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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4152

To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for domestic court

advocacy programs.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1994

Mr. OLVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee

on the Judiciary

A BILL

To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for

domestic court advocacy programs.

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

3 SECTION. 1. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

4 The Attorney General is authorized to make 10 dem5 onstration grants to eligible entities to provide for not less

6 than 1 specialized domestic violence court advocate in

7 every court where a significant number of protective

8 orders are granted.
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1 SEC. 2. APPLICATIONS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant

3 under this Act, a duly authorized representative of an eli4 gible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney

5 General in such form and containing such information as

6 the Attorney General may reasonably require.

7 (b) ASSURANCES.—Each application shall contain an

8 assurance that Federal funds received under this Act shall

9 be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds

10 that would otherwise be available under this Act.

11 (c) REQUIRED PLAN.—Each application shall include

12 a plan that contains—

13 (1) a description of the demonstration project

14 to be developed;

15 (2) a description of how funds would be spent;

16 (3) a statement of staff qualifications and dem17 onstrated expertise in the field of court advocacy for

18 domestic violence victims; and

19 (4) a statement regarding the ability to serve

20 community needs and language minority populations

21 in providing ethnically, culturally, and linguistically

22 appropriate programs where necessary.

23 SEC. 3. REPORTS.

24 (a) GRANTEE REPORT.—Upon completion of the

25 grant period under this Act, each grantee shall file a per26 formance report with the Attorney General explaining the
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1 activities carried out together with an assessment of the

2 effectiveness of such activities in achieving the purposes

3 of this Act. The Attorney General shall suspend funding

4 for an approved application if an applicant fails to submit

5 an annual performance report.

6 (b) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than

7 180 days after the end of each fiscal year for which grants

8 are made under this Act, the Attorney General shall sub9 mit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a re10 port that includes, for each grantee—

11 (1) the amount of grants made under this Act;

12 (2) a summary of the purposes for which grants

13 were provided and an evaluation of progress; and

14 (3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of pro15 grams established with funds under this Act.

16 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act—

18 (1) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State

19 Attorney General’s office;

20 (2) the term ‘‘specialized domestic violence

21 court advocate’’ means an individual trained to as22 sist victims of domestic violence with the court sys23 tem, help with safety planning, and make referrals

24 to various support services; and
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1 (3) the term ‘‘State’’ means the States and the

2 District of Columbia.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal

5 years 1995 through 1999, such sums as may be necessary

6 to carry out this Act.

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