Union Calendar No. 539

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1248

[Report No. 106–891, Part I]

A BILL

To prevent violence against women.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an

amendment

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Referral to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Commerce extended for a period ending not

later than September 26, 2000

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Committees on Education and the Workforce and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the

Whole House on the State of the Union and orderedto be printed

IB

Union Calendar No. 539

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1248

[Report No. 106–891, Part I]

To prevent violence against women.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 24, 1999

Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs.

MALONEY of New York, Ms. CARSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of

Texas, Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. WILSON, Ms.

MCKINNEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. BIGGERT,

Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. DANNER, Mr. LEACH, Mr. RANGEL,

Mrs. CUBIN, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LANTOS,

Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. GRANGER) introduced the following bill; which

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

Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Commerce, 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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Additional sponsors: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.

FROST, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.

KIND, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.

DELAHUNT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WEINER,

Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr.

BOEHLERT, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. FILNER,

Mr. NADLER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. JEFFERSON,

Mr. MARKEY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. COOKSEY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MOORE, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr.

BLUMENAUER, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. CUMMINGS,

Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr.

BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. BRADY

of Texas, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WYNN, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. POMEROY,
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Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.

HOEFFEL, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms.

MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GREEN

of Texas, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. BALDACCI, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. PAYNE, Ms.

KILPATRICK, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. TALENT, Mr.

UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. WISE, Mrs. THURMAN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of

New York, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. MARTINEZ,

Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. REYES, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MORAN of

Virginia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.

KOLBE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of

Massachusetts, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́

, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms.

SLAUGHTER, Mr. COOK, Mr. LARSON, Ms. DUNN, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.

KUCINICH, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PRICE of

North Carolina, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. HOYER, Mr. UDALL of

Colorado, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr.

BISHOP, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. OLVER, Mr.

FORD, Mr. HOLT, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PORTER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.

SESSIONS, Mr. WU, Mr. SAXTON, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. TIERNEY,

Mr. BACA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BASS, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. HORN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. DEAL of

Georgia, Ms. LEE, Mr. STARK, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. COYNE, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. QUINN, Mr.

SHIMKUS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. PETERSON of

Minnesota, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.

LATOURETTE, Mr. EVERETT, Mrs. BONO, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. CONDIT,

Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WALSH, Mr.

BEREUTER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. THOMPSON

of Mississippi, Mr. OSE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. GANSKE, Mr.

HALL of Ohio, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.

LAHOOD, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. SABO, Mr.

BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GORDON, Mr.

ROGAN, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr.

EHLERS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. SHERMAN,

Mr. DIXON, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. LEVIN

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment

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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Referral to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Commerce

extended for a period ending not later than September 26, 2000

SEPTEMBER 26, 2000

Committees on Education and the Workforce and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed
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[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 24, 1999]

A BILL

To prevent violence against women.

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 ‘‘Vio5 lence Against Women Act of 2000’’.

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

7 this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COMMITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE

AGAINST WOMEN ACT

Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants To Combat Violence

Against Women

Sec. 101. Reauthorization.

Sec. 102. Technical amendments.

Sec. 103. State coalition grants.

Sec. 104. Full faith and credit enforcement of protection orders.

Sec. 105. Filing costs for criminal charges

Sec. 106. Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Subtitle B—National Domestic Violence Hotline

Sec. 111. Reauthorization.

Sec. 112. Technical amendments.

Subtitle C—Battered Women’s Shelters and Services

Sec. 121. Short title.

Sec. 122. Authorization of appropriations for family violence prevention and

services.

Sec. 123. FVPSA improvements.

Sec. 124. Transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence.
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Subtitle D—Community Initiatives

Sec. 131. Grants for community initiatives.

Subtitle E—Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel

Sec. 141. Reauthorization.

Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies

Sec. 151. Reauthorization.

Sec. 152. Technical amendment.

Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement

Sec. 161. Reauthorization.

Sec. 162. Technical amendments.

Subtitle H—National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction

Sec. 171. Technical amendments.

Sec. 172. Reauthorization.

Subtitle I—Federal Victims’ Counselors

Sec. 181. Reauthorization.

Subtitle J—Education and Prevention Grants To Reduce Sexual Abuse of

Runaway, Homeless, and Street Youth

Sec. 191. Reauthorization.

Sec. 192. Dissemination of information.

Subtitle K—Victims of Child Abuse Programs

Sec. 193. Reauthorization of court-appointed special advocate program.

Sec. 194. Reauthorization of child abuse training programs for judicial personnel

and practitioners.

Sec. 195. Reauthorization of grants for televised testimony.

Sec. 196. Dissemination of information.

TITLE II—SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION

Sec. 201. Transfer of rape prevention and education program.

Sec. 202. Rape prevention education.

Sec. 203. Sexual assault and interpersonal violence; demonstration projects.

TITLE III—OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS

Subtitle A—Strengthening Services to Victims of Violence

Sec. 301. Civil legal assistance for victims.

Subtitle B—Limiting the Effects of Violence on Children

Sec. 305 . Safe havens for children pilot program.

Subtitle C—Protections Against Violence and Abuse for Women with

Disabilities

Sec. 310. Findings.
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Sec. 311. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

Sec. 312. Violence Against Women Act.

Sec. 313. Grants for technical assistance.

Subtitle D—Standards, Practice, and Training for Sexual Assault

Examinations

Sec. 315. Short title.

Sec. 316. Standards, practice, and training for sexual assault forensic examinations.

Subtitle E—Domestic Violence Task Force

Sec. 320. Domestic Violence Task Force.

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 (a) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—

3 (1) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE

4 STREETS ACT.—Section 2003(1) of the Omnibus

5 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

6 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(1)) is amended to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ includes acts or

8 threats of violence, not including acts of self-defense,

9 committed by a current or former spouse of the vic10 tim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child

11 in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or

12 has cohabited with the victim, by a person similarly

13 situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic

14 or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any

15 other person against a victim who is protected from

16 that person’s acts under the domestic or family vio17 lence laws of the jurisdiction;’’.

18 (2) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE

19 STREETS ACT.—Section 2105(1) of the Omnibus
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1 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

2 U.S.C. 3796hh–4(1)) is amended to read as follows:

3 ‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ includes acts or

4 threats of violence, not including acts of self-defense,

5 committed by a current or former spouse of the vic6 tim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child

7 in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or

8 has cohabited with the victim, by a person similarly

9 situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic

10 or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any

11 other person against a victim who is protected from

12 that person’s acts under the domestic or family vio13 lence laws of the jurisdiction; and’’.

14 (b) INDIAN COUNTRY.—Section 2003(2) of the Omni15 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.

16 3796gg–2(1)) is amended to read as follows:

17 ‘‘(2) the term ‘Indian country’ has the same

18 meaning as is given such term by section 1151 of title

19 18, United States Code;’’.

20 (c) STALKING.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime

21 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–

22 2) is amended by striking the period at the end of para23 graph (8) and inserting a semicolon and by adding after

24 paragraph (8) the following:
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1 ‘‘(9) the term ‘stalking’ means engaging in con2 duct that is directed at an individual with the intent

3 to injure and harass the individual and which places

4 the individual in reasonable fear of the death of, or

5 serious bodily injury to, that individual, a member of

6 that individual’s immediate family or that individ7 ual’s intimate partner;’’.

8 (d) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 2003(7) of

9 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

10 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7) is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘(7) the term ‘underserved populations’ includes

12 populations underserved because of geographic loca13 tion (such as rural isolation), underserved racial and

14 ethnic populations, populations underserved because

15 of special needs (such as language barriers, disabil16 ities, or age), and any other population determined to

17 be underserved by the State planning process in con18 sultation with the Attorney General;’’.

19 (e) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.—Section 2003 of

20 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

21 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2), as amended by subsection (c), is

22 amended by adding after paragraph (9) the following:

23 ‘‘(10) the term ‘domestic violence coalition’

24 means a statewide (except in the case of a coalition

25 within lands under tribal authority) nonprofit, non-
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1 governmental membership organization of a majority

2 of domestic violence programs within the State, com3 monwealth, territory, or lands under military, Fed4 eral, or tribal authority that among other activities

5 provides training and technical assistance to domestic

6 violence programs within the State, commonwealth,

7 territory, or lands under military, Federal, or tribal

8 authority;’’.

9 (f) SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—Section 2003 of the

10 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

11 U.S.C. 3796gg–2), as amended by subsection (e), is amend12 ed by adding after paragraph (10) the following:

13 ‘‘(11) the term ‘sexual assault coalition’ means a

14 statewide (except in the case of a coalition within

15 lands under tribal authority) nonprofit, nongovern16 mental membership organization of a majority of sex17 ual assault programs within the State, common18 wealth, territory, or lands under military, Federal, or

19 tribal authority that among other activities provides

20 training and technical assistance to sexual assault

21 programs within the State, commonwealth, territory,

22 or lands under military, Federal, or tribal authority;

23 and’’.

24 (g) DATING VIOLENCE.—
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1 (1) SECTION 2003.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus

2 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

3 U.S.C. 3996gg–2), as amended by subsection (f), is

4 amended by adding after paragraph (11) the fol5 lowing:

6 ‘‘(12) The term ‘dating violence’ means violence

7 committed by a person—

8 ‘‘(A) who is or has been in a social relation9 ship of a romantic or intimate nature with the

10 victim; and

11 ‘‘(B) where the existence of such a relation12 ship shall be determined based on a consider13 ation of the following factors:

14 ‘‘(i) the length of the relationship;

15 ‘‘(ii) the type of relationship; and

16 ‘‘(iii) the frequency of interaction be17 tween the persons involved in the relation18 ship.’’.

19 (2) SECTION 2105.—Section 2105 of the Omnibus

20 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

21 U.S.C. 3796hh–4) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at

22 the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the

23 end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by

24 adding after paragraph (2) the following:
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1 ‘‘(3) the term ‘dating violence’ means violence

2 committed by a person—

3 ‘‘(A) who is or has been in a social relation4 ship of a romantic or intimate nature with the

5 victim; and

6 ‘‘(B) where the existence of such a relation7 ship shall be determined based on a consider8 ation of the following factors:

9 ‘‘(i) the length of the relationship;

10 ‘‘(ii) the type of relationship; and

11 ‘‘(iii) the frequency of interaction be12 tween the persons involved in the relation13 ship.’’.

14 TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COM15 MITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE

16 AGAINST WOMEN ACT

17 Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and

18 Prosecution Grants To Combat

19 Violence Against Women

20 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION.

21 Section 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control

22 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)) is

23 amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara25 graph (E);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara2 graph (F) and inserting a semicolon; and

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol4 lowing:

5 ‘‘(G) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

6 ‘‘(H) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

7 ‘‘(I) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

8 ‘‘(J) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

9 ‘‘(K) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.

10 SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

11 (a) GRANT ALLOCATION.—Section 2002(c)(3) of the

12 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

13 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘(3) at least 50 percent is allocated to grants for

15 law enforcement, prosecution, and State and local

16 court systems and at least 35 percent is allocated for

17 victim services; and’’.

18 (b) REALLOTMENT.—Section 2002(e) of the Omnibus

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

20 3796gg–1(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following

21 new paragraph:

22 ‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—

23 ‘‘(A) If, at the end of the 9th month of any

24 fiscal year for which funds are appropriated

25 under section 1001(a)(18), the amounts made
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1 available are unspent or unobligated, such

2 unspent or unobligated funds shall be reallotted

3 to the current fiscal year recipients in the victim

4 services area pursuant to section 2002(c)(3) pro5 portionate to their original allotment for the cur6 rent fiscal year.

7 ‘‘(B) For the first 2 fiscal years following

8 the date of the enactment of the Violence Against

9 Women Act of 2000, the Attorney General may

10 waive the qualification requirements of section

11 2002(c)(3), at the request of the State and with

12 the support of law enforcement, prosecution, and

13 victim services grantees currently funded under

14 this section, if the reallocation of funds among

15 law enforcement, prosecution, victim services,

16 and State and local court systems mandated by

17 this Act adversely impacts victims of sexual as18 sault, domestic violence, and stalking, due to the

19 reduction of funds to programs and services

20 funded under this section in the prior fiscal

21 year. Any waiver granted under this subpara22 graph shall not diminish the allocation of any

23 State for victim services.’’.
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1 (c) EXPANDED GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 2001(b) of

2 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

3 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sexual assault

5 and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual assault,

6 domestic violence, and dating violence’’;

7 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sexual assault

8 and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual assault,

9 domestic violence, and dating violence’’;

10 (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

11 (6);

12 (4) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para13 graph (10) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the

14 following new paragraphs:

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

16 State and local court programs, including training

17 for State, local, and tribal judges and court personnel,

18 addressing violent crimes against women, including

19 sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking;

20 ‘‘(8) training of sexual assault forensic medical

21 personnel examiners in the collection and preserva22 tion of evidence, analysis, prevention, and providing

23 expert testimony and treatment of trauma related to

24 sexual assault;
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1 ‘‘(9) supporting the development of sexual as2 sault response teams to strengthen the investigation of

3 sexual assaults and coordinate services for victims of

4 sexual assault; and’’.

5 (d) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—Section 2002 of

6 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

7 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1) is amended by redesignating sub8 sections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and

9 (i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the

10 following:

11 ‘‘(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Attorney

12 General shall deny applications—

13 ‘‘(1) that do not meet the requirements set forth

14 in subsections (c) and (d); and

15 ‘‘(2) for failure to provide documentation, in16 cluding memoranda of understanding, contract, or

17 other documentation of any collaborative efforts with

18 other agencies or organizations.’’.

19 (e) VICTIM SERVICES.—Section 2003(8) of Omnibus

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

21 3796gg–2(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘assisting domestic vi22 olence or sexual assault victims through the legal process’’

23 and inserting ‘‘providing advocacy and assistance for vic24 tims seeking abuse-related health care services and legal and

25 social services, and, except that such term shall not include
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1 programs or activities that are targeted primarily for of2 fenders’’.

3 (f) INDIAN TRIBAL GRANTS.—Section 2002(b)(1) of the

4 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

5 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘4 percent’’

6 and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’.

7 (g) MEDICAL COST REIMBURSEMENT.—Section

8 2005(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

9 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4(b)(3)) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara11 graph (C);

12 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara13 graph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol15 lowing:

16 ‘‘(E) the reimbursement is not contingent

17 upon the victim’s report of the sexual assault to

18 law enforcement or upon the victim’s cooperation

19 in the prosecution of the sexual assault.’’.

20 (h) STATE AND LOCAL COURTS.—Section 2002(a) of

21 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

22 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, State

23 and local courts’’ after ‘‘States’’ the second time it appears.

24 (i) INFORMATION REPORTING.—Section 2001(b)(4) of

25 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
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1 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)(4)) is amended by adding before the

2 semicolon the following: ‘‘, including the reporting of such

3 information to the National Instant Criminal Background

4 Check System’’.

5 SEC. 103. STATE COALITION GRANTS.

6 Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

7 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by in8 serting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

9 ‘‘(c) GRANTS.—

10 ‘‘(1) TO COALITIONS.—The Attorney General

11 shall make grants to each of the State domestic vio12 lence and sexual assault coalitions in the State for the

13 purposes of coordinating State victim services activi14 ties, and collaborating and coordinating with Federal,

15 State, and local entities engaged in violence against

16 women activities. In no case will such awards pre17 clude the State domestic violence and sexual assault

18 coalitions from receiving grants under this part to

19 fulfill the purposes described in subsections (a) and

20 (b).

21 ‘‘(2) PERCENT ALLOCATIONS.—Domestic violence

22 coalitions and sexual assault coalitions shall each re23 ceive not less than two and one-half percent of the

24 funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section
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1 1001(a)(18) for the purposes described in paragraph

2 (1).

3 ‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOTMENT.—

4 ‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The domestic violence and

5 sexual assault coalition in each State, the Dis6 trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

7 Rico, and the combined United States Territories

shall each receive an amount equal to 1 8 ⁄54 of the

9 amount made available under paragraph (2).

10 The combined United States Territories shall not

11 receive less than 1.5 percent of the funds made

12 available under paragraph (2) for each fiscal

13 year and the tribal domestic violence and sexual

14 assault coalitions shall not receive less than 1.5

15 percent of the funds made available under para16 graph (2) for each fiscal year.

17 ‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this

18 section, the term ‘combined United States Terri19 tories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the

20 United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mar21 iana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pa22 cific Islands.

‘‘(C) INDIANS.—1 23 ⁄54 of the amount appro24 priated shall be made available for development

25 and operation of nonprofit nongovernmental
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1 tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coali2 tions in Indian country.

3 ‘‘(4) DISBURSEMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOTMENTS.—50 percent of the 1 4 ⁄54 allotted to each State,

5 the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto

6 Rico, the combined United States Territories, and In7 dian country under paragraph (3) shall be made

8 available to the domestic violence coalition as defined

9 in section 2003(10) of this Act and 50 percent shall

10 be made available to the sexual assault coalition as

11 defined in section 2003(11) of this Act; and

12 ‘‘(5) COMPONENT ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of

13 combined domestic violence and sexual assault coali14 tions, each component shall be deemed eligible for the

15 awards for sexual assault and domestic violence ac16 tivities, respectively.

17 ‘‘(6) APPLICATION.—In the application sub18 mitted by a coalition for the grant, the coalition pro19 vides assurances satisfactory to the Attorney General

20 that the coalition—

21 ‘‘(A) has actively sought and encouraged the

22 participation of law enforcement agencies and

23 other legal or judicial entities in the preparation

24 of the application; and
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1 ‘‘(B) will actively seek and encourage the

2 participation of such entities in the activities

3 carried out with the grant.’’.

4 SEC. 104. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ENFORCEMENT OF PRO5 TECTION ORDERS.

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

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

8 3796hh et seq.) is amended—

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

12 (2) in section 2101(b)—

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

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

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

18 prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions to facili19 tate the widespread enforcement of protection orders,

20 including interstate enforcement, enforcement between

21 States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforcement be22 tween tribal jurisdictions.’’; and

23 (3) in section 2102—

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

2 ‘‘and’’ at the end;

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

4 period at the end and inserting ‘‘, including

5 the enforcement of protection orders from

6 other States and jurisdictions (including

7 tribal jurisdictions);’’; and

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

10 ‘‘(3) have established cooperative agreements or

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

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

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

18 systems, including computerized systems, and train19 ing on how to use these systems effectively to link po20 lice, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions for

21 the purpose of identifying and tracking protection or22 ders and violations of protection orders, in those ju23 risdictions where such systems do not exist or are not

24 fully effective.’’; and

25 (B) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Attorney

2 General shall annually compile and broadly disseminate

3 (including through electronic publication) information

4 about successful data collection and communication systems

5 that meet the purposes described in this section. Such dis6 semination shall target States, State and local courts, In7 dian tribal governments, and units of local government.’’.

8 (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST

9 POLICIES.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101 of part U of

11 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

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

13 (A) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph

14 (4) and inserting the following:

15 ‘‘(4) certify that their laws, policies, and prac16 tices do not require, in connection with the prosecu17 tion of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence

18 offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, reg19 istration, or service of a protection order to protect a

20 victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual as21 sault, that the victim bear the costs associated with

22 the filing of criminal charges against the offender, or

23 the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registra24 tion, or service of a warrant, protection order, or wit-
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1 ness subpoena, whether issued inside or outside the

2 State, tribal, or local jurisdiction.’’; and

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

4 ‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protection

5 order’ has the meaning given the term in section 2266 of

6 title 18, United States Code.’’.

7 (2) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE

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

9 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

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

11 amended by striking ‘‘2 years of the date of enactment

12 of this part’’ and inserting ‘‘the expiration of the 1-

13 year period beginning on the date of enactment of the

14 Violence Against Women Act of 2000’’.

15 SEC. 105. FILING COSTS FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES

16 Section 2006 of part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime

17 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–

18 5) is amended—

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

20 and inserting ‘‘AND PROTECTION ORDERS’’

21 after ‘‘CHARGES’’;

22 (B) in subsection (a)—

23 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in24 serting the following:
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1 ‘‘(1) certifies that its laws, policies, and practices

2 do not require, in connection with the prosecution of

3 any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense,

4 or in connection with the filing, issuance, registra5 tion, or service of a protection order to protect a vic6 tim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault,

7 that the victim bear the costs associated with the fil8 ing of criminal charges against the offender, or the

9 costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration,

10 or service of a warrant, civil or criminal protection

11 order, or witness subpoena, whether issued inside or

12 outside the State, tribal, or local jurisdiction; or’’;

13 and

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

15 ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year after the

16 date of enactment of the Violence Against

17 Women Act of 2000’’; and

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

19 ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protection

20 order’ has the meaning given the term in section 2266 of

21 title 18, United States Code.’’.

22 SEC. 106. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.

23 The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat.

24 1902) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘Subtitle H—Elder Abuse, Neglect,

2 and Exploitation, Including Do3 mestic Violence and Sexual As4 sault Against Older or Disabled

5 Individuals

6 ‘‘SEC. 40801. DEFINITIONS.

7 ‘‘In this subtitle:

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘elder abuse, ne9 glect, and exploitation’, and ‘older individual’ have

10 the meanings given the terms in section 102 of the

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

12 ‘‘(2) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic

13 violence’ has the meaning given such term by section

14 2105 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

15 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–4).

16 ‘‘(3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as17 sault’ has the meaning given the term in section 2003

18 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

19 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).

20 ‘‘SEC. 40802. LAW SCHOOL CLINICAL PROGRAMS ON ELDER

21 ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.

22 ‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to law school

23 clinical programs for the purposes of funding the inclusion

24 of cases addressing issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
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1 tation, including domestic violence and sexual assault,

2 against older or disabled individuals.

3 ‘‘SEC. 40803. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

4 OFFICERS.

5 ‘‘The Attorney General shall develop curricula and

6 offer, or provide for the offering of, training programs to

7 assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and relevant of8 ficers of Federal, State, and local courts in recognizing, ad9 dressing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of elder

10 abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic violence

11 and sexual assault, against older or disabled individuals.

12 ‘‘SEC. 40804. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

13 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000

14 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005 to carry out

15 this subtitle.’’.

16 Subtitle B—National Domestic

17 Violence Hotline

18 SEC. 111. REAUTHORIZATION.

19 Section 316(f)(1) of the Family Violence Prevention

20 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)(1)) is amended to

21 read as follows:

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be

23 appropriated to carry out the purposes of this

24 section—

25 ‘‘(A) $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2001;
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1 ‘‘(B) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2002;

2 ‘‘(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

3 ‘‘(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

4 SEC. 112. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

5 Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and

6 Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416) is amended by redesignating

7 subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after sub8 section (e) the following:

9 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Within 90 days after the date of the

10 enactment of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, all

11 entities receiving funds pursuant to activities under sub12 section (a) shall prepare and submit a report to the Sec13 retary that evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts

14 received under such grants by such grantee and containing

15 such other information as the Secretary may prescribe. The

16 Secretary shall publish any such reports and provide at

17 least 90 days for notice and opportunity for public comment

18 prior to awarding or renewing any such grants.’’.

19 Subtitle C—Battered Women’s

20 Shelters and Services

21 SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.

22 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Battered Women’s

23 Shelters and Services Act’’.
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1 SEC. 122. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FAM2 ILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.

3 Section 310(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and

4 Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is amended to read as

5 follows:

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro7 priated to carry out this title (other than section 316)—

8 ‘‘(1) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

9 ‘‘(2) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

10 ‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

11 ‘‘(4) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

12 SEC. 123. FVPSA IMPROVEMENTS.

13 (a) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 304(a) of the

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

15 10403(a)) is amended—

16 (1) by inserting after ‘‘grant authorized under

17 section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘$500,000, with the re18 maining funds to be allotted to each State in’’;

19 (2) by striking paragraph (1), by striking the

20 dash preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(2)’’, and

21 by running in the text of paragraph (2) after ‘‘except

22 that’’; and

23 (3) by striking the last sentence.

24 (b) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 304(d) of the

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

26 10403(d)) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting after ‘‘to such State in grants

2 under section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘or Indian tribe

3 or tribal organization under section 303(b)’’;

4 (2) by inserting after ‘‘failure of such State’’ the

5 following: ‘‘or Indian tribe or tribal organization, or

6 other entity’’;

7 (3) by inserting after ‘‘such amount to States’’

8 the following: ‘‘and Indian tribes and tribal organiza9 tions’’;

10 (4) by inserting after ‘‘which meet such require11 ments’’ the following: ‘‘proportionate to the original

12 allocation made under subsection (a) or (b) of section

13 303, respectively’’; and

14 (5) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para15 graph (3) and adding after paragraph (1) the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(2) If, at the end of the sixth month of any fiscal

18 year for which sums are appropriated under section 310,

19 the amount allotted to an entity has not been made avail20 able to such entity in grants under sections 308 and 311

21 because of the failure of such entity to meet the requirements

22 for a grant or because the limitation on expenditure has

23 been reached, then the Secretary shall reallot such amount

24 to States and Indian tribes and tribal organizations that
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1 meet such requirements proportionate to the original alloca2 tion under subsection (a) or (b) of section 303, respectively.’’

3 (c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section

4 308(a)(2) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services

5 Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(a)(2)) is amended by adding ‘‘on pro6 viding training and technical assistance’’ after ‘‘focusing’’,

7 and by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may

8 award grants to nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations

9 for technical assistance and training initiatives on the sub10 jects identified in subsection (c) if such initiatives do not

11 duplicate the work of the entities funded under subsection

12 (c) and the total amounts awarded for such initiatives do

13 not exceed $500,000.’’

14 (d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 308(c) of

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

16 10407(c)) is amended by adding ‘‘on emerging issues in do17 mestic violence service, prevention, or law’’ before ‘‘, and’’,

18 by striking ‘‘of domestic violence service, prevention, or

19 law’’ after ‘‘following areas’’, and by adding after para20 graph (7) the following:

21 ‘‘(8) Providing technical assistance and training

22 to local domestic violence programs that provide shel23 ter or related assistance.
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1 ‘‘(9) Improving access to services, information,

2 and training within Indian tribes and tribal organi3 zations.

4 ‘‘(10) Responding to emerging issues in the field

5 of domestic violence that the Secretary may identify

6 in consultation with advocates representing local pro7 grams providing shelter or related assistance, State

8 domestic violence coalitions, and national domestic

9 violence organizations.

10 ‘‘(11) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the

11 Secretary from making multiple grants to any non12 profit, nongovernmental entity to fulfill the purposes

13 of this section.’’.

14 (e) FAMILY VIOLENCE.—Section 309(1)(B) of the

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

16 10408(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, with whom such

17 person is or has been in a continuing social relationship

18 of a romantic or intimate nature,’’ before ‘‘or with whom’’.

19 (f) SECTION 308 GRANTS.—Section 310(c) of the Fam20 ily Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.

21 10409(c)) is amended by adding after ‘‘for each fiscal year,’’

22 the following: ‘‘the lesser of $7,500,000 or’’.

23 (g) COALITION GRANTS.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 310(d) of the Family

25 Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
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1 10409(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘the lesser of $22,000,000 or’’ and by add3 ing at the end the following: ‘‘At such time as the ap4 propriation under this subsection exceeds $11,000,000,

5 the Secretary shall designate that of the amounts ap6 propriated under this subsection up to 20 percent of

7 such funds shall be made available in the amounts

8 necessary to State domestic violence coalitions for the

9 specific purpose of providing technical assistance and

10 training and direct assistance in the following areas

11 or other priorities that may be determined by the Sec12 retary in consultation with State domestic violence

13 coalitions and programs that provide shelter or re14 lated assistance:

15 ‘‘(1) MODEL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR DOMES16 TIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION IN UNDERSERVED POPU17 LATIONS.—The Secretary shall award model leader18 ship grants of up to 3 years to not more than 10

19 State and tribal domestic violence coalitions and not

20 more than 10 local domestic violence programs pro21 viding shelter or related assistance to develop model

22 strategies to address domestic violence in underserved

23 populations as defined in section 2003(7) of the Om24 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

25 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)). Such grants shall be made to
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1 assess the needs of underserved populations in the

2 State or Indian country; build collaborative relation3 ships with community-based organizations serving

4 underserved populations; and develop and implement

5 model community intervention strategies to decrease

6 the incidence of domestic violence in underserved pop7 ulations.

8 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a 1-

9 year model leadership grant under this para10 graph, an applicant shall demonstrate—

11 ‘‘(i) a plan for assessing the needs of

12 underserved populations and identifying a

13 specific population for development of an

14 intervention strategy in the year of the

15 grant; and

16 ‘‘(ii) inclusion of representatives from

17 community-based organizations in under18 served populations in planning, designing,

19 and disseminating the needs assessment in20 struments.

21 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUED FUND22 ING.—To be eligible for continued funding of up

23 to 2 additional years of a 1-year model leader24 ship grant, an applicant shall provide—
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1 ‘‘(i) a plan for implementing the model

2 strategies which includes collaborative part3 nerships with community-based organiza4 tions within the underserved populations

5 identified; and

6 ‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating the

7 model strategy throughout the State or In8 dian country, or to other States during year

9 3 of the grant.

10 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY FOR COLLABORATIVE FUND11 ING.—In awarding grants under this paragraph,

12 the Secretary shall give preference to State and

13 tribal domestic violence coalitions and local do14 mestic violence shelters and programs that sub15 mit applications in collaboration with commu16 nity-based organizations serving underserved

17 populations. A grant may not be made under

18 this subsection in an amount less than $100,000

19 for each fiscal year.

20 ‘‘(2) DIRECT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO VIC21 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

23 award grants to each State and tribal domestic

24 violence coalition for the purpose of admin25 istering an emergency assistance fund for vic-
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1 tims of domestic violence. Funds received under

2 this paragraph may be used only to provide

3 emergency assistance directly to victims of do4 mestic violence who are in the process of fleeing

5 an abusive situation. Emergency assistance shall

6 include transportation, housing, and other ex7 penses associated with relocation. Funds shall be

8 requested by domestic violence shelters and pro9 grams on behalf of victims.

10 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Prior to receipt of

11 emergency assistance grants under this para12 graph, the State or tribal domestic violence coali13 tion shall provide to the Secretary—

14 ‘‘(i) a detailed description of the proc15 ess for receiving and reviewing applications

16 for emergency assistance;

17 ‘‘(ii) a detailed description of the proc18 ess for notifying domestic violence shelters

19 and programs about the availability of

20 emergency assistance funds;

21 ‘‘(iii) an application form that in22 cludes the type of assistance requested, a

23 statement of need for the funds, a statement

24 about the impact of the funds on the vic25 tim’s ability to escape domestic violence,
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1 and other such information that would be

2 helpful in disbursing emergency assistance

3 funds;

4 ‘‘(iv) the process used to make pay5 ments to recipients; and

6 ‘‘(v) a statement of procedures used to

7 protect the confidentiality of recipients.

8 ‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The State or tribal do9 mestic violence coalition shall file an annual re10 port to the Secretary describing the distribution

11 of funds to victims of domestic violence by type

12 and amount of assistance provided. For reasons

13 of safety and confidentiality, such report shall

14 not contain individually identifying informa15 tion.

16 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR

17 STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRO18 GRAMS.—

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

20 award grants to a State or tribal domestic vio21 lence coalition for the purpose of providing

22 training and technical assistance for State and

23 tribal domestic violence coalitions and other non24 profit, nongovernmental State, local, and tribal

25 domestic violence programs. Funds received
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1 under this paragraph shall be used to conduct re2 gional training and technical assistance initia3 tives to be developed and implemented by a non4 profit, nongovernmental State or tribal domestic

5 violence coalition within each of the regions ad6 ministered by the Department of Health and

7 Human Services. Funds shall be used to

8 prioritize, plan, and implement solutions to re9 gional problems experienced by domestic violence

10 coalitions and programs providing shelter or re11 lated assistance within the region.

12 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a

13 grant under this paragraph the grantee shall

14 have the support of the majority of State and

15 tribal domestic violence coalitions within the re16 gion and shall have its principal place of oper17 ation within the region. Nothing in this section

18 shall prohibit domestic violence programs within

19 Indian tribes from receiving technical assistance

20 and training under this grant program. Grant21 ees shall be encouraged to work in collaboration

22 with domestic violence advocates and organiza23 tions outside of the region and with the national

24 resource center and special issue resource centers

25 established in this Act to provide expertise in de-
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1 livering training and technical assistance within

2 the region.

3 ‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The grantee State or

4 tribal domestic violence coalition shall file an

5 annual report to the Secretary describing the re6 cipients and the type of technical assistance and

7 training received.’’.

8 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The subsection

9 heading for subsection (d) is amended by inserting

10 ‘‘AND TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’.

11 (h) REPORTS.—Section 308(e) of the Family Violence

12 Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(e)) is

13 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Within 90

14 days after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against

15 Women Act of 2000, all entities receiving funds pursuant

16 to activities under this section shall prepare and submit

17 a report to the Secretary that evaluates the effectiveness of

18 the use of amounts received under such grants by such

19 grantee and containing such other information as the Sec20 retary may prescribe. The Secretary shall publish any such

21 reports and provide at least 90 days for notice and oppor22 tunity for public comment prior to awarding or renewing

23 any such grants.’’.
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1 (i) INVOLVEMENT IN APPLICATION.—Section 307(a) of

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

3 10402(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall deny any application that

5 fails to provide documentation, including memoranda of

6 understanding, of the specific involvement of the State or

7 tribal domestic violence coalition and other knowledgeable

8 individuals and interested organizations, in the develop9 ment of the State or tribe’s application.’’.

10 (j) TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.—Sec11 tion 303(b) of the Family Violence Prevention Services Act

12 (42 U.S.C. 10402(b)) is amended by adding at the end the

13 following:

14 ‘‘(4) From the amounts made available under para15 graph (1), there shall be awarded by the Secretary not less

16 than 5 percent of such amounts for the funding of tribal

17 domestic violence coalitions. To be eligible for a grant under

18 this paragraph, an entity shall be a private nonprofit coali19 tion whose membership includes representatives from a ma20 jority of the programs for victims of domestic violence oper21 ating within the boundaries of an Indian reservation and

22 programs whose primary purpose is serving the populations

23 of such Indian country and whose board membership is rep24 resentative of such programs. Such coalitions shall further
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1 the purposes of domestic violence intervention and preven2 tion through activities including—

3 ‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for

4 local Indian domestic violence programs and

5 providers of direct services to encourage appro6 priate responses to domestic violence in Indian

7 country;

8 ‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs assess9 ments and planning for comprehensive services

10 in Indian country;

11 ‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing12 house and resource center for the Indian reserva13 tion represented by the coalition receiving these

14 funds;

15 ‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian, State, and

16 Federal governmental systems which affect bat17 tered women in Indian country, including judi18 cial and law enforcement and child protective

19 services agencies, to encourage appropriate re20 sponses to domestic violence cases;

21 ‘‘(E) conducting public education and out22 reach activities addressing domestic violence in

23 Indian country;

24 ‘‘(F) collaborating with State domestic vio25 lence coalitions in the areas described above; and
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1 ‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni2 toring of the distribution of grants and grant

3 funds to the Indian reservation and tribal orga4 nizations under paragraph (1).’’

5 SEC. 124. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VIC6 TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

7 Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

8 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by add9 ing at the end the following:

10 ‘‘SEC. 2007. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall award

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

13 tribes under this section to carry out programs to provide

14 assistance to individuals and their dependents—

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

16 housing or other housing assistance, as a result of

17 fleeing domestic violence; and

18 ‘‘(2) for whom emergency shelter services are un19 available or insufficient.

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

21 under this section may include—

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

23 rental or utilities payments assistance, where such as24 sistance is necessary to prevent homelessness due to

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1 ‘‘(2) short-term support services, including ex2 penses and costs associated with transportation and

3 job training referrals, child care, counseling, transi4 tional housing identification and placement, and re5 lated expenses such as utility or security deposits and

6 other costs incidental to relocation to transitional

7 housing.

8 ‘‘(c) TERM OF ASSISTANCE.—An individual or family

9 assisted under this section may not receive transitional

10 housing assistance for a total of more than 12 months.

11 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—

12 ‘‘(1) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives

14 a grant under this section shall annually pre15 pare and submit to the Attorney General a re16 port describing the number of individuals and

17 dependents assisted, and the types of housing as18 sistance and support services provided, under

19 this section.

20 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall include

21 information on—

22 ‘‘(i) the purpose and amount of hous23 ing assistance provided to each individual

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1 ‘‘(ii) the number of months each indi2 vidual or dependent received the assistance;

3 ‘‘(iii) the number of individuals and

4 dependents who were eligible to receive the

5 assistance, and to whom the entity could

6 not provide the assistance solely due to a

7 lack of available housing; and

8 ‘‘(iv) the type of support services pro9 vided to each individual or dependent as10 sisted under this section.

11 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attorney Gen12 eral shall annually prepare and submit to the Com13 mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa14 tives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen15 ate a report that contains a compilation of the infor16 mation contained in reports submitted under para17 graph (1).

18 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

19 authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re20 duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the

21 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

22 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section—

23 ‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001

24 through 2003; and
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1 ‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004

2 and 2005.’’.

3 Subtitle D—Community Initiatives

4 SEC. 131. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 318(h) of the Family

6 Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h))

7 is amended to read as follows:

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

9 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this

10 section—

11 ‘‘(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

12 ‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

13 ‘‘(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

14 ‘‘(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

15 (b) INFORMATION.—Subsection (i) of section 318 of the

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

17 10418) is amended by inserting the text of the subsection

18 as a cut-in paragraph (1) with the heading ‘‘IN GEN19 ERAL.—’’ and by adding at the end the following:

20 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall annu21 ally compile and broadly disseminate (including

22 through electronic publication) information about the

23 use of funds and about the projects funded under this

24 section, including any evaluations of the projects and

25 information to enable replication and adoption of the
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1 strategies identified in the projects. Such dissemina2 tion shall target other community-based programs, in3 cluding domestic violence and sexual assault pro4 grams.’’.

5 Subtitle E—Education and Train6 ing for Judges and Court Per7 sonnel

8 SEC. 141. REAUTHORIZATION.

9 (a) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR

10 JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN STATE COURTS.—

11 (1) SECTION 40412.—Section 40412 of the Equal

12 Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42

13 U.S.C. 13992) is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para15 graph (18);

16 (B) by striking the period at the end of

17 paragraph (19) and inserting a semicolon; and

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the

19 following:

20 ‘‘(20) the issues raised by domestic violence in

21 determining custody and visitation, including how to

22 protect the safety of the child and of a parent who is

23 not a predominant aggressor of domestic violence, the

24 legitimate reasons parents may report domestic vio25 lence, the ways domestic violence may relate to an
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1 abuser’s desire to seek custody, and evaluating expert

2 testimony in custody and visitation determinations

3 involving domestic violence;

4 ‘‘(21) the issues raised by child sexual assault in

5 determining custody and visitation, including how to

6 protect the safety of the child, the legitimate reasons

7 parents may report child sexual assault, and evalu8 ating expert testimony in custody and visitation de9 terminations involving child sexual assault, including

10 the current scientifically-accepted and empirically

11 valid research on child sexual assault;

12 ‘‘(22) the extent to which addressing domestic vi13 olence and victim safety contributes to the efficient

14 administration of justice;’’.

15 (2) SECTION 40414.—Section 40414(a) of the

16 Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994

17 (42 U.S.C. 13994(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and

18 $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through

19 2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.

20 (b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR

21 JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN FEDERAL COURTS.—

22 (1) SECTION 40421.—Section 40421(d) of the

23 Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994

24 (42 U.S.C. 14001(d)) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(d) CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PRO2 GRAMS.—The Federal Judicial Center, in carrying out sec3 tion 620(b)(3) of title 28, United States Code, shall include

4 in the educational programs it prepares, including the

5 training programs for newly appointed judges, information

6 on the aspects of the topics listed in section 40412 that per7 tain to issues within the jurisdiction of the Federal courts,

8 and shall prepare materials necessary to implement this

9 subsection.’’.

10 (2) SECTION 40422.—Section 40422(2) of the

11 Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994

12 (42 U.S.C. 14002(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and

13 $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through

14 2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.

15 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EQUAL JUSTICE

16 FOR WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1994.—

17 (1) ENSURING COLLABORATION WITH DOMESTIC

18 VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS.—Section

19 40413 of the Equal Justice for Women in the Courts

20 Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13993) is amended by adding

21 ‘‘, including national, State, tribal, and local domes22 tic violence and sexual assault programs and coali23 tions’’ after ‘‘victim advocates’’.

24 (2) PARTICIPATION OF TRIBAL COURTS IN STATE

25 TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section
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1 40411 of the Equal Justice for Women in the Courts

2 Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13991) is amended by adding

3 at the end the following: ‘‘Nothing shall preclude the

4 attendance of tribal judges and court personnel at

5 programs funded under this section for States to train

6 judges and court personnel on the laws of the States.’’

7 (3) USE OF FUNDS FOR DISSEMINATION OF

8 MODEL PROGRAMS.—Section 40414 of the Equal Jus9 tice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.

10 13994) is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(c) STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.—The State Justice

13 Institute may use up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated

14 under this section for annually compiling and broadly dis15 seminating (including through electronic publication) in16 formation about the use of funds and about the projects

17 funded under this section, including any evaluations of the

18 projects and information to enable the replication and

19 adoption of the projects.’’.

20 (d) DATING VIOLENCE.—

21 (1) SECTION 40411.—Section 40411 of the Equal

22 Justice for Women in Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.

23 13991) is amended by inserting ‘‘dating violence,’’

24 after ‘‘domestic violence,’’.
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1 (2) SECTION 40412.—Section 40412 of such Act

2 (42 U.S.C. 13992) is amended—

3 (A) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘and

4 dating violence’’ before the semicolon;

5 (B) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘and

6 dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’;

7 (C) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘and

8 dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’ in both places that it

9 appears;

10 (D) in paragraph (17) by inserting ‘‘or dat11 ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’ in both places that it ap12 pears; and

13 (E) in paragraph (18), by inserting ‘‘and

14 dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’.

15 Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage

16 Arrest Policies

17 SEC. 151. REAUTHORIZATION.

18 Section 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control

19 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is

20 amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara22 graph (B);

23 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara24 graph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and
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1 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘(D) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

4 ‘‘(E) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

5 ‘‘(F) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

6 ‘‘(G) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

7 ‘‘(H) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.

8 SEC. 152. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

9 Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

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

11 (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘and dat12 ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’;

13 (2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘and dat14 ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’; and

15 (3) by adding at the end the following:.

16 ‘‘(e) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of the funds

17 appropriated under 1001(a)(19) shall be used for grants to

18 Indian tribal governments.’’.

19 Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Vio20 lence and Child Abuse Enforce21 ment

22 SEC. 161. REAUTHORIZATION.

23 Section 40295(c)(1) of the Safe Homes for Women Act

24 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c)(1)) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara2 graph (B);

3 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara4 graph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

5 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol6 lowing:

7 ‘‘(D) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

8 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.

9 SEC. 162. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

10 Section 40295 of the Safe Homes for Women Act of

11 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended—

12 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and dat13 ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’;

14 (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and dat15 ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’; and

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

17 following:.

18 ‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of the

19 funds appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be used

20 for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.
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1 Subtitle H—National Stalker and

2 Domestic Violence Reduction

3 SEC. 171. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

4 Section 40602(a) of the Violence Against Women Act

5 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14031(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and

6 implement’’ after ‘‘improve’’.

7 SEC. 172. REAUTHORIZATION.

8 Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of

9 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

11 (2);

12 (2) by striking the period at the end of para13 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

14 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol15 lowing:

16 ‘‘(4) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001,

17 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.

18 Subtitle I—Federal Victims’

19 Counselors

20 SEC. 181. REAUTHORIZATION.

21 The text of section 40114 of the Safe Streets for Women

22 Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There are au23 thorized to be appropriated for the United States Attorneys

24 for the purpose of appointing Victim/Witness Counselors for

25 the prosecution of domestic violence and sexual assault
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1 crimes where applicable (such as the District of Columbia)

2 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003,

3 2004, and 2005.’’.

4 Subtitle J—Education and Preven5 tion Grants To Reduce Sexual

6 Abuse of Runaway, Homeless,

7 and Street Youth

8 SEC. 191. REAUTHORIZATION.

9 Section 316(c) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d(c)) is amended—

11 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

12 (2);

13 (2) by striking the period at the end of para14 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(4) $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

18 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.

19 SEC. 192. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.

20 Section 316 of part A of the Runaway and Homeless

21 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d) is amended by redesignating

22 subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after sub23 section (c) the following:

24 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall annually

25 compile and broadly disseminate (including through elec-
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1 tronic publication) information about the use of funds and

2 about the projects funded under this subtitle, including any

3 evaluations of the projects and information to enable rep4 lication and adoption of the strategies identified in the

5 projects. Such dissemination shall target community-based

6 programs, including domestic violence and sexual assault

7 programs.’’.

8 Subtitle K—Victims of Child Abuse

9 Programs

10 SEC. 193. REAUTHORIZATION OF COURT-APPOINTED SPE11 CIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.

12 Section 218(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of

13 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

15 (4);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

18 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol19 lowing:

20 ‘‘(6) $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

21 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’
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1 SEC. 194. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD ABUSE TRAINING

2 PROGRAMS FOR JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND

3 PRACTITIONERS.

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

5 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

7 (4);

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of para9 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol11 lowing:

12 ‘‘(6) $2,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001,

13 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.

14 SEC. 195. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS FOR TELEVISED

15 TESTIMONY.

16 Section 1001(a)(7) of title I of the Omnibus Crime

17 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(7))

18 is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara20 graph (D);

21 (2) by striking the period at the end of subpara22 graph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

23 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol24 lowing:

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

26 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.
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1 SEC. 196. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.

2 Section 40156 of the Violence Against Women Act of

3 1994 is amended by inserting at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(d) INFORMATION.—The Attorney General shall an5 nually compile and broadly disseminate (including through

6 electronic publication) information about the use of funds

7 and about the projects funded under this section, including

8 any evaluations of the projects and information to enable

9 replication and adoption of the strategies identified in the

10 projects. Such dissemination shall target community-based

11 programs, including domestic violence and sexual assault

12 programs.’’.

13 TITLE II—SEXUAL ASSAULT

14 PREVENTION

15 SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF RAPE PREVENTION AND EDU16 CATION PROGRAM.

17 Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act

18 is amended by inserting after section 393A the following

19 new section:

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

21 EDUCATION.

22 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—

23 ‘‘(1) PERMITTED USE.—Notwithstanding section

24 1904(a)(1), amounts transferred by the State for use

25 under this part shall be used for rape prevention and

26 education programs conducted by rape crisis centers
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1 and private nonprofit nongovernmental State and

2 tribal sexual assault coalitions for—

3 ‘‘(A) educational seminars;

4 ‘‘(B) the operation of hotlines;

5 ‘‘(C) training programs for professionals;

6 ‘‘(D) the preparation of informational ma7 terial; and

8 ‘‘(E) other efforts to increase awareness of

9 the facts about, or to help prevent, sexual assault,

10 including efforts to increase awareness in under11 served populations (as defined in section 2003(7)

12 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

13 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)).

14 ‘‘(2) TERMS.—

15 ‘‘(A) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall

16 make grants under subsection (a) to each State

17 on the basis of the population of the State.

18 ‘‘(B) RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION

19 PROGRAMS.—No State may use funds made

20 available by reason of paragraph (1) in any fis21 cal year for administration of any prevention

22 program other than the rape prevention and edu23 cation program for which grants are made under

24 paragraph (1).
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1 ‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—Any amount paid to

2 a State for a fiscal year and remaining unobli3 gated at the end of such year shall remain avail4 able for the next fiscal year to such State for the

5 purposes for which it was made.

6 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL AS7 SISTANCE.—The Secretary shall use not more

8 than 5 percent of the funds available under

9 paragraph (1) for the purposes of administrative

10 and technical assistance.

11 ‘‘(E) TARGETING OF EDUCATION PRO12 GRAMS.—States receiving grant moneys under

13 paragraph (1) shall ensure that at least 25 per14 cent of the moneys are devoted to educational

15 programs targeted for middle school, junior high,

16 and high school aged students. The programs tar17 geted under this subsection shall be conducted by

18 rape crisis centers and State and tribal sexual

19 assault coalitions.

20 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER.—

21 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—At such time as appro22 priations under subsection (c) reach at least

23 $80,000,000, the Secretary of Health and Human

24 Services shall, through the National Center for Injury

25 Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease
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1 Control and Prevention, establish a National Resource

2 Center on Sexual Assault to provide resource informa3 tion, policy, training, and technical assistance to

4 Federal, State, and Indian tribal agencies, as well as

5 to State and tribal sexual assault coalitions and local

6 sexual assault programs and to other professionals

7 and interested parties on issues relating to sexual as8 sault. The Resource Center shall maintain a central

9 resource library in order to collect, prepare, analyze,

10 and disseminate information and statistics and anal11 yses thereof relating to the incidence and prevention

12 of sexual assault.

13 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary

14 shall award a grant under paragraph (1) to a private

15 nonprofit organization which can—

16 ‘‘(A) demonstrate that it has recognized ex17 pertise in the area of sexual assault and a record

18 of high-quality services to victims of sexual as19 sault, including a demonstration of support from

20 advocacy groups, such as State and tribal sexual

21 assault coalitions or recognized national sexual

22 assault groups; and

23 ‘‘(B) demonstrate a commitment to diver24 sity and to the provision of services to under25 served populations as defined in section 2003(7)
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1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street

2 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)).

3 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be

5 appropriated to carry out this section—

6 ‘‘(A) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

7 ‘‘(B) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

8 ‘‘(C) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

9 ‘‘(D) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

10 ‘‘(E) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.

11 Funds authorized to be appropriated under this sec12 tion are appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduc13 tion Fund pursuant to section 310001(c) of the Vio14 lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

15 (42 U.S.C. 14211(c)) and paragraph (16) under the

16 definition of prevention program in section 310004(d)

17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)).

18 ‘‘(2) SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS.—At such

19 time as appropriations under subsection (c) reach at

20 least $80,000,000, the Secretary shall designate 15

21 percent of the total amount appropriated to be used

22 for making grants to nonprofit, nongovernmental

23 State sexual assault coalitions to address public

24 health issues associated with sexual assault through

25 training, resource development, or similar research.
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1 ‘‘(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—At such time as the ap2 propriations under subsection (c) reach at least

3 $80,000,000, there shall be awarded by the Secretary

4 not less than 5 percent of such amounts for the fund5 ing of tribal sexual assault coalitions. To be eligible

6 for a grant under this paragraph, an entity shall be

7 a private nonprofit coalition whose membership in8 cludes representatives from a majority of the pro9 grams for adult and child victims of sexual assault

10 operating within the boundaries of such Indian coun11 try and programs whose primary purpose is serving

12 the population of an Indian reservation, and whose

13 board membership is representative of such programs.

14 Such coalitions shall further the purposes of sexual

15 assault intervention and prevention through activities

16 including—

17 ‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for

18 local Indian sexual assault programs and pro19 viders of direct services to encourage appropriate

20 responses to sexual assault in Indian country;

21 ‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs assess22 ments and planning for comprehensive services

23 in Indian country;

24 ‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing25 house and resource center for any Indian res-
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1 ervation represented by the coalition receiving

2 these funds;

3 ‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian, State, and

4 Federal systems which affect adult and child vic5 tims of sexual assault in Indian country, includ6 ing judicial, law enforcement, and child protec7 tive services agencies, to encourage appropriate

8 responses to sexual assault cases;

9 ‘‘(E) conducting public education and out10 reach activities addressing sexual assault in In11 dian country;

12 ‘‘(F) collaborating with sexual assault coali13 tions in the areas described above; and

14 ‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni15 toring of the distribution of grants and grant

16 funds to Indian reservation and tribal organiza17 tions under this section.

18 ‘‘(4) SUBSECTION (b) ALLOTMENT.—Of the

19 amount appropriated for any fiscal year under this

20 section, at least $1,000,000 shall be made available

21 for grants under subsection (b), with yearly increases

22 of at least 10 percent of the prior year’s allotment.

23 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—

24 ‘‘(1) A State may use funds under subsection (a)

25 only so as to supplement and, to the extent prac-
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1 ticable, increase the level of funds that would be avail2 able from non-Federal sources for the activities de3 scribed in subsection (a), and in no case may such

4 funds be used to supplant funds from other sources.

5 ‘‘(2) A State may not use more than 2 percent

6 of the funds received in each fiscal year under this

7 section for surveillance studies or prevalence studies

8 and funds for such studies shall be available only at

9 such time as appropriations under subsection (c)

10 reach at least $80,000,000.

11 ‘‘(3) A State may not use more than 5 percent

12 of funds received in each fiscal year under subsection

13 (a) for administrative expenses.

14 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—

15 ‘‘(1) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian Coun16 try’ has the same meaning as is given such term by

17 section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.

18 ‘‘(2) RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.—For

19 purposes of this section, the term ‘rape prevention

20 and education’ includes education and prevention ef21 forts directed at sexual offenses committed by offend22 ers who are not known to the victim as well as offend23 ers who are known to the victim.

24 ‘‘(3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as25 sault’ means any conduct proscribed by chapter 109A
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1 of title 18, United States Code, whether or not the

2 conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial

3 jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal pris4 on and includes both assaults committed by offenders

5 who are strangers to the victim and assaults com6 mitted by offenders who are known to the victim or

7 related by blood or marriage to the victim.

8 ‘‘(4) RAPE CRISIS CENTER.—The term ‘rape cri9 sis center’ means a private, nonprofit, nongovern10 mental organization that is organized, or has as one

11 of its primary purposes, to provide services for vic12 tims of sexual assault and has a record of commit13 ment and demonstrated experience in providing serv14 ices to victims of sexual assault.

15 ‘‘(5) SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM.—The term

16 ‘sexual assault program’ means a private, nonprofit,

17 nongovernmental organization that is organized, or

18 has as one of its primary purposes, to provide services

19 for victims of sexual assault and has a record of com20 mitment and demonstrated experience in providing

21 services to victims of sexual assault.

22 ‘‘(6) SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The term

23 ‘sexual assault coalition’ means a coalition that co24 ordinates State victim service activities, and collabo25 rates and coordinates with Federal, State, and local
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1 entities to further the purposes of sexual assault inter2 vention and prevention.’’.

3 SEC. 202. RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION.

4 (a) REPEAL.—The section added by section 40151 of

5 the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is repealed.

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by subsection

7 (a) of this section shall take effect the day after the date

8 of enactment of this Act.

9 SEC. 203. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND INTERPERSONAL VIO10 LENCE; DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

11 (a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 393 of the

12 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1a) is

13 amended—

14 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection

15 (c); and

16 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following

17 subsection:

18 ‘‘(b)(1) With respect to all victims of sexual assault

19 and interpersonal violence who present at hospital emer20 gency rooms and other sites offering services to such victims,

21 demonstration projects under subsection (a)(6) shall include

22 projects in which, on a 24-hour basis, nurses and other

23 health care professionals at such rooms and sites who are

24 trained in accordance with protocols under paragraph

25 (2)—
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1 ‘‘(A) identify victims of such violence;

2 ‘‘(B) collect physical evidence from the victims

3 that may be of use in judicial proceedings regarding

4 the violence; and

5 ‘‘(C) provide information and appropriate refer6 rals to rape crisis center programs and victim service

7 providers, including referrals to health-related services

8 and social services.

9 ‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary

10 shall carry out a program to train nurses and other health

11 care professionals to provide the services described in such

12 paragraph. The program shall develop a protocol for such

13 training.’’.

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub15 section (a) to section 393 of the Public Health Service Act

16 (42 U.S.C. 280b–1a) shall apply to demonstration projects

17 funded under subsection (a)(6) of such Act which are ongo18 ing on the date of the enactment of this Act.

19 TITLE III—OTHER DOMESTIC

20 VIOLENCE PROGRAMS

21 Subtitle A—Strengthening Services

22 to Victims of Violence

23 SEC. 301. CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.

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

25 enable the Attorney General to award grants to increase the
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1 availability of civil legal assistance necessary to provide ef2 fective aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence,

3 stalking, or sexual assault who are seeking relief in legal

4 matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence,

5 at minimal or no cost to the victims.

6 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

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

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

9 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and

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

11 (2) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘dating vio12 lence’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2003

13 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

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

15 (3) CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.—The

16 term ‘‘civil legal assistance’’ includes legal assistance

17 to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalk18 ing, and sexual assault in any administrative, civil,

19 judicial, family, or immigration proceeding. No funds

20 made available under this section may be used to pro21 vide financial assistance in support of any litigation

22 described in paragraph (14) of section 504(a) of Pub23 lic Law 104–134.

24 (4) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as25 sault’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2003
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1 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

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

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

4 Attorney General may award grants under this subsection

5 to private nonprofit entities, Indian tribal governments,

6 tribally recognized organizations, qualified Legal Services

7 Corporation grantees, other voluntary legal services organi8 zations, and publicly funded organizations not acting in

9 a governmental capacity such as law schools, and which

10 shall be used—

11 (1) to implement, expand, and establish coopera12 tive efforts and projects between domestic violence and

13 sexual assault victim services organizations and legal

14 assistance providers to provide legal assistance for

15 victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual as16 sault;

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

18 and projects to provide legal assistance for victims of

19 domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault by or20 ganizations with a demonstrated history of providing

21 direct legal or advocacy services on behalf of these vic22 tims; and

23 (3) to provide training, technical assistance, and

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1 and other entities to offer legal assistance to victims

2 of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault.

3 (d) To be eligible for a grant under subsection (c), ap4 plicants shall certify in writing that—

5 (1) any person providing civil legal assistance

6 through a program funded under subsection (c) has

7 completed or will complete training in connection

8 with domestic violence or sexual assault and related

9 legal issues;

10 (2) any training program conducted in satisfac11 tion of the requirement of paragraph (1) has been or

12 will be developed with input from and in collabora13 tion with a State, local, or tribal domestic violence or

14 sexual assault program or coalition, as well as appro15 priate State and local law enforcement officials;

16 (3) any person or organization providing civil

17 legal assistance through a program funded under sub18 section (c) has informed and will continue to inform

19 State, local, or tribal domestic violence or sexual as20 sault programs and coalitions, as well as appropriate

21 State and local law enforcement officials of their

22 work; and

23 (4) the grantee’s organizational policies do not

24 require mediation or counseling involving offenders

25 and victims physically together, in cases where sexual
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1 assault, domestic violence, or child sexual abuse is an

2 issue.

3 (e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General may evaluate

4 the grants funded under this section through contracts or

5 other arrangements with entities expert on domestic vio6 lence, stalking, and sexual assault, and on evaluation re7 search.

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap10 propriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust

11 Fund established under section 310001 of the Violent

12 Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42

13 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section—

14 (A) $35,250,000 for fiscal year 2001;

15 (B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

16 (C) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

17 (D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

18 (E) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;

19 (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—

20 (A) TRIBAL PROGRAMS.—Of the amount

21 made available under this subsection in each fis22 cal year, not less than 5 percent shall be used for

23 grants for programs that assist victims of domes24 tic violence, stalking, and sexual assault on

25 lands within the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.
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1 (B) VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Not less

2 than 25 percent of the funds used for direct serv3 ices, training, and technical assistance shall be

4 used to support projects focused solely or pri5 marily on civil legal assistance for victims of

6 sexual assault.

7 (3) NONSUPPLANTATION.—Amounts made avail8 able under this section shall be used to supplement

9 and not supplant other Federal, State, and local

10 funds expended to further the purpose of this section.

11 Subtitle B—Limiting the Effects of

12 Violence on Children

13 SEC. 305. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN PILOT PROGRAM.

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

15 grants to States, units of local government, and Indian trib16 al governments that propose to enter into or expand the

17 scope of existing contracts and cooperative agreements with

18 public or private nonprofit entities to provide supervised

19 visitation and safe visitation exchange of children by and

20 between parents in cases of domestic violence, child abuse,

21 or sexual assault.

22 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under sub23 section (a), the Attorney General shall take into account—

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

25 proposed visitation programs and services;
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1 (2) the extent to which the proposed supervised

2 visitation programs and services serve underserved

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

4 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

5 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2));

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

7 or cooperative agreement, the extent to which the ap8 plicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration

9 with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local

10 community served, including the State domestic vio11 lence coalition, State sexual assault coalition, local

12 shelters, and programs for domestic violence and sex13 ual assault victims; and

14 (4) the extent to which the applicant dem15 onstrates coordination and collaboration with State

16 and local court systems, including mechanisms for

17 communication and referral.

18 (c) APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney Gen19 eral shall award grants for contracts and cooperative agree20 ments to applicants that—

21 (1) demonstrate expertise in the area of family

22 violence, including the areas of domestic violence or

23 sexual assault, as appropriate;

24 (2) ensure that any fees charged to individuals

25 for use of programs and services are based on the in-
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1 come of those individuals, unless otherwise provided

2 by court order;

3 (3) demonstrate that adequate security measures,

4 including adequate facilities, procedures, and per5 sonnel capable of preventing violence, are in place for

6 the operation of supervised visitation programs and

7 services or safe visitation exchange; and

8 (4) prescribe standards by which the supervised

9 visitation or safe visitation exchange will occur.

10 (d) REPORTING.—

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

12 the last day of the first fiscal year commencing on or

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later

14 than 180 days after the last day of each fiscal year

15 thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Con16 gress a report that includes information concerning—

17 (A) the number of—

18 (i) individuals served and the number

19 of individuals turned away from visitation

20 programs and services and safe visitation

21 exchange (categorized by State);

22 (ii) the number of individuals from

23 underserved populations served and turned

24 away from services; and
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1 (iii) the type of problems that underlie

2 the need for supervised visitation or safe

3 visitation exchange, such as domestic vio4 lence, child abuse, sexual assault, other

5 physical abuse, or a combination of such

6 factors;

7 (B) the numbers of supervised visitations or

8 safe visitation exchanges ordered under this sec9 tion during custody determinations under a sep10 aration or divorce decree or protection order,

11 through child protection services or other social

12 services agencies, or by any other order of a civil,

13 criminal, juvenile, or family court;

14 (C) the process by which children or abused

15 partners are protected during visitations, tem16 porary custody transfers, and other activities for

17 which supervised visitation is established under

18 this section;

19 (D) safety and security problems occurring

20 during the reporting period during supervised

21 visitation under this section, including the num22 ber of parental abduction cases; and

23 (E) the number of parental abduction cases

24 in a judicial district using supervised visitation

25 programs and services under this section, both as
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1 identified in criminal prosecution and custody

2 violations.

3 (2) GUIDELINES.—The Attorney General shall

4 establish guidelines for the collection and reporting of

5 data under this subsection.

6 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

7 authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re8 duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the

9 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

10 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section $15,000,000 for

11 each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.

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

13 5 percent of the total amount made available for each fiscal

14 year to carry out this section shall be available for grants

15 to Indian tribal governments.

16 Subtitle C—Protections Against Vi17 olence and Abuse for Women

18 with Disabilities

19 SEC. 310. FINDINGS.

20 The Congress finds that—

21 (1) women with disabilities are more likely to be

22 the victims of abuse and violence than women without

23 disabilities because of their increased physical, eco24 nomic, social, or psychological dependence on others;
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1 (2) in domestic violence cases, women with dis2 abilities stay with their batterers almost twice as long

3 as women without disabilities;

4 (3) violence and abuse against women with dis5 abilities takes many forms, including verbal abuse,

6 physical abuse, sexual assault, forced isolation, con7 trol over economic resources, and the withholding of

8 equipment, medication, transportation, or personal

9 care assistance;

10 (4) many women with disabilities fail to report

11 abuse because they are dependent on their abusers and

12 fear being abandoned or institutionalized;

13 (5) many women with disabilities are unable to

14 leave abusive or violent spouses or cohabitants because

15 of the inaccessibility of services or the fear of aban16 doning dependent children; and

17 (6) law enforcement, the criminal justice system,

18 legal services, and victim services are often not

19 equipped or trained to effectively identify and re20 spond to abuse or violence against women with dis21 abilities.

22 SEC. 311. OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS

23 ACT OF 1968.

24 Section 2001(b)(5) of the Omnibus Crime Control and

25 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)), as amended
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1 by section 141(a)(1), is amended by inserting before the

2 semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and forms of violence

3 and abuse particularly suffered by women with disabil4 ities’’.

5 SEC. 312. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.

6 Section 40412 of the Equal Justice for Women in the

7 Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13992) is amended—

8 (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, stereo9 typing of persons with disabilities who are victims of

10 rape, sexual assault, abuse, or violence’’ after ‘‘racial

11 stereotyping of rape victims’’;

12 (2) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘or among

13 persons with disabilities,’’ after ‘‘socioeconomic

14 groups,’’; and

15 (3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol16 lowing:

17 ‘‘(23) issues related to violence and abuse against

18 persons with disabilities, including the nature of

19 physical, mental, and communications disabilities,

20 the special vulnerability to violence of persons with

21 disabilities, and the types of violence and abuse expe22 rienced by persons with disabilities;

23 ‘‘(24) the requirements placed on courts and

24 judges under existing disability laws, including the
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1 requirements to provide appropriate auxiliary aids

2 and services and to ensure physical access; and

3 ‘‘(25) the stereotypes regarding the fitness of per4 sons with disabilities to retain custody of children, es5 pecially in domestic violence cases.’’.

6 SEC. 313. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make

8 grants to States, nongovernmental private entities, and

9 tribal organizations to provide education and technical as10 sistance for the purpose of providing training, consultation,

11 and information on violence, abuse, and sexual assault

12 against women who are individuals with disabilities (as de13 fined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act

14 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).

15 (b) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under this section,

16 the Attorney General shall give priority to applications de17 signed to provide education and technical assistance on—

18 (1) the nature, definition, and characteristics of

19 violence, abuse, and sexual assault experienced by

20 women who are individuals with disabilities;

21 (2) outreach activities to ensure that women who

22 are individuals with disabilities who are victims of

23 violence, abuse, and sexual assault receive appropriate

24 assistance;
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1 (3) the requirements of shelters and victim serv2 ices organizations under Federal anti-discrimination

3 laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act

4 of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of

5 1973; and

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

7 services may accommodate the needs of individuals

8 with disabilities in accordance with the Americans

9 with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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

11 under this section shall provide information and training

12 to national, State, local, and tribal organizations and pro13 grams that provide services to individuals with disabilities,

14 including independent living centers, disability-related

15 service organizations, domestic violence programs providing

16 shelter or related assistance, rape crisis centers, and pro17 grams providing sexual assault services, other victim serv18 ices organizations, and women with disabilities.

19 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

20 authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re21 duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the

22 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

23 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section $10,000,000 for

24 each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
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1 Subtitle D—Standards, Practice,

2 and Training for Sexual Assault

3 Examinations

4 SEC. 315. SHORT TITLE.

5 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Standards, Practice,

6 and Training for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

7 Act’’.

8 SEC. 316. STANDARDS, PRACTICE, AND TRAINING FOR SEX9 UAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS.

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

11 (1) evaluate existing standards of training and

12 practice for licensed health care professionals per13 forming sexual assault forensic examinations and de14 velop a national recommended standard for training;

15 (2) recommend sexual assault forensic examina16 tion training for all health care students to improve

17 the recognition of injuries suggestive of rape and sex18 ual assault and baseline knowledge of appropriate re19 ferrals in victim treatment and evidence collection;

20 and

21 (3) review existing national, State, tribal, and

22 local protocols on sexual assault forensic examina23 tions, and based on this review, develop a rec24 ommended national protocol and establish a mecha25 nism for its nationwide dissemination.
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1 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney General shall con2 sult with national, State, tribal, and local experts in the

3 area of rape and sexual assault, including rape crisis cen4 ters, State and tribal sexual assault and domestic violence

5 coalitions and programs, and programs for criminal jus6 tice, forensic nursing, forensic science, emergency room

7 medicine, law, social services, and sex crimes in under8 served communities (as defined in section 2003(7) of the

9 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

10 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7) as amended by section 2(d)).

11 (c) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall ensure that

12 no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,

13 a report of the actions taken pursuant to subsection (a) is

14 submitted to Congress.

15 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

17 $200,000 for fiscal year 2001.

18 Subtitle E—Domestic Violence Task

19 Force

20 SEC. 320. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE

21 The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat.

22 1902), as amended by section 107, is amended by adding

23 at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘Subtitle I—Domestic Violence Task

2 Force

3 ‘‘SEC. 40901. TASK FORCE.

4 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISH.—The Attorney General, in consulta5 tion with national nonprofit, nongovernmental organiza6 tions whose primary expertise is in domestic violence, shall

7 establish a task force to coordinate research on domestic vio8 lence and to report to Congress on any overlapping or du9 plication of efforts on domestic violence issues. The task

10 force shall be comprised of representatives from all Federal

11 agencies that fund such research.

12 ‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under

13 this section shall be used to—

14 ‘‘(1) develop a coordinated strategy to strengthen

15 research focused on domestic violence education, pre16 vention, and intervention strategies;

17 ‘‘(2) track and report all Federal research and

18 expenditures on domestic violence; and

19 ‘‘(3) identify gaps and duplication of efforts in

20 domestic violence research and governmental expendi21 tures on domestic violence issues.

22 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Task Force shall report to Con23 gress annually on its work under subsection (b).

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

25 term ‘domestic violence’ has the meaning given such term
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1 by section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

2 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(1).

3 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are

4 authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal

5 years 2001 through 2004 to carry out this section.’’.