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Union Calendar No. 336 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4970 

[Report No. 112–480, Part I] 

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2012 

Mrs. ADAMS (for herself, Mrs. NOEM, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. BONO MACK, 

Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. FOXX, Ms. BUERKLE, Mrs. 

ELLMERS, Ms. JENKINS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. MYRICK, 

Mrs. SCHMIDT, Ms. GRANGER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. LUMMIS, 

Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WEST, Mr. MILLER of 

Florida, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. KELLY, Mr. 

WEBSTER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN

of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 

the committee concerned 

MAY 15, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HECK, 

and Mr. PENCE

MAY 15, 2012 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 

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

MAY 15, 2012 

The Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and 

Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 27, 2012] 

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A BILL 

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 

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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. 

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

5 Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. VAWA definitions and grant conditions. 

Sec. 4. Accountability provisions. 

Sec. 5. Effective date. 

TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS 

TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 

Sec. 101. STOP grants. 

Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of protection orders. 

Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 

Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the justice system. 

Sec. 105. Court-appointed special advocate program. 

Sec. 106. Outreach and services to underserved populations grant. 

Sec. 107. Culturally specific services grant. 

Sec. 108. Reduction in rape kit backlog. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 

VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 

Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program. 

Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 

child abuse enforcement assistance. 

Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against women with disabilities 

grants. 

Sec. 204. Grant for training and services to end violence against women in later 

life. 

TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 

VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 

Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 

Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for 

children and youth. 

Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 

Sec. 304. National Center for Campus Public Safety. 

TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 

Sec. 401. Study conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention. 

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Sec. 402. Saving money and reducing tragedies through prevention grants. 

TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 

ASSAULT, AND STALKING 

Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the health care system’s response 

to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 

DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 

Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

sexual assault, and stalking. 

Sec. 602. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, 

dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

Sec. 603. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 

Sec. 701. National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 

domestic and sexual violence. 

TITLE VIII—IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS 

Sec. 801. Fraud prevention initiatives. 

Sec. 802. Clarification of the requirements applicable to U visas. 

Sec. 803. Protections for a fiance ́e or fiance ́ of a citizen. 

Sec. 804. Regulation of international marriage brokers. 

Sec. 805. GAO report. 

Sec. 806. Temporary Nature of U Visa Status. 

Sec. 807. Annual report on immigration applications made by victims of abuse. 

Sec. 808. Protection for children of VAWA self-petitioners. 

Sec. 809. Public charge. 

Sec. 810. Age-Out Protection for U Visa Applicants. 

Sec. 811. Hardship waivers. 

Sec. 812. Disclosure of Information for National Security Purpose. 

Sec. 813. GAO report on requirements to cooperate with law enforcement officials. 

Sec. 814. Consideration of other evidence. 

TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 

Sec. 901. Grants to Indian tribal governments. 

Sec. 902. Grants to Indian tribal coalitions. 

Sec. 903. Consultation. 

Sec. 904. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women. 

Sec. 905. Assistant United States attorney domestic violence tribal liaisons. 

TITLE X—CRIMINAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 1001. Criminal provisions relating to sexual abuse. 

Sec. 1002. Sexual abuse in custodial settings. 

Sec. 1003. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including cyberstalking. 

Sec. 1004. Amendments to the Federal assault statute. 

Sec. 1005. Mandatory minimum sentence. 

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1 SEC. 3. VAWA DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 40002 of 

3 the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

4 13925(a)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to an 

6 unemancipated minor’’ after ‘‘serious harm’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an organiza8 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘a nonprofit, nongovernmental, 

9 or tribal organization that serves a specific geo10 graphic community’’; 

11 (3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘or intimate 

12 partner’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ and after ‘‘as a 

13 spouse’’; 

14 (4) by amending paragraph (16) to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(16) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘legal as17 sistance’— 

18 ‘‘(A) includes assistance to adult and youth 

19 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex20 ual assault, and stalking in— 

21 ‘‘(i) family, tribal, territorial, immi22 gration, employment, administrative agen23 cy, housing matters, campus administrative 

24 or protection or stay away order pro25 ceedings, and other similar matters; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) criminal justice investigations, 

2 prosecutions and post-trial matters (includ3 ing sentencing, parole, and probation) that 

4 impact the victim’s safety and privacy; and 

5 ‘‘(B) may include services and assistance to 

6 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex7 ual assault, or stalking who are also victims of 

8 severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined 

9 by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protec10 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 

11 except that intake or referral, without other action, 

12 does not constitute legal assistance.’’. 

13 (5) by amending paragraph (18) to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘(18) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

16 OR PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The term ‘personally 

17 identifying information’ or ‘personal information’ 

18 means individually identifying information for or 

19 about an individual, including information likely to 

20 disclose the location of a victim of domestic violence, 

21 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, regardless 

22 of whether the information is encoded, encrypted, 

23 hashed, or otherwise protected, including— 

24 ‘‘(A) a first and last name; 

25 ‘‘(B) a home or other physical address; 

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1 ‘‘(C) contact information (including a post2 al, e-mail or Internet protocol address, or tele3 phone or facsimile number); 

4 ‘‘(D) a social security number, driver li5 cense number, passport number, or student iden6 tification number; and 

7 ‘‘(E) any other information, including date 

8 of birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious 

9 affiliation, that would serve to identify any indi10 vidual.’’; 

11 (6) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘services’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘assistance’’; 

13 (7) in paragraph (21)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

15 after the semicolon; 

16 (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the 

17 period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(C) any federally recognized Indian 

20 tribe.’’; 

21 (8) in paragraph (22)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘52’’ and inserting ‘‘57’’; 

23 and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘150,000’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘250,000’’; 

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1 (9) by amending paragraph (23) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(23) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as4 sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed 

5 by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the 

6 victim lacks capacity to consent.’’; 

7 (10) by amending paragraph (33) to read as fol8 lows: 

9 ‘‘(33) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term 

10 ‘underserved populations’ means populations who face 

11 barriers to accessing and using victim services, and 

12 includes populations underserved because of geo13 graphic location or religion, underserved racial and 

14 ethnic populations, populations underserved because 

15 of special needs (such as language barriers, disabil16 ities, alienage status, or age), and any other popu17 lation determined to be underserved by the Attorney 

18 General or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv19 ices, as appropriate.’’; 

20 (11) by amending paragraph (37) to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(37) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means a person 

23 who is 11 to 24 years of age.’’; 

24 (12) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraphs: 

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1 ‘‘(38) ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE.—The term 

2 ‘Alaska Native village’ has the same meaning given 

3 such term in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

4 (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

5 ‘‘(39) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means a person 

6 who is under 11 years of age. 

7 ‘‘(40) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC.—The term ‘cul8 turally specific’ (except when used as part of the term 

9 ‘culturally specific services’) means primarily com10 posed of racial and ethnic minority groups (as de11 fined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service 

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g))). 

13 ‘‘(41) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES.—The 

14 term ‘culturally specific services’ means community15 based services and resources that are culturally rel16 evant and linguistically specific to culturally specific 

17 communities. 

18 ‘‘(42) HOMELESS, HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL, 

19 HOMELESS PERSON.—The terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless 

20 individual’, and ‘homeless person’— 

21 ‘‘(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, 

22 regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and 

23 ‘‘(B) includes— 

24 ‘‘(i) an individual who— 

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1 ‘‘(I) is sharing the housing of 

2 other persons due to loss of housing, 

3 economic hardship, or a similar rea4 son; 

5 ‘‘(II) is living in a motel, hotel, 

6 trailer park, or campground due to the 

7 lack of alternative adequate accom8 modations; 

9 ‘‘(III) is living in an emergency 

10 or transitional shelter; 

11 ‘‘(IV) is abandoned in a hospital; 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(V) is awaiting foster care place14 ment; 

15 ‘‘(ii) an individual who has a primary 

16 nighttime residence that is a public or pri17 vate place not designed for or ordinarily 

18 used as a regular sleeping accommodation 

19 for human beings; or 

20 ‘‘(iii) migratory children (as defined 

21 in section 1309 of the Elementary and Sec22 ondary Education Act of 1965; 20 U.S.C. 

23 6399) who qualify as homeless under this 

24 section because the children are living in 

25 circumstances described in this paragraph. 

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1 ‘‘(43) POPULATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION.— 

2 The term ‘population specific organization’ means a 

3 nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that pri4 marily serves members of a specific underserved popu5 lation and has demonstrated experience and expertise 

6 providing targeted services to members of that specific 

7 underserved population. 

8 ‘‘(44) POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES.—The 

9 term ‘population specific services’ means victim serv10 ices that— 

11 ‘‘(A) address the safety, health, economic, 

12 legal, housing, workplace, immigration, confiden13 tiality, or other needs of victims of domestic vio14 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(B) are designed primarily for, and are 

17 targeted to, a specific underserved population. 

18 ‘‘(45) RAPE CRISIS CENTER.—The term ‘rape 

19 crisis center’ means— 

20 ‘‘(A) a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or trib21 al organization that provides intervention and 

22 related assistance, as specified in section 

23 41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault with24 out regard to the age of the victims; or 

25 ‘‘(B) a governmental entity that— 

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1 ‘‘(i) is located in a State other than a 

2 Territory; 

3 ‘‘(ii) provides intervention and related 

4 assistance, as specified in section 

5 41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault 

6 without regard to the age of the victims; 

7 ‘‘(iii) is not a law enforcement agency 

8 or other entity that is part of the criminal 

9 justice system; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) offers a level of confidentiality to 

11 victims that is comparable to a nonprofit 

12 entity that provides similar victim services. 

13 ‘‘(46) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf14 ficking’ means any conduct proscribed by section 

15 1591 of title 18, United States Code, whether or not 

16 the conduct occurs in interstate or foreign commerce 

17 or within the special maritime and territorial juris18 diction of the United States. 

19 ‘‘(47) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal coa20 lition’ means an established nonprofit, nongovern21 mental Indian organization, Alaska Native organiza22 tion, or a Native Hawaiian organization that— 

23 ‘‘(A) provides education, support, and tech24 nical assistance to member Indian service pro25 viders in a manner that enables those member 

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1 providers to establish and maintain culturally 

2 appropriate services, including shelter and rape 

3 crisis services, designed to assist Indian women 

4 and the dependents of those women who are vic5 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

6 assault, and stalking; and 

7 ‘‘(B) is comprised of board and general 

8 members that are representative of— 

9 ‘‘(i) the member service providers de10 scribed in subparagraph (A); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the tribal communities in which 

12 the services are being provided. 

13 ‘‘(48) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 

14 ‘unit of local government’ means any city, county, 

15 township, town, borough, parish, village, or other gen16 eral purpose political subdivision of a State. 

17 ‘‘(49) VICTIM SERVICES.—The term ‘victim serv18 ices’— 

19 ‘‘(A) means services provided to victims of 

20 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

21 or stalking, including telephonic or web-based 

22 hotlines, legal advocacy, economic advocacy, 

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1 port systems, crisis intervention, short-term indi2 vidual and group support services, information 

3 and referrals, culturally specific services, popu4 lation specific services, and other related sup5 portive services; and 

6 ‘‘(B) may include services and assistance to 

7 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex8 ual assault, or stalking who are also victims of 

9 severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined 

10 by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protec11 tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 

12 ‘‘(50) VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 

13 ‘victim service provider’ means a nonprofit, non14 governmental or tribal organization or rape crisis 

15 center, including a State sexual assault coalition or 

16 tribal coalition, that— 

17 ‘‘(A) assists domestic violence, dating vio18 lence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, includ19 ing domestic violence shelters, faith-based organi20 zations, and other organizations; and 

21 ‘‘(B) has a documented history of effective 

22 work concerning domestic violence, dating vio23 lence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 

24 (13) by striking paragraphs (17), (29), and (36), 

25 and then reordering the remaining paragraphs of 

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1 such subsection (including the paragraphs added by 

2 paragraph (12) of this subsection) in alphabetical 

3 order based on the headings of such paragraphs, and 

4 renumbering such paragraphs as so reordered. 

5 (b) GRANTS CONDITIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 

6 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 

7 U.S.C. 13925(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (B), by amending 

10 clauses (i) and (ii) to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(i) disclose, reveal, or release any per12 sonally identifying information or indi13 vidual information collected in connection 

14 with services requested, utilized, or denied 

15 through grantees’ and subgrantees’ pro16 grams, regardless of whether the informa17 tion has been encoded, encrypted, hashed, or 

18 otherwise protected; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) disclose, reveal, or release indi20 vidual client information without the in21 formed, written, reasonably time-limited 

22 consent of the person (or in the case of an 

23 unemancipated minor, the minor and the 

24 parent or guardian or in the case of legal 

25 incapacity, a court-appointed guardian) 

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1 about whom information is sought, whether 

2 for this program or any other Federal, 

3 State, tribal, or territorial grant program, 

4 except that— 

5 ‘‘(I) consent for release may not 

6 be given by the abuser of the minor, in7 capacitated person, or the abuser of the 

8 other parent of the minor; and 

9 ‘‘(II) if a minor or a person with 

10 a legally appointed guardian is per11 mitted by law to receive services with12 out the parent’s or guardian’s consent, 

13 such minor or person with a guardian 

14 may release information without addi15 tional consent.’’; 

16 (B) by amending subparagraph (D), to read 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(D) INFORMATION SHARING.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Grantees and sub20 grantees may share— 

21 ‘‘(I) nonpersonally identifying 

22 data in the aggregate regarding serv23 ices to their clients and nonpersonally 

24 identifying demographic information 

25 in order to comply with Federal, State, 

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1 tribal, or territorial reporting, evalua2 tion, or data collection requirements; 

3 ‘‘(II) court-generated information 

4 and law enforcement-generated infor5 mation contained in secure, govern6 mental registries for protection order 

7 enforcement purposes; and 

8 ‘‘(III) law enforcement-generated 

9 and prosecution-generated information 

10 necessary for law enforcement, intel11 ligence, national security, or prosecu12 tion purposes. 

13 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS.—Grantees and sub14 grantees may not— 

15 ‘‘(I) require an adult, youth, or 

16 child victim of domestic violence, dat17 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

18 to provide a consent to release his or 

19 her personally identifying information 

20 as a condition of eligibility for the 

21 services provided by the grantee or sub22 grantee; or 

23 ‘‘(II) share any personally identi24 fying information in order to comply 

25 with Federal reporting, evaluation, or 

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1 data collection requirements, whether 

2 for this program or any other Federal 

3 grant program.’’; 

4 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 

5 subparagraph (F); 

6 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(E) STATUTORILY MANDATED REPORTS OF

9 ABUSE OR NEGLECT.—Nothing in this para10 graph prohibits a grantee or subgrantee from re11 porting suspected abuse or neglect, as those terms 

12 are defined by law, when specifically mandated 

13 by the State or tribe involved.’’; and 

14 (E) by adding at the end the following new 

15 subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(G) CONFIDENTIALITY ASSESSMENT AND

17 ASSURANCES.—Grantees and subgrantees shall 

18 certify their compliance with the confidentiality 

19 and privacy provisions required under this sec20 tion.’’; 

21 (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(3) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 

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1 tion to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 

2 public officials and agencies to develop and imple3 ment policies, and develop and promote State, local, 

4 or tribal legislation or model codes, designed to reduce 

5 or eliminate domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

6 assault, and stalking.’’; 

7 (3) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘Final reports of such evaluations shall be made pub10 lically available on the website of the disbursing agen11 cy.’’; and 

12 (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(12) DELIVERY OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Any 

15 grantee or subgrantee providing legal assistance with 

16 funds awarded under this title shall comply with the 

17 eligibility requirements in section 1201(d) of the Vio18 lence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 

19 6(d)). 

20 ‘‘(13) CIVIL RIGHTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in 

22 any State shall on the basis of actual or per23 ceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 

24 or disability be excluded from participation in, 

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1 crimination under, any program or activity 

2 funded in whole or in part with funds made 

3 available under the Violence Against Women Act 

4 of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 

5 Stat. 1902), the Violence Against Women Act of 

6 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386; 114 

7 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and 

8 Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 

9 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 

10 3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza11 tion Act of 2012, or any other program or activ12 ity funded in whole or in part with funds appro13 priated for grants, cooperative agreements, and 

14 other assistance administered by the Office on 

15 Violence Against Women. 

16 ‘‘(B) REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.— 

17 Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent consid18 eration of an individual’s gender for purposes of 

19 a program or activity described in subparagraph 

20 (A) if the grantee involved determines that gen21 der segregation or gender-specific programming 

22 is necessary to the essential operation of such 

23 program or activity. In such a case, alternative 

24 reasonable accommodations are sufficient to meet 

25 the requirements of this paragraph. 

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1 ‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—The provisions of 

2 paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 809(c) of 

3 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

4 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3789d(c)) shall 

5 apply to violations of subparagraph (A). 

6 ‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

7 this paragraph shall be construed, interpreted, or 

8 applied to supplant, displace, preempt, or other9 wise diminish the responsibilities and liabilities 

10 of grantees under other Federal or State civil 

11 rights law, whether statutory or common.’’. 

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 41403(6) of 

13 the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (14043e–2(6)) is 

14 amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(6) the terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless individual’, 

16 and ‘homeless person’ have the meanings given such 

17 terms in section 40002(a);’’. 

18 SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. 

19 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR DOJ GRANT APPLICANTS TO

20 INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL GRANTS

21 IN DOJ GRANT APPLICATIONS.—Each applicant for a 

22 grant from the Department of Justice shall submit, as part 

23 of the application for the grant, the following information: 

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1 (1) A list of each Federal grant the applicant 

2 applied for during the one-year period preceding the 

3 date of submission of the application. 

4 (2) A list of each Federal grant the applicant re5 ceived during the five-year period preceding the date 

6 of submission of the application. 

7 (b) ENHANCING GRANT EFFICIENCY AND COORDINA8 TION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con10 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

11 Services, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, take 

12 actions to further the coordination of the administra13 tion of grants within the Department of Justice to in14 crease the efficiency of such administration. 

15 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen17 eral shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 

18 and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 

19 and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com20 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa21 tives a report on the actions taken by the Attorney 

22 General under paragraph (1) and the progress of such 

23 actions in achieving coordination described in such 

24 paragraph. 

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1 (c) REQUIRING OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND

2 MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS TO APPLY TO VAWA GRANTS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 109(b) of the Omni4 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is 

5 amended— 

6 (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

7 paragraph (4); and 

8 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the 

9 following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(3) Any program or activity funded in whole or 

11 in part with funds made available under the Violence 

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

13 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Violence Against 

14 Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 

15 386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women 

16 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 

17 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 

18 3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 

19 Act of 2012, or any other program or activity funded 

20 in whole or in part with funds appropriated for 

21 grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 

22 administered by the Office on Violence Against 

23 Women.’’. 

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1 riods beginning on or after the date of the enactment 

2 of this Act. 

3 (d) VAWA GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.—Section 40002 

4 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

5 13925) is further amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded under this 

8 title shall be subject to the following accountability provi9 sions: 

10 ‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fiscal 

11 year 2013, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the In12 spector General of the Department of Justice or the 

13 Inspector General of the Department of Health and 

14 Human Services, as applicable, shall conduct an 

15 audit of not fewer than 10 percent of all grantees 

16 under this title to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 

17 funds by such grantees. 

18 ‘‘(2) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A grantee de19 scribed in paragraph (1) that is found by the Inspec20 tor General of the Department of Justice or the In21 spector General of the Department of Health and 

22 Human Services, as applicable, to have an unresolved 

23 audit finding (as defined in paragraph (5)) shall not 

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1 ing the 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12-month 

2 period described in such paragraph. 

3 ‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is awarded 

4 grant funds under this title during any period in 

5 which the entity is prohibited from receiving funds 

6 under paragraph (2), the head of the Federal agency 

7 administering a grant program under this title 

8 shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) deposit into the General Fund of the 

10 Treasury an amount equal to the grant funds 

11 that were improperly awarded to the grantee; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) seek to recoup the costs of the repay14 ment to the Fund from the entity that was erro15 neously awarded such grant funds. 

16 ‘‘(4) UNRESOLVED AUDIT FINDING DEFINED.—In 

17 this subsection, the term ‘unresolved audit finding’ 

18 means, with respect to a grantee described in para19 graph (1), an audit report finding, statement, or rec20 ommendation by the Inspector General of the Depart21 ment of Justice or the Inspector General of the De22 partment of Health and Human Service, as applica23 ble, that the grantee has utilized grant funds for an 

24 unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable 

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1 from the date of an initial notification of the finding, 

2 statement, or recommendation. 

3 ‘‘(5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE4 MENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

6 paragraph, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ 

7 means an organization that is described in sec8 tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

9 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 

10 501(a) of such Code. 

11 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General 

12 shall not award a grant under any grant pro13 gram under this title to a nonprofit organization 

14 that holds money in offshore accounts for the 

15 purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 

16 section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

17 1986. 

18 ‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Unless other19 wise explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, 

20 not more than 5.0 percent of the amounts authorized 

21 to be appropriated under this title may be used by the 

22 Attorney General for salaries and administrative ex23 penses of the Office on Violence Against Women. 

24 ‘‘(7) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts authorized 

2 to be appropriated to the Department of Justice 

3 or Department of Health and Human Services 

4 under this title may be used by the Attorney 

5 General, the Secretary of Health and Human 

6 Services, or by any individual or organization 

7 awarded funds under this title, to host or sup8 port any expenditure for conferences, unless in 

9 the case of the Department of Justice, the Deputy 

10 Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant 

11 Attorney General, or in the case of the Depart12 ment of Health and Human Services the Deputy 

13 Secretary, provides prior written authorization 

14 that the funds may be expended to host or sup15 port any expenditure for such a conference. 

16 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written author17 ization under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

18 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

19 conference, including the cost of all food and bev20 erages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria for 

21 speakers, and any entertainment. 

22 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen23 eral and Deputy Secretary of Health and 

24 Human Services shall submit an annual report 

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1 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen2 sions of the Senate and the Committee on the Ju3 diciary and the Committee on Energy and Com4 merce of the House of Representatives on all con5 ference expenditures approved and denied during 

6 the fiscal year for which the report is submitted. 

7 ‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 

9 be appropriated under this title may not be uti10 lized by any grantee or subgrantee to lobby any 

11 representative of the Federal Government (in12 cluding the Department of Justice) or a State, 

13 local, or tribal government regarding the award 

14 of grant funding. 

15 ‘‘(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 

16 determines that any grantee or subgrantee receiv17 ing funds under this title has violated subpara18 graph (A), the Attorney General shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) require the grantee or subgrantee 

20 to repay such funds in full; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) prohibit the grantee or subgrantee 

22 from receiving any funds under this title for 

23 not less than 5 years. 

24 ‘‘(9) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the 

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1 ment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 

2 Act of 2012, the Assistant Attorney General for the 

3 Office of Justice Programs, the Director of the Office 

4 on Violence Against Women, and the Deputy Sec5 retary for Health and Human Services shall submit 

6 to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 

7 on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 

8 on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropria9 tions of the House of Representatives a certification 

10 for such year that— 

11 ‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 

12 Inspector General under paragraph (1) have 

13 been completed and reviewed by the Assistant At14 torney General for the Office of Justice Pro15 grams; 

16 ‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 

17 under paragraph (2) have been issued; 

18 ‘‘(C) all reimbursements required under 

19 paragraph (3) have been made; and 

20 ‘‘(D) includes a list of any grantees and 

21 subgrantees excluded during the previous year 

22 under paragraph (2).’’. 

23 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

24 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, 

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1 602, 901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until 

2 the first day of the fiscal year following the date of enact3 ment of this Act. 

4 TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 

5 AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 

6 TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 

7 AGAINST WOMEN 

8 SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 

9 (a) STOP GRANTS.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 

10 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 

11 et seq.) is amended— 

12 (1) in section 2001(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)), as 

13 amended by paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

15 (1)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘equipment’’ and in17 serting ‘‘resources’’; and 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘for the protection 

19 and safety of victims,’’ before ‘‘and specifi20 cally,’’; 

21 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sexual 

22 assault’’ and all that follows through ‘‘dating vi23 olence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating 

24 violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 

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1 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sexual 

2 assault and domestic violence’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as4 sault, and stalking’’; 

5 (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sexual 

6 assault and domestic violence’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as8 sault, and stalking, as well as the appropriate 

9 treatment of victims’’; 

10 (E) in paragraph (4)— 

11 (i) by inserting ‘‘, classifying,’’ after 

12 ‘‘identifying’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and do14 mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vi15 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

16 stalking’’; 

17 (F) in paragraph (5)— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘and legal assistance’’ 

19 after ‘‘victim services’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and do21 mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vi22 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

23 stalking’’; and 

24 (iii) by striking ‘‘including crimes’’ 

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1 ing crimes of domestic violence, dating vio2 lence, sexual assault, and stalking;’’; 

3 (G) by striking paragraph (6) and redesig4 nating paragraphs (7) through (14) as para5 graphs (6) through (13), respectively; 

6 (H) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated by 

7 subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘sexual assault 

8 and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 

9 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

10 stalking’’; 

11 (I) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated by 

12 subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and dating vio13 lence’’ and inserting ‘‘dating violence, and stalk14 ing’’; 

15 (J) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated by 

16 subparagraph (G)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘domestic violence or 

18 sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio19 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

20 stalking’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘such violence or as22 sault’’ and inserting ‘‘such violence, assault, 

23 or stalking’’; 

24 (K) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated 

25 by subparagraph (G)— 

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

2 ‘‘triage protocols to ensure that dangerous 

3 or potentially lethal cases are identified and 

4 prioritized’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of evi5 dence-based indicators to assess the risk of 

6 domestic and dating violence homicide and 

7 prioritize dangerous or potentially lethal 

8 cases’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (L) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated 

12 by subparagraph (G)— 

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

15 (I) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘providing’’; 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘nonprofit non18 governmental’’; and 

19 (III) by striking the comma after 

20 ‘‘local governments’’; 

21 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi22 colon in subparagraph (B); and 

23 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

24 of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi25 colon; 

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1 (M) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so 

2 redesignated by subparagraph (G), the following: 

3 ‘‘(14) developing and promoting State, local, or 

4 tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac5 tices for responding to domestic violence, dating vio6 lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 

7 ‘‘(15) developing, implementing, or enhancing 

8 Sexual Assault Response Teams, or other similar co9 ordinated community responses to sexual assault; 

10 ‘‘(16) developing and strengthening policies, pro11 tocols, best practices, and training for law enforce12 ment agencies and prosecutors relating to the inves13 tigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases and 

14 the appropriate treatment of victims; 

15 ‘‘(17) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 

16 programs addressing sexual assault against men, 

17 women, and youth in correctional and detention set18 tings; 

19 ‘‘(18) identifying and conducting inventories of 

20 backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits and 

21 developing protocols and policies for responding to 

22 and addressing such backlogs, including protocols and 

23 policies for notifying and involving victims; and 

24 ‘‘(19) with not more than 5 percent of the total 

25 amount allocated to a State for this part, developing, 

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1 enhancing, or strengthening prevention and edu2 cational programming to address domestic violence, 

3 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 

4 (N) in the flush text at the end, by striking 

5 ‘‘paragraph (14)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

6 (13)’’; 

7 (2) in section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1)— 

8 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘nonprofit 

9 nongovernmental victim services programs’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘victim service providers’’; 

11 (B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘(not 

12 including populations of Indian tribes)’’; 

13 (C) in subsection (c)— 

14 (i) by amending paragraph (2) to read 

15 as follows: 

16 ‘‘(2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a 

17 plan for implementation and may consult and coordi18 nate with— 

19 ‘‘(A) the State sexual assault coalition; 

20 ‘‘(B) the State domestic violence coalition; 

21 ‘‘(C) the law enforcement entities within the 

22 State; 

23 ‘‘(D) prosecution offices; 

24 ‘‘(E) State and local courts; 

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1 ‘‘(F) tribal governments or tribal coalitions 

2 in those States with State or federally recognized 

3 Indian tribes; 

4 ‘‘(G) representatives from underserved pop5 ulations; 

6 ‘‘(H) victim service providers; 

7 ‘‘(I) population specific organizations; and 

8 ‘‘(J) other entities that the State or the At9 torney General identifies as necessary for the 

10 planning process;’’; 

11 (ii) by striking paragraph (4); 

12 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

13 paragraph (4); 

14 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (2) 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(3) grantees shall coordinate the State imple17 mentation plan described in paragraph (2) with the 

18 State plans described in section 307 of the Family Vi19 olence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) 

20 and the plans described in the Victims of Crime Act 

21 of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and section 393A 

22 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1b); 

23 and’’; and 

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1 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik2 ing ‘‘and not less than 25 percent shall 

3 be allocated for prosecutors’’; 

4 (II) by redesignating subpara5 graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 

6 (D) and (E); 

7 (III) by inserting after subpara8 graph (A), the following: 

9 ‘‘(B) not less than 25 percent shall be allo10 cated for prosecutors; 

11 ‘‘(C) for each fiscal year beginning on or 

12 after the date that is 2 years after the date of en13 actment of the Violence Against Women Reau14 thorization Act of 2012, not less than 20 percent 

15 shall be allocated for programs or projects that 

16 meaningfully address sexual assault, including 

17 stranger rape, acquaintance rape, alcohol or 

18 drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the con19 text of an intimate partner relationship;’’; 

20 (IV) in subparagraph (D), as so 

21 redesignated by subclause (II), by 

22 striking ‘‘culturally specific commu23 nity-based’’ and inserting ‘‘population 

24 specific’’; and 

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1 (V) in subparagraph (E), as so re2 designated by subclause (II), by strik3 ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 

4 (D) by amending subsection (d) to read as 

5 follows: 

6 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An application 

7 for a grant under this part shall include— 

8 ‘‘(1) the certifications of qualification required 

9 under subsection (c); 

10 ‘‘(2) proof of compliance with the requirements 

11 for the payment of forensic medical exams and judi12 cial notification, described in section 2010; 

13 ‘‘(3) proof of compliance with the requirements 

14 for paying fees and costs relating to domestic violence 

15 and protection order cases described in section 2011; 

16 ‘‘(4) proof of compliance with the requirements 

17 prohibiting polygraph examinations of victims of sex18 ual assault described in section 2013; 

19 ‘‘(5) an implementation plan required under 

20 subsection (i); and 

21 ‘‘(6) any other documentation that the Attorney 

22 General may require.’’; 

23 (E) in subsection (e)— 

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1 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik2 ing ‘‘domestic violence and sexual as3 sault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio4 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

5 and stalking’’; and 

6 (II) in subparagraph (D), by 

7 striking ‘‘linguistically and culturally’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘population’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(3) CONDITIONS.—In disbursing grants under 

11 this part, the Attorney General may impose reason12 able conditions on grant awards disbursed after the 

13 date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Re14 authorization Act of 2012 to ensure that the States 

15 meet statutory, regulatory, and other programs re16 quirements.’’; 

17 (F) in subsection (f), by striking the period 

18 at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that, for pur19 poses of this subsection, the costs of the projects 

20 for victim services or tribes for which there is an 

21 exemption under section 40002(b)(1) of the Vio22 lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

23 13925(b)(1)) shall not count toward the total 

24 costs of the projects.’’; and 

25 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(i) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.—A State applying for 

2 a grant under this part shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) develop an implementation plan in con4 sultation with representatives of the entities listed in 

5 subsection (c)(2), that identifies how the State will 

6 use the funds awarded under this part; and 

7 ‘‘(2) submit to the Attorney General as part of 

8 the application submitted in accordance with sub9 section (d)— 

10 ‘‘(A) the implementation plan developed 

11 under paragraph (1); 

12 ‘‘(B) documentation from each member of 

13 the planning committee with respect to the mem14 ber’s participation in the planning process; 

15 ‘‘(C) documentation from the prosecution, 

16 law enforcement, court, and victim services pro17 grams to be assisted, describing— 

18 ‘‘(i) the need for the grant funds; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the intended use of the grant 

20 funds; 

21 ‘‘(iii) the expected result of the grant 

22 funds; and 

23 ‘‘(iv) the demographic characteristics of 

24 the populations to be served, including age, 

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1 disability, race, ethnicity, and language 

2 background; 

3 ‘‘(D) a description of how the State will en4 sure that any subgrantees will consult with vic5 tim service providers during the course of devel6 oping their grant applications to ensure that the 

7 proposed activities are designed to promote the 

8 safety, confidentiality, and economic independ9 ence of victims; 

10 ‘‘(E) demographic data on the distribution 

11 of underserved populations within the State and 

12 a description of how the State will meet the 

13 needs of underserved populations, including the 

14 minimum allocation for population specific serv15 ices required under subsection (c)(4)(C); 

16 ‘‘(F) a description of how the State plans to 

17 meet the requirements pursuant to regulations 

18 issued under subsection (e)(2); 

19 ‘‘(G) goals and objectives for reducing do20 mestic and dating violence-related homicides 

21 within the State; and 

22 ‘‘(H) any other information requested by 

23 the Attorney General. 

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1 ‘‘(j) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—A State may use any 

2 returned or remaining funds for any authorized purpose 

3 under this part if— 

4 ‘‘(1) funds from a subgrant awarded under this 

5 part are returned to the State; or 

6 ‘‘(2) the State does not receive sufficient eligible 

7 applications to award the full funding within the al8 locations under subsection (c)(4).’’; 

9 (3) in section 2010 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4)— 

10 (A) in subsection (a), by amending para11 graph (1) to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, Indian tribal gov13 ernment, or unit of local government shall not be enti14 tled to funds under this subchapter unless the State, 

15 Indian tribal government, unit of local government, 

16 or another governmental entity— 

17 ‘‘(A) incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of fo18 rensic medical exams described in subsection (b) 

19 for victims of sexual assault; and 

20 ‘‘(B) coordinates with health care providers 

21 in the region to notify victims of sexual assault 

22 of the availability of rape exams at no cost to the 

23 victims.’’; 

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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

2 after the semicolon; 

3 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; 

4 or’’ and inserting a period; and 

5 (iii) by striking paragraph (3); 

6 (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, except 

7 that such funds’’ and all that follows and insert8 ing a period; and 

9 (D) by amending subsection (d) to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(d) NONCOOPERATION.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be in compliance with 

13 this section, a State, Indian tribal government, or 

14 unit of local government shall comply with subsection 

15 (b) without regard to whether the victim participates 

16 in the criminal justice system or cooperates with law 

17 enforcement. 

18 ‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE PERIOD.—States, territories, 

19 and Indian tribal governments shall have 3 years 

20 from the date of enactment of the Violence Against 

21 Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 to come into 

22 compliance with this subsection.’’; and 

23 (4) in section 2011(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 

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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘modification, enforcement, 

2 dismissal,’’ after ‘‘registration,’’ each place it ap3 pears; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘domestic violence, stalking, 

5 or sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk7 ing’’. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

9 1001(a)(18) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

10 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)), is amend11 ed by striking ‘‘$225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

12 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$222,000,000 for each of fis13 cal years 2013 through 2017’’. 

14 SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES AND 

15 ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 

17 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

18 3796hh et seq.) is amended— 

19 (1) in section 2101 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh)— 

20 (A) in subsection (b)— 

21 (i) in the matter preceding paragraph 

22 (1), by striking ‘‘States,’’ and all that fol23 lows through ‘‘units of local government’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘grantees’’; 

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1 (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 

2 ‘‘and enforcement of protection orders across 

3 State and tribal lines’’ before the period; 

4 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 

5 ‘‘and training in police departments to im6 prove tracking of cases’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘data collection systems, and training in 

8 police departments to improve tracking of 

9 cases and classification of complaints’’; 

10 (iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting 

11 ‘‘and provide the appropriate training and 

12 education about domestic violence, dating 

13 violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’ after 

14 ‘‘computer tracking systems’’; 

15 (v) in paragraph (5), by inserting 

16 ‘‘and other victim services’’ after ‘‘legal ad17 vocacy service programs’’; 

18 (vi) in paragraph (6), by striking 

19 ‘‘judges’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, State, 

20 tribal, territorial, and local judges, and 

21 court-based and court-related personnel’’; 

22 (vii) in paragraph (8), by striking 

23 ‘‘and sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘, dat24 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 

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

2 ‘‘non-profit, non-governmental victim serv3 ices organizations,’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 

4 service providers, population specific orga5 nizations,’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(14) To develop and implement training pro8 grams for prosecutors and other prosecution-related 

9 personnel regarding best practices to ensure offender 

10 accountability, victim safety, and victim consultation 

11 in cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, 

12 sexual assault, and stalking. 

13 ‘‘(15) To develop or strengthen policies, protocols, 

14 and training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, 

15 and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and 

16 prosecuting instances of domestic violence, dating vio17 lence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

18 ‘‘(16) To develop and promote State, local, or 

19 tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac20 tices for responding to the crimes of domestic violence, 

21 dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ22 ing the appropriate treatment of victims. 

23 ‘‘(17) To develop, implement, or enhance sexual 

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1 rensic examiner programs, including the hiring and 

2 training of such examiners. 

3 ‘‘(18) To develop, implement, or enhance Sexual 

4 Assault Response Teams or similar coordinated com5 munity responses to sexual assault. 

6 ‘‘(19) To develop and strengthen policies, proto7 cols, and training for law enforcement officers and 

8 prosecutors regarding the investigation and prosecu9 tion of sexual assault cases and the appropriate treat10 ment of victims of sexual assault. 

11 ‘‘(20) To provide the following human immuno12 deficiency virus services for victims of sexual assault: 

13 ‘‘(A) Testing. 

14 ‘‘(B) Counseling. 

15 ‘‘(C) Prophylaxis. 

16 ‘‘(21) To identify and inventory backlogs of sex17 ual assault evidence collection kits and to develop pro18 tocols for responding to and addressing such backlogs, 

19 including policies and protocols for notifying and in20 volving victims. 

21 ‘‘(22) To develop multidisciplinary high-risk 

22 teams focusing on reducing domestic violence and dat23 ing violence homicides by— 

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1 ‘‘(A) using evidence-based indicators to as2 sess the risk of homicide and link high-risk vic3 tims to immediate crisis intervention services; 

4 ‘‘(B) identifying and managing high-risk 

5 offenders; and 

6 ‘‘(C) providing ongoing victim advocacy 

7 and referrals to comprehensive services including 

8 legal, housing, health care, and economic assist9 ance.’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (c)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (I) in the matter preceding sub13 paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘except for 

14 a court,’’ before ‘‘certify’’; and 

15 (II) by redesignating subpara16 graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 

17 (ii), respectively, and adjusting the 

18 margin accordingly; 

19 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘ex20 cept for a court,’’ before ‘‘demonstrate’’; 

21 (iii) in paragraph (4)— 

22 (I) by inserting ‘‘modification, en23 forcement, dismissal,’’ after ‘‘registra24 tion,’’ each place it appears; 

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1 (II) by inserting ‘‘dating vio2 lence,’’ after the second occurrence of 

3 ‘‘domestic violence,’’; and 

4 (III) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

5 end; 

6 (iv) in paragraph (5)— 

7 (I) in the matter preceding sub8 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘, not later 

9 than 3 years after the date of enact10 ment of this section,’’; 

11 (II) by redesignating subpara12 graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 

13 (ii), respectively, and adjusting the 

14 margin accordingly; 

15 (III) in clause (ii), as redesig16 nated by subclause (II) of this clause, 

17 by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 

19 (IV) by striking the period at the 

20 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

21 (v) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

22 through (5), as amended by this subpara23 graph, as subparagraphs (A) through (E), 

24 respectively; 

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1 (vi) in the matter preceding subpara2 graph (A), as redesignated by clause (v) of 

3 this subparagraph— 

4 (I) by striking the second comma; 

5 and 

6 (II) by striking ‘‘grantees are 

7 States’’ and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘grantees are— 

9 ‘‘(1) States’’; and 

10 (vii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(2) a State, tribal, or territorial domestic vio13 lence or sexual assault coalition or a victim service 

14 provider that partners with a State, Indian tribal 

15 government, or unit of local government that certifies 

16 that the State, Indian tribal government, or unit of 

17 local government meets the requirements under para18 graph (1).’’; 

19 (C) in subsection (d)— 

20 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (I) in the matter preceding sub22 paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, policy,’’ 

23 after ‘‘law’’; and 

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1 tody or has been served with the infor2 mation or indictment’’ before the semi3 colon; and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘it’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘its’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘(f) ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL COALITIONS.—Of the 

8 amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each fis9 cal year, not less than 5 percent shall be available for grants 

10 under section 2001(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

11 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)). 

12 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Of the 

13 amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each fis14 cal year, not less than 25 percent shall be available for 

15 projects that address sexual assault, including stranger 

16 rape, acquaintance rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, 

17 and rape within the context of an intimate partner rela18 tionship.’’; and 

19 (2) in section 2102(a) (42 U.S.C. 3796hh– 

20 1(a))— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘court,’’ 

22 after ‘‘tribal government,’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘non24 profit, private sexual assault and domestic vio25 lence programs’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service 

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1 providers and, as appropriate, population spe2 cific organizations’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 1001(a)(19) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

5 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and all that fol8 lows through ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$73,000,000 for 

9 each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’; and 

10 (2) by striking the second period. 

11 SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 

12 Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 

13 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

15 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘aris16 ing as a consequence of’’ and inserting ‘‘relating 

17 to or arising out of’’; and 

18 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 

19 arising out of’’ after ‘‘relating to’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b)— 

21 (A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

22 GRANT CONDITIONS’’ after ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting ‘‘and grant conditions’’ 

24 after ‘‘definitions’’; 

25 (3) in subsection (c)— 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘victim 

2 services organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 

3 service providers’’; and 

4 (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(3) to implement, expand, and establish efforts 

7 and projects to provide competent, supervised pro 

8 bono legal assistance for victims of domestic violence, 

9 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 

10 (4) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub12 section (c) has completed’’ and all that follows 

13 and inserting the following: ‘‘this section—’’ 

14 ‘‘(A) has demonstrated expertise in pro15 viding legal assistance or advocacy to victims of 

16 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

17 or stalking in the targeted population; or 

18 ‘‘(B)(i) is partnered with an entity or per19 son that has demonstrated expertise described in 

20 subparagraph (A); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) has completed, or will complete, train22 ing in connection with domestic violence, dating 

23 violence, stalking, or sexual assault and related 

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1 risk factors for domestic and dating violence 

2 homicide;’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘stalking 

4 organization’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking victim 

5 service provider’’; and 

6 (5) in subsection (f)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this sec8 tion’’ and all that follows through the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘this section $57,000,000 

10 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 

12 the following new subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(D) Of the amount made available under 

14 this subsection in each fiscal year, not more than 

15 10 percent may be used for purposes described in 

16 subsection (c)(3).’’. 

17 SEC. 104. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMI18 LIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of division B of the Vic20 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 

21 (Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1509) is amended by strik22 ing the section preceding section 1302 (42 U.S.C. 10420), 

23 as amended by section 306 of the Violence Against Women 

24 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

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1 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3016), and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 1301. COURT TRAINING AND SUPERVISED VISITATION 

4 IMPROVEMENTS. 

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

6 grants to States, units of local government, courts (includ7 ing juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, nonprofit 

8 organizations, legal services providers, and victim services 

9 providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil 

10 and criminal justice system to families with a history of 

11 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk12 ing, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. 

13 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section may 

14 be used to— 

15 ‘‘(1) provide supervised visitation and safe visi16 tation exchange of children and youth by and between 

17 parents in situations involving domestic violence, dat18 ing violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, or 

19 stalking; 

20 ‘‘(2) develop and promote State, local, and tribal 

21 legislation, policies, and best practices for improving 

22 civil and criminal court functions, responses, prac23 tices, and procedures in cases involving a history of 

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1 ing allegations of child sexual abuse, including cases 

2 in which the victim proceeds pro se; 

3 ‘‘(3) educate court-based and court-related per4 sonnel (including custody evaluators and guardians 

5 ad litem) and child protective services workers on the 

6 dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

7 assault, and stalking, including information on per8 petrator behavior, evidence-based risk factors for do9 mestic and dating violence homicide, and on issues 

10 relating to the needs of victims, including safety, secu11 rity, privacy, and confidentiality, including cases in 

12 which the victim proceeds pro se; 

13 ‘‘(4) provide adequate resources in juvenile court 

14 matters to respond to domestic violence, dating vio15 lence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), 

16 and stalking and ensure necessary services dealing 

17 with the physical health and mental health of victims 

18 are available; 

19 ‘‘(5) enable courts or court-based or court-related 

20 programs to develop or enhance— 

21 ‘‘(A) court infrastructure (such as special22 ized courts, consolidated courts, dockets, intake 

23 centers, or interpreter services); 

24 ‘‘(B) community-based initiatives within 

25 the court system (such as court watch programs, 

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1 victim assistants, pro se victim assistance pro2 grams, or community-based supplementary serv3 ices); 

4 ‘‘(C) offender management, monitoring, and 

5 accountability programs; 

6 ‘‘(D) safe and confidential information-stor7 age and information-sharing databases within 

8 and between court systems; 

9 ‘‘(E) education and outreach programs to 

10 improve community access, including enhanced 

11 access for underserved populations; and 

12 ‘‘(F) other projects likely to improve court 

13 responses to domestic violence, dating violence, 

14 sexual assault, and stalking; 

15 ‘‘(6) collect data and provide training and tech16 nical assistance, including developing State, local, 

17 and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the 

18 capacity of grantees and communities to address the 

19 civil justice needs of victims of domestic violence, dat20 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking who have 

21 legal representation, who are proceeding pro se, or 

22 who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal ad23 vocate; and 

24 ‘‘(7) improve training and education to assist 

25 judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare 

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1 personnel, and legal advocates in the civil justice sys2 tem regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sex3 ual assault, stalking, or child abuse. 

4 ‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making grants for pur6 poses described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of sub7 section (b), the Attorney General shall consider— 

8 ‘‘(A) the number of families to be served by 

9 the proposed programs and services; 

10 ‘‘(B) the extent to which the proposed pro11 grams and services serve underserved popu12 lations; 

13 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant dem14 onstrates cooperation and collaboration with 

15 nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local 

16 community with demonstrated histories of effec17 tive work on domestic violence, dating violence, 

18 sexual assault, or stalking, including State or 

19 tribal domestic violence coalitions, State or trib20 al sexual assault coalitions, local shelters, and 

21 programs for domestic violence and sexual as22 sault victims; and 

23 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the applicant dem24 onstrates coordination and collaboration with 

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1 State, tribal, and local court systems, including 

2 mechanisms for communication and referral. 

3 ‘‘(2) OTHER GRANTS.—In making grants under 

4 subsection (b)(8) the Attorney General shall take into 

5 account the extent to which the grantee has expertise 

6 addressing the judicial system’s handling of family 

7 violence, child custody, child abuse and neglect, adop8 tion, foster care, supervised visitation, divorce, and 

9 parentage. 

10 ‘‘(d) APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney Gen11 eral may make a grant under this section to an applicant 

12 that— 

13 ‘‘(1) demonstrates expertise in the areas of do14 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalk15 ing, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate; 

16 ‘‘(2) ensures that any fees charged to individuals 

17 for use of supervised visitation programs and services 

18 are based on the income of those individuals, unless 

19 otherwise provided by court order; 

20 ‘‘(3) if the applicant proposes to operate super21 vised visitation programs and services or safe visita22 tion exchange, demonstrates that adequate security 

23 measures, including adequate facilities, procedures, 

24 and personnel capable of preventing violence, and 

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1 ing the development of protocols or policies to ensure 

2 that confidential information is not shared with 

3 courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare 

4 agencies unless necessary to ensure the safety of any 

5 child or adult using the services of a program funded 

6 under this section); 

7 ‘‘(4) certifies that the organizational policies of 

8 the applicant do not require mediation or counseling 

9 involving offenders and victims being physically 

10 present in the same place, in cases where domestic vi11 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is 

12 alleged; 

13 ‘‘(5) certifies that any person providing legal as14 sistance through a program funded under this section 

15 has completed or will complete training on domestic 

16 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 

17 including child sexual abuse, and related legal issues; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(6) certifies that any person providing custody 

20 evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a 

21 program funded under this section has completed or 

22 will complete training, developed with input from 

23 and in collaboration with a tribal, State, territorial, 

24 or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as25 sault, or stalking victim service provider or coalition, 

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1 on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual as2 sault, including child sexual abuse, that includes 

3 training on how to review evidence of past abuse and 

4 the use of evidenced-based theories to make rec5 ommendations on custody and visitation. 

6 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

7 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

8 $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 

9 Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection are au10 thorized to remain available until expended. 

11 ‘‘(f) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of 

13 the total amount available under this section for each 

14 fiscal year shall be available for grants under the pro15 gram authorized by section 2015 of title I of the Om16 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

17 U.S.C. 3796gg–10). 

18 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements 

19 of this section shall not apply to funds allocated for 

20 the program described in paragraph (1).’’. 

21 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sub22 title J of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 

23 U.S.C. 14043 et seq.) is repealed. 

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1 SEC. 105. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Subtitle B of title II of the Crime Control Act of 1990 

4 (42 U.S.C. 13011 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) in section 216 (42 U.S.C. 13012), by striking 

6 ‘‘January 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2015’’; 

7 (2) in section 217 (42 U.S.C. 13013)— 

8 (A) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking 

9 ‘‘Code of Ethics’’ and inserting ‘‘Standards for 

10 Programs’’; and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

12 subsection: 

13 ‘‘(e) REPORTING.—An organization that receives a 

14 grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to 

15 the Administrator a report regarding the use of the grant 

16 for the fiscal year, including a discussion of outcome per17 formance measures (which shall be established by the Ad18 ministrator) to determine the effectiveness of the programs 

19 of the organization in meeting the needs of children in the 

20 child welfare system.’’; and 

21 (3) in section 219(a) (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)), by 

22 striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 106. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 

2 POPULATIONS GRANT. 

3 Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De4 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

5 14045) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 120. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UN7 DERSERVED POPULATIONS. 

8 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro10 priated under the grant programs identified in para11 graph (2), the Attorney General shall take 2 percent 

12 of such appropriated amounts and combine them to 

13 award grants to eligible entities described in sub14 section (b) of this section to develop and implement 

15 outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims 

16 of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

17 or stalking in underserved populations and to provide 

18 victim services to meet the needs of adult and youth 

19 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

20 assault, and stalking in underserved populations. The 

21 requirements of the grant programs identified in 

22 paragraph (2) shall not apply to this grant program. 

23 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs iden24 tified in this paragraph are the programs carried out 

25 under the following provisions: 

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1 ‘‘(A) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

2 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (STOP 

3 grants). 

4 ‘‘(B) Part U of title I of the Omnibus 

5 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

6 (Grants to encourage arrest policies). 

7 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under this 

8 section are— 

9 ‘‘(1) population specific organizations that have 

10 demonstrated experience and expertise in providing 

11 population specific services in the relevant under12 served communities, or population specific organiza13 tions working in partnership with a victim service 

14 provider or domestic violence or sexual assault coali15 tion; 

16 ‘‘(2) victim service providers offering population 

17 specific services for a specific underserved population; 

18 or 

19 ‘‘(3) victim service providers working in partner20 ship with a national, State, or local organization that 

21 has demonstrated experience and expertise in pro22 viding population specific services in the relevant un23 derserved population. 

24 ‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Attorney General may 

25 use up to 20 percent of funds available under this section 

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1 to make one-time planning grants to eligible entities to sup2 port the planning and development of specially designed 

3 and targeted programs for adult and youth victims in one 

4 or more underserved populations, including— 

5 ‘‘(1) identifying, building, and strengthening 

6 partnerships with potential collaborators within un7 derserved populations, Federal, State, tribal, terri8 torial or local government entities, and public and 

9 private organizations; 

10 ‘‘(2) conducting a needs assessment of the com11 munity and the targeted underserved population or 

12 populations to determine what the barriers are to 

13 service access and what factors contribute to those 

14 barriers, using input from the targeted underserved 

15 population or populations; 

16 ‘‘(3) identifying promising prevention, outreach, 

17 and intervention strategies for victims from a tar18 geted underserved population or populations; and 

19 ‘‘(4) developing a plan, with the input of the tar20 geted underserved population or populations, for— 

21 ‘‘(A) implementing prevention, outreach, 

22 and intervention strategies to address the bar23 riers to accessing services; 

24 ‘‘(B) promoting community engagement in 

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1 lence, sexual assault, and stalking within the 

2 targeted underserved populations; and 

3 ‘‘(C) evaluating the program. 

4 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Attorney Gen5 eral shall make grants to eligible entities for the purpose 

6 of providing or enhancing population specific outreach and 

7 victim services to adult and youth victims in one or more 

8 underserved populations, including— 

9 ‘‘(1) working with Federal, State, tribal, terri10 torial and local governments, agencies, and organiza11 tions to develop or enhance population specific victim 

12 services; 

13 ‘‘(2) strengthening the capacity of underserved 

14 populations to provide population specific services; 

15 ‘‘(3) strengthening the capacity of traditional 

16 victim service providers to provide population specific 

17 services; 

18 ‘‘(4) strengthening the effectiveness of criminal 

19 and civil justice interventions by providing training 

20 for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other 

21 court personnel on domestic violence, dating violence, 

22 sexual assault, or stalking in underserved popu23 lations; or 

24 ‘‘(5) working in cooperation with an underserved 

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1 cation, prevention, and intervention strategies that 

2 highlight available resources and the specific issues 

3 faced by victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

4 sexual assault, or stalking from underserved popu5 lations. 

6 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 

7 under this section shall submit an application to the Direc8 tor of the Office on Violence Against Women at such time, 

9 in such form, and in such manner as the Director may pre10 scribe. 

11 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 

12 under this section shall annually submit to the Director of 

13 the Office on Violence Against Women a report that de14 scribes the activities carried out with grant funds during 

15 the preceding fiscal year. 

16 ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 

17 section the definitions and grant conditions in section 

18 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 

19 U.S.C. 13925) shall apply. 

20 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi21 tion to the funds identified in subsection (a)(1), there are 

22 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

23 $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 

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1 SEC. 107. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES GRANT. 

2 Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De3 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

4 14045a) is amended— 

5 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND

6 LINGUISTICALLY’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘and linguistically’’ each place it 

8 appears; 

9 (3) by striking ‘‘and linguistic’’ each place it ap10 pears; 

11 (4) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 

12 to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs iden14 tified in this paragraph are the programs carried out 

15 under the following provisions: 

16 ‘‘(A) Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

17 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

18 3796hh) (Grants to encourage arrest policies). 

19 ‘‘(B) Section 1201 of division B of the Vic20 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

21 of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) (Legal assistance 

22 for victims). 

23 ‘‘(C) Section 40295 of the Violence Against 

24 Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) (Rural 

25 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

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1 stalking, and child abuse enforcement assist2 ance). 

3 ‘‘(D) Section 40802 of the Violence Against 

4 Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041a) (En5 hanced training and services to end violence 

6 against women later in life). 

7 ‘‘(E) Section 1402 of division B of the Vic8 tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 

9 of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–7) (Education, train10 ing, and enhanced services to end violence 

11 against and abuse of women with disabilities).’’; 

12 and 

13 (5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘linguistic 

14 and’’. 

15 SEC. 108. REDUCTION IN RAPE KIT BACKLOG. 

16 Section 2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi17 nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(3)), is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(C) For each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014, 

23 not less than 75 percent of the grant amounts shall 

24 be awarded for purposes under subsection (a)(2).’’. 

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1 SEC. 109. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 

2 TRAINING PROGRAMS. 

3 Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act 

4 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13941(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘to 

5 carry out this section’’ and all that follows through the pe6 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section 

7 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 

8 SEC. 110. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI9 CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS. 

10 Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 

11 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$2,300,000’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

13 end and inserting ‘‘$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

14 through 2017.’’. 

15 TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 

16 FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 

17 VIOLENCE, DATING VIO18 LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 

19 AND STALKING 

20 SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 

21 (a) GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES.—Section 

22 41601(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 

23 U.S.C. 14043g(b)) is amended— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘other pro25 grams’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

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1 programs and projects to assist individuals who have 

2 been victimized by sexual assault, without regard to 

3 the age of the individual.’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘non6 profit, nongovernmental organizations for pro7 grams and activities’’ and inserting ‘‘nongovern8 mental or tribal programs and activities’’; and 

9 (B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking 

10 ‘‘linguistically and’’; and 

11 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

12 (A) in the first sentence— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘and territory’’ after 

14 ‘‘each State’’; 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘1.50 percent’’ and in16 serting ‘‘0.75 percent’’; and 

17 (iii) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all 

18 that follows through ‘‘of the total appropria19 tions’’; and 

20 (B) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘the 

21 preceding formula’’ and inserting ‘‘this para22 graph’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 41601(f)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 

25 U.S.C. 14043g(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 

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1 to remain available until expended for each of the fiscal 

2 years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 to 

3 remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 

4 2013 through 2017’’. 

5 SEC. 202. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

6 SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 

7 ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 

8 Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 

9 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(H), by inserting ‘‘, in11 cluding sexual assault forensic examiners’’ before the 

12 semicolon; 

13 (2) in subsection (b)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘victim advocacy 

16 groups’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service pro17 viders’’; and 

18 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, including devel19 oping multidisciplinary teams focusing on 

20 high-risk cases with the goal of preventing 

21 domestic and dating violence homicides’’ be22 fore the semicolon; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘and other long- and 

25 short-term assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 

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1 assistance, and other long-term and short2 term victim services and population specific 

3 services’’; and 

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

5 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 

6 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(4) to develop, expand, or strengthen programs 

9 addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault fo10 rensic examiner programs, Sexual Assault Response 

11 Teams, law enforcement training, and programs ad12 dressing rape kit backlogs.’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘$55,000,000 

14 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

16 through 2017’’. 

17 SEC. 203. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE 

18 AGAINST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES 

19 GRANTS. 

20 Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf21 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

22 3796gg–7) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(in25 cluding using evidence-based indicators to assess 

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1 the risk of domestic and dating violence homi2 cide)’’ after ‘‘risk reduction’’; 

3 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘victim 

4 service organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 

5 service providers’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘victim 

7 services organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 

8 service providers’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘non10 profit and nongovernmental victim services organiza11 tion, such as a State’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service 

12 provider, such as a State or tribal’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 

14 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

16 through 2017’’. 

17 SEC. 204. GRANT FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VI18 OLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LATER LIFE. 

19 Section 40802 of the Violence Against Women Act of 

20 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041a) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 40802. GRANT FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END 

22 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LATER LIFE. 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity 

25 that— 

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1 ‘‘(A) is— 

2 ‘‘(i) a State; 

3 ‘‘(ii) a unit of local government; 

4 ‘‘(iii) a tribal government or tribal or5 ganization; 

6 ‘‘(iv) a population specific organiza7 tion with demonstrated experience in assist8 ing individuals in later life; 

9 ‘‘(v) a victim service provider; or 

10 ‘‘(vi) a State, tribal, or territorial do11 mestic violence or sexual assault coalition; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(B) is partnered with— 

14 ‘‘(i) a law enforcement agency; 

15 ‘‘(ii) an office of a prosecutor; 

16 ‘‘(iii) a victim service provider; or 

17 ‘‘(iv) a nonprofit program or govern18 ment agency with demonstrated experience 

19 in assisting individuals in later life. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘elder abuse’ means domestic vio21 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking com22 mitted against individuals in later life. 

23 ‘‘(3) The term ‘individual in later life’ means an 

24 individual who is 60 years of age or older. 

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1 ‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen2 eral may make grants to eligible entities to carry out 

3 the activities described in paragraph (2). In award4 ing such grants, the Attorney General shall consult 

5 with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 

6 ensure that the activities funded under this section 

7 are not duplicative with the activities funded under 

8 the elder abuse prevention programs of the Depart9 ment of Health and Human Services. 

10 ‘‘(2) MANDATORY AND PERMISSIBLE ACTIVI11 TIES.— 

12 ‘‘(A) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 

13 entity receiving a grant under this section shall 

14 use the funds received under the grant to— 

15 ‘‘(i) provide training programs to as16 sist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, 

17 agencies of States or units of local govern18 ment, population specific organizations, vic19 tim service providers, victim advocates, and 

20 relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State, 

21 territorial, and local courts in recognizing 

22 and addressing instances of elder abuse; 

23 ‘‘(ii) provide or enhance services for 

24 victims of elder abuse; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) establish or support multidisci2 plinary collaborative community responses 

3 to victims of elder abuse; and 

4 ‘‘(iv) conduct cross-training for law en5 forcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of 

6 States or units of local government, attor7 neys, health care providers, population spe8 cific organizations, faith-based advocates, 

9 victim service providers, and courts to bet10 ter serve victims of elder abuse. 

11 ‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 

12 entity receiving a grant under this section may 

13 use not more than 10 percent of the funds re14 ceived under the grant to— 

15 ‘‘(i) provide training programs to as16 sist attorneys, health care providers, faith17 based leaders, or other community-based or18 ganizations in recognizing and addressing 

19 instances of elder abuse; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) conduct outreach activities and 

21 awareness campaigns to ensure that victims 

22 of elder abuse receive appropriate assist23 ance. 

24 ‘‘(3) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In making 

25 grants under this section, the Attorney General shall 

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1 give priority to proposals providing culturally spe2 cific or population specific services. 

3 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

6 through 2017.’’. 

7 TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC8 TION, AND JUSTICE FOR 

9 YOUNG VICTIMS OF VIO10 LENCE 

11 SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT. 

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

13 U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

16 by inserting ‘‘, territorial, or tribal’’ after ‘‘crisis 

17 centers, State’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘and al19 cohol’’ after ‘‘about drugs’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000 

21 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and in22 serting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

23 through 2017’’; and 

24 (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

25 following new paragraph: 

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1 ‘‘(3) FUNDING FORMULA.—Amounts provided 

2 under this section shall be allotted to each State, ter3 ritory, and the District of Columbia based on popu4 lation. If the amounts appropriated under paragraph 

5 (1) exceed $48,000,000 in any fiscal year, a min6 imum allocation of $150,000 shall be awarded to each 

7 State and territory and the District of Columbia. Any 

8 remaining funds shall be allotted to each State and 

9 territory and the District of Columbia based on popu10 lation.’’. 

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

12 SERVICES, AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN 

13 AND YOUTH. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle L of the Violence Against 

15 Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043c et seq.) is amended 

16 by striking sections 41201 through 41204 and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 41201. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OP19 TIONS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION FOR CHIL20 DREN AND YOUTH (CHOOSE CHILDREN AND 

21 YOUTH). 

22 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 

23 working in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and 

24 Human Services and the Secretary of Education, shall 

25 award grants to enhance the safety of youth and children 

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1 who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating 

2 violence, sexual assault, or stalking and to prevent future 

3 violence. 

4 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—Funds provided under 

5 this section may be used for the following program purpose 

6 areas: 

7 ‘‘(1) SERVICES TO ADVOCATE FOR AND RESPOND

8 TO YOUTH.—To develop, expand, and strengthen vic9 tim interventions and services that target youth who 

10 are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex11 ual assault, and stalking. Services may include vic12 tim services, counseling, advocacy, mentoring, edu13 cational support, transportation, legal assistance in 

14 civil, criminal and administrative matters, such as 

15 family law cases, housing cases, child welfare pro16 ceedings, campus administrative proceedings, and 

17 civil protection order proceedings, services to address 

18 sex trafficking, population specific services, and other 

19 activities that support youth in finding safety, sta20 bility, and justice and in addressing the emotional, 

21 cognitive, and physical effects of trauma on youth. 

22 Funds may be used to— 

23 ‘‘(A) assess and analyze available services 

24 for youth victims of domestic violence, dating vi25 olence, sexual assault, and stalking, determining 

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1 relevant barriers to such services in a particular 

2 locality, and developing a community protocol to 

3 address such problems collaboratively; 

4 ‘‘(B) develop and implement policies, prac5 tices, and procedures to effectively respond to do6 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

7 or stalking against youth; or 

8 ‘‘(C) provide technical assistance and train9 ing to enhance the ability of school personnel, 

10 victim service providers, child protective service 

11 workers, staff of law enforcement agencies, pros12 ecutors, court personnel, individuals who work in 

13 after school programs, medical personnel, social 

14 workers, mental health personnel, and workers in 

15 other programs that serve children and youth to 

16 improve their ability to appropriately respond to 

17 the needs of children and youth who are victims 

18 of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as19 sault, and stalking, as well as homeless youth, 

20 and to properly refer such children, youth, and 

21 their families to appropriate services. 

22 ‘‘(2) SUPPORTING YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION

23 AND PROTECTION.—To enable secondary or elemen24 tary schools that serve students in any of grades five 

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1 through twelve and institutions of higher education 

2 to— 

3 ‘‘(A) provide training to school personnel, 

4 including health care providers and security per5 sonnel, on the needs of students who are victims 

6 of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as7 sault, or stalking; 

8 ‘‘(B) develop and implement age-appro9 priate prevention and intervention policies in 

10 accordance with State law in secondary or ele11 mentary schools that serve students in any of 

12 grades five through twelve, including appropriate 

13 responses to, and identification and referral pro14 cedures for, students who are experiencing or 

15 perpetrating domestic violence, dating violence, 

16 sexual assault, or stalking, and procedures for 

17 handling the requirements of court protective or18 ders issued to or against students; 

19 ‘‘(C) provide support services for student 

20 victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex21 ual assault, or stalking, such as a resource per22 son who is either on-site or on-call; 

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1 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk2 ing; or 

3 ‘‘(E) develop strategies to increase identi4 fication, support, referrals, and prevention pro5 grams for youth who are at high risk of domestic 

6 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk7 ing. 

8 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

10 grant under this section, an entity shall be— 

11 ‘‘(A) a victim service provider, tribal non12 profit organization, population specific organi13 zation, or community-based organization with a 

14 demonstrated history of effective work addressing 

15 the needs of youth, including runaway or home16 less youth, who are victims of domestic violence, 

17 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or 

18 ‘‘(B) a victim service provider that is 

19 partnered with an entity that has a dem20 onstrated history of effective work addressing the 

21 needs of youth. 

22 ‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) EDUCATION.—To be eligible to receive 

24 a grant for the purposes described in subsection 

25 (b)(2), an entity described in paragraph (1) 

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1 shall be partnered with an elementary school or 

2 secondary school (as such terms are defined in 

3 section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 

4 Education Act of 1965), charter school (as de5 fined in section 5210 of such Act), a school that 

6 is operated or supported by the Bureau of In7 dian Education, or a legally operating private 

8 school, a school administered by the Department 

9 of Defense under section 2164 of title 10, United 

10 States Code, or section 1402 of the Defense De11 pendents’ Education Act of 1978, a group of such 

12 schools, a local educational agency (as defined in 

13 section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Sec14 ondary Education Act of 1965), or an institu15 tion of higher education (as defined in section 

16 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965). 

17 ‘‘(B) OTHER PARTNERSHIPS.—All appli18 cants under this section are encouraged to work 

19 in partnership with organizations and agencies 

20 that work with the relevant youth population. 

21 Such entities may include— 

22 ‘‘(i) a State, tribe, unit of local govern23 ment, or territory; 

24 ‘‘(ii) a population specific or commu25 nity-based organization; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) batterer intervention programs 

2 or sex offender treatment programs with 

3 specialized knowledge and experience work4 ing with youth offenders; or 

5 ‘‘(iv) any other agencies or nonprofit, 

6 nongovernmental organizations with the ca7 pacity to provide effective assistance to the 

8 adult, youth, and child victims served by 

9 the partnership. 

10 ‘‘(d) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—Applicants for 

11 grants under this section shall establish and implement 

12 policies, practices, and procedures that— 

13 ‘‘(1) require and include appropriate referral 

14 systems for child and youth victims; 

15 ‘‘(2) protect the confidentiality and privacy of 

16 child and youth victim information, particularly in 

17 the context of parental or third-party involvement 

18 and consent, mandatory reporting duties, and work19 ing with other service providers with priority on vic20 tim safety and autonomy; 

21 ‘‘(3) ensure that all individuals providing inter22 vention or prevention programs to children or youth 

23 through a program funded under this section have 

24 completed, or will complete, sufficient training in 

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1 connection with domestic violence, dating violence, 

2 sexual assault, and stalking; and 

3 ‘‘(4) ensure that parents are informed of the pro4 grams funded under this program that are being of5 fered at their child’s school. 

6 ‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General shall prioritize 

7 grant applications under this section that coordinate with 

8 prevention programs in the community. 

9 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 

10 section, the definitions and grant conditions provided for 

11 in section 40002 shall apply. 

12 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

14 $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 

15 ‘‘(h) ALLOTMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 50 percent of 

17 the total amount appropriated under this section for 

18 each fiscal year shall be used for the purposes de19 scribed in subsection (b)(1). 

20 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than 10 percent 

21 of the total amount appropriated under this section 

22 for each fiscal year shall be made available for grants 

23 under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 

24 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 

25 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10).’’. 

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1 (b) VAWA GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 40002(b) 

2 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

3 13925(b)), as amended by section 3(b)(4), is further amend4 ed by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(14) REQUIREMENT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRO6 GRAMS.—Any educational programming, training, or 

7 public awareness communications regarding domestic 

8 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

9 that are funded under this title must be evidence10 based.’’. 

11 SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM12 PUSES. 

13 Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and De14 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

15 14045b) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘stalking 

19 on campuses,’’; 

20 (ii) by striking ‘‘crimes against women 

21 on’’ and inserting ‘‘crimes on’’; and 

22 (iii) by inserting ‘‘, and to develop and 

23 strengthen prevention education and aware24 ness programs’’ before the period; and 

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

2 ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘, strengthen,’’ after 

6 ‘‘To develop’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘assault and stalking,’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘assault, and stalking, in9 cluding the use of technology to commit 

10 these crimes,’’; 

11 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘and population spe13 cific services’’ after ‘‘strengthen victim serv14 ices programs’’; 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘entities carrying out’’ 

16 and all that follows through ‘‘stalking vic17 tim services programs’’ and inserting ‘‘vic18 tim service providers’’; and 

19 (iii) by inserting ‘‘, regardless of 

20 whether the services provided by such pro21 gram are provided by the institution or in 

22 coordination with community victim service 

23 providers’’ before the period at the end; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(9) To provide evidence-based educational pro2 gramming for students regarding domestic violence, 

3 dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

4 ‘‘(10) To develop or adapt population specific 

5 strategies and projects for victims of domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 

7 from underserved populations on campus.’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

11 ‘‘any non-profit’’ and all that follows 

12 through ‘‘victim services programs’’ and in13 serting ‘‘victim service providers’’; 

14 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) 

16 through (G), respectively; and 

17 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (C), the following: 

19 ‘‘(D) describe how underserved populations 

20 in the campus community will be adequately 

21 served, including the provision of relevant popu22 lation specific services;’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2007 

24 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 

25 2017’’; 

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1 (4) in subsection (d)— 

2 (A) by striking paragraph (3); and 

3 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(3) GRANTEE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—Each 

6 grantee shall comply with the following minimum re7 quirements during the grant period: 

8 ‘‘(A) The grantee shall create a coordinated 

9 community response including both organiza10 tions external to the institution and relevant di11 visions of the institution. 

12 ‘‘(B) The grantee shall establish a manda13 tory prevention and education program on do14 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

15 and stalking for all incoming students. 

16 ‘‘(C) The grantee shall train all campus law 

17 enforcement to respond effectively to domestic vi18 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk19 ing. 

20 ‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all members of 

21 campus disciplinary boards to respond effectively 

22 to situations involving domestic violence, dating 

23 violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 

24 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ 

25 and all that follows through the period and inserting 

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1 ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 

2 2017.’’. 

3 SEC. 304. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 

5 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 

6 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

7 part: 

8 ‘‘PART LL—NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS 

9 PUBLIC SAFETY 

10 ‘‘SEC. 3021. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFE11 TY. 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CEN13 TER.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

15 Community Oriented Policing Services is authorized 

16 to establish and operate a National Center for Cam17 pus Public Safety (referred to in this section as the 

18 ‘Center’). 

19 ‘‘(2) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Director of the 

20 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is 

21 authorized to award grants to institutions of higher 

22 education and other nonprofit organizations to assist 

23 in carrying out the functions of the Center required 

24 under subsection (b). 

25 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTER.—The center shall— 

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1 ‘‘(1) provide quality education and training for 

2 campus public safety agencies of institutions of higher 

3 education and the agencies’ collaborative partners, in4 cluding campus mental health agencies; 

5 ‘‘(2) foster quality research to strengthen the 

6 safety and security of institutions of higher education; 

7 ‘‘(3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identifica8 tion and dissemination of information, policies, pro9 cedures, and best practices relevant to campus public 

10 safety, including off-campus housing safety, the pre11 vention of violence against persons and property, and 

12 emergency response and evacuation procedures; 

13 ‘‘(4) develop protocols, in conjunction with the 

14 Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Secu15 rity, the Secretary of Education, State, local, and 

16 tribal governments and law enforcement agencies, pri17 vate and nonprofit organizations and associations, 

18 and other stakeholders, to prevent, protect against, re19 spond to, and recover from, natural and man-made 

20 emergencies or dangerous situations involving an im21 mediate threat to the health or safety of the campus 

22 community; 

23 ‘‘(5) promote the development and dissemination 

24 of effective behavioral threat assessment and manage25 ment models to prevent campus violence; 

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1 ‘‘(6) coordinate campus safety information (in2 cluding ways to increase off-campus housing safety) 

3 and resources available from the Department of Jus4 tice, the Department of Homeland Security, the De5 partment of Education, State, local, and tribal gov6 ernments and law enforcement agencies, and private 

7 and nonprofit organizations and associations; 

8 ‘‘(7) increase cooperation, collaboration, and 

9 consistency in prevention, response, and problem-solv10 ing methods among law enforcement, mental health, 

11 and other agencies and jurisdictions serving institu12 tions of higher education; 

13 ‘‘(8) develop standardized formats and models 

14 for mutual aid agreements and memoranda of under15 standing between campus security agencies and other 

16 public safety organizations and mental health agen17 cies; and 

18 ‘‘(9) report annually to Congress and the Attor19 ney General on activities performed by the Center 

20 during the previous 12 months. 

21 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES.— 

22 In establishing the Center, the Director of the Office of Com23 munity Oriented Policing Services shall— 

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1 ‘‘(1) consult with the Secretary of Homeland Se2 curity, the Secretary of Education, and the Attorney 

3 General of each State; and 

4 ‘‘(2) coordinate the establishment and operation 

5 of the Center with campus public safety resources that 

6 may be available within the Department of Homeland 

7 Security and the Department of Education. 

8 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU9 CATION.—In this section, the term ‘institution of higher 

10 education’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 

11 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 

12 (b) JUSTICE PROGRAM CONSOLIDATIONS.—Effective 

13 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Office 

14 of Dispute Resolution of the Department of Justice and the 

15 jurisdiction and employees of such office shall be— 

16 (1) transferred to the Office of Legal Policy of 

17 the Department of Justice; and 

18 (2) funded through the general administration 

19 appropriation of the Office of Legal Policy. 

20 TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 

21 REDUCTION PRACTICES 

22 SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS23 EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 

24 Section 402(c) of the Violence Against Women and De25 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

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1 280b–4(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of 

2 the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 

5 THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 

6 (a) SMART PREVENTION.—Section 41303 of the Vio7 lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–2) 

8 is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 41303. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 

10 THROUGH PREVENTION (SMART PREVEN11 TION). 

12 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 

13 in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

14 Services and the Secretary of Education, is authorized to 

15 award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic vio16 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by tak17 ing a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, chil18 dren exposed to violence, and men as leaders and influencers 

19 of social norms. 

20 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this sec21 tion may be used for the following purposes: 

22 ‘‘(1) TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND

23 PREVENTION.—To develop, maintain, or enhance pro24 grams that change attitudes and behaviors around the 

25 acceptability of domestic violence, dating violence, 

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1 sexual assault, and stalking and provide education 

2 and skills training to young individuals and individ3 uals who influence young individuals. The prevention 

4 program may use evidence-based, evidence-informed, 

5 or innovative strategies and practices focused on 

6 youth. Such a program should include— 

7 ‘‘(A) evidence-based age education on do8 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

9 stalking, and sexual coercion, as well as healthy 

10 relationship skills, in school, in the community, 

11 or in health care settings; 

12 ‘‘(B) community-based collaboration and 

13 training for those with influence on youth, such 

14 as parents, teachers, coaches, health care pro15 viders, faith-leaders, older teens, and mentors; 

16 ‘‘(C) education and outreach to change envi17 ronmental factors contributing to domestic vio18 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk19 ing; and 

20 ‘‘(D) policy development targeted to preven21 tion, including school-based policies and proto22 cols. 

23 ‘‘(2) CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND

24 ABUSE.—To develop, maintain or enhance programs 

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1 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by 

2 preventing, reducing and responding to children’s ex3 posure to violence in the home. Such programs may 

4 include— 

5 ‘‘(A) providing services for children exposed 

6 to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as7 sault or stalking, including direct counseling or 

8 advocacy, and support for the non-abusing par9 ent; and 

10 ‘‘(B) training and coordination for edu11 cational, after-school, and childcare programs on 

12 how to safely and confidentially identify children 

13 and families experiencing domestic violence, dat14 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking and 

15 properly refer children exposed and their fami16 lies to services and violence prevention programs. 

17 ‘‘(3) ENGAGING MEN AS LEADERS AND ROLE

18 MODELS.—To develop, maintain or enhance programs 

19 that work with men to prevent domestic violence, dat20 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking by helping 

21 men to serve as role models and social influencers of 

22 other men and youth at the individual, school, com23 munity or statewide levels. 

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

25 grant under this section, an entity shall be— 

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1 ‘‘(1) a victim service provider, community-based 

2 organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other 

3 nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a 

4 history of effective work preventing domestic violence, 

5 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and exper6 tise in the specific area for which they are applying 

7 for funds; or 

8 ‘‘(2) a partnership between a victim service pro9 vider, community-based organization, tribe or tribal 

10 organization, or other nonprofit, nongovernmental or11 ganization that has a history of effective work pre12 venting domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as13 sault, or stalking and at least one of the following 

14 that has expertise in serving children exposed to do15 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

16 stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, sex17 ual assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging men 

18 to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

19 assault, or stalking: 

20 ‘‘(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally 

21 accredited private middle or high school, a school 

22 administered by the Department of Defense 

23 under section 2164 of title 10, United States 

24 Code or section 1402 of the Defense Dependents’ 

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1 Education Act of 1978, a group of schools, or a 

2 school district. 

3 ‘‘(B) A local community-based organization, 

4 population-specific organization, or faith-based 

5 organization that has established expertise in 

6 providing services to youth. 

7 ‘‘(C) A community-based organization, pop8 ulation-specific organization, university or 

9 health care clinic, faith-based organization, or 

10 other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. 

11 ‘‘(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity 

12 providing services for runaway or homeless 

13 youth affected by domestic violence, dating vio14 lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

15 ‘‘(E) Health care entities eligible for reim16 bursement under title XVIII of the Social Secu17 rity Act, including providers that target the spe18 cial needs of children and youth. 

19 ‘‘(F) Any other agencies, population-specific 

20 organizations, or nonprofit, nongovernmental or21 ganizations with the capacity to provide nec22 essary expertise to meet the goals of the program. 

23 ‘‘(d) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Applicants for grants under 

25 this section shall prepare and submit to the Director 

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1 an application at such time, in such manner, and 

2 containing such information as the Director may re3 quire that demonstrates the capacity of the applicant 

4 and partnering organizations to undertake the 

5 project. 

6 ‘‘(2) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Applicants 

7 under this section shall establish and implement poli8 cies, practices, and procedures that are consistent 

9 with the best practices developed under section 402 of 

10 the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus11 tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 280b–4) 

12 and— 

13 ‘‘(A) include appropriate referral systems to 

14 direct any victim identified during program ac15 tivities to highly qualified follow-up care; 

16 ‘‘(B) protect the confidentiality and privacy 

17 of adult and youth victim information, particu18 larly in the context of parental or third-party 

19 involvement and consent, mandatory reporting 

20 duties, and working with other service providers; 

21 ‘‘(C) ensure that all individuals providing 

22 prevention programming through a program 

23 funded under this section have completed or will 

24 complete sufficient training in connection with 

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1 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault 

2 or stalking; and 

3 ‘‘(D) document how prevention programs 

4 are coordinated with service programs in the 

5 community. 

6 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In selecting grant recipients 

7 under this section, the Attorney General shall give 

8 preference to applicants that— 

9 ‘‘(A) include outcome-based evaluation; and 

10 ‘‘(B) identify any other community, school, 

11 or State-based efforts that are working on domes12 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

13 stalking prevention and explain how the grantee 

14 or partnership will add value, coordinate with 

15 other programs, and not duplicate existing ef16 forts. 

17 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 

18 section, the definitions and grant conditions provided for 

19 in section 40002 shall apply. 

20 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

22 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 

23 ‘‘(g) ALLOTMENT.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 percent of 

25 the total amounts appropriated under this section in 

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1 each fiscal year shall be used for each set of purposes 

2 described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 

3 (b). 

4 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than 10 percent 

5 of the total amounts appropriated under this section 

6 in each fiscal year shall be made available for grants 

7 to Indian tribes or tribal organizations.’’. 

8 (b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 

9 (1) Sections 41304 and 41305 of the Violence 

10 Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–3 and 

11 14043d–4). 

12 (2) Section 403 of the Violence Against Women 

13 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 

14 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045c). 

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1 TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 

2 HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RE3 SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIO4 LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

5 SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 

6 STALKING 

7 SEC. 501. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN 

8 THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO 

9 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

10 SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

11 (a) GRANTS.—Section 399P of the Public Health Serv12 ice Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 399P. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE 

14 SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIO15 LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 

16 AND STALKING. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

18 for— 

19 ‘‘(1) the development or enhancement and imple20 mentation of interdisciplinary training for health 

21 professionals, public health staff, and allied health 

22 professionals; 

23 ‘‘(2) the development or enhancement and imple24 mentation of education programs for medical, nurs25 ing, dental, and other health profession students and 

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1 residents to prevent and respond to domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 

3 ‘‘(3) the development or enhancement and imple4 mentation of comprehensive statewide strategies to 

5 improve the response of clinics, public health facili6 ties, hospitals, and other health settings (including be7 havioral and mental health programs) to domestic vi8 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

9 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—Amounts provided under 

11 a grant under this section shall be used to— 

12 ‘‘(A) fund interdisciplinary training and 

13 education programs under paragraphs (1) and 

14 (2) of subsection (a) that— 

15 ‘‘(i) are designed to train medical, psy16 chology, dental, social work, nursing, and 

17 other health profession students, interns, 

18 residents, fellows, or current health care 

19 providers to identify and provide health 

20 care services (including mental or behav21 ioral health care services and referrals to 

22 appropriate community services) to individ23 uals who are or who have been victims of 

24 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

25 assault, or stalking; and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) plan and develop clinical train2 ing components for integration into ap3 proved internship, residency, and fellowship 

4 training or continuing medical or other 

5 health education training that address 

6 physical, mental, and behavioral health 

7 issues, including protective factors, related 

8 to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

9 assault, stalking, and other forms of violence 

10 and abuse, focus on reducing health dispari11 ties and preventing violence and abuse, and 

12 include the primacy of victim safety and 

13 confidentiality; and 

14 ‘‘(B) design and implement comprehensive 

15 strategies to improve the response of the health 

16 care system to domestic or sexual violence in 

17 clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 

18 clinics, and other health settings (including be19 havioral and mental health), under subsection 

20 (a)(3) through— 

21 ‘‘(i) the implementation, dissemina22 tion, and evaluation of policies and proce23 dures to guide health professionals and pub24 lic health staff in identifying and respond25 ing to domestic violence, dating violence, 

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1 sexual assault, and stalking, including 

2 strategies to ensure that health information 

3 is maintained in a manner that protects the 

4 patient’s privacy and safety, and safely uses 

5 health information technology to improve 

6 documentation, identification, assessment, 

7 treatment, and follow-up care; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the development of on-site access 

9 to services to address the safety, medical, 

10 and mental health needs of patients by in11 creasing the capacity of existing health care 

12 professionals and public health staff to ad13 dress domestic violence, dating violence, sex14 ual assault, and stalking, or by contracting 

15 with or hiring domestic or sexual assault 

16 advocates to provide such services or to 

17 model other services appropriate to the geo18 graphic and cultural needs of a site; 

19 ‘‘(iii) the development of measures and 

20 methods for the evaluation of the practice of 

21 identification, intervention, and documenta22 tion regarding victims of domestic violence, 

23 dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk24 ing, including the development and testing 

25 of quality improvement measurements; and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the provision of training and fol2 lowup technical assistance to health care 

3 professionals, and public health staff, and 

4 allied health professionals to identify, as5 sess, treat, and refer clients who are victims 

6 of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

7 assault, or stalking, including using tools 

8 and training materials already developed. 

9 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USES.— 

10 ‘‘(A) CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE.—To the ex11 tent consistent with the purpose of this section, 

12 a grantee may use amounts received under this 

13 section to address, as part of a comprehensive 

14 programmatic approach implemented under the 

15 grant, issues relating to child or elder abuse. 

16 ‘‘(B) RURAL AREAS.—Grants funded under 

17 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) may be 

18 used to offer to rural areas community-based 

19 training opportunities (which may include the 

20 use of distance learning networks and other 

21 available technologies needed to reach isolated 

22 rural areas) for medical, nursing, and other 

23 health profession students and residents on do24 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

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1 stalking, and, as appropriate, other forms of vio2 lence and abuse. 

3 ‘‘(C) OTHER USES.—Grants funded under 

4 subsection (a)(3) may be used for— 

5 ‘‘(i) the development of training mod6 ules and policies that address the overlap of 

7 child abuse, domestic violence, dating vio8 lence, sexual assault, and stalking and elder 

9 abuse, as well as childhood exposure to do10 mestic and sexual violence; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the development, expansion, and 

12 implementation of sexual assault forensic 

13 medical examination or sexual assault 

14 nurse examiner programs; 

15 ‘‘(iii) the inclusion of the health effects 

16 of lifetime exposure to violence and abuse as 

17 well as related protective factors and behav18 ioral risk factors in health professional 

19 training schools, including medical, dental, 

20 nursing, social work, and mental and be21 havioral health curricula, and allied health 

22 service training courses; or 

23 ‘‘(iv) the integration of knowledge of 

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1 creditation and professional licensing ex2 aminations, such as medical, dental, social 

3 work, and nursing boards, and where ap4 propriate, other allied health exams. 

5 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES.— 

6 ‘‘(1) CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFETY.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Grantees under this 

8 section shall ensure that all programs developed 

9 with grant funds address issues of confidentiality 

10 and patient safety and comply with applicable 

11 confidentiality and nondisclosure requirements 

12 under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against 

13 Women Act of 1994 and the Family Violence 

14 Prevention and Services Act, and that faculty 

15 and staff associated with delivering educational 

16 components are fully trained in procedures that 

17 will protect the immediate and ongoing security 

18 and confidentiality of the patients, patient 

19 records, and staff. Such grantees shall consult en20 tities with demonstrated expertise in the con21 fidentiality and safety needs of victims of domes22 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

23 stalking on the development and adequacy of 

24 confidentially and security procedures, and pro25 vide documentation of such consultation. 

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1 ‘‘(B) ADVANCE NOTICE OF INFORMATION

2 DISCLOSURE.—Grantees under this section shall 

3 provide to patients advance notice about any cir4 cumstances under which information may be dis5 closed, such as mandatory reporting laws, and 

6 shall give patients the option to receive informa7 tion and referrals without affirmatively dis8 closing abuse. 

9 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX10 PENSES.—A grantee shall use not more than 10 per11 cent of the amounts received under a grant under this 

12 section for administrative expenses. 

13 ‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In selecting grant recipients 

14 under this section, the Secretary shall give preference 

15 to applicants based on the strength of their evaluation 

16 strategies, with priority given to outcome-based eval17 uations. 

18 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) SUBSECTION (a) (1) AND (2) GRANT20 EES.—An entity desiring a grant under para21 graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall submit 

22 an application to the Secretary at such time, in 

23 such manner, and containing such information 

24 and assurances as the Secretary may require, in25 cluding— 

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1 ‘‘(i) documentation that the applicant 

2 represents a team of entities working col3 laboratively to strengthen the response of the 

4 health care system to domestic violence, dat5 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 

6 which includes at least one of each of— 

7 ‘‘(I) an accredited school of 

8 allopathic or osteopathic medicine, 

9 psychology, nursing, dentistry, social 

10 work, or other health field; 

11 ‘‘(II) a health care facility or sys12 tem; or 

13 ‘‘(III) a government or nonprofit 

14 entity with a history of effective work 

15 in the fields of domestic violence, dat16 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalk17 ing; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) strategies for the dissemination 

19 and sharing of curricula and other edu20 cational materials developed under the 

21 grant, if any, with other interested health 

22 professions schools and national resource re23 positories for materials on domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

25 stalking. 

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1 ‘‘(B) SUBSECTION (a)(3) GRANTEES.—An 

2 entity desiring a grant under subsection (a)(3) 

3 shall submit an application to the Secretary at 

4 such time, in such manner, and containing such 

5 information and assurances as the Secretary 

6 may require, including— 

7 ‘‘(i) documentation that all training, 

8 education, screening, assessment, services, 

9 treatment, and any other approach to pa10 tient care will be informed by an under11 standing of violence and abuse victimiza12 tion and trauma-specific approaches that 

13 will be integrated into prevention, interven14 tion, and treatment activities; 

15 ‘‘(ii) strategies for the development and 

16 implementation of policies to prevent and 

17 address domestic violence, dating violence, 

18 sexual assault, and stalking over the life19 span in health care settings; 

20 ‘‘(iii) a plan for consulting with State 

21 and tribal domestic violence or sexual as22 sault coalitions, national nonprofit victim 

23 advocacy organizations, State or tribal law 

24 enforcement task forces (where appropriate), 

25 and population-specific organizations with 

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1 demonstrated expertise in addressing domes2 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

3 or stalking; 

4 ‘‘(iv) with respect to an application for 

5 a grant under which the grantee will have 

6 contact with patients, a plan, developed in 

7 collaboration with local victim service pro8 viders, to respond appropriately to and 

9 make correct referrals for individuals who 

10 disclose that they are victims of domestic vi11 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalk12 ing, or other types of violence, and docu13 mentation provided by the grantee of an on14 going collaborative relationship with a local 

15 victim service provider; and 

16 ‘‘(v) with respect to an application for 

17 a grant proposing to fund a program de18 scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), a certifi19 cation that any sexual assault forensic med20 ical examination and sexual assault nurse 

21 examiner programs supported with such 

22 grant funds will adhere to the guidelines set 

23 forth by the Attorney General. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 

2 funding under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), 

3 an entity shall be— 

4 ‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization with a his5 tory of effective work in the field of training 

6 health professionals with an understanding of, 

7 and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic violence, 

8 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 

9 lifetime exposure to violence and abuse; 

10 ‘‘(B) an accredited school of allopathic or 

11 osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, den12 tistry, social work, or allied health; 

13 ‘‘(C) a health care provider membership or 

14 professional organization, or a health care sys15 tem; or 

16 ‘‘(D) a State, tribal, territorial, or local en17 tity. 

18 ‘‘(2) SUBSECTION (a)(3) GRANTEES.—To be eli19 gible to receive funding under subsection (a)(3), an 

20 entity shall be— 

21 ‘‘(A) a State department (or other division) 

22 of health, a State, tribal, or territorial domestic 

23 violence or sexual assault coalition or victim 

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1 fective work in the fields of domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 

3 health care, including physical or mental health 

4 care; or 

5 ‘‘(B) a local victim service provider, a local 

6 department (or other division) of health, a local 

7 health clinic, hospital, or health system, or any 

8 other community-based organization with a his9 tory of effective work in the field of domestic vio10 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

11 and health care, including physical or mental 

12 health care. 

13 ‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available 

15 to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Sec16 retary may make grants or enter into contracts to 

17 provide technical assistance with respect to the plan18 ning, development, and operation of any program, ac19 tivity or service carried out pursuant to this section. 

20 Not more than 8 percent of the funds appropriated 

21 under this section in each fiscal year may be used to 

22 fund technical assistance under this subsection. 

23 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS.—The Sec24 retary shall make publicly available materials devel25 oped by grantees under this section, including matemstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 rials on training, best practices, and research and 

2 evaluation. 

3 ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall publish a 

4 biennial report on— 

5 ‘‘(A) the distribution of funds under this 

6 section; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the programs and activities supported 

8 by such funds. 

9 ‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available 

11 to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Sec12 retary may use not more than 20 percent to make a 

13 grant or enter into a contract for research and eval14 uation of— 

15 ‘‘(A) grants awarded under this section; and 

16 ‘‘(B) other training for health professionals 

17 and effective interventions in the health care set18 ting that prevent domestic violence, dating vio19 lence, and sexual assault across the lifespan, pre20 vent the health effects of such violence, and im21 prove the safety and health of individuals who 

22 are currently being victimized. 

23 ‘‘(2) RESEARCH.—Research authorized in para24 graph (1) may include— 

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1 ‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic vio2 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and child3 hood exposure to domestic violence, dating vio4 lence, or sexual assault on health behaviors, 

5 health conditions, and health status of individ6 uals, families, and populations, including under7 served populations; 

8 ‘‘(B) research to determine effective health 

9 care interventions to respond to and prevent do10 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

11 and stalking; 

12 ‘‘(C) research on the impact of domestic, 

13 dating, and sexual violence, childhood exposure 

14 to such violence, and stalking on the health care 

15 system, health care utilization, health care costs, 

16 and health status; and 

17 ‘‘(D) research on the impact of adverse 

18 childhood experiences on adult experience with 

19 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

20 stalking, and adult health outcomes, including 

21 how to reduce or prevent the impact of adverse 

22 childhood experiences through the health care set23 ting. 

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1 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 

4 ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in 

5 this section, the definitions in section 40002 of the Violence 

6 Against Women Act of 1994 apply to this section.’’. 

7 (b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 

8 (1) Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Violence 

9 Against Women Act of 1994 (relating to research on 

10 effective interventions to address violence; 42 U.S.C. 

11 13973; as added by section 505 of Public Law 109— 

12 162 (119 Stat. 3028)) . 

13 (2) Section 758 of the Public Health Service Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 294h). 

15 TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VIC16 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO17 LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

18 SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 

19 STALKING 

20 SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES21 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 

22 ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

23 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle N of the Violence Against 

24 Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.) is amended— 

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1 (1) by inserting after the subtitle heading the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—GRANT PROGRAMS’’; 

4 (2) in section 41402 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–1), in 

5 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub6 title’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 

7 (3) in section 41403 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2), in 

8 the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub9 title’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—HOUSING RIGHTS 

12 ‘‘SEC. 41411. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DO13 MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX14 UAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

15 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 

16 ‘‘(1) AFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘affili17 ated individual’ means, with respect to an indi18 vidual— 

19 ‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or 

20 child of that individual, or an individual to 

21 whom that individual stands in loco parentis; or 

22 ‘‘(B) any individual, tenant, or lawful occu23 pant living in the household of that individual. 

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1 ing program, the Executive department (as defined in 

2 section 101 of title 5, United States Code) that carries 

3 out the covered housing program. 

4 ‘‘(3) COVERED HOUSING PROGRAM.—The term 

5 ‘covered housing program’ means— 

6 ‘‘(A) the program under section 202 of the 

7 Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); 

8 ‘‘(B) the program under section 811 of the 

9 Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 

11 ‘‘(C) the program under subtitle D of title 

12 VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford13 able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); 

14 ‘‘(D) each of the programs under title IV of 

15 the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.); 

17 ‘‘(E) the program under subtitle A of title 

18 II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 

19 Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.); 

20 ‘‘(F) the program under paragraph (3) of 

21 section 221(d) of the National Housing Act (12 

22 U.S.C. 1715l(d)) for insurance of mortgages that 

23 bear interest at a rate determined under the pro24 viso under paragraph (5) of such section 221(d); 

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1 ‘‘(G) the program under section 236 of the 

2 National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 

3 ‘‘(H) the programs under sections 6 and 8 

4 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 

5 U.S.C. 1437d and 1437f); 

6 ‘‘(I) rural housing assistance provided 

7 under sections 514, 515, 516, 533, and 538 of the 

8 Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 

9 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2); and 

10 ‘‘(J) the low-income housing tax credit pro11 gram under section 42 of the Internal Revenue 

12 Code of 1986. 

13 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITED BASIS FOR DENIAL OR TERMI14 NATION OF ASSISTANCE OR EVICTION.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicant for or tenant 

16 of housing assisted under a covered housing program 

17 may not be denied admission to, denied assistance 

18 under, terminated from participation in, or evicted 

19 from the housing program or housing on the basis 

20 that the applicant or tenant is or has been a victim 

21 of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

22 or stalking, if the applicant or tenant otherwise quali23 fies for admission, assistance, participation, or occu24 pancy. 

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1 ‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION OF LEASE TERMS.—An in2 cident of actual or threatened domestic violence, dat3 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking shall not be 

4 construed as— 

5 ‘‘(A) a serious or repeated violation of a 

6 lease for housing assisted under a covered hous7 ing program by the victim or threatened victim 

8 of such incident; or 

9 ‘‘(B) good cause for terminating the assist10 ance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing as11 sisted under a covered housing program of the 

12 victim or threatened victim of such incident. 

13 ‘‘(3) TERMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CRIMINAL

14 ACTIVITY.— 

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

16 AND OCCUPANCY RIGHTS PROHIBITED.—No per17 son may deny assistance, tenancy, or occupancy 

18 rights to housing assisted under a covered hous19 ing program to a tenant solely on the basis of 

20 criminal activity directly relating to domestic 

21 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk22 ing that is engaged in by a member of the house23 hold of the tenant or any guest or other person 

24 under the control of the tenant, if the tenant or 

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1 tim or threatened victim of such domestic vio2 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

3 ‘‘(B) BIFURCATION.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

5 subparagraph (A), a public housing agency 

6 or owner or manager of housing assisted 

7 under a covered housing program may bi8 furcate a lease for the housing in order to 

9 evict, remove, or terminate assistance to 

10 any individual who is a tenant or lawful 

11 occupant of the housing and who engages in 

12 criminal activity directly relating to domes13 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

14 or stalking against an affiliated individual 

15 or other individual, without evicting, re16 moving, terminating assistance to, or other17 wise penalizing a victim of such criminal 

18 activity who is also a tenant or lawful occu19 pant of the housing. 

20 ‘‘(ii) EFFECT OF EVICTION ON OTHER

21 TENANTS.—If a public housing agency or 

22 owner or manager of housing assisted under 

23 a covered housing program evicts, removes, 

24 or terminates assistance to an individual 

25 under clause (i), and the individual is the 

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1 sole tenant eligible to receive assistance 

2 under a covered housing program, the pub3 lic housing agency or owner or manager of 

4 housing assisted under the covered housing 

5 program shall provide any remaining ten6 ant an opportunity to establish eligibility 

7 for the covered housing program. If a tenant 

8 described in the preceding sentence cannot 

9 establish eligibility, the public housing 

10 agency or owner or manager of the housing 

11 shall provide the tenant a reasonable time, 

12 as determined by the appropriate agency, to 

13 find new housing or to establish eligibility 

14 for housing under another covered housing 

15 program. 

16 ‘‘(C) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 

17 in subparagraph (A) shall be construed— 

18 ‘‘(i) to limit the authority of a public 

19 housing agency or owner or manager of 

20 housing assisted under a covered housing 

21 program, when notified of a court order, to 

22 comply with a court order with respect to— 

23 ‘‘(I) the rights of access to or con24 trol of property, including civil protec25 tion orders issued to protect a victim of 

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1 domestic violence, dating violence, sex2 ual assault, or stalking; or 

3 ‘‘(II) the distribution or posses4 sion of property among members of a 

5 household in a case; 

6 ‘‘(ii) to limit any otherwise available 

7 authority of a public housing agency or 

8 owner or manager of housing assisted under 

9 a covered housing program to evict or ter10 minate assistance to a tenant for any viola11 tion of a lease not premised on the act of vi12 olence in question against the tenant or an 

13 affiliated person of the tenant, if the public 

14 housing agency or owner or manager does 

15 not subject an individual who is or has been 

16 a victim of domestic violence, dating vio17 lence, sexual assault, or stalking to a more 

18 demanding standard than other tenants in 

19 determining whether to evict or terminate; 

20 ‘‘(iii) to limit the authority to termi21 nate assistance to a tenant or evict a tenant 

22 from housing assisted under a covered hous23 ing program if a public housing agency or 

24 owner or manager of the housing can dem25 onstrate that an actual and imminent 

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1 threat to other tenants or individuals em2 ployed at or providing service to the prop3 erty would be present if the assistance is not 

4 terminated or the tenant is not evicted; or 

5 ‘‘(iv) to supersede any provision of any 

6 Federal, State, or local law that provides 

7 greater protection than this section for vic8 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

9 sexual assault, or stalking. 

10 ‘‘(c) DOCUMENTATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTATION.—If an ap12 plicant for, or tenant of, housing assisted under a cov13 ered housing program represents to a public housing 

14 agency or owner or manager of the housing that the 

15 individual is entitled to protection under subsection 

16 (b), the public housing agency or owner or manager 

17 may request, in writing, that the applicant or tenant 

18 submit to the public housing agency or owner or 

19 manager a form of documentation described in para20 graph (3). 

21 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an applicant or ten23 ant does not provide the documentation requested 

24 under paragraph (1) within 14 business days 

25 after the tenant receives a request in writing for 

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1 such certification from a public housing agency 

2 or owner or manager of housing assisted under 

3 a covered housing program, nothing in this 

4 chapter may be construed to limit the authority 

5 of the public housing agency or owner or man6 ager to— 

7 ‘‘(i) deny admission by the applicant 

8 or tenant to the covered program; 

9 ‘‘(ii) deny assistance under the covered 

10 program to the applicant or tenant; 

11 ‘‘(iii) terminate the participation of 

12 the applicant or tenant in the covered pro13 gram; or 

14 ‘‘(iv) evict the applicant, the tenant, or 

15 a lawful occupant that commits violations 

16 of a lease. 

17 ‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—A public housing agency 

18 or owner or manager of housing may extend the 

19 14-day deadline under subparagraph (A) at its 

20 discretion. 

21 ‘‘(3) FORM OF DOCUMENTATION.—A form of doc22 umentation described in this paragraph is— 

23 ‘‘(A) a certification form approved by the 

24 appropriate agency that— 

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1 ‘‘(i) states that an applicant or tenant 

2 is a victim of domestic violence, dating vio3 lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

4 ‘‘(ii) states that the incident of domes5 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

6 or stalking that is the ground for protection 

7 under subsection (b) meets the requirements 

8 under subsection (b); and 

9 ‘‘(iii) includes the name of the indi10 vidual who committed the domestic violence, 

11 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 

12 if the name is known and safe to provide; 

13 ‘‘(B) a document that— 

14 ‘‘(i) is signed by— 

15 ‘‘(I) an employee, agent, or volun16 teer of a victim service provider, an at17 torney, a medical professional, or a 

18 mental health professional from whom 

19 an applicant or tenant has sought as20 sistance relating to domestic violence, 

21 dating violence, sexual assault, or 

22 stalking, or the effects of the abuse; and 

23 ‘‘(II) the applicant or tenant; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) states under penalty of perjury 

25 that the individual described in clause (i)(I) 

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1 believes that the incident of domestic vio2 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

3 stalking that is the ground for protection 

4 under subsection (b) meets the requirements 

5 under subsection (b); 

6 ‘‘(C) a record of a Federal, State, tribal, 

7 territorial, or local law enforcement agency, 

8 court, or administrative agency; or 

9 ‘‘(D) at the discretion of a public housing 

10 agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 

11 under a covered housing program, a statement or 

12 other evidence provided by an applicant or ten13 ant. 

14 ‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information sub15 mitted to a public housing agency or owner or man16 ager under this subsection, including the fact that an 

17 individual is a victim of domestic violence, dating vi18 olence, sexual assault, or stalking shall be maintained 

19 in confidence by the public housing agency or owner 

20 or manager and may not be entered into any shared 

21 database or disclosed to any other entity or indi22 vidual, except to the extent that the disclosure is— 

23 ‘‘(A) requested or consented to by the indi24 vidual in writing; 

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1 ‘‘(B) required for use in an eviction pro2 ceeding under subsection (b); or 

3 ‘‘(C) otherwise required by applicable law. 

4 ‘‘(5) DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED.—Nothing 

5 in this subsection shall be construed to require a pub6 lic housing agency or owner or manager of housing 

7 assisted under a covered housing program to request 

8 that an individual submit documentation of the sta9 tus of the individual as a victim of domestic violence, 

10 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

11 ‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE NOT SUFFICIENT TO CON12 STITUTE EVIDENCE OF UNREASONABLE ACT.—Com13 pliance with subsection (b) by a public housing agen14 cy or owner or manager of housing assisted under a 

15 covered housing program based on documentation re16 ceived under this subsection, shall not be sufficient to 

17 constitute evidence of an unreasonable act or omission 

18 by the public housing agency or owner or manager or 

19 an employee or agent of the public housing agency or 

20 owner or manager. Nothing in this paragraph shall 

21 be construed to limit the liability of a public housing 

22 agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 

23 under a covered housing program for failure to com24 ply with subsection (b). 

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1 ‘‘(7) RESPONSE TO CONFLICTING CERTIFI2 CATION.—If a public housing agency or owner or 

3 manager of housing assisted under a covered housing 

4 program receives documentation under this subsection 

5 that contains conflicting information, the public hous6 ing agency or owner or manager may require an ap7 plicant or tenant to submit third-party documenta8 tion, as described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) 

9 of paragraph (3). 

10 ‘‘(8) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this subsection 

11 shall be construed to supersede any provision of any 

12 Federal, State, or local law that provides greater pro13 tection than this subsection for victims of domestic vi14 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

15 ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.— 

16 ‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 

17 and Urban Development shall develop a notice of the 

18 rights of individuals under this section, including the 

19 right to confidentiality and the limits thereof, and in20 clude such notice in documents required by law to be 

21 provided to tenants assisted under a covered housing 

22 program. 

23 ‘‘(2) PROVISION.—The applicable public housing 

24 agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 

25 under a covered housing program shall provide the 

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1 notice developed under paragraph (1) to an applicant 

2 for or tenant of housing assisted under a covered 

3 housing program— 

4 ‘‘(A) at the time the applicant is denied 

5 residency in a dwelling unit assisted under the 

6 covered housing program; 

7 ‘‘(B) at the time the individual is admitted 

8 to a dwelling unit assisted under the covered 

9 housing program; and 

10 ‘‘(C) in multiple languages, consistent with 

11 guidance issued by the Secretary of Housing and 

12 Urban Development in accordance with Execu13 tive Order 13166 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 note; relat14 ing to access to services for persons with limited 

15 English proficiency). 

16 ‘‘(e) EMERGENCY RELOCATION AND TRANSFERS.— 

17 Each appropriate agency shall develop a model emergency 

18 relocation and transfer plan for voluntary use by public 

19 housing agencies and owners or managers of housing as20 sisted under a covered housing program that— 

21 ‘‘(1) allows tenants who are victims of domestic 

22 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 

23 relocate or transfer to another available and safe 

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1 gram and retain their status as tenants under the 

2 covered housing program if— 

3 ‘‘(A) the tenant expressly requests to move; 

4 ‘‘(B)(i) the tenant reasonably believes that 

5 the tenant is threatened with imminent harm 

6 from further violence if the tenant remains with7 in the same dwelling unit assisted under a cov8 ered housing program; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) the sexual assault, domestic violence, 

10 dating violence, or stalking occurred on the 

11 premises during the 90-day period preceding the 

12 request to move; and 

13 ‘‘(C) the tenant has provided documentation 

14 as described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or 

15 (D) of subsection (c)(3) if requested by a public 

16 housing agency or owner or manager; 

17 ‘‘(2) incorporates reasonable confidentiality 

18 measures to ensure that the public housing agency or 

19 owner or manager does not disclose the location of the 

20 dwelling unit of a tenant to a person that commits 

21 an act of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as22 sault, or stalking against the tenant; 

23 ‘‘(3) describes how the appropriate agency will 

24 coordinate relocations or transfers between dwelling 

25 units assisted under a covered housing program; 

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1 ‘‘(4) takes into consideration the existing rules 

2 and regulations of the covered housing program; 

3 ‘‘(5) is tailored to the specific type of the covered 

4 housing program based on the volume and avail5 ability of dwelling units under the control or manage6 ment of the public housing agency, owner, or man7 ager; and 

8 ‘‘(6) provides guidance for use in situations in 

9 which it is not feasible for an individual public hous10 ing agency, owner, or manager to effectuate a trans11 fer. 

12 ‘‘(f) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY

13 TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel14 opment shall establish policies and procedures under which 

15 a victim requesting an emergency transfer under subsection 

16 (e) may receive, subject to the availability of tenant protec17 tion vouchers for assistance under section 8(o)(16) of the 

18 United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

19 1437f(o)(16)), assistance under such section. 

20 ‘‘(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—The appropriate agency with 

21 respect to each covered housing program shall implement 

22 this section, as this section applies to the covered housing 

23 program.’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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1 (1) SECTION 6.—Section 6 of the United States 

2 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended— 

3 (A) in subsection (c)— 

4 (i) by striking paragraph (3); and 

5 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

6 and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec7 tively; 

8 (B) in subsection (l)— 

9 (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, 

10 and that an incident’’ and all that follows 

11 through ‘‘victim of such violence’’; and 

12 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; 

13 except that’’ and all that follows through 

14 ‘‘stalking.’’; and 

15 (C) by striking subsection (u). 

16 (2) SECTION 8.—Section 8 of the United States 

17 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph 

19 (9); 

20 (B) in subsection (d)(1)— 

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

22 ‘‘and that an applicant’’ and all that fol23 lows through ‘‘assistance or admission’’; 

24 and 

25 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 

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1 (I) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘, 

2 and that an incident’’ and all that fol3 lows through ‘‘victim of such violence’’; 

4 and 

5 (II) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘, 

6 except that:’’ and all that follows 

7 through ‘‘stalking.’’; 

8 (C) in subsection (f)— 

9 (i) in paragraph (6), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

10 at the end; 

11 (ii) in paragraph (7), by striking the 

12 semicolon at the end and inserting a period; 

13 and 

14 (iii) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), 

15 (10), and (11); 

16 (D) in subsection (o)— 

17 (i) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking 

18 the last sentence; 

19 (ii) in paragraph (7)— 

20 (I) in subparagraph (C), by strik21 ing ‘‘and that an incident’’ and all 

22 that follows through ‘‘victim of such vi23 olence’’; and 

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1 (II) in subparagraph (D), by 

2 striking ‘‘; except that’’ and all that 

3 follows through ‘‘stalking.’’; and 

4 (iii) by striking paragraph (20); and 

5 (E) by striking subsection (ee). 

6 (3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

7 Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be 

8 construed— 

9 (A) to limit the rights or remedies available 

10 to any person under section 6 or 8 of the United 

11 States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d 

12 and 1437f), as in effect on the day before the 

13 date of enactment of this Act; 

14 (B) to limit any right, remedy, or procedure 

15 otherwise available under any provision of part 

16 5, 91, 880, 882, 883, 884, 886, 891, 903, 960, 

17 966, 982, or 983 of title 24, Code of Federal Reg18 ulations, that— 

19 (i) was issued under the Violence 

20 Against Women and Department of Justice 

21 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 

22 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960) or an amendment 

23 made by that Act; and 

24 (ii) provides greater protection for vic25 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

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1 sexual assault, and stalking than this Act or 

2 the amendments made by this Act; or 

3 (C) to disqualify an owner, manager, or 

4 other individual from participating in or receiv5 ing the benefits of the low-income housing tax 

6 credit program under section 42 of the Internal 

7 Revenue Code of 1986 because of noncompliance 

8 with the provisions of this Act or the amend9 ments made by this Act. 

10 SEC. 602. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 

11 FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT12 ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 

13 STALKING. 

14 Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Violence Against 

15 Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975; as added by section 

16 611 of Public Law 108–21 (117 Stat. 693)) is amended— 

17 (1) in the chapter heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO19 LENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL AS20 SAULT’’ and inserting ‘‘VICTIMS OF DO21 MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

22 SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING’’; and 

23 (2) in section 40299 (42 U.S.C. 13975)— 

24 (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘CHILD VIC25 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, 

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1 OR SEXUAL ASSAULT’’ and inserting ‘‘VIC2 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VI3 OLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘flee5 ing’’; 

6 (C) by striking subsection (f); and 

7 (D) in subsection (g)— 

8 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 

9 ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

10 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

12 through 2017’’; and 

13 (ii) in paragraph (3)— 

14 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik15 ing ‘‘eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘quali16 fied’’; and 

17 (II) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(D) QUALIFIED APPLICATION DEFINED.— 

20 In this paragraph, the term ‘qualified applica21 tion’ means an application that— 

22 ‘‘(i) has been submitted by an eligible 

23 applicant; 

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1 ‘‘(ii) does not propose any significant 

2 activities that may compromise victim safe3 ty; 

4 ‘‘(iii) reflects an understanding of the 

5 dynamics of domestic violence, dating vio6 lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

7 ‘‘(iv) does not propose prohibited ac8 tivities, including mandatory services for 

9 victims, background checks of victims, or 

10 clinical evaluations to determine eligibility 

11 for services.’’. 

12 SEC. 603. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 

13 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

14 SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

15 Subtitle N of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 

16 (42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.) is amended— 

17 (1) in section 41404(i) (42 U.S.C. 14043e–3(i)), 

18 by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

19 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of 

20 fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’; and 

21 (2) in section 41405(g) (42 U.S.C. 14043e–4(g)), 

22 by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 

23 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000,000 for each of 

24 fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 

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1 TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY 

2 FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 

3 SEC. 701. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 

4 RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES5 TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 

6 Section 41501(e) of the Violence Against Women Act 

7 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043f(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 

8 years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 

9 through 2017’’. 

10 TITLE VIII—IMMIGRATION 

11 PROVISIONS 

12 SEC. 801. FRAUD PREVENTION INITIATIVES. 

13 (a) CREDIBLE EVIDENCE CONSIDERED.—Section 

14 240A(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

15 U.S.C. 1229b) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) CREDIBLE EVIDENCE CONSIDERED.— 

18 In acting on applications under this paragraph, 

19 the Attorney General shall consider any credible 

20 evidence relevant to the application, including 

21 credible evidence submitted by a national of the 

22 United States or an alien lawfully admitted for 

23 permanent residence accused of the conduct de24 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 

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1 (b) APPLICATION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR BATTERED

2 SPOUSE, PARENT, OR CHILD.—Section 204(a)(1) of the Im3 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting after 

6 subclause (II) the following: 

7 ‘‘(III)(aa) Upon filing, each peti8 tion under this clause shall be trans9 ferred to a local office of United States 

10 Citizenship and Immigration Services 

11 and assigned to an investigative officer 

12 for adjudication and final determina13 tion of eligibility. 

14 ‘‘(bb) During the adjudication of 

15 each petition under this paragraph, an 

16 investigative officer from a local office 

17 of United States Citizenship and Im18 migration Services shall conduct an 

19 in-person interview of the alien who 

20 filed the petition. The investigative of21 ficer may also gather other evidence 

22 and interview other witnesses, includ23 ing the accused United States citizen 

24 or lawful permanent resident, if they 

25 consent to be interviewed. 

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1 ‘‘(cc) All interviews under this 

2 clause shall be conducted under oath 

3 and subject to applicable penalties for 

4 perjury. 

5 ‘‘(dd) Upon the conclusion of the 

6 adjudication process under this sub7 paragraph, the investigative officer 

8 shall issue a final written determina9 tion to approve or deny the petition. 

10 The investigative officer shall not ap11 prove the petition unless the officer 

12 finds, in writing and with particu13 larity, that all requirements under this 

14 paragraph, including proof that the 

15 alien is a victim of the conduct de16 scribed in clause (iii)(I)(bb), have been 

17 proven by clear and convincing evi18 dence. 

19 ‘‘(IV) During the adjudication of 

20 a petition under this clause— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the petition shall not 

22 be granted unless the petition is 

23 supported by clear and convincing 

24 evidence; and 

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1 ‘‘(bb) all credible evidence 

2 submitted by an accused national 

3 of the United States or alien law4 fully admitted for permanent resi5 dence shall be considered. 

6 ‘‘(V)(aa) During the adjudication 

7 of a petition under this paragraph, the 

8 investigative officer at the local office 

9 of United States Citizenship and Im10 migration Services shall determine 

11 whether any Federal, State, territorial, 

12 tribal, or local law enforcement agency 

13 has undertaken an investigation or 

14 prosecution of the abusive conduct al15 leged by the petitioning alien. 

16 ‘‘(bb) If an investigation or pros17 ecution was commenced, the investiga18 tive officer shall— 

19 ‘‘(AA) obtain as much infor20 mation as possible about the in21 vestigation or prosecution; and 

22 ‘‘(BB) consider that informa23 tion as part of the adjudication of 

24 the petition. 

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1 ‘‘(cc) If an investigation or pros2 ecution is pending, the adjudication of 

3 the petition shall be stayed pending the 

4 conclusion of the investigation or pros5 ecution. If no investigation has been 

6 undertaken or if a prosecutor’s office 

7 has not commenced a prosecution after 

8 the matter was referred to it, that fact 

9 shall be considered by the investigative 

10 officer as part of the adjudication of 

11 the petition. 

12 ‘‘(VI)(aa) If an investigative offi13 cer makes a written finding that the 

14 petitioning alien made a material mis15 representation on a petition, during an 

16 interview, or during any other aspect 

17 of the adjudication— 

18 ‘‘(AA) the alien’s petition 

19 shall be denied and the alien shall 

20 be removed from the country on 

21 an expedited basis; 

22 ‘‘(BB) the alien shall be per23 manently ineligible for any lawful 

24 immigration status or benefits; 

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1 ‘‘(CC) any public assistance 

2 or other public benefits received by 

3 the alien or the alien’s bene4 ficiaries shall be immediately dis5 continued; and 

6 ‘‘(DD) the alien and the 

7 alien’s beneficiaries shall not be 

8 eligible for any programs or ini9 tiatives undertaken by the Depart10 ment of Homeland Security or 

11 any other agency or department 

12 to delay or exempt removal, in13 cluding deferred action. 

14 ‘‘(bb) Upon receiving any evidence 

15 of any material misrepresentation on a 

16 petition, during an interview, or dur17 ing any other aspect of the adjudica18 tion, the appropriate officer of United 

19 States Citizenship and Immigration 

20 Services and the Secretary of Home21 land Security shall— 

22 ‘‘(AA) deny the petition and 

23 process the alien for expedited re24 moval, pursuant to item 

25 (aa)(AA); and 

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1 ‘‘(BB) refer the matter and 

2 all evidence to the Federal Bureau 

3 of Investigation for a criminal in4 vestigation. 

5 ‘‘(VII) If a petition filed under 

6 this paragraph is denied, any obliga7 tions under an underlying affidavit of 

8 support previously filed by the accused 

9 national of the United States or alien 

10 lawfully admitted for permanent resi11 dence shall be terminated.’’; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by adding at the 

13 end the following: ‘‘The petition shall be adjudicated 

14 according to the procedures that apply to self-peti15 tioners under clause (iii).’’; 

16 (3) in subparagraph (A)(vii), by adding at the 

17 end the following: ‘‘The petition shall be adjudicated 

18 according to the procedures that apply to self-peti19 tioners under clause (iii).’’; 

20 (4) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting after 

21 subclause (II) the following: 

22 ‘‘(III)(aa) Upon filing, each peti23 tion under this clause shall be trans24 ferred to a local office of United States 

25 Citizenship and Immigration Services 

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1 and assigned to an investigative officer 

2 for adjudication and final determina3 tion of eligibility. 

4 ‘‘(bb) During the adjudication of 

5 each petition under this paragraph, an 

6 investigative officer from a local office 

7 of United States Citizenship and Im8 migration Services shall conduct an 

9 in-person interview of the alien who 

10 filed the petition. The investigative of11 ficer may also gather other evidence 

12 and interview other witnesses, includ13 ing the accused United States citizen 

14 or lawful permanent resident, if they 

15 consent to be interviewed. 

16 ‘‘(cc) All interviews under this 

17 clause shall be conducted under oath 

18 and subject to applicable penalties for 

19 perjury. 

20 ‘‘(dd) Upon the conclusion of the 

21 adjudication process under this sub22 paragraph, the investigative officer 

23 shall issue a final written determina24 tion to approve or deny the petition. 

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1 prove the petition unless the officer 

2 finds, in writing and with particu3 larity, that all requirements under this 

4 paragraph, including proof that the 

5 alien is a victim of the conduct de6 scribed in clause (ii)(I)(bb), have been 

7 proven by clear and convincing evi8 dence. 

9 ‘‘(IV) During the adjudication of 

10 a petition under this clause— 

11 ‘‘(aa) the petition shall not 

12 be granted unless the petition is 

13 supported by clear and convincing 

14 evidence; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) all credible evidence 

16 submitted by an accused national 

17 of the United States or alien law18 fully admitted for permanent resi19 dence shall be considered. 

20 ‘‘(V)(aa) During the adjudication 

21 of a petition under this clause, the in22 vestigative officer at the local office of 

23 United States Citizenship and Immi24 gration Services shall determine wheth25 er any Federal, State, territorial, tribmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 al, or local law enforcement agency has 

2 undertaken an investigation or pros3 ecution of the abusive conduct alleged 

4 by the petitioning alien. 

5 ‘‘(bb) If an investigation or pros6 ecution was commenced, the investiga7 tive officer shall— 

8 ‘‘(AA) obtain as much infor9 mation as possible about the in10 vestigation or prosecution; and 

11 ‘‘(BB) consider that informa12 tion as part of the adjudication of 

13 the petition. 

14 ‘‘(cc) If an investigation or pros15 ecution is pending, the adjudication of 

16 the petition shall be stayed pending the 

17 conclusion of the investigation or pros18 ecution. If no investigation has been 

19 undertaken or if a prosecutor’s office 

20 has not commenced a prosecution after 

21 the matter was referred to it, that fact 

22 shall be considered by the investigative 

23 officer as part of the adjudication of 

24 the petition. 

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1 ‘‘(VI)(aa) If an investigative offi2 cer makes a written finding that the 

3 petitioning alien made a material mis4 representation on a petition, during an 

5 interview, or during any other aspect 

6 of the adjudication— 

7 ‘‘(AA) the alien’s petition 

8 shall be denied and the alien shall 

9 be removed from the country on 

10 an expedited basis; 

11 ‘‘(BB) the alien shall be per12 manently ineligible for any lawful 

13 immigration status or benefits; 

14 ‘‘(CC) any public assistance 

15 or other public benefits received by 

16 the alien or the alien’s bene17 ficiaries shall be immediately dis18 continued; and 

19 ‘‘(DD) the alien and the 

20 alien’s beneficiaries shall not be 

21 eligible for any programs or ini22 tiatives undertaken by the Depart23 ment of Homeland Security or 

24 any other agency or department 

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1 to delay or exempt removal, in2 cluding deferred action. 

3 ‘‘(bb) Upon receiving any evidence 

4 of any material misrepresentation on a 

5 petition, during an interview, or dur6 ing any other aspect of the adjudica7 tion, the appropriate officer of United 

8 States Citizenship and Immigration 

9 Services and the Secretary of Home10 land Security shall— 

11 ‘‘(AA) deny the petition and 

12 process the alien for expedited re13 moval, pursuant to subclause 

14 (VI)(aa)(AA); and 

15 ‘‘(BB) refer the matter and 

16 all evidence to the Federal Bureau 

17 of Investigation for a criminal in18 vestigation. 

19 ‘‘(VII) If a petition filed under 

20 this clause is denied, any obligations 

21 under an underlying affidavit of sup22 port previously filed by the accused na23 tional of the United States or alien 

24 lawfully admitted for permanent resi25 dence shall be terminated.’’; and 

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1 (5) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by adding at the 

2 end the following: ‘‘The petition shall be adjudicated 

3 according to the procedures that apply to self-peti4 tioners under clause (ii).’’. 

5 SEC. 802. CLARIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS APPLICA6 BLE TO U VISAS. 

7 Section 214(p)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 

8 Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(1)) is amended as follows: 

9 (1) By striking ‘‘The petition’’ and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The petition’’. 

12 (2) By adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 Each certification submitted under subpara15 graph (A) shall confirm under oath that— 

16 ‘‘(i) the criminal activity is actively 

17 under investigation or a prosecution has 

18 been commenced; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) the petitioner has provided to law 

20 enforcement information that will assist in 

21 identifying the perpetrator of the criminal 

22 activity or the perpetrator’s identity is 

23 known. 

24 ‘‘(C) REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION.— 

25 No application for a visa under section 

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1 101(a)(15)(U) may be granted unless accom2 panied by the certification as described in this 

3 paragraph.’’. 

4 SEC. 803. PROTECTIONS FOR A FIANCE ́ E OR FIANCE ́ OF A 

5 CITIZEN. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214 of the Immigration 

7 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (d)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘crime.’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘crime described in paragraph 

11 (3)(B) and information on any permanent pro12 tection or restraining order issued against the 

13 petitioner related to any specified crime de14 scribed in paragraph (3)(B)(i).’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking 

16 ‘‘abuse, and stalking.’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse, 

17 stalking, or an attempt to commit any such 

18 crime.’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (r)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘crime.’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘crime described in paragraph 

22 (5)(B) and information on any permanent pro23 tection or restraining order issued against the 

24 petitioner related to any specified crime de25 scribed in subsection (5)(B)(i).’’; and 

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1 (B) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), by striking 

2 ‘‘abuse, and stalking.’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse, 

3 stalking, or an attempt to commit any such 

4 crime.’’. 

5 (b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO K NON6 IMMIGRANTS.—Section 833 of the International Marriage 

7 Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a) is amended 

8 in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘orders’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘and’’. 

10 SEC. 804. REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE 

11 BROKERS. 

12 (a) IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL MAR13 RIAGE BROKER ACT OF 2005.—Not later than 90 days after 

14 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 

15 shall submit to Congress a report that includes the name 

16 of the component of the Department of Justice responsible 

17 for prosecuting violations of the International Marriage 

18 Broker Act of 2005 (subtitle D of Public Law 109–162; 119 

19 Stat. 3066) and the amendments made by this title. 

20 (b) REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BRO21 KERS.—Section 833(d) of the International Marriage 

22 Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 1375a(d)) is 

23 amended as follows: 

24 (1) By amending paragraph (1) to read as fol25 lows: 

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1 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON MARKETING OF OR TO

2 CHILDREN.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An international mar4 riage broker shall not provide any individual or 

5 entity with personal contact information, photo6 graph, or general information about the back7 ground or interests of any individual under the 

8 age of 18. 

9 ‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—To comply with the re10 quirements of subparagraph (A), an inter11 national marriage broker shall— 

12 ‘‘(i) obtain a valid copy of each foreign 

13 national client’s birth certificate or other 

14 proof of age document issued by an appro15 priate government entity; 

16 ‘‘(ii) indicate on such certificate or 

17 document the date it was received by the 

18 international marriage broker; 

19 ‘‘(iii) retain the original of such cer20 tificate or document for 5 years after such 

21 date of receipt; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) produce such certificate or docu23 ment upon request to an appropriate au24 thority charged with the enforcement of this 

25 paragraph.’’. 

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1 (2) In paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘or 

2 stalking.’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, or an attempt to 

3 commit any such crime.’’. 

4 SEC. 805. GAO REPORT. 

5 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 1 

6 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp7 troller General of the United States shall submit to the Com8 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 

9 on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 

10 regarding the adjudication of petitions and applications 

11 under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Na12 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)) and the self-peti13 tioning process for VAWA self-petitioners (as that term is 

14 defined in section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Na15 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)). 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

17 shall— 

18 (1) assess the efficiency and reliability of the 

19 process for reviewing such petitions and applications, 

20 including whether the process includes adequate safe21 guards against fraud and abuse; and 

22 (2) identify possible improvements to the adju23 dications of petitions and applications in order to re24 duce fraud and abuse. 

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1 SEC. 806. TEMPORARY NATURE OF U VISA STATUS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 245 of the Immigration 

3 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by strik4 ing subsection (m). 

5 (b) DURATION OF NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.—Section 

6 214(p)(6) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(6)) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘Such alien’s nonimmigrant status shall be ex8 tended beyond the 4-year period authorized under this sec9 tion if the alien is eligible for relief under section 245(m) 

10 and is unable to obtain such relief because regulations have 

11 not been issued to implement such section and shall be ex12 tended during the pendency of an application for adjust13 ment of status under section 245(m).’’. 

14 (c) SURVIVING RELATIVE CONSIDERATION FOR CER15 TAIN PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.—Section 204(l)(2)(E) 

16 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(l)(2)(E)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘or in ‘U’ nonimmigrant status as described in section 

18 101(a)(15)(U)(ii);’’ and inserting a semicolon. 

19 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

20 section shall apply to applications for adjustment of status 

21 submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

22 and to previously filed applications that are pending on 

23 the date of enactment of this Act. 

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1 SEC. 807. ANNUAL REPORT ON IMMIGRATION APPLICA2 TIONS MADE BY VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 

3 Not later than December 1, 2012, and annually there4 after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 

5 the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com6 mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 

7 report that includes the following: 

8 (1) The number of aliens who— 

9 (A) submitted an application for non10 immigrant status under paragraph (15)(T)(i), 

11 (15)(U)(i), or (51) of section 101(a) of the Immi12 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) 

13 during the preceding fiscal year; 

14 (B) were granted such nonimmigrant status 

15 during such fiscal year; or 

16 (C) were denied such nonimmigrant status 

17 during such fiscal year. 

18 (2) The mean amount of time and median 

19 amount of time to adjudicate an application for such 

20 nonimmigrant status during such fiscal year. 

21 (3) The mean amount of time and median 

22 amount of time between the receipt of an application 

23 for such nonimmigrant status and the issuance of 

24 work authorization to an eligible applicant during 

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1 (4) The number of aliens granted continued pres2 ence in the United States under section 107(c)(3) of 

3 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

4 U.S.C. 7105(c)(3)) during the preceding fiscal year. 

5 (5) A description of any actions being taken to 

6 reduce the adjudication and processing time, while 

7 ensuring the safe and competent processing, of an ap8 plication described in paragraph (1) or a request for 

9 continued presence referred to in paragraph (4). 

10 (6) The actions being taken to combat fraud and 

11 to ensure program integrity. 

12 (7) Each type of criminal activity by reason of 

13 which an alien received nonimmigrant status under 

14 section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Na15 tionality Act (8 U.S.C 1101(a)(15)(U)) during the 

16 preceding fiscal year and the number of occurrences 

17 of that criminal activity that resulted in such aliens 

18 receiving such status. 

19 SEC. 808. PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN OF VAWA SELF-PETI20 TIONERS. 

21 Section 204(l)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 

22 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(l)(2)) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub2 paragraph (G); and 

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(F) a child of an alien who filed a pending 

6 or approved petition for classification or appli7 cation for adjustment of status or other benefit 

8 specified in section 101(a)(51) as a VAWA self9 petitioner; or’’. 

10 SEC. 809. PUBLIC CHARGE. 

11 Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality 

12 Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(E) SPECIAL RULE FOR QUALIFIED ALIEN

15 VICTIMS.—Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 

16 shall not apply to an alien who— 

17 ‘‘(i) is a VAWA self-petitioner; 

18 ‘‘(ii) is an applicant for, or is granted, 

19 nonimmigrant status under section 

20 101(a)(15)(U); or 

21 ‘‘(iii) is a qualified alien described in 

22 section 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility 

23 and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 

24 of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)).’’. 

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1 SEC. 810. AGE-OUT PROTECTION FOR U VISA APPLICANTS. 

2 Section 214(p) of the Immigration and Nationality 

3 Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(7) AGE DETERMINATIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) CHILDREN.—An unmarried alien who 

7 seeks to accompany, or follow to join, a parent 

8 granted status under section 101(a)(15)(U)(i), 

9 and who was under 21 years of age on the date 

10 on which such parent petitioned for such status, 

11 shall continue to be classified as a child for pur12 poses of section 101(a)(15)(U)(ii), if the alien at13 tains 21 years of age after such parent’s petition 

14 was filed but while it was pending. 

15 ‘‘(B) PRINCIPAL ALIENS.—An alien de16 scribed in clause (i) of section 101(a)(15)(U) 

17 shall continue to be treated as an alien described 

18 in clause (ii)(I) of such section if the alien at19 tains 21 years of age after the alien’s application 

20 for status under such clause (i) is filed but while 

21 it is pending.’’. 

22 SEC. 811. HARDSHIP WAIVERS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigra24 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amend25 ed— 

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1 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the comma 

2 at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(1), or’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘(1); or’’; 

5 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

6 at the end and inserting a semicolon and ‘‘or’’; and 

7 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(D) the alien meets the requirements under 

10 section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and fol11 lowing the marriage ceremony was battered by 

12 or subject to extreme cruelty perpetrated by the 

13 alien’s intended spouse and was not at fault in 

14 failing to meet the requirements of paragraph 

15 (1).’’. 

16 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 216(c)(4) of 

17 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

18 1186a(c)(4)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

21 by striking ‘‘The Attorney General, in the Attorney 

22 General’s’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Homeland 

23 Security, in the Secretary’s’’; and 

24 (2) in the undesignated paragraph at the end— 

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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Attor2 ney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Home3 land Security’’; 

4 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘At5 torney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 

6 (C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘At7 torney General.’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary.’’; and 

8 (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘At9 torney General’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 

10 SEC. 812. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL 

11 SECURITY PURPOSE. 

12 (a) INFORMATION SHARING.—Section 384(b) of the Il13 legal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

14 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(b)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland 

17 Security or the’’ before ‘‘Attorney General may’’; 

18 and 

19 (B) by inserting ‘‘Secretary’s or the’’ before 

20 ‘‘Attorney General’s discretion’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland 

23 Security or the’’ before ‘‘Attorney General may’’; 

24 (B) by inserting ‘‘Secretary or the’’ before 

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1 (C) by inserting ‘‘in a manner that protects 

2 the confidentiality of such information’’ after 

3 ‘‘law enforcement purpose’’; 

4 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Attorney Gen5 eral is’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Secu6 rity and the Attorney General are’’; and 

7 (4) by adding at the end a new paragraph as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(8) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Sec10 retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 

11 or the Attorney General may provide in the discretion 

12 of either such Secretary or the Attorney General for 

13 the disclosure of information to national security offi14 cials to be used solely for a national security purpose 

15 in a manner that protects the confidentiality of such 

16 information.’’. 

17 (b) GUIDELINES.—Subsection (d) (as added by section 

18 817(4) of the Violence Against Women and Department of 

19 Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005) of section 384 of the 

20 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

21 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(d)) is amended by inserting 

22 ‘‘and severe forms of trafficking in persons or criminal ac23 tivity listed in section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration 

24 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(u))’’ after ‘‘do25 mestic violence’’. 

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1 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General and 

3 Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the guidance 

4 required by section 384(d) of the Illegal Immigration Re5 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 

6 1367(d)), consistent with the amendments made by sub7 sections (a) and (b). 

8 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 384(a)(1) of the 

9 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 

10 Act of 1996 is amended by striking ‘‘241(a)(2)’’ in the mat11 ter following subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘237(a)(2)’’. 

12 SEC. 813. GAO REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS TO COOPERATE 

13 WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 

14 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than three 

15 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp16 troller General of the United States shall submit a report 

17 to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

18 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 

19 a report regarding the adjudication of petitions and appli20 cations under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration 

21 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)). 

22 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

23 shall— 

24 (1) assess the effectiveness of the requirements set 

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1 tial U visa recipients aid in the investigation, appre2 hension, and prosecution of criminals; 

3 (2) determine the effect of the requirements set 

4 out in Section 802 of this Act, on the number of U 

5 visas issued annually; and 

6 (3) determine the effect of the requirements set 

7 out in Section 802 of this Act, on the number of indi8 viduals seeking U visas. 

9 SEC. 814. CONSIDERATION OF OTHER EVIDENCE. 

10 Section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Na11 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: ‘‘If the conviction records 

13 do not conclusively establish whether a crime of domestic 

14 violence constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in section 

15 16 of title 18, United States Code), the Attorney General 

16 may consider any other evidence that the Attorney General 

17 determines to be reliable in making this determination, in18 cluding sentencing reports and police reports.’’. 

19 TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 

20 WOMEN 

21 SEC. 901. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. 

22 Section 2015(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con23 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10(a)) 

24 is amended— 

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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘sex traf2 ficking,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘sex traf4 ficking,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and stalking’’ 

6 and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sexual assault, sex 

7 trafficking, and stalking;’’; 

8 (4) in paragraph (7)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘sex trafficking,’’ after 

10 ‘‘sexual assault,’’ each place it appears; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (5) in paragraph (8)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘sex trafficking,’’ after 

14 ‘‘stalking,’’; and 

15 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

16 inserting a semicolon; and 

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

18 ‘‘(9) provide services to address the needs of 

19 youth who are victims of domestic violence, dating vi20 olence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking and 

21 the needs of children exposed to domestic violence, 

22 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 

23 support for the nonabusing parent or the caretaker of 

24 the child; and 

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1 ‘‘(10) develop and promote legislation and poli2 cies that enhance best practices for responding to vio3 lent crimes against Indian women, including the 

4 crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as5 sault, sex trafficking, and stalking.’’. 

6 SEC. 902. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL COALITIONS. 

7 Section 2001(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con8 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

12 at the end; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

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

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

16 ‘‘(D) developing and promoting State, local, 

17 or tribal legislation and policies that enhance 

18 best practices for responding to violent crimes 

19 against Indian women, including the crimes of 

20 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

21 stalking, and sex trafficking.’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘individ23 uals or’’. 

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1 SEC. 903. CONSULTATION. 

2 Section 903 of the Violence Against Women and De3 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 

4 14045d) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘and the Violence Against 

7 Women Act of 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Vio8 lence Against Women Act of 2000’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and the Violence Against 

10 Women Reauthorization Act of 2012’’ before the 

11 period at the end; 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

14 by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Department of 

15 Health and Human Services’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 

17 Secretary of the Interior,’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

19 stalking’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, and sex traf20 ficking’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Attorney General shall 

23 submit to Congress an annual report on the annual con24 sultations required under subsection (a) that— 

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1 ‘‘(1) contains the recommendations made under 

2 subsection (b) by Indian tribes during the year cov3 ered by the report; 

4 ‘‘(2) describes actions taken during the year cov5 ered by the report to respond to recommendations 

6 made under subsection (b) during the year or a pre7 vious year; and 

8 ‘‘(3) describes how the Attorney General will 

9 work in coordination and collaboration with Indian 

10 tribes, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

11 and the Secretary of the Interior to address the rec12 ommendations made under subsection (b). 

13 ‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days before the date 

14 of a consultation under subsection (a), the Attorney General 

15 shall notify tribal leaders of the date, time, and location 

16 of the consultation.’’. 

17 SEC. 904. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 

18 INDIAN WOMEN. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 904(a) of the Violence 

20 Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization 

21 Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘The National’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of enmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 actment of the Violence Against Women Reau2 thorization Act of 2012, the National’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting ‘‘and in Native villages (as 

4 defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 

5 Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602))’’ before the pe6 riod at the end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

8 (A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (B) in clause (v), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(vi) sex trafficking.’’; 

14 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza16 tion Act of 2012’’; and 

17 (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘this section 

18 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘this subsection $1,000,000 for each of 

20 fiscal years 2013 and 2014’’. 

21 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

22 905(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women and Department 

23 of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 534 note) 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 

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1 SEC. 905. ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DOMESTIC 

2 VIOLENCE TRIBAL LIAISONS. 

3 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Attorney General is author4 ized and encouraged to appoint the Assistant United States 

5 Attorney Tribal Liaison appointed in each judicial district 

6 that includes Indian country to also serve as a domestic 

7 violence tribal liaison. 

8 (b) DUTIES.—The duties of a domestic violence tribal 

9 liaison appointed under this section shall include the fol10 lowing: 

11 (1) Encouraging and assisting in arrests and 

12 Federal prosecution for crimes, including mis13 demeanor crimes, of domestic violence, dating vio14 lence, sexual assault, and stalking that occur in In15 dian country. 

16 (2) Conducting training sessions for tribal law 

17 enforcement officers and other individuals and enti18 ties responsible for responding to crimes in Indian 

19 country to ensure that such officers, individuals, and 

20 entities understand their arrest authority over non21 Indian offenders. 

22 (3) Developing multidisciplinary teams to com23 bat domestic and sexual violence offenses against In24 dians by non-Indians. 

25 (4) Consulting and coordinating with tribal jus26 tice officials and victims’ advocates to address any 

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1 backlog in the prosecution of crimes, including mis2 demeanor crimes, of domestic violence, dating vio3 lence, sexual assault, and stalking that occur in In4 dian country. 

5 (5) Developing working relationships and main6 taining communication with tribal leaders, tribal 

7 community and victims’ advocates, and tribal justice 

8 officials to gather information from, and share appro9 priate information with, tribal justice officials. 

10 (c) INDIAN COUNTRY.—In this section, the term ‘‘In11 dian country’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

12 1151 of title 18. 

13 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

14 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec15 essary to carry out this section. 

16 TITLE X—CRIMINAL PROVISIONS 

17 SEC. 1001. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SEXUAL 

18 ABUSE. 

19 (a) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR OR WARD.—Section 

20 2243(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 

21 as follows: 

22 ‘‘(b) OF A WARD.— 

23 ‘‘(1) OFFENSES.—It shall be unlawful for any 

24 person to knowingly engage, or knowingly attempt to 

25 engage, in a sexual act with another person who is— 

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1 ‘‘(A) in official detention or supervised by, 

2 or otherwise under the control of, the United 

3 States— 

4 ‘‘(i) during arrest; 

5 ‘‘(ii) during pretrial release; 

6 ‘‘(iii) while in official detention or cus7 tody; or 

8 ‘‘(iv) while on probation, supervised 

9 release, or parole; 

10 ‘‘(B) under the professional custodial, su11 pervisory, or disciplinary control or authority of 

12 the person engaging or attempting to engage in 

13 the sexual act; and 

14 ‘‘(C) at the time of the sexual act— 

15 ‘‘(i) in the special maritime and terri16 torial jurisdiction of the United States; 

17 ‘‘(ii) in a Federal prison, or in any 

18 prison, institution, or facility in which per19 sons are held in custody by direction of, or 

20 pursuant to a contract or agreement with, 

21 the United States; or 

22 ‘‘(iii) under supervision or other con23 trol by the United States, or by direction of, 

24 or pursuant to a contract or agreement 

25 with, the United States. 

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1 ‘‘(2) PENALTIES.—Whoever violates paragraph 

2 (1)(A) shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) be fined under this title, imprisoned 

4 for not more than 15 years, or both; and 

5 ‘‘(B) if, in the course of committing the vio6 lation of paragraph (1), the person engages in 

7 conduct that would constitute an offense under 

8 section 2241 or 2242 if committed in the special 

9 maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 

10 United States, be subject to the penalties pro11 vided for under section 2241 or 2242, respec12 tively.’’. 

13 (b) PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL ABUSE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United 

15 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘§ 250. Penalties for sexual abuse 

18 ‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful for any person, 

19 in the course of committing an offense under this chapter 

20 or under section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 

21 3631) to engage in conduct that would constitute an offense 

22 under chapter 109A if committed in the special maritime 

23 and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. 

24 ‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—A person that violates subsection 

25 (a) shall be subject to the penalties under the provision of 

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1 chapter 109A that would have been violated if the conduct 

2 was committed in the special maritime and territorial ju3 risdiction of the United States, unless a greater penalty is 

4 otherwise authorized by law.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, 

7 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘250. Penalties for sexual abuse.’’. 

8 SEC. 1002. SEXUAL ABUSE IN CUSTODIAL SETTINGS. 

9 (a) SUITS BY PRISONERS.—Section 7(e) of the Civil 

10 Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(e)) 

11 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 

12 following: ‘‘or the commission of a sexual act (as defined 

13 in section 2246 of title 18, United States Code)’’. 

14 (b) UNITED STATES AS DEFENDANT.—Section 

15 1346(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 

16 inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘or the 

17 commission of a sexual act (as defined in section 2246 of 

18 title 18)’’. 

19 (c) ADOPTION AND EFFECT OF NATIONAL STAND20 ARDS.—Section 8 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 

21 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15607) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

23 (e); and 

24 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol25 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY TO DETENTION FACILITIES OPER2 ATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of enactment of the Violence Against 

5 Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, the Secretary of 

6 Homeland Security shall publish a final rule adopt7 ing national standards for the detection, prevention, 

8 reduction, and punishment of rape and sexual assault 

9 in facilities that maintain custody of aliens detained 

10 for a violation of the immigrations laws of the United 

11 States. 

12 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The standards adopted 

13 under paragraph (1) shall apply to detention facili14 ties operated by the Department of Homeland Secu15 rity and to detention facilities operated under con16 tract with, or pursuant to an intergovernmental serv17 ice agreement with, the Department. 

18 ‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland 

19 Security shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) assess compliance with the standards 

21 adopted under paragraph (1) on a regular basis; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘(B) include the results of the assessments 

24 in performance evaluations of facilities com25 pleted by the Department of Homeland Security. 

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1 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In adopting standards 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Se3 curity shall give due consideration to the rec4 ommended national standards provided by the Com5 mission under section 7(e). 

6 ‘‘(d) APPLICABILITY TO CUSTODIAL FACILITIES OPER7 ATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

8 SERVICES.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of enactment of the Violence Against 

11 Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, the Secretary of 

12 Health and Human Services shall publish a final rule 

13 adopting national standards for the detection, preven14 tion, reduction, and punishment of rape and sexual 

15 assault in facilities that maintain custody of unac16 companied alien children (as defined in section 

17 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

18 U.S.C. 279(g))). 

19 ‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The standards adopted 

20 under paragraph (1) shall apply to facilities operated 

21 by the Department of Health and Human Services 

22 and to facilities operated under contract with the De23 partment. 

24 ‘‘(3) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary of Health and 

25 Human Services shall— 

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1 ‘‘(A) assess compliance with the standards 

2 adopted under paragraph (1) on a regular basis; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) include the results of the assessments 

5 in performance evaluations of facilities com6 pleted by the Department of Health and Human 

7 Services. 

8 ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In adopting standards 

9 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and 

10 Human Services shall give due consideration to the 

11 recommended national standards provided by the 

12 Commission under section 7(e).’’. 

13 SEC. 1003. CRIMINAL PROVISION RELATING TO STALKING, 

14 INCLUDING CYBERSTALKING. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2261A of title 18, United 

16 States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 2261A. STALKING. 

18 ‘‘(a) Whoever uses the mail, any interactive computer 

19 service, or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce 

20 to engage in a course of conduct or travels in interstate 

21 or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and 

22 territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or 

23 leaves Indian country, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, 

24 or intimidate another person, or place another person under 

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1 timidate such person and in the course of, or as a result 

2 of, such travel or course of conduct— 

3 ‘‘(1) places that person in reasonable fear of the 

4 death of, or serious bodily injury to such person, a 

5 member of their immediate family (as defined in sec6 tion 115), or their spouse or intimate partner; or 

7 ‘‘(2) causes or attempts to cause serious bodily 

8 injury or serious emotional distress to such person, a 

9 member of their immediate family (as defined in sec10 tion 115), or their spouse or intimate partner; 

11 shall be punished as provided in subsection (b). 

12 ‘‘(b) The punishment for an offense under this section 

13 is the same as that for an offense under section 2261, except 

14 that if— 

15 ‘‘(1) the offense involves conduct in violation of 

16 a protection order; or 

17 ‘‘(2) the victim of the offense is under the age of 

18 18 years or over the age of 65 years, the offender has 

19 reached the age of 18 years at the time the offense was 

20 committed, and the offender knew or should have 

21 known that the victim was under the age of 18 years 

22 or over the age of 65 years; 

23 the maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed 

24 is increased by 5 years over the term of imprisonment other25 wise provided for that offense in section 2261’’. 

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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating to sec2 tion 2261A in the table of sections at the beginning of chap3 ter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 

4 as follows: 

‘‘2261A. Stalking.’’. 

5 SEC. 1004. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ASSAULT STAT6 UTE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(1) Assault with intent to commit murder or a 

13 violation of section 2241 or 2242, by a fine under this 

14 title, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or 

15 both.’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘felony 

17 under chapter 109A’’ and inserting ‘‘violation of 

18 section 2241 or 2242’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and 

20 without just cause or excuse,’’; 

21 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘six 

22 months’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’; 

23 (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘substantial bodily in2 jury to an individual who has not attained 

3 the age of 16 years’’ and inserting ‘‘substan4 tial bodily injury to a spouse or intimate 

5 partner, a dating partner, or an individual 

6 who has not attained the age of 16 years’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘fine’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

9 fine’’; and 

10 (G) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(8) Assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or 

12 dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or attempt13 ing to strangle or suffocate, by a fine under this title, 

14 imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) As used in this sub18 section—’’ and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(b) In this section—’’; 

20 (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

21 at the end; 

22 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 

23 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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1 ‘‘(3) the terms ‘dating partner’ and ‘spouse or 

2 intimate partner’ have the meanings given those 

3 terms in section 2266; 

4 ‘‘(4) the term ‘strangling’ means knowingly or 

5 recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circula6 tion of the blood of a person by applying pressure to 

7 the throat or neck, regardless of whether that conduct 

8 results in any visible injury or whether there is any 

9 intent to kill or protractedly injure the victim; and 

10 ‘‘(5) the term ‘suffocating’ means knowingly or 

11 recklessly impeding the normal breathing of a person 

12 by covering the mouth of the person, the nose of the 

13 person, or both, regardless of whether that conduct re14 sults in any visible injury or whether there is any in15 tent to kill or protractedly injure the victim.’’. 

16 (b) INDIAN MAJOR CRIMES.—Section 1153(a) of title 

17 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘assault 

18 with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous 

19 weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury (as de20 fined in section 1365 of this title)’’ and inserting ‘‘a felony 

21 assault under section 113’’. 

22 SEC. 1005. MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), in the undesignated matter 

2 following paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘any term of 

3 years or life’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 10 years 

4 or imprisoned for life’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b), in the undesignated matter 

6 following paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘any term of 

7 years or life’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 5 years or 

8 imprisoned for life’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 336 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4970 

[Report No. 112–480, Part I] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 

1994. 

MAY 15, 2012 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an 

amendment 

MAY 15, 2012 

The Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on and the Workforce, and Financial Services discharged; 

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