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Calendar No. 676

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2787

To reauthorize the Federal programs to prevent violence against women,

and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 26, 2000

Mr. BIDEN (for himself, Mr. HATCH, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. KOHL, Mr. ROTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. DEWINE, Mrs.

MURRAY, Mr. ASHCROFT, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. REID, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. REED, Mrs.

HUTCHISON, Mr. DODD, Mr. L. CHAFEE, Mr. KERRY, Mr. ALLARD, Ms.

MIKULSKI, Mr. ROBB, Mr. WELLSTONE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. DASCHLE,

Mr. BRYAN, Mr. SMITH of Oregon, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr.

LIEBERMAN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BYRD, Mr. CLELAND, Mr. DORGAN, Mr.

EDWARDS, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. KERREY, Mr. HARKIN, Mr.

BAYH, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BAUCUS, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr.

ROCKEFELLER, Mrs. LINCOLN, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the

Judiciary

JULY 12, 2000

Reported by Mr. HATCH, without amendment

A BILL

To reauthorize the Federal programs to prevent violence

against women, and for other purposes.
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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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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

5 ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 2000’’.

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

7 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

Sec. 3. Accountability and oversight.

TITLE I—STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REDUCE

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Sec. 101. Full faith and credit enforcement of protection orders.

Sec. 102. Role of courts.

Sec. 103. Reauthorization of STOP grants.

Sec. 104. Reauthorization of grants to encourage arrest policies.

Sec. 105. Reauthorization of rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement grants.

Sec. 106. National stalker and domestic violence reduction.

Sec. 107. Amendments to domestic violence and stalking offenses.

Sec. 108. Grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus.

TITLE II—STRENGTHENING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

Sec. 201. Legal assistance for victims.

Sec. 202. Shelter services for battered women and children.

Sec. 203. Transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence.

Sec. 204. National domestic violence hotline.

Sec. 205. Federal victims counselors.

Sec. 206. Study of State laws regarding insurance discrimination against victims of violence against women.

Sec. 207. Study of workplace effects from violence against women.

Sec. 208. Study of unemployment compensation for victims of violence against

women.

Sec. 209. Enhancing protections for older women from domestic violence and

sexual assault.

TITLE III—LIMITING THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN

Sec. 301. Safe havens for children pilot program.

Sec. 302. Reauthorization of runaway and homeless youth grants.

Sec. 303. Reauthorization of victims of child abuse programs.

Sec. 304. Report on effects of parental kidnapping laws in domestic violence

cases.
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TITLE IV—STRENGTHENING EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO

COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Sec. 401. Education and training in appropriate responses to violence against

women.

Sec. 402. Rape prevention and education.

Sec. 403. Education and training to end violence against and abuse of women

with disabilities.

Sec. 404. Community initiatives.

Sec. 405. Development of research agenda identified by the Violence Against

Women Act of 1994.

TITLE V—BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN

Sec. 501. Short title.

Sec. 502. Findings and purposes.

Sec. 503. Improved access to immigration protections of the Violence Against

Women Act of 1994 for battered immigrant women.

Sec. 504. Improved access to cancellation of removal and suspension of deportation under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Sec. 505. Offering equal access to immigration protections of the Violence

Against Women Act of 1994 for all qualified battered immigrant self-petitioners.

Sec. 506. Restoring immigration protections under the Violence Against Women

Act of 1994.

Sec. 507. Remedying problems with implementation of the immigration provisions of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Sec. 508. Technical correction to qualified alien definition for battered immigrants.

Sec. 509. Access to Cuban Adjustment Act for battered immigrant spouses and

children.

Sec. 510. Access to the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief

Act for battered spouses and children.

Sec. 511. Access to the Haitian Refugee Fairness Act of 1998 for battered

spouses and children.

Sec. 512. Access to services and legal representation for battered immigrants.

TITLE VI—EXTENSION OF VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION TRUST

FUND

Sec. 601. Extension of Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 In this Act—

3 (1) the term ‘‘domestic violence’’ has the mean4 ing given the term in section 2003 of title I of the

5 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

6 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2); and
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1 (2) the term ‘‘sexual assault’’ has the meaning

2 given the term in section 2003 of title I of the Om3 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

4 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).

5 SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVERSIGHT.

6 (a) REPORT BY GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Attorney

7 General or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as

8 applicable, shall require grantees under any program au9 thorized or reauthorized by this Act or an amendment

10 made by this Act to report on the effectiveness of the ac11 tivities carried out with amounts made available to carry

12 out that program, including number of persons served, if

13 applicable, numbers of persons seeking services who could

14 not be served and such other information as the Attorney

15 General or Secretary may prescribe.

16 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attorney General

17 or Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable,

18 shall report annually to the Committees on the Judiciary

19 of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the

20 grant programs described in subsection (a), including the

21 information contained in any report under that subsection.
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1 TITLE I—STRENGTHENING LAW

2 ENFORCEMENT TO REDUCE

3 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

4 SEC. 101. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ENFORCEMENT OF PRO5 TECTION ORDERS.

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

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

8 3796hh et seq.) is amended—

9 (1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘AND EN10 FORCEMENT OF PROTECTION OR11 DERS’’ at the end;

12 (2) in section 2101(b)—

13 (A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(in14 cluding juvenile courts)’’ after ‘‘courts’’; and

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

16 ‘‘(7) To provide technical assistance and com17 puter and other equipment to police departments,

18 prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions to facili19 tate the widespread enforcement of protection or20 ders, including interstate enforcement, enforcement

21 between States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforce22 ment between tribal jurisdictions.’’; and

23 (3) in section 2102—

24 (A) in subsection (b)—
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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end;

3 (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, includ5 ing the enforcement of protection orders

6 from other States and jurisdictions (includ7 ing tribal jurisdictions);’’; and

8 (iii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing:

10 ‘‘(3) have established cooperative agreements or

11 can demonstrate effective ongoing collaborative ar12 rangements with neighboring jurisdictions to facili13 tate the enforcement of protection orders from other

14 States and jurisdictions (including tribal jurisdic15 tions); and

16 ‘‘(4) will give priority to using the grant to de17 velop and install data collection and communication

18 systems, including computerized systems, and train19 ing on how to use these systems effectively to link

20 police, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions

21 for the purpose of identifying and tracking protec22 tion orders and violations of protection orders, in

23 those jurisdictions where such systems do not exist

24 or are not fully effective.’’; and

25 (B) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Attor2 ney General shall annually compile and broadly dissemi3 nate (including through electronic publication) informa4 tion about successful data collection and communication

5 systems that meet the purposes described in this section.

6 Such dissemination shall target States, State and local

7 courts, Indian tribal governments, and units of local gov8 ernment.’’.

9 (b) PROTECTION ORDERS.—

10 (1) FILING COSTS.—Section 2006 of part T of

11 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

12 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–5) is

13 amended—

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FILING’’

15 and inserting ‘‘AND PROTECTION ORDERS’’

16 after ‘‘CHARGES’’;

17 (B) in subsection (a)—

18 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in19 serting the following:

20 ‘‘(1) certifies that its laws, policies, and prac21 tices do not require, in connection with the prosecu22 tion of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence

23 offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance,

24 registration, or service of a protection order, or a pe25 tition for a protection order, to protect a victim of
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1 domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, that

2 the victim bear the costs associated with the filing

3 of criminal charges against the offender, or the costs

4 associated with the filing, issuance, registration, or

5 service of a warrant, protection order, petition for a

6 protection order, or witness subpoena, whether

7 issued inside or outside the State, tribal, or local ju8 risdiction; or’’; and

9 (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking

10 ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after the

11 date of enactment of the Violence Against

12 Women Act of 2000’’; and

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

14 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protec15 tion order’ has the meaning given the term in section 2266

16 of title 18, United States Code.’’.

17 (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE

18 ARREST POLICIES.—Section 2101 of part U of title

19 I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

20 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended—

21 (A) in subsection (c), by striking para22 graph (4) and inserting the following:

23 ‘‘(4) certify that their laws, policies, and prac24 tices do not require, in connection with the prosecu25 tion of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence
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1 offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance,

2 registration, or service of a protection order, or a pe3 tition for a protection order, to protect a victim of

4 domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault, that

5 the victim bear the costs associated with the filing

6 of criminal charges against the offender, or the costs

7 associated with the filing, issuance, registration, or

8 service of a warrant, protection order, petition for a

9 protection order, or witness subpoena, whether

10 issued inside or outside the State, tribal, or local ju11 risdiction.’’; and

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

13 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protec14 tion order’ has the meaning given the term in section 2266

15 of title 18, United States Code.’’.

16 (3) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE

17 ARREST POLICIES.—Section 2102(a)(1)(B) of part

18 U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

19 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–1(a)(1)(B))

20 is amended by inserting before the semicolon the fol21 lowing: ‘‘or, in the case of the condition set forth in

22 subsection 2101(c)(4), the expiration of the 2-year

23 period beginning on the date of enactment of the Vi24 olence Against Women Act of 2000’’.
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1 (4) REGISTRATION FOR PROTECTION OR2 DERS.—Section 2265 of title 18, United States

3 Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(d) REGISTRATION.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State or Indian tribe ac7 cording full faith and credit to an order by a court

8 of another State or Indian tribe shall not notify the

9 party against whom a protection order has been

10 issued that the protection order has been registered

11 or filed in that enforcing State or tribal jurisdiction

12 unless requested to do so by the party protected

13 under such order.

14 ‘‘(2) NO PRIOR REGISTRATION OR FILING RE15 QUIRED.—Any protection order that is otherwise

16 consistent with this section shall be accorded full

17 faith and credit, notwithstanding any requirement

18 that the order be registered or filed in the enforcing

19 State or tribal jurisdiction.

20 ‘‘(e) NOTICE.—A protection order that is otherwise

21 consistent with this section shall be accorded full faith and

22 credit and enforced notwithstanding the failure to provide

23 notice to the party against whom the order is made of

24 its registration or filing in the enforcing State or Indian

25 tribe.
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1 ‘‘(f) TRIBAL COURT JURISDICTION.—For purposes of

2 this section, a tribal court shall have full civil jurisdiction

3 over domestic relations actions, including authority to en4 force its orders through civil contempt proceedings, exclu5 sion of violators from Indian lands, and other appropriate

6 mechanisms, in matters arising within the authority of the

7 tribe and in which at least 1 of the parties is an Indian.’’.

8 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents

9 for title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

10 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended in the

11 item relating to part U, by adding ‘‘AND ENFORCEMENT

12 OF PROTECTION ORDERS’’ at the end.

13 SEC. 102. ROLE OF COURTS.

14 (a) COURTS AS ELIGIBLE STOP SUBGRANTEES.—

15 Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

16 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is

17 amended—

18 (1) in section 2001—

19 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Indian

20 tribal governments,’’ and inserting ‘‘State and

21 local courts (including juvenile courts), Indian

22 tribal governments, tribal courts,’’; and

23 (B) in subsection (b)—
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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘,

2 judges, other court personnel,’’ after ‘‘law

3 enforcement officers’’;

4 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘,

5 judges, other court personnel,’’ after ‘‘law

6 enforcement officers’’; and

7 (iii) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘,

8 court,’’ after ‘‘police’’; and

9 (2) in section 2002—

10 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘State

11 and local courts (including juvenile courts),’’

12 after ‘‘States,’’ the second place it appears;

13 (B) in subsection (c), by striking para14 graph (3) and inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(3) of the amount granted—

16 ‘‘(A) not less than 25 percent shall be allo17 cated to police and not less than 25 percent

18 shall be allocated to prosecutors;

19 ‘‘(B) not less than 30 percent shall be allo20 cated to victim services; and

21 ‘‘(C) not less than 5 percent shall be allo22 cated for State and local courts (including juve23 nile courts); and’’; and

24 (C) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting

25 ‘‘court,’’ after ‘‘law enforcement,’’.
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1 (b) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES; USE OF GRANTS FOR EDU2 CATION.—Section 2101 of part U of title I of the Omnibus

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

4 3796hh) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘State and

6 local courts (including juvenile courts), tribal

7 courts,’’ after ‘‘Indian tribal governments,’’;

8 (2) in subsection (b)—

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘State and local courts

10 (including juvenile courts),’’ after ‘‘Indian tribal

11 governments’’;

12 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘policies

13 and’’ and inserting ‘‘policies, educational pro14 grams, and’’;

15 (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘parole

16 and probation officers,’’ after ‘‘prosecutors,’’;

17 and

18 (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘parole

19 and probation officers,’’ after ‘‘prosecutors,’’;

20 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘State and

21 local courts (including juvenile courts),’’ after ‘‘In22 dian tribal governments’’; and

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

24 ‘‘(e) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less

25 than 5 percent of the total amount made available for
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1 grants under this section for each fiscal year shall be avail2 able for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.

3 SEC. 103. REAUTHORIZATION OF STOP GRANTS.

4 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 1001(a) of title I of

5 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

6 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by striking paragraph

7 (18) and inserting the following:

8 ‘‘(18) There is authorized to be appropriated from

9 the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established

10 under section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control and

11 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry

12 out part T $185,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001

13 through 2005.’’.

14 (b) GRANT PURPOSES.—Part T of title I of the Om15 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

16 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended—

17 (1) in section 2001—

18 (A) in subsection (b)—

19 (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘ra20 cial, cultural, ethnic, and language minori21 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘underserved popu22 lations’’;

23 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking

24 ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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1 (iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the

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

3 and

4 (iv) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing:

6 ‘‘(8) supporting formal and informal statewide,

7 multidisciplinary efforts, to the extent not supported

8 by State funds, to coordinate the response of State

9 law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, victim

10 services agencies, and other State agencies and de11 partments, to violent crimes against women, includ12 ing the crimes of sexual assault and domestic vio13 lence.’’; and

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

15 ‘‘(c) STATE COALITION GRANTS.—

16 ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall

17 award grants to each State domestic violence coali18 tion and sexual assault coalition for the purposes of

19 coordinating State victim services activities, and col20 laborating and coordinating with Federal, State, and

21 local entities engaged in violence against women ac22 tivities.

23 ‘‘(2) GRANTS TO STATE COALITIONS.—The At24 torney General shall award grants to—
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1 ‘‘(A) each State domestic violence coalition,

2 as determined by the Secretary of Health and

3 Human Services through the Family Violence

4 Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410

5 et seq.); and

6 ‘‘(B) each State sexual assault coalition, as

7 determined by the Center for Injury Prevention

8 and Control of the Centers for Disease Control

9 and Prevention under the Public Health Service

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.).

11 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER GRANTS.—Re12 ceipt of an award under this subsection by each

13 State domestic violence and sexual assault coalition

14 shall not preclude the coalition from receiving addi15 tional grants under this part to carry out the pur16 poses described in subsection (b).’’;

17 (2) in section 2002(b)—

18 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and

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

20 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘4 per21 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’;

22 (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by

23 striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$600,000’’;

24 and
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1 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the

2 following:

3 ‘‘(2) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants

4 for State domestic violence coalitions under section

5 2001(c), with the coalition for each State, the coali6 tion for the District of Columbia, the coalition for

7 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the coalition

8 for the combined Territories of the United States,

each receiving an amount equal to 1 9 ⁄53 of the total

10 amount made available under this paragraph for

11 each fiscal year;

12 ‘‘(3) 2.5 percent shall be available for grants

13 for State sexual assault coalitions under section

14 2001(c), with the coalition for each State, the coali15 tion for the District of Columbia, the coalition for

16 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the coalition

17 for the combined Territories of the United States,

each receiving an amount equal to 1 18 ⁄53 of the total

19 amount made available under this paragraph for

20 each fiscal year;’’;

21 (3) in section 2003—

22 (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘geo23 graphic location’’ and all that follows through

24 ‘‘physical disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘race, eth25 nicity, age, disability, religion, alienage status,
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1 language barriers, geographic location (includ2 ing rural isolation), and any other populations

3 determined to be underserved’’; and

4 (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘assist5 ing domestic violence or sexual assault victims

6 through the legal process’’ and inserting ‘‘pro7 viding assistance for victims seeking necessary

8 support services as a consequence of domestic

9 violence or sexual assault’’; and

10 (4) in section 2004(b)(3), by inserting ‘‘, and

11 the membership of persons served in any under12 served population’’ before the semicolon.

13 SEC. 104. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE

14 ARREST POLICIES.

15 Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con16 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a))

17 is amended by striking paragraph (19) and inserting the

18 following:

19 ‘‘(19) There is authorized to be appropriated from

20 the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established

21 under section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control and

22 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry

23 out part U $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001

24 through 2005.’’.
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1 SEC. 105. REAUTHORIZATION OF RURAL DOMESTIC VIO2 LENCE AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT

3 GRANTS.

4 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 40295(c) of the Vi5 olence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c))

6 is amended—

7 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the

8 following:

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

10 appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction

11 Trust Fund established under section 310001 to

12 carry out this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal

13 years 2001 through 2005.’’; and

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

15 ‘‘(3) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not

16 less than 5 percent of the total amount made avail17 able to carry out this section for each fiscal year

18 shall be available for grants to Indian tribal govern19 ments.’’.

20 SEC. 106. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

21 REDUCTION.

22 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 40603 of the Vio23 lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is

24 amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 40603. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

2 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated from the Vio3 lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under sec4 tion 310001 to carry out this subtitle $3,000,000 for each

5 of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.

6 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 40602(a) of

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

8 14031 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘and implement’’

9 after ‘‘improve’’.

10 SEC. 107. AMENDMENTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND

11 STALKING OFFENSES.

12 (a) INTERSTATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Section

13 2261 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by strik14 ing subsection (a) and inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(a) OFFENSES.—

16 ‘‘(1) TRAVEL OR CONDUCT OF OFFENDER.—A

17 person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce

18 or enters or leaves Indian country with the intent to

19 kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse or inti20 mate partner, and who, in the course of or as a re21 sult of such travel, commits or attempts to commit

22 a crime of violence against that spouse or intimate

23 partner, shall be punished as provided in subsection

24 (b).

25 ‘‘(2) CAUSING TRAVEL OF VICTIM.—A person

26 who causes a spouse or intimate partner to travel in
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1 interstate or foreign commerce or to enter or leave

2 Indian country by force, coercion, duress, or fraud,

3 and who, in the course of, as a result of, or to facili4 tate such conduct or travel, commits or attempts to

5 commit a crime of violence against that spouse or in6 timate partner, shall be punished as provided in sub7 section (b).’’.

8 (b) INTERSTATE STALKING.—Section 2261A of title

9 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

10 ‘‘§ 2261A. Interstate stalking

11 ‘‘Whoever—

12 ‘‘(1) with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or

13 intimidate another person, engages within the spe14 cial maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the

15 United States in conduct that places that person in

16 reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily in17 jury (as defined in section 2266) to, that person or

18 a member of the immediate family (as defined in

19 section 115) of that person; or

20 ‘‘(2) with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or

21 intimidate another person, travels in interstate or

22 foreign commerce, or enters or leaves Indian coun23 try, and, in the course of or as a result of such trav24 el, engages in conduct that places that person in

25 reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily in-
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1 jury (as defined in section 2266) to, that person or

2 a member of the immediate family (as defined in

3 section 115) of that person,

4 shall be punished as provided in section 2261(b).’’.

5 (c) INTERSTATE VIOLATION OF PROTECTION

6 ORDER.—Section 2262 of title 18, United States Code,

7 is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the

8 following:

9 ‘‘(a) OFFENSES.—

10 ‘‘(1) TRAVEL OR CONDUCT OF OFFENDER.—A

11 person who travels in interstate or foreign com12 merce, or enters or leaves Indian country, with the

13 intent to engage in conduct that violates the portion

14 of a protection order that prohibits or provides pro15 tection against violence, threats, or harassment

16 against, contact or communication with, or physical

17 proximity to, another person, or that would violate

18 such a portion of a protection order in the jurisdic19 tion in which the order was issued, and subsequently

20 engages in such conduct, shall be punished as pro21 vided in subsection (b).

22 ‘‘(2) CAUSING TRAVEL OF VICTIM.—A person

23 who causes another person to travel in interstate or

24 foreign commerce or to enter or leave Indian country

25 by force, coercion, duress, or fraud, and in the
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1 course of, as a result of, or to facilitate such conduct

2 or travel engages in conduct that violates the portion

3 of a protection order that prohibits or provides pro4 tection against violence, threats, or harassment

5 against, contact or communication with, or physical

6 proximity to, another person, or that would violate

7 such a portion of a protection order in the jurisdic8 tion in which the order was issued, shall be punished

9 as provided in subsection (b).’’.

10 (d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2266 of title 18, United

11 States Code, is amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘§ 2266. Definitions

13 ‘‘In this chapter:

14 ‘‘(1) BODILY INJURY.—The term ‘bodily injury’

15 means any act, except one done in self-defense, that

16 results in physical injury or sexual abuse.

17 ‘‘(2) ENTER OR LEAVE INDIAN COUNTRY.—The

18 term ‘enter or leave Indian country’ includes leaving

19 the jurisdiction of 1 tribal government and entering

20 the jurisdiction of another tribal government.

21 ‘‘(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian

22 country’ has the meaning stated in section 1151 of

23 this title.

24 ‘‘(4) PROTECTION ORDER.—The term ‘protec25 tion order’ includes any injunction or other order
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1 issued for the purpose of preventing violent or

2 threatening acts or harassment against, or contact

3 or communication with or physical proximity to, an4 other person, including any temporary or final order

5 issued by a civil and criminal court (other than a

6 support or child custody order issued pursuant to

7 State divorce and child custody laws) whether ob8 tained by filing an independent action or as a

9 pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as

10 any civil order was issued in response to a com11 plaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a

12 person seeking protection.

13 ‘‘(5) SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.—The term ‘seri14 ous bodily injury’ has the meaning stated in section

15 2119(2).

16 ‘‘(6) SPOUSE OR INTIMATE PARTNER.—The

17 term ‘spouse or intimate partner’ includes—

18 ‘‘(A) a spouse, a former spouse, a person

19 who shares a child in common with the abuser,

20 and a person who cohabits or has cohabited

21 with the abuser as a spouse; and

22 ‘‘(B) any other person similarly situated to

23 a spouse who is protected by the domestic or

24 family violence laws of the State or tribal juris-
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1 diction in which the injury occurred or where

2 the victim resides.

3 ‘‘(7) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes a State

4 of the United States, the District of Columbia, a

5 commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United

6 States.

7 ‘‘(8) TRAVEL IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COM8 MERCE.—The term ‘travel in interstate or foreign

9 commerce’ does not include travel from 1 State to

10 another by an individual who is a member of an In11 dian tribe and who remains at all times in the terri12 tory of the Indian tribe of which the individual is a

13 member.’’.

14 SEC. 108. GRANTS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST

15 WOMEN ON CAMPUS.

16 Section 826 of the Higher Education Amendments of

17 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1152) is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘by a per19 son with whom the victim has engaged in a social re20 lationship of a romantic or intimate nature,’’ after

21 ‘‘cohabited with the victim,’’; and

22 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘fiscal year

23 1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each

24 of the 4 succeeding fiscal years’’ and inserting ‘‘each

25 of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’.
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1 TITLE II—STRENGTHENING

2 SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF VI3 OLENCE

4 SEC. 201. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this section is to

6 enable the Attorney General to award grants to increase

7 the availability of legal assistance necessary to provide ef8 fective aid to victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sex9 ual assault who are seeking relief in legal matters arising

10 as a consequence of that abuse or violence, at minimal

11 or no cost to the victims.

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

13 (1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘domestic

14 violence’’ has the meaning given the term in section

15 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and

16 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).

17 (2) LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.—The

18 term ‘‘legal assistance’’ includes assistance to vic19 tims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual as20 sault in family, criminal, immigration, administra21 tive, or housing matters, protection or stay away

22 order proceedings, and other similar matters. No

23 funds made available under this section may be used

24 to provide financial assistance in support of any liti-
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1 gation described in paragraph (14) of section 504 of

2 Public Law 104–134.

3 (3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as4 sault’’ has the meaning given the term in section

5 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and

6 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).

7 (c) LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS GRANTS.—The

8 Attorney General may award grants under this subsection

9 to private nonprofit entities, Indian tribal governments,

10 and publicly funded organizations not acting in a govern11 mental capacity such as law schools, and which shall be

12 used—

13 (1) to implement, expand, and establish cooper14 ative efforts and projects between domestic violence

15 and sexual assault victim services organizations and

16 legal assistance providers to provide legal assistance

17 for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual

18 assault;

19 (2) to implement, expand, and establish efforts

20 and projects to provide legal assistance for victims

21 of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault by

22 organizations with a demonstrated history of pro23 viding direct legal or advocacy services on behalf of

24 these victims; and
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1 (3) to provide training, technical assistance,

2 and data collection to improve the capacity of grant3 ees and other entities to offer legal assistance to vic4 tims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual as5 sault.

6 (d) GRANT TO ESTABLISH DATABASE OF PROGRAMS

7 THAT PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may

9 make a grant to establish, operate, and maintain a

10 national computer database of programs and organi11 zations that provide legal assistance to victims of do12 mestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault.

13 (2) DATABASE REQUIREMENTS.—A database

14 established with a grant under this subsection shall

15 be—

16 (A) designed to facilitate the referral of

17 persons to programs and organizations that

18 provide legal assistance to victims of domestic

19 violence, stalking, and sexual assault; and

20 (B) operated in coordination with—

21 (i) the national domestic violence hot22 line established under section 316 of the

23 Family Violence Prevention and Services

24 Act; and
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1 (ii) any comparable national sexual

2 assault hotline or other similar resource.

3 (e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General may evalu4 ate the grants funded under this section through contracts

5 or other arrangements with entities expert on domestic vi6 olence, stalking, and sexual assault, and on evaluation re7 search.

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

10 appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction

11 Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the

12 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

13 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section

14 $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

15 2005.

16 (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount

17 made available under this subsection in each fiscal

18 year, not less than 5 percent shall be used for grants

19 for programs that assist victims of domestic violence,

20 stalking, and sexual assault on lands within the ju21 risdiction of an Indian tribe.

22 (3) NONSUPPLANTATION.—Amounts made

23 available under this section shall be used to supple24 ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and
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1 local funds expended to further the purpose of this

2 section.

3 SEC. 202. SHELTER SERVICES FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND

4 CHILDREN.

5 (a) STATE SHELTER GRANTS.—Section 303(a)(2)(C)

6 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42

7 U.S.C. 10402(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘popu8 lations underserved because of ethnic, racial, cultural, lan9 guage diversity or geographic isolation’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘populations underserved because of race, ethnicity, age,

11 disability, religion, alienage status, geographic location

12 (including rural isolation), or language barriers, and any

13 other populations determined by the Secretary to be un14 derserved’’.

15 (b) STATE MINIMUM; REALLOTMENT.—Section 304

16 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42

17 U.S.C. 10403) is amended—

18 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for grants to

19 States for any fiscal year’’ and all that follows and

20 inserting the following: ‘‘and available for grants to

21 States under this subsection for any fiscal year—

22 ‘‘(1) Guam, American Samoa, the United

23 States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the

24 Northern Mariana Islands, and the combined Freely

25 Associated States shall each be allotted not less than
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1 1 ⁄8 of 1 percent of the amounts available for grants

2 under section 303(a) for the fiscal year for which

3 the allotment is made; and

4 ‘‘(2) each State shall be allotted for payment in

5 a grant authorized under section 303(a), $600,000,

6 with the remaining funds to be allotted to each State

7 in an amount that bears the same ratio to such re8 maining funds as the population of such State bears

9 to the population of all States.’’;

10 (2) in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by

11 inserting ‘‘and available’’ before ‘‘for grants’’; and

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

13 ‘‘(e) In subsection (a)(2), the term ‘‘State’’ does not

14 include any jurisdiction specified in subsection (a)(1).’’.

15 (c) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section

16 305(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act

17 (42 U.S.C. 10404(a)) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘an employee’’ and inserting ‘‘1

19 or more employees’’;

20 (2) by striking ‘‘of this title.’’ and inserting ‘‘of

21 this title, including carrying out evaluation and mon22 itoring under this title.’’; and

23 (3) by striking ‘‘The individual’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘Any individual’’.
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1 (d) RESOURCE CENTERS.—Section 308 of the Fam2 ily Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.

3 10407) is amended—

4 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘on pro5 viding information, training, and technical assist6 ance’’ after ‘‘focusing’’; and

7 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the

8 following:

9 ‘‘(8) Providing technical assistance and training

10 to local entities carrying out domestic violence pro11 grams that provide shelter, related assistance, or

12 transitional housing assistance.

13 ‘‘(9) Improving access to services, information,

14 and training, concerning family violence, within In15 dian tribes and Indian tribal agencies.

16 ‘‘(10) Providing technical assistance and train17 ing to appropriate entities to improve access to serv18 ices, information, and training concerning family vio19 lence occurring in underserved populations.’’.

20 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 309(6) of

21 the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42

22 U.S.C. 10408(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Virgin Is23 lands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Terri24 tory of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting ‘‘the United

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1 Mariana Islands, and the combined Freely Associated

2 States’’.

3 (f) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 310 of the Family

4 Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409)

5 is amended—

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

7 following:

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out

11 this title $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001

12 through 2005.

13 ‘‘(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail14 able under paragraph (1) may be appropriated from

15 the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established

16 under section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control

17 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.

18 14211).’’;

19 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘under sub20 section 303(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘under section

21 303(a)’’;

22 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘not more

23 than the lesser of $7,500,000 or’’ before ‘‘5’’; and

24 (4) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(f) EVALUATION, MONITORING, AND ADMINISTRA2 TION.—Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a)

3 for each fiscal year, not more than 1 percent shall be used

4 by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and adminis5 trative costs under this title.’’.

6 (g) STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION GRANT

7 ACTIVITIES.—Section 311 of the Family Violence Preven8 tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘under10 served racial, ethnic or language-minority popu11 lations’’ and inserting ‘‘underserved populations de12 scribed in section 303(a)(2)(C)’’; and

13 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the U.S. Vir14 gin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the

15 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’’ and inserting

16 ‘‘the United States Virgin Islands, the Common17 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the

18 Freely Associated States’’.

19 SEC. 203. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VIC20 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

21 Title III of the Family Violence Prevention and Serv22 ices Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding

23 at the end the following new section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 319. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

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

3 grants under this section to carry out programs to provide

4 assistance to individuals, and their dependents—

5 ‘‘(1) who are homeless or in need of transitional

6 housing or other housing assistance, as a result of

7 fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and

8 ‘‘(2) for whom emergency shelter services are

9 unavailable or insufficient.

10 ‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED.—Assistance provided

11 under this section may include—

12 ‘‘(1) short-term housing assistance, including

13 rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance

14 with related expenses, such as payment of security

15 deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to

16 transitional housing, in cases in which assistance de17 scribed in this paragraph is necessary to prevent

18 homelessness because an individual or dependent is

19 fleeing a situation of domestic violence; and

20 ‘‘(2) short-term support services, including pay21 ment of expenses and costs associated with transpor22 tation and job training referrals, child care, coun23 seling, transitional housing identification and place24 ment, and related services.

25 ‘‘(c) TERM OF ASSISTANCE.—An individual or de26 pendent assisted under this section may not receive assist-
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1 ance under this section for a total of more than 12

2 months.

3 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—

4 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO SECRETARY.—

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity that re6 ceives a grant under this section shall annually

7 prepare and submit to the Secretary a report

8 describing the number of individuals and de9 pendents assisted, and the types of housing as10 sistance and support services provided, under

11 this section.

12 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall in13 clude information on—

14 ‘‘(i) the purpose and amount of hous15 ing assistance provided to each individual

16 or dependent assisted under this section;

17 ‘‘(ii) the number of months each indi18 vidual or dependent received the assist19 ance;

20 ‘‘(iii) the number of individuals and

21 dependents who were eligible to receive the

22 assistance, and to whom the entity could

23 not provide the assistance solely due to a

24 lack of available housing; and
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1 ‘‘(iv) the type of support services pro2 vided to each individual or dependent as3 sisted under this section.

4 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary

5 shall annually prepare and submit to the Committee

6 on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives

7 and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate

8 a report that contains a compilation of the informa9 tion contained in reports submitted under paragraph

10 (1).

11 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

12 are authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime

13 Reduction Trust Fund established under section 310001

14 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

15 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section—

16 ‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001

17 through 2003; and

18 ‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004

19 and 2005.’’.

20 SEC. 204. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.

21 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 316(f) of the Fam22 ily Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.

23 10416(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and in24 serting the following:
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be

2 appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction

3 Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the

4 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

5 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section

6 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

7 2005.’’.

8 (b) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—Section 316 of the

9 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.

10 10416) is amended—

11 (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub12 section (g); and

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol14 lowing:

15 ‘‘(f) REPORT BY GRANT RECIPIENT.—

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days

17 after the date of enactment of the Violence Against

18 Women Act of 2000, each recipient of a grant under

19 this section shall prepare and submit to the Sec20 retary a report that contains—

21 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of

22 the activities carried out by the recipient with

23 amounts received under this section; and

24 ‘‘(B) such other information as the Sec25 retary may prescribe.
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1 ‘‘(2) NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT.—The

2 Secretary shall—

3 ‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a

4 copy of the report submitted by the recipient

5 under this subsection; and

6 ‘‘(B) allow not less than 90 days for notice

7 of and opportunity for public comment on the

8 published report.’’.

9 SEC. 205. FEDERAL VICTIMS COUNSELORS.

10 Section 40114 of the Violent Crime Control and Law

11 Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.

12 1910) is amended by striking ‘‘(such as District of Colum13 bia)—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘(such as Dis14 trict of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years

15 2001 through 2005.’’.

16 SEC. 206. STUDY OF STATE LAWS REGARDING INSURANCE

17 DISCRIMINATION AGAINST VICTIMS OF VIO18 LENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall con20 duct a national study to identify State laws that address

21 discrimination against victims of domestic violence and

22 sexual assault related to issuance or administration of in23 surance policies.

24 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date

25 of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
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1 mit to Congress a report on the findings and recommenda2 tions of the study required by subsection (a).

3 SEC. 207. STUDY OF WORKPLACE EFFECTS FROM VIO4 LENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

5 The Attorney General shall—

6 (1) conduct a national survey of plans, pro7 grams, and practices developed to assist employers

8 and employees on appropriate responses in the work9 place related to victims of domestic violence, stalk10 ing, or sexual assault; and

11 (2) not later than 18 months after the date of

12 enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report

13 describing the results of that survey, which report

14 shall include the recommendations of the Attorney

15 General to assist employers and employees affected

16 in the workplace by incidents of domestic violence,

17 stalking, and sexual assault.

18 SEC. 208. STUDY OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR

19 VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

20 The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the At21 torney General, shall—

22 (1) conduct a national study to identify State

23 laws that address the separation from employment

24 of an employee due to circumstances directly result25 ing from the experience of domestic violence by the
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1 employee and circumstances governing that receipt

2 (or nonreceipt) by the employee of unemployment

3 compensation based on such separation; and

4 (2) not later than 1 year after the date of en5 actment of this Act, submit to Congress a report de6 scribing the results of that study, together with any

7 recommendations based on that study.

8 SEC. 209. ENHANCING PROTECTIONS FOR OLDER WOMEN

9 FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL AS10 SAULT.

11 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘older in12 dividual’’ has the meaning given the term in section 102

13 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).

14 (b) PROTECTIONS FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS FROM

15 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN PRO-AR16 REST GRANTS.—Section 2101(b) of part U of title I of

17 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

18 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh et seq.) is amended by adding at the

19 end the following:

20 ‘‘(8) To develop or strengthen policies and

21 training for police, prosecutors, and the judiciary in

22 recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances

23 of domestic violence and sexual assault against older

24 individuals (as is defined in section 102 of the Older

25 Americans Act of 1965) (42 U.S.C. 3002)).’’.
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1 (c) PROTECTIONS FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS FROM

2 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN STOP

3 GRANTS.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control

4 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.)

5 is amended—

6 (1) in section 2001(b)—

7 (A) in paragraph (7) (as amended by sec8 tion 103(b) of this Act), by striking ‘‘and’’ at

9 the end;

10 (B) in paragraph (8) (as added by section

11 103(b) of this Act), by striking the period at

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

14 ‘‘(9) developing, enlarging, or strengthening

15 programs to assist law enforcement, prosecutors,

16 courts, and others to address the needs and cir17 cumstances of older women who are victims of do18 mestic violence or sexual assault, including recog19 nizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of

20 such violence or assault and targeting outreach and

21 support and counseling services to such older indi22 viduals.’’; and

23 (2) in section 2003(7) (as amended by section

24 103(b) of this Act), by inserting after ‘‘any other

25 populations determined to be underserved’’ the fol-
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1 lowing: ‘‘, and the needs of older individuals (as de2 fined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of

3 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)) who are victims of family

4 violence’’.

5 (d) ENHANCING SERVICES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS

6 IN SHELTERS.—Section 303(a)(2)(C) of the Family Vio7 lence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.

8 10402(a)(2)(C)) (as amended by section 202(a)(1) of this

9 Act) is amended by inserting after ‘‘any other populations

10 determined by the Secretary to be underserved’’ the fol11 lowing: ‘‘, and the needs of older individuals (as defined

12 in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42

13 U.S.C. 3002)) who are victims of family violence’’.

14 TITLE III—LIMITING THE EF15 FECTS OF VIOLENCE ON

16 CHILDREN

17 SEC. 301. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN PILOT PROGRAM.

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may award

19 grants to States, units of local government, and Indian

20 tribal governments that propose to enter into or expand

21 the scope of existing contracts and cooperative agreements

22 with public or private nonprofit entities to provide super23 vised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children by

24 and between parents in situations involving domestic vio25 lence, child abuse, or sexual assault.
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1 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under

2 subsection (a), the Attorney General shall take into

3 account—

4 (1) the number of families to be served by the

5 proposed visitation programs and services;

6 (2) the extent to which the proposed supervised

7 visitation programs and services serve underserved

8 populations (as defined in section 2003 of title I of

9 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

10 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2));

11 (3) with respect to an applicant for a contract

12 or cooperative agreement, the extent to which the

13 applicant demonstrates cooperation and collabora14 tion with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the

15 local community served, including the State domestic

16 violence coalition, State sexual assault coalition, local

17 shelters, and programs for domestic violence and

18 sexual assault victims; and

19 (4) the extent to which the applicant dem20 onstrates coordination and collaboration with State

21 and local court systems, including mechanisms for

22 communication and referral.

23 (c) APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney Gen24 eral shall award grants for contracts and cooperative

25 agreements to applicants that—
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1 (1) demonstrate expertise in the area of family

2 violence, including the areas of domestic violence or

3 sexual assault, as appropriate;

4 (2) ensure that any fees charged to individuals

5 for use of programs and services are based on the

6 income of those individuals, unless otherwise pro7 vided by court order;

8 (3) demonstrate that adequate security meas9 ures, including adequate facilities, procedures, and

10 personnel capable of preventing violence, are in place

11 for the operation of supervised visitation programs

12 and services or safe visitation exchange; and

13 (4) prescribe standards by which the supervised

14 visitation or safe visitation exchange will occur.

15 (d) REPORTING.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after

17 the last day of the first fiscal year commencing on

18 or after the date of enactment of this Act, and not

19 later than 180 days after the last day of each fiscal

20 year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to

21 Congress a report that includes information

22 concerning—

23 (A) the number of—

24 (i) individuals served and the number

25 of individuals turned away from visitation
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1 programs and services and safe visitation

2 exchange (categorized by State);

3 (ii) the number of individuals from

4 underserved populations served and turned

5 away from services; and

6 (iii) the type of problems that underlie

7 the need for supervised visitation or safe

8 visitation exchange, such as domestic vio9 lence, child abuse, sexual assault, other

10 physical abuse, or a combination of such

11 factors;

12 (B) the numbers of supervised visitations

13 or safe visitation exchanges ordered under this

14 section during custody determinations under a

15 separation or divorce decree or protection order,

16 through child protection services or other social

17 services agencies, or by any other order of a

18 civil, criminal, juvenile, or family court;

19 (C) the process by which children or

20 abused partners are protected during visita21 tions, temporary custody transfers, and other

22 activities for which supervised visitation is es23 tablished under this section;

24 (D) safety and security problems occurring

25 during the reporting period during supervised
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1 visitation under this section, including the num2 ber of parental abduction cases; and

3 (E) the number of parental abduction

4 cases in a judicial district using supervised visi5 tation programs and services under this section,

6 both as identified in criminal prosecution and

7 custody violations.

8 (2) GUIDELINES.—The Attorney General shall

9 establish guidelines for the collection and reporting

10 of data under this subsection.

11 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

12 authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re13 duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of

14 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

15 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section

16 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

17 (f) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than

18 5 percent of the total amount made available for each fis19 cal year to carry out this section shall be available for

20 grants to Indian tribal governments.

21 SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS

22 YOUTH GRANTS.

23 Section 388(a) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 5751(a)) is amended by striking para25 graph (4) and inserting the following:
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1 ‘‘(4) PART E.—There is authorized to be appro2 priated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust

3 Fund established under section 310001 of the Vio4 lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

5 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out part E

6 $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

7 2005.’’.

8 SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE

9 PROGRAMS.

10 (a) COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO11 GRAM.—Section 218 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act

12 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13014) is amended by striking sub13 section (a) and inserting the following:

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap15 propriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund

16 established under section 310001 of the Violent Crime

17 Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.

18 14211) to carry out this subtitle $12,000,000 for each of

19 fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.

20 (b) CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI21 CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS.—Section 224 of

22 the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024)

23 is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the

24 following:
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1 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap2 propriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund

3 established under section 310001 of the Violent Crime

4 Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.

5 14211) to carry out this subtitle $2,300,000 for each of

6 fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.

7 (c) GRANTS FOR TELEVISED TESTIMONY.—Section

8 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

9 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by

10 striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:

11 ‘‘(7) There is authorized to be appropriated from the

12 Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under

13 section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law En14 forcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out

15 part N $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

16 2005.’’.

17 (d) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Attor18 ney General shall—

19 (1) annually compile and disseminate informa20 tion (including through electronic publication) about

21 the use of amounts expended and the projects fund22 ed under section 218(a) of the Victims of Child

23 Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)), section

24 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990

25 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)), and section 1007(a)(7) of
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1 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

2 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(7)), includ3 ing any evaluations of the projects and information

4 to enable replication and adoption of the strategies

5 identified in the projects; and

6 (2) focus dissemination of the information de7 scribed in paragraph (1) toward community-based

8 programs, including domestic violence and sexual as9 sault programs.

10 SEC. 304. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF PARENTAL KIDNAPPING

11 LAWS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall—

13 (1) conduct a study of Federal and State laws

14 relating to child custody, including custody provi15 sions in protection orders, the Parental Kidnaping

16 Prevention Act of 1980, and the amendments made

17 by that Act, and the effect of those laws on child

18 custody cases in which domestic violence is a factor;

19 and

20 (2) submit to Congress a report describing the

21 results of that study, including the effects of imple22 menting or applying model State laws, and the rec23 ommendations of the Attorney General to reduce the

24 incidence or pattern of violence against women or of

25 sexual assault of the child.
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1 (b) SUFFICIENCY OF DEFENSES.—In carrying out

2 subsection (a) with respect to the Parental Kidnaping Pre3 vention Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that

4 Act, the Attorney General shall examine the sufficiency

5 of defenses to parental abduction charges available in

6 cases involving domestic violence, and the burdens and

7 risks encountered by victims of domestic violence arising

8 from jurisdictional requirements of that Act and the

9 amendments made by that Act.

10 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

11 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

12 $200,000 for fiscal year 2001.

13 (d) CONDITION FOR CUSTODY DETERMINATION.—

14 Section 1738A(c)(2)(C)(ii) of title 28, United States Code,

15 is amended by striking ‘‘he’’ and inserting ‘‘the child, a

16 sibling, or parent of the child’’.

17 TITLE IV—STRENGTHENING

18 EDUCATION AND TRAINING

19 TO COMBAT VIOLENCE

20 AGAINST WOMEN

21 SEC. 401. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN APPROPRIATE RE22 SPONSES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.

23 (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Health and

24 Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney Gen25 eral, may award grants in accordance with this section to
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1 public and private nonprofit entities that, in the deter2 mination of the Secretary, have—

3 (1) nationally recognized expertise in the areas

4 of domestic violence and sexual assault; and

5 (2) a record of commitment and quality re6 sponses to reduce domestic violence and sexual as7 sault.

8 (b) PURPOSE.—Grants under this section may be

9 used for the purposes of developing, testing, presenting,

10 and disseminating model programs to provide education

11 and training in appropriate and effective responses to vic12 tims of domestic violence and sexual assault (including,

13 as appropriate, the effects of domestic violence on chil14 dren) for individuals (other than law enforcement officers

15 and prosecutors) who are likely to come into contact with

16 such victims during the course of their employment,

17 including—

18 (1) caseworkers, supervisors, administrators,

19 administrative law judges, and other individuals ad20 ministering Federal and State benefits programs,

21 such as child welfare and child protective services,

22 Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, social se23 curity disability, child support, medicaid, unemploy24 ment, workers’ compensation, and similar programs;

25 and
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1 (2) medical and health care professionals, in2 cluding mental and behavioral health professionals

3 such as psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers,

4 therapists, counselors, and others.

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

6 authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re7 duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of

8 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

9 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section

10 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003.

11 SEC. 402. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part J of title III of the Public

13 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.) is amended

14 by inserting after section 393A the following:

15 ‘‘SEC. 393B. USE OF ALLOTMENTS FOR RAPE PREVENTION

16 EDUCATION.

17 ‘‘(a) PERMITTED USE.—The Secretary, acting

18 through the National Center for Injury Prevention and

19 Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Preven20 tion, shall award targeted grants to States to be used for

21 rape prevention and education programs conducted by

22 rape crisis centers, State sexual assault coalitions, and

23 other public and private nonprofit entities for—

24 ‘‘(1) educational seminars;

25 ‘‘(2) the operation of hotlines;
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1 ‘‘(3) training programs for professionals;

2 ‘‘(4) the preparation of informational material;

3 ‘‘(5) education and training programs for stu4 dents and campus personnel designed to reduce the

5 incidence of sexual assault at colleges and univer6 sities;

7 ‘‘(6) education to increase awareness about

8 drugs used to facilitate rapes or sexual assaults; and

9 ‘‘(7) other efforts to increase awareness of the

10 facts about, or to help prevent, sexual assault, in11 cluding efforts to increase awareness in underserved

12 communities and awareness among individuals with

13 disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the Americans

14 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).

15 ‘‘(b) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMA16 TION ON SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The Secretary shall,

17 through the National Resource Center on Sexual Assault

18 established under the National Center for Injury Preven19 tion and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and

20 Prevention, provide resource information, policy, training,

21 and technical assistance to Federal, State, local, and In22 dian tribal agencies, as well as to State sexual assault coa23 litions and local sexual assault programs and to other pro24 fessionals and interested parties on issues relating to sex25 ual assault, including maintenance of a central resource
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1 library in order to collect, prepare, analyze, and dissemi2 nate information and statistics and analyses thereof relat3 ing to the incidence and prevention of sexual assault.

4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

6 appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduction

7 Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the

8 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

9 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section,

10 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through

11 2005.

12 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ALLOT13 MENT.—Of the total amount made available under

14 this subsection in each fiscal year, not more than the

15 greater of $1,000,000 or 2 percent of such amount

16 shall be available for allotment under subsection (b).

17 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—

18 ‘‘(1) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts

19 provided to States under this section shall be used

20 to supplement and not supplant other Federal,

21 State, and local public funds expended to provide

22 services of the type described in subsection (a).

23 ‘‘(2) STUDIES.—A State may not use more

24 than 2 percent of the amount received by the State
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1 under this section for each fiscal year for surveil2 lance studies or prevalence studies.

3 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—A State may not use

4 more than 5 percent of the amount received by the

5 State under this section for each fiscal year for ad6 ministrative expenses.’’.

7 (b) REPEAL.—Section 40151 of the Violence Against

8 Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 1920), and the amendment

9 made by such section, is repealed.

10 SEC. 403. EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO END VIOLENCE

11 AGAINST AND ABUSE OF WOMEN WITH DIS12 ABILITIES.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con14 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv15 ices, may award grants to States and nongovernmental

16 private entities to provide education and technical assist17 ance for the purpose of providing training, consultation,

18 and information on domestic violence, stalking, and sexual

19 assault against women who are individuals with disabilities

20 (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities

21 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).

22 (b) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this sec23 tion, the Attorney General shall give priority to applica24 tions designed to provide education and technical assist25 ance on—
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1 (1) the nature, definition, and characteristics of

2 domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault expe3 rienced by women who are individuals with disabil4 ities;

5 (2) outreach activities to ensure that women

6 who are individuals with disabilities who are victims

7 of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault re8 ceive appropriate assistance;

9 (3) the requirements of shelters and victim

10 services organizations under Federal anti-discrimina11 tion laws, including the Americans with Disabilities

12 Act of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation

13 Act of 1973; and

14 (4) cost-effective ways that shelters and victim

15 services may accommodate the needs of individuals

16 with disabilities in accordance with the Americans

17 with Disabilities Act of 1990.

18 (c) USES OF GRANTS.—Each recipient of a grant

19 under this section shall provide information and training

20 to organizations and programs that provide services to in21 dividuals with disabilities, including independent living

22 centers, disability-related service organizations, and do23 mestic violence programs providing shelter or related as24 sistance.
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1 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

2 authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re3 duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of

4 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

5 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section

6 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.

7 SEC. 404. COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

8 Section 318 of the Family Violence Prevention and

9 Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is amended—

10 (1) in subsection (b)(2)—

11 (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end;

13 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as

14 subparagraph (I); and

15 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (G)

16 the following:

17 ‘‘(H) groups that provide services to indi18 viduals with disabilities;’’; and

19 (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the

20 following:

21 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

22 are authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime

23 Reduction Trust Fund established under section 310001

24 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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1 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section

2 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.

3 SEC. 405. DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AGENDA IDENTI4 FIED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

5 ACT OF 1994.

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall—

7 (1) direct the National Institute of Justice, in

8 consultation and coordination with the Bureau of

9 Justice Statistics and the National Academy of

10 Sciences, through its National Research Council, to

11 develop a research agenda based on the rec12 ommendations contained in the report entitled ‘‘Un13 derstanding Violence Against Women’’ of the Na14 tional Academy of Sciences ; and

15 (2) not later than 1 year after the date of en16 actment of this Act, in consultation with the Sec17 retary of the Department of Health and Human

18 Services, submit to Congress a report which shall

19 include—

20 (A) a description of the research agenda

21 developed under paragraph (1) and a plan to

22 implement that agenda;

23 (B) recommendations for priorities in car24 rying out that agenda to most effectively ad-
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1 vance knowledge about and means by which to

2 prevent or reduce violence against women.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

4 are authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime

5 Reduction Trust Fund established under section 31001 of

6 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

7 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) such sums as may be necessary

8 to carry out this section.

9 TITLE V—BATTERED

10 IMMIGRANT WOMEN

11 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Battered Immigrant

13 Women Protection Act of 2000’’.

14 SEC. 502. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

15 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

16 (1) the goal of the immigration protections for

17 battered immigrants included in the Violence

18 Against Women Act of 1994 was to remove immi19 gration laws as a barrier that kept battered immi20 grant women and children locked in abusive relation21 ships;

22 (2) providing battered immigrant women and

23 children who were experiencing domestic violence at

24 home with protection against deportation allows

25 them to obtain protection orders against their abus-
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1 ers and frees them to cooperate with law enforce2 ment and prosecutors in criminal cases brought

3 against their abusers and the abusers of their chil4 dren without fearing that the abuser will retaliate by

5 withdrawing or threatening withdrawal of access to

6 an immigration benefit under the abuser’s control;

7 and

8 (3) there are several groups of battered immi9 grant women and children who do not have access

10 to the immigration protections of the Violence

11 Against Women Act of 1994 which means that their

12 abusers are virtually immune from prosecution be13 cause their victims can be deported as a result of ac14 tion by their abusers and the Immigration and Nat15 uralization Service cannot offer them protection no

16 matter how compelling their case under existing law.

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are—

18 (1) to remove barriers to criminal prosecutions

19 of persons who commit acts of battery or extreme

20 cruelty against immigrant women and children; and

21 (2) to offer protection against domestic violence

22 occurring in family and intimate relationships that

23 are covered in State and tribal protection orders, do24 mestic violence, and family law statutes.
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1 SEC. 503. IMPROVED ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION PROTEC2 TIONS OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

3 ACT OF 1994 FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANT

4 WOMEN.

5 (a) INTENDED SPOUSE DEFINED.—Section 101(a) of

6 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))

7 is amended by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(50) The term ‘intended spouse’ means any alien

9 who meets the criteria set forth in section

10 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB),

11 204(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(BB), or 240A(b)(2)(A)(i)(III).’’.

12 (b) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR SELF-PETI13 TIONERS MARRIED TO U.S. CITIZENS.—

14 (1) SELF-PETITIONING SPOUSES.—

15 (A) BATTERY OR CRUELTY TO ALIEN OR

16 ALIEN’S CHILD.—Section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii) of

17 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

18 1154(a)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as fol19 lows:

20 ‘‘(iii)(I) An alien who is described in subclause (II)

21 may file a petition with the Attorney General under this

22 clause for classification of the alien (and any child of the

23 alien) if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General

24 that—
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1 ‘‘(aa) the marriage or the intent to marry the

2 United States citizen was entered into in good faith

3 by the alien; and

4 ‘‘(bb) during the marriage or relationship in5 tended by the alien to be legally a marriage, the

6 alien or a child of the alien has been battered or has

7 been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by

8 the alien’s spouse or intended spouse.

9 ‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), an alien de10 scribed in this subclause is an alien—

11 ‘‘(aa)(AA) who is the spouse of a citizen of the

12 United States;

13 ‘‘(BB) who believed that he or she had married

14 a citizen of the United States and with whom a mar15 riage ceremony was actually performed and who oth16 erwise meets any applicable requirements under this

17 Act to establish the existence of and bona fides of

18 a marriage, but whose marriage is not legitimate

19 solely because of the bigamy of such citizen of the

20 United States; or

21 ‘‘(CC) who was a bona fide spouse of a United

22 States citizen within the past 2 years and—

23 ‘‘(aaa) whose spouse died within the past

24 2 years;
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1 ‘‘(bbb) whose spouse lost or renounced citi2 zenship status related to an incident of domes3 tic violence; or

4 ‘‘(ccc) who demonstrates a connection be5 tween the legal termination of the marriage and

6 battering or extreme cruelty by the United

7 States citizen spouse;

8 ‘‘(bb) who is a person of good moral character;

9 ‘‘(cc) who is eligible to be classified as an imme10 diate relative under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) or who

11 would have been so classified but for the bigamy of

12 the citizen of the United States that the alien in13 tended to marry; and

14 ‘‘(dd) who has resided with the alien’s spouse or

15 intended spouse.’’.

16 (2) SELF-PETITIONING CHILDREN.—Section

17 204(a)(1)(A)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality

18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended to read

19 as follows:

20 ‘‘(iv) An alien who is the child of a citizen of the

21 United States, or who was a child of a United States cit22 izen parent who lost or renounced citizenship status re23 lated to an incident of domestic violence, and who is a

24 person of good moral character, who is eligible to be classi25 fied as an immediate relative under section
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1 201(b)(2)(A)(i), and who resides, or has resided in the

2 past, with the citizen parent may file a petition with the

3 Attorney General under this subparagraph for classifica4 tion of the alien (and any child of the alien) under such

5 section if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General

6 that the alien has been battered by or has been the subject

7 of extreme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s citizen par8 ent. For purposes of this clause, residence includes any

9 period of visitation.’’.

10 (3) FILING OF PETITIONS.—Section

11 204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality

12 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154 (a)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended by

13 adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(v) An alien who is the spouse, intended spouse, or

15 child of a United States citizen living abroad and who is

16 eligible to file a petition under clause (iii) or (iv) shall file

17 such petition with the Attorney General under the proce18 dures that apply to self-petitioners under clauses (iii) or

19 (iv).’’.

20 (c) SECOND PREFERENCE IMMIGRATION STATUS

21 FOR SELF-PETITIONERS MARRIED TO LAWFUL PERMA22 NENT RESIDENTS.—

23 (1) SELF-PETITIONING SPOUSES.—Section

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1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended to read

2 as follows:

3 ‘‘(ii)(I) An alien who is described in subclause (II)

4 may file a petition with the Attorney General under this

5 clause for classification of the alien (and any child of the

6 alien) if such a child has not been classified under clause

7 (iii) of section 203(a)(2)(A) and if the alien demonstrates

8 to the Attorney General that—

9 ‘‘(aa) the marriage or the intent to marry the

10 lawful permanent resident was entered into in good

11 faith by the alien; and

12 ‘‘(bb) during the marriage or relationship in13 tended by the alien to be legally a marriage, the

14 alien or a child of the alien has been battered or has

15 been the subject of extreme cruelty perpetrated by

16 the alien’s spouse or intended spouse.

17 ‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), an alien de18 scribed in this paragraph is an alien—

19 ‘‘(aa)(AA) who is the spouse of a lawful perma20 nent resident of the United States; or

21 ‘‘(BB) who believed that he or she had married

22 a lawful permanent resident of the United States

23 and with whom a marriage ceremony was actually

24 performed and who otherwise meets any applicable

25 requirements under this Act to establish the exist-
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1 ence of and bona fides of a marriage, but whose

2 marriage is not legitimate solely because of the biga3 my of such lawful permanent resident of the United

4 States; or

5 ‘‘(CC) who was a bona fide spouse of a lawful

6 permanent resident within the past 2 years and—

7 ‘‘(aaa) whose spouse lost status due to an

8 incident of domestic violence; or

9 ‘‘(bbb) who demonstrates a connection be10 tween the legal termination of the marriage and

11 battering or extreme cruelty by the lawful per12 manent resident spouse;

13 ‘‘(bb) who is a person of good moral character;

14 ‘‘(cc) who is eligible to be classified as a spouse

15 of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi16 dence under section 203(a)(2)(A) or who would have

17 been so classified but for the bigamy of the lawful

18 permanent resident of the United States that the

19 alien intended to marry; and

20 ‘‘(dd) who has resided with the alien’s spouse or

21 intended spouse.’’.

22 (3) SELF-PETITIONING CHILDREN.—Section

23 204(a)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality

24 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended to

25 read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(iii) An alien who is the child of an alien lawfully

2 admitted for permanent residence, or who was the child

3 of a lawful permanent resident who lost lawful permanent

4 resident status due to an incident of domestic violence,

5 and who is a person of good moral character, who is eligi6 ble for classification under section 203(a)(2)(A), and who

7 resides, or has resided in the past, with the alien’s perma8 nent resident alien parent may file a petition with the At9 torney General under this subparagraph for classification

10 of the alien (and any child of the alien) under such section

11 if the alien demonstrates to the Attorney General that the

12 alien has been battered by or has been the subject of ex13 treme cruelty perpetrated by the alien’s permanent resi14 dent parent. For purposes of this clause, residence in15 cludes any period of visitation.’’.

16 (4) FILING OF PETITIONS.—Section

17 204(a)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality

18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)) is amended by adding

19 at the end the following:

20 ‘‘(iv) An alien who is the spouse, intended spouse, or

21 child of a lawful permanent resident living abroad is eligi22 ble to file a petition under clause (ii) or (iii) shall file such

23 petition with the Attorney General under the procedures

24 that apply to self-petitioners under clauses (ii) or (iii).’’.
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1 (d) GOOD MORAL CHARACTER DETERMINATIONS

2 FOR SELF-PETITIONERS AND TREATMENT OF CHILD

3 SELF-PETITIONERS AND PETITIONS INCLUDING DERIVA4 TIVE CHILDREN ATTAINING 21 YEARS OF AGE.—Section

5 204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8

6 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amended—

7 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through

8 (H) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), respectively;

9 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding section 101(f), an

12 act or conviction that is waivable with respect

13 to the petitioner for purposes of a determina14 tion of the petitioner’s admissibility under sec15 tion 212(a) or deportability under section

16 237(a) shall not bar the Attorney General from

17 finding the petitioner to be of good moral char18 acter under subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv),

19 (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) if the Attorney General finds

20 that the act or conviction was connected to the

21 alien’s having been battered or subjected to ex22 treme cruelty.

23 ‘‘(D)(i)(I) Any child who attains 21 years

24 of age who has filed a petition under clause (iv)

25 of section 204(a)(1)(A) that was filed or ap-
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1 proved before the date on which the child at2 tained 21 years of age shall be considered (if

3 the child has not been admitted or approved for

4 lawful permanent residence by the date the

5 child attained 21 years of age) a petitioner for

6 preference status under paragraph (1), (2), or

7 (3) of section 203(a), whichever paragraph is

8 applicable, with the same priority date assigned

9 to the self-petition filed under clause (iv) of sec10 tion 204(a)(1)(A). No new petition shall be re11 quired to be filed.

12 ‘‘(II) Any individual described in subclause

13 (I) is eligible for deferred action and work au14 thorization.

15 ‘‘(III) Any derivative child who attains 21

16 years of age who is included in a petition de17 scribed in clause (ii) that was filed or approved

18 before the date on which the child attained 21

19 years of age shall be considered (if the child has

20 not been admitted or approved for lawful per21 manent residence by the date the child attained

22 21 years of age) a petitioner for preference sta23 tus under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section

24 203(a), whichever paragraph is applicable, with

25 the same priority date as that assigned to the
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1 petitioner in any petition described in clause

2 (ii). No new petition shall be required to be

3 filed.

4 ‘‘(IV) Any individual described in sub5 clause (III) and any derivative child of a peti6 tion described in clause (ii) is eligible for de7 ferred action and work authorization.

8 ‘‘(ii) The petition referred to in clause

9 (i)(III) is a petition filed by an alien under sub10 paragraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii) or (B)(iii) in

11 which the child is included as a derivative bene12 ficiary.’’; and

13 (3) in subparagraph (J) (as so redesignated),

14 by inserting ‘‘or in making determinations under

15 subparagraphs (C) and (D),’’ after ‘‘subparagraph

16 (B),’’.

17 (e) ACCESS TO NATURALIZATION FOR DIVORCED

18 VICTIMS OF ABUSE.—Section 319(a) of the Immigration

19 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430(a)) is amended—

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘, or any person who obtained

21 status as a lawful permanent resident by reason of

22 his or her status as a spouse or child of a United

23 States citizen who battered him or her or subjected

24 him or her to extreme cruelty,’’ after ‘‘United

25 States’’ the first place such term appears; and
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘(except in the case of a person

2 who has been battered or subjected to extreme cru3 elty by a United States citizen spouse or parent)’’

4 after ‘‘has been living in marital union with the cit5 izen spouse’’.

6 SEC. 504. IMPROVED ACCESS TO CANCELLATION OF RE7 MOVAL AND SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION

8 UNDER THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT

9 OF 1994.

10 (a) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT

11 OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NONPERMANENT RESI12 DENTS.—Section 240A(b)(2) of the Immigration and Na13 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(2)) is amended to read

14 as follows:

15 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR BATTERED SPOUSE OR

16 CHILD.—

17 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General

18 may cancel removal of, and adjust to the status

19 of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent res20 idence, an alien who is inadmissible or deport21 able from the United States if the alien dem22 onstrates that—

23 ‘‘(i)(I) the alien has been battered or

24 subjected to extreme cruelty by a spouse or

25 parent who is or was a United States cit-
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1 izen (or is the parent of a child of a

2 United States citizen and the child has

3 been battered or subjected to extreme cru4 elty by such citizen parent);

5 ‘‘(II) the alien has been battered or

6 subjected to extreme cruelty by a spouse or

7 parent who is or was a lawful permanent

8 resident (or is the parent of a child of an

9 alien who is or was a lawful permanent

10 resident and the child has been battered or

11 subjected to extreme cruelty by such per12 manent resident parent); or

13 ‘‘(III) the alien has been battered or

14 subjected to extreme cruelty by a United

15 States citizen or lawful permanent resident

16 whom the alien intended to marry, but

17 whose marriage is not legitimate because

18 of that United States citizen’s or lawful

19 permanent resident’s bigamy;

20 ‘‘(ii) the alien has been physically

21 present in the United States for a contin22 uous period of not less than 3 years imme23 diately preceding the date of such applica24 tion, and the issuance of a charging docu25 ment for removal proceedings shall not toll
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1 the 3-year period of continuous physical

2 presence in the United States;

3 ‘‘(iii) the alien has been a person of

4 good moral character during such period,

5 subject to the provisions of subparagraph

6 (C);

7 ‘‘(iv) the alien is not inadmissible

8 under paragraph (2) or (3) of section

9 212(a), is not deportable under paragraphs

10 (1)(G) or (2) through (4) of section 237(a)

11 (except in a case described in section

12 237(a)(7) where the Attorney General ex13 ercises discretion to grant a waiver), and

14 has not been convicted of an aggravated

15 felony; and

16 ‘‘(v) the removal would result in ex17 treme hardship to the alien, the alien’s

18 child, or the alien’s parent.

19 ‘‘(B) PHYSICAL PRESENCE.—Notwith20 standing subsection (d)(2), for purposes of sub21 paragraph (A)(i)(II) or for purposes of section

22 244(a)(3) (as in effect before the title III–A ef23 fective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immi24 gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

25 Act of 1996), an alien shall not be considered
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1 to have failed to maintain continuous physical

2 presence by reason of an absence if the alien

3 demonstrates a connection between the absence

4 and the battering or extreme cruelty per5 petrated against the alien. No absence or por6 tion of an absence connected to the battering or

7 extreme cruelty shall count toward the 90-day

8 or 180-day limits established in subsection

9 (d)(2). If any absence or aggregate absences ex10 ceed 180 days, the absences or portions of the

11 absences will not be considered to break the pe12 riod of continuous presence. Any such period of

13 time excluded from the 180-day limit shall be

14 excluded in computing the time during which

15 the alien has been physically present for pur16 poses of the 3-year requirement set forth in sec17 tion 240A(b)(2)(B) and section 244(a)(3) (as in

18 effect before the title III–A effective date in

19 section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform

20 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996).

21 ‘‘(C) GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.—Notwith22 standing section 101(f), an act or conviction

23 that would be waivable with respect to the alien

24 for purposes of a determination of the alien’s

25 admissibility under section 212(a) or is
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1 waivable with respect to the alien for purposes

2 of the alien’s deportability under section 237(a)

3 shall not bar the Attorney General from finding

4 the alien to be of good moral character under

5 subparagraph (A)(i)(III) or section 244(a)(3)

6 (as in effect before the title III–A effective date

7 in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Re8 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of

9 1996), if the Attorney General finds that the

10 act or conviction was connected to the alien’s

11 having been battered or subjected to extreme

12 cruelty and determines that a waiver would be

13 or is otherwise warranted.

14 ‘‘(D) CREDIBLE EVIDENCE CONSID15 ERED.—In acting on applications under this

16 paragraph, the Attorney General shall consider

17 any credible evidence relevant to the applica18 tion. The determination of what evidence is

19 credible and the weight to be given that evi20 dence shall be within the sole discretion of the

21 Attorney General.’’.

22 (b) CHILDREN OF BATTERED ALIENS AND PARENTS

23 OF BATTERED ALIEN CHILDREN.—Section 240A(b) of

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b))

25 is amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(4) CHILDREN OF BATTERED ALIENS AND

2 PARENTS OF BATTERED ALIEN CHILDREN.—

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

4 shall grant parole under section 212(d)(5) to

5 any alien who is a—

6 ‘‘(i) child of an alien granted relief

7 under section 240A(b)(2) or 244(a)(3) (as

8 in effect before the title III–A effective

9 date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigra10 tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

11 Act of 1996); or

12 ‘‘(ii) parent of a child alien granted

13 relief under section 240A(b)(2) or

14 244(a)(3) (as in effect before the title III–

15 A effective date in section 309 of the Ille16 gal Immigration Reform and Immigrant

17 Responsibility Act of 1996).

18 ‘‘(B) DURATION OF PAROLE.—The grant

19 of parole shall extend from the time of the

20 grant of relief under section 240A(b)(2) or sec21 tion 244(a)(3) (as in effect before the title III–

22 A effective date in section 309 of the Illegal Im23 migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

24 Act of 1996) to the time the application for ad25 justment of status filed by aliens covered under
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1 this paragraph has been finally adjudicated. Ap2 plications for adjustment of status filed by

3 aliens covered under this paragraph shall be

4 treated as if they were applications filed under

5 section 204(a)(1) (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or

6 (B)(iii) for purposes of section 245 (a) and (c).

7 Failure by the alien granted relief under section

8 240A(b)(2) or section 244(a)(3) (as in effect

9 before the title III–A effective date in section

10 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im11 migrant Responsibility Act of 1996) to exercise

12 due diligence in filing a visa petition on behalf

13 of an alien described in clause (i) or (ii) may

14 result in revocation of parole.’’.

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any individual who becomes

16 eligible for relief by reason of the enactment of the amend17 ments made by subsections (a) and (b), shall be eligible

18 to file a motion to reopen pursuant to section

19 240(c)(6)(C)(iv). The amendments made by subsections

20 (a) and (b) shall take effect as if included in the enactment

21 of section 304 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im22 migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208;

23 110 Stat. 587). Such portions of the amendments made

24 by subsection (b) that relate to section 244(a)(3) (as in

25 effect before the title III–A effective date in section 309
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1 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon2 sibility Act of 1996) shall take effect as if included in sub3 title G of title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law

4 Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.

5 1953 et seq.).

6 SEC. 505. OFFERING EQUAL ACCESS TO IMMIGRATION PRO7 TECTIONS OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST

8 WOMEN ACT OF 1994 FOR ALL QUALIFIED

9 BATTERED IMMIGRANT SELF-PETITIONERS.

10 (a) ELIMINATING CONNECTION BETWEEN BATTERY

11 AND UNLAWFUL ENTRY.—Section 212(a)(6)(A)(ii) of the

12 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

13 1182(a)(6)(A)(ii)) is amended—

14 (1) by striking subclause (I) and inserting the

15 following:

16 ‘‘(I) the alien qualifies for classi17 fication under subparagraph (A)(iii),

18 (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section

19 204(a)(i); and’’;

20 (2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and

21 inserting a period; and

22 (3) by striking subclause (III).

23 (b) ELIMINATING CONNECTION BETWEEN BATTERY

24 AND VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF AN IMMIGRANT

25 VISA.—Section 212(a)(9)(B)(iii)(IV) of the Immigration
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1 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(iii)(IV)) is

2 amended by striking ‘‘who would be described in para3 graph (6)(A)(ii)’’ and all that follows before the period

4 and inserting ‘‘who is described in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)’’.

5 (c) BATTERED IMMIGRANT WAIVER.—Section

6 212(a)(9)(C)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

7 (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(C)(ii)) is amended by adding at the

8 end the following: ‘‘The Attorney General in the Attorney

9 General’s discretion may waive the provisions of section

10 212(a)(9)(C)(i) in the case of an alien to whom the Attor11 ney General has granted classification under clause (iii),

12 (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 204(a)(1)(A), or classification

13 under clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(B), in

14 any case in which there is a connection between—

15 ‘‘(1) the aliens having been battered or sub16 jected to extreme cruelty; and

17 ‘‘(2) the alien’s—

18 ‘‘(A) removal;

19 ‘‘(B) departure from the United States;

20 ‘‘(C) reentry or reentries into the United

21 States; or

22 ‘‘(D) attempted reentry into the United

23 States.

24 (d) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM WAIVER.—
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1 (1) WAIVER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO2 LENCE.—Section 237(a) of the Immigration and Na3 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended by in4 serting at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(7) WAIVER FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO6 LENCE.—

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

8 is not limited by the criminal court record and

9 may waive the application of paragraph

10 (2)(E)(i) (with respect to crimes of domestic vi11 olence and crimes of stalking) and (ii) in the

12 case of an alien who has been battered or sub13 jected to extreme cruelty and who is not and

14 was not the primary perpetrator of violence in

15 the relationship—

16 ‘‘(i) upon a determination that—

17 ‘‘(I) the alien was acting is self18 defense;

19 ‘‘(II) the alien was found to have

20 violated a protection order intended to

21 protect the alien; or

22 ‘‘(III) the alien committed, was

23 arrested for, was convicted of, or pled

24 guilty to committing a crime—
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1 ‘‘(aa) that did not result in

2 serious bodily injury; and

3 ‘‘(bb) where there was a

4 connection between the crime and

5 the alien’s having been battered

6 or subjected to extreme cruelty.

7 ‘‘(B) CREDIBLE EVIDENCE CONSIDERED.—

8 In acting on applications under this paragraph,

9 the Attorney General shall consider any credible

10 evidence relevant to the application. The deter11 mination of what evidence is credible and the

12 weight to be given that evidence shall be within

13 the sole discretion of the Attorney General.’’.

14 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

15 240A(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality

16 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)(C)) is amended by insert17 ing ‘‘(except in a case described in section 237(a)(7)

18 where the Attorney General exercises discretion to

19 grant a waiver)’’ after ‘‘237(a)(3)’’.

20 (e) MISREPRESENTATION WAIVERS FOR BATTERED

21 SPOUSES OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND LAWFUL

22 PERMANENT RESIDENTS.—

23 (1) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY.—Section

24 212(i)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8

25 U.S.C. 1182(i)(1)) is amended by inserting before
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1 the period at the end the following: ‘‘or, in the case

2 of an alien granted classification under clause (iii) or

3 (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii) or (iii) of

4 section 204(a)(1)(B), or who would otherwise qualify

5 for relief under section 240A(b)(2) or under section

6 244(a)(3) (as in effect before the title III–A effective

7 date in section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Re8 form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996),

9 the alien demonstrates extreme hardship to the alien

10 or the alien’s United States citizen, lawful perma11 nent resident, or qualified alien parent or child’’.

12 (2) WAIVER OF DEPORTABILITY.—Section

13 237(a)(1)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality

14 Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(H)) is amended—

15 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after

16 ‘‘(i)’’;

17 (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as sub18 clause (II); and

19 (C) by adding after clause (i) the following:

20 ‘‘(ii) is an alien who qualifies for clas21 sification under clause (iii) or (iv) of sec22 tion 204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii) or (iii) of

23 section 204(a)(1)(B), or who qualifies for

24 relief under section 240A(b)(2) or under

25 section 244(a)(3) (as in effect before the
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1 title III–A effective date in section 309 of

2 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi3 grant Responsibility Act of 1996).’’.

4 (f) BATTERED IMMIGRANT WAIVER.—Section

5 212(g)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8

6 U.S.C. 1182(g)(1)) is amended—

7 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at

8 the end;

9 (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the

10 end; and

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol12 lowing:

13 ‘‘(C) qualifies for classification under

14 clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or

15 classification under clause (ii) or (iii) of section

16 204(a)(1)(B), relief under section 240A(b)(2),

17 or relief under section 244(a)(3) (as in effect

18 before the title III–A effective date in section

19 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im20 migrant Responsibility Act of 1996);’’.

21 (g) WAIVERS FOR VAWA ELIGIBLE BATTERED IM22 MIGRANTS.—Section 212(h)(1) of the Immigration and

23 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(h)(1)) is amended—

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

25 inserting ‘‘or’’;
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following:

2 ‘‘(C) the alien qualifies for classification

3 under clause (iii) or (iv) of section

4 204(a)(1)(A), classification under clause (ii) or

5 (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B), relief under sec6 tion 240A(b)(2) or relief under section

7 244(a)(3) (as in effect before the title III–A ef8 fective date in section 309 of the Illegal Immi9 gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

10 Act of 1996); and’’.

11 (h) PUBLIC CHARGE.—Section 212 of the Immigra12 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by

13 adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(p) In determining whether an alien described in

15 subsection (a)(4)(C)(i) is inadmissible under subsection

16 (a)(4) or ineligible to receive an immigrant visa or other17 wise to adjust to the status of permanent resident by rea18 son of subsection (a)(4), the consular officer or the Attor19 ney General shall not consider any benefits the alien may

20 have received that were authorized under section 501 of

21 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi22 bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)).’’.

23 (i) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date

24 of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub25 mit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
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1 Senate and the House of Representatives covering, with

2 respect to the fiscal year 1997 and each fiscal year

3 thereafter—

4 (1) the policy and procedures of the Immigra5 tion and Naturalization Service under which an alien

6 who has been battered or subjected to extreme cru7 elty who is eligible for suspension of deportation or

8 cancellation of removal can request to be placed, and

9 be placed, in deportation or removal proceedings so

10 that such alien may apply for suspension of deporta11 tion or cancellation of removal;

12 (2) the number of requests filed at each district

13 office under this policy;

14 (3) the number of these requests granted re15 ported separately for each district; and

16 (4) the average length of time at each Immigra17 tion and Naturalization office between the date that

18 an alien who has been subject to battering or ex19 treme cruelty eligible for suspension of deportation

20 or cancellation of removal requests to be placed in

21 deportation or removal proceedings and the date

22 that the immigrant appears before an immigration

23 judge to file an application for suspension of depor24 tation or cancellation of removal.
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1 SEC. 506. RESTORING IMMIGRATION PROTECTIONS UNDER

2 THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF

3 1994.

4 (a) REMOVING BARRIERS TO ADJUSTMENT OF STA5 TUS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—

6 (1) IMMIGRATION AMENDMENTS.—Section 245

7 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

8 1255) is amended—

9 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or the

10 status of any other alien having an approved

11 petition for classification under subparagraph

12 (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section

13 204(a)(1) or’’ after ‘‘into the United States.’’;

14 and

15 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Sub16 section (a) shall not be applicable to’’ and in17 serting the following: ‘‘Other than an alien hav18 ing an approved petition for classification under

19 subparagraph (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (A)(v), (A)(vi),

20 (B)(ii), (B)(iii), or B(iv) of section 204(a)(1),

21 subsection (a) shall not be applicable to’’.

22 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

23 by paragraph (1) shall apply to applications for ad24 justment of status pending on or made on or after

25 January 14, 1998.
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1 (b) REMOVING BARRIERS TO CANCELLATION OF RE2 MOVAL AND SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION FOR VICTIMS

3 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—

4 (1) NOT TREATING SERVICE OF NOTICE AS

5 TERMINATING CONTINUOUS PERIOD.—Section

6 240A(d)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

7 (8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)(1)) is amended by striking

8 ‘‘when the alien is served a notice to appear under

9 section 239(a) or’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) except in the

10 case of an alien who applies for cancellation of re11 moval under subsection (b)(2) when the alien is

12 served a notice to appear under section 239(a), or

13 (B)’’.

14 (2) EXEMPTION FROM ANNUAL LIMITATION ON

15 CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL FOR BATTERED

16 SPOUSE OR CHILD.—Section 240A(e)(3) of the Im17 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

18 1229b(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the

19 following:

20 ‘‘(C) Aliens in removal proceedings who

21 applied for cancellation of removal under sub22 section (b)(2).’’.

23 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

24 by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect as if in25 cluded in the enactment of section 304 of the Illegal
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1 Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility

2 Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 587).

3 (4) MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TRANSITION

4 RULES FOR BATTERED SPOUSE OR CHILD.—Section

5 309(c)(5)(C) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and

6 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.

7 1101 note) is amended—

8 (A) by striking the subparagraph heading

9 and inserting the following:

10 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN ALIENS

11 GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTION FROM DE12 PORTATION AND FOR BATTERED SPOUSES AND

13 CHILDREN.—’’; and

14 (B) in clause (i)—

15 (i) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘or’’

16 at the end;

17 (ii) in subclause (V), by striking the

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

19 (iii) by adding at the end the fol20 lowing:

21 ‘‘(VI) is an alien who was issued

22 an order to show cause or was in de23 portation proceedings before April 1,

24 1997, and who applied for suspension

25 of deportation under section 244(a)(3)
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1 of the Immigration and Nationality

2 Act (as in effect before the date of the

3 enactment of this Act).’’.

4 (5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

5 by paragraph (4) shall take effect as if included in

6 the enactment of section 309 of the Illegal Immigra7 tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of

8 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note).

9 (c) ELIMINATING TIME LIMITATIONS ON MOTIONS

10 TO REOPEN REMOVAL AND DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS

11 FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—

12 (1) REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(c)(6)(C) of

14 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

15 1229a(c)(6)(C)) is amended by adding at the

16 end the following:

17 ‘‘(iv) SPECIAL RULE FOR BATTERED

18 SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—There is no

19 time limit on the filing of a motion to re20 open, and the deadline specified in sub21 section (b)(5)(C) for filing such a motion

22 does not apply—

23 ‘‘(I) if the basis for the motion is

24 to apply for relief under clause (iii) or

25 (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A), clause
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1 (ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B), or

2 section 240A(b)(2); and

3 ‘‘(II) if the motion is accom4 panied by a cancellation of removal

5 application to be filed with the Attor6 ney General or by a copy of the self7 petition that has been or will be filed

8 with the Immigration and Naturaliza9 tion Service upon the granting of the

10 motion to reopen.’’.

11 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment

12 made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect as

13 if included in the enactment of section 304 of

14 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant

15 Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1229–

16 1229c).

17 (2) DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS.—

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any

19 limitation imposed by law on motions to reopen

20 or rescind deportation proceedings under the

21 Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect

22 before the title III–A effective date in section

23 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im24 migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C.

25 1101 note)), there is no time limit on the filing
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1 of a motion to reopen such proceedings, and the

2 deadline specified in section 242B(c)(3) of the

3 Immigration and Nationality Act (as so in ef4 fect) (8 U.S.C. 1252b(c)(3)) does not apply—

5 (i) if the basis of the motion is to

6 apply for relief under clause (iii) or (iv) of

7 section 204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration

8 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

9 1154(a)(1)(A)), clause (ii) or (iii) of sec10 tion 204(a)(1)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C.

11 1154(a)(1)(B)), or section 244(a)(3) of

12 such Act (as so in effect) (8 U.S.C.

13 1254(a)(3)); and

14 (ii) if the motion is accompanied by a

15 suspension of deportation application to be

16 filed with the Attorney General or by a

17 copy of the self-petition that will be filed

18 with the Immigration and Naturalization

19 Service upon the granting of the motion to

20 reopen.

21 (B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A)

22 shall apply to motions filed by aliens who—

23 (i) are, or were, in deportation pro24 ceedings under the Immigration and Na25 tionality Act (as in effect before the title
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1 III–A effective date in section 309 of the

2 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant

3 Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1101

4 note)); and

5 (ii) have become eligible to apply for

6 relief under clause (iii) or (iv) of section

7 204(a)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Na8 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(A)),

9 clause (ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B)

10 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(B)), or

11 section 244(a)(3) of such Act (as in effect

12 before the title III–A effective date in sec13 tion 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform

14 and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

15 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note)) as a result of the

16 amendments made by—

17 (I) subtitle G of title IV of the

18 Violent Crime Control and Law En19 forcement Act of 1994 (Public Law

20 103–322; 108 Stat. 1953 et seq.); or

21 (II) this title.
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1 SEC. 507. REMEDYING PROBLEMS WITH IMPLEMENTATION

2 OF THE IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS OF THE

3 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994.

4 (a) EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ABUSERS’ CITIZENSHIP

5 STATUS ON SELF-PETITION.—

6 (1) RECLASSIFICATION.—Section 204(a)(1)(A)

7 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

8 1154(a)(1)(A)) (as amended by section 503(b)(3) of

9 this title) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing:

11 ‘‘(vi) For the purposes of any petition filed under

12 clause (iii) or (iv), the denaturalization, loss or renunci13 ation of citizenship, death of the abuser, divorce, or

14 changes to the abuser’s citizenship status after filing of

15 the petition shall not adversely affect the approval of the

16 petition, and for approved petitions shall not preclude the

17 classification of the eligible self-petitioning spouse or child

18 as an immediate relative or affect the alien’s ability to ad19 just status under subsections (a) and (c) of section 245

20 or obtain status as a lawful permanent resident based on

21 the approved self-petition under such clauses.’’.

22 (2) LOSS OF STATUS.—Section 204(a)(1)(B) of

23 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.

24 1154(a)(1)(B)) (as amended by section 503(c)(4) of

25 this title) is amended by adding at the end the fol26 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(v)(I) For the purposes of any petition filed or ap2 proved under clause (ii) or (iii), divorce, or the loss of law3 ful permanent resident status by a spouse or parent after

4 the filing of a petition under that clause shall not ad5 versely affect approval of the petition, and, for an ap6 proved petition, shall not affect the alien’s ability to adjust

7 status under subsections (a) and (c) of section 245 or ob8 tain status as a lawful permanent resident based on an

9 approved self-petition under clause (ii) or (iii).

10 ‘‘(II) Upon the lawful permanent resident spouse or

11 parent becoming or establishing the existence of United

12 States citizenship through naturalization, acquisition of

13 citizenship, or other means, any petition filed with the Im14 migration and Naturalization Service and pending or ap15 proved under clause (ii) or (iii) on behalf of an alien who

16 has been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty shall be

17 deemed reclassified as a petition filed under subparagraph

18 (A) even if the acquisition of citizenship occurs after di19 vorce or termination of parental rights.’’.

20 (3) DEFINITION OF IMMEDIATE RELATIVES.—

21 Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Na22 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended

23 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes

24 of this clause, an alien who has filed a petition

25 under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) of
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1 this Act remains an immediate relative in the event

2 that the United States citizen spouse or parent loses

3 United States citizenship on account of the abuse.’’.

4 (b) ALLOWING REMARRIAGE OF BATTERED IMMI5 GRANTS.—Section 204(h) of the Immigration and Nation6 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(h)) is amended by adding at the

7 end the following: ‘‘Remarriage of an alien whose petition

8 was approved under section 204(a)(1)(B)(ii) or

9 204(a)(1)(A)(iii) or marriage of an alien described in sec10 tion 204(a)(1)(A) (iv) or (vi) or 204(a)(1)(B)(iii) shall not

11 be the basis for revocation of a petition approval under

12 section 205.’’.

13 SEC. 508. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO QUALIFIED ALIEN

14 DEFINITION FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANTS.

15 Section 431(c)(1)(B)(iii) of the Personal Responsi16 bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

17 (8 U.S.C. 1641(c)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended to read as fol18 lows:

19 ‘‘(iii) suspension of deportation under

20 section 244(a)(3) of the Immigration and

21 Nationality Act (as in effect before the

22 title III–A effective date in section 309 of

23 the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi24 grant Responsibility Act of 1996).’’.
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1 SEC. 509. ACCESS TO CUBAN ADJUSTMENT ACT FOR BAT2 TERED IMMIGRANT SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The last sentence of the first sec4 tion of Public Law 89–732 (November 2, 1966; 8 U.S.C.

5 1255 note) is amended by striking the period at the end

6 and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that such spouse or

7 child who has been battered or subjected to extreme cru8 elty may adjust to permanent resident status under this

9 Act without demonstrating that he or she is residing with

10 the Cuban spouse or parent in the United States. In act11 ing on applications under this section with respect to

12 spouses or children who have been battered or subjected

13 to extreme cruelty, the Attorney General shall apply the

14 provisions of section 204(a)(1)(H).’’.

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by

16 subsection (a) shall be effective as if included in subtitle

17 G of title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En18 forcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat.

19 1953 et seq.).

20 SEC. 510. ACCESS TO THE NICARAGUAN ADJUSTMENT AND

21 CENTRAL AMERICAN RELIEF ACT FOR BAT22 TERED SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.

23 Section 309(c)(5)(C) of the Illegal Immigration and

24 Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (divi25 sion C of Public Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is

26 amended—
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1 (1) in clause (i)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘Subject to clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), for

4 purposes’’;

5 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub6 clause (IV);

7 (C) by striking the period at the end of

8 subclause (V) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and

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

10 ‘‘(VI) is at the time of filing of

11 an application under subclause (I),

12 (II), (V), or (VI) the spouse or child

13 of an individual described in subclause

14 (I), (II), or (V) and the spouse, child,

15 or child of the spouse has been bat16 tered or subjected to extreme cruelty

17 by the individual described in sub18 clause (I), (II), or (V).’’; and

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

20 ‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATION OF PETI21 TIONS.—In acting on a petition filed under

22 subclause (VI) or (VII) of clause (i) the

23 provisions set forth in section

24 204(a)(1)(H) shall apply.
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1 ‘‘(iv) RESIDENCE WITH SPOUSE OR

2 PARENT NOT REQUIRED.—For purposes of

3 the application of subclauses (VI) and

4 (VII) of clause (i), a spouse or child shall

5 not be required to demonstrate that he or

6 she is residing with the spouse or parent in

7 the United States.’’.

8 SEC. 511. ACCESS TO THE HAITIAN REFUGEE FAIRNESS

9 ACT OF 1998 FOR BATTERED SPOUSES AND

10 CHILDREN.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 902(d)(1)(B) of the Hai12 tian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (division

13 A of section 101(h) of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat.

14 2681–538) is amended to read as follows:

15 ‘‘(B)(i) the alien is the spouse or child of

16 an alien whose status is adjusted to that of an

17 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence

18 under subsection (a);

19 ‘‘(ii) at the time of filing or the application

20 for adjustment under subsection (a) of this sub21 section the alien is the spouse or child of an

22 alien whose status is adjusted to that of an

23 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence

24 under subsection (a) and the spouse, child, or

25 child of the spouse has been battered or sub-
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1 jected to extreme cruelty by the individual de2 scribed in subsection (a); and

3 ‘‘(iii) in acting on applications under this

4 section with respect to spouses or children who

5 have been battered or subjected to extreme cru6 elty, the Attorney General shall apply the provi7 sions of section 204(a)(1)(H).’’.

8 (b) RESIDENCE WITH SPOUSE OR PARENT NOT RE9 QUIRED.—Section 902(d) of such Act is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The status’’

11 and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3),

12 the status’’; and

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

14 ‘‘(3) RESIDENCE WITH SPOUSE OR PARENT NOT

15 REQUIRED.—A spouse, or child may adjust to per16 manent resident status under paragraph (1) without

17 demonstrating that he or she is residing with the

18 spouse or parent in the United States.’’.

19 SEC. 512. ACCESS TO SERVICES AND LEGAL REPRESENTA20 TION FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANTS.

21 (a) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTION

22 GRANTS.—Section 2001(b) of part T of title I of the Om23 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

24 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, immigra2 tion and asylum officers, immigration judges,’’ after

3 ‘‘law enforcement officers’’;

4 (2) in paragraph (8) (as amended by section

5 209(c) of this Act), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

6 (3) in paragraph (9) (as added by section

7 209(c) of this Act), by striking the period at the end

8 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

10 ‘‘(10) providing assistance to victims of domes11 tic violence and sexual assault in immigration mat12 ters.’’.

13 (b) GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARRESTS.—Section

14 2101(b)(5) of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con15 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.

16 3796hh(b)(5)) is amended by inserting before the period

17 the following: ‘‘, including strengthening assistance to do18 mestic violence victims in immigration matters’’.

19 (c) RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE

20 ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—Section 40295(a)(2) of the

21 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

22 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1953; 42 U.S.C.

23 13971(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(2) to provide treatment, counseling, and as2 sistance to victims of domestic violence and child

3 abuse, including in immigration matters; and’’.

4 (d) CAMPUS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GRANTS.—Section

5 826(b)(5) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998

6 (Public Law 105–244; 20 U.S.C. 1152) is amended by in7 serting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, in8 cluding assistance to victims in immigration matters’’.

9 TITLE VI—EXTENSION OF VIO10 LENT CRIME REDUCTION

11 TRUST FUND

12 SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION

13 TRUST FUND.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310001(b) of the Violent

15 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42

16 U.S.C. 14211) is amended by striking paragraphs (1)

17 through (5) and inserting the following:

18 ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2001, $6,025,000,000;

19 ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2002, $6,169,000,000;

20 ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2003, $6,316,000,000;

21 ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2004, $6,458,000,000; and

22 ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2005, $6,616,000,000.’’.

23 (b) DISCRETIONARY LIMITS.—Title XXXI of the Vio24 lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
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1 U.S.C. 14211 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec2 tion 310001 the following:

3 ‘‘SEC. 310002. DISCRETIONARY LIMITS.

4 ‘‘For the purposes of allocations made for the discre5 tionary category under section 302(a) of the Congressional

6 Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)), the term ‘discre7 tionary spending limit’ means—

8 ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2001—

9 ‘‘(A) for the discretionary category,

10 amounts of budget authority and outlays nec11 essary to adjust the discretionary spending lim12 its to reflect the changes in subparagraph (B)

13 as determined by the Chairman of the Com14 mittee on the Budget of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Chairman of the Com16 mittee on the Budget of the Senate; and

17 ‘‘(B) for the violent crime reduction cat18 egory, $6,025,000,000 in new budget authority

19 and $5,718,000,000 in outlays;

20 ‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2002—

21 ‘‘(A) for the discretionary category,

22 amounts of budget authority and outlays nec23 essary to adjust the discretionary spending lim24 its to reflect the changes in subparagraph (B)

25 as determined by the Chairman of the Com-
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1 mittee on the Budget of the House of Rep2 resentatives and the Chairman of the Com3 mittee on the Budget of the Senate; and

4 ‘‘(B) for the violent crime reduction cat5 egory, $6,169,000,000 in new budget authority

6 and $6,020,000,000 in outlays;

7 ‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2003—

8 ‘‘(A) for the discretionary category,

9 amounts of budget authority and outlays nec10 essary to adjust the discretionary spending lim11 its to reflect the changes in subparagraph (B)

12 as determined by the Chairman of the Com13 mittee on the Budget of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Chairman of the Com15 mittee on the Budget of the Senate; and

16 ‘‘(B) for the violent crime reduction cat17 egory, $6,316,000,000 in new budget authority

18 and $6,161,000,000 in outlays;

19 ‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2004—

20 ‘‘(A) for the discretionary category,

21 amounts of budget authority and outlays nec22 essary to adjust the discretionary spending lim23 its to reflect the changes in subparagraph (B)

24 as determined by the Chairman of the Com25 mittee on the Budget of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives and the Chairman of the Com2 mittee on the Budget of the Senate; and

3 ‘‘(B) for the violent crime reduction cat4 egory, $6,459,000,000 in new budget authority

5 and $6,303,000,000 in outlays; and

6 ‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2005—

7 ‘‘(A) for the discretionary category,

8 amounts of budget authority and outlays nec9 essary to adjust the discretionary spending lim10 its to reflect the changes in subparagraph (B)

11 as determined by the Chairman of the Com12 mittee on the Budget of the House of Rep13 resentatives and the Chairman of the Com14 mittee on the Budget of the Senate; and

15 ‘‘(B) for the violent crime reduction cat16 egory, $6,616,000 in new budget authority and

17 $6,452,000,000 in outlays;

18 as adjusted in accordance with section 251(b) of the

19 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control

20 Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)) and section 314 of

21 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.’’.
Calendar No. 676

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2787

A BILL

To reauthorize the Federal programs to prevent

violence against women, and for other purposes.

JULY 12, 2000

Reported without amendment