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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1248

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

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

5 ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1999’’.
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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for

2 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.

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.

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. Definitions.

Sec. 152. Reauthorization.

Sec. 153. 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
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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.

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act—

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

4 violence’’ includes acts or threats of violence, not in5 cluding acts of self-defense, committed by a current

6 or former spouse of the victim, by a person with

7 whom the victim shares a child in common, by a per8 son who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the

9 victim, by a person who is or has been in a con10 tinuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate

11 nature with the victim, by a person similarly situ12 ated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or

13 family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any

14 other person against a victim who is protected from

15 that person’s acts under the domestic or family vio16 lence laws of the jurisdiction.

17 (2) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun18 try’’ has the same meaning as is given such term by

19 section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
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1 (3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as2 sault’’ means any conduct proscribed by chapter

3 109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not

4 the conduct occurs in the special maritime and terri5 torial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Fed6 eral prison and includes both assaults committed by

7 offenders who are strangers to the victim and as8 saults committed by offenders who are known to the

9 victim or related by blood or marriage to the victim.

10 (4) STALKING.—The term ‘‘stalking’’ means

11 engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe12 cific person that would cause a reasonable person to

13 fear death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to such

14 person or a member of such person’s immediate

15 family, when the person engaging in such conduct

16 has knowledge or should have knowledge that the

17 specific person will be placed in reasonable fear of

18 death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to such person

19 or a member of such person’s immediate family and

20 when the conduct induces fear in the specific person

21 of death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to such per22 son or a member of such person’s immediate family.

23 (b) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 2003(7)

24 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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1 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)) is amended to read as

2 follows:

3 ‘‘(7) the term ‘underserved populations’ in4 cludes populations underserved because of race, eth5 nicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion,

6 alienage status, geographic location (including rural

7 isolation), language barriers, and any other popu8 lations determined to be underserved by the State

9 planning process; and’’.

10 TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COM11 MITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE

12 AGAINST WOMEN ACT

13 Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and

14 Prosecution Grants To Combat

15 Violence Against Women

16 SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION.

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

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

19 amended—

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara21 graph (E);

22 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub23 paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

24 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol25 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(G) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

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

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

4 ‘‘(J) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

5 SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

6 (a) Section 2002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control

7 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(c)(3))

8 is amended to read as follows:

9 ‘‘(3) up to 20 percent to be allocated to law en10 forcement, up to 20 percent to prosecution grants,

11 at least 35 percent to victims’ services, and at least

12 10 percent to State court systems; and’’.

13 (b) Section 2002(e) of the Omnibus Crime Control

14 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(e))

15 is amended by adding at the end the following new para16 graph:

17 ‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—

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

19 any fiscal year for which funds are appropriated

20 under section 1001(a)(18), the amounts made

21 available are unspent or unobligated, such

22 unspent or unobligated funds shall be reallotted

23 to the current fiscal year recipients in the vic24 tim services area pursuant to section
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1 2002(c)(3)) proportionate to their original allot2 ment for the current fiscal year.

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

4 the date of the enactment of the Violence

5 Against Women Act of 1999, the Attorney Gen6 eral may waive the qualification requirements of

7 section 2002(c), at the request of the State and

8 with the support of law enforcement, prosecu9 tion, and victims’ services grantees currently

10 funded under this section, if the reallocation of

11 funds among law enforcement, prosecution, vic12 tims’ services and State court systems man13 dated by this Act adversely impacts victims of

14 sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking,

15 due to the reduction of funds to programs and

16 services funded under this section in the prior

17 fiscal year.’’.

18 (c) Section 2001(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control

19 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is

20 amended—

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

22 (6); and

23 (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para24 graph (10) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the

25 following new paragraphs:
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1 ‘‘(7) developing, enlarging, or strengthening

2 State court programs, including training for State,

3 local, and tribal judges and court personnel, address4 ing violent crimes against women, including sexual

5 assault, domestic violence, and stalking;

6 ‘‘(8) training of sexual assault forensic nurse

7 examiners in the collection and preservation of evi8 dence, analysis, prevention, and providing expert tes9 timony and treatment of trauma related to sexual

10 assault; and

11 ‘‘(9) supporting the development of sexual as12 sault response teams to strengthen the investigation

13 of sexual assaults and coordinate services for victims

14 of sexual assault.’’.

15 (d) Section 2002 of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

16 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1) is amended by

17 redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as sub18 sections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting

19 after subsection (d) the following:

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

21 General shall deny applications—

22 ‘‘(1) that do not meet the requirements set

23 forth in subsections (c) and (d); and

24 ‘‘(2) for failure to provide documentation, in25 cluding memoranda of understanding, contract, or
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1 other document of any collaborative efforts with

2 other agencies or organizations.’’.

3 (e) Section 2003(8) of Omnibus Crime Control and

4 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(8)) is

5 amended by striking ‘‘assisting domestic violence or sexual

6 assault victims through the legal process’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘providing advocacy and assistance for victims seeking

8 legal, social, and health care services’’, and inserting be9 fore the period the following: ‘‘, except that such term

10 shall not include programs or activities that are targeted

11 primarily for offenders’’.

12 (f) Section 2002(b)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control

13 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(b)(1))

14 is amended by striking ‘‘4 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 per15 cent’’.

16 (g) Section 2005(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control

17 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4(b)(3))

18 is amended—

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

21 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub22 paragraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

23 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol24 lowing:
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1 ‘‘(E) the reimbursement is not contingent

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

3 law enforcement or upon the victim’s coopera4 tion in the prosecution of the sexual assault.’’.

5 (h) Section 2006(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control

6 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–5(a)(1))

7 is amended by inserting ‘‘civil or criminal’’ before ‘‘protec8 tion order’’.

9 SEC. 103. STATE COALITION GRANTS.

10 Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

11 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by

12 inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

13 ‘‘(c)(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall make

14 grants to each of the State domestic violence and sexual

15 assault coalitions in the State for the purposes of coordi16 nating State victim services activities, and collaborating

17 and coordinating with Federal, State, and local entities

18 engaged in violence against women activities. In no case

19 will such awards preclude the State domestic violence and

20 sexual assault coalitions from receiving grants under this

21 part T to fulfill the purposes described in subsections (a)

22 and (b).

23 ‘‘(2) GRANTS TO COALITIONS.—Five percent of the

24 funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section

25 1001(a)(18) shall be made available for grants to domestic
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1 violence and sexual assault coalitions for the purposes de2 scribed in paragraph (1).

3 ‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOTMENT.—

4 ‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The domestic violence and sex5 ual assault coalition in each State, the District of

6 Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and

7 the combined United States Territories shall each

receive an amount equal to 1 8 ⁄54 of the amount made

9 available under paragraph (2). The combined United

10 States Territories shall not receive less than 1.5 per11 cent of the funds made available under paragraph

12 (2) for each fiscal year and the tribal domestic vio13 lence and sexual assault coalitions shall not receive

14 less than 1.5 percent of the funds made available

15 under paragraph (2) for each fiscal year.

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

17 section, the term ‘combined United States Terri18 tories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the United

19 States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Is20 lands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

‘‘(C) INDIANS.—1 21 ⁄54 of the amount appro22 priated shall be made available for development and

23 operation of nonprofit nongovernmental tribal do24 mestic violence and sexual assault coalitions in In25 dian country. The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the
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1 same meaning as is given such term by section 1151

2 of title 18, United States Code.

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

5 the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

6 the combined United States Territories, and Indian coun7 try under paragraph (3) shall be made available to the

8 domestic violence coalition as defined in the Family Vio9 lence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410 et

10 seq.) and fifty percent shall be made available to the sex11 ual assault coalition as defined under the Public Health

12 Service Act; and

13 ‘‘(5) COMPONENT ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of com14 bined domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, each

15 component shall be deemed eligible for the awards for sex16 ual assault and domestic violence activities, respectively.’’.

17 Subtitle B—National Domestic

18 Violence Hotline

19 SEC. 111. REAUTHORIZATION.

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

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

22 read as follows:

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

24 appropriated to carry out the purposes of this

25 section—
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1 ‘‘(A) $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;

2 ‘‘(B) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2001;

3 ‘‘(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

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

5 ‘‘(E) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

6 SEC. 112. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

7 Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and

8 Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416) is amended by redesig9 nating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting

10 after subsection (e) the following:

11 ‘‘(f) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment

12 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1999, all entities

13 receiving funds pursuant to activities under subsection (a)

14 shall prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that

15 evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts received

16 under such grants by such grantee and containing such

17 other information as the Secretary may prescribe. The

18 Secretary shall publish any such reports and provide at

19 least 90 days for notice and opportunity for public com20 ment prior to awarding or renewing any such grants.’’.

21 Subtitle C—Battered Women’s

22 Shelters and Services

23 SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.

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

25 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 ap7 propriated to carry out this title—

8 ‘‘(1) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

9 ‘‘(2) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

10 ‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

11 ‘‘(4) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

12 ‘‘(5) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

13 SEC. 123. FVPSA IMPROVEMENTS.

14 (a) Section 304(a) of the Family Violence Prevention

15 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403(a)) is amended—

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

17 section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘$500,000, with the

18 remaining 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)’’,

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

22 ‘‘except that’’;

23 (3) by striking the last sentence.

24 (b) Section 304(d) of the Family Violence Prevention

25 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 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’’

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

6 or other entity’’;

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

8 the following: ‘‘and Indian tribes and tribal organi9 zations’’;

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 sec13 tion 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 require22 ments for a grant or because the limitation on expenditure

23 has been reached, then the Secretary shall reallot such

24 amount to States and Indian tribes and tribal organiza25 tions that meet such requirements proportionate to the
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1 original allocation under subsection (a) or (b) of section

2 303, respectively.’’

3 (c) Section 308(a)(2) of the Family Violence Preven4 tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(a)(2)) is amended

5 by adding ‘‘on providing training and technical assistance’’

6 after ‘‘focusing’’, and by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘The Secretary may award grants to nonprofit, non8 governmental organizations for technical assistance and

9 training initiatives on the subjects identified in subsection

10 (c) if such initiatives do not duplicate the work of the enti11 ties funded under subsection (c) and the total amounts

12 awarded for such initiatives do not exceed $500,000.’’

13 (d) Section 308(c) of the Family Violence Prevention

14 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(c)) is amended by add15 ing ‘‘on emerging issues in domestic violence service, pre16 vention, or law and’’ after ‘‘service providers, and’’, by

17 striking ‘‘domestic violence service, prevention, or law’’

18 after ‘‘following areas’’, and by adding after paragraph (7)

19 the following:

20 ‘‘(8) Providing technical assistance and training

21 to local domestic violence programs that provide

22 shelter or related assistance.

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

24 and training within Indian tribes and tribal organi25 zations.
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1 ‘‘(10) Responding to emerging issues in the

2 field of domestic violence that the Secretary may

3 identify in consultation with advocates representing

4 local programs providing shelter or related assist5 ance, State domestic violence coalitions, and national

6 domestic violence organizations.

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

8 Secretary from making multiple grants to any non9 profit, nongovernmental entity to fulfill the purposes

10 of this section.’’.

11 (e) Section 309(1)(B) of the Family Violence Preven12 tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10408(1)(B)) is amend13 ed by inserting ‘‘, with whom such person is or has been

14 in a continuing social relationship of a romantic or inti15 mate nature,’’ before ‘‘or with whom’’.

16 (f) Section 309 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10408) is

17 amended by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘(7) The term ‘Indian country’ has the same

19 meaning as is given such term by section 1151 of

20 title 18, United States Code.’’.

21 (g) Section 310(c) of the Family Violence Prevention

22 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(c)) is amended by add23 ing after ‘‘for each fiscal year,’’ the following: ‘‘the lesser

24 of $7,500,000 or’’.
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1 (h) Section 310(d) of the Family Violence Prevention

2 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(d)) is amended by

3 striking ‘‘not less than’’ and inserting ‘‘the lesser of

4 $22,000,000 or’’ and by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘At such time as the appropriation under this subsection

6 exceeds $11,000,000, the Secretary shall designate that

7 of the amounts appropriated under this subsection up to

8 20 percent of such funds shall be made available in the

9 amounts necessary to State domestic violence coalitions

10 for the specific purpose of providing technical assistance

11 and training and direct assistance in the following areas

12 or other priorities that may be determined by the Sec13 retary in consultation with State domestic violence coali14 tions and programs that provide shelter or related assist15 ance:

16 ‘‘(1) MODEL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR DOMES17 TIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION IN UNDERSERVED

18 COMMUNITIES.—The Secretary shall award grants of

19 up to 3 years to not more than 10 State and tribal

20 domestic violence coalitions and not more than 10

21 local domestic violence programs providing shelter or

22 related assistance to develop model strategies to ad23 dress domestic violence in underserved populations

24 as defined in section 2003(7) of the Omnibus Crime

25 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
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1 3796gg–2(7)). Such grants shall be made to assess

2 the needs of underserved populations in the State or

3 Indian country; build collaborative relationships with

4 community-based organizations serving underserved

5 populations; and develop and implement model com6 munity intervention strategies to decrease the inci7 dence of domestic violence in underserved popu8 lations.

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

10 year model leadership grant under this para11 graph, an applicant shall demonstrate—

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

13 underserved populations and identifying a

14 specific population for development of an

15 intervention strategy in the year of the

16 grant; and

17 ‘‘(ii) inclusion of representatives from

18 community-based organizations in under19 served communities in planning, designing,

20 and disseminating the needs assessment

21 instruments.

22 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUED FUND23 ING.—To be eligible for continued funding of

24 up to 2 additional years, an applicant shall

25 provide—
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1 ‘‘(i) a plan for implementing the

2 model strategies which includes collabo3 rative partnerships with community-based

4 organizations within the underserved popu5 lations identified; and

6 ‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating the

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

9 year 3 of the grant.

10 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY FOR COLLABORATIVE

11 FUNDING.—In awarding grants under this sec12 tion, the Secretary shall give preference to

13 State and tribal domestic violence coalitions and

14 local domestic violence shelters and programs

15 that submit applications in collaboration with

16 community-based organizations serving under17 served populations. A grant may not be made

18 under this subsection in an amount less than

19 $100,000 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

6 shall include transportation, housing, and other

7 expenses associated with relocation. Funds shall

8 be requested by domestic violence shelters and

9 programs on behalf of victims.

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

11 emergency assistance funds under this para12 graph, the State or tribal domestic violence coa13 lition 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

18 process for notifying domestic violence

19 shelters and programs about the avail20 ability of 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 state24 ment about the impact of the funds on the

25 victim’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

7 to 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 information.

15 ‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

16 FOR STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIO17 LENCE PROGRAMS.—

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

19 award grants to a State or tribal domestic vio20 lence coalition or coalitions for the purpose of

21 providing training and technical assistance for

22 State and tribal domestic violence coalitions and

23 other nonprofit, nongovernmental State, local,

24 and tribal domestic violence programs. Funds

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1 duct regional training and technical assistance

2 initiatives to be developed and implemented by

3 a nonprofit, nongovernmental State or tribal

4 domestic violence coalition or coalitions within

5 each of the regions administered by the Depart6 ment of Health and Human Services. Funds

7 shall be used to prioritize, plan, and implement

8 solutions to regional problems experienced by

9 domestic violence coalitions and programs pro10 viding shelter or related assistance within the

11 region.

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

13 funding 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 na24 tional resource center and special issue resource

25 centers established in this Act to provide exper-
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1 tise in delivering training and technical assist2 ance within the region.

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

4 tribal domestic violence coalition or coalitions

5 shall file an annual report to the Secretary de6 scribing the recipients and the type of technical

7 assistance and training received.’’.

8 (i) Section 308(e) of the Family Violence Prevention

9 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(e)) is amended by add10 ing at the end the following: ‘‘Within 90 days after the

11 date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act

12 of 1999, all entities receiving funds pursuant to activities

13 under this section shall prepare and submit a report to

14 the Secretary that evaluates the effectiveness of the use

15 of amounts received under such grants by such grantee

16 and containing such other information as the Secretary

17 may prescribe. The Secretary shall publish any such re18 ports and provide at least 90 days for notice and oppor19 tunity for public comment prior to awarding or renewing

20 any such grants.’’.

21 (j) Section 307(a) of the Family Violence Prevention

22 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)) is amended by

23 adding at the end the following:

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

25 fails to provide documentation, including memoranda of
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1 understanding, of the specific involvement of the State or

2 tribal domestic violence coalition and other knowledgeable

3 individuals and interested organizations, in the develop4 ment of the State or tribe’s application.’’.

5 (k) Section 303(b) of the Family Violence Prevention

6 Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(b)) is amended by adding

7 at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(4) From the amounts made available under para9 graph (1), there shall be awarded by the Secretary not

10 less than 5 percent of such amounts for the funding of

11 tribal domestic violence coalitions. To be eligible for a

12 grant under this paragraph, an entity shall be a private

13 nonprofit coalition whose membership includes representa14 tives from a majority of the programs for victims of do15 mestic violence operating within the boundaries of an In16 dian reservation and programs whose primary purpose is

17 serving the populations of such Indian country and whose

18 board membership is representative of such programs.

19 Such coalitions shall further the purposes of domestic vio20 lence intervention and prevention through activities

21 including—

22 ‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for

23 local Indian domestic violence programs and

24 providers of direct services to encourage appro-
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1 priate responses to domestic violence in Indian

2 country;

3 ‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs as4 sessments and planning for comprehensive serv5 ices in Indian country;

6 ‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing7 house and resource center for the Indian res8 ervation represented by the coalition receiving

9 these funds;

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

11 Federal governmental systems which affect bat12 tered women in Indian country, including judi13 cial and law enforcement and child protective

14 services agencies, to encourage appropriate re15 sponses to domestic violence cases;

16 ‘‘(E) conducting public education and out17 reach activities addressing domestic violence in

18 Indian country;

19 ‘‘(F) collaborating with State domestic vio20 lence coalitions in the areas described above;

21 and

22 ‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni23 toring of the distribution of grants and grant

24 funds to the Indian reservation and tribal orga25 nizations under paragraph (1).’’
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1 Subtitle D—Community Initiatives

2 SEC. 131. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.

3 (a) Section 318(h) of the Family Violence Prevention

4 and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h)) is amended to read

5 as follows:

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

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this

8 section—

9 ‘‘(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

10 ‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

11 ‘‘(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

12 ‘‘(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

13 ‘‘(5) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

14 (b) Subsection (i) of section 318 of the Family Vio15 lence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is

16 amended by inserting the text of the subsection as a cut17 in paragraph (1) with the heading ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and

18 by adding at the end the following:

19 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall annu20 ally compile and broadly disseminate (including

21 through electronic publication) information about

22 the use of funds and about the projects funded

23 under this section, including any evaluations of the

24 projects and information to enable replication and

25 adoption of the strategies identified in the projects.
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1 Such dissemination shall target other community2 based programs, including domestic violence and

3 sexual assault programs.’’.

4 Subtitle E—Education and Train5 ing for Judges and Court Per6 sonnel

7 SEC. 141. REAUTHORIZATION.

8 (a) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR

9 JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN STATE COURTS.—

10 (1) Section 40412 of the Equal Justice for Women in the

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

12 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

13 (18);

14 (B) by striking the period at the end of para15 graph (19); and

16 (C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol17 lowing:

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

19 determining custody and visitation, including how to

20 protect the safety of the child and of a parent who

21 is not a predominant aggressor of domestic violence,

22 the legitimate reasons parents may report domestic

23 violence, the ways domestic violence may relate to an

24 abuser’s desire to seek custody, and evaluating ex-
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1 pert testimony in custody and visitation determina2 tions involving domestic violence;

3 ‘‘(21) the issues raised by child sexual assault

4 in determining custody and visitation, including how

5 to protect the safety of the child, the legitimate rea6 sons parents may report child sexual assault, and

7 evaluating expert testimony in custody and visitation

8 determinations involving child sexual assault, includ9 ing the current scientifically-accepted and empiri10 cally valid research on child sexual assault; and

11 ‘‘(22) the extent to which addressing domestic

12 violence and victim safety contributes to the efficient

13 administration of justice.’’.

14 (2) Section 40414(a) of the Equal Justice for Women

15 in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13994(a)) is amend16 ed by inserting ‘‘and $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal

17 years 2000 through 2004’’ after ‘‘1996’’.

18 (b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR

19 JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN FEDERAL

20 COURTS.—(1) Section 40421(d) of the Equal Justice for

21 Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14001(d))

22 is amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(d) MODEL PROGRAMS.—The Federal Judicial Cen24 ter, in carrying out section 620(b)(3) of title 28, United

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1 prepares, including the training programs for newly ap2 pointed judges, information on the aspects of the topics

3 listed in section 40412 that pertain to issues within the

4 jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and shall prepare mate5 rials necessary to implement this subsection.’’.

6 (2) Section 40422(2) of the Equal Justice for Women

7 in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14002(2)) is amend8 ed by inserting ‘‘and $500,000 for each of the fiscal years

9 2000 through 2004’’ after ‘‘1996’’.

10 (c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EQUAL JUS11 TICE FOR WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1994.—

12 (1) ENSURING COLLABORATION WITH DOMES13 TIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS.—

14 Section 40413 of the Equal Justice for Women in

15 the Courts Act (42 U.S.C. 13993) is amended by

16 adding ‘‘including national, State, tribal, and local

17 domestic violence and sexual assault programs and

18 coalitions,’’ after ‘‘victim advocates’’.

19 (2) PARTICIPATION OF TRIBAL COURTS IN

20 STATE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Sec21 tion 40411 of the Equal Justice for Women in the

22 Courts Act (42 U.S.C. 13991) is amended by adding

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

24 attendance of tribal judges and court personnel at

25 programs funded under this section for States to
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1 train judges and court personnel on the laws of the

2 States.’’

3 (3) USE OF FUNDS FOR DISSEMINATION OF

4 MODEL PROGRAMS.—Section 40414 of the Equal

5 Justice for Women in the Courts Act (42 U.S.C.

6 13994) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing:

8 ‘‘(c) The State Justice Institute may use up to 5 per9 cent of the funds appropriated under this section for annu10 ally compiling and broadly disseminating (including

11 through electronic publication) information about the use

12 of funds and about the projects funded under this section,

13 including any evaluations of the projects and information

14 to enable the replication and adoption of the projects.’’.

15 Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage

16 Arrest Policies

17 SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.

18 Section 2105(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and

19 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–4(1)) is

20 amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ includes acts

22 or threats of violence, not including acts of self-de23 fense, committed by a current or former spouse of

24 the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares

25 a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting
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1 with or has cohabited with the victim, by a person

2 who is or has been in a continuing social relationship

3 of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, by

4 a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim

5 under the domestic or family violence laws of the ju6 risdiction, or by any other person against a victim

7 who is protected from that person’s acts under the

8 domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.’’.

9 SEC. 152. REAUTHORIZATION.

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

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

12 amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara14 graph (B);

15 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub16 paragraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and

17 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol18 lowing:

19 ‘‘(D) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

20 ‘‘(E) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

21 ‘‘(F) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

22 ‘‘(G) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

23 ‘‘(H) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
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1 SEC. 153. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

2 Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe

3 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended by

4 adding at the end the following:

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

6 funds appropriated under this section shall be used for

7 grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.

8 Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Vio9 lence and Child Abuse Enforce10 ment

11 SEC. 161. REAUTHORIZATION.

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

13 Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c)(1)) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara15 graph (B);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub17 paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

18 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol19 lowing:

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

21 years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.

22 SEC. 162. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

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

24 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c)) is amended by adding at

25 the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of

2 the funds appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be

3 used for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.

4 Subtitle H—National Stalker and

5 Domestic Violence Reduction

6 SEC. 171. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

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

8 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14031(a)) is amended by inserting

9 ‘‘and implement’’ after ‘‘improve’’.

10 SEC. 172. REAUTHORIZATION.

11 Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act

12 of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended—

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

14 (2);

15 (2) by striking the period at the end of para16 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

17 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol18 lowing:

19 ‘‘(4) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

20 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.

21 Subtitle I—Federal Victims’

22 Counselors

23 SEC. 181. REAUTHORIZATION.

24 The text of section 40114 of the Safe Streets for

25 Women Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There
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1 are authorized to be appropriated for the United States

2 Attorneys for the purpose of appointing Victim/Witness

3 Counselors for the prosecution of domestic violence and

4 sexual assault crimes where applicable (such as the Dis5 trict of Columbia) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

6 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.

7 Subtitle J—Education and Preven8 tion Grants To Reduce Sexual

9 Abuse of Runaway, Homeless,

10 and Street Youth

11 SEC. 191. REAUTHORIZATION.

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

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

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

15 (2);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and

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

20 ‘‘(4) $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

21 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.

22 SEC. 192. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.

23 Section 316 of part A of the Runaway and Homeless

24 Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d) is amended by redesignating
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1 subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after sub2 section (c) the following:

3 ‘‘(d) The Secretary shall annually compile and broad4 ly disseminate (including through electronic publication)

5 information about the use of funds and about the projects

6 funded under this subtitle, including any evaluations of

7 the projects and information to enable replication and

8 adoption of the strategies identified in the projects. Such

9 dissemination shall target community-based programs, in10 cluding domestic violence and sexual assault programs.’’.

11 Subtitle K—Victims of Child Abuse

12 Programs

13 SEC. 193. REAUTHORIZATION OF COURT-APPOINTED SPE14 CIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.

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

16 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)) is amended—

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

18 (4);

19 (2) by striking the period at the end of para20 graph (5) and inserting a semicolon; and

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol22 lowing:

23 ‘‘(6) $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

24 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 a semicolon; and

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

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

13 2001, 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.

18 3793(a)(7)) is amended—

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

21 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub22 paragraph (E) and inserting a semicolon; and

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

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

26 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
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1 SEC. 196. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.

2 Section 40156 of the Violence Against Women Act

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

4 ‘‘(d) The Attorney General shall annually compile

5 and broadly disseminate (including through electronic

6 publication) information about the use of funds and about

7 the projects funded under this section, including any eval8 uations of the projects and information to enable replica9 tion 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 sec24 tion 1904(a)(1), amounts transferred by the State

25 for use under this part shall be used for rape pre26 vention and education programs conducted by rape
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1 crisis centers and private nonprofit nongovernmental

2 State and 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 as10 sault, including efforts to increase awareness in

11 underserved communities (as defined in section

12 2003(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and

13 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–

14 2(7)).

15 ‘‘(2) TERMS.—

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

17 make grants under subsection (a) to each State

18 on the basis of the population of the State.

19 ‘‘(B) RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION

20 PROGRAMS.—No State may use funds made

21 available by reason of paragraph (1) in any fis22 cal year for administration of any prevention

23 program other than the rape prevention and

24 education program for which grants are made

25 under 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

4 available for the next fiscal year to such State

5 for the purposes for which it was made.

6 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL

7 ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall use not more

8 than 5 percent of the funds available under

9 paragraph (1) for the purposes of administra10 tive 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

16 high, and high school aged students. The pro17 grams targeted under this subsection shall be

18 conducted by rape crisis centers and State and

19 tribal sexual 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 In25 jury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Dis-
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1 ease Control and Prevention, establish a National

2 Resource Center on Sexual Assault to provide re3 source information, policy, training, and technical

4 assistance to Federal, State, and Indian tribal agen5 cies, as well as to State and tribal sexual assault

6 coalitions and local sexual assault programs and to

7 other professionals and interested parties on issues

8 relating to sexual assault. The Resource Center shall

9 maintain a central resource library in order to col10 lect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information

11 and statistics and analyses thereof relating to the in12 cidence and prevention of sexual assault.

13 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—The Sec14 retary shall award a grant under paragraph (1) to

15 a private nonprofit organization which can—

16 ‘‘(A) demonstrate that it has recognized

17 expertise in the area of sexual assault, a record

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

20 from advocacy groups, such as State and tribal

21 sexual assault coalitions or recognized national

22 sexual 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
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1 2003(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and

2 Safe Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–

3 2(7)).

4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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

6 appropriated to carry out this section—

7 ‘‘(A) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

8 ‘‘(B) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;

9 ‘‘(C) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;

10 ‘‘(D) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;

11 and

12 ‘‘(E) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

13 Funds authorized to be appropriated under this sec14 tion are appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduc15 tion Fund pursuant to section 31001(c) of the Vio16 lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

17 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211(c)) and paragraph (16)

18 under the definition of ‘‘prevention program’’ in sec19 tion 31001(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)).

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

21 time as appropriations under subsection (c) reach at

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

23 percent of the total amount appropriated to be used

24 for making grants to nonprofit, nongovernmental

25 State sexual assault coalitions to address public
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1 health issues associated with sexual assault through

2 training, resource development, or similar research.

3 ‘‘(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—At such time as the

4 appropriations under subsection (c) reach at least

5 $80,000,000, there shall be awarded by the Sec6 retary not less than 5 percent of such amounts for

7 the funding of tribal sexual assault coalitions. To be

8 eligible for a grant under this paragraph, an entity

9 shall be a private nonprofit coalition whose member10 ship includes representatives from a majority of the

11 programs for adult and child victims of sexual as12 sault operating within the boundaries of such Indian

13 country and programs whose primary purpose is

14 serving the population of an Indian reservation, and

15 whose board membership is representative of such

16 programs. Such coalitions shall further the purposes

17 of sexual assault intervention and prevention

18 through activities including—

19 ‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for

20 local Indian sexual assault programs and pro21 viders of direct services to encourage appro22 priate responses to sexual assault in Indian

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1 ‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs as2 sessments and planning for comprehensive serv3 ices in Indian country;

4 ‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing5 house and resource center for any Indian res6 ervation represented by the coalition receiving

7 these funds;

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

9 Federal systems which affect adult and child

10 victims of sexual assault in Indian country, in11 cluding judicial, law enforcement, and child pro12 tective services agencies, to encourage appro13 priate responses to sexual assault cases;

14 ‘‘(E) conducting public education and out15 reach activities addressing sexual assault in In16 dian country;

17 ‘‘(F) collaborating with sexual assault coa18 litions in the areas described above; and

19 ‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni20 toring of the distribution of grants and grant

21 funds to Indian reservation and tribal organiza22 tions under this section.

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

24 amount appropriated for any fiscal year under this

25 section, at least $1,000,000 shall be made available
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1 for grants under subsection (b), with yearly in2 creases of at least 10 percent of the prior year’s al3 lotment.

4 ‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—

5 ‘‘(1) A State may use funds under subsection

6 (a) only so as to supplement and, to the extent prac7 ticable, increase the level of funds that would be

8 available from non-Federal sources for the activities

9 described in subsection (a), and in no case may such

10 funds be used to supplant funds from other sources.

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

12 of the funds received in each fiscal year under this

13 section for surveillance studies or prevalence studies

14 and funds for such studies shall be available only at

15 such time as appropriations under subsection (c)

16 reach at least $80,000,000.

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

18 of funds received in each fiscal year under sub19 section (a) for administrative expenses.

20 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—

21 ‘‘(1) RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.—For

22 purposes of this section, the term ‘rape prevention

23 and education’ includes education and prevention ef24 forts directed at sexual offenses committed by of-
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1 fenders who are not known to the victim as well as

2 offenders who are known to the victim.

3 ‘‘(2) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as4 sault’ means any conduct proscribed by chapter

5 109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not

6 the conduct occurs in the special maritime and terri7 torial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Fed8 eral prison and includes both assaults committed by

9 offenders who are strangers to the victim and as10 saults committed by offenders who are known to the

11 victim or related by blood or marriage to the victim.

12 ‘‘(3) RAPE CRISIS CENTER.—The term ‘rape

13 crisis center’ means a private, nonprofit, nongovern14 mental organization that is organized, or has as one

15 of its primary purposes, to provide services for vic16 tims of sexual assault and has a record of commit17 ment and demonstrated experience in providing serv18 ices to victims of sexual assault.

19 ‘‘(4) SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM.—The term

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

21 nongovernmental organization that is organized, or

22 has as one of its primary purposes, to provide serv23 ices for victims of sexual assault and has a record

24 of commitment and demonstrated experience in pro25 viding services to victims of sexual assault.
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1 ‘‘(5) STATE COALITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

2 PROGRAMS.—The term ‘State coalition of sexual as3 sault programs’ means a statewide nonprofit, non4 governmental membership organization of a majority

5 of sexual assault programs within the State that,

6 among other activities, provides training and tech7 nical assistance to sexual assault programs within

8 the State, commonwealth, territory, or lands under

9 military, Federal, or tribal authority.’’.

10 SEC. 202. RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION.

11 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1910A of the Public Health

12 and Human Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300w–10) is re13 pealed.

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub15 section (a) of this section shall take effect the day after

16 the date of enactment of this Act.

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