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‘‘(1) home visitation program that provides serv-
ices to pregnant women and to young children and
their parent or primary caregiver that are provided
in the permanent or temporary residence or in other
familiar surroundings of the individual or family re-
ceiving such services; or
‘‘(2) victim services organization or agency in
collaboration with an organization or organizations
listed in paragraph (1).
‘‘(d) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—Under this section,
an entity shall—
‘‘(1) prepare and submit to the Director an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director may re-
quire; and
‘‘(2) describe in the application the policies and
procedures that the entity has or will adopt to—
‘‘(A) enhance or ensure the safety and secu-
rity of children and their nonabusing parent in
homes already experiencing domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
‘‘(B) ensure linguistically, culturally, and
community relevant services for underserved
communities;
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‘‘(C) ensure the adequate training by do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or
stalking victim service providers of home visita-
tion grantee program staff to—
‘‘(i) safely screen for and/or recognize
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking;
‘‘(ii) understand the impact of domes-
tic violence or sexual assault on children
and protective actions taken by a non-
abusing parent or caretaker in response to
violence against anyone in the household;
and
‘‘(iii) link new parents with existing
community resources in communities where
resources exist; and
‘‘(D) ensure that relevant State and local
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking victim service providers and coali-
tions are aware of the efforts of organizations re-
ceiving grants under this section, and are in-
cluded as training partners, where possible.
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‘‘SEC. 41305. ENGAGING MEN AND YOUTH IN PREVENTING
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL—The Attorney General, acting
through the Director of the Office on Violence Against
Women, and in collaboration with the Department of
Health and Human Services, shall award grants on
a competitive basis to eligible entities for the purpose
of developing or enhancing programs related to engag-
ing men and youth in preventing domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by help-
ing them to develop mutually respectful, nonviolent
relationships.
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Director shall make grants
under this section for a period of 2 fiscal years.
‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Director shall award
grants—
‘‘(A) considering the needs of underserved
populations;
‘‘(B) awarding not less than 10 percent of
such amounts for the funding of Indian tribes
from the amounts made available under this sec-
tion for a fiscal year; and
‘‘(C) awarding up to 8 percent for the fund-
ing of technical assistance for grantees and non-
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grantees working in this area from the amounts
made available under this section for a fiscal
year.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) PROGRAMS.—The funds appropriated under
this section shall be used by eligible entities—
‘‘(A) to develop or enhance community-
based programs, including gender-specific pro-
grams in accordance with applicable laws that—
‘‘(i) encourage children and youth to
pursue nonviolent relationships and reduce
their risk of becoming victims or perpetra-
tors of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking; and
‘‘(ii) that include at a minimum—
‘‘(I) information on domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, or child sexual abuse and how
they affect children and youth; and
‘‘(II) strategies to help partici-
pants be as safe as possible; or
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‘‘(B) to create public education campaigns
and community organizing to encourage men
and boys to work as allies with women and girls
to prevent violence against women and girls con-
ducted by entities that have experience in con-
ducting public education campaigns that address
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking.
‘‘(2) MEDIA LIMITS.—No more than 40 percent
of funds received by a grantee under this section may
be used to create and distribute media materials.
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—
‘‘(1) RELATIONSHIPS.—Eligible entities under
subsection (c)(1)(A) are—
‘‘(A) nonprofit, nongovernmental domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing victim service providers or coalitions;
‘‘(B) community-based child or youth serv-
ices organizations with demonstrated experience
and expertise in addressing the needs and con-
cerns of young people;
‘‘(C) a State, territorial, tribal, or unit of
local governmental entity that is partnered with
an organization described in subparagraph (A)
or (B); or