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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1585 

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

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2019 

Ms. BASS (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 

to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways 

and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, and Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 

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

the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 

and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Universal definitions and grant conditions. 


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TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC 

VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 

Sec. 101. STOP grants. 

Sec. 102. Grants to improve the criminal justice response. 

Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 

Sec. 104. Grants to support families in the justice system. 

Sec. 105. Outreach and services to underserved populations grants. 

Sec. 106. Criminal provisions. 

Sec. 107. Rape survivor child custody. 

TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS 

Sec. 201. Sexual Assault Services Program. 

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

child abuse enforcement assistance program. 

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

Sec. 204. Training and services to end abuse in later life. 

TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 

VICTIMS 

Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 

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

(CHOOSE) for children and youth. 

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

Sec. 304. Combat online predators. 

TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 

Sec. 401. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Sec. 402. Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) through Prevention 

grants. 

TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS 

RESPONSE 

Sec. 501. Grants to strengthen the healthcare systems response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS 

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

sexual assault, and stalking. 

Sec. 602. Ensuring compliance and implementation; prohibiting retaliation 

against victims. 

Sec. 603. Protecting the right to report crime from one’s home. 

Sec. 604. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

Sec. 605. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 

violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

Sec. 606. United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments. 

TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS 

Sec. 701. Findings. 

Sec. 702. National Resource Center on workplace responses to assist victims of 

domestic and sexual violence. 


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

other harassment and survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

Sec. 704. Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security access. 

Sec. 705. GAO Study. 

Sec. 706. Education and information programs for survivors. 

Sec. 707. Severability. 

TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES 

Sec. 801. Prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dating 

partners and persons subject to protection orders. 

Sec. 802. Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from possessing a firearm. 

TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 

Sec. 901. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 902. Authorizing funding for the tribal access program. 

Sec. 903. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, 

sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, and violence against 

law enforcement officers. 

TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 

Sec. 1001. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women. 

TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL 

CUSTODY 

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

Sec. 1102. Public health and safety of women. 

TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 

SAFETY 

Sec. 1201. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or 

attempted purchase of a firearm. 

Sec. 1202. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and tribal authorities. 

Sec. 1203. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys. 

TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT 

LOOPHOLE 

Sec. 1301. Short title. 

Sec. 1302. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of 

law. 

Sec. 1303. Incentives for States. 

Sec. 1304. Reports to Congress. 

Sec. 1305. Definition. 

TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 

Sec. 1401. National stalker and domestic violence reduction. 

Sec. 1402. Federal victim assistants reauthorization. 


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Sec. 1403. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners reauthorization. 

Sec. 1404. Sex offender management. 

Sec. 1405. Court-appointed special advocate program. 

Sec. 1406. Rape kit backlog. 

Sec. 1407. Sexual assault forensic exam program grants. 

1 SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 

2 Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 

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

4 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

7 grants authorized under this Act,’’; 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (34) 

9 through paragraph (45) as paragraphs (41) 

10 through (52); 

11 (C) by inserting after paragraph (33) the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(39) INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.—The term 

14 ‘internet enabled device’ means devices that have a 

15 connection the Internet, send and receive informa16 tion and data, and maybe accessed via mobile device 

17 technology, video technology, or computer tech18 nology, away from the location where the device is 

19 installed, and may include home automation sys20 tems, door locks, and thermostats. 

21 ‘‘(40) TECHNOLOGICAL ABUSE.—The term 

22 ‘technological abuse’ means behavior intended to 


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1 harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, 

2 impersonate, or monitor, except as otherwise per3 mitted by law, another person, that occurs using the 

4 Internet, internet enabled devices, social networking 

5 sites, computers, mobile devices, cellular telephones, 

6 apps, location tracking devices, instant messages, 

7 text messages, or other forms of technology. Techno8 logical abuse may include— 

9 ‘‘(A) unwanted, repeated telephone calls, 

10 text messages, instant messages, or social 

11 media posts; 

12 ‘‘(B) non-consensual accessing e-mail ac13 counts, texts or instant messaging accounts, so14 cial networking accounts, or cellular telephone 

15 logs; 

16 ‘‘(C) controlling or restricting a person’s 

17 ability to access technology with the intent to 

18 isolate them from support and social connec19 tion; 

20 ‘‘(D) using tracking devices or location 

21 tracking software for the purpose of monitoring 

22 or stalking another person’s location; 

23 ‘‘(E) impersonating a person (including 

24 through the use of spoofing technology in photo 

25 or video or the creation of accounts under a 


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1 false name) with the intent to deceive or cause 

2 harm; or 

3 ‘‘(F) sharing or urging or compelling the 

4 sharing of another person’s private information, 

5 photographs, or videos without their consent.’’; 

6 (D) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking 

7 ‘‘and probation’’ and inserting ‘‘probation, and 

8 vacatur or expungement’’; 

9 (E) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 

10 through (33) as paragraphs (18) through (38); 

11 (F) by striking paragraph (11) and insert12 ing the following: 

13 ‘‘(13) DIGITAL SERVICES.—The term ‘digital 

14 services’ means services, resources, information, sup15 port or referrals provided through electronic commu16 nications platforms and media, whether via mobile 

17 device technology, video technology, or computer 

18 technology, including utilizing the internet, as well 

19 as any other emerging communications technologies 

20 that are appropriate for the purposes of providing 

21 services, resources, information, support, or referrals 

22 for the benefit of victims of domestic violence, dating 

23 violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

24 ‘‘(14) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 

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1 olence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that 

2 is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or re3 strains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain 

4 economic resources to which they are entitled, in5 cluding using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to— 

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

7 assets, credit, or financial information; 

8 ‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco9 nomic resources, including money, assets, and 

10 credit, for one’s own advantage; or 

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

12 financial and economic behavior or decisions, 

13 including forcing default on joint or other fi14 nancial obligations, exploiting powers of attor15 ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing 

16 or neglecting to act in the best interests of a 

17 person to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 

18 ‘‘(15) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ 

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

20 Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act. The 

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

22 meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the 

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

24 ‘‘(16) FORCED MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 

25 marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both 


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

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

3 present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and 

4 a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, 

5 sexual assault or stalking. 

6 ‘‘(17) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has 

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

8 (G) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and 

9 (10) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; 

10 (H) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(10) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes13 tic violence’ means a pattern of behavior involving 

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

15 emotional, economic, or technological abuse or any 

16 other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solic17 ited to gain or maintain power and control over a 

18 victim, by a person who— 

19 ‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or dat20 ing partner of the victim, or other person simi21 larly situated to a spouse of the victim under 

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

24 ‘‘(B) is cohabitating with or has 

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1 ing partner, or other person similarly situated 

2 to a spouse of the victim under the family or 

3 domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction; 

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

5 victim; 

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

7 or nonpaid caregiver for, a victim aged 50 or 

8 older or an adult victim with disabilities; or 

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

10 victim who is protected from those acts under 

11 the family or domestic violence laws of the ju12 risdiction.’’; 

13 (I) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 

14 (7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 

15 (J) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘(7) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PER18 SONNEL.—The term ‘court-based personnel’ and 

19 ‘court-related personnel’ means persons working in 

20 the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic rela22 tions officers, administrators, mediators, cus23 tody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, 

24 negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, vic25 tim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial, 


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1 administrative, or any other professionals or 

2 personnel similarly involved in the legal process; 

3 ‘‘(B) court security personnel; 

4 ‘‘(C) personnel working in related, supple5 mentary offices or programs (such as child sup6 port enforcement); and 

7 ‘‘(D) any other court-based or community8 based personnel having responsibilities or au9 thority to address domestic violence, dating vio10 lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court 

11 system.’’; 

12 (K) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

13 through (4) as paragraphs (4) through (6) re14 spectively; 

15 (L) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE RESPONSE.—The 

18 term ‘alternative justice response’ means a process, 

19 whether court-ordered or community-based, that— 

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

21 the extent possible, those who have committed 

22 a specific offense and those who have been 

23 harmed as a result of the offense; 

24 ‘‘(B) has the goal of collectively seeking ac25 countability from the accused, and developing a 


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1 process whereby the accused will take responsi2 bility for his or her actions, and a plan for pro3 viding relief to those harmed, through allocu4 tion, restitution, community service, or other 

5 processes upon which the victim, the accused, 

6 the community, and the court (if court-ordered) 

7 can agree; 

8 ‘‘(C) is conducted in a framework that pro9 tects victim safety and supports victim auton10 omy; and 

11 ‘‘(D) provides that information disclosed 

12 during such process may not be used for any 

13 other law enforcement purpose, including im14 peachment or prosecution, without the express 

15 permission of all participants.’’; 

16 (M) by redesignating paragraph (1) as 

17 paragraph (2); and 

18 (N) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 

19 redesignated in subparagraph (O) of this para20 graph) the following: 

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

22 in later life’ means neglect, abandonment, domestic 

23 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

24 of an adult over the age of 50 by any person, or eco25 nomic abuse of that adult by a person in an ongoing, 


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1 relationship of trust with the victim. Self-neglect is 

2 not included in this definition.’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

6 (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); 

7 (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 

8 (E) the following: 

9 ‘‘(G) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI10 VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of 

11 the death of any victim whose confidentiality 

12 and privacy is required to be protected under 

13 this subsection, such requirement shall continue 

14 to apply, and the right to authorize release of 

15 any confidential or protected information is be 

16 vested in the next of kin, except that consent 

17 for release of the deceased victim’s information 

18 may not be given by a person who had per19 petrated abuse against the deceased victim.’’; 

20 (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

21 (D) through (E) as subparagraphs (E) 

22 through (F); and 

23 (iv) by inserting after subparagraph 

24 (C) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(D) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees 

2 and subgrantees may use telephone, internet, 

3 and other technologies to protect the privacy, 

4 location and help-seeking activities of victims 

5 using services. Such technologies may include— 

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

7 block caller ID or conceal IP addresses, in8 cluding instances in which victims use dig9 ital services; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in11 hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to 

12 use technology or social media to threaten, 

13 harass or harm the victim, the victim’s 

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

15 the program providing services to them.’’; 

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

17 ‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio18 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk19 ing’’ the following: ‘‘provided that the confiden20 tiality and privacy requirements of this title are 

21 maintained, and that personally identifying in22 formation about adult, youth, and child victims 

23 of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as24 sault and stalking is not requested or included 


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1 in any such collaboration or information-shar2 ing’’; 

3 (C) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 

4 the following: ‘‘However, such disbursing agen5 cies must ensure that the confidentiality and 

6 privacy requirements of this title are main7 tained in making such reports, and that person8 ally identifying information about adult, youth 

9 and child victims of domestic violence, dating 

10 violence, sexual assault and stalking is not re11 quested or included in any such reports.’’; 

12 (D) in paragraph (11), by adding at the 

13 end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence 

14 Against Women shall make all technical assist15 ance available as broadly as possible to any ap16 propriate grantees, subgrantees, potential 

17 grantees, or other entities without regard to 

18 whether the entity has received funding from 

19 the Office on Violence Against Women for a 

20 particular program or project.’’; 

21 (E) in paragraph (13)— 

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

23 after ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reau24 thorization Act of 2013’’ the following: 

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


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

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

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

4 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

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

6 (F) in paragraph (14), by inserting after 

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

8 marriage, or’’; and 

9 (G) in paragraph (16)(C)(i), by striking 

10 ‘‘$20,000 in Department funds, unless the Dep11 uty Attorney General’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000 

12 in Department funds, unless the Director or 

13 Principal Deputy Director of the Office on Vio14 lence Against Women, the Deputy Attorney 

15 General,’’. 

16 TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL 

17 TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMES18 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO19 LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 

20 AND STALKING 

21 SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 

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

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

24 10441 et seq.) is amended— 

25 (1) in section 2001(b)— 


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

2 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘includ3 ing implementation of the nondiscrimination re4 quirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the Vio5 lence Against Women Act of 1994’’; 

6 (B) in paragraph (9)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 

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

9 age or over and people with disabilities’’; 

10 and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled in12 dividuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; 

13 (C) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

14 at the end; 

15 (D) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe16 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (E) by inserting after paragraph (20), the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(21) developing and implementing laws, poli20 cies, procedures, or training to ensure the lawful re21 covery and storage of any dangerous weapon by the 

22 appropriate law enforcement agency from an adju23 dicated perpetrator of any offense of domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 

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1 where any Federal, State, tribal, or local court 

2 has— 

3 ‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain4 ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 

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

6 of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi7 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk8 ing; and 

9 ‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 

10 dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos11 sesses or has used in the commission of at least 

12 one of the aforementioned crimes. 

13 Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 

14 training under this section shall include the safest 

15 means of recovery of, and best practices for storage 

16 of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 

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

18 the individual is no longer prohibited from pos19 sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib20 al law, or posted local ordinances.’’; 

21 (2) in section 2007— 

22 (A) in subsection (d)— 

23 (i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 

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1 (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

2 the following: 

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

4 regarding protocols to strongly discourage compel5 ling victim testimony, described in section 2017; 

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

7 regarding civil rights under section 40002(b)(13) of 

8 the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 

9 Act of 1994;’’; 

10 (B) in subsection (i)— 

11 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be12 fore the semicolon at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘and the requirements under section 

14 40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and 

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

16 12291(b))’’; and 

17 (ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert18 ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual 

19 orientation, gender identity,’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(k) REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH NON22 DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If allegations of discrimina24 tion in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the 

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1 12291(b)(13)(A)) by a potential grantee under this 

2 part have been made to the Attorney General, the 

3 Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant 

4 under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a 

5 review of the compliance of the potential grantee 

6 with such section. 

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

8 than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio9 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 

10 the Attorney General shall by rule establish proce11 dures for such a review. 

12 ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the date 

13 that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio14 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 

15 the Attorney General shall report to the Committees 

16 on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of 

17 Representatives regarding compliance with section 

18 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act 

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

20 of grants under this part.’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 

23 VICTIM TESTIMONY. 

24 ‘‘In order to be eligible for a grant under this part, 

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1 or unit of local government shall certify that, not later 

2 than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

3 their laws, policies, or practices will include a detailed pro4 tocol to discourage the use of bench warrants, material 

5 witness warrants, perjury charges, or other means of com6 pelling victim-witness testimony in the investigation, pros7 ecution, trial, or sentencing of a crime related to the do8 mestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking 

9 of the victim.’’. 

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

11 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

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

13 by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 

14 through 2024’’. 

15 SEC. 102. GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE16 SPONSE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus 

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

19 10461) is amended— 

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

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(a) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose of 

23 this part is to assist States, State and local courts (includ24 ing juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, tribal 

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1 strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution 

2 strategies to combat violent crimes against women, and 

3 to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involv4 ing violent crimes against women.’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (b)— 

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

7 ‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account8 ability and homicide reduction’’; 

9 (B) in paragraph (8)— 

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

11 defined in section 102 of the Older Ameri12 cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002))’’ and 

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

14 and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis16 abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the 

17 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

18 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in the 

20 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

21 (42 U.S.C. 12102))’’; 

22 (C) in paragraph (19), by inserting before 

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

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1 fined in section 40002(a)(46) of the Violence 

2 Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(23) To develop and implement an alternative 

5 justice response (as such term is defined in section 

6 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

7 1994). 

8 ‘‘(24) To develop and implement policies, proce9 dures, protocols, laws, regulations, or training to en10 sure the lawful recovery and storage of any dan11 gerous weapon by the appropriate law enforcement 

12 agency from an adjudicated perpetrator of any of13 fense of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as14 sault, or stalking, and the return of such weapon 

15 when appropriate, where any Federal, State, tribal, 

16 or local court has— 

17 ‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain18 ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 

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

20 of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi21 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk22 ing; and 

23 ‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 

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1 sesses or has used in the commission of at least 

2 one of the aforementioned crimes. 

3 Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 

4 training under this section shall include the safest 

5 means of recovery of and best practices for storage 

6 of relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 

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

8 the persons are no longer prohibited from possessing 

9 such weapons under Federal, State, Tribal or munic10 ipal law.’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

13 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour14 age or mandate arrests of domestic vio15 lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage 

16 arrests of offenders’’; and 

17 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour18 age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 

19 offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 

20 of offenders’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 

22 the following: 

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1 clude a detailed protocol to strongly discourage 

2 the use of bench warrants, material witness 

3 warrants, perjury charges, or other means of 

4 compelling victim-witness testimony in the in5 vestigation, prosecution, trial, or sentencing of 

6 a crime related to the domestic violence, sexual 

7 assault, dating violence or stalking of the vic8 tim.’’. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

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

12 by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 

13 through 2024’’. 

14 SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 

15 Section 1201 of division B of the Victims of Traf16 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 

17 20121) is amended— 

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

19 to the victims’’ the following: ‘‘. When legal assist20 ance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a 

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

22 (2) in subsection (c)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 

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1 or for dependents when necessary for the safety 

2 of a victim’’; 

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

4 ‘‘stalking, and sexual assault’’ the following: ‘‘, 

5 or for dependents when necessary for the safety 

6 of a victim,’’ and 

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

8 ‘‘sexual assault, or stalking’’ the following: ‘‘, or 

9 for dependents when necessary for the safety of 

10 a victim,’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 

12 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

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

14 SYSTEM. 

15 Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf16 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 

17 12464) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

20 the end; 

21 (B) in paragraph (8)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in23 serting ‘‘improve’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

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1 (C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(9) develop and implement an alternative jus4 tice response (as such term is defined in section 

5 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

6 1994); and 

7 ‘‘(10) develop and implement laws, policies, pro8 cedures, or training to ensure the lawful recovery 

9 and storage of any dangerous weapon by the appro10 priate law enforcement agency from an adjudicated 

11 perpetrator of any offense of domestic violence, dat12 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and the re13 turn of such weapon when appropriate, where any 

14 Federal, State, tribal, or local court has— 

15 ‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain16 ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 

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

18 of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi19 olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk20 ing; and 

21 ‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 

22 dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos23 sesses or has used in the commission of at least 

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1 Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 

2 training under this section shall include the safest 

3 means of recovery of, and best practices for storage 

4 of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 

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

6 the individual is no longer prohibited from pos7 sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib8 al law, or posted local ordinances.’’; and 

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

10 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

11 SEC. 105. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 

12 POPULATIONS GRANTS. 

13 Section 120(h) of the Violence Against Women and 

14 Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

15 U.S.C. 20123(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 

16 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

17 SEC. 106. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 

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

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (d)(3)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘restraining order or in22 junction,’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘The prohibition under this paragraph applies 

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1 person residing within a State, territorial, or 

2 tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protection 

3 order was issued by that State, territory, or 

4 Tribe.’’; and 

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

6 following: ‘‘This applies to all Alaska tribes without 

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

8 Native village associated with the Tribe.’’. 

9 SEC. 107. RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY. 

10 Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 

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

12 ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 

13 2024’’. 

14 TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 

15 FOR VICTIMS 

16 SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 

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

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

19 is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 


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

2 SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 

3 ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE PRO4 GRAM. 

5 Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

6 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341) is amend7 ed— 

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

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

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

11 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

12 SEC. 203. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE 

13 AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 

14 Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf15 ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 

16 20122) is amended— 

17 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WOMEN’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘PEOPLE’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘individuals’’ 

20 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘people’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (b)— 

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

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

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

3 first responders’’; and 

4 (C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘pro5 viding advocacy and intervention services with6 in’’ and inserting ‘‘to enhance the capacity of’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘disabled indi8 viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’; and 

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

10 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

11 SEC. 204. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 

12 LATER LIFE. 

13 Section 40801 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

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

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

16 TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING’’; 

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

18 In this section—’’ and all that follows through para19 graph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting the fol20 lowing: ‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to 

21 eligible entities in accordance with the following:’’; 

22 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

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

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘, including domestic vio2 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 

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

4 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (i) in clause (i), by inserting after 

6 ‘‘elder abuse’’ the following: ‘‘and abuse in 

7 later life’’; 

8 (ii) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by insert9 ing after ‘‘victims of’’ the following: ‘‘elder 

10 abuse and’’; and 

11 (iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘advo12 cates, victim service providers, and courts 

13 to better serve victims of abuse in later 

14 life’’ and inserting ‘‘leaders, victim advo15 cates, victim service providers, courts, and 

16 first responders to better serve older vic17 tims’’; 

18 (C) in subparagraph (B)— 

19 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or other 

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

22 later life’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based 

23 organizations, or other professionals who 

24 may identify or respond to abuse in later 

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1 (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘victims of’’ the following: ‘‘elder abuse 

3 and’’; and 

4 (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sub5 paragraph (B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

6 (2)(B)’’; 

7 (5) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by para8 graph (3))— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘over 

10 50 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age 

11 or over’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘in 

13 later life’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age or 

14 over’’; and 

15 (6) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para16 graph (3)), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

18 TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC19 TION, AND JUSTICE FOR 

20 YOUNG VICTIMS 

21 SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT. 

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

23 U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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

2 the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or dig3 ital services (as such term is defined in section 

4 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

5 1994)’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual 

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

8 assault, and sexual harassment’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib10 al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (c)— 

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

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

14 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 

15 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’; 

16 and 

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

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

19 total amount made available under this sub20 section in each fiscal year shall be awarded in 

21 accordance with this paragraph.’’. 


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

2 SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR 

3 CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 

4 Section 41201 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

5 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf9 ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalking’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘Grants awarded under this section may be 

12 used to address sex trafficking or bullying as 

13 part of a comprehensive program focused pri14 marily on domestic violence, dating violence, 

15 sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) in the matter preceding subpara19 graph (A), by striking ‘‘target youth who 

20 are victims of domestic violence, dating vi21 olence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex 

22 trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘target youth, 

23 including youth in underserved populations 

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

2 ‘‘stalking, and sex trafficking’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘and stalking’’; 

4 (iii) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (I) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex 

6 trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk7 ing’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

9 (iv) in subparagraph (C)— 

10 (I) by striking ‘‘stalking, and sex 

11 trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk12 ing’’; and 

13 (II) by striking the period at the 

14 end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

15 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

16 (C) the following: 

17 ‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re18 porting policies and practices regarding peer-to19 peer dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk20 ing.’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf23 ficking’’ each place it appears and insert24 ing ‘‘or stalking’’; 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

2 ‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

4 ‘‘stalking, and sex trafficking’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘and stalking’’; and 

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

7 after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol8 lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved 

9 populations,’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘stalk12 ing, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk13 ing’’; and 

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

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

16 (A) or (B) of paragraph (1)’’; 

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

18 and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, in19 cluding training on working with youth in under20 served populations’’; and 

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

22 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in23 serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

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1 SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM2 PUSES. 

3 Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and De4 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

5 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the sec8 ond sentence; 

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

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(3) To provide prevention and education pro12 gramming about domestic violence, dating violence, 

13 sexual assault, and stalking, including technological 

14 abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is 

15 age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, deliv16 ered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, pro17 motes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social 

18 norm, and engages men and boys. Such program19 ming should be developed in partnership or collabo20 ratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual 

21 violence prevention and intervention.’’; 

22 (C) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and pro23 vide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi24 nate’’; 


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1 (D) in paragraph (10), by inserting after 

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

3 and 

4 (E) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(11) To train campus health centers on how to 

7 recognize and respond to domestic violence, dating 

8 violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including 

9 training health providers on how to provide universal 

10 education to all members of the campus community 

11 on the impacts of violence on health and unhealthy 

12 relationships and how providers can support ongoing 

13 outreach efforts.’’; 

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

15 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

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

19 students’’; and 

20 (B) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after 

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

22 identity,’’; and 

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1 serting ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

2 through 2024’’. 

3 SEC. 304. COMBAT ONLINE PREDATORS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 110A of title 18, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2261A 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children 

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

9 (b), if the victim of an offense under section 2261A is 

10 under the age of 18 years, the maximum term of imprison11 ment for the offense is 5 years greater than the maximum 

12 term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense 

13 in section 2261. 

14 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

15 a person who violates section 2261A if— 

16 ‘‘(1) the person is subject to a sentence under 

17 section 2261(b)(5); and 

18 ‘‘(2)(A) the person is under the age of 18 at 

19 the time the offense occurred; or 

20 ‘‘(B) the victim of the offense is not less than 

21 15 nor more than 17 years of age and not more 

22 than 3 years younger than the person who com23 mitted the offense at the time the offense oc24 curred.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States 

3 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

4 19 section 2261A the following new item: 

‘‘2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children.’’. 

5 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2261A of 

6 title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter 

7 following paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘section 2261(b) 

8 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2261(b) or section 

9 2262B, as the case may be’’. 

10 (d) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING EN11 FORCEMENT OF ANTI-STALKING LAWS.—Not later than 

12 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress, which 

14 shall— 

15 (1) include an evaluation of Federal, tribal, 

16 State, and local efforts to enforce laws relating to 

17 stalking; and 

18 (2) identify and describe those elements of such 

19 efforts that constitute the best practices for the en20 forcement of such laws. 


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1 TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 

2 REDUCTION PRACTICES 

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

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

7 U.S.C. 280b–4) is amended— 

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

9 against women’’ and inserting ‘‘violence against 

10 adults, youth,’’; and 

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

12 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

13 SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 

14 (SMART) THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 

15 Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act 

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

17 (1) in subsection (b)(1)— 

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

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

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

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

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1 (2) in subsection (d)(3)— 

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

3 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

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

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

8 underserved populations.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 

10 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in11 serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

12 through 2024’’; and 

13 (4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 

14 following: 

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

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

17 used for any set of purposes described in paragraph 

18 (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or for a project 

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


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1 TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 

2 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RE3 SPONSE 

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

6 DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 

7 STALKING. 

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

9 U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

12 the end; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(4) the development or enhancement and im17 plementation of training programs to improve the 

18 capacity of early childhood programs to address do19 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

20 stalking among families they serve.’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 

23 including labor and sex trafficking’’ after ‘‘vio24 lence and abuse’’; 

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

2 (ii) by striking ‘‘patients by increas3 ing’’ and all that follows through the semi4 colon and inserting the following: ‘‘patients 

5 by— 

6 ‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of 

7 existing health care professionals and 

8 public health staff to address domestic 

9 violence, dating violence, sexual as10 sault, and stalking; 

11 ‘‘(II) contracting with or hiring 

12 advocates for victims of domestic vio13 lence or sexual assault to provide such 

14 services; or 

15 ‘‘(III) providing funding to State 

16 domestic and sexual violence coalitions 

17 to improve the capacity of such coali18 tions to coordinate and support health 

19 advocates and other health system 

20 partnerships;’’; 

21 (C) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 

22 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

23 (D) in subparagraph (B)(iv) by striking 

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1 ministered through the Health Resources and 

2 Services Administration, Office of Women’s 

3 Health; and’’; and 

4 (E) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 

5 end the following: 

6 ‘‘(v) the development, implementation, 

7 dissemination, and evaluation of best prac8 tices, tools, and training materials for be9 havioral health professionals to identify 

10 and respond to domestic violence, sexual 

11 violence, stalking, and dating violence.’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 

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

14 AND ELDER ABUSE’’ and inserting the fol15 lowing: ‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER

16 LIFE’’; and 

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

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

19 later life’’; 

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

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

22 (5) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

23 at the end; 

24 (6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— 


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

2 ‘‘dental,’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘exams and certifications;’’; 

5 (7) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after 

6 clause (iv) the following: 

7 ‘‘(v) development of a State-level pilot 

8 program to— 

9 ‘‘(I) improve the response of sub10 stance use disorder treatment pro11 grams and systems to domestic vio12 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

13 and stalking; and 

14 ‘‘(II) improve the capacity of 

15 substance use disorder treatment pro16 grams and systems to serve survivors 

17 of domestic violence, dating violence, 

18 sexual assault, and stalking dealing 

19 with substance use disorder; or 

20 ‘‘(vi) development and utilization of 

21 existing technical assistance and training 

22 resources to improve the capacity of sub23 stance use disorder treatment programs to 

24 address domestic violence, dating violence, 


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1 sexual assault, and stalking among pa2 tients the programs serve.’’; 

3 (8) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘or behavioral health,’’ 

5 after ‘‘of health’’; 

6 (B) by inserting ‘‘behavioral’’ after ‘‘phys7 ical or’’; and 

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

9 care’’; 

10 (9) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘or health system’’ and in12 serting ‘‘behavioral health treatment system,’’; 

13 and 

14 (B) after ‘‘physical or’’ by striking ‘‘men15 tal’’ and inserting ‘‘behavioral’’; 

16 (10) in subsection (f) in the heading, by strik17 ing ‘‘RESEARCH AND EVALUATION’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND DATA COLLEC19 TION’’; 

20 (11) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘research 

21 and evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘research, evaluation, 

22 or data collection’’; 

23 (12) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting after 

24 ‘‘health care’’ the following: ‘‘or behavioral health’’; 

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1 (A) in the heading, by inserting after ‘‘RE2 SEARCH’’ the following: ‘‘AND DATA COLLEC3 TION’’; 

4 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

5 (A), by inserting ‘‘or data collection’’ before 

6 ‘‘authorized in paragraph (1)’’; 

7 (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

10 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

11 and 

12 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(E) research on the intersection of sub15 stance use disorder and domestic violence, dat16 ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking, in17 cluding the effect of coerced use and efforts by 

18 an abusive partner or other to interfere with 

19 substance use disorder treatment and recovery; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(F) improvement of data collection using 

22 existing Federal surveys by including questions 

23 about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

24 assault, or stalking and substance use disorder, 

25 coerced use, and mental or behavioral health.’’; 


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1 (14) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 

2 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; 

3 and 

4 (15) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘herein’’ and 

5 ‘‘provided for’’. 

6 TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR 

7 VICTIMS 

8 SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES9 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 

10 ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

11 Section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act 

12 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

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

16 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

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

18 before the semicolon at the end the fol19 lowing: ‘‘including the direct loan program 

20 under such section’’; 

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

22 ‘‘the program under subtitle A’’ and in23 serting ‘‘the programs under subtitles A 

24 through D’’; 

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1 (I) by inserting after ‘‘sections 

2 514, 515, 516, 533,’’ the following: 

3 ‘‘542,’’; and 

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

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

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

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

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

10 Housing Trust Fund as established under sec11 tion 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises 

12 Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 

13 (12 U.S.C. 4501); 

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

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

18 States Code (38 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 

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

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

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

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1 income veteran families in permanent housing 

2 under section 2044 of title 38, United States 

3 Code; and 

4 ‘‘(O) any other Federal housing programs 

5 providing affordable housing to low-income per6 sons by means of restricted rents or rental as7 sistance as identified by the appropriate agen8 cy.’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(4) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDER.—The term 

11 ‘covered housing provider’ refers to the individual or 

12 entity under a covered housing program that has re13 sponsibility for the administration or oversight of 

14 housing assisted under a covered housing program 

15 and includes public housing agencies, sponsors, own16 ers, mortgagors, managers, Continuums of Care, 

17 State and local governments or agencies thereof, and 

18 nonprofit or for-profit organizations or entities. 

19 ‘‘(5) CONTINUUM OF CARE.—The term ‘Con20 tinuum of Care’ means an entity receiving a grant 

21 under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento 

22 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(6) INTERNAL TRANSFER.—The term ‘internal 

24 transfer’ means a transfer to a unit of the same cov25 ered housing provider and under the same covered 


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1 housing program except for programs under McKin2 ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 

3 ‘‘(7) EXTERNAL TRANSFER.—The term ‘exter4 nal transfer’ means a transfer to a unit of a dif5 ferent covered housing provider under any covered 

6 housing program.’’; 

7 (2) in subsection (b)(3)— 

8 (A) in the heading, by inserting after 

9 ‘‘CRIMINAL ACTIVITY’’ the following: ‘‘AND FAM10 ILY BREAK-UP’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (A), to read as fol12 lows: 

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

14 AND OCCUPANCY RIGHTS PROHIBITED.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A tenant shall not 

16 be denied assistance, tenancy, or occu17 pancy rights to housing assisted under a 

18 covered housing program solely on the 

19 basis of criminal activity directly relating 

20 to domestic violence, dating violence, sex21 ual assault, or stalking that is engaged in 

22 by a member of the household of the ten23 ant or any guest or other person under the 

24 control of the tenant, if the tenant or an 

25 affiliated individual of the tenant is the 


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1 victim or threatened victim of such domes2 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

3 or stalking. 

4 ‘‘(ii) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN

5 BY PERPETRATOR OF ABUSE.—A tenant 

6 shall not be denied assistance, tenancy, or 

7 occupancy rights to housing assisted under 

8 a covered housing program solely on the 

9 basis of criminal activity, including drug10 related criminal activity (as such term is 

11 defined section 3(b)(9) of the United 

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

13 1437a(b)(9))), engaged in by the perpe14 trator of the domestic violence, dating vio15 lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

16 ‘‘(iii) REVIEW PRIOR TO DENIAL OF

17 ASSISTANCE.—Prior to denying assistance, 

18 tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing as19 sisted under a covered housing program to 

20 a tenant on the basis of criminal activity of 

21 the tenant, including drug-related criminal 

22 activity, the covered housing provider must 

23 conduct an individualized review of the to24 tality of the circumstances regarding the 

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1 victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 

2 sexual assault, or stalking. Such review 

3 shall include consideration of— 

4 ‘‘(I) the nature and severity of 

5 the criminal activity; 

6 ‘‘(II) the amount of time that 

7 has elapsed since the occurrence of 

8 the criminal activity; 

9 ‘‘(III) if the tenant engaged in 

10 more than one instance of criminal ac11 tivity, the frequency and duration of 

12 the criminal activity; 

13 ‘‘(IV) whether the criminal activ14 ity was related to a symptom of a dis15 ability, including a substance use dis16 order; 

17 ‘‘(V) whether the victim was co18 erced by the perpetrator of domestic 

19 violence, dating violence, sexual as20 sault, or stalking; 

21 ‘‘(VI) whether the victim has 

22 taken affirmative steps to reduce the 

23 likelihood that the criminal activity 

24 will recur; and 

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1 The covered housing program must provide 

2 the tenant with a written summary of its 

3 review and the tenant shall have the oppor4 tunity to invoke the covered housing pro5 gram’s grievance policy to dispute the find6 ings.’’; 

7 (C) in subparagraph (B)— 

8 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BI9 FURCATION’’ and inserting ‘‘FAMILY

10 BREAK-UP’’; 

11 (ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and 

12 (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii) respectively; 

13 (iii) by inserting before clause (ii) (as 

14 redesignated by clause (ii) of this subpara15 graph) the following: 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a family break17 up results from an occurrence of domestic 

18 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

19 stalking, and the perpetrator no longer re20 sides in the unit and was the sole tenant 

21 eligible to receive assistance under a cov22 ered housing program, the covered housing 

23 provider shall— 

24 ‘‘(I) provide any other tenant or 

25 resident the opportunity to establish 


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1 eligibility for the covered housing pro2 gram; or 

3 ‘‘(II) provide that tenant or resi4 dent with at least 180 days to remain 

5 in the unit under the same terms and 

6 conditions as the perpetrator and find 

7 new housing or establish eligibility for 

8 another covered housing program.’’; 

9 (iv) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by 

10 clause (ii) of this subparagraph)— 

11 (I) in the heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EVIC13 TION’’; and 

14 (II) by inserting after ‘‘a public 

15 housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘, par16 ticipating jurisdictions, Continuums of 

17 Care, grantees,’’; and 

18 (v) by striking clause (iii) (as redesig19 nated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph); 

20 (D) in subparagraph (C)— 

21 (i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

22 the end; 

23 (ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe24 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 


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1 (iii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(v) to limit any right, remedy, or 

4 procedure otherwise available under the Vi5 olence Against Women Reauthorization Act 

6 of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 119 Stat. 

7 2960) prior to the date of enactment of the 

8 Violence Against Women Reauthorization 

9 Act of 2019.’’; and 

10 (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(D) EARLY TERMINATION.—A covered 

13 housing provider shall permit a tenant assisted 

14 under the covered housing program to termi15 nate the lease at any time prior to the end date 

16 of the lease, without penalty, if the tenant has 

17 been a victim of domestic violence, dating vio18 lence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ten19 ant— 

20 ‘‘(i) sends notice of the early lease ter21 mination to the landlord in writing prior to 

22 or within 3 days of vacating the premises 

23 unless a shorter notice period is provided 

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1 ‘‘(ii)(I) reasonably believes that the 

2 tenant is threatened with imminent harm 

3 if the tenant remains within the same 

4 dwelling unit subject to the lease; or 

5 ‘‘(II) is a victim of sexual assault, the 

6 sexual assault occurred on the premises 

7 during the 180-day period preceding the 

8 request for lease termination; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) provides a form of documenta10 tion consistent with the requirements out11 lined in subsection (c)(3). 

12 Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed 

13 to preclude any automatic termination of a 

14 lease by operation of law.’’; 

15 (3) in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding 

16 subparagraph (A)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Any information sub18 mitted to a public housing agency or owner or 

19 manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Covered housing pro20 viders shall ensure any information submitted’’; 

21 and 

22 (B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ 

23 the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov24 ered housing program’’; 


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1 (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(e) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Tenants who are victims of 

5 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

6 stalking shall be transferred to another available and 

7 safe dwelling unit assisted under a covered housing 

8 program if— 

9 ‘‘(A) the tenant expressly requests the 

10 transfer from the covered housing provider; and 

11 ‘‘(B)(i) the tenant reasonably believes that 

12 the tenant is threatened with imminent harm 

13 from further violence if the tenant remains 

14 within the same dwelling unit assisted under a 

15 covered housing program; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a tenant who is a victim 

17 of sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on 

18 the premises during the 180-day period pre19 ceding the request for transfer. 

20 A tenant who is not in good standing retains 

21 the right to an emergency transfer if they meet 

22 the eligibility requirements in this section and 

23 the eligibility requirements of the program to 

24 which the tenant intends to transfer. 


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1 ‘‘(2) POLICIES.—Each appropriate agency shall 

2 adopt an emergency transfer policy to be overseen by 

3 the Department for Housing and Urban Develop4 ment for use by the covered housing programs with5 in the jurisdiction of a regional office of the Depart6 ment. Such emergency transfer policies shall reflect 

7 the variations in program operation and administra8 tion by covered housing program type. The policies 

9 must, at a minimum— 

10 ‘‘(A) describe a process to permit tenants 

11 who are victims of domestic violence, dating vio12 lence, sexual assault, or stalking an internal 

13 transfer to another available and safe dwelling 

14 unit assisted under the same covered housing 

15 program; 

16 ‘‘(B) describe a process to permit tenants 

17 who are victims of domestic violence, dating vio18 lence, sexual assault, or stalking to complete an 

19 emergency external transfer to another available 

20 and safe dwelling unit of a covered housing pro21 vider; 

22 ‘‘(C) mandate that emergency internal and 

23 external transfers take priority over non-emer24 gency transfers; 


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1 ‘‘(D) mandate that emergency internal and 

2 external transfers take priority over existing 

3 waiting lists for a covered housing program; 

4 ‘‘(E) ensure a victim of domestic violence, 

5 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is 

6 transferred into a comparable covered housing 

7 program if available; 

8 ‘‘(F) incorporate confidentiality measures 

9 to ensure that the appropriate regional office of 

10 the Department of Housing and Urban Devel11 opment (hereinafter in this section referred to 

12 as a ‘HUD regional office’) and the covered 

13 housing provider do not disclose any informa14 tion regarding a tenant who is victim of domes15 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

16 stalking, including the location of a new dwell17 ing unit to any person or entity without the 

18 written authorization of the tenant; and 

19 ‘‘(G) mandate a uniform policy for how a 

20 victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex21 ual assault, or stalking requests an emergency 

22 internal or external transfer. 

23 ‘‘(3) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Each HUD regional 

24 office shall develop and implement an external emer25 gency transfer plan for all covered housing providers 


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1 within the regional office’s jurisdictional reach. 

2 HUD regional offices shall develop and implement 

3 such plans in collaboration with the local Continua 

4 of Care and shall defer to emergency transfer prior5 ities and strategies set by local Continua of Care. In 

6 addition to reflecting the policies of the appropriate 

7 agencies as defined by paragraph (2), the plan shall, 

8 at a minimum— 

9 ‘‘(A) set forth policies and procedures to 

10 identify an emergency external transfer a com11 parable covered housing program, if available, 

12 within 30 days of an approved request; and 

13 ‘‘(B) set forth policies and procedures for 

14 the local Continua of Care to— 

15 ‘‘(i) coordinate emergency external 

16 transfers among all covered housing pro17 viders participating in the Continuum of 

18 Care; 

19 ‘‘(ii) coordinate emergency transfers 

20 with Continua of Care in other jurisdic21 tions in cases where the victim requests an 

22 out-of-jurisdiction transfer; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) ensure a victim is not required 

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1 tinuum of Care intake process when seek2 ing an emergency transfer placement. 

3 ‘‘(4) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDERS.—Each 

4 covered housing provider shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) provide a victim of domestic violence, 

6 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking re7 siding in a dwelling unit assisted under a cov8 ered housing program an internal transfer to 

9 another safe dwelling unit assisted under the 

10 same covered housing program, if available, not 

11 later than 10 days after an approved request 

12 for an emergency transfer; 

13 ‘‘(B) if an internal transfer described 

14 under subparagraph (A) is unavailable or if the 

15 victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex16 ual assault, or stalking determines that a dwell17 ing unit provided by an internal transfer de18 scribed under subparagraph (A), contact the re19 gional office of the appropriate agency within 

20 10 days of an approved request for an emer21 gency transfer for an external emergency trans22 fer under paragraph (3); and 

23 ‘‘(C) allow a victim of domestic violence, 

24 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 

25 temporarily relocate, and maintain eligibility for 


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1 the covered housing program without the loss of 

2 their housing status, to housing not eligible for 

3 assistance under a covered housing program or 

4 to housing assisted under another covered hous5 ing program if there are no alternative com6 parable housing program units available until a 

7 safe internal or external housing unit under the 

8 covered housing program is available.’’; 

9 (5) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 

10 following: ‘‘The Secretary shall establish these poli11 cies and procedures within 60 days after passage of 

12 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

13 2019.’’; 

14 (6) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub15 section (j); and 

16 (7) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(g) EMERGENCY TRANSFER VOUCHERS.—Provision 

19 of emergency transfer vouchers to victims of domestic vio20 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under 

21 subsection (e), shall be considered an eligible use of any 

22 funding for tenant protection voucher assistance available 

23 under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 

24 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 


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

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out emergency 

3 transfers under this section, $20,000,000 under section 

4 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 

5 1437f(o)) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 

6 ‘‘(i) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) TRAINING FOR STAFF OF COVERED HOUS8 ING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Housing and 

9 Urban Development, in partnership with domestic 

10 violence experts, shall develop mandatory training 

11 for staff of covered housing providers to provide a 

12 basic understanding of domestic violence, dating vio13 lence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to facilitate 

14 implementation of this section. All staff of covered 

15 housing providers shall attend the basic under16 standing training once annually; and all staff and 

17 managers engaged in tenant services shall attend 

18 both the basic understanding training and the imple19 mentation training once annually. 

20 ‘‘(2) REFERRALS.—The appropriate agency 

21 with respect to each covered housing program shall 

22 supply all appropriate staff of the covered housing 

23 providers with a referral listing of public contact in24 formation for all domestic violence, dating violence, 


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1 sexual assault, and stalking service providers offer2 ing services in its coverage area. 

3 ‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The appropriate 

4 agency with respect to each covered housing pro5 gram shall implement this section, as this section 

6 applies to the covered housing program.’’. 

7 SEC. 602. ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; 

8 PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST VIC9 TIMS. 

10 Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence 

11 Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.) 

12 is amended by inserting after section 41411 the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 41412. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. 

14 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.—Each appro15 priate agency administering a covered housing program 

16 shall establish a process by which to review compliance 

17 with the requirements of this subtitle, on an annual basis, 

18 of the covered housing providers administered by that 

19 agency. Such a review shall examine the following topics: 

20 ‘‘(1) Covered housing provider compliance with 

21 requirements prohibiting the denial of assistance, 

22 tenancy, or occupancy rights on the basis of domes23 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk24 ing. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Covered housing provider compliance with 

2 confidentiality provisions set forth in section 

3 41411(c)(4). 

4 ‘‘(3) Covered housing provider compliance with 

5 the notification requirements set forth in section 

6 41411(d)(2). 

7 ‘‘(4) Covered housing provider compliance with 

8 accepting documentation set forth in section 

9 41411(c). 

10 ‘‘(5) Covered housing provider compliance with 

11 emergency transfer requirements set forth in section 

12 41411(e). 

13 ‘‘(6) Covered housing provider compliance with 

14 the prohibition on retaliation set forth in section 

15 41414. 

16 ‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Each appropriate agency shall 

17 issue regulations to implement subsection (a) not later 

18 than one year after the effective date of the Violence 

19 Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. These regu20 lations shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) define standards of compliance for covered 

22 housing providers; 

23 ‘‘(2) include detailed reporting requirements, in24 cluding the number of emergency transfers re25 quested and granted, as well as the length of time 


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1 needed to process emergency transfers, 

2 disaggregated by external and internal transfers; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(3) include standards for corrective action 

5 plans where a covered housing provider has failed to 

6 meet compliance standards. 

7 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agen8 cy shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the in9 formation collected during the compliance review process 

10 completed pursuant to this subsection is made publicly 

11 available. This agency-level assessment shall include an 

12 evaluation of each topic identified in subsection (a). 

13 ‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

14 section shall be construed— 

15 ‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding 

16 commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio17 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 

18 with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth19 erwise available under the Violence Against Women 

20 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 

21 119 Stat. 2960), as in effect on the day prior to 

22 such date of enactment; or 

23 ‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 

24 State, or local law that provides greater protection 


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1 than this subsection for victims of domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE4 VELOPMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DI5 RECTOR. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be, within the 

7 Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 

8 Urban Development, a Violence Against Women Director 

9 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 

10 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) support implementation of the provisions 

12 of this subtitle; 

13 ‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal regula14 tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters re15 lating to the implementation of this subtitle, at each 

16 agency administering a covered housing program; 

17 ‘‘(3) advise and coordinate with designated offi18 cials within the United States Interagency Council 

19 on Homelessness, the Department of Housing and 

20 Urban Development, the Department of the Treas21 ury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department 

22 of Health and Human Services, the Department of 

23 Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Justice 

24 concerning legislation, implementation, and other 


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1 issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions 

2 under this subtitle; 

3 ‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 

4 and support to each appropriate agency regarding 

5 advancing housing protections and access to housing 

6 for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex7 ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 

8 this subtitle; 

9 ‘‘(5) ensure that adequate technical assistance 

10 is made available to covered housing providers re11 garding implementation of this subtitle, as well as 

12 other issues related to advancing housing protections 

13 for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex14 ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 

15 this subtitle; 

16 ‘‘(6) act as a liaison with the judicial branches 

17 of Federal, State, and local governments on matters 

18 relating to the housing needs of victims of domestic 

19 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk20 ing; 

21 ‘‘(7) implement a quality control system and a 

22 corrective action plan system for those covered hous23 ing providers that fail to comply with this subtitle, 

24 wherein— 


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1 ‘‘(A) such corrective action plans shall be 

2 developed in partnership with national, State, 

3 or local programs focused on child or adult vic4 tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex5 ual assault, or stalking; and 

6 ‘‘(B) such corrective action plans shall in7 clude provisions requiring covered housing pro8 viders to review and develop appropriate no9 tices, procedures, and staff training to improve 

10 compliance with this subtitle, in partnership 

11 with national, State, or local programs focused 

12 on child or adult victims; 

13 ‘‘(8) establish a formal reporting process to re14 ceive individual complaints concerning noncompli15 ance with this subtitle; 

16 ‘‘(9) coordinate the development of interagency 

17 guidelines to ensure that information concerning 

18 available dwelling units is forwarded to the Director 

19 by all covered housing providers for use by the Sec20 retary in facilitating the emergency transfer process; 

21 ‘‘(10) coordinate with HUD regional offices and 

22 officials at each appropriate agency the development 

23 of Federal regulations, policy, protocols, and guide24 lines regarding uniform timeframes for the comple25 tion of emergency transfers; and 


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1 ‘‘(11) ensure that the guidance and notices to 

2 victims are distributed in commonly encountered lan3 guages. 

4 ‘‘(c) EMERGENCY TRANSFER DATABASE.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall main6 tain a database of information about dwelling units 

7 that are available for occupancy or that will be avail8 able for occupancy for tenants who are transferred 

9 under section 41411(e) and establish the format for 

10 its use. The emergency transfer database may be a 

11 new system or a modification of an existing data12 base. The database shall incorporate information 

13 from all covered housing providers. 

14 ‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later 

15 than 3 business days after a covered housing pro16 vider becomes aware of an available dwelling or a 

17 dwelling that will imminently become available, the 

18 covered housing provider shall report information 

19 about that dwelling to the Director, including the 

20 following: 

21 ‘‘(A) Project name, if applicable. 

22 ‘‘(B) Dwelling address. 

23 ‘‘(C) Date of availability. 

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1 ‘‘(E) Restrictions on eligibility of potential 

2 tenants under the covered housing program for 

3 that dwelling. 

4 ‘‘(F) Accessibility, including whether the 

5 dwelling is accessible by elevator. 

6 ‘‘(G) Smoking policy. 

7 ‘‘(H) Pet policy. 

8 ‘‘(I) Monthly rent and estimated utilities. 

9 ‘‘(J) Eligibility of the dwelling for assist10 ance under other covered housing programs. 

11 ‘‘(K) Property manager contact informa12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(L) Legal owner. 

14 ‘‘(3) DATA ACCESS.—The Director shall have 

15 access to all information in the database and shall 

16 regularly monitor its usage. The Director shall de17 termine how covered housing providers shall have ac18 cess to the database, and establish policies for the 

19 coordination of emergency transfers across jurisdic20 tions. 

21 ‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

22 section shall be construed— 

23 ‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding 

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1 with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth2 erwise available under the Violence Against Women 

3 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 

4 119 Stat. 2960), as in effect on the day prior to 

5 such date of enactment; or 

6 ‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 

7 State, or local law that provides greater protection 

8 than this subsection for victims of domestic violence, 

9 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 41414. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 

11 ‘‘(a) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.—No cov12 ered housing provider shall discriminate against any per13 son because that person has opposed any act or practice 

14 made unlawful by this subtitle, or because that individual 

15 testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related 

16 to this subtitle. 

17 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No covered hous18 ing provider shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere 

19 with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or 

20 enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised 

21 or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or 

22 encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoy23 ment of, any rights or protections under this subtitle, in24 cluding— 


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1 ‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person be2 cause that person is assisting or encouraging an in3 dividual entitled to claim the rights or protections 

4 under this subtitle; and 

5 ‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that 

6 person has participated in any investigation or ac7 tion to enforce this subtitle. 

8 ‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE SEC9 RETARY.—The authority of the Secretary of Housing and 

10 Urban Development and the Office for Fair Housing and 

11 Equal Opportunity to enforce this section shall be the 

12 same as the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3610 et seq.).’’. 

13 SEC. 603. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME 

14 FROM ONE’S HOME. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title 

16 IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 

17 12491 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amend18 ed by inserting after section 41414 the following: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 41415. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES 

20 FROM ONE’S HOME. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, resi22 dents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, hous23 ing assisted under a covered housing program shall have 

24 the right to seek law enforcement or emergency assistance 

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1 of assistance, and shall not be penalized based on their 

2 requests for assistance or based on criminal activity of 

3 which they are a victim or otherwise not at fault under 

4 statutes, ordinances, regulations, or policies adopted or en5 forced by covered governmental entities as defined in sub6 section (d). Penalties that are prohibited include— 

7 ‘‘(1) actual or threatened assessment of pen8 alties, fees, or fines; 

9 ‘‘(2) actual or threatened eviction; 

10 ‘‘(3) actual or threatened refusal to rent or 

11 renew tenancy; 

12 ‘‘(4) actual or threatened refusal to issue an oc13 cupancy permit or landlord permit; and 

14 ‘‘(5) actual or threatened closure of the prop15 erty, or designation of the property as a nuisance or 

16 a similarly negative designation. 

17 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process pro18 vided for in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community 

19 Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)), covered 

20 governmental entities shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) report any of their laws or policies, or, as 

22 applicable, the laws or policies adopted by sub23 grantees, that impose penalties on landlords, home24 owners, residents, occupants, guests, or housing ap25 plicants based on requests for law enforcement or 


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1 emergency assistance or based on criminal activity 

2 that occurred at a property; and 

3 ‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with 

4 the protections under this subtitle or describe the 

5 steps they will take within 180 days to come into 

6 compliance, or to ensure compliance among sub7 grantees. 

8 ‘‘(c) OVERSIGHT.—Oversight and accountability 

9 mechanisms provided for under title VIII of the Civil 

10 Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall be avail11 able to address violations of this section. 

12 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, 

13 ‘covered governmental entity’ shall mean any municipal, 

14 county, or State government that receives funding pursu15 ant to section 106 of the Housing and Community Devel16 opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 

17 ‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered govern18 mental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, com19 pliance with subsection (b)(1) includes inquiring about the 

20 existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that 

21 impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, residents, oc22 cupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests 

23 for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on 

24 criminal activity that occurred at a property.’’. 


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1 (b) SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE, ALTERNATIVE CRIME

2 REDUCTION METHODS.— 

3 (1) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE4 JAG FUNDS.—Section 501(a)(1) of subpart 1 of part 

5 E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

6 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 

7 amended by adding after subparagraph (H) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(I) Programs for the development and im10 plementation of alternative methods of reducing 

11 crime in communities, to supplant punitive pro12 grams or policies. For purposes of this subpara13 graph, a punitive program or policy is a pro14 gram or policy that (i) imposes a penalty on a 

15 victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex16 ual assault, or stalking, on the basis of a re17 quest by the victim for law enforcement or 

18 emergency assistance; or (ii) imposes a penalty 

19 on such a victim because of criminal activity at 

20 the property in which the victim resides.’’. 

21 (2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF COPS

22 FUNDS.—Section 1701(b) of part Q of title I of the 

23 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

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1 (A) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

2 after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in paragraph (23), by striking the pe4 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(24) to develop and implement alternative 

7 methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup8 plant punitive programs or policies (as such term is 

9 defined in section 501(a)(1)(I)).’’. 

10 (3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF GRANTS

11 TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES.—Section 2101(b) 

12 of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

13 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461(b)) 

14 is amended by adding after paragraph (22) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(23) To develop and implement alternative 

17 methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup18 plant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of 

19 this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a 

20 program or policy that (A) imposes a penalty on a 

21 victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

22 assault, or stalking, on the basis of a request by the 

23 victim for law enforcement or emergency assistance; 

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1 of criminal activity at the property in which the vic2 tim resides.’’. 

3 SEC. 604. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 

4 FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT5 ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK6 ING. 

7 Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act 

8 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

10 paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Vio12 lence Against Women Office’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 

14 Women’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting after ‘‘, other nonprofit, 

16 nongovernmental organizations’’ the following: 

17 ‘‘, population-specific organizations’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (g)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 

20 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 

21 2024’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5 per23 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8 percent’’. 


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1 SEC. 605. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 

2 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

3 SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 

4 (a) MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

5 GRANTS.—Section 423(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home6 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘‘cur8 rently residing in permanent housing,’’ the following: 

9 ‘‘who are seeking an external emergency transfer (as 

10 such term is defined in section 41411 of the Vio11 lence Against Women Act of 1994) pursuant to sec12 tion 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 

13 1994,’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to 

16 ensure compliance with section 41411(e) of the Vio17 lence Against Women Act of 1994, including, in con18 sultation with the regional office (if applicable) of 

19 the appropriate agency (as such term is defined in 

20 section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 

21 1994), development of external emergency transfer 

22 memoranda of understanding between covered hous23 ing providers, participating in the local Continua of 

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1 pliance with the confidentiality protections of section 

2 41411(c)(4) of the Violence Against Women Act of 

3 1994 for reporting to that regional office.’’. 

4 (b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS AND INCENTIVES FOR

5 SPECIFIC ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Section 428 of the 

6 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

7 11386b) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(4) DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES

11 AND COORDINATION REGARDING EMERGENCY

12 TRANSFERS.—The Secretary shall provide bonuses 

13 or other incentives to geographic areas for devel14 oping supportive services under section 423(a)(6) 

15 and facilitating and coordinating activities for emer16 gency transfers under section 423(a)(13) that have 

17 been proven to be effective at reducing homelessness 

18 among victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 

19 sexual assault, and stalking.’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(f) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR MONITORING AND

22 FACILITATING COMPLIANCE.—From the amounts made 

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1 able to monitor and facilitate compliance with section 

2 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, in3 cluding supportive services under section 423(a)(6) and 

4 facilitation and coordination activities under section 

5 423(a)(13).’’. 

6 (c) DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND

7 OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS

8 AMENDED.—Section 103(b) of the McKinney-Vento 

9 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(b)) is amend10 ed by striking ‘‘in the individual’s or family’s current 

11 housing situation’’. 

12 (d) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE

13 LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) 

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

15 12474(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

17 (e) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

18 IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 41405 of 

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

20 12475) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Director 

22 of the Violence Against Women Office’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 

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1 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by inserting after 

2 ‘‘linguistically and culturally specific service pro3 viders,’’ the following: ‘‘population-specific organiza4 tions,’’; and 

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

6 2018’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2020 through 

7 2024’’. 

8 SEC. 606. UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 AMEND9 MENTS. 

10 Section 5A(d) of the United States Housing Act of 

11 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (13), to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(13) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

14 SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING PROGRAMS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) COPIES.—A copy of— 

16 ‘‘(i) all standardized notices issued 

17 pursuant to the housing protections under 

18 subtitle N of the Violence Against Women 

19 Act of 1994, including the notice required 

20 under section 41411(d) of the Violence 

21 Against Women Act of 1994; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the emergency transfer plan 

23 issued pursuant to section 41411 of the 

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1 ‘‘(iii) any and all memoranda of un2 derstanding with other covered housing 

3 providers developed to facilitate emergency 

4 transfers under section 41411(e) of the Vi5 olence Against Women Act of 1994. 

6 ‘‘(B) DESCRIPTIONS.—A description of— 

7 ‘‘(i) any activities, services, or pro8 grams provided or offered by an agency, ei9 ther directly or in partnership with other 

10 service providers, to child or adult victims 

11 of domestic violence, dating violence, sex12 ual assault, or stalking; 

13 ‘‘(ii) any activities, services, or pro14 grams provided or offered by a public 

15 housing agency that helps child and adult 

16 victims of domestic violence, dating vio17 lence, sexual assault, or stalking, to obtain 

18 or maintain housing; 

19 ‘‘(iii) any activities, services, or pro20 grams provided or offered by a public 

21 housing agency to prevent domestic vio22 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) all training and support services 

2 offered to staff of the public housing agen3 cy to provide a basic understanding of do4 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as5 sault, and stalking, and to facilitate imple6 mentation of the housing protections of 

7 section 41411 of the Violence Against 

8 Women Act of 1994.’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (16), by inserting ‘‘the Vio10 lence Against Women Act of 1994,’’ before ‘‘the 

11 Fair Housing Act’’. 

12 TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY 

13 FOR VICTIMS 

14 SEC. 701. FINDINGS. 

15 Congress finds the following: 

16 (1) Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual vio17 lence, and 1 in 5 women have survived completed or 

18 attempted rape. Such violence has a devastating im19 pact on women’s physical and emotional health, fi20 nancial security, and ability to maintain their jobs, 

21 and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic 

22 security. 

23 (2) The Office on Violence Against Women of 

24 the Department of Justice defines domestic violence 

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1 that is used by one intimate partner to gain or 

2 maintain power and control over another intimate 

3 partner. Domestic violence can include physical, sex4 ual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or 

5 threats of actions that influence another person. Do6 mestic violence includes any behaviors that intimi7 date, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, ter8 rorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or 

9 wound an individual. 

10 (3) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre11 vention report that domestic violence or intimate 

12 partner violence is a serious public health issue for 

13 millions of individuals in the United States. Nearly 

14 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the United States 

15 have suffered sexual violence, physical violence, or 

16 stalking by an intimate partner. 

17 (4) Homicide is one of the leading causes of 

18 death for women on the job. Domestic partners or 

19 relatives commit 43 percent of workplace homicides 

20 against women. One study found that intimate part21 ner violence resulted in 142 homicides among women 

22 at work in the United States from 2003 to 2008, a 

23 figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 work24 place homicides among women during the period. In 

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1 creased by 13 percent despite continuous declines in 

2 overall workplace homicides in recent years. 

3 (5) Women in the United States are 11 times 

4 more likely to be murdered with guns than women 

5 in other high-income countries. Female intimate 

6 partners are more likely to be murdered with a fire7 arm than all other means combined. The presence of 

8 a gun in domestic violence situations increases the 

9 risk of homicide for women by 500 percent. 

10 (6) Violence can have a dramatic impact on the 

11 survivor of such violence. Studies indicate that 44 

12 percent of surveyed employed adults experienced the 

13 effect of domestic violence in the workplace, and 64 

14 percent indicated their workplace performance was 

15 affected by such violence. Another recent survey 

16 found that 78 percent of offenders used workplace 

17 resources to express anger, check up on, pressure, or 

18 threaten a survivor. Sexual assault, whether occur19 ring in or out of the workplace, can impair an em20 ployee’s work performance, require time away from 

21 work, and undermine the employee’s ability to main22 tain a job. Nearly 50 percent of sexual assault sur23 vivors lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the 

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1 (7) Studies find that 60 percent of single 

2 women lack economic security and 81 percent of 

3 households with single mothers live in economic inse4 curity. Significant barriers that survivors confront 

5 include access to housing, transportation, and child 

6 care. Ninety-two percent of homeless women have 

7 experienced domestic violence, and more than 50 

8 percent of such women cite domestic violence as the 

9 direct cause for homelessness. Survivors are deprived 

10 of their autonomy, liberty, and security, and face 

11 tremendous threats to their health and safety. 

12 (8) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre13 vention report that survivors of severe intimate part14 ner violence lose nearly 8,000,000 days of paid work, 

15 which is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full16 time jobs and almost 5,600,000 days of household 

17 productivity each year. Therefore, women dispropor18 tionately need time off to care for their health or to 

19 find safety solutions, such as obtaining a restraining 

20 order or finding housing, to avoid or prevent further 

21 violence. 

22 (9) Annual costs of intimate partner violence 

23 are estimated to be more than $8,300,000,000. Ac24 cording to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre25 vention, the costs of intimate partner violence 


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1 against women in 1995 exceeded an estimated 

2 $5,800,000,000. These costs included nearly 

3 $4,100,000,000 in the direct costs of medical and 

4 mental health care and nearly $1,800,000,000 in the 

5 indirect costs of lost productivity. These statistics 

6 are generally considered to be underestimated be7 cause the costs associated with the criminal justice 

8 system are not included. 

9 (10) Fifty-five percent of senior executives re10 cently surveyed said domestic violence has a harmful 

11 effect on their company’s productivity, and more 

12 than 70 percent said domestic violence negatively af13 fects attendance. Seventy-eight percent of human re14 sources professionals consider partner violence a 

15 workplace issue. However, more than 70 percent of 

16 United States workplaces have no formal program or 

17 policy that addresses workplace violence, let alone 

18 domestic violence. In fact, only four percent of em19 ployers provided training on domestic violence. 

20 (11) Studies indicate that one of the best pre21 dictors of whether a survivor will be able to stay 

22 away from his or her abuser is the degree of his or 

23 her economic independence. However, domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 


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1 often negatively impact a survivor’s ability to main2 tain employment. 

3 (12) Abusers frequently seek to exert financial 

4 control over their partners by actively interfering 

5 with their ability to work, including preventing their 

6 partners from going to work, harassing their part7 ners at work, limiting their partners’ access to cash 

8 or transportation, and sabotaging their partners’ 

9 child care arrangements. 

10 (13) Economic abuse refers to behaviors that 

11 control an intimate partner’s ability to acquire, use, 

12 and maintain access to, money, credit, ownership of 

13 assets, or access to governmental or private financial 

14 benefits, including defaulting on joint obligations 

15 (such as school loans, credit card debt, mortgages, 

16 or rent). Other forms of such abuse may include pre17 venting someone from attending school, threatening 

18 to or actually terminating employment, controlling 

19 or withholding access to cash, checking, or credit ac20 counts, and attempting to damage or sabotage the 

21 creditworthiness of an intimate partner, including 

22 forcing an intimate partner to write bad checks, 

23 forcing an intimate partner to default on payments 

24 related to household needs, such as housing, or forc25 ing an intimate partner into bankruptcy. 


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1 (14) The Patient Protection and Affordable 

2 Care Act (Public Law 111–148), and the amend3 ments made by such Act, ensures that most health 

4 plans must cover preventive services, including 

5 screening and counseling for domestic violence, at no 

6 additional cost. In addition, it prohibits insurance 

7 companies from discriminating against patients for 

8 preexisting conditions, like domestic violence. 

9 (15) Yet, more can be done to help survivors. 

10 Federal law in effect on the day before the date of 

11 enactment of this Act does not explicitly— 

12 (A) authorize survivors of domestic vio13 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk14 ing to take leave from work to seek legal assist15 ance and redress, counseling, or assistance with 

16 safety planning activities; 

17 (B) address the eligibility of survivors of 

18 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as19 sault, or stalking for unemployment compensa20 tion; 

21 (C) provide job protection to survivors of 

22 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as23 sault, or stalking; 

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1 nating against survivors of domestic violence, 

2 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and 

3 those who help them in determining eligibility, 

4 rates charged, and standards for payment of 

5 claims; or 

6 (E) prohibit insurers from disclosing infor7 mation about abuse and the location of the sur8 vivors through insurance databases and other 

9 means. 

10 (16) This Act aims to empower survivors of do11 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

12 stalking to be free from violence, hardship, and con13 trol, which restrains basic human rights to freedom 

14 and safety in the United States. 

15 SEC. 702. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 

16 RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES17 TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 

18 Section 41501 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

19 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501) is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘and sexual harassment’’ 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘employers and labor orga2 nizations’’ and inserting ‘‘employers, labor or3 ganizations, and victim service providers’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and stalk5 ing’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, and sexual harass6 ment’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the 

8 period at the end ‘‘or sexual harassment’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 

10 sexual harassment;’’ after ‘‘sexual violence’’; and 

11 (5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 

12 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in13 serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

14 through 2024’’. 

15 SEC. 703. ENTITLEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA16 TION FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AND OTHER 

17 HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 

18 VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS19 SAULT, OR STALKING. 

20 (a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 

21 (1) Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue 

22 Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end of paragraph (18), by redesignating paragraph 

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1 ‘‘(19) no person may be denied compensation 

2 under such State law solely on the basis of the indi3 vidual having a voluntary separation from work if 

4 such separation is attributable to such individual 

5 being a victim of sexual or other harassment or a 

6 survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

7 assault, or stalking; and’’. 

8 (2) Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code 

9 of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(g) SEXUAL OR OTHER HARASSMENT; ETC.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of sub13 section (a)(19), a voluntary separation of an indi14 vidual shall be considered to be attributable to such 

15 individual being a survivor of victim of sexual or 

16 other harassment or a survivor of domestic violence, 

17 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking if such in18 dividual submits such evidence as the State deems 

19 sufficient. 

20 ‘‘(2) SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—For pur21 poses of paragraph (1), a State shall deem suffi22 cient, at a minimum— 

23 ‘‘(A) evidence of such harassment, violence, 

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1 ‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of 

2 identification, 

3 ‘‘(ii) a police or court record, or 

4 ‘‘(iii) documentation from a survivor 

5 services organization, an attorney, a police 

6 officer, a medical professional, a social 

7 worker, an antiviolence counselor, a mem8 ber of the clergy, or another professional, 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary 

11 separation is attributable to such harassment, 

12 violence, assault, or stalking. 

13 ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec14 tion— 

15 ‘‘(A) The terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘dating 

16 violence’, ‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’ have 

17 the meanings given such terms in section 40002 

18 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 

19 ‘‘(B) The term ‘survivor of domestic vio20 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk21 ing’ has the meaning given such term in section 

22 41502 of the Violence Against Women Act of 

23 1994. 

24 ‘‘(C) The term ‘survivor services organiza25 tion’ means an organization exempt from tax 


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1 under section 501(a) that provides assistance to 

2 or advocates for survivors of domestic violence, 

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

4 (b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL

5 TRAINING.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

8 (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 

9 and 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol11 lowing new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(4)(A) Such methods of administration as will 

13 ensure that— 

14 ‘‘(i) applicants for unemployment com15 pensation and individuals inquiring about such 

16 compensation are notified of the provisions of 

17 section 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue 

18 Code of 1986; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) claims reviewers and hearing per20 sonnel are trained in— 

21 ‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sex22 ual and other harassment, domestic vio23 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

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1 ‘‘(II) methods of ascertaining and 

2 keeping confidential information about pos3 sible experiences of sexual and other har4 assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 

5 sexual assault, or stalking to ensure that— 

6 ‘‘(aa) requests for unemployment 

7 compensation based on separations 

8 stemming from sexual and other har9 assment, domestic violence, dating vio10 lence, sexual assault, or stalking are 

11 identified and adjudicated; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) confidentiality is provided 

13 for the individual’s claim and sub14 mitted evidence. 

15 ‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— 

16 ‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘dating 

17 violence’, ‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’ have 

18 the meanings given such terms in section 40002 

19 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other harass21 ment’ has the meaning given such term under 

22 State law, regulation, or policy; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk25 ing’ means— 


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1 ‘‘(I) a person who has experienced or 

2 is experiencing domestic violence, dating 

3 violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

4 ‘‘(II) a person whose family or house5 hold member has experienced or is experi6 encing domestic violence, dating violence, 

7 sexual assault, or stalking.’’. 

8 (c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) 

9 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION THAT THE STATE WILL PRO12 VIDE INFORMATION TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND

13 OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VI14 OLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the chief 

16 executive officer of the State that the State has es17 tablished and is enforcing standards and procedures 

18 to— 

19 ‘‘(i) ensure that applicants for assistance 

20 under State program funded under this part 

21 and individuals inquiring about such assistance 

22 are adequately notified of— 

23 ‘‘(I) the provisions of section 

24 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code 

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1 ‘‘(II) assistance made available by the 

2 State to survivors of sexual and other har3 assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 

4 sexual assault, or stalking; 

5 ‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and other 

6 agency personnel responsible for administering 

7 the State program funded under this part are 

8 adequately trained in— 

9 ‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sex10 ual and other harassment, domestic vio11 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

12 stalking; 

13 ‘‘(II) State standards and procedures 

14 relating to the prevention of, and assist15 ance for individuals who are survivors of 

16 sexual and other harassment, domestic vio17 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

18 stalking; and 

19 ‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining and 

20 keeping confidential information about pos21 sible experiences of sexual and other har22 assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 

23 sexual assault, or stalking; 

24 ‘‘(iii) ensure that, if a State has elected to 

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1 regarding the screening for, and identification 

2 of, domestic violence pursuant to paragraph 

3 (7)— 

4 ‘‘(I) applicants for assistance under 

5 the State program funded under this part 

6 and individuals inquiring about such as7 sistance are adequately notified of options 

8 available under such standards and proce9 dures; and 

10 ‘‘(II) case workers and other agency 

11 personnel responsible for administering the 

12 State program funded under this part are 

13 provided with adequate training regarding 

14 such standards and procedures and options 

15 available under such standards and proce16 dures; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) ensure that the training required 

18 under subparagraphs (B) and, if applicable, 

19 (C)(ii) is provided through a training program 

20 operated by an eligible entity. 

21 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this para22 graph— 

23 ‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘dating 

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1 the meanings given such terms in section 40002 

2 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other harass4 ment’ has the meaning given such term under 

5 State law, regulation, or policy; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic vio7 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk8 ing’ means— 

9 ‘‘(I) a person who has experienced or 

10 is experiencing domestic violence, dating 

11 violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

12 ‘‘(II) a person whose family or house13 hold member has experienced or is experi14 encing domestic violence, dating violence, 

15 sexual assault, or stalking.’’. 

16 (d) SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC

17 VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR

18 STALKING TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.— 

19 (1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 

20 Labor (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec21 retary’’) is authorized to award— 

22 (A) a grant to a national survivor services 

23 organization in order for such organization to— 

24 (i) develop and disseminate a model 

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1 for the training required under section 

2 303(a)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act, as 

3 added by subsection (b), and under sub4 paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subpara5 graph (C)(ii) of section 402(a)(8) of such 

6 Act, as added by subsection (c); and 

7 (ii) provide technical assistance with 

8 respect to such model training program, 

9 including technical assistance to the tem10 porary assistance for needy families pro11 gram and unemployment compensation 

12 personnel; and 

13 (B) grants to State, tribal, or local agen14 cies in order for such agencies to contract with 

15 eligible entities to provide State, tribal, or local 

16 caseworkers and other State, tribal, or local 

17 agency personnel responsible for administering 

18 the temporary assistance for needy families pro19 gram established under part A of title IV of the 

20 Social Security Act in a State or Indian res21 ervation with the training required under sub22 paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subparagraph 

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1 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes 

2 of paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 

3 means an entity— 

4 (A) that is— 

5 (i) a State or tribal domestic violence 

6 coalition or sexual assault coalition; 

7 (ii) a State or local survivor services 

8 organization with recognized expertise in 

9 the dynamics of domestic violence, dating 

10 violence, sexual assault, or stalking whose 

11 primary mission is to provide services to 

12 survivors of domestic violence, dating vio13 lence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 

14 a rape crisis center or domestic violence 

15 program; or 

16 (iii) an organization with dem17 onstrated expertise in State or county wel18 fare laws and implementation of such laws 

19 and experience with disseminating informa20 tion on such laws and implementation, but 

21 only if such organization will provide the 

22 required training in partnership with an 

23 entity described in clause (i) or (ii); and 

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1 (i) has demonstrated expertise in the 

2 dynamics of both domestic violence and 

3 sexual assault, such as a joint domestic vi4 olence and sexual assault coalition; or 

5 (ii) will provide the required training 

6 in partnership with an entity described in 

7 clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) in 

8 order to comply with the dual domestic vio9 lence and sexual assault expertise require10 ment under clause (i). 

11 (3) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 

12 under this subsection shall submit an application to 

13 the Secretary at such time, in such form and man14 ner, and containing such information as the Sec15 retary specifies. 

16 (4) REPORTS.— 

17 (A) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

18 than a year after the date of the enactment of 

19 this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to Congress a report on the grant 

21 program established under this subsection. 

22 (B) REPORTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.— 

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1 dures shall include the use of the internet to 

2 disseminate such reports. 

3 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 

5 be appropriated— 

6 (i) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to 

7 carry out the provisions of paragraph 

8 (1)(A); and 

9 (ii) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal 

10 years 2020 through 2024 to carry out the 

11 provisions of paragraph (1)(B). 

12 (B) THREE-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF GRANT

13 FUNDS.—Each recipient of a grant under this 

14 subsection shall return to the Secretary any un15 used portion of such grant not later than 3 

16 years after the date the grant was awarded, to17 gether with any earnings on such unused por18 tion. 

19 (C) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Any amounts 

20 returned pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be 

21 available without further appropriation to the 

22 Secretary for the purpose of carrying out the 

23 provisions of paragraph (1)(B). 

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1 (1) MORE PROTECTIVE LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 

2 PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Nothing in this title shall 

3 be construed to supersede any provision of any Fed4 eral, State, or local law, collective bargaining agree5 ment, or employment benefits program or plan that 

6 provides greater unemployment insurance benefits 

7 for survivors of sexual and other harassment, domes8 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk9 ing than the rights established under this title. 

10 (2) LESS PROTECTIVE LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 

11 PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Any law, collective bar12 gaining agreement, or employment benefits program 

13 or plan of a State or unit of local government is pre14 empted to the extent that such law, agreement, or 

15 program or plan would impair the exercise of any 

16 right established under this title or the amendments 

17 made by this title. 

18 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

19 (1) UNEMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2), the 

22 amendments made by this section shall apply in 

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1 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR

4 STATE LAW AMENDMENT.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

6 in paragraph (2), in a case in which the 

7 Secretary of Labor identifies a State as re8 quiring a change to its statutes, regula9 tions, or policies in order to comply with 

10 the amendments made by this section, such 

11 amendments shall apply in the case of 

12 compensation paid for weeks beginning 

13 after the earlier of— 

14 (I) the date the State changes its 

15 statutes, regulations, or policies in 

16 order to comply with such amend17 ments; or 

18 (II) the end of the first session of 

19 the State legislature which begins 

20 after the date of enactment of this 

21 Act or which began prior to such date 

22 and remained in session for at least 

23 25 calendar days after such date, ex24 cept that in no case shall such amend25 ments apply before the date that is 


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1 180 days after the date of enactment 

2 of this Act. 

3 (ii) SESSION DEFINED.—In this sub4 paragraph, the term ‘‘session’’ means a 

5 regular, special, budget, or other session of 

6 a State legislature. 

7 (2) TANF AMENDMENT.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

9 subparagraph (B), the amendment made by 

10 subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of 

11 enactment of this Act. 

12 (B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR

13 STATE LAW AMENDMENT.—In the case of a 

14 State plan under part A of title IV of the Social 

15 Security Act which the Secretary of Health and 

16 Human Services determines requires State ac17 tion (including legislation, regulation, or other 

18 administrative action) in order for the plan to 

19 meet the additional requirements imposed by 

20 the amendment made by subsection (c), the 

21 State plan shall not be regarded as failing to 

22 comply with the requirements of such amend23 ment on the basis of its failure to meet these 

24 additional requirements before the first day of 

25 the first calendar quarter beginning after the 


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1 close of the first regular session of the State 

2 legislature that begins after the date of enact3 ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 

4 sentence, in the case of a State that has a two5 year legislative session, each year of the session 

6 is considered to be a separate regular session of 

7 the State legislature. 

8 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘sexual 

9 and other harassment’’, ‘‘domestic violence’’, ‘‘dating vio10 lence’’, ‘‘sexual assault’’, ‘‘stalking’’, ‘‘survivor of sexual 

11 and other harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, 

12 sexual assault, or stalking’’, and ‘‘survivor services organi13 zation’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 

14 3304(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

15 SEC. 704. STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SUR16 VIVORS’ ECONOMIC SECURITY ACCESS. 

17 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 

18 Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 

19 conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic 

20 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 

21 throughout the United States experience in maintaining 

22 economic security as a result of issues related to domestic 

23 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

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

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1 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consulta2 tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report 

3 to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a). 

4 (c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this 

5 section shall include— 

6 (1) identification of geographic areas in which 

7 State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong 

8 impact on the ability of survivors of domestic vio9 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 

10 exercise— 

11 (A) any rights under this Act without com12 promising personal safety or the safety of oth13 ers, including family members and excluding 

14 the abuser; and 

15 (B) other components of economic security; 

16 (2) identification of geographic areas with 

17 shortages in resources for such survivors, with an 

18 accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of 

19 such shortage; 

20 (3) analysis of factors related to industries, 

21 workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and 

22 other elements that impact the ability of such sur23 vivors to exercise any rights under this Act without 

24 compromising personal safety or the safety of others, 

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1 (4) the recommendations of the Secretary of 

2 Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 

3 Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and en4 forcement tools to ensure successful implementation 

5 of the provisions of this Act in order to support the 

6 economic security and safety of survivors of domestic 

7 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 

8 and 

9 (5) best practices for States, employers, health 

10 carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad11 dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating 

12 violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

13 SEC. 705. GAO STUDY. 

14 Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

15 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 

17 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, 

18 with respect to survivors of domestic violence, dating vio19 lence, sexual assault, or stalking who are, or were, enrolled 

20 at institutions of higher education and borrowed a loan 

21 made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher 

22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for which 

23 the survivors have not repaid the total interest and prin24 cipal due, each of the following: 


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1 (1) The implications of domestic violence, dat2 ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a bor3 rower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans. 

4 (2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re5 garding Federal student loan deferment, forbear6 ance, and grace periods when a survivor has to sus7 pend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an in8 stitution of higher education due to domestic vio9 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 

10 (3) The adequacy of institutional policies and 

11 practices regarding retention or transfer of credits 

12 when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the 

13 survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu14 cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex15 ual assault, or stalking. 

16 (4) The availability or any options for a sur17 vivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as18 sault, or stalking who attended an institution of 

19 higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, 

20 or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substan21 tially misrepresented information to students, to be 

22 able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s 

23 Federal student loan. 

24 (5) The limitations faced by a survivor of do25 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 


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1 stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the 

2 survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use 

3 of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class 

4 actions. 

5 SEC. 706. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR 

6 SURVIVORS. 

7 (a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 

9 conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 

10 Human Services (through the Director of the Cen11 ters for Disease Control and Prevention and the 

12 grant recipient under section 41501 of the Violence 

13 Against Women Act of 1994 that establishes the na14 tional resource center on workplace responses to as15 sist victims of domestic and sexual violence) and the 

16 Attorney General (through the Principal Deputy Di17 rector of the Office on Violence Against Women), 

18 shall coordinate and provide for a national public 

19 outreach and education campaign to raise public 

20 awareness of the workplace impact of domestic vio21 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 

22 including outreach and education for employers, 

23 service providers, teachers, and other key partners. 

24 This campaign shall pay special attention to ensure 

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1 following types of workplace laws (Federal and/or 

2 State): anti-discrimination laws that bar treating 

3 survivors differently; leave laws, both paid and un4 paid that are available for use by survivors; unem5 ployment insurance laws and policies that address 

6 survivor eligibility. 

7 (2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Labor, 

8 in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 

9 Human Services and the Attorney General, as de10 scribed in paragraph (1), may disseminate informa11 tion through the public outreach and education cam12 paign on the resources and rights referred to in this 

13 subsection directly or through arrangements with 

14 health agencies, professional and nonprofit organiza15 tions, consumer groups, labor organizations, institu16 tions of higher education, clinics, the media, and 

17 Federal, State, and local agencies. 

18 (3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi19 nated under paragraph (2) shall include, at a min20 imum, a description of— 

21 (A) the resources and rights that are— 

22 (i) available to survivors of domestic 

23 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 

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1 (ii) established in this Act and the Vi2 olence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 

3 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.); 

4 (B) guidelines and best practices on pre5 vention of domestic violence, dating violence, 

6 stalking, and sexual assault; 

7 (C) resources that promote healthy rela8 tionships and communication skills; 

9 (D) resources that encourage bystander 

10 intervention in a situation involving domestic vi11 olence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as12 sault; 

13 (E) resources that promote workplace poli14 cies that support and help maintain the eco15 nomic security of survivors of domestic violence, 

16 dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 

17 (F) resources and rights that the heads of 

18 Federal agencies described in paragraph (2) de19 termine are appropriate to include. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) EMPLOYEE.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employee’’ 

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1 ployed as described in section 3(e)(2) of the 

2 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 

3 203(e)(2)). 

4 (B) BASIS.—The term includes a person 

5 employed as described in subparagraph (A) on 

6 a full- or part-time basis, for a fixed time pe7 riod, on a temporary basis, pursuant to a detail, 

8 or as a participant in a work assignment as a 

9 condition of receipt of Federal or State income10 based public assistance. 

11 (2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 

12 (A) means any person engaged in com13 merce or in any industry or activity affecting 

14 commerce who employs 15 or more individuals; 

15 and 

16 (B) includes any person acting directly or 

17 indirectly in the interest of an employer in rela18 tion to an employee, and includes a public agen19 cy that employs individuals as described in sec20 tion 3(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 

21 1938, but does not include any labor organiza22 tion (other than when acting as an employer) or 

23 anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent 

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1 (3) FLSA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘employ’’ and 

2 ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec3 tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 sec4 tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 

5 U.S.C. 203). 

6 (c) STUDY ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES.—The Sec7 retary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 

8 Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study on the 

9 status of workplace responses to employees who experience 

10 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk11 ing while employed, in each State and nationally, to im12 prove the access of survivors of domestic violence, dating 

13 violence, sexual assault, or stalking to supportive resources 

14 and economic security. 

15 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

17 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

18 2020 through 2024. 

19 SEC. 707. SEVERABILITY. 

20 If any provision of this Act, any amendment made 

21 by this Act, or the application of such provision or amend22 ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti23 tutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act, the 

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1 provisions or amendments to any person or circumstance 

2 shall not be affected. 

3 TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE 

4 REDUCTION INITIATIVES 

5 SEC. 801. PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF MIS6 DEMEANOR CRIMES AGAINST DATING PART7 NERS AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROTEC8 TION ORDERS. 

9 Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (32), by striking all that fol12 lows after ‘‘The term ‘intimate partner’ ’’ and insert13 ing the following: ‘‘— 

14 ‘‘(A) means, with respect to a person, the 

15 spouse of the person, a former spouse of the 

16 person, an individual who is a parent of a child 

17 of the person, and an individual who cohabi18 tates or has cohabited with the person; and 

19 ‘‘(B) includes— 

20 ‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating 

21 partner (as defined in section 2266); and 

22 ‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situ23 ated to a spouse who is protected by the 

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1 State or tribal jurisdiction in which the in2 jury occurred or where the victim resides.’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (33)(A)— 

4 (A) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘Fed5 eral, State,’’ the following: ‘‘municipal,’’; and 

6 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘intimate 

7 partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’ each place it appears; 

8 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) 

9 as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and 

10 (4) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(34)(A) the term ‘misdemeanor crime of stalk13 ing’ means an offense that— 

14 ‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking 

15 under Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimida18 tion, or surveillance of another person that— 

19 ‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable 

20 fear of material harm to the health or safe21 ty of— 

22 ‘‘(aa) that person; 

23 ‘‘(bb) an immediate family mem24 ber (as defined in section 115) of that 

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1 ‘‘(cc) a household member of that 

2 person; or 

3 ‘‘(dd) a spouse or intimate part4 ner of that person; or 

5 ‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or 

6 would reasonably be expected to cause 

7 emotional distress to a person described in 

8 item (aa), (bb), (cc), or (dd) of subclause 

9 (I). 

10 ‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have 

11 been convicted of such an offense for purposes of 

12 this chapter, unless— 

13 ‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel 

14 in the case, or knowingly and intelligently 

15 waived the right to counsel in the case; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an of17 fense described in this paragraph for which a 

18 person was entitled to a jury trial in the juris19 diction in which the case was tried, either— 

20 ‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or 

21 ‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel22 ligently waived the right to have the case 

23 tried by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. 

24 ‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to have 

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1 this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or 

2 set aside, or is an offense for which the person has 

3 been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the 

4 law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the 

5 loss of civil rights under such an offense) unless the 

6 pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights 

7 expressly provides that the person may not ship, 

8 transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 

9 SEC. 802. PROHIBITING STALKERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUB10 JECT TO COURT ORDER FROM POSSESSING A 

11 FIREARM. 

12 Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 

13 amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (d)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘that re16 strains such person’’ and all that follows, and 

17 inserting ‘‘described in subsection (g)(8);’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe19 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

20 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 

23 a misdemeanor crime of stalking.’’; and 

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1 (A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 

4 ‘‘(A) that was issued— 

5 ‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per6 son received actual notice, and at which 

7 such person had an opportunity to partici8 pate; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 

10 relative to which notice and opportunity to 

11 be heard are provided— 

12 ‘‘(I) within the time required by 

13 State, tribal, or territorial law; and 

14 ‘‘(II) in any event within a rea15 sonable time after the order is issued, 

16 sufficient to protect the due process 

17 rights of the person; 

18 ‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 

19 ‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat20 ening an intimate partner of such person 

21 or child of such intimate partner or person, 

22 or engaging in other conduct that would 

23 place an intimate partner in reasonable 

24 fear of bodily injury to the partner or 

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1 ‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit2 ness from testifying in court; and 

3 ‘‘(C) that— 

4 ‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per5 son represents a credible threat to the 

6 physical safety of such individual described 

7 in subparagraph (B); or 

8 ‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 

9 the use, attempted use, or threatened use 

10 of physical force against such individual 

11 described in subparagraph (B) that would 

12 reasonably be expected to cause bodily in13 jury;’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 

15 comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

16 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 

19 a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’. 

20 TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 

21 WOMEN 

22 SEC. 901. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

24 (1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are 

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1 at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or 

2 sexual assault crimes—compared to all other races. 

3 (2) More than 4 in 5 American Indian and 

4 Alaska Native women, or 84.3 percent, have experi5 enced violence in their lifetime. 

6 (3) The vast majority of Native victims—96% 

7 of women and 89% of male victims—report being 

8 victimized by a non-Indian. 

9 (4) Native victims of sexual violence are three 

10 times as likely to have experienced sexual violence by 

11 an interracial perpetrator as non-Hispanic White 

12 victims and Native stalking victims are nearly 4 

13 times as likely to be stalked by someone of a dif14 ferent race. 

15 (5) While tribes exercising jurisdiction over 

16 non-Indians have reported significant successes, the 

17 inability to prosecute crimes related to the Special 

18 Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction crimes con19 tinues to leave Tribes unable to fully hold domestic 

20 violence offenders accountable. 

21 (6) Tribal prosecutors report that the majority 

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1 dren suffer exposure to violence at rates higher than 

2 any other race in the United States. 

3 (7) Childhood exposure to violence has imme4 diate and long-term effects, including: increased 

5 rates of altered neurological development, poor phys6 ical and mental health, poor school performance, 

7 substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juve8 nile justice system. 

9 (8) According to the Centers for Disease Con10 trol and Prevention, homicide is the third leading 

11 cause of death among American Indian and Alaska 

12 Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and 

13 the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian 

14 and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years 

15 of age. 

16 (9) On some reservations, Indian women are 

17 murdered at more than 10 times the national aver18 age. 

19 (10) According to a 2010 Government Account20 ability Office report, United States Attorneys de21 clined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent 

22 crimes that occur in Indian country. 

23 (11) Investigation into cases of missing and 

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1 law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, 

2 such as— 

3 (A) necessary training, equipment, or 

4 funding; 

5 (B) a lack of interagency cooperation; and 

6 (C) a lack of appropriate laws in place. 

7 (12) Domestic violence calls are among the 

8 most dangerous calls that law enforcement receives. 

9 (13) The complicated jurisdictional scheme that 

10 exists in Indian country— 

11 (A) has a significant negative impact on 

12 the ability to provide public safety to Indian 

13 communities; 

14 (B) has been increasingly exploited by 

15 criminals; and 

16 (C) requires a high degree of commitment 

17 and cooperation among tribal, Federal, and 

18 State law enforcement officials. 

19 (14) Restoring and enhancing local, tribal ca20 pacity to address violence against women provides 

21 for greater local control, safety, accountability, and 

22 transparency. 

23 (15) In States with restrictive land settlement 

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1 or insufficient to meet the needs, jurisdiction unnec2 essarily complicated and increases the already high 

3 levels of victimization of American Indian and Alas4 ka Native women. According to the Tribal Law and 

5 Order Act Commission Report, Alaska Native 

6 women are overrepresented in the domestic violence 

7 victim population by 250 percent; they comprise 19 

8 percent of the State population, but are 47 percent 

9 of reported rape victims. And among other Indian 

10 Tribes, Alaska Native women suffer the highest 

11 rates of domestic and sexual violence in the country. 

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

13 (1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, 

14 State, tribal, and local governments with respect to 

15 responding to cases of domestic violence, dating vio16 lence, stalking, trafficking, sexual violence, crimes 

17 against children, and assault against tribal law en18 forcement officers and murdered Indians; 

19 (2) to increase coordination and communication 

20 among Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforce21 ment agencies; 

22 (3) to empower tribal governments with the re23 sources and information necessary to effectively re24 spond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 


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1 stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing 

2 and murdered Indians; and 

3 (4) to increase the collection of data related to 

4 missing and murdered Indians and the sharing of in5 formation among Federal, State, and tribal officials 

6 responsible for responding to and investigating cases 

7 of missing and murdered Indians. 

8 SEC. 902. AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE TRIBAL ACCESS 

9 PROGRAM. 

10 Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

13 is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of 

14 fiscal years 2020 through 2024, to remain available until 

15 expended, for the purposes of enhancing the ability of trib16 al government entities to access, enter information into, 

17 and obtain information from, Federal criminal informa18 tion databases, as authorized by this section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 903. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES2 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUC3 TION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEX 

4 TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND ASSAULT OF A 

5 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORREC6 TIONS OFFICER. 

7 Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) 

8 (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 

9 1968’’) is amended— 

10 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES OF

11 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘CRIMES

12 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

13 OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 

14 SEX TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND ASSAULT

15 OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS

16 OFFICER’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (6), in the heading, by strik18 ing ‘‘SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMINAL JURIS19 DICTION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL

20 JURISDICTION’’; 

21 (3) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence crimi22 nal jurisdiction’’ each place such term appears and 

23 inserting ‘‘special tribal criminal jurisdiction’’; 

24 (4) in subsection (a)— 

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1 ‘‘(12) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means 

2 engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe3 cific person proscribed by the criminal law of the In4 dian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun5 try where the violation occurs that would cause a 

6 reasonable person to— 

7 ‘‘(A) fear for the person’s safety or the 

8 safety of others; or 

9 ‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional dis10 tress.’’; 

11 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 

12 (7) as paragraphs (10) and (11); 

13 (C) by inserting before paragraph (10) (as 

14 redesignated) the following: 

15 ‘‘(8) SEX TRAFFICKING.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sex traf17 ficking’ means conduct— 

18 ‘‘(i) consisting of— 

19 ‘‘(I) recruiting, enticing, har20 boring, transporting, providing, ob21 taining, advertising, maintaining, pa22 tronizing, or soliciting by any means a 

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1 ticipation in a venture that has en2 gaged in an act described in subclause 

3 (I); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) carried out with the knowledge, 

5 or, except where the act constituting the 

6 violation of clause (i) is advertising, in 

7 reckless disregard of the fact, that— 

8 ‘‘(I) means of force, threats of 

9 force, fraud, coercion, or any combina10 tion of such means will be used to 

11 cause the person to engage in a com12 mercial sex act; or 

13 ‘‘(II) the person has not attained 

14 the age of 18 years and will be caused 

15 to engage in a commercial sex act. 

16 ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 

17 the terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ 

18 have the meanings given the terms in section 

19 1591(e) of title 18, United States Code. 

20 ‘‘(9) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio21 lence’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or con22 tact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian 

23 tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country 

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1 which the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the 

2 act.’’; 

3 (D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 

4 (5) as paragraphs (6) and (7); 

5 (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 

6 through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4); 

7 (F) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), to 

8 read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes10 tic violence’ means violence— 

11 ‘‘(A) committed by a current or former 

12 spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a 

13 person with whom the victim shares a child in 

14 common, by a person who is cohabitating with 

15 or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse 

16 or intimate partner, or by a person similarly 

17 situated to a spouse of the victim under the 

18 domestic- or family-violence laws of an Indian 

19 tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun20 try where the violence occurs; or 

21 ‘‘(B) committed against a victim who is a 

22 child under the age of 18, or an elder (as such 

23 term is defined by tribal law) who resides or 

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1 (G) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 

2 redesignated), the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OR

4 CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.—The term ‘assault of a 

5 law enforcement or correctional officer’ means any 

6 criminal violation of the law of the Indian tribe that 

7 has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the 

8 violation occurs that involves the threatened, at9 tempted, or actual harmful or offensive touching of 

10 a law enforcement or correctional officer.’’; and 

11 (H) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as 

12 redesignated), the following: 

13 ‘‘(5) OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.—The term 

14 ‘obstruction of justice’ means any violation of the 

15 criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction 

16 over the Indian country where the violation occurs, 

17 and the violation involves interfering with the ad18 ministration or due process of the tribe’s laws in19 cluding any tribal criminal proceeding or investiga20 tion of a crime.’’; 

21 (5) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘the 

22 powers of self-government of a participating tribe’’ 

23 the following: ‘‘, including any participating tribes in 

24 the State of Maine,’’; 

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

2 after ‘‘over an alleged offense’’ the following: ‘‘, 

3 other than obstruction of justice or an act of 

4 assault of a law enforcement or corrections offi5 cer,’’; and 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

7 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking the 

10 period at the end and inserting the fol11 lowing: ‘‘; or’’; and 

12 (iii) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(iv) is being prosecuted for a crime 

15 of sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, 

16 obstructing justice, or assaulting a police 

17 or corrections officer under the laws of the 

18 prosecuting tribe.’’; 

19 (7) in subsection (c)— 

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

21 by striking ‘‘domestic violence’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘tribal’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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1 ing ‘‘, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUCTION

2 OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, STALK3 ING, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR ASSAULT OF A

4 LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS OF5 FICER’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘or dating violence’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘, dating violence, obstruc8 tion of justice, sexual violence, stalking, 

9 sex trafficking, or assault of a law enforce10 ment or corrections officer’’; 

11 (8) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘domestic vio12 lence’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘tribal’’; 

13 (9) in subsection (f)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence’’ 

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘special 

16 tribal’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘pros18 ecutes’’ and all that follows through the semi19 colon at the end and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘prosecutes— 

21 ‘‘(A) a crime of domestic violence; 

22 ‘‘(B) a crime of dating violence; 

23 ‘‘(C) a criminal violation of a protection 

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1 ‘‘(E) a crime of stalking; 

2 ‘‘(F) a crime of sex trafficking; 

3 ‘‘(G) a crime of obstruction of justice; or 

4 ‘‘(H) a crime of assault of a law enforce5 ment or correctional officer.’’; 

6 (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

7 violence, stalking, sex trafficking, assault of a 

8 law enforcement or correctional officer,’’ after 

9 ‘‘dating violence,’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(5) to create a pilot project to allow up to five 

12 Indian tribes in Alaska to implement special tribal 

13 criminal jurisdiction.’’; 

14 (10) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

15 subsections (h) and (i), respectively; 

16 (11) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(g) INDIAN COUNTRY DEFINED.—For purposes of 

19 the pilot project described in subsection (f)(5), the defini20 tion of ‘Indian country’ shall include Alaska Native-owned 

21 Townsites, Allotments, and former reservation lands ac22 quired in fee by Alaska Native Village Corporations pursu23 ant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

24 U.S.C. 33) and other lands transferred in fee to Native 

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1 (12) in subsection (i) (as redesignated) by strik2 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’. 

4 TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 

5 AGAINST WOMEN 

6 SEC. 1001. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 

7 AGAINST WOMEN. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE

9 AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus 

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

11 10442) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 

13 Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 

14 Violence Against Women’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘within 

16 the Department of Justice’’ the following: ‘‘, not 

17 subsumed by any other office’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Violence 

19 Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public 103– 

20 322) and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 

21 (Division B of Public Law 106–386)’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI1 of 

23 Public 103–322), the Violence Against Women Act 

24 of 2000 (Division B of Public Law 106–386), the 

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1 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 

2 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against 

3 Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 

4 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the Violence Against 

5 Women Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 

6 (b) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE

7 AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime 

8 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) 

9 is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 2003. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 

11 AGAINST WOMEN. 

12 ‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The President, by and with the 

13 advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director 

14 for the Office on Violence Against Women (in this title 

15 referred to as the ‘Director’) to be responsible, under the 

16 general authority of the Attorney General, for the admin17 istration, coordination, and implementation of the pro18 grams and activities of the Office. 

19 ‘‘(b) OTHER EMPLOYMENT.—The Director shall 

20 not— 

21 ‘‘(1) engage in any employment other than that 

22 of serving as Director; or 

23 ‘‘(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity 

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1 ment under the Violence Against Women Act of 

2 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence 

3 Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 

4 Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 

5 Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 

6 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), 

7 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

8 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the Vio9 lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. 

10 ‘‘(c) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy, the Presi11 dent may designate an officer or employee who shall act 

12 as Director during the vacancy. 

13 ‘‘(d) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com14 pensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable 

15 for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 

16 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

17 (c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE

18 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 

19 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

20 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10444) is amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 2004. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 

22 OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 

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1 ‘‘(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial 

2 branches of the Federal and State governments on 

3 matters relating to violence against women. 

4 ‘‘(2) Providing information to the President, 

5 the Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and tribal 

6 governments, and the general public on matters re7 lating to violence against women. 

8 ‘‘(3) Serving, at the request of the Attorney 

9 General, as the representative of the Department of 

10 Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or com11 missions addressing policy or issues relating to vio12 lence against women. 

13 ‘‘(4) Serving, at the request of the President, 

14 acting through the Attorney General, as the rep15 resentative of the United States Government on 

16 human rights and economic justice matters related 

17 to violence against women in international fora, in18 cluding, but not limited to, the United Nations. 

19 ‘‘(5) Carrying out the functions of the Depart20 ment of Justice under the Violence Against Women 

21 Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the 

22 Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 

23 Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women 

24 and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 

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1 3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 

2 Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and 

3 the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 

4 2019, including with respect to those functions— 

5 ‘‘(A) the development of policy, protocols, 

6 and guidelines; 

7 ‘‘(B) the development and management of 

8 grant programs and other programs, and the 

9 provision of technical assistance under such 

10 programs; and 

11 ‘‘(C) the award and termination of grants, 

12 cooperative agreements, and contracts. 

13 ‘‘(6) Providing technical assistance, coordina14 tion, and support to— 

15 ‘‘(A) other components of the Department 

16 of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to 

17 enforce Federal laws relating to violence against 

18 women, including the litigation of civil and 

19 criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; 

20 ‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and tribal 

21 agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 

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1 nate violence against women, including Indian 

2 or indigenous women; and 

3 ‘‘(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence 

4 against women and to provide support and as5 sistance to victims of such violence. 

6 ‘‘(7) Exercising such other powers and func7 tions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to 

8 this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney 

9 General. 

10 ‘‘(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guide11 lines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out 

12 any function of the Office.’’. 

13 (d) STAFF OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST

14 WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control 

15 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) is amend16 ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST

17 WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE ON VIO18 LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 

19 (e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 

20 the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 

21 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is 

22 amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of23 fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 

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1 TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDI2 TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED3 ERAL CUSTODY 

4 SEC. 1101. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY 

5 CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVID6 UALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 

7 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

8 ‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women 

9 in Federal Custody Act’’. 

10 (b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘§ 4050. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and 

14 other individuals 

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

16 ‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor17 rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 

18 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a 

19 Federal penal or correctional institution; 

20 ‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 

21 the Bureau of Prisons; 

22 ‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the 

23 first 8-week period of post-partum recovery after 

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1 ‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has 

2 the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 

3 Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 

4 12242); 

5 ‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 

6 who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc7 tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and 

8 ‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an in9 dividual who— 

10 ‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 

11 years of age; 

12 ‘‘(B) is pregnant; 

13 ‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

14 transgender, or intersex; 

15 ‘‘(D) is victim or witness of a crime; 

16 ‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 

17 claim in Federal or State court; 

18 ‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill19 ness or disability; or 

20 ‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, 

21 has been determined to have experienced or to 

22 be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic23 tim of gender-based violence— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 

2 ‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or 

3 legal service provider; or 

4 ‘‘(iv) by the individual. 

5 ‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc7 tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an 

8 office that determines the placement of prisoners. 

9 ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT OF PRISONERS.—In deter10 mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab11 lished under paragraph (1) shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the 

13 prisoner as close to the children as possible; 

14 ‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a 

15 transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for 

16 male or female prisoners, and in making other 

17 housing and programming assignments, con18 sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place19 ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and 

20 safety, including serious consideration of the 

21 prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe22 ty, and whether the placement would present 

23 management or security problems; and 

24 ‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of25 fice determines to be appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT

2 PRISONERS OR PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY

3 IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) PLACEMENT IN SEGREGATED HOUSING

5 UNITS.—A covered institution may not place a pris6 oner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in 

7 a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner pre8 sents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or 

9 others. 

10 ‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris11 oner described in subparagraph (A) in a segregated 

12 housing unit shall be limited and temporary. 

13 ‘‘(d) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro14 vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary 

15 caretaker parent. 

16 ‘‘(e) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro17 vide training to each correctional officer and each em18 ployee of the Bureau of Prisons who regularly interacts 

19 with prisoners, including each instructor and health care 

20 professional, to enable those correctional officers and em21 ployees to— 

22 ‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or 

23 physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner 

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1 ‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 

2 to the proper healthcare professional for treatment. 

3 ‘‘(f) INMATE HEALTH.— 

4 ‘‘(1) HEALTH CARE ACCESS.—The Director 

5 shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate 

6 health care. 

7 ‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall 

8 make essential hygienic products, including sham9 poo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygien10 ic product that the Director determines appropriate, 

11 available without charge to prisoners. 

12 ‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST ACCESS.—The Director 

13 shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gyne14 cologist as appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(g) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF16 FICERS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make 

18 rules under which— 

19 ‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 

20 a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 

21 unless— 

22 ‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of 

23 immediate harm to the prisoner or others, 

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1 same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff 

2 is available to assist; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re4 quested that an officer of a different sex 

5 conduct searches; 

6 ‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 

7 restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 

8 sex unless— 

9 ‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre10 sents a risk of immediate harm to them11 selves or others; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in 

13 the restroom and no other correctional offi14 cer of the appropriate sex is available to 

15 assist; 

16 ‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex is deter17 mined according to the sex with which they 

18 identify; and 

19 ‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search 

20 or physically examine a prisoner for the sole 

21 purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital 

22 status or sex. 

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1 quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act 

2 of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.).’’. 

3 (c) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.—Section 

4 3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY OF PRIMARY CARETAKER

7 PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of 

8 the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible 

9 prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as de10 fined in section 4050) or pregnant from partici11 pating in a program of residential substance abuse 

12 treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis 

13 of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being 

14 committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, 

15 to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons 

16 that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on 

17 or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was 

18 committed to the custody of the Bureau of Pris19 ons.’’. 

20 (d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 

23 the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section 

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1 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

3 Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on 

4 the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 

5 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re6 port on the implementation of this section and the 

7 amendments made by this section. 

8 (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

9 The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

‘‘4050. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 

12 SEC. 1102. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WOMEN. 

13 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

14 ‘‘Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or 

15 the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’. 

16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of 

18 the Federal Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred 

19 to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pilot program (in 

20 this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance 

21 with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal 

22 prisons and the children born to such women during incar23 ceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term 

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1 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 

2 to— 

3 (1) prevent infant mortality among infants born 

4 to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trau5 ma and stress experienced by the unborn fetuses of 

6 pregnant inmates; 

7 (2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally in8 carcerated women and mothers, and enhance public 

9 safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal 

10 prison system for women as a population with spe11 cial needs; 

12 (3) establish female offender risk and needs as13 sessment as the cornerstones of a more effective and 

14 efficient Federal prison system; 

15 (4) implement a validated post-sentencing risk 

16 and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic 

17 risk factors to provide Federal prison officials with 

18 a roadmap to address the pre- and post-natal needs 

19 of Federal pregnant offenders, manage limited re20 sources, and enhance public safety; 

21 (5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the 

22 effectiveness of programs and interventions for fed23 erally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to 

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1 expansions based on the results of such evaluations; 

2 and 

3 (6) assist the Department of Justice to address 

4 the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison 

5 system and ensure that the Department can con6 tinue to run prison nurseries safely and securely 

7 without compromising the scope or quality of the 

8 Department’s critical health, safety and law enforce9 ment missions. 

10 (d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF

11 PRISONS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 

13 this section in consultation with— 

14 (A) a licensed and board-certified gyne15 cologist or obstetrician; 

16 (B) the Director of the Administrative Of17 fice of the United States Courts; 

18 (C) the Director of the Office of Probation 

19 and Pretrial Services; 

20 (D) the Director of the National Institute 

21 of Justice; and 

22 (E) the Secretary of Health and Human 

23 Services. 

24 (2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance 

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1 (A) develop an offender risk and needs as2 sessment system particular to the health and 

3 sensitivities of federally incarcerated pregnant 

4 women and mothers in accordance with this 

5 subsection; 

6 (B) develop recommendations regarding re7 cidivism reduction programs and productive ac8 tivities in accordance with subsection (c); 

9 (C) conduct ongoing research and data 

10 analysis on— 

11 (i) the best practices relating to the 

12 use of offender risk and needs assessment 

13 tools particular to the health and sensitivi14 ties of federally incarcerated pregnant 

15 women and mothers; 

16 (ii) the best available risk and needs 

17 assessment tools particular to the health 

18 and sensitivities of federally incarcerated 

19 pregnant women and mothers and the level 

20 to which they rely on dynamic risk factors 

21 that could be addressed and changed over 

22 time, and on measures of risk of recidi23 vism, individual needs, and responsiveness 

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1 (iii) the most effective and efficient 

2 uses of such tools in conjunction with re3 cidivism reduction programs, productive 

4 activities, incentives, and rewards; and 

5 (iv) which recidivism reduction pro6 grams are the most effective— 

7 (I) for federally incarcerated 

8 pregnant women and mothers classi9 fied at different recidivism risk levels; 

10 and 

11 (II) for addressing the specific 

12 needs of federally incarcerated preg13 nant women and mothers; 

14 (D) on a biennial basis, review the system 

15 developed under subparagraph (A) and the rec16 ommendations developed under subparagraph 

17 (B), using the research conducted under sub18 paragraph (C), to determine whether any revi19 sions or updates should be made, and if so, 

20 make such revisions or updates; 

21 (E) hold periodic meetings with the indi22 viduals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be 

23 determined by the Director; and 

24 (F) report to Congress in accordance with 

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1 (3) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties 

2 under paragraph (2), the Director shall— 

3 (A) consult relevant stakeholders; and 

4 (B) make decisions using data that is 

5 based on the best available statistical and em6 pirical evidence. 

7 (e) ELIGIBILITY.—An inmate may apply to partici8 pate in the Program if the inmate— 

9 (1) is pregnant at the beginning of or during 

10 the term of imprisonment; and 

11 (2) is in the custody or control of the Federal 

12 Bureau of Prisons. 

13 (f) PROGRAM TERMS.— 

14 (1) TERM OF PARTICIPATION.—To correspond 

15 with the purposes and goals of the Program to pro16 mote bonding during the critical stages of child de17 velopment, an eligible inmate selected for the Pro18 gram may participate in the Program, subject to 

19 subsection (g), until the earliest of— 

20 (A) the date that the inmate’s term of im21 prisonment terminates; 

22 (B) the date the infant fails to meet any 

23 medical criteria established by the Director or 

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1 determination of the persons listed in sub2 section (d)(1); or 

3 (C) 30 months. 

4 (2) INMATE REQUIREMENTS.—For the duration 

5 of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the in6 mate shall agree to— 

7 (A) take substantive steps towards acting 

8 in the role of a parent or guardian to any child 

9 of that inmate; 

10 (B) participate in any educational or coun11 seling opportunities established by the Director, 

12 including topics such as child development, par13 enting skills, domestic violence, vocational train14 ing, or substance abuse, as appropriate; 

15 (C) abide by any court decision regarding 

16 the legal or physical custody of the child; 

17 (D) transfer to the Federal Bureau of 

18 Prisons any child support payments for the in19 fant of the participating inmate from any per20 son or governmental entity; and 

21 (E) specify a person who has agreed to 

22 take at least temporary custody of the child if 

23 the inmate’s participation in the Program ter24 minates before the inmate’s release. 


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1 (g) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—The Director shall take 

2 appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption 

3 of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based 

4 well-being due to termination of the Program. 

5 (h) REPORTING.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

7 after the date of the enactment of this section and 

8 once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director 

9 shall submit a report to the Congress with regards 

10 to progress in implementing the Program. 

11 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 

12 after the termination of the Program, the Director 

13 shall issue a final report to the Congress that con14 tains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings 

15 and conclusions, including recommendations for leg16 islation, administrative actions, and regulations the 

17 Director considers appropriate. 

18 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

19 out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 

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1 TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT 

2 TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 

3 SAFETY 

4 SEC. 1201. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN5 CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT6 TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement 

8 Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN11 CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIRE12 ARM. 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background 

14 check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back15 ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li16 censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 

17 of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of 

18 title 18, United States Code), which background check de19 termines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 

20 violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 

21 of title 18, United States Code, and such determination 

22 is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the li23 censee contacted the System and a firearm has been trans24 ferred to that person, the System shall notify the law en25 forcement agencies described in subsection (b). 


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1 ‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— 

2 The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection 

3 are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction 

4 over the location from which the licensee contacted the 

5 system and the law enforcement agencies that have juris6 diction over the location of the residence of the person for 

7 which the background check was conducted, as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 

9 Investigation. 

10 ‘‘(2) The local law enforcement agency. 

11 ‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency. 

12 ‘‘(4) The Tribal law enforcement agency.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

14 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 

15 10 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by inserting after the 

16 item relating to section 106 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of 

a firearm.’’. 

17 SEC. 1202. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS 

18 TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AUTHORI19 TIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

21 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A 

22 the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 925B. Reporting of background check denials to 

2 State, local, and tribal authorities 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 

4 background check system established under section 103 

5 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 

6 922 note) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) of 

7 this title that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 

8 violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 

9 of this title or State law, the Attorney General shall, in 

10 accordance with subsection (b) of this section— 

11 ‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities 

12 of the State where the person sought to acquire the 

13 firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au14 thorities of the State of residence of the person— 

15 ‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 

16 ‘‘(B) of the specific provision of law that 

17 would have been violated; 

18 ‘‘(C) of the date and time the notice was 

19 provided; 

20 ‘‘(D) of the location where the firearm was 

21 sought to be acquired; and 

22 ‘‘(E) of the identity of the person; and 

23 ‘‘(2) report the incident to local or tribal law 

24 enforcement authorities and, where practicable, 

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1 where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction 

2 where the person resides. 

3 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT.—A report is 

4 made in accordance with this subsection if the report is 

5 made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice de6 scribed in subsection (a), except that the making of the 

7 report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid 

8 compromising an ongoing investigation. 

9 ‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub10 section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re11 spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities 

12 that originally issued the notice with respect to the per13 son.’’. 

14 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

15 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

16 relating to section 925A the following: 

‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and tribal authorities.’’. 

17 SEC. 1203. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND 

18 CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

20 States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 

21 by inserting after section 925B the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross2 deputized attorneys 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce4 ment of paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g), 

5 the Attorney General may— 

6 ‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of 

7 title 28, qualified State, tribal, territorial and local 

8 prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the 

9 United States Government to serve as special assist10 ant United States attorneys for the purpose of pros11 ecuting violations of such paragraphs; 

12 ‘‘(2) deputize State, tribal, territorial and local 

13 law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhanc14 ing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alco15 hol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in responding 

16 to and investigating violations of such paragraphs; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite 

19 requests for assistance from State, tribal, territorial 

20 and local law enforcement agencies responding to in21 timate partner violence cases where such agencies 

22 have probable cause to believe that the offenders 

23 may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of 

24 contact within— 

25 ‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of 

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1 ‘‘(B) each District Office of the United 

2 States Attorneys. 

3 ‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER AND PUBLIC

4 SAFETY.—The Attorney General shall— 

5 ‘‘(1) identify no less than 75 jurisdictions 

6 among States, territories and tribes where there are 

7 high rates of firearms violence and threats of fire8 arms violence against intimate partners and other 

9 persons protected under paragraphs (8), (9), and 

10 (10) of section 922(g) and where local authorities 

11 lack the resources to address such violence; and 

12 ‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in 

13 subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced en14 forcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce 

15 firearms homicide and injury rates. 

16 ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this 

17 section, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an at18 torney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good 

19 standing with any relevant licensing authority.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

21 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

22 relating to section 925B the following: 

‘‘925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 


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1 TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW 

2 ENFORCEMENT CONSENT 

3 LOOPHOLE 

4 SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En6 forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019’’. 

7 SEC. 1302. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS 

8 WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United 

10 States Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 

12 the following: ‘‘or by any person acting 

13 under color of law’’; 

14 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

15 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 

16 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACTING

19 UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under 

21 color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with 

22 an individual, including an individual who is under 

23 arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual cus24 tody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be 


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1 fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 

2 years, or both. 

3 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

4 ‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in sec5 tion 2246.’’; and 

6 (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 

7 adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not 

9 a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual 

10 act.’’. 

11 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

14 end; 

15 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

16 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ 

20 has the meaning given the term in section 115.’’. 

21 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

22 for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is 

23 amended by amending the item related to section 2243 

24 to read as follows: 

‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by any person acting under color 

of law.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1303. INCENTIVES FOR STATES. 

2 (a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney 

3 General is authorized to make grants to States that have 

4 in effect a law that— 

5 (1) makes it a criminal offense for any person 

6 acting under color of law of the State to engage in 

7 a sexual act with an individual, including an indi8 vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise 

9 in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; 

10 and 

11 (2) prohibits a person charged with an offense 

12 described in paragraph (1) from asserting the con13 sent of the other individual as a defense. 

14 (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that re15 ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attor16 ney General, on an annual basis, information on— 

17 (1) the number of reports made to law enforce18 ment agencies in that State regarding persons en19 gaging in a sexual act while acting under color of 

20 law during the previous year; and 

21 (2) the disposition of each case in which sexual 

22 misconduct by a person acting under color of law 

23 was reported during the previous year. 

24 (c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 

25 this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 

26 General at such time, in such manner, and containing 


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1 such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 

2 require, including information about the law described in 

3 subsection (a). 

4 (d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a 

5 State under this section shall be in an amount that is not 

6 greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount 

7 of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State re8 ceived under the following grant programs: 

9 (1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con10 trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 

11 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Vio12 lence Against Women Formula Grant Program’’). 

13 (2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against 

14 Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly 

15 referred to as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Pro16 gram’’). 

17 (e) GRANT TERM.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 

19 provide an increase in the amount provided to a 

20 State under the grant programs described in sub21 section (d) for a 2-year period. 

22 (2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant 

23 under this section may submit an application for a 

24 renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, 


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1 and containing such information as the Attorney 

2 General may reasonably require. 

3 (3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant 

4 under this section for more than 4 years. 

5 (f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 

6 under this section shall use— 

7 (1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the per8 missible uses of funds under the grant program de9 scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and 

10 (2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the per11 missible uses of funds under the grant program de12 scribed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d). 

13 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 

15 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 

16 (h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 

17 term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the 

18 District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Common19 wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Vir20 gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 

21 SEC. 1304. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 

22 (a) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 

23 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

24 each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 

25 to Congress a report containing— 


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1 (1) the information required to be reported to 

2 the Attorney General under section 3(b); and 

3 (2) information on— 

4 (A) the number of reports made, during 

5 the previous year, to Federal law enforcement 

6 agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual 

7 act while acting under color of law; and 

8 (B) the disposition of each case in which 

9 sexual misconduct by a person acting under 

10 color of law was reported. 

11 (b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there13 after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

14 submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 

15 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 

16 section 2, committed during the 1-year period covered by 

17 the report. 

18 SEC. 1305. DEFINITION. 

19 In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning 

20 given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States 

21 Code. 


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1 TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 

2 SEC. 1401. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 

3 REDUCTION. 

4 Section 40603 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 

5 Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 

7 through 2024’’. 

8 SEC. 1402. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZA9 TION. 

10 Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 

11 of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM’S 

14 COUNSELORS. 

15 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the 

16 United States Attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic17 tim/witness counselors for the prosecution of sex crimes 

18 and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the 

19 District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2020 through 2024.’’. 


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1 SEC. 1403. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI2 CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE3 AUTHORIZATION. 

4 Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 

5 U.S.C. 20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 

6 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 1404. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 

8 Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 

9 Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is 

10 amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

12 SEC. 1405. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO13 GRAM. 

14 Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 

15 U.S.C. 20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 

16 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 

17 SEC. 1406. RAPE KIT BACKLOG. 

18 Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi19 nation Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 

21 through 2024’’. 

22 SEC. 1407. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM 

23 GRANTS. 

24 Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 

25 Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 

2 2024’’. 

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