilities, including expanding the capacity of 

7 community-based organizations serving individ8 uals who are Deaf and individuals with disabil9 ities to respond to, and prevent, domestic vio10 lence, dating violence, and family violence.’’; 

11 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

12 paragraph (4); 

13 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(3) ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL RESOURCE CEN16 TER.—In accordance with subsection (a)(2), the Sec17 retary shall award a grant to an eligible entity for 

18 an Alaska Native Tribal resource center on domestic 

19 violence to reduce Tribal disparities, which shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) offer a comprehensive array of tech21 nical assistance and training resources to Indian 

22 Tribes and Tribal organizations, specifically de23 signed to enhance the capacity of the Tribes and 

24 organizations to respond to domestic violence, 

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1 findings of section 901 and purposes in section 

2 902 of the Violence Against Women and Depart3 ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

4 U.S.C. 10452 note); 

5 ‘‘(B) coordinate all projects and activities 

6 with the national resource center described in 

7 paragraph (1)(B), including projects and activi8 ties that involve working with non-Tribal State 

9 and local governments to enhance their capacity 

10 to understand the unique needs of Alaska Na11 tives; 

12 ‘‘(C) work with non-Tribal State and local 

13 governments and domestic violence, dating vio14 lence, and family violence service providers to 

15 enhance their capacity to understand the unique 

16 needs of Alaska Natives; 

17 ‘‘(D) provide comprehensive community 

18 education and domestic violence, dating violence, 

19 and family violence prevention initiatives in a 

20 culturally sensitive and relevant manner; and 

21 ‘‘(E) coordinate activities with other Fed22 eral agencies, offices, and grantees that address 

23 the needs of Alaska Natives that experience do24 mestic violence, dating violence, and family vio25 lence, including the Office of Justice Services of 


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1 the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health 

2 Service, and the Office for Victims of Crime and 

3 the Office on Violence Against Women of the De4 partment of Justice.’’; and 

5 (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 

6 (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), 

7 by striking ‘‘Indian tribes, tribal organiza8 tions’’ each place such term appears and in9 serting ‘‘Indian Tribes, Tribal organiza10 tions’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (A). by inserting 

12 ‘‘, dating violence, and family violence’’ 

13 after ‘‘domestic violence’’; 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

15 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the 

16 tribes’’ and inserting ‘‘the Tribes’’; 

17 (II) in clause (ii), by striking 

18 ‘‘nontribal’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Trib19 al’’; and 

20 (III) in clause (iii), by inserting 

21 ‘‘, dating violence, and family vio22 lence’’ after ‘‘domestic violence’’; and 

23 (iv) by striking ‘‘(including Alaska 

24 Natives)’’ each place such term appears; 

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1 (3) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) in the matter preceding subpara4 graph (A)— 

5 (I) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, 

6 and family violence’’ after ‘‘domestic 

7 violence’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘(D), (F), or (G)’’; 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

11 ‘‘dating violence, and family violence,’’ after 

12 ‘‘domestic violence,’’; and 

13 (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(B) includes individuals with dem16 onstrated experience working in domestic vio17 lence, dating violence, and family violence pro18 grams, and, with respect to grantees described in 

19 subsection (b)(2)(F), individuals with dem20 onstrated expertise in serving the targeted com21 munities on the board of directors (or advisory 

22 committee) and on the staff; and’’; 

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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, and 

2 family violence’’ after ‘‘domestic violence’’ 

3 each place such term appears; 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ 

5 each place such term appears and inserting 

6 ‘‘Tribal organization’’; 

7 (iii) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes’’ each 

8 place such term appears and inserting ‘‘In9 dian Tribes’’; 

10 (iv) by striking ‘‘42’’ and all that fol11 lows through ‘‘3796gg–10 note’’ each place 

12 such term appears and inserting ‘‘34 U.S.C. 

13 10452 note’’; and 

14 (v) by striking ‘‘tribally’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘Tribally’’; 

16 (C) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

18 (I) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence, 

19 and family violence’’ after ‘‘domestic 

20 violence’’ the first place such term ap21 pears; and 

22 (II) by inserting ‘‘, dating vio23 lence, or family violence’’ after ‘‘domes24 tic violence’’ the second place such term 

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1 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

2 (I) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, 

3 dating violence, and family violence’’ 

4 after ‘‘domestic violence’’ ; and 

5 (II) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; 

6 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

7 (III) in clause (iii), by striking 

8 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (IV) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(iv) has a board of directors (or advisory 

12 committee) and staff with demonstrated expertise 

13 in serving the targeted community.’’; 

14 (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

15 paragraph (5); 

16 (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(4) ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL RESOURCE CENTER

19 ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—To be eligible to receive a 

20 grant under subsection (b)(3), an entity shall be a 

21 Tribal organization or a nonprofit private organiza22 tion that focuses primarily on issues of domestic vio23 lence, dating violence, and family violence within 

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1 ‘‘(A) experience working with Alaska Tribes 

2 and Tribal organizations to respond to domestic 

3 violence, dating violence, and family violence 

4 and the findings of section 901 of the Violence 

5 Against Women and Department of Justice Re6 authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 

7 34 U.S.C. 10452 note); 

8 ‘‘(B) experience providing Alaska Tribes 

9 and Tribal organizations with assistance in de10 veloping Tribally based prevention and interven11 tion services addressing domestic violence, dating 

12 violence, and family violence and safety for In13 dian women consistent with the purposes of sec14 tion 902 of the Violence Against Women and De15 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

16 (Public Law 109–162; 34 U.S.C. 10452 note); 

17 ‘‘(C) strong support for the entity’s designa18 tion as the Alaska Native Tribal resource center 

19 on domestic violence, dating violence, and family 

20 violence from advocates working with Alaska 

21 Tribes to address domestic violence, dating vio22 lence, and family violence and the safety of Alas23 ka Native women; 

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1 tions with prevention and intervention services 

2 addressing domestic violence, dating violence, 

3 and family violence; and 

4 ‘‘(E) the capacity to serve Tribes across the 

5 State of Alaska.’’; and 

6 (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘(b)(3),’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘(b)(4),’’; and 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (A)— 

11 (I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘(in12 cluding Alaska Natives)’’; and 

13 (II) in clause (ii)— 

14 (aa) by striking ‘‘Indian 

15 tribe, tribal organization’’ and in16 serting ‘‘Indian Tribe, Tribal or17 ganization’’; and 

18 (bb) by inserting ‘‘, dating 

19 violence, and family violence’’ 

20 after ‘‘domestic violence’’. 

21 SEC. 12. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALI22 TIONS. 

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1 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 

2 303(a)(2)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 303 and made 

3 available to carry out this section’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (d)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

6 by striking ‘‘shall include’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by inserting ‘‘, and evidence-in9 formed prevention of,’’ after ‘‘comprehensive 

10 responses to’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘working with local’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘shall include— 

13 ‘‘(A) working with local’’; 

14 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 

15 (3) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, 

16 and adjusting the margins accordingly; 

17 (D) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), 

18 as so redesignated— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ and in20 serting ‘‘children and dependents’’; and 

21 (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semi22 colon; and 

23 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) of 

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1 ‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian Tribes and 

2 Tribal organizations (and corresponding Native 

3 Hawaiian groups or communities) to address the 

4 needs of Indian (including Alaska Native) and 

5 Native Hawaiian victims of domestic violence, 

6 dating violence, or family violence, as applicable 

7 in the State; and’’; 

8 (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘collabo9 rating with and providing’’ and inserting ‘‘may 

10 include— 

11 ‘‘(A) collaborating with and providing’’; 

12 (G) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

13 paragraph (2); 

14 (H) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 

15 by striking ‘‘health care, mental health’’ and in16 serting ‘‘health care (including mental health 

17 and substance use disorder treatment)’’; 

18 (I) in paragraph (6), by redesignating sub19 paragraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 

20 respectively, and adjusting the margins accord21 ingly; 

22 (J) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

23 through (7) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), 

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1 (K) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of 

2 paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 

3 ‘‘child abuse is present;’’ and inserting ‘‘there is 

4 a co-occurrence of child abuse; and’’; 

5 (L) by striking paragraph (8); and 

6 (M) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), 

7 as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in8 serting a period; 

9 (3) by striking subsection (e); 

10 (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 

11 as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and 

12 (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by strik13 ing ‘‘Indian tribes and tribal organizations’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations’’. 

15 SEC. 13. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALI16 TIONS. 

17 The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 

19 311 the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 311A. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COA21 LITIONS. 

22 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning with fiscal 

23 year 2022, out of amounts appropriated under section 303 

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1 year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities 

2 in accordance with this section. 

3 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 grant under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal domes5 tic violence, dating violence, or family violence coalition 

6 that is recognized by the Office on Violence Against Women 

7 of the Department of Justice that provides services to In8 dian Tribes. 

9 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each Tribal domestic violence, 

10 dating violence, or family violence coalition desiring a 

11 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

12 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

13 such information as the Secretary may require. The appli14 cation submitted by the coalition for the grant shall provide 

15 documentation of the coalition’s work, demonstrating that 

16 the coalition— 

17 ‘‘(1) meets all the applicable requirements set 

18 forth in this section; and 

19 ‘‘(2) has the ability to conduct all activities de20 scribed in this section, as indicated by— 

21 ‘‘(A) a documented experience in admin22 istering Federal grants to conduct the activities 

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1 ‘‘(B) a documented history of activities to 

2 further the purposes of this section set forth in 

3 subsection (d). 

4 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A Tribal domestic violence, dat5 ing violence, or family violence coalition eligible under sub6 section (b) that receives a grant under this section may use 

7 the grant funds for administration and operation to further 

8 the purposes of domestic violence, dating violence, and fam9 ily violence intervention and prevention activities, includ10 ing— 

11 ‘‘(1) working with local Tribal domestic violence, 

12 dating violence, or family violence service programs 

13 and providers of direct services to encourage appro14 priate and comprehensive responses to domestic vio15 lence, dating violence, and family violence against 

16 adults or youth within the Indian Tribes served, in17 cluding providing training and technical assistance 

18 and conducting Tribal needs assessments; 

19 ‘‘(2) participating in planning and monitoring 

20 the distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds 

21 within the State under section 308(a); 

22 ‘‘(3) working in collaboration with Tribal service 

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1 violence, and family violence, and their children and 

2 dependents; 

3 ‘‘(4) collaborating with, and providing informa4 tion to, entities in such fields as housing, health care 

5 (including mental health and substance use disorder 

6 treatment), social welfare, education, and law enforce7 ment to support the development and implementation 

8 of effective policies; 

9 ‘‘(5) supporting the development and implemen10 tation of effective policies, protocols, and programs 

11 that address the safety and support needs of adult 

12 and youth Tribal victims of domestic violence, dating 

13 violence, or family violence; 

14 ‘‘(6) encouraging appropriate responses to cases 

15 of domestic violence, dating violence, or family vio16 lence against adults or youth, by working with Trib17 al, State, and Federal judicial agencies and law en18 forcement agencies; 

19 ‘‘(7) working with Tribal, State, and Federal ju20 dicial agencies, including family law judges, criminal 

21 court judges, child protective service agencies, and 

22 children’s advocates to develop appropriate responses 

23 to child custody and visitation issues— 

24 ‘‘(A) in cases of child exposure to domestic 

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1 ‘‘(B) in cases in which— 

2 ‘‘(i) domestic violence, dating violence, 

3 or family violence is present; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) child abuse is present; 

5 ‘‘(8) providing information to the public about 

6 prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, and 

7 family violence within Indian Tribes; 

8 ‘‘(9) assisting Indian Tribes’ participation in, 

9 and attendance of, Federal and State consultations on 

10 domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence, 

11 including consultations mandated by the Violence 

12 Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 

13 103–322), the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 

14 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.), or this title; and 

15 ‘‘(10) providing shelter or supportive services to 

16 Tribal adult and youth victims of domestic violence, 

17 dating violence, and family violence, and their chil18 dren and dependents. 

19 ‘‘(e) REALLOCATION.—If, at the end of the sixth month 

20 of any fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under 

21 section 303 and made available to carry out this section, 

22 a portion of the available amount has not been awarded 

23 to Tribal domestic violence, dating violence, or family vio24 lence coalitions for grants under this section because of the 

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1 grants, then the Secretary shall award such portion, in 

2 equal shares, to Tribal domestic violence, dating violence, 

3 or family violence coalitions that meet such requirements.’’. 

4 SEC. 14. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS AND 

5 THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED 

6 TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

7 AND FAMILY VIOLENCE. 

8 Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ABUSED

10 PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN AND

12 YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO DOMES13 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND FAMILY

14 VIOLENCE’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘family violence, domes18 tic violence, and dating violence service pro19 grams and community-based programs to 

20 prevent future domestic violence by address21 ing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of 

22 children’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, 

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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, and to support the 

2 caregiving capacity of adult victims or 

3 other caregivers’’ before the period; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘more 

5 than 2’’ the first place it appears and inserting 

6 ‘‘less than 3’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) by inserting ‘‘or State domestic vio9 lence, dating violence, and family violence serv10 ices’’ after ‘‘local’’; 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘a culturally specific orga12 nization,’’ after ‘‘associations),’’; 

13 (C) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘Tribal organization’’; 

15 (D) by inserting ‘‘adult and child’’ after 

16 ‘‘serving’’; and 

17 (E) by striking ‘‘and their children’’; and 

18 (4) in subsection (c)— 

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

20 follows: 

21 ‘‘(1) a description of how the entity will 

22 prioritize the safety of, and confidentiality of infor23 mation about adult and child victims of domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, or family violence;’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘develop2 mentally appropriate and age-appropriate serv3 ices, and culturally and linguistically appro4 priate services, to the victims and children; and’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘trauma-informed and age, gen6 der, developmentally, culturally, and linguis7 tically appropriate services to children and 

8 youth, and their caregivers;’’; 

9 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘appro10 priate and relevant to the unique needs of chil11 dren exposed to family violence, domestic vio12 lence, or dating violence.’’ and inserting ‘‘rel13 evant to the unique needs of children and youth 

14 exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, or 

15 family violence, including children and youth 

16 with disabilities and children from underserved 

17 populations, and address the parent’s or care18 giver’s ongoing caregiving capacity; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(4) a description of prevention activities tar21 geting child and youth victims of family violence, do22 mestic violence, or dating violence.’’; 

23 (5) in subsection (d)— 

24 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

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1 in subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘culturally spe2 cific, community-based program’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘victims of family vio5 lence, domestic violence, or dating violence 

6 and their children’’ and inserting ‘‘child 

7 and adult victims of family violence, domes8 tic violence, or dating violence, including 

9 children and youth with disabilities and 

10 children and youth from underserved popu11 lations’’; and 

12 (ii) by inserting ‘‘or the health system’’ 

13 before the semicolon; and 

14 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

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

16 ‘‘mental’’ and inserting ‘‘behavioral’’; 

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

18 ‘‘community-based organizations serving 

19 victims of family violence, domestic vio20 lence, or dating violence or children exposed 

21 to family violence, domestic violence, or dat22 ing violence’’ and inserting ‘‘health, edu23 cation, or other community-based organiza24 tions serving adult and child victims of 


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1 family violence, domestic violence, or dating 

2 violence’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘health,’’ after ‘‘transportation,’’; and 

5 (6) in subsection (e)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘shall participate in an 

7 evaluation and’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘contain an evaluation of’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘information on’’. 

10 SEC. 15. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT. 

11 Section 313 (42 U.S.C. 10413) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘telephone’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘telephonic and digital services’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘a hotline that provides’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘a hotline and digital services that 

17 provide’’; and 

18 (C) by inserting before the period at the end 

19 of the second sentence the following: ‘‘, and who 

20 provide information about healthy relationships 

21 for adults and youth’’; 

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1 (i) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘and digital serv3 ices’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 

4 (ii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 

5 striking ‘‘hotline personnel’’ each place such 

6 term appears and inserting ‘‘advocacy per7 sonnel’’; 

8 (iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘are able to effectively operate any techno10 logical systems used by the hotline’’ and in11 serting ‘‘or digital services are able to effec12 tively operate any technological systems 

13 used by the hotline or provide any digital 

14 services, as applicable’’; 

15 (iv) in subparagraphs (D), (E), and 

16 (F), by inserting ‘‘and digital services’’ 

17 after ‘‘hotline’’ each place such term ap18 pears; 

19 (v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

20 ‘‘persons with hearing impairments’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘individuals who are Deaf or 

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1 ities, including training for hotline per2 sonnel to support such access’’; and 

3 (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 

4 ‘‘teen dating violence hotline’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘youth dating violence hotline and other 

6 digital services and resources’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, dig8 ital services,’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 

9 (C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to— 

12 ‘‘(A) provide information and referrals for 

13 individuals contacting the hotline via telephonic 

14 or digital services; 

15 ‘‘(B) directly connect callers or assist dig16 ital services users in connecting to service pro17 viders; and 

18 ‘‘(C) employ crisis interventions meeting the 

19 standards of family violence, domestic violence, 

20 and dating violence providers;’’; 

21 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

22 through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), re23 spectively; and 

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1 ‘‘(6) demonstrate the ability to provide informa2 tion about healthy relationships for adults and 

3 youth;’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (e)— 

5 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DIG6 ITAL SERVICES’’ after ‘‘HOTLINE’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘telephone hotline’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘telephonic hotline and digital 

10 services’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘assistance to adult’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘for the benefit of adult’’; and 

13 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

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

15 ‘‘and an internet service provider for the 

16 use of operating digital services’’ before the 

17 semicolon; 

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

19 ‘‘, provide counseling and referral services 

20 for callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and di21 rectly connect callers’’ and inserting ‘‘and 

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1 rectly connect callers and digital services 

2 users’’; 

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

4 ‘‘or digital services users’’ after ‘‘callers’’; 

5 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

6 ‘‘and digital services’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 

7 (v) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

8 ‘‘underserved populations’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘racial and ethnic minority groups, Tribal 

10 and underserved populations,’’; and 

11 (vi) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

12 ‘‘teen dating violence hotline’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘hotline or digital services’’; and 

14 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI16 TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this sec17 tion, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Secretary 

18 for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 

19 under this section.’’. 

20 SEC. 16. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 

21 GRANT. 

22 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to in23 crease the availability of information and assistance to In24 dian adult or youth victims of family violence, domestic 

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1 of such victim, and individuals affected by such victimiza2 tion by supporting a national, toll-free telephonic and dig3 ital hotline to provide services that are— 

4 (1) informed of Federal Indian law and Tribal 

5 laws impacting Indian victims of family violence, do6 mestic violence, or dating violence; 

7 (2) culturally appropriate to Indian adult and 

8 youth victims; and 

9 (3) developed in cooperation with victim services 

10 offered by Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. 

11 (b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Family Violence Preven12 tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended 

13 by inserting after section 313 the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 313A. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOT15 LINE GRANT. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a grant 

17 to a Tribal organization or private, non-profit entity to 

18 maintain the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, national, toll19 free telephonic and digital services hotline to provide infor20 mation and assistance to Indian adult and youth victims 

21 of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 

22 family and household members of such victims, and other 

23 individuals affected by such victimization. 

24 ‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall award a grant under 

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1 ‘‘(c) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The provision of pay2 ments under a grant awarded under this section shall be 

3 subject to annual approval by the Secretary and subject to 

4 the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year to 

5 make the payments. 

6 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

7 under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal organization 

8 or a nonprofit private organization that focuses primarily 

9 on issues of domestic violence as it relates to American Indi10 ans and Alaska Natives, and submit an application to the 

11 Secretary that shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and 

13 information, be in such form, and be submitted in 

14 such manner, as the Secretary shall prescribe; 

15 ‘‘(2) include a complete description of the appli16 cant’s plan for the operation of a national Indian do17 mestic violence hotline and digital services, including 

18 descriptions of— 

19 ‘‘(A) the training program for advocacy 

20 personnel relating to the provision of culturally 

21 appropriate and legally accurate services, infor22 mation, resources and referrals for Indian vic23 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 

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1 ‘‘(B) the training program for advocacy 

2 personnel, relating to technology requirements to 

3 ensure that all persons affiliated with the hotline 

4 and digital services are able to effectively operate 

5 any technological systems required to provide the 

6 necessary services used by the hotline; 

7 ‘‘(C) the qualifications of the applicant and 

8 the hiring criteria and qualifications for advo9 cacy personnel, to ensure that hotline advocates 

10 and other personnel have demonstrated knowl11 edge of Indian legal, social, and cultural issues, 

12 to ensure that the unique needs of Indian callers 

13 and users of digital services are met; 

14 ‘‘(D) the methods for the creation, mainte15 nance, and updating of a resource database of 

16 culturally appropriate victim services and re17 sources available from Indian Tribes and Tribal 

18 organizations; 

19 ‘‘(E) a plan for publicizing the availability 

20 of the services from the national Indian hotline 

21 to Indian victims of domestic violence and dat22 ing violence; 

23 ‘‘(F) a plan for providing service to limited 

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1 through hotline and digital services personnel 

2 who have limited English proficiency; 

3 ‘‘(G) a plan for facilitating access to the 

4 hotline and digital services by individuals who 

5 are Deaf or hard of hearing, individuals with 

6 speech-related disabilities, individuals with sen7 sory disabilities (including those who are blind 

8 or low vision), and other individuals with dis9 abilities, including training for hotline personnel 

10 to support such access; and 

11 ‘‘(H) a plan for providing assistance and 

12 referrals to Indian youth victims of domestic vio13 lence, dating violence, and family violence, and 

14 for victims of dating violence who are minors, 

15 which may be carried out through a national In16 dian youth dating violence hotline, digital serv17 ices, or other resources; 

18 ‘‘(3) demonstrate recognized expertise providing 

19 services, including information on healthy relation20 ships and referrals for Indian victims of family vio21 lence, domestic violence, or dating violence and co22 ordinating services with Indian Tribes or Tribal or23 ganizations; 

24 ‘‘(4) demonstrate support from Indian victim 

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1 Office on Violence Against Women and Tribal grant2 ees under this title; 

3 ‘‘(5) demonstrate capacity and the expertise to 

4 maintain a domestic violence, dating violence, and 

5 family violence hotline, digital services and a com6 prehensive database of service providers from Indian 

7 Tribes or Tribal organizations; 

8 ‘‘(6) demonstrate compliance with nondisclosure 

9 requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and 

10 following comprehensive quality assurance practices; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(7) contain such other information as the Sec13 retary may require. 

14 ‘‘(e) INDIAN HOTLINE ACTIVITIES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 

16 grant under this section shall use funds made avail17 able through the grant for the purpose described in 

18 subsection (a), consistent with paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—In establishing and operating 

20 the hotline, the entity— 

21 ‘‘(A) shall contract with a carrier for the 

22 use of a toll-free telephone line and an internet 

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1 sonnel to answer incoming calls and digital serv2 ices contacts, provide counseling, healthy rela3 tionship and referral services for Indian callers 

4 and digital services users, directly connect call5 ers, and assist digital services users in con6 necting to service providers; 

7 ‘‘(C) shall assemble and maintain a data8 base of information relating to services for In9 dian victims of family violence, domestic vio10 lence, or dating violence to which Indian callers 

11 or digital services users may be referred, includ12 ing information on the availability of shelters 

13 and supportive services for victims of family vio14 lence, domestic violence, or dating violence; 

15 ‘‘(D) shall widely publicize the hotline and 

16 digital services throughout Indian Tribes and 

17 communities, including to— 

18 ‘‘(i) national and regional member or19 ganizations of Indian Tribes; 

20 ‘‘(ii) Tribal domestic violence services 

21 programs; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) Tribal non-profit victim service 

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1 ferrals for family and household members of In2 dian victims of family violence, domestic vio3 lence, or dating violence, and Indians affected by 

4 the victimization described in subsection (a); and 

5 ‘‘(F) at the discretion of the hotline oper6 ator, may provide assistance, or referrals for 

7 counseling or intervention, for identified Indian 

8 perpetrators, including self-identified perpetra9 tors, of family violence, domestic violence, or dat10 ing violence, but shall not be required to provide 

11 such assistance or referrals in any circumstance 

12 in which the hotline operator fears the safety of 

13 a victim may be impacted by an abuser or sus14 pected abuser. 

15 ‘‘(f) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—The entity receiving 

16 a grant under this section shall submit a report to the Sec17 retary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the 

18 Secretary. Such report shall describe the activities that have 

19 been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evalua20 tion of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such 

21 additional information as the Secretary may reasonably re22 quire. 

23 ‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI24 TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this sec25 tion, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Secretary 


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1 for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 

2 under this section.’’. 

3 SEC. 17. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCE4 MENT AND LEADERSHIP. 

5 Section 314 (42 U.S.C. 10414) is amended to read as 

6 follows: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCE8 MENT AND LEADERSHIP. 

9 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section 

11 are— 

12 ‘‘(A) to continue efforts to build evidence 

13 about effective primary and secondary preven14 tion practices, programs, and policies that re15 duce and end family violence, domestic violence, 

16 and dating violence; 

17 ‘‘(B) to build capacity at the State, Tribal, 

18 territorial, and local levels to meet the objectives 

19 described in subparagraph (A); and 

20 ‘‘(C) to advance primary and secondary 

21 prevention efforts related to domestic violence, 

22 dating violence, and family violence nationally. 

23 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF GRANTS.—From the 

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1 ‘‘(A) acting through the Division of Violence 

2 Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control 

3 and Prevention, in consultation with the Direc4 tor of the Division of Family Violence Preven5 tion and Services of the Administration for Chil6 dren and Families— 

7 ‘‘(i) provide core grants under sub8 section (b)(1) to support primary and sec9 ondary prevention of domestic violence, dat10 ing violence, and family violence; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) enter into cooperative agreements 

12 under subsection (b)(2) with State, terri13 torial, and Tribal domestic violence coali14 tions that are in partnerships with entities 

15 carrying out local and culturally specific 

16 programs, to test, evaluate, or, as appro17 priate, scale up innovative domestic vio18 lence, dating violence, or family violence 

19 primary and secondary prevention models, 

20 particularly those programs serving cul21 turally specific or traditionally underserved 

22 populations; and 

23 ‘‘(B) acting through the Family Violence 

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1 grants under subsection (c) to enhance the capac2 ity of communities and systems to engage in ef3 fective primary and secondary prevention efforts. 

4 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION, AND

5 MONITORING.—Of the amounts appropriated under 

6 this section for a fiscal year the Secretary may use— 

7 ‘‘(A) not more than 7 percent of the 

8 amounts for each fiscal year for evaluation, mon9 itoring, and other administrative costs under 

10 this section; and 

11 ‘‘(B) not more than 3 percent of the 

12 amounts for each fiscal year for technical assist13 ance under this section. 

14 ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL

15 COALITIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) GRANTS TO BUILD PRIMARY AND SEC17 ONDARY PREVENTION CAPACITY OF DOMESTIC VIO18 LENCE COALITIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall pro20 vide a core grant for each eligible State, terri21 torial, and Tribal coalition. The Secretary shall 

22 provide such a grant to build organizational ca23 pacity and leadership for primary and sec24 ondary prevention of domestic violence, dating 

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1 with other systems central to primary and sec2 ondary prevention at the local, State, territorial, 

3 and Tribal levels. 

4 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 

5 a grant under this paragraph, a State, terri6 torial, or Tribal coalition shall be a State domes7 tic violence coalition, territorial domestic vio8 lence coalition, or Tribal domestic violence coali9 tion, respectively, that has not entered into a co10 operative agreement under section 314 of this 

11 title (as in effect on the day before the date of 

12 enactment of the Family Violence Prevention 

13 and Services Improvement Act of 2021) or under 

14 paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—Each coalition seeking 

16 a grant under this paragraph shall submit an 

17 application to the Secretary at such time, in 

18 such manner, and containing such information 

19 as the Secretary may require. The application 

20 submitted by the coalition for the grant shall 

21 provide documentation of the coalition’s primary 

22 prevention work, satisfactory to the Secretary, 

23 demonstrating that the coalition— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) demonstrates the ability to con2 duct appropriately the primary and sec3 ondary prevention activities described in 

4 this paragraph. 

5 ‘‘(D) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Of the 

6 amounts made available to carry out this para7 graph, the Secretary shall allot an equal share to 

8 each qualified entity receiving funds under sec9 tion 311 or section 311A to carry out evidence10 informed prevention activities. 

11 ‘‘(E) USE OF FUNDS.—A coalition that re12 ceives a grant under this paragraph— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall use the grant funds to— 

14 ‘‘(I) build the coalition’s organi15 zational capacity and enhance its 

16 State or Tribal leadership to advance 

17 evidence-informed primary and sec18 ondary prevention of domestic violence, 

19 dating violence, and family violence; 

20 ‘‘(II) provide primary and sec21 ondary prevention-focused training, 

22 technical assistance, peer learning op23 portunities, and other support to local 

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1 cific programs working to address do2 mestic violence, dating violence, or 

3 family violence; 

4 ‘‘(III) provide training and advo5 cacy to other State, Tribal, and local 

6 public and private systems on how to 

7 prevent domestic violence, dating vio8 lence, and family violence, and help 

9 victims, including through health serv10 ices, early childhood programs, eco11 nomic support programs, schools, child 

12 welfare, workforce development, com13 munity-based programs primarily 

14 serving racial and ethnic minority 

15 groups, community-based programs 

16 serving Deaf individuals and individ17 uals with disabilities, community18 based programs primarily serving 

19 other underserved populations, faith20 based programs, and youth programs; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(IV) support dissemination of 

23 primary and secondary prevention 

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1 the State, territorial, or Tribal commu2 nities; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) may use the grant funds to pro4 vide subgrants to local programs to support 

5 the dissemination of primary and sec6 ondary prevention programs or initiatives. 

7 ‘‘(F) REPORTS.—Each coalition receiving a 

8 grant under this paragraph shall submit a re9 port to the Secretary at such time as the Sec10 retary requires. Such report shall describe the ac11 tivities that have been carried out with such 

12 grant funds and the effectiveness of such activi13 ties, and provide such additional information as 

14 the Secretary may require. 

15 ‘‘(G) FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

16 may use a portion of the funds provided under 

17 this paragraph to provide primary and sec18 ondary prevention-focused training, technical as19 sistance, and other support to coalitions de20 scribed in subparagraph (B) or State or local en21 tities that are in partnerships with such coali22 tions. 

23 ‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMEN24 TATION AND EVALUATION OF PRIMARY AND SEC25 ONDARY PREVENTION STRATEGIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall enter 

2 into cooperative agreements with qualified State, 

3 territorial, and Tribal domestic violence coali4 tions that are in partnerships with entities car5 rying out local and culturally specific programs, 

6 to test, evaluate, or, as appropriate, scale up in7 novative domestic violence, dating violence, or 

8 family violence primary and secondary preven9 tion strategies and models, particularly those 

10 serving culturally specific or traditionally un11 derserved populations. 

12 ‘‘(B) QUALIFICATION.—To be qualified to 

13 enter into a cooperative agreement under sub14 section (a)(2)(A)(ii), an organization shall be a 

15 State, territorial, or Tribal domestic violence co16 alition and include representatives of pertinent 

17 sectors of the local community, which may in18 clude— 

19 ‘‘(i) health care providers and Tribal, 

20 State, or local health departments; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the education community; 

22 ‘‘(iii) a faith-based community; 

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1 ‘‘(v) domestic violence, dating violence, 

2 and family violence service program advo3 cates; 

4 ‘‘(vi) public human service entities; 

5 ‘‘(vii) business and civic leaders; 

6 ‘‘(viii) child and youth-serving organi7 zations; 

8 ‘‘(ix) community-based organizations 

9 whose primary purpose is to provide cul10 turally appropriate services to underserved 

11 populations, including racial and ethnic 

12 minority communities; and 

13 ‘‘(x) other pertinent sectors. 

14 ‘‘(C) TERM.—The Secretary shall enter into 

15 a cooperative agreement under this paragraph 

16 for a period of not more than 5 fiscal years. 

17 ‘‘(D) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The pro18 vision of payments under a cooperative agree19 ment under this paragraph shall be subject to— 

20 ‘‘(i) annual approval by the Secretary; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the availability of appropriations 

23 for each fiscal year to make the payments. 

24 ‘‘(E) APPLICATIONS.—An organization that 

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1 under this paragraph shall submit to the Sec2 retary an application, in such form and in such 

3 manner as the Secretary shall require, that— 

4 ‘‘(i) identifies models and strategies to 

5 be tested and partner organizations who 

6 will be implementing programs to prevent 

7 domestic violence, dating violence, or family 

8 violence; 

9 ‘‘(ii) demonstrates that the applicant 

10 has developed effective and collaborative re11 lationships with diverse communities, in12 cluding with organizations primarily serv13 ing racial and ethnic minority populations 

14 or other underserved populations; 

15 ‘‘(iii) identifies other partners and sec16 tors who will be engaged to meet the pri17 mary and secondary prevention goals; 

18 ‘‘(iv) includes a description of the ex19 pected outcomes from the primary and sec20 ondary prevention activities and how the 

21 strategy is expected to achieve those out22 comes; 

23 ‘‘(v) describes the method to be used for 

24 identification and selection of project staff 

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1 ‘‘(vi) describes the method to be used 

2 for identification and selection of a project 

3 council consisting of representatives of the 

4 community sectors listed in subparagraph 

5 (B); 

6 ‘‘(vii) demonstrates that the applicant 

7 has the capacity to carry out collaborative 

8 community initiatives to prevent domestic 

9 violence, dating violence, and family vio10 lence; 

11 ‘‘(viii) describes the applicant’s plans 

12 to evaluate the models and strategies it in13 tends to implement, including dem14 onstrating that the methods selected are rig15 orous; 

16 ‘‘(ix) describes the applicant’s existing 

17 capacity to collect and analyze data to 

18 monitor performance and support evalua19 tion and other evidence-building activities 

20 or how they will use the grant to develop 

21 such capacity; and 

22 ‘‘(x) contains such other information, 

23 agreements, and assurances as the Secretary 

24 may require. 


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1 ‘‘(F) GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION.—The Sec2 retary shall enter into cooperative agreements 

3 under this paragraph with organizations in 

4 States, territories, and Tribes geographically dis5 persed throughout the Nation. 

6 ‘‘(G) USE OF FUNDS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An organization 

8 that enters into a cooperative agreement 

9 under this paragraph shall use the funds 

10 made available through the agreement to es11 tablish, operate, and maintain implementa12 tion and evaluation of coordinated commu13 nity response to reduce risk factors for do14 mestic violence, dating violence, and family 

15 violence perpetration and enhance protective 

16 factors to promote positive development and 

17 healthy relationships and communities. 

18 ‘‘(ii) EVALUATION, MONITORING, AD19 MINISTRATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSIST20 ANCE.—The Secretary may use a portion of 

21 the funds provided under this paragraph for 

22 evaluation, monitoring, administration, 

23 and technical assistance described in sub24 section (a)(3) with respect to the prevention 

25 projects. 


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1 ‘‘(H) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing and 

2 operating a project under this paragraph, an or3 ganization shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) utilize evidence-informed primary 

5 and secondary prevention project planning; 

6 ‘‘(ii) recognize and address the needs of 

7 underserved populations, including racial 

8 and ethnic minority groups, and individ9 uals with disabilities; 

10 ‘‘(iii) use not less than 30 percent or 

11 more than 50 percent of awarded funds to 

12 subcontract with local domestic violence 

13 programs or other community-based pro14 grams to develop and implement such 

15 projects; 

16 ‘‘(iv) in the case of a new grantee, use 

17 the funds for up to 1 year for planning and 

18 capacity building without subcontracting as 

19 described in clause (iii); and 

20 ‘‘(v) use up to 8 percent of the funds 

21 awarded under this paragraph to procure 

22 technical assistance from a list of providers 

23 approved by the Secretary and peer-to-peer 

24 technical assistance from other grantees 

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1 ‘‘(I) REPORTS.—Each organization entering 

2 into a cooperative agreement under this para3 graph shall submit a report to the Secretary at 

4 such time as shall be reasonably required by the 

5 Secretary. Such report shall describe activities 

6 that have been carried out with the funds made 

7 available through the agreement and the effec8 tiveness of such activities, and provide such ad9 ditional information as the Secretary may rea10 sonably require. The Secretary shall make the 

11 evaluations received under this subparagraph 

12 publicly available on the Department of Health 

13 and Human Services internet website, and shall 

14 submit such reports to the Committee on Health, 

15 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 

16 and the Committee on Education and Labor of 

17 the House of Representatives. 

18 ‘‘(c) GRANTS TO EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED PREVEN19 TION.— 

20 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a 

21 grant program to expand the capacity of communities 

22 and systems to engage in effective primary and sec23 ondary prevention efforts. 

24 ‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary may award grants 

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1 under paragraph (1) for periods of not more than 4 

2 years. If the Secretary determines that an entity has 

3 received such a grant and been successful in meeting 

4 the objectives of the grant application so submitted, 

5 the Secretary may renew the grant for 1 additional 

6 period of not more than 4 years. 

7 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re8 ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) be a private nonprofit, nongovern10 mental organization (which may include faith11 based and charitable organizations) or a Tribal 

12 organization that is— 

13 ‘‘(i) a community-based organization 

14 whose primary purpose is providing cul15 turally specific services to racial and ethnic 

16 minority groups or other underserved popu17 lations; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) a community-based organization 

19 with a program focused on serving youth or 

20 serving children and their parents or care21 givers; and 

22 ‘‘(B) have a demonstrated record of serving 

23 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or 

24 family violence, or demonstrate a partnership 


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1 with another organization that has such a 

2 record. 

3 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 

4 under this subsection shall submit an application to 

5 the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con6 taining such information as the Secretary may rea7 sonably require, including— 

8 ‘‘(A) a description of how the entity will de9 velop, expand, or replicate evidence-informed 

10 primary and secondary prevention strategies 

11 and approaches in their communities, including 

12 culturally and linguistically appropriate pri13 mary and secondary prevention programming; 

14 ‘‘(B) documents that the entity meets all of 

15 the applicable requirements set forth in this sub16 section; and 

17 ‘‘(C) demonstrates the ability to conduct ap18 propriately the primary and secondary preven19 tion activities described in this section. 

20 ‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 

21 grant under this subsection shall use the grant funds 

22 to— 

23 ‘‘(A) build their organizational capacity 

24 and enhance their leadership of the organization 

25 within the community to promote community 


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1 engagement in and advancement of evidence-in2 formed primary and secondary prevention of do3 mestic violence, dating violence, or family vio4 lence; 

5 ‘‘(B) promote strategic primary and sec6 ondary prevention partnership development, in7 cluding between any of domestic violence pro8 grams and health programs, early childhood pro9 grams, economic support programs, schools, child 

10 welfare programs, workforce development, cul11 turally specific community-based organizations, 

12 faith-based programs, community-based organi13 zations serving Deaf individuals and individuals 

14 with disabilities, and youth programs; 

15 ‘‘(C) support dissemination of primary and 

16 secondary prevention strategies and approaches 

17 to States, territories, Tribal organizations, and 

18 Tribes; and 

19 ‘‘(D) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded 

20 under this subsection to procure technical assist21 ance from a list of providers approved by the 

22 Secretary, from peer-to-peer technical assistance 

23 from other grantees under this section, or from 

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1 ‘‘(6) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION, AND

2 MONITORING.—The Secretary may use a portion of 

3 the funds provided under this subsection for evalua4 tion, monitoring, administration, and technical as5 sistance with respect to the prevention projects. 

6 ‘‘(7) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity 

7 receiving a grant under this subsection shall submit 

8 a report to the Secretary at such time as shall be rea9 sonably required by the Secretary. Such report shall 

10 describe the activities that have been carried out with 

11 such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effec12 tiveness of such activities, and provide such addi13 tional information as the Secretary may reasonably 

14 require.’’. 

15 SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS. 

16 The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 315. GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 

20 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

21 provide grants to assist communities in mobilizing and or22 ganizing resources in support of effective and sustainable 

23 programs that will prevent and address domestic violence, 

24 dating violence, and family violence experienced by under25 served populations. 


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1 ‘‘(b) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.—The Secretary, 

2 acting through the Director of the Division of Family Vio3 lence Prevention and Services, shall award capacity build4 ing, implementation, and evaluation grants to eligible enti5 ties to assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating 

6 culturally and linguistically appropriate, community-driv7 en strategies to prevent and address domestic violence, dat8 ing violence, and family violence in underserved popu9 lations. 

10 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 

11 grant under this section, an entity shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) with respect to the programs under sub13 sections (d) and (e), be— 

14 ‘‘(A) a population specific organization that 

15 has demonstrated experience and expertise in 

16 providing population specific services in the rel17 evant underserved communities, or a population 

18 specific organization working in partnership 

19 with a victim service provider or domestic vio20 lence or sexual assault coalition; or 

21 ‘‘(B) a victim service provider offering pop22 ulation-specific services for a specific under23 served population; or 

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1 graph (1) that is working in collaboration with an 

2 entity specializing in evaluation with documented ex3 perience working with targeted underserved popu4 lations; 

5 ‘‘(d) CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

7 grants to eligible entities to support the capacity 

8 building, planning, and development of programs for 

9 underserved communities that utilize community10 driven intervention and prevention strategies that ad11 dress the barriers to domestic violence services, raise 

12 awareness of domestic violence, dating violence, and 

13 family violence and promote community engagement 

14 in the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio15 lence, and family violence in targeted underserved 

16 populations. Such grants may be used to— 

17 ‘‘(A)(i) expand the collaboration with com18 munity partners who can provide appropriate 

19 assistance to the targeted underserved popu20 lations that are represented by the eligible entity 

21 through the identification of additional partners, 

22 particularly among targeted underserved com23 munities; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) establish linkages with national, State, 

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1 which may include community health workers, 

2 advocacy organizations, and policy organiza3 tions; 

4 ‘‘(B) establish community working groups; 

5 ‘‘(C) conduct a needs assessment of targeted 

6 underserved populations to determine the bar7 riers to access and factors contributing to such 

8 barriers, using input from targeted underserved 

9 communities; 

10 ‘‘(D) participate in training and technical 

11 assistance sponsored by the Family Violence Pre12 vention and Services program for program devel13 opment, implementation, evaluation, and other 

14 programmatic issues; 

15 ‘‘(E) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded 

16 under this subsection to procure technical assist17 ance from a list of providers approved by the 

18 Family Violence Prevention and Services pro19 gram; 

20 ‘‘(F) identify promising intervention and 

21 prevention strategies; 

22 ‘‘(G) develop a plan with the input of tar23 geted underserved communities that includes 

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1 ‘‘(i) implementing intervention and 

2 prevention strategies that have the greatest 

3 potential for addressing the barriers to ac4 cessing services, raising awareness of domes5 tic violence, and promoting community en6 gagement in the prevention of domestic vio7 lence, dating violence, and family violence 

8 within targeted underserved populations; 

9 ‘‘(ii) identifying other sources of rev10 enue and integrating current and proposed 

11 funding sources to ensure long-term sustain12 ability of the program; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) conducting performance meas14 urement processes, including collecting data 

15 and measuring progress toward addressing 

16 domestic violence, dating violence, and fam17 ily violence or raising awareness of domes18 tic violence, dating violence, and family vio19 lence in targeted underserved populations; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(H) conduct an evaluation of the planning 

22 and development activities. 

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1 retary determines that extraordinary circumstances 

2 exist. 

3 ‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

5 grants to eligible entities that have received a plan6 ning grant under subsection (d) or who already have 

7 demonstrated experience and expertise in providing 

8 population specific services in the relevant under9 served communities to enable such entities to— 

10 ‘‘(A) implement a plan including interven11 tion services or prevention strategies to address 

12 the identified barrier or awareness issue or ini13 tiate the community engagement strategy for tar14 geted underserved populations, in an effective 

15 and timely manner; 

16 ‘‘(B) design and implement a plan to evalu17 ate the program, including collecting data ap18 propriate for monitoring performance of the pro19 gram carried out under the grant; 

20 ‘‘(C) analyze data consistent with the eval21 uation design, including collaborating with aca22 demic or other appropriate institutions for such 

23 analysis; 

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1 ing the experiences and lessons learned from the 

2 project; 

3 ‘‘(E) collaborate with appropriate partners 

4 to disseminate information gained from the 

5 project for the benefit of other domestic violence, 

6 dating violence, and family violence programs; 

7 ‘‘(F) establish mechanisms with other public 

8 or private groups to maintain financial support 

9 for the program after the grant terminates; 

10 ‘‘(G) develop policy initiatives for systems 

11 change to address the barriers or awareness 

12 issue; 

13 ‘‘(H) develop and implement community 

14 engagement strategies; 

15 ‘‘(I) maintain relationships with local part16 ners and continue to develop new relationships 

17 with national and State partners; and 

18 ‘‘(J) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded 

19 under this subsection to procure technical assist20 ance from a list of providers approved by the 

21 Family Violence Prevention and Services pro22 gram. 

23 ‘‘(2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 

24 grants under this subsection for 4-year periods. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 

2 grants to eligible entities that have received an imple3 mentation grant under subsection (e) and that require 

4 additional assistance for the purpose of executing the 

5 proposed evaluation design, including developing the 

6 design, collecting and analyzing data (including proc7 ess and outcome measures), and disseminating find8 ings. 

9 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 

10 subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

11 ‘‘(A) entities that in previous funding cy12 cles— 

13 ‘‘(i) have received a grant under sub14 section (d); or 

15 ‘‘(ii) established population specific or16 ganizations that have demonstrated experi17 ence and expertise in providing population18 specific services in the relevant underserved 

19 communities programs; and 

20 ‘‘(B) entities that incorporate best practices 

21 or build on successful models in their action 

22 plan, including the use of community advocates. 

23 ‘‘(3) DURATION.—The period during which pay24 ments may be made under a grant under paragraph 

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1 retary determines that extraordinary circumstances 

2 exist. 

3 ‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds provided 

4 under this section shall be used to supplement and not sup5 plant other Federal, State, and local public funds expended 

6 to provide services and activities that promote the purposes 

7 of this title. 

8 ‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EVALUATION, AND MON9 ITORING.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds appropriated 

11 under this section for each fiscal year— 

12 ‘‘(A) up to 5 percent may be used by the 

13 Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other 

14 administrative costs under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(B) up to 3 percent may be used by the 

16 Secretary for technical assistance. 

17 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY

18 GRANTEES.—The Secretary shall enable grantees to 

19 share best practices, evaluation results, and reports 

20 using the internet, conferences, and other pertinent 

21 information regarding the projects funded by this sec22 tion, including the outreach efforts of the Family Vio23 lence Prevention and Services program. 

24 ‘‘(3) REPORTS AND EVALUATION.—Each entity 

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1 ance report at such times as requested by the Sec2 retary describing the activities that have been carried 

3 out with such grant funds and providing such addi4 tional information as the Secretary may require. 

5 ‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS.—The Secretary shall 

6 make every effort to minimize duplicative or unnecessary 

7 administrative burdens on the grantees. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 316. GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 

9 SERVICES FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINOR10 ITY POPULATIONS. 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

12 a grant program to establish or enhance culturally specific 

13 services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

14 and family violence from racial and ethnic minority popu15 lations. 

16 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the grant 

18 program under this section are to— 

19 ‘‘(A) develop and support innovative cul20 turally specific community-based programs to 

21 enhance access to shelter services or supportive 

22 services to further the purposes of domestic vio23 lence, dating violence, and family violence inter24 vention and prevention for all victims of domes25 tic violence, dating violence, and family violence 


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1 from racial and ethnic minority populations 

2 who face obstacles to using more traditional serv3 ices and resources; 

4 ‘‘(B) strengthen the capacity and further the 

5 leadership development of individuals in racial 

6 and ethnic minority populations to address do7 mestic violence, dating violence, and family vio8 lence in their communities; and 

9 ‘‘(C) promote strategic partnership develop10 ment and collaboration, including with health 

11 systems, early childhood programs, economic 

12 support programs, schools, child welfare, work13 force development, domestic violence, dating vio14 lence, and family violence programs, other com15 munity-based programs, community-based orga16 nizations serving individuals with disabilities, 

17 faith-based programs, and youth programs, in 

18 order to further a public health approach to ad19 dressing domestic violence, dating violence, and 

20 family violence. 

21 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

23 award grants to programs based in the targeted 

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1 vention and prevention efforts that address dis2 tinctive culturally specific responses to domestic 

3 violence, dating violence, and family violence in 

4 racial and ethnic minority populations. 

5 ‘‘(B) NEW PROGRAMS.—In carrying out 

6 this section, the Secretary may award initial 

7 planning and capacity building grants to eligi8 ble entities that are establishing new programs 

9 in order to support the planning and develop10 ment of culturally specific programs. 

11 ‘‘(C) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—The Secretary 

12 shall ensure that grants are awarded, to the ex13 tent practical, only on a competitive basis, and 

14 that a grant is awarded for a proposal only if 

15 the proposal has been recommended for such an 

16 award through a process of peer review. 

17 ‘‘(D) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Up to 5 

18 percent of funds appropriated under this section 

19 for a fiscal year shall be available for technical 

20 assistance to be used by the grantees to access 

21 training and technical assistance from organiza22 tions that have entered into a cooperative agree23 ment with the Director to provide training and 

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1 fective culturally specific, community-based serv2 ices for racial and ethnic minority populations. 

3 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

4 The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements 

5 or contracts with organizations having a dem6 onstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is 

7 addressing the development and provision of cul8 turally specific, accessible, community-based services 

9 to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 

10 family violence from the targeted populations to pro11 vide training and technical assistance for grantees. 

12 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 

13 under this section, an entity shall— 

14 ‘‘(1) be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental or15 ganization that is— 

16 ‘‘(A) a community-based organization 

17 whose primary purpose is providing culturally 

18 specific services to victims of domestic violence, 

19 dating violence, and family violence from racial 

20 and ethnic minority populations; or 

21 ‘‘(B) a community-based organization 

22 whose primary purpose is providing culturally 

23 specific services to individuals from racial and 

24 ethnic minority populations that can partner 

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1 pertise in serving victims of domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, and family violence; and 

3 ‘‘(2) have a board of directors and staffing with 

4 demonstrated expertise in serving racial and ethnic 

5 minority populations. 

6 ‘‘(d) CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS OF SERVICES.—The 

7 Secretary shall ensure that information and services pro8 vided pursuant to this section are provided in the language, 

9 educational, and cultural context that is most appropriate 

10 for the individuals for whom the information and services 

11 are intended, and that information is made available in 

12 accessible formats as appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(e) GRANT PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 

14 grants for a 4-year period, with a possible extension of an15 other 2 years to further implement the projects under the 

16 grant. 

17 ‘‘(f) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section shall 

18 be interpreted to exclude linguistically and culturally spe19 cific community-based entities from applying for other 

20 sources of funding available under this title. 

21 ‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Each entity receiving funds under 

22 this section shall file a performance report at such times 

23 as requested by the Secretary describing the activities that 

24 have been carried out with such grant funds and providing 

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1 ‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MONI2 TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this sec3 tion, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Secretary 

4 for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 

5 under this section. 

6 ‘‘(i) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

7 construed to allow a grantee to limit services to victims of 

8 domestic violence, dating, violence, or family violence on the 

9 basis of race or ethnicity.’’. 

10 SEC. 19. ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL 

11 STABILITY AMONG SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 

12 VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND FAMILY 

13 VIOLENCE. 

14 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

16 shall conduct a study and issue a report that includes— 

17 (1) a review of what is known about the number 

18 of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and 

19 family violence in the United States; 

20 (2) statistical data, where available, for recent 

21 fiscal years, on the number of survivors described in 

22 paragraph (1); 

23 (3) a description of the key Federal programs 

24 providing survivors described in paragraph (1) with 

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1 (4) an analysis of the gaps in current Federal 

2 programs, in terms of benefit adequacy and benefit 

3 coverage for the population of survivors described in 

4 paragraph (1); 

5 (5) a demographic analysis of the distribution of 

6 the gaps described in paragraph (4), for groups in7 cluding racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with 

8 disabilities, tribal populations, and individuals who 

9 are geographically isolated; 

10 (6) a review of challenges that could affect pro11 gram utilization by the population of survivors de12 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

13 (7) an indication of the extent to which Federal 

14 agencies or departments currently administering pro15 grams described in paragraph (3) have taken steps to 

16 ensure that survivors of domestic violence, dating vio17 lence, and family violence have access to programs 

18 that will support their financial stability. 


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Union Calendar No. 90 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2119 

[Report No. 117–126] 

A BILL 

To amend the Family Violence Prevention and 

Services Act to make improvements. 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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