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Union Calendar No. 220
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1133
[Report No. 103–395]
To combat violence and crimes against women.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 24, 1993
Mrs. SCHROEDER
(for herself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs.
MORELLA, Ms. SNOWE, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. COLLINS of Illi-
nois, Miss COLLINS of Michigan, Mrs. MINK, Mrs. UNSOELD, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. WATERS, Mrs. BYRNE, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms.
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MCKINNEY, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SCHENK, Ms. BROWN of
Florida, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. FRANK of Massa-
chusetts, Mr. YATES, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WILSON,
Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. ANDREWS of Texas, Mr. KREIDLER,
Mr. OLVER, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr.
RAMSTAD, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ACKERMAN,
Mr. OWENS, Mr. FROST, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. REED, Mr.
BROWN of California, Mr. KOPETSKI, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. EVANS, Mr.
WHEAT, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. WISE, Ms. E.B. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.
DEUTSCH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, Mr.
SWETT, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. SWIFT, and Mr. WALSH) introduced the follow-
ing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
AUGUST 23, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. JEFFER-
SON, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. BRYANT, Mrs. JOHNSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. COLE-
MAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MANTON, Mr. VENTO, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr.
RANGEL, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. UPTON, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. COYNE, Mr.
FLAKE, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BEILENSON, Mrs. MEEK, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
CARDIN, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. DEFAZIO,
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. MFUME, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. LEWIS of
Georgia, Mr. MORAN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. MCCLOS-
KEY, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mrs. LLOYD, Mr. ANDREWS of Maine, Mr. HYDE,
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr.
SCOTT, Ms. DANNER, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MOLINARI, Ms.
DELAURO, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BONIOR,
Mr. WASHINGTON, Ms. FURSE, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. BORSKI,
Mr. CARR, Mr. COPPERSMITH, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. TUCKER, Mr.
SABO, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FRANKS of Con-
necticut, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. LEVY, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.
NADLER, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MCHALE, Mr. SLATTERY,
Mr. STARK, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
MACHTLEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DIXON, Mr. WYNN, Mr. FORD of Michi-
gan, Mr. MURTHA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CLAY, Ms. MARGOLIES-
MEZVINSKY, Mr. STUDDS, Ms. ENGLISH of Arizona, Mr. GILMAN, Mr.
LEACH, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr.
PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. JOHN-
SON of South Dakota, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. ENGLISH of Oklahoma, Mr.
HOYER, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. ORTON, Mr. FORD
of Tennessee, Mr.
POSHARD, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Ms. SHEPHERD, Mr. VIS-
CLOSKY, Mr. MINETA, Mr. SANGMEISTER, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. STOKES,
Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. MINGE, Mr. GUNDER-
SON, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GINGRICH, and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. TRAFICANT, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. BISHOP, Mr.
KLUG, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr.
TEJEDA, Mr. DICKS, Mr. WELDON, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.
INSLEE, Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mr. MCCURDY, Mr.
SCHIFF, Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Mr. PORTER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. RO-
MERO-BARCELO´, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. GOSS, Ms. LONG, Mr. KLINK,
Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. DELLUMS, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. BARCA of Wiscon-
sin, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. GLICKMAN, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. NEAL of North
Carolina, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. HAYES, Mr. DOOLEY, Mr.
FARR of California, and Mr. GILLMOR
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 24, 1993]
A BILL
To combat violence and crimes against women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against Women
Act of 1993’’.
TITLE I—SAFE STREETS FOR
WOMEN
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Streets for Women
Act of 1993’’.
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and
Prosecution Grants To Reduce
Violent Crimes Against Women
SEC. 111. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST
WOMEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.)
is amended by—
(1) redesignating part Q as part R;
(2) redesignating section 1701 as section 1801;
and
(3) adding after part P the following new part:
‘‘PART Q—GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES
AGAINST WOMEN
‘‘SEC. 1701. PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM AND GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose of
this part is to assist States, Indian tribes, and other eligible
entities to develop effective law enforcement and prosecution
strategies to combat violent crimes against women.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES
FOR
WHICH
GRANTS
MAY
BE
USED.—Grants under this part shall provide funds for per-
sonnel, training, technical assistance, data collection and
other equipment for the more widespread apprehension,
prosecution, and adjudication of persons committing vio-
lent crimes against women to reduce the rate of violent
crime against women and specifically, for the purposes of—
‘‘(1) training law enforcement officers and pros-
ecutors to identify and respond more effectively to
violent crimes against women, including crimes of
sexual assault and domestic violence;
‘‘(2) developing, training, or expanding units of
law enforcement officers and prosecutors that specifi-
cally target violent crimes against women, including
the crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence;
‘‘(3) developing and implementing more effective
police and prosecution policies, protocols, orders, or
services specifically devoted to the prevention of, iden-
tification of, and response to violent crimes against
women, including the crimes of sexual assault and do-
mestic violence;
‘‘(4) developing, installing, or expanding data
collection systems, including computerized systems,
linking police, prosecutors, and courts or identifying
and tracking arrests, protection orders, prosecutions,
and convictions for the crimes of sexual assault and
domestic violence;
‘‘(5) developing, enlarging, or strengthening vic-
tim services programs, including sexual assault and
domestic violence programs, developing or improving
delivery of victim services to racial, cultural, ethnic,
and language minorities, and increasing reporting
and reducing attrition rates for cases involving vio-
lent crimes against women, including crimes of sexual
assault and domestic violence; and
‘‘(6) aiding Indian tribe grantees, exclusively, in
financing the payments required under sections 112
and 113 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1993.
‘‘SEC. 1702. STATE GRANTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL GRANTS.—The Director of the Bureau
of Justice Assistance (hereinafter in this part referred to
as the ‘Director’) is authorized to make grants to States,
Indian tribes, units of local government, tribal organiza-
tions, and nonprofit nongovernmental victim services pro-
grams in the States or Indian country.
‘‘(b) 
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—Applications
shall include—
‘‘(1) documentation from prosecution, law en-
forcement, and victim services programs to be assisted
that demonstrates—
‘‘(A) the need for grant funds;
‘‘(B) the intended use of grant funds; and
‘‘(C) the expected results;
‘‘(2) proof of compliance with the requirements
for the payment of forensic medical exams provided
pursuant to section 112 of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1993, except that Indian tribes are ex-
empt from such requirement; and
‘‘(3) proof of compliance with the requirements
for paying filing and service fees for domestic violence
cases pursuant to section 113 of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1993.
‘‘(c) QUALIFICATION.—Upon satisfying the terms of
subsection (b), an eligible entity shall be eligible for funds
provided under this part by—
‘‘(1) certifying that funds received under this
part shall be used for the purposes outlined in section
1701(b);
‘‘(2) certifying that grantees shall develop a
plan, implement such plan, and otherwise consult and
coordinate with nonprofit nongovernmental domestic
violence and sexual assault victim services programs,
law enforcement officials, victim advocates, prosecu-
tors, and defense attorneys;
‘‘(3) providing documentation from the individ-
uals and groups listed under paragraph (2) regarding
their participation in development of a plan and in-
volvement in the application process, as well as how
such individuals and groups will be involved in im-
plementation of the plan;
‘‘(4) providing assurances that the plan devel-
oped under paragraph (2) shall meet the needs of ra-
cial, cultural, ethnic, and language minority popu-
lations;
‘‘(5) providing assurances that prosecution, law
enforcement, and nonprofit nongovernmental victim
services programs in the community to be served by
such plan each receive an equitable percentage of any
funds allocated under this part; and
‘‘(6) providing assurances that any Federal
funds received under this part shall be used to supple-
ment, not supplant, non-Federal funds that would
otherwise be available for activities funded under this
part.
‘‘(d) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after
the receipt of an application under this part, the Di-
rector shall either disburse the appropriate sums pro-
vided for under this part or shall inform the appli-
cant regarding why the application does not conform
to the requirements of this section.
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITY
OF
DIRECTOR.—In dis-
bursing funds under this part, the Director shall issue
regulations—
‘‘(A) to distribute funds equitably on a geo-
graphic basis, including nonurban and rural
areas of varying geographic size; and
‘‘(B) give priority to areas of varying geo-
graphic size with the greatest showing of need
based on the availability of existing domestic vi-
olence and sexual assault programs in the popu-
lation and geographic area to be served in rela-
tion to the availability of such programs in other
such populations and geographic areas.
‘‘(e) GRANTEE REPORTING.—(1) Not later than March
31 of each year during which funds are received under this
part, the grantee shall file a performance report with the
Director explaining the activities carried out together with
an assessment of the effectiveness of such activities in
achieving the purposes of this part.
‘‘(2) The grantee shall arrange for assessments of the
grantee’s program from all organizations and government
entities that were involved in the design of the grant plan.
‘‘(3) Such assessments must be sent directly to the Di-
rector by the assessing entity.
‘‘(f) SUSPENSION OF FUNDING.—The Director shall
suspend funding for an approved application if—
‘‘(1) an applicant fails to submit an annual per-
formance report;
‘‘(2) funds provided under this part are ex-
pended for purposes other than those set forth under
this part; or
‘‘(3) grant reports or accompanying assessments
demonstrate to the Director that the program is inef-
fective or financially unsound.
‘‘SEC. 1703. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ means crimes of
violence committed against a victim by a current or
former spouse of the victim, an individual with whom
the victim shares a child in common, an individual
who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the vic-
tim as a spouse, an individual similarly situated to
a spouse, or any other individual who is protected
under domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdic-
tion that receives a grant under this part;
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State,
unit of local government, Indian tribe, and a non-
profit, nongovernmental victims services program;
‘‘(3) the term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian
tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com-
munity, including any Alaska Native village or re-
gional or village corporation (as defined in, or estab-
lished pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.)), which is recog-
nized as eligible for the special services provided by
the United States to Indians because of their status
as Indians;
‘‘(4) the term ‘Indian country’ has the meaning
given to such term by section 1151 of title 18, United
States Code;
‘‘(5) the term ‘sexual assault’ means any conduct
proscribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United States
Code, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States or in a Federal prison and includes both as-
saults committed by offenders who are strangers to the
victim and assaults committed by offenders who are
known or related by blood or marriage to the victim;
and
‘‘(6) the term ‘victim services program’ means a
nongovernmental nonprofit program that assists do-
mestic violence or sexual assault victims, including
nongovernmental nonprofit organizations such as
rape crisis centers, battered women’s shelters, and
other sexual assault and domestic violence programs,
including nonprofit nongovernmental organizations
assisting domestic violence and sexual assault victims
through the legal process.
‘‘SEC. 1704. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
‘‘(a) NONMONETARY ASSISTANCE.—In addition to the
assistance provided under sections 1702, the Attorney Gen-
eral may request any Federal agency, with or without reim-
bursement, to use its authorities and the resources granted
to it under Federal law (including personnel, equipment,
supplies, facilities, and managerial, technical, and advisory
services) to support State, tribal, and local assistance efforts
under this part.
‘‘(b) BUREAU REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days
after the end of each fiscal year for which grants are made
under this part, the Director shall submit to the Congress
a report that includes, for each State and Indian tribe—
‘‘(1) the amount of grants made under this part;
‘‘(2) a summary of the purposes for which grants
were provided and an evaluation of progress; and
‘‘(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of pro-
grams established with funds under this part.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793), is amended by adding
after paragraph (10) the following:
‘‘(11) There are authorized to be appropriated for each
of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995, $200,000,000 to carry
out the purposes of part Q, with not less than 8 percent
of such appropriation allotted specifically for Indian
tribes.’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—(1) Section 801(b)
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 is amended by striking ‘‘and O’’ and inserting
‘‘O, and Q’’; and
(2) Section 802(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking
‘‘or O’’ and inserting ‘‘O, or Q’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by striking
the matter relating to part Q and inserting the following:
‘‘PART Q—GRANT TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
‘‘Sec. 1701. Purpose of the program and grants.
‘‘Sec. 1702. State grants.
‘‘Sec. 1703. General definitions.
‘‘Sec. 1704. General terms and conditions.
‘‘PART R—TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALER
‘‘Sec. 1801. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings’’.
SEC. 112. RAPE EXAM PAYMENTS.
(a) RESTRICTION OF FUNDS.—No State is entitled to
funds under this title unless the State incurs the full out
of pocket cost of forensic medical exams described in sub-
section (b) for victims of sexual assault.
(b) MEDICAL COSTS.—A State shall be deemed to
incur the full out of pocket cost of forensic medical exams
for victims of sexual assault if such State—
(1) provides such exams to victims free of charge
to the victim;
(2) arranges for victims to obtain such exams
free of charge to the victims; or
(3) reimburses victims for the cost of such exams,
if—
(A) the reimbursement covers the full cost of
such exams, without any deductible requirement
or limit on the amount of a reimbursement;
(B) the State permits victims to apply to
the State for reimbursement for not less than one
year from the date of the exam;
(C) the State provides reimbursement not
later than 90 days after written notification of
the victim’s expense; and
(D) the State provides information at the
time of the exam to all victims, including vic-
tims with limited or no English proficiency, re-
garding how to obtain reimbursement.
SEC. 113. FILING COSTS FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES.
No State is entitled to funds under this title unless
the State certifies that their laws, policies, and practices
do not require, in connection with the prosecution of any
misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense, that the
abused bear the costs associated with the filing of criminal
charges against the domestic violence offender, or that the
abused bear the costs associated with the issuance or service
of a warrant, protection order, or witness subpoena.
SEC. 114. EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF RAPE CASES.
No State is entitled to funds under this title unless
the State can certify that its laws and policies treat sex
offenses committed by offenders who are known to, cohabi-
tants of, social companions of, or related by blood or mar-
riage to, the victim no less severely than sex offenses com-
mitted by offenders who are strangers to the victim.
Subtitle B—Rape Prevention
Programs
CHAPTER 1—RAPE PREVENTION GRANTS
SEC. 121. EDUCATION AND PREVENTION GRANTS TO RE-
DUCE SEXUAL ASSAULTS AGAINST WOMEN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.),
as amended by section 111, is further amended by—
(1) redesignating part R as part S;
(2) redesignating section 1801 as section 1901;
and
(3) adding after part Q the following new part:
‘‘PART R—RAPE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
‘‘SEC. 1801. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
‘‘The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (re-
ferred to in this part as the ‘Director’) is authorized to make
grants—
‘‘(1) to provide educational seminars, particu-
larly developed with emphasis on seminars for ele-
mentary and secondary school age children, designed
to develop an awareness of what acts meet the legal
definition of rape;
‘‘(2) to provide programs for elementary and sec-
ondary school age children that teach nonviolent con-
flict resolution, self defense, or other relevant skills;
‘‘(3) to operate telephone hotlines for callers with
questions regarding sexual assault and rape;
‘‘(4) to design and disseminate training pro-
grams for professionals, including the development
and dissemination of protocols for the routine identi-
fication, treatment, and appropriate referral of vic-
tims of sexual assault by hospital emergency person-
nel and other professionals;
‘‘(5) to develop treatment programs for convicted
sex offenders and make such programs available to the
local community and to Federal and State prisons;
‘‘(6) to prepare and disseminate informational
materials designed to educate the community regard-
ing sexual assault and prevention; and
‘‘(7) to develop other projects to increase aware-
ness and prevention of sexual assault, including ef-
forts to increase awareness of sexual assault preven-
tion among racial, ethnic, cultural and language mi-
norities.
‘‘SEC. 1802. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this part, a duly authorized representative of an eli-
gible entity shall submit an application to the Director in
such form and containing such information as the Director
may reasonably require.
‘‘(b) ASSURANCES.—Each application must contain
an assurance that Federal funds received under this part
shall be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal
funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded
under this part.
‘‘(c) REQUIRED PLAN.—Each application shall in-
clude a plan that contains—
‘‘(1) a description of the projects to be developed;
‘‘(2) a description of how funds would be spent;
‘‘(3) a statement of staff qualifications and dem-
onstrated expertise in the field of rape prevention and
education; and
‘‘(4) a statement regarding the ability to serve
community needs and language minority populations
in providing ethnically and culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate programs where necessary.
‘‘SEC. 1803. REPORTS.
‘‘(a) GRANTEE REPORTING.—Upon completion of the
grant period under this subpart, each grantee shall file a
performance report with the Director explaining the activi-
ties carried out together with an assessment of the effective-
ness of such activities in achieving the purposes of this sub-
part. The Director shall suspend funding for an approved
application if an applicant fails to submit an annual per-
formance report.
‘‘(b) BUREAU REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days
after the end of each fiscal year for which grants are made
under this subpart, the Director shall submit to the Con-
gress a report that includes, for each grantee—
‘‘(1) the amount of grants made under this sub-
part;
‘‘(2) a summary of the purposes for which grants
were provided and an evaluation of progress; and
‘‘(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of pro-
grams established with funds under this part.
‘‘SEC. 1804. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization that directly serves or
provides advocacy on behalf of victims of rape or sex-
ual assault; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘sexual assault prevention and edu-
cation’ means education and prevention efforts di-
rected at reducing the number of sexual assaults.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.—Section
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793), is amended by adding
after paragraph (11), as added by section 111 of this Act,
the following:
CHAPTER 2—OFFENDER TRAINING AND
INFORMATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 126. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Institute of Justice,
after consultation with victim advocates and individuals
who have expertise in treating sex offenders, shall establish
criteria and develop training programs to assist probation
and parole officer and other personnel who work with re-
leased sex offenders in the areas of—
(1) case management;
(2) supervision; and
(3) relapse prevention.
(b) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Justice shall attempt, to the extent prac-
ticable, to make training programs developed under sub-
section (a) available in geographically diverse locations
throughout the country.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the provisions of
this section.
SEC. 127. INFORMATION PROGRAMS.
The Attorney General shall compile information re-
garding sex offender treatment programs and ensure that
information regarding community treatment programs in
the community into which a convicted sex offender is re-
leased is made available to each person serving a sentence
of imprisonment in a Federal penal or correctional institu-
tion for a commission of an offense under chapter 109A of
title 18 of the United States Code or for the commission
of a similar offense, including halfway houses and psy-
chiatric institutions.
Subtitle C—Victim Compensation
SEC. 131. VICTIM COMPENSATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 109A of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘§ 2246. Mandatory restitution for sex offenses
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3663 of
this title, and in addition to any other civil or criminal
penalty authorized by law, the court shall order restitution
for any offense under this chapter.
‘‘(b) SCOPE AND NATURE OF ORDER.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The order of restitution
under this section shall direct that—
‘‘(A) the defendant pay to the victim the
full amount of the victim’s losses as determined
by the court, pursuant to paragraph (3) of this
subsection; and
‘‘(B) the United States Attorney enforce the
restitution order by all available and reasonable
means.
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this subsection,
the term ‘full amount of the victim’s losses’ includes
any costs incurred by the victim for—
‘‘(A) medical services relating to physical,
psychiatric, or psychological care;
‘‘(B) physical and occupational therapy or
rehabilitation;
‘‘(C) lost income;
‘‘(D) attorneys’ fees, plus any costs incurred
in obtaining a civil protection order;
‘‘(E) temporary housing;
‘‘(F) transportation;
‘‘(G) necessary child care;
‘‘(H) language translation services; and
‘‘(I) any other losses suffered by the victim
as a proximate result of the offense.
‘‘(3) MANDATORY NATURE OF ORDER.—(A) Res-
titution orders under this section are mandatory. A
court may not decline to issue an order under this
section because of—
‘‘(i) the economic circumstances of the de-
fendant; or
‘‘(ii) the fact that a victim has, or is enti-
tled to, receive compensation for his or her inju-
ries from the proceeds of insurance or any other
source.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does
not apply if—
‘‘(i) the court finds on the record that the
economic circumstances of the defendant do not
allow for the payment of any amount of a res-
titution order, and do not allow for the payment
of any amount of a restitution order in the fore-
seeable future (under any reasonable schedule of
payments); and
‘‘(ii) the court enters in its order the
amount of the victim’s losses, and provides a
nominal restitution award.
‘‘(4) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
ECONOMIC
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (3) of this subsection, the court may take
into account the economic circumstances of the
defendant in determining the manner in which
and the schedule according to which the restitu-
tion is to be paid, including—
‘‘(i) the financial resources and other
assets of the defendant;
‘‘(ii) projected earnings, earning ca-
pacity, and other income of the defendant;
and
‘‘(iii) any financial obligations of the
defendant, including obligations to depend-
ents.
‘‘(B) LUMP-SUM OR PARTIAL PAYMENT.—
An order under this section may direct the de-
fendant to make a single lump-sum payment or
partial payments at specified intervals. The
order shall also provide that the defendant’s
restitutionary obligation takes priority over any
criminal fine ordered.
‘‘(5) SETOFF.—Any amount paid to a victim
under this section shall be set off against any amount
later recovered as compensatory damages by the vic-
tim from the defendant in—
‘‘(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
‘‘(B) any State civil proceeding, to the ex-
tent provided by the law of the State.
‘‘(c) PROOF OF CLAIM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after convic-
tion and, in any event, no later than 10 days prior
to sentencing, the United States Attorney (or dele-
gate), after consulting with the victim, shall prepare
and file an affidavit with the court listing the
amounts subject to restitution under this section. The
affidavit shall be signed by the United States Attor-
ney (or delegate) and the victim. Should the victim
object to any of the information included in the affi-
davit, the United States Attorney (or delegate) shall
advise the victim that the victim may file a separate
affidavit.
‘‘(2) OBJECTIONS.—If, after notifying the de-
fendant of the affidavit, no objection is raised by the
defendant, the amounts attested to in the affidavit
filed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall be entered in the court’s restitution order. If ob-
jection is raised, the court may require the victim or
the United States Attorney (or such Attorney’s dele-
gate) to submit further affidavits or other supporting
documents, demonstrating the victim’s losses.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AND TESTI-
MONY.—If the court concludes, after reviewing the
supporting documentation and considering the de-
fendant’s objections, that there is a substantial reason
for doubting the authenticity or veracity of the
records submitted, the court may require additional
documentation or hear testimony on those questions.
The privacy of any records filed, or testimony heard,
pursuant to this section, shall be maintained to the
greatest extent possible.
‘‘(4) FINAL DETERMINATION OF LOSSES.—In the
event that the victim’s losses are not ascertainable 10
days prior to sentencing as provided in subsection
(c)(1) of this section, the United States Attorney (or
delegate) shall so inform the court, and the court shall
set a date for the final determination of the victim’s
losses, not to exceed 90 days after sentencing. If the
victim subsequently discovers further losses, the victim
shall have 60 days after discovery of those losses in
which to petition the court for an amended restitution
order. Such order may be granted only upon a show-
ing of good cause for the failure to include such losses
in the initial claim for restitutionary relief.’’.
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘2246. Mandatory restitution for sex offenses.’’.
Subtitle D—Safe Campuses for
Women
SEC. 141. CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall provide for
a national baseline study to examine the scope of the prob-
lem of campus sexual assaults and the effectiveness of insti-
tutional and legal policies in addressing such crimes and
protecting victims. The Attorney General may utilize the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Jus-
tice, and the Office for Victims of Crime in carrying out
this section.
(b) REPORT.—Based on the study required by sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall prepare a report in-
cluding an analysis of—
(1) the number of reported allegations and esti-
mated number of unreported allegations of campus
sexual assaults, and to whom the allegations are re-
ported (including authorities of the educational insti-
tution, sexual assault victim service entities, and local
criminal authorities);
(2) the number of campus sexual assault allega-
tions reported to authorities of educational institu-
tions which are reported to criminal authorities;
(3) the number of campus sexual assault allega-
tions that result in criminal prosecution in compari-
son with the number of noncampus sexual assault al-
legations that result in criminal prosecution;
(4) Federal and State laws or regulations per-
taining specifically to campus sexual assaults;
(5) the adequacy of policies and practices of edu-
cational institutions in addressing campus sexual as-
saults and protecting victims, including consideration
of—
(A) the security measures in effect at edu-
cational institutions, such as utilization of cam-
pus police and security guards, control over ac-
cess to grounds and buildings, supervision of stu-
dent activities and student living arrangements,
control over the consumption of alcohol by stu-
dents, lighting, and the availability of escort
services;
(B) the articulation and communication to
students of the institution’s policies concerning
sexual assaults;
(C) policies and practices that may prevent
or discourage the reporting of campus sexual as-
saults to local criminal authorities, or that may
otherwise obstruct justice or interfere with the
prosecution of perpetrators of campus sexual as-
saults;
(D) the nature and availability of victim
services for victims of campus sexual assaults;
(E) the ability of educational institutions’
disciplinary processes to address allegations of
sexual assault adequately and fairly;
(F) measures that are taken to ensure that
victims are free of unwanted contact with alleged
assailants, and disciplinary sanctions that are
imposed when a sexual assault is determined to
have occurred; and
(G) the grounds on which educational insti-
tutions are subject to lawsuits based on campus
sexual assaults, the resolution of these cases, and
measures that can be taken to avoid the likeli-
hood of lawsuits;
(6) an assessment of the policies and practices of
educational institutions that are most effective in ad-
dressing campus sexual assaults and protecting vic-
tims, including policies and practices relating to the
particular issues described in paragraph (5); and
(7) any recommendations the Attorney General
may have for reforms to address campus sexual as-
saults and protect victims more effectively, and any
other matters that the Attorney General deems rel-
evant to the subject of the study and report required
by this section.
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The report required by
subsection (b) shall be submitted to the Committees on Edu-
cation and Labor and the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Labor and Human Re-
sources and the Judiciary of the Senate not later than Sep-
tember 1, 1995.
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this subtitle, ‘‘cam-
pus sexual assaults’’ means sexual assaults committed
against or by students or employees of institutions of post-
secondary education and occurring at such institutions or
during activities connected with such institutions.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated $200,000 to carry out the
study required by this section.
TITLE II—SAFE HOMES FOR
WOMEN
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Homes for Women
Act’’.
Subtitle A—Interstate Enforcement
SEC. 211. INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 110 the follow-
ing new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 110A—DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
‘‘Sec. 2261. Interstate domestic violence.
‘‘Sec. 2262. Violation of protection order.
‘‘Sec. 2263. Pretrial release of defendant.
‘‘Sec. 2264. Restitution.
‘‘Sec. 2265. Full faith and credit given to protection orders.
‘‘Sec. 2266. Definitions for chapter.
‘‘§ 2261. Interstate domestic violence
‘‘(a) Whoever travels across a State line or enters or
leaves Indian country with the intent to contact that per-
son’s spouse or intimate partner, and in the course of that
contact intentionally commits a crime of violence and there-
by causes bodily injury to such spouse or intimate partner,
shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a)
of this section is a fine under this title, or imprisonment—
‘‘(1) for life or any term of years, if the offender
murders the victim;
‘‘(2) for not more than 20 years, if the offender
causes serious bodily injury to the victim;
‘‘(3) for not more than 10 years, if the offender
uses a dangerous weapon during the offense;
‘‘(4) as provided for the applicable conduct
under chapter 109A, if the offense constitutes sexual
abuse, as described under chapter 109A (without re-
gard to whether the offense was committed in the spe-
cial maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the Unit-
ed States or in a Federal prison); and
‘‘(5) for not more than 5 years, in any other
case;
or both such fine and imprisonment.
‘‘§ 2262. Violation of protection order
‘‘(a) Whoever travels across a State line or enters or
leaves Indian country with the intent to engage in conduct
that—
‘‘(1) violates a protection order; or
‘‘(2) would violate such order if the conduct oc-
curred in the jurisdiction in which such order was is-
sued;
and does engage in such conduct shall be punished as pro-
vided in subsection (b) of this section.
‘‘(b) The punishment for a violation of subsection (a)
of this section is a fine under this title, or imprisonment
for not less than 3 months and not more than 3 years, or
both. Any term of imprisonment imposed under this section
shall be consecutive to any term imposed under section 2261
of this title with respect to the same criminal episode.
‘‘§ 2263. Pretrial release of defendant
‘‘In any proceeding pursuant to section 3142 of this
title for the purpose of determining whether a defendant
charged under this chapter shall be released pending trial,
or for the purpose of determining conditions of such release,
the alleged victim shall be given an opportunity to be heard
regarding the danger posed by the defendant.
‘‘§ 2264. Restitution
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any fine or term
of imprisonment provided under this chapter, and notwith-
standing the terms of section 3663 of this title, the court
shall order restitution to the victim of an offense under this
chapter.
‘‘(b) SCOPE AND NATURE OF ORDER.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The order of restitution
under this section shall direct that—
‘‘(A) the defendant pay to the victim the
full amount of the victim’s losses as determined
by the court, pursuant to paragraph (3) of this
subsection; and
‘‘(B) the United States Attorney enforce the
restitution order by all available and reasonable
means.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection,
the term ‘full amount of the victim’s losses’ includes
any costs incurred by the victim for—
‘‘(A) medical services relating to physical,
psychiatric, or psychological care;
‘‘(B) physical and occupational therapy or
rehabilitation;
‘‘(C) lost income;
‘‘(D) attorneys’ fees, plus any costs incurred
in obtaining a civil protection order;
‘‘(E) temporary housing;
‘‘(F) transportation;
‘‘(G) necessary child care;
‘‘(H) language translation services; and
‘‘(I) any other losses suffered by the victim
as a proximate result of the offense.
‘‘(3) MANDATORY NATURE OF ORDER.—(A) Res-
titution orders under this section are mandatory. A
court may not decline to issue an order under this
section because of—
‘‘(i) the economic circumstances of the de-
fendant; or
‘‘(ii) the fact that a victim has, or is enti-
tled to, receive compensation for his or her inju-
ries from the proceeds of insurance or any other
source.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does
not apply if—
‘‘(i) the court finds on the record that the
economic circumstances of the defendant do not
allow for the payment of any amount of a res-
titution order, and do not allow for the payment
of any amount of a restitution order in the fore-
seeable future (under any reasonable schedule of
payments); and
‘‘(ii) the court enters in its order the
amount of the victim’s losses, and provides a
nominal restitution award.
‘‘(4) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
ECONOMIC
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (3) of this subsection, the court may take
into account the economic circumstances of the
defendant in determining the manner in which
and the schedule according to which the restitu-
tion is to be paid, including—
‘‘(i) the financial resources and other
assets of the defendant;
‘‘(ii) projected earnings, earning ca-
pacity, and other income of the defendant;
and
‘‘(iii) any financial obligations of the
offender, including obligations to depend-
ents.
‘‘(B) LUMP-SUM OR PARTIAL PAYMENT.—
An order under this section may direct the de-
fendant to make a single lump-sum payment, or
partial payments at specified intervals. The
order 
shall 
provide 
that 
the 
defendant’s
restitutionary obligation takes priority over any
criminal fine ordered.
‘‘(5) SETOFF.—Any amount paid to a victim
under this section shall be setoff against any amount
later recovered as compensatory damages by the vic-
tim from the defendant in—
‘‘(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
‘‘(B) any State civil proceeding, to the ex-
tent provided by the law of the State.
‘‘(c) PROOF OF CLAIM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after convic-
tion and, in any event, no later than 10 days before
sentencing, the United States Attorney (or such Attor-
ney’s delegate), after consulting with the victim, shall
prepare and file an affidavit with the court listing
the amounts subject to restitution under this section.
The affidavit shall be signed by the United States At-
torney (or the delegate) and the victim. Should the
victim object to any of the information included in
the affidavit, the United States Attorney (or the dele-
gate) shall advise the victim that the victim may file
a separate affidavit and assist the victim in the prep-
aration of that affidavit.
‘‘(2) OBJECTIONS.—If, after notifying the de-
fendant of the affidavit, no objection is raised by the
defendant, the amounts attested to in the affidavit
filed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall be entered in the court’s restitution order. If ob-
jection is raised, the court may require the victim or
the United States Attorney (or such Attorney’s dele-
gate) to submit further affidavits or other supporting
documents, demonstrating the victim’s losses.
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTATION
OR
TESTI-
MONY.—If the court concludes, after reviewing the
supporting documentation and considering the de-
fendant’s objections, that there is a substantial reason
for doubting the authenticity or veracity of the
records submitted, the court may require additional
documentation or hear testimony on those questions.
The privacy of any records filed, or testimony heard,
pursuant to this section, shall be maintained to the
greatest extent possible.
‘‘(4) FINAL DETERMINATION OF LOSSES.—In the
event that the victim’s losses are not ascertainable 10
days before sentencing as provided in paragraph (1)
of this subsection, the United States Attorney (or such
Attorney’s delegate) shall so inform the court, and the
court shall set a date for the final determination of
the victims’s losses, not to exceed 90 days after sen-
tencing. If the victim subsequently discovers further
losses, the victim shall have 90 days after discovery
of those losses in which to petition the court for an
amended restitution order. Such order may be grant-
ed only upon a showing of good cause for the failure
to include such losses in the initial claim for
restitutionary relief.
‘‘(d) RESTITUTION AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—An
award of restitution to the victim of an offense under this
chapter is not a substitute for imposition of punishment
under this chapter.
‘‘§ 2265. Full faith and credit given to protection or-
ders
‘‘(a) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—Any protection order
issued that is consistent with subsection (b) of this section
by the court of one State or Indian tribe (the issuing State
or Indian tribe) shall be accorded full faith and credit by
the court of another State or Indian tribe (the enforcing
State or Indian tribe) and enforced as if it were the order
of the enforcing State or tribe.
‘‘(b) PROTECTION ORDER.—A protection order issued
by a State or tribal court is consistent with this subsection
if—
‘‘(1) such court has jurisdiction over the parties
and matter under the law of such State or Indian
tribe; and
‘‘(2) reasonable notice and opportunity to be
heard is given to the person against whom the order
is sought sufficient to protect that person’s right to
due process. In the case of ex parte orders, notice and
opportunity to be heard must be provided within the
time required by State or tribal law, and in any
event within a reasonable time after the order is is-
sued, sufficient to protect the respondent’s due process
rights.
‘‘(c) CROSS
OR COUNTER PETITION.—A protection
order issued by a State or tribal court against one who has
petitioned, filed a complaint, or otherwise filed a written
pleading for protection against abuse by a spouse or inti-
mate partner is not entitled to full faith and credit if—
‘‘(1) no cross or counter petition, complaint, or
other written pleading was filed seeking such a pro-
tection order; or
‘‘(2) a cross or counter petition has been filed
and the court did not make specific findings that each
party was entitled to such an order.
‘‘§ 2266. Definitions for chapter
‘‘As used in this chapter—
‘‘(1) the term ‘spouse or intimate partner’ in-
cludes—
‘‘(A) a spouse, a former spouse, a person
who shares a child in common with the abuser,
a person who cohabits or has cohabited with the
abuser as a spouse, and any other person simi-
larly situated to a spouse; and
‘‘(B) any other person, other than a minor
child, who is protected by the domestic or family
violence laws of the State in which the injury oc-
curred or where the victim resides;
‘‘(2) the term ‘protection order’ includes any in-
junction or other order issued for the purpose of pre-
venting violent or threatening acts by one spouse
against his or her spouse, former spouse, or intimate
partner, including temporary and final orders issued
by civil and criminal courts (other than support or
child custody orders) whether obtained by filing an
independent action or as a pendente lite order in an-
other proceeding so long as any civil order was issued
in response to a complaint, petition or motion filed
by or on behalf of an abused spouse or intimate part-
ner;
‘‘(3) the term ‘State’ includes a State of the
United States, the District of Columbia, a common-
wealth, territory, or possession of the United States;
‘‘(4) the term ‘travel across State lines’ does not
include travel across State lines by an individual who
is a member of an Indian tribe when such individual
remains at all times in the territory of the Indian
tribe of which the individual is a member;
‘‘(5) the term ‘bodily harm’ means any act, ex-
cept one done in self-defense, that results in physical
injury or sexual abuse; and
‘‘(6) the term ‘Indian country’ has the meaning
given to such term by section 1151 of this title.’’.
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters at
the beginning part 1 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item for chapter 110 the fol-
lowing new item:
‘‘110A. Violence against spouses ....................................................... 2261.’’.
Subtitle B—Arrest in Domestic
Violence Cases
SEC. 221. ENCOURAGING ARREST POLICIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.),
as amended by section 121, is further amended by—
(1) redesignating part S as part T;
(2) redesignating section 1901 as section 2001;
and
(3) adding after part R the following new part:
‘‘PART S—GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST
POLICIES
‘‘SEC. 1901. ARREST POLICIES.
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose of
this part is to encourage States, Indian tribes, and units
of local government to treat domestic violence as a serious
violation of criminal law. The Director of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance may make grants to eligible States, In-
dian tribes, or units of local government for the following:
‘‘(1) 
To 
implement 
mandatory 
arrest 
or
proarrest programs, including mandatory arrest pro-
grams for protective order violations.
‘‘(2) To develop policies, and training in police
departments to improve tracking of cases involving
domestic violence.
‘‘(3) To centralize and coordinate police enforce-
ment, prosecution, or judicial responsibility for do-
mestic violence cases in groups or units of police offi-
cers, prosecutors, or judges.
‘‘(4) To strengthen legal advocacy service pro-
grams for victims of domestic violence.
‘‘(5) To educate judges in criminal and other
courts about domestic violence and to improve judi-
cial handling of such cases.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligible grantees are States, In-
dian tribes, or units of local government that—
‘‘(1) certify that their laws or official policies—
‘‘(A)(i) mandate arrest of domestic violence
offenders based on probable cause that violence
has been committed; or
‘‘(ii) certify that all their law enforcement
personnel have received domestic violence train-
ing conducted by a State Domestic Violence Coa-
lition as defined in section 10410(b) of title 42,
United States Code; or
‘‘(iii) allow, as permitted by the Constitu-
tion, warrantless misdemeanor arrests based on
probable cause that violence has been committed
and encourage the use of such authority.
‘‘(B) mandate arrest of domestic violence of-
fenders who violate the terms of a valid and out-
standing protection order;
‘‘(2) demonstrate that their laws, policies, or
practices, and training programs discourage dual ar-
rests of offender and victim;
‘‘(3) certify that their laws, policies, and prac-
tices prohibit issuance of mutual restraining orders of
protection except in cases where both spouses file a
claim and the court makes detailed finding of fact in-
dicating that both spouses acted primarily as aggres-
sors and that neither spouse acted primarily in self-
defense;
‘‘(4) certify that their laws, policies, and prac-
tices do not require, in connection with the prosecu-
tion of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence
offense, that the abused bear the costs associated with
the filing of criminal charges or the service of such
charges on an abuser, or that the abused bear the costs
associated with the issuance or service of a warrant,
protection order, or witness subpoena; and
‘‘(5) certify that their laws and policies treat sex
offenses committed by offenders who are known to, co-
habitants of, or social companions of or related by
blood or marriage to, the victim no less severely than
sex offenses committed by offenders who are strangers
to the victim.
‘‘SEC. 1902. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—An eligible grantee shall submit
an application to the Director that shall—
‘‘(1) describe plans to implement policies de-
scribed in subsection (b);
‘‘(2) identify the agency or office or groups of
agencies or offices responsible for carrying out the
program; and
‘‘(3) include documentation from nonprofit, pri-
vate sexual assault and domestic violence programs
demonstrating their participation in developing the
application, and identifying such programs in which
such groups will be consulted for development and im-
plementation.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this part,
the Director shall give priority to an applicant that—
‘‘(1) does not currently provide for centralized
handling of cases involving domestic violence by pol-
icy, prosecutors, and courts; and
‘‘(2) demonstrates a commitment to strong en-
forcement of laws, and prosecution of cases, involving
domestic violence.
‘‘SEC. 1903. REPORTS.
‘‘Each grantee receiving funds under this part shall
submit a report to the Director evaluating the effectiveness
of projects developed with funds provided under this part
and containing such additional information as the Director
may prescribe.
‘‘SEC. 1904. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ means a crime
of violence against a victim committed by a current
or former spouse of the victim, an individual with
whom the victim shares a child in common, an indi-
vidual who cohabits with or has cohabited with the
victim as a spouse, or any other individual similarly
situated to a spouse, or any other person who is pro-
tected under the domestic or family violence laws of
the eligible State, Indian tribe, municipality, or local
government entity; and
‘‘(2) the term ‘protection order’ includes any in-
junction issued for the purpose of preventing violent
or threatening acts of domestic violence including
temporary and final orders issued by civil and crimi-
nal courts (other than support or child custody provi-
sions) whether obtained by filing an independent ac-
tion or as a pendente lite order in another proceed-
ing.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793), is amended by adding
after paragraph (12), as added by section 121 of this Act,
the following:
‘‘(13) There are authorized to be appropriated
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, and
1996 to carry out the purposes of part S.’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—(1) Section 801(b)
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, as amended by section 121 of this Act, is
amended by striking ‘‘O, Q, and R’’ and inserting ‘‘O, Q,
R, and S’’; and
(2) Section 802(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section
121 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘O, Q, or R’’ and
inserting ‘‘O, Q, R, or S’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The eligibility requirements
provided in this section shall take effect 1 year after the
date of enactment of this subtitle.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section
121, is further amended by striking the matter relating to
part S and inserting the following:
‘‘PART S—GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES
‘‘Sec. 1901. Arrest policies.
‘‘Sec. 1902. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 1903. Reports.
‘‘Sec. 1904. Definitions.
‘‘PART T—TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALER
‘‘Sec. 2001. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.’’.
Subtitle C—Domestic Violence
SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Violence
Firearm Prevention Act’’.
SEC. 232. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) domestic violence is the leading cause of in-
jury to women in the United States between the ages
of 15 and 44;
(2) firearms are used by the abuser in 7 percent
of domestic violence incidents and produces an ad-
verse effect on interstate commerce; and
(3) individuals with a history of domestic abuse
should not have easy access to firearms.
SEC. 233. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPOSAL OF FIREARMS
TO, OR RECEIPT OF FIREARMS BY, PERSONS
WHO HAVE COMMITTED DOMESTIC ABUSE.
(a) INTIMATE PARTNER DEFINED.—Section 921(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting at
the end the following:
‘‘(29) The term ‘intimate partner’ means, with respect
to a person, the spouse of the person, a former spouse of
the person, an individual who is a parent of a child of the
person, and an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited
with the person.’’.
(b) PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPOSAL OF FIREARMS.—
Section 922(d) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (6);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(8) is subject to a court order that restrains
such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening
an intimate partner of such person, or engaging in
other conduct that would place an intimate partner
in reasonable fear of bodily injury, except that this
paragraph shall only apply to a court order that (A)
was issued after a hearing of which such person re-
ceived actual notice, and at which such person had
the opportunity to participate, and (B) includes a
finding that such person represents a credible threat
to the physical safety of such intimate partner.’’.
(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST RECEIPT OF FIREARMS.—
Section 922(g) of such title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (6);
(2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(7); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order that—
‘‘(A) was issued after a hearing of which
such person received actual or constructive no-
tice, and at which such person had an oppor-
tunity to participate;
‘‘(B) restrains such person from harassing,
stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
such person, or engaging in other conduct that
would place an intimate partner in reasonable
fear of bodily injury; and
‘‘(C) includes a finding that such person
represents a credible threat to the physical safety
of such intimate partner,’’.
(d) STORAGE OF FIREARMS.—Section 926(a) of such
title is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(3) regulations providing for effective receipt
and secure storage of firearms relinquished by or
seized from persons described in subsection (d)(8) or
(g)(8) of section 922.’’.
(e) RETURN OF FIREARMS.—Section 924(d)(1) of such
title is amended by striking ‘‘the seized’’ and inserting ‘‘or
lapse of or court termination of the restraining order to
which he is subject, the seized or relinquished’’.
Subtitle D—Protection for
Immigrant Women
SEC. 241. ALIEN SPOUSE PETITIONING RIGHTS FOR IMME-
DIATE RELATIVE OR SECOND PREFERENCE
STATUS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(a)(1) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’,
(B) by redesignating the second sentence as
clause (ii), and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) An alien who is the spouse of a citizen of the
United States, who is eligible to be classified as an imme-
diate relative under section 201(b)(2)(A)(i), and who has
resided in the United States with the alien’s spouse may
file a petition with the Attorney General under this sub-
paragraph for classification of the alien (and children of
the alien) under such section if the alien demonstrates to
the Attorney General that—
‘‘(I) the alien is residing in the United States,
the marriage between the alien and the spouse was
entered into in good faith by the alien, and during
the marriage the alien or a child of the alien has been
battered by or has been the subject of extreme cruelty
perpetrated by the alien’s spouse, or
‘‘(II) the alien is residing in the United States
with the alien’s spouse, the alien has been married to
and residing with the spouse for a period of not less
than 3 years, and the alien’s spouse has failed to file
a petition under clause (i) on behalf of the alien.’’;
and
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(B)’’, and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(ii) An alien who is the spouse of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence, who is eligible for classi-
fication under section 203(a)(2)(A), and who has resided
in the United States with the alien’s legal permanent resi-
dent spouse may file a petition with the Attorney General
under this subparagraph for classification of the alien (and
children of the alien) under such section if the alien dem-
onstrates to the Attorney General that the conditions de-
scribed in subclause (I) or (II) of subparagraph (A)(iii) are
met with respect to the alien.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(1) 
Section
204(a)(2) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(2)) is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘filed by
an alien who,’’ and inserting ‘‘for the classification of
the spouse of an alien if the alien,’’, and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘by an
alien whose prior marriage’’ and inserting ‘‘for the
classification of the spouse of an alien if the prior
marriage of the alien’’.
(2) Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1151(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘204(a)(1)(A)’’
and inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(A)(ii)’’.
(c) SURVIVAL RIGHTS TO PETITION.—Section 204 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(h) The legal termination of a marriage may not be
the basis for revocation under section 205 of a petition filed
under subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii)(I) or a petition filed under
subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii) pursuant to conditions described in
subsection (a)(1)(A)(iii)(I).’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect January 1, 1994.
SEC. 242. USE OF CREDIBLE EVIDENCE IN SPOUSAL WAIVER
APPLICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amend-
ed by inserting after the second sentence the following: ‘‘In
acting on applications under this paragraph, the Attorney
General shall consider any credible evidence submitted in
support of the application (whether or not the evidence is
supported by an evaluation of a licensed mental health pro-
fessional). The determination of what evidence is credible
and the weight to be given that evidence shall be within
the sole discretion of the Attorney General.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply to applications made before,
on, or after such date.
SEC. 243. SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION.
Section 244(a) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1254(a)) is amended—
(1) at the end of paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or’’;
(2) at the end of paragraph (2) by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(3) is deportable under any law of the United
States except section 241(a)(1)(G) and the provisions
specified in paragraph (2); is physically present in
the United States; has been battered or subjected to
extreme cruelty in the United States by a spouse or
parent who is a United States citizen or lawful per-
manent resident; and proves that during all of such
time in the United States the alien was and is a per-
son of good moral character; and is a person whose
deportation would, in the opinion of the Attorney
General, result in extreme hardship to the alien or the
alien’s parent or child.’’.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Reports
SEC. 301. REPORT ON CONFIDENTIALITY OF ADDRESSES
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
(a) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall conduct a
study of the means by which abusive spouses may obtain
information concerning the addresses or locations of es-
tranged or former spouses, notwithstanding the desire of the
victims to have such information withheld to avoid further
exposure to abuse. Based on the study, the Attorney General
shall transmit a report to Congress including—
(1) the findings of the study concerning the
means by which information concerning the addresses
or locations of abused spouses may be obtained by
abusers; and
(2) analysis of the feasibility of creating effective
means of protecting the confidentiality of information
concerning the addresses and locations of abused
spouses to protect such persons from exposure to fur-
ther abuse while preserving access to such information
for legitimate purposes.
(b) USE
OF COMPONENTS.—The Attorney General
may use the National Institute of Justice and the Office
for Victims of Crime in carrying out this section.
SEC. 302. REPORT ON RECORDKEEPING RELATING TO DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall complete a study of,
and shall submit to Congress a report and recommendations
on, problems of recordkeeping of criminal complaints in-
volving domestic violence. The study and report shall exam-
ine—
(1) the efforts that have been made by the De-
partment of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, to collect statistics on domestic violence;
and
(2) the feasibility of requiring that the relation-
ship between an offender and victim be reported in
Federal records of crimes of aggravated assault, rape,
and other violent crimes.
Subtitle 
B—Justice 
Department
Task Force on Violence Against
Women
SEC. 311. ESTABLISHMENT.
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a task force
to be known as the Attorney General’s Task Force on Vio-
lence Against Women (referred to in this subtitle as the
‘‘Task Force’’).
SEC. 312. GENERAL PURPOSES OF TASK FORCE.
(a) GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE TASK FORCE.—The
Task Force shall review Federal, State, and local strategies
for preventing and punishing violent crimes against
women, including the enhancement and protection of the
rights of the victims of such crimes, and make recommenda-
tions to improve the response to such crimes.
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Task Force shall perform such
functions as the Attorney General deems appropriate to
carry out the purposes of the Task Force, including—
(1) evaluating the adequacy of, and making rec-
ommendations regarding, current law enforcement ef-
forts at the Federal and State levels to reduce the rate
of violent crimes against women;
(2) evaluating the adequacy of, and making rec-
ommendations regarding, the responsiveness of State
prosecutors and State courts to violent crimes against
women;
(3) evaluating the adequacy of State and Federal
rules of evidence, practice, and procedure to ensure
the effective prosecution and conviction of violent of-
fenders against women and to protect victims from
abuse in legal proceedings, making recommendations,
where necessary, to improve those rules;
(4) evaluating the adequacy of pretrial release,
sentencing, incarceration, and post-conviction release
(10) evaluating the adequacy of, and making rec-
ommendations regarding, the national public aware-
ness and the public dissemination of information es-
sential to the prevention of violent crimes against
women;
(11) evaluating the treatment of women as vic-
tims of violent crime in the State and Federal crimi-
nal justice system, and making recommendations to
improve such treatment; and
(12) assessing the problem of sexual exploitation
of women and youths through prostitution and in the
production of pornography, and recommending effec-
tive means of response to the problem.
SEC. 313. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) CHAIR; NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Task
Force shall be chaired by the Attorney General (or designee).
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Secretary of Education, and the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, the Attorney
General shall select up to 14 other members to serve on the
Task Force.
(b) PARTICIPATION.—The Attorney General (or des-
ignee) shall select, without regard to political affiliation,
members who are specially qualified to serve on the Task
Force based on their involvement in efforts to combat vio-
lence against women, assistance or service to victims of such
violence, or other pertinent experience or expertise. The At-
torney General shall ensure that the Task Force includes
a broad base of participation by including members with
backgrounds in such areas as law enforcement, victim serv-
ices and advocacy, legal defense and prosecution, judicial
administration, medical services, and counseling.
(c) VACANCIES.—The Attorney General may fill any
vacancy that occurs on the Task Force.
SEC. 314. TASK FORCE OPERATIONS.
(a) MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall hold its first
meeting on a date specified by the Attorney General (or des-
ignee), but shall not be later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act. After the initial meeting, the
Task Force shall meet at the call of the Attorney General
(or designee), but shall meet at least 6 times.
(b) PAY.—Members of the Task Force who are officers
or employees or elected officials of a government entity shall
receive no additional compensation by reason of their serv-
ice on the Task Force.
(c) PER DIEM.—Except as provided in subsection (b),
members of the Task Force shall be allowed travel and other
expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under sections 5702
and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 315. REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
on which the Task Force is fully constituted under section
313, the Task Force shall prepare and submit a final report
to the President and to congressional committees that have
jurisdiction over legislation addressing violent crimes
against women, including the crimes of domestic and sexual
assault.
(b) CONTENTS.—The final report submitted under
paragraph (1) shall contain a detailed statement of the ac-
tivities of the Task Force and of the findings and conclu-
sions of the Task Force, including such recommendations
for legislation and administrative action as the Task Force
considers appropriate.
SEC. 316. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND STAFF.
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Task Force shall have
an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the
Attorney General (or designee), with the approval of
the Task Force.
(2) COMPENSATION.—The Executive Director
shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the maxi-
mum rate of the basic pay payable for a position
above GS–15 of the General Schedule contained in
title 5, United States Code.
(b) STAFF.—With the approval of the Task Force, the
Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation
of such additional personnel as the Executive Director con-
siders necessary to carry out the duties of the Task Force.
(c) APPLICABILITY OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—The Ex-
ecutive Director and the additional personnel of the Task
Force appointed under subsection (b) may be appointed
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service,
and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating
to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(d) CONSULTANTS.—Subject to such rules as may be
prescribed by the Task Force, the Executive Director may
procure temporary or intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ-
uals not to exceed $200 per day.
SEC. 317. POWERS OF TASK FORCE.
(a) HEARINGS.—For the purposes of carrying out this
subtitle, the Task Force may conduct such hearings, sit and
act at such times and places, take such testimony, and re-
ceive such evidence, as the Task Force considers appro-
priate. The Task Force may administer oaths for testimony
before the Task Force.
(b) DELEGATION.—Any member or employee of the
Task Force may, if authorized by the Task Force, take any
action that the Task Force is authorized to take under this
subtitle.
(c) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Task Force may
request directly from any executive department or agency
such information as may be necessary to enable the Task
Force to carry out this subtitle, on the request of the Attor-
ney General (or designee).
(d) MAILS.—The Task Force may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same condi-
tions as other departments and agencies of the United
States.
SEC. 318. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subtitle $500,000 for fiscal year 1994.
SEC. 319. TERMINATION.
The Task Force shall cease to exist 30 days after the
date on which its final report is submitted under section
315.
Subtitle C—STD Testing
SEC. 321. PAYMENT OF COST OF STD TESTING FOR VICTIMS
IN SEX OFFENSE CASES.
Section 503(c)(7) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitu-
tion Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10607(c)(7)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Attorney General
shall authorize the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime
to provide for the payment of the cost of up to two tests
of the victim for sexually transmitted diseases, including,
but not limited to gonorrhea, herpes, chlamydia, syphilis,
and HIV, during the 12 months following sexual assaults
that pose a risk of transmission, and the cost of a counseling
session by a medically trained professional on the accuracy
of such tests and the risk of transmission of sexually trans-
mitted diseases to the victim as the result of the assault.’’.
Subtitle D—Grant Programs
SEC. 331. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) 4,000,000 women are battered by their part-
ners each year, of which 4,000 die as a result of such
abuse;
(2) victims of domestic violence need access to re-
sources which will refer such victims and their chil-
dren to safe homes and shelters; and
(3) there is a need for a national domestic vio-
lence hotline to provide information and assistance to
victims of domestic violence because a privately fund-
ed national domestic violence hotline which handled
more than 65,000 crisis calls annually no longer ex-
ists.
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall provide a grant to a
nonprofit private organization to establish and operate a
national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information
and assistance to victims of domestic violence. A grant pro-
vided under this subsection may extend over a period of
not more than 3 fiscal years and the provision of payments
under such grant shall be subject to annual approval by
the Attorney General and subject to the availability of ap-
propriations for the fiscal year involved to make the pay-
ments.
(c) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may
not provide a grant under subsection (b) unless an
application that meets the requirements of paragraph
(2) has been approved by the Attorney General.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An application meets the
requirements of this paragraph if the application—
(A) contains such agreements, assurances,
and information, and is in such form and sub-
mitted in such manner as the Attorney General
shall prescribe through notice in the Federal Reg-
ister;
(B) demonstrates that the applicant has na-
tionally recognized expertise in the area of do-
mestic violence and a record of high quality serv-
ice to victims of domestic violence, including
support from advocacy groups, particularly
State coalitions and recognized national domes-
tic violence groups;
(C) demonstrates that the applicant has a
commitment to diversity, including the hiring of
and provision of services to ethnic, racial, cul-
tural, and non-English speaking minorities, in
addition to older individuals and individuals
with disabilities;
(D) demonstrates that the applicant has the
ability to integrate the hotline into existing serv-
ices provided by the applicant to victims of do-
mestic violence;
(E) includes a complete description of the
applicant’s plan for the establishment and oper-
ation of the hotline, including a description of—
(i) the hiring criteria and training
program for hotline personnel;
(ii) the methods for the creation, main-
tenance, and updating of a resource
database for the hotline;
(iii) a plan for providing service on a
24-hour-a-day basis to non-English speak-
ing callers, including hotline personnel who
speak Spanish;
(iv) a plan for access to the hotline by
individuals with hearing impairments; and
(v) a plan for publicizing the avail-
ability of the hotline; and
(F) contains such other information as the
Attorney General may require.
(d) SELECTION.—The Attorney General shall select a
nonprofit private organization to receive a grant under sub-
section (b) which has been in existence for at least 5 years
from the date of submission of the application by the orga-
nization.
(e) USES.—A grant made under subsection (b) shall
be used to establish and operate a national, toll-free tele-
phone hotline to provide information and assistance to vic-
tims of domestic violence. In establishing and operating the
hotline, a nonprofit private organization shall—
(1) contract with a carrier for the use of a toll-
free telephone line;
(2) employ, train, and supervise personnel to an-
swer incoming calls and provide counseling and refer-
ral services to callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis;
(3) establish, maintain, and update a database
of information relating to services for victims of do-
mestic violence, including information on the avail-
ability of shelters that serve battered women; and
(4) publicize the hotline to potential users
throughout the United States.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1994 through 1996.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds authorized to be ap-
propriated under paragraph (1) shall remain avail-
able until expended.
SEC. 332. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.),
as amended by section 221 of this Act, is amended by—
(1) redesignating part T as part U;
(2) redesignating section 2001 as section 2101;
and
(3) adding after part S the following new part:
‘‘PART T—GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
‘‘SEC. 2001. GRANT AUTHORITY.
‘‘The Director shall provide grants to establish projects
in local communities involving many sectors of each com-
munity to coordinate intervention and prevention of domes-
tic violence.
‘‘SEC. 2002. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An organization that desires to re-
ceive a grant under this section shall submit to the Director
an application, in such form and in such manner as the
Director may reasonably require that—
‘‘(1) demonstrates that the applicant will serve a
community leadership function, bringing together
opinion leaders from each sector of the community to
develop a coordinated community consensus opposing
domestic violence;
‘‘(2) demonstrates a community action compo-
nent to improve and expand current intervention and
prevention strategies through increased communica-
tion and coordination among all affected sectors;
‘‘(3) includes a complete description of the appli-
cant’s plan for the establishment and operation of the
community project, including a description of—
‘‘(A) the method for identification and selec-
tion of an administrative committee made up of
persons knowledgeable in domestic violence to
oversee the project, hire staff, assure compliance
with the project outline, and secure annual eval-
uation of the project;
‘‘(B) the method for identification and selec-
tion of project staff and a project evaluator;
‘‘(C) the method for identification and selec-
tion of a project council consisting of representa-
tives of the community sectors listed in sub-
section (b)(2);
‘‘(D) the method for identification and se-
lection of a steering committee consisting of rep-
resentatives of the various community sectors
who will chair subcommittees of the project coun-
cil focusing on each of the sectors; and
‘‘(E) a plan for developing outreach and
public education campaigns regarding domestic
violence; and
‘‘(4) contains such other information, agree-
ments, and assurances as the Director may require.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under
this section, such application shall include—
‘‘(1) an assurance that the applicant is a non-
profit private organization organized for the purpose
of coordinating community projects for the interven-
tion in and prevention of domestic violence; and
‘‘(2) an assurance that such nonprofit organiza-
tion includes representation from pertinent sectors of
the local community, including—
‘‘(A) health care providers;
‘‘(B) the education community;
‘‘(C) the religious community;
‘‘(D) the justice system;
‘‘(E) domestic violence program advocates;
‘‘(F) human service entities such as State
child services divisions; and
‘‘(G) business and civic leaders.
‘‘SEC. 2003. AWARD OF GRANTS.
‘‘(a) TERM.—A grant provided under this section may
extend over a period of not more than 3 fiscal years.
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—Payments under a
grant under this section shall be subject to—
‘‘(1) annual approval by the Director; and
‘‘(2) availability of appropriations.
‘‘(c) GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION.—The Director shall
award grants under this section to organizations in com-
munities geographically dispersed throughout the country.
‘‘SEC. 2004. USES OF FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under subsection
(a) shall be used to establish and operate a community
project to coordinate intervention and prevention of domes-
tic violence.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing and operating
a project, a nonprofit private organization shall—
‘‘(1) establish protocols to improve and expand
domestic violence intervention and prevention strate-
gies among all affected sectors;
‘‘(2) develop action plans to direct responses
within each community sector that are in conjunction
with development in all other sectors; and
‘‘(3) provide for periodic evaluation of the
project with a written report and analysis to assist
application of this concept in other communities.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 is amended by adding after paragraph (13), as
added by section 221 of this Act, the following:
‘‘(14) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out part T $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums
as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995, 1996,
and 1997, to remain available until expended.’’.
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—(1) Section 801(b)
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968, as amended by section 221 of this Act, is
amended by striking ‘‘O, Q, R, and S’’ and inserting ‘‘O,
Q, R, S, and T’’; and
(2) Section 802(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section
221 of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘O, Q, R, or S’’
and inserting ‘‘O, Q, R, S, or T’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section
221 of this Act, is amended by striking the matter relating
to part T and inserting the following:
‘‘PART T—GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
‘‘Sec. 2001. Grant authority.
‘‘Sec. 2002. Applications.
‘‘Sec. 2003. Award of grants.
‘‘Sec. 2004. Uses of funds.
‘‘PART U—TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE; REPEALER
‘‘Sec. 2101. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.’’.
TITLE IV—EQUAL JUSTICE FOR
WOMEN IN THE COURTS
Subtitle A—Education and Train-
ing for Judge and Court Person-
nel in State Courts
SEC. 401. GRANTS AUTHORIZED.
The State Justice Institute is authorized to award
grants for the purpose of developing, testing presenting, and
disseminating model programs to be used by States in
training judges and court personnel in the laws of the
States on rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other
crimes of violence motivated by gender.
SEC. 402. TRAINING PROVIDED BY GRANTS.
Training provided pursuant to grants made under this
subtitle may include current information, existing studies,
or current data on—
(1) the nature and incidence of rape and sexual
assault by strangers and nonstrangers, marital rape,
and incest;
(2) the underreporting of rape, sexual assault,
and child sexual abuse;
(3) the physical, psychological, and economic im-
pact of rape and sexual assault on the victim, the
costs to society, and the implications for sentencing;
(4) the psychology of sex offenders, their high
rate of recidivism, and the implications for sentenc-
ing;
(5) the historical evolution of laws and attitudes
on rape and sexual assault;
(6) sex stereotyping of female and male victims
of rape and sexual assault, racial stereotyping of rape
victims and defendants, and the impact of such
stereotypes on credibility of witnesses, sentencing, and
other aspects of the administration of justice;
(7) application of rape shield laws and other
limits on introduction of evidence that may subject
victims to improper sex stereotyping and harassment
in both rape and nonrape cases, including the need
for sua sponte judicial intervention in inappropriate
cross-examination;
(8) the use of expert witness testimony on rape
trauma syndrome, child sexual abuse accommodation
syndrome, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and simi-
lar issues;
(9) the legitimate reasons why victims or rape,
sexual assault, domestic violence, and incest may
refuse to testify against a defendant;
(10) the nature and incidence of domestic vio-
lence;
(11) the physical, psychological, and economic
impact of domestic violence on the victim, the costs to
society, and the implications for court procedures and
sentencing;
(12) the psychology and self-presentation of
batterers and victims and the negative implications
for court proceedings and credibility of witnesses;
(13) sex stereotyping of female and male victims
of domestic violence, myths about presence or absence
of domestic violence in certain racial, ethnic, reli-
gious, or socioeconomic groups, and their impact on
the administration of justice;
(14) historical evolution of laws and attitudes on
domestic violence;
(15) proper and improper interpretations of the
defenses of self-defense and provocation, and the use
of expert witness testimony on battered woman syn-
drome;
(16) the likelihood of retaliation, recidivism, and
escalation of violence by batterers, and the potential
impact of incarceration and other meaningful sanc-
tions for acts of domestic violence including violations
of orders of protection;
(17) economic, psychological, social and institu-
tional reasons for victims’ inability to leave the
batterer, to report domestic violence or to follow
through on complaints, including the influence of lack
of support from police, judges, and court personnel,
and the legitimate reasons why victims of domestic
violence may refuse to testify against a defendant and
should not be held in contempt;
(18) the need for orders of protection, and the
negative implications of mutual orders of protection,
dual arrest policies, and mediation in domestic vio-
lence cases; and
(19) recognition of and response to gender-moti-
vated crimes of violence other than rape, sexual as-
sault and domestic violence, such as mass or serial
murder motivated by the gender of the victims.
SEC. 403. COOPERATION IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS.
The State Justice Institute shall ensure that model
programs carried out pursuant to grants made under this
subtitle are developed with the participation of law enforce-
ment officials, public and private nonprofit victim advo-
cates, legal experts, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and rec-
ognized experts on gender bias in the courts.
SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1994, $600,000 to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
Of amounts appropriated under this section, the State Jus-