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(c) STUDY ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study on the 
status of workplace responses to employees who experience 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing while employed, in each State and nationally, to im-
prove the access of survivors of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking to supportive resources 
and economic security. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026. 
(e) CULTURAL RELEVANCE.—Any outreach or edu-
cation campaign conducted pursuant to this section shall 
be conducted in a culturally relevant manner. 
SEC. 707. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, any amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti-
tutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act, the 
amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 
provisions or amendments to any person or circumstance 
shall not be affected. 
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SEC. 708. STUDY ON COSTS OF DIVORCE IN DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE CASES. 
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the direct and collateral 
economic costs and risks of divorce from an abusive 
partner to a victim of domestic violence, including 
the payment of alimony, legal fees, spousal support, 
or the division of property, disaggregated on the 
basis of whether the individual has higher earnings 
than their partner; and 
(2) include recommendations based on the 
study conducted under paragraph (1). 
TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE 
REDUCTION INITIATIVES 
SEC. 801. PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF MIS-
DEMEANOR CRIMES AGAINST DATING PART-
NERS AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROTEC-
TION ORDERS. 
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (32), by striking all that fol-
lows after ‘‘The term ‘intimate partner’ ’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘— 
‘‘(A) means, with respect to a person, the 
spouse of the person, a former spouse of the 
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person, an individual who is a parent of a child 
of the person, and an individual who cohabi-
tates or has cohabited with the person; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating 
partner; and 
‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situ-
ated to a spouse. 
Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
require that sexual contact between two persons 
have occurred to establish the existence of any 
relationship for purposes of this paragraph. For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘dating 
partner’ means, with respect to person, a per-
son who is or has been in a social relationship 
of a romantic or intimate nature with the per-
son.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (33)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), the term’’ and inserting ‘‘The term’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘Fed-
eral, State,’’ the following: ‘‘local,’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘intimate 
partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’ each place it appears; 
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(3) by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) 
as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(34)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of stalking’ 
means an offense that— 
‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under 
Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; and 
‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimidation, or 
surveillance of another person that— 
‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable fear 
of material harm to the health or safety of— 
‘‘(aa) that person; 
‘‘(bb) an immediate family member 
(as defined in section 115) of that person; 
‘‘(cc) a household member of that per-
son; or 
‘‘(dd) a spouse or intimate partner of 
that person; or 
‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or would 
reasonably be expected to cause emotional dis-
tress to a person described in item (aa), (bb), 
(cc), or (dd) of subclause (I). 
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‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel in 
the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the 
right to counsel in the case; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 
described in this paragraph for which a person was 
entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which 
the case was tried, either— 
‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or 
‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to have the case tried 
by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. 
‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter 
if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 
offense for which the person has been pardoned or has 
had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable juris-
diction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an 
offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration 
of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not 
ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 
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SEC. 802. PROHIBITING STALKERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUB-
JECT TO COURT ORDER FROM POSSESSING A 
FIREARM. 
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘that re-
strains such person’’ and all that follows, and 
inserting ‘‘described in subsection (g)(8);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of stalking.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 
‘‘(A) that was issued— 
‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per-
son received actual notice, and at which 
such person had an opportunity to partici-
pate; or 
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‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 
the use, attempted use, or threatened use 
of physical force against such individual 
described in subparagraph (B) that would 
reasonably be expected to cause bodily in-
jury;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
SEC. 901. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are 
2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes—and 
at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or 
sexual assault crimes—compared to all other races. 
(2) More than 4 in 5 American Indian and 
Alaska Native women, or 84.3 percent, have experi-
enced violence in their lifetime. 
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(3) The vast majority of Native victims—96 
percent of women and 89 percent of male victims— 
report being victimized by a non-Indian. 
(4) Native victims of sexual violence are three 
times as likely to have experienced sexual violence by 
an interracial perpetrator as non-Hispanic White 
victims and Native stalking victims are nearly 4 
times as likely to be stalked by someone of a dif-
ferent race. 
(5) While Tribes exercising jurisdiction over 
non-Indians have reported significant successes, the 
inability to prosecute crimes related to the Special 
Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction crimes con-
tinues to leave Tribes unable to fully hold domestic 
violence offenders accountable. 
(6) Tribal prosecutors report that the majority 
of domestic violence cases involve children either as 
witnesses or victims, and Department of Justice re-
ports that American Indian and Alaska Native chil-
dren suffer exposure to violence at rates higher than 
any other race in the United States. 
(7) Childhood exposure to violence has imme-
diate and long-term effects, including: increased 
rates of altered neurological development, poor phys-
ical and mental health, poor school performance, 
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substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juve-
nile justice system. 
(8) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, homicide is the third leading 
cause of death among American Indian and Alaska 
Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and 
the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian 
and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years 
of age. 
(9) On some reservations, Indian women are 
murdered at more than 10 times the national aver-
age. 
(10) According to a 2010 Government Account-
ability Office report, United States Attorneys de-
clined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent 
crimes that occur in Indian country. 
(11) Investigation into cases of missing and 
murdered Indian women is made difficult for Tribal 
law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, 
such as— 
(A) necessary training, equipment, or 
funding; 
(B) a lack of interagency cooperation; 
(C) a lack of appropriate laws in place; 
and 
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(D) a lack of access to Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement databases. 
(12) Domestic violence calls are among the 
most dangerous calls that law enforcement receives. 
(13) The complicated jurisdictional scheme that 
exists in Indian country— 
(A) has a significant negative impact on 
the ability to provide public safety to Indian 
communities; 
(B) has been increasingly exploited by 
criminals; and 
(C) requires a high degree of commitment 
and cooperation among Tribal, Federal, and 
State law enforcement officials. 
(14) Restoring and enhancing local, Tribal ca-
pacity to address violence against women provides 
for greater local control, safety, accountability, and 
transparency. 
(15) In States with restrictive land settlement 
acts such as Alaska, ‘‘Indian country’’ is limited, re-
sources for local Tribal responses either nonexistent 
or insufficient to meet the needs, jurisdiction unnec-
essarily complicated and increases the already high 
levels of victimization of American Indian and Alas-
ka Native women. According to the Tribal Law and 
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Order Act Commission Report, Alaska Native 
women are over-represented in the domestic violence 
victim population by 250 percent; they comprise 19 
percent of the State population, but are 47 percent 
of reported rape victims. And among other Indian 
Tribes, Alaska Native women suffer the highest 
rates of domestic and sexual violence in the country. 
(16) Native Hawaiians experience a dispropor-
tionately high rate of human trafficking with 64 per-
cent of human trafficking victims in the State of 
Hawai’i identifying as at least part Native Hawai-
ian. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local governments with respect to 
responding to cases of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, stalking, trafficking, sexual violence, crimes 
against children, and assault against Tribal law en-
forcement officers and murdered Indians; 
(2) to increase coordination and communication 
among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforce-
ment agencies; 
(3) to empower Tribal governments with the re-
sources and information necessary to effectively re-
spond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
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stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing 
and murdered Indians; and 
(4) to increase the collection of data related to 
missing and murdered Indians and the sharing of in-
formation among Federal, State, and Tribal officials 
responsible for responding to and investigating cases 
of missing and murdered Indians. 
SEC. 902. AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE TRIBAL ACCESS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to remain available until 
expended, for the purposes of enhancing the ability of 
Tribal government entities to access, enter information 
into, and obtain information from, Federal criminal infor-
mation databases, as authorized by this section.’’. 
(b) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INFORMATION SHARING.—Section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, is further amended by amending subsection 
(d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCE-
MENT INFORMATION SHARING.—The Attorney General 
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shall permit Tribal law enforcement entities (including en-
tities designated by a Tribe as maintaining public safety 
within a Tribe’s territorial jurisdiction that has no Federal 
or State arrest authority) and Bureau of Indian Affairs 
law enforcement agencies— 
‘‘(1) to access and enter information into Fed-
eral criminal information databases; and 
‘‘(2) to obtain information from the data-
bases.’’. 
SEC. 903. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER COVERED CRIMES 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE, SEX TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND 
ASSAULT OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
OR CORRECTIONS OFFICER. 
Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968’’) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES OF 
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘CRIMES 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 
SEX
TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND
ASSAULT 
OF
A
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OR
CORRECTIONS 
OFFICER’’; 
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(2) in subsection (a)(6), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMINAL 
JURISDICTION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL
TRIBAL 
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence crimi-
nal jurisdiction’’ each place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘special Tribal criminal jurisdiction’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means 
engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe-
cific person proscribed by the criminal law of the In-
dian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 
country where the violation occurs that would cause 
a reasonable person to— 
‘‘(A) fear for the person’s safety or the 
safety of others; or 
‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional dis-
tress.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (10) and (11); 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (10) (as 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(8) SEX TRAFFICKING.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means conduct— 
‘‘(i) consisting of— 
‘‘(I) recruiting, enticing, har-
boring, transporting, providing, ob-
taining, advertising, maintaining, pa-
tronizing, or soliciting by any means a 
person; or 
‘‘(II) benefitting, financially or 
by receiving anything of value, from 
participation in a venture that has en-
gaged in an act described in subclause 
(I); and 
‘‘(ii) carried out with the knowledge, 
or, except where the act constituting the 
violation of clause (i) is advertising, in 
reckless disregard of the fact, that— 
‘‘(I) means of force, threats of 
force, fraud, coercion, or any combina-
tion of such means will be used to 
cause the person to engage in a com-
mercial sex act; or 
‘‘(II) the person has not attained 
the age of 18 years and will be caused 
to engage in a commercial sex act. 
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‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 
1591(e) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(9) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio-
lence’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or con-
tact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian 
Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country 
where the violation occurs, including in any case in 
which the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the 
act.’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (6) and (7); 
(E) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4); 
(F) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means violence— 
‘‘(A) committed by a current or former 
spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a 
person with whom the victim shares a child in 
common, by a person who is cohabitating with 
or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse 
or intimate partner, or by a person similarly 
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situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
domestic- or family- violence laws of an Indian 
Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 
country where the violence occurs; or 
‘‘(B)(i) committed against a victim who is 
a child under the age of 18, or an elder (as 
such term is defined by Tribal law), including 
when an offender recklessly engages in conduct 
that creates a substantial risk of death or seri-
ous bodily injury to the victim, or committed as 
described in subparagraph (A) while the child 
or elder is present; and 
‘‘(ii) the child or elder— 
‘‘(I) resides or has resided in the 
same household as the offender; 
‘‘(II) is related to the offender by 
blood or marriage; 
‘‘(III) is related to another victim of 
the offender by blood or marriage; 
‘‘(IV) is under the care of a victim of 
the offender who is an intimate partner or 
former spouse; or 
‘‘(V) is under the care of a victim of 
the offender who is similarly situated to a 
spouse of the victim under the domestic- or 
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(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘AND DATING VIOLENCE’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, DATING
VIOLENCE, OBSTRUCTION 
OF
JUSTICE, SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, STALK-
ING, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR ASSAULT OF A 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS OF-
FICER’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or dating violence’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, dating violence, obstruc-
tion of justice, sexual violence, stalking, 
sex trafficking, or assault of a law enforce-
ment or corrections officer’’; 
(8) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘domestic vio-
lence’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Tribal’’; 
(9) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENT TO TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
is authorized to reimburse Tribal government 
authorities for expenses incurred in exercising 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction. 
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‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
EXPENSES.—Eligible ex-
penses for reimbursement shall include— 
‘‘(i) expenses incurred to arrest or 
prosecute offenders and to detain inmates 
(including costs associated with providing 
health care); 
‘‘(ii) expenses related to indigent de-
fense services; and 
‘‘(iii) costs associated with probation 
and rehabilitation services. 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—Reimbursements au-
thorized pursuant to this section shall be in ac-
cordance with rules promulgated by the Attor-
ney General after consultation with Indian 
Tribes and within 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act. The rules promulgated by 
the Department shall set a maximum allowable 
reimbursement to any Tribal government in a 
1-year period. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General may 
award grants to the governments of Indian Tribes 
(or to authorized designees of those governments)— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen Tribal criminal justice 
systems to assist Indian Tribes in exercising 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, including— 
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‘‘(i) law enforcement (including the 
capacity of law enforcement, court per-
sonnel, or other non-law enforcement enti-
ties that have no Federal or State arrest 
authority agencies but have been des-
ignated by a Tribe as responsible for main-
taining public safety within its territorial 
jurisdiction, to enter information into and 
obtain information from national crime in-
formation databases); 
‘‘(ii) prosecution; 
‘‘(iii) trial and appellate courts (in-
cluding facilities construction); 
‘‘(iv) probation systems; 
‘‘(v) detention and correctional facili-
ties (including facilities construction); 
‘‘(vi) alternative rehabilitation centers; 
‘‘(vii) culturally appropriate services 
and assistance for victims and their fami-
lies; and 
‘‘(viii) criminal codes and rules of 
criminal procedure, appellate procedure, 
and evidence; 
‘‘(B) to provide indigent criminal defend-
ants with the effective assistance of licensed de-
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fense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in 
criminal proceedings in which a participating 
Tribe prosecutes— 
‘‘(i) a crime of domestic violence; 
‘‘(ii) a crime of dating violence; 
‘‘(iii) a criminal violation of a protec-
tion order; 
‘‘(iv) a crime of sexual violence; 
‘‘(v) a crime of stalking; 
‘‘(vi) a crime of sex trafficking; 
‘‘(vii) a crime of obstruction of justice; 
or 
‘‘(viii) a crime of assault of a law en-
forcement or correctional officer; 
‘‘(C) to ensure that, in criminal pro-
ceedings in which a participating Tribe exer-
cises special Tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors 
are summoned, selected, and instructed in a 
manner consistent with all applicable require-
ments; 
‘‘(D) to accord victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, 
sex trafficking, obstruction of justice, assault of 
a law enforcement or correctional officer, and 
violations of protection orders rights that are 
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similar to the rights of a crime victim described 
in section 3771(a) of title 18, consistent with 
Tribal law and custom; and 
‘‘(E) to create a pilot project to allow up 
to five Indian Tribes in Alaska to implement 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction. 
‘‘(g) 
SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
made available under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant any other Federal, State, Tribal, or local gov-
ernment amounts made available to carry out activities de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out subsection 
(f) and to provide training, technical assistance, data col-
lection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems of 
participating Tribes. 
‘‘(i) USE OF FUNDS.—Not less than 25 percent of 
the total amount of funds appropriated under this section 
in a given year shall be used for each of the purposes de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f), with 
remaining funds available to be distributed for either of 
the purposes described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (f), or any combination of such purposes, depend-
ing on need and in consultation with Indian Tribes.’’; 
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(10) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) INDIAN COUNTRY DEFINED.—For purposes of 
the pilot project described in subsection (f)(5), the defini-
tion of ‘Indian country’ shall include— 
‘‘(1) Alaska Native-owned Townsites, Allot-
ments, and former reservation lands acquired in fee 
by Alaska Native Village Corporations pursuant to 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
33) and other lands transferred in fee to Native vil-
lages; and 
‘‘(2) all lands within any Alaska Native village 
with a population that is at least 75 percent Alaska 
Native.’’. 
TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 1001. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 
Violence Against Women’’; 
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referred to as the ‘Director’) to be responsible, under the 
general authority of the Attorney General, for the admin-
istration, coordination, and implementation of the pro-
grams and activities of the Office. 
‘‘(b) OTHER
EMPLOYMENT.—The Director shall 
not— 
‘‘(1) engage in any employment other than that 
of serving as Director; or 
‘‘(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity 
for, any organization, agency, or institution with 
which the Office makes any contract or other agree-
ment under the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 
Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the Violence Against 
Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021. 
‘‘(c) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy, the Presi-
dent may designate an officer or employee who shall act 
as Director during the vacancy. 
‘‘(d) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com-
pensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable 
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for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10444) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2004. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 
‘‘The Director shall have the following duties: 
‘‘(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial 
branches of the Federal and State Governments on 
matters relating to violence against women. 
‘‘(2) Providing information to the President, 
the Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and Tribal 
governments, and the general public on matters re-
lating to violence against women. 
‘‘(3) Serving, at the request of the Attorney 
General, as the representative of the Department of 
Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or com-
missions addressing policy or issues relating to vio-
lence against women. 
‘‘(4) Serving, at the request of the President, 
acting through the Attorney General, as the rep-
resentative of the United States Government on 
human rights and economic justice matters related 
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to violence against women in international fora, in-
cluding, but not limited to, the United Nations. 
‘‘(5) Carrying out the functions of the Depart-
ment of Justice under the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 
Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the Vi-
olence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2021, including with respect to those functions— 
‘‘(A) the development of policy, protocols, 
and guidelines; 
‘‘(B) the development and management of 
grant programs and other programs, and the 
provision of technical assistance under such 
programs; and 
‘‘(C) the awarding and termination of 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. 
‘‘(6) Providing technical assistance, coordina-
tion, and support to— 
‘‘(A) other components of the Department 
of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to 
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enforce Federal laws relating to violence against 
women, including the litigation of civil and 
criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; 
‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and Trib-
al agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 
technical assistance, synchronize Federal defini-
tions and protocols, and improve coordination 
among agencies carrying out efforts to elimi-
nate violence against women, including Indian 
or indigenous women; and 
‘‘(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence 
against women and to provide support and as-
sistance to victims of such violence. 
‘‘(7) Exercising such other powers and func-
tions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to 
this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guide-
lines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out 
any function of the Office.’’. 
(d) STAFF
OF OFFICE
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) is amend-
ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST 
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WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE
ON
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office on 
Violence Against Women shall— 
(1) in consultation with the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration, report 
to Congress on actions taken to prevent suicide 
amongst survivors of sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking; and 
(2) in consultation with the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Administration, estab-
lish best practices to prevent suicide amongst sur-
vivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, and stalking. 
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SEC. 1002. OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN A DEP-
UTY DIRECTOR FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 
COMMUNITIES. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 2004 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2004A. DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CULTURALLY SPE-
CIFIC COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Office on Violence Against Women a Deputy Director for 
Culturally Specific Communities. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Deputy Director shall, under the 
guidance and authority of the Director of the Office on 
Violence Against Women— 
‘‘(1) oversee the administration of grants re-
lated to culturally specific services and contracts 
with culturally specific organizations; 
‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 
protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, in culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(3) advise the Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women concerning policies, legislation, 
implementation of laws, and other issues relating to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking in culturally specific communities; 
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‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to other offices and bureaus in the De-
partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 
Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe-
cific communities; 
‘‘(5) ensure that appropriate technical assist-
ance, developed and provided by entities having ex-
pertise in culturally specific communities is made 
available to grantees and potential grantees pro-
posing to serve culturally specific communities; and 
‘‘(6) ensure access to grants and technical as-
sistance for culturally specific organizations and 
analyze the distribution of funding in order to iden-
tify barriers for culturally specific organizations.’’. 
TITLE 
XI—IMPROVING 
CONDI-
TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL CUSTODY 
SEC. 1101. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY 
CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVID-
UALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women 
in Federal Custody Act’’. 
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(b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and 
other individuals 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor-
rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a 
Federal penal or correctional institution; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the 
first 8-week period of post-partum recovery after 
giving birth; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 
Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 
12242); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 
who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc-
tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an in-
dividual who— 
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‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
‘‘(B) is pregnant; 
‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, or intersex; 
‘‘(D) is victim or witness of a crime; 
‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; 
‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill-
ness or disability; or 
‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, 
has been determined to have experienced or to 
be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic-
tim of gender-based violence— 
‘‘(i) by any court or administrative ju-
dicial proceeding; 
‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 
‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or 
legal service provider; or 
‘‘(iv) by the individual. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc-
tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an 
office that determines the placement of prisoners. 
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‘‘(2) PLACEMENT
OF
PRISONERS.—In deter-
mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the 
prisoner as close to the children as possible; 
‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a 
transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for 
male or female prisoners, and in making other 
housing and programming assignments, con-
sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place-
ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and 
safety, including serious consideration of the 
prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe-
ty, and whether the placement would present 
management or security problems; and 
‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of-
fice determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT 
PRISONERS OR PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY 
IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) PLACEMENT
IN
SEGREGATED
HOUSING 
UNITS.—A covered institution may not place a pris-
oner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in 
a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner pre-
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sents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or 
others. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris-
oner described in subparagraph (A) in a segregated 
housing unit shall be limited and temporary. 
‘‘(d) INTAKE
AND ASSESSMENTS.—The Director 
shall administer family-focused programming at intake, 
such as questions about children, gauge interest in par-
enting resources, and concerns about their child or 
caregiving; and administer ongoing assessment to better 
inform, identify, and make recommendations about the 
mother’s parental role and familial needs. 
‘‘(e) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro-
vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary 
caretaker parent, and such classes shall be made available 
to prisoners with limited English proficiency in compliance 
with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
‘‘(f) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro-
vide training, including cultural competency training, to 
each correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau 
of Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, includ-
ing each instructor and health care professional, to enable 
those correctional officers and employees to— 
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‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or 
physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner 
has experienced; and 
‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 
to the proper healthcare professional for treatment. 
‘‘(g) FAMILY NEEDS TRAINING.—The Director shall 
provide training to correctional officers and employees of 
the Bureau of Prisons who engage with prisoners’ families 
on— 
‘‘(1) how to interact with children in an age-ap-
propriate manner, and the children’s caregivers; 
‘‘(2) basic childhood and adolescent develop-
ment information; and 
‘‘(3) basic customer service skills. 
‘‘(h) INMATE HEALTH.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH
CARE
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate 
health care. 
‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall 
make essential hygienic products, including sham-
poo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygien-
ic product that the Director determines appropriate, 
available without charge to prisoners. The Director 
shall make rules— 
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‘‘(A) on the distribution and accessibility 
of sanitary products to prisoners, to ensure 
each prisoner who requires these products re-
ceives a quantity the prisoner deems sufficient; 
and 
‘‘(B) providing that no visitor is prohibited 
from visiting a prisoner due to the visitor’s use 
of sanitary products. 
‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gyne-
cologist as appropriate. 
‘‘(i) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF-
FICERS.— 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make 
rules under which— 
‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 
a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of 
immediate harm to the prisoner or others, 
and no other correctional officer of the 
same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff 
is available to assist; or 
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‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re-
quested that an officer of a different sex 
conduct searches; 
‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 
restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 
sex unless— 
‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre-
sents a risk of immediate harm to them-
selves or others; or 
‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in 
the restroom and no other correctional offi-
cer of the appropriate sex is available to 
assist; 
‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex is deter-
mined according to the sex with which they 
identify; and 
‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search 
or physically examine a prisoner for the sole 
purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital 
status or sex. 
‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the re-
quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act 
of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.).’’. 
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(c) 
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT.—Section 
3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY
OF
PRIMARY
CARETAKER 
PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible 
prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as de-
fined in section 4051) or pregnant from partici-
pating in a program of residential substance abuse 
treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis 
of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, 
to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons 
that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on 
or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Pris-
ons.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section 
and the amendments made by this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on 
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the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the implementation of this section and the 
amendments made by this section. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 
SEC. 1102. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WOMEN. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or 
the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pilot program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance 
with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal 
prisons and the children born to such women during incar-
ceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term 
of imprisonment in a separate housing wing of the prison. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 
to— 
(1) prevent infant mortality among infants born 
to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trau-
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ma and stress experienced by the unborn fetuses of 
pregnant inmates; 
(2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally in-
carcerated women and mothers, and enhance public 
safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal 
prison system for women as a population with spe-
cial needs; 
(3) establish female offender risk and needs as-
sessment as the cornerstones of a more effective and 
efficient Federal prison system; 
(4) implement a validated post-sentencing risk 
and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic 
risk factors to provide Federal prison officials with 
a roadmap to address the pre- and post-natal needs 
of Federal pregnant offenders, manage limited re-
sources, and enhance public safety; 
(5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the 
effectiveness of programs and interventions for fed-
erally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to 
assure that such programs and interventions are evi-
dence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and 
expansions based on the results of such evaluations; 
and 
(6) assist the Department of Justice to address 
the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison 
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system and ensure that the Department can con-
tinue to run prison nurseries safely and securely 
without compromising the scope or quality of the 
Department’s critical health, safety and law enforce-
ment missions. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRIS-
ONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
this section in consultation with— 
(A) a licensed and board-certified gyne-
cologist or obstetrician; 
(B) the Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts; 
(C) the Director of the Office of Probation 
and Pretrial Services; 
(D) the Director of the National Institute 
of Justice; and 
(E) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance 
with paragraph (3)— 
(A) develop an offender risk and needs as-
sessment system particular to the health and 
sensitivities of federally incarcerated pregnant 
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women and mothers in accordance with this 
subsection; 
(B) develop recommendations regarding re-
cidivism reduction programs and productive ac-
tivities in accordance with subsection (c); 
(C) conduct ongoing research and data 
analysis on— 
(i) the best practices relating to the 
use of offender risk and needs assessment 
tools particular to the health and sensitivi-
ties of federally incarcerated pregnant 
women and mothers; 
(ii) the best available risk and needs 
assessment tools particular to the health 
and sensitivities of federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers and the level 
to which they rely on dynamic risk factors 
that could be addressed and changed over 
time, and on measures of risk of recidi-
vism, individual needs, and responsiveness 
to recidivism reduction programs; 
(iii) the most effective and efficient 
uses of such tools in conjunction with re-
cidivism reduction programs, productive 
activities, incentives, and rewards; and 
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(iv) which recidivism reduction pro-
grams are the most effective— 
(I) 
for 
federally 
incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers classi-
fied at different recidivism risk levels; 
and 
(II) for addressing the specific 
needs of federally incarcerated preg-
nant women and mothers; 
(D) on a biennial basis, review the system 
developed under subparagraph (A) and the rec-
ommendations developed under subparagraph 
(B), using the research conducted under sub-
paragraph (C), to determine whether any revi-
sions or updates should be made, and if so, 
make such revisions or updates; 
(E) hold periodic meetings with the indi-
viduals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be 
determined by the Director; 
(F) develop tools to communicate par-
enting program availability and eligibility cri-
teria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons 
and each pregnant inmate to ensure that each 
pregnant inmate in the custody of a Bureau of 
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Prisons facility understands the resources avail-
able to such inmate; and 
(G) report to Congress in accordance with 
subsection (i). 
(3) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties 
under paragraph (2), the Director shall— 
(A) consult relevant stakeholders; and 
(B) make decisions using data that is 
based on the best available statistical and em-
pirical evidence. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—An inmate may apply to partici-
pate in the Program if the inmate— 
(1) is pregnant at the beginning of or during 
the term of imprisonment; and 
(2) is in the custody or control of the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons. 
(f) PROGRAM TERMS.— 
(1) TERM OF PARTICIPATION.—To correspond 
with the purposes and goals of the Program to pro-
mote bonding during the critical stages of child de-
velopment, an eligible inmate selected for the Pro-
gram may participate in the Program, subject to 
subsection (g), until the earliest of— 
(A) the date that the inmate’s term of im-
prisonment terminates; 
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(B) the date the infant fails to meet any 
medical criteria established by the Director or 
the Director’s designee along with a collective 
determination of the persons listed in sub-
section (d)(1); or 
(C) 30 months. 
(2) INMATE REQUIREMENTS.—For the duration 
of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the in-
mate shall agree to— 
(A) take substantive steps towards acting 
in the role of a parent or guardian to any child 
of that inmate; 
(B) participate in any educational or coun-
seling opportunities established by the Director, 
including topics such as child development, par-
enting skills, domestic violence, vocational train-
ing, or substance abuse, as appropriate; 
(C) abide by any court decision regarding 
the legal or physical custody of the child; 
(D) transfer to the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons any child support payments for the in-
fant of the participating inmate from any per-
son or governmental entity; and 
(E) specify a person who has agreed to 
take at least temporary custody of the child if 
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the inmate’s participation in the Program ter-
minates before the inmate’s release. 
(g) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—The Director shall take 
appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption 
of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based 
well-being due to termination of the Program. 
(h) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Congress with regards 
to progress in implementing the Program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the termination of the Program, the Director 
shall issue a final report to the Congress that con-
tains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings 
and conclusions, including recommendations for leg-
islation, administrative actions, and regulations the 
Director considers appropriate. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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SEC. 1103. RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL INCARCERATION. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National 
Institutes of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Prisons (including 
the Women and Special Population Branch) shall prepare 
a report on the status of women in Federal incarceration. 
Depending on the topic to be addressed, and the facility, 
data shall be collected from Bureau of Prisons personnel 
and a sample that is representative of the population of 
incarcerated women. The report shall include: 
(1) With regard to Federal facilities wherein 
women are incarcerated— 
(A) responses by such women to questions 
from 
the 
Adverse 
Childhood 
Experience 
(ACES) questionnaire; 
(B) demographic data of such women, in-
cluding sexual orientation, gender identity, and 
status as an American Indian, Alaska Native, 
or Native Hawaiian; 
(C) data on the number of women who are 
incarcerated and placed in Federal and private 
facilities more than 200 miles from their place 
of residence; 
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(D) responses by such women to questions 
about the extent of exposure to sexual victim-
ization, sexual violence and domestic violence 
(both inside and outside of incarceration); 
(E) the number of such women were preg-
nant at the time that they entered incarcer-
ation; 
(F) the number of such women who have 
children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; 
and 
(G) the crimes for which such women are 
incarcerated and the length of their sentence 
and to the extent practicable, any information 
on the connection between the crime of which 
they were convicted & their experience of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking. 
(2) With regard to all Federal facilities where 
persons are incarcerated— 
(A) a list of best practices with respect to 
women’s incarceration and transition, including 
staff led programs, services and management 
practices (including making sanitary products 
readily available and easily accessible, and ac-
cess to and provision of healthcare); 
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(B) the availability of trauma treatment at 
each facility (including number of beds, and 
number of trained staff); 
(C) rates of serious mental illness broken 
down by gender and security level and a list of 
residential programs available by site; and 
(D) the availability of vocational education 
and a list of vocational programs provided by 
each facility. 
SEC. 1104. REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCAR-
CERATED WOMEN. 
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Chief 
of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services and the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons (including Women and Special 
Population Branch), shall collaborate on a model of gen-
der responsive transition for incarcerated women, includ-
ing the development of a national standard on prevention 
with respect to domestic and sexual violence. In developing 
the model, the Chief and the Director shall consult with 
such experts within the Federal government (including the 
Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of 
Justice, Indian Tribes (as defined in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act), 
and Native Hawaiian organizations (as defined in section 
6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
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1965)) and in the victim service provider community (in-
cluding sexual and domestic violence and homelessness, 
job training and job placement service providers) as are 
necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan. 
Issues addressed should include— 
(1) the development by the Bureau of Prisons 
of a contract for gender collaborative services; and 
(2) identification by re-entry affairs coordina-
tors and responsive planning for the needs of re-en-
tering women with respect to— 
(A) housing, including risk of homeless-
ness; 
(B) previous exposure to and risk for do-
mestic and sexual violence; 
(C) the need for parenting classes, assist-
ance securing childcare, or assistance in seeking 
or securing jobs that afford flexibility (as might 
be necessary in the re-entry, parenting or other 
contexts); 
(D) other support tailored to the needs of 
Indigenous women, including American Indian, 
Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women; 
and 
(E) the need to ensure a family-focused re-
entry, by including incarcerated mothers, their 
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children, and their caregivers to create family 
reentry planning and programming; and in-
forming reentry information to visiting families. 
TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
SEC. 1201. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT-
TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIRE-
ARM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background 
check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li-
censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of 
title 18, United States Code), which background check de-
termines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 
violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code, and such determination 
is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the li-
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censee contacted the System and a firearm has been trans-
ferred to that person, the System shall notify the law en-
forcement agencies described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— 
The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection 
are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction 
over the location from which the licensee contacted the 
system and the law enforcement agencies that have juris-
diction over the location of the residence of the person for 
which the background check was conducted, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
‘‘(2) The local law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(4) The Tribal law enforcement agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 
10 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 107 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of 
a firearm.’’. 
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SEC. 1202. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS 
TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A 
the following: 
‘‘§ 925B. Reporting of background check denials to 
State, local, and Tribal authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 
background check system established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 
922 note) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) of 
this title that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 
violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 
of this title or State law, the Attorney General shall, in 
accordance with subsection (b) of this section— 
‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities 
of the State where the person sought to acquire the 
firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au-
thorities of the State of residence of the person— 
‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 
‘‘(B) of the specific provision of law that 
would have been violated; 
‘‘(C) of the date and time the notice was 
provided; 
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‘‘(D) of the location where the firearm was 
sought to be acquired; and 
‘‘(E) of the identity of the person; and 
‘‘(2) report the incident to local or Tribal law 
enforcement authorities and, where practicable, 
State, Tribal, or local prosecutors, in the jurisdiction 
where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction 
where the person resides. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR REPORT.—A report is 
made in accordance with this subsection if the report is 
made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice de-
scribed in subsection (a), except that the making of the 
report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid 
compromising an ongoing investigation. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re-
spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities 
that originally issued the notice with respect to the per-
son.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 925A the following: 
‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and Tribal au-
thorities.’’. 
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SEC. 1203. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND 
CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by inserting after section 925B the following: 
‘‘§ 925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross- 
deputized attorneys 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce-
ment of paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g), 
the Attorney General may— 
‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of 
title 28, qualified State, Tribal, territorial and local 
prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the 
United States government to serve as special assist-
ant United States attorneys for the purpose of pros-
ecuting violations of such paragraphs; 
‘‘(2) deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local 
law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhanc-
ing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alco-
hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in respond-
ing to and investigating violations of such para-
graphs; and 
‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite 
requests for assistance from State, Tribal, territorial 
and local law enforcement agencies responding to in-
timate partner violence cases where such agencies 
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have probable cause to believe that the offenders 
may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of 
contact within— 
‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
and 
‘‘(B) each District Office of the United 
States Attorneys. 
‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER
AND PUBLIC 
SAFETY.—The Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) identify no less than 75 jurisdictions 
among States, territories and Tribes where there are 
high rates of firearms violence and threats of fire-
arms violence against intimate partners and other 
persons protected under paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10) of section 922(g) and where local authorities 
lack the resources to address such violence; and 
‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in 
subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced en-
forcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce 
firearms homicide and injury rates. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an at-
torney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good 
standing with any relevant licensing authority.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 925B the following: 
‘‘925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 
SEC. 1204. REVIEW ON NATIVE AMERICAN INTERACTIONS 
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) REVIEW ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AFFECTING NA-
TIVE HAWAIIANS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall con-
duct a comprehensive review of law enforcement and other 
crime prevention programs targeting criminal offenses 
that affect Native Hawaiians, including child sexual ex-
ploitation, child abuse, intimate partner violence, human 
trafficking, missing or murdered individuals, and sub-
stance abuse and submit to Congress a report thereon. 
The review shall include for each such program the 
amount of Federal funding for the program that is re-
ceived by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations as a per-
centage of the total amount disbursed by the program. 
The review shall also include recommendations relating 
to— 
(1) social, educational, economic, and any other 
factor that may contribute to a Native Hawaiian be-
coming a missing or murdered Native Hawaiian; and 
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(2) legislation to reduce the likelihood that a 
Native Hawaiian may become a missing or murdered 
Native Hawaiian. 
(b) REVIEW OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN VICTIMS OF VAR-
IOUS CRIMES.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall con-
duct a comprehensive review of programs that provide 
services to victims of criminal offenses affecting Native 
Hawaiians, including child sexual exploitation, child abuse, 
intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and sub-
stance abuse. The report shall include for each such pro-
gram the amount of Federal funding that is received by 
Native Hawaiian-serving organizations as a percentage 
of— 
(1) the total amount disbursed by the program; 
and 
(2) the total amount of Federal funds disbursed 
by the program. 
(c) REPORT ON NATIVE HAWAIIANS IN THE CRIMI-
NAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.— 
(1) CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
SYSTEM.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Na-
tional Institute of Justice, in coordination with the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall report on the 
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interaction of Native Hawaiians with the criminal 
justice system, including the percentage of persons 
who are Native Hawaiians out of the total of— 
(A) all persons arrested; 
(B) all persons detained in Federal, State, 
and local jails; 
(C) all persons subject to pretrial super-
vision; 
(D) all persons subject to post-conviction 
supervision; 
(E) all persons incarcerated in Federal and 
State prisons; and 
(F) all persons subject to post-release su-
pervision. 
(2) PROGRAMS
AND
SERVICES.—The report 
shall also include the programs and services avail-
able to and used by Native Hawaiians in various ju-
risdictions, including diversion programs, in-prison 
education programs, and reentry services. The re-
port shall also include the number of culturally rel-
evant programs available to Native Hawaiians who 
interact with the criminal justice system. The report 
shall also include data on the number of Native Ha-
waiians who are incarcerated and placed in Federal 
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and private facilities more than 200 miles from their 
place of residence. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall also 
include recommendations relating to— 
(A) social, educational, economic, and any 
other factor that may contribute to a Native 
Hawaiian becoming involved in the criminal jus-
tice system; and 
(B) legislation to reduce the likelihood that 
a Native Hawaiian may become involved in the 
criminal justice system. 
TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
CONSENT 
LOOPHOLE 
SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En-
forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 1302. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS 
WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘or by any person acting 
under color of law’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACTING 
UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under 
color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with 
an individual, including an individual who is under 
arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual cus-
tody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2246.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not 
a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual 
act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 115.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by amending the item related to section 2243 
to read as follows: 
‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by any person acting under color 
of law.’’. 
SEC. 1303. INCENTIVES FOR STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney 
General is authorized to make grants to States that have 
in effect a law that— 
(1) makes it a criminal offense for any person 
acting under color of law of the State to engage in 
a sexual act with an individual, including an indi-
vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise 
in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; 
and 
(2) prohibits a person charged with an offense 
described in paragraph (1) from asserting the con-
sent of the other individual as a defense. 
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(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attor-
ney General, on an annual basis, information on— 
(1) the number of reports made to law enforce-
ment agencies in that State regarding persons en-
gaging in a sexual act while acting under color of 
law during the previous year; and 
(2) the disposition of each case in which sexual 
misconduct by a person acting under color of law 
was reported during the previous year. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require, including information about the law described in 
subsection (a). 
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a 
State under this section shall be in an amount that is not 
greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount 
of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State re-
ceived under the following grant programs: 
(1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 
et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Vio-
lence Against Women Formula Grant Program’’). 
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(2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Pro-
gram’’). 
(e) GRANT TERM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
provide an increase in the amount provided to a 
State under the grant programs described in sub-
section (d) for a 2-year period. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section may submit an application for a 
renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
(3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant 
under this section for more than 4 years. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section shall use— 
(1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the per-
missible uses of funds under the grant program de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and 
(2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the per-
missible uses of funds under the grant program de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d). 
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(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the 
District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Vir-
gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 1304. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 
to Congress and make publicly available on the Depart-
ment of Justice website a report containing— 
(1) the information required to be reported to 
the Attorney General under section 3(b); and 
(2) information on— 
(A) the number of reports made, during 
the previous year, to Federal law enforcement 
agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual 
act while acting under color of law; and 
(B) the disposition of each case in which 
sexual misconduct by a person acting under 
color of law was reported. 
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(b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there-
after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 
2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 2, committed during the 1-year period covered by 
the report. 
SEC. 1305. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1401. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION. 
Section 40603 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1402. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZA-
TION. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM’S CO-
ORDINATORS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
United States Attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic-
tim/witness coordinators for the prosecution of sex crimes 
and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the 
District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 1403. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI-
CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1404. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 1405. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
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SEC. 1406. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM 
GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2019 through 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 
2026’’. 
SEC. 1406A. STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE COORDINATION OF 
SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC NURSE EXAM 
TRAINING AND PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General and Secretary of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services shall issue and 
disseminate guidance and best practices to improve sexual 
assault forensic nurse exam training and program sustain-
ability. Such guidance shall include technical assistance 
and best practices with respect to— 
(1) aspects of performing the medical forensic 
exam, including anogenital photography, other pho-
tographic documentation, photographic documenta-
tion record management, and quality assurance peer 
review; 
(2) training and certification; 
(3) leadership development; 
(4) examiner program sustainability and exam-
iner retention; 
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(5) education of community stakeholders, in-
cluding law enforcement officials, victim advocates, 
and prosecutors; and 
(6) use of telehealth for both training exam-
iners and conducting the exams, including the 
Project ECHO model and other models. 
SEC. 1407. REVIEW ON LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE 
AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall complete a review and submit 
a report to Congress on whether being a victim of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in-
creases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder. 
SEC. 1408. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FED-
ERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEX-
UAL VIOLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish an interagency working group (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to study Fed-
eral efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make 
recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. 
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(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 
comprised of at least one representative from the following 
agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency: 
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(2) The Department of Education. 
(3) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(5) The Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the 
following: 
(1) What activity constitutes different acts of 
sexual violence. 
(2) Whether reports that use the same terms 
for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same 
data on these acts. 
(3) Whether the context which led to an act of 
sexual violence should impact how that act is ac-
counted for in reports. 
(4) Whether the data collected is presented in 
a way that allows the general public to understand 
what acts of sexual violence are included in each 
measurement. 
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(5) Steps that agencies that compile reports re-
lating to sexual violence can take to avoid double 
counting incidents of sexual violence. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on 
the following: 
(1) The activities of the Working Group. 
(2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal ef-
forts to collect data on sexual violence. 
(3) Actions Federal agencies can take to imple-
ment the recommendations described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) Recommendations, if any, for congressional 
action to implement the recommendations described 
in paragraph (2). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi-
nate 30 days after the date on which the report is sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HARMONIZE.—The term ‘‘harmonize’’ in-
cludes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data col-
lection to produce complementary information, as 
appropriate, without compromising programmatic 
needs. 
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(2) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘sexual vio-
lence’’ includes an unwanted sexual act (including 
both contact and non-contact) about which the Fed-
eral Government collects information. 
SEC. 1409. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. 
Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, a national domestic violence hotline for which 
a grant is provided under section 313 of the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act shall include the vol-
untary feature of texting via telephone to ensure all meth-
ods of communication are available for victims and those 
seeking assistance. 
SEC. 1410. DEPUTY ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL ON 
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WITH-
IN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS. 
There shall be a Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of 
Justice Programs who shall, under the guidance and au-
thority of the Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice 
Programs— 
(1) oversee the administration of grants related 
to culturally specific services and contracts with cul-
turally specific organizations; 
(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 
protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
stalking, in culturally specific communities; 
(3) advise the Assistant Attorney General of the 
Office of Justice Programs concerning policies, legis-
lation, implementation of laws, and other issues re-
lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault and stalking in culturally specific commu-
nities; 
(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to other offices and bureaus in the De-
partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 
Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe-
cific communities; 
(5) ensure that appropriate technical assistance, 
developed and provided by entities having expertise 
in culturally specific is made available to grantees 
and potential grantees proposing to serve culturally 
specific communities; and 
(6) ensure access to grants and technical assist-
ance for culturally specific organizations and analyze 
the distribution of funding in order to identify bar-
riers for culturally specific organizations. 
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SEC. 1411. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 
RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE FOR 
MICROBUSINESSES. 
Section 41501(b) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ‘‘State 
and local governments’’ the following: ‘‘, and em-
ployers with fewer than 20 employees’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, which materials 
shall include a website with resources for employers 
with fewer than 20 employees, including live training 
materials’’. 
SEC. 1412. CIVIL ACTION RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF IN-
TIMATE IMAGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONSENT.—The term ‘‘consent’’ means, 
with respect to an individual, an affirmative, con-
scious, and voluntary authorization made by the in-
dividual free from force, fraud, misrepresentation, or 
coercion of the depicted individual. 
(2) COMMERCIAL PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT.— 
The term ‘‘commercial pornographic content’’ means 
any material that is subject to the record keeping re-
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quirements under section 2257 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
(3) DEPICTED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘de-
picted individual’’ means an individual whose body is 
disclosed in whole or in part in an intimate image. 
(4) DISCLOSE.—The term ‘‘disclose’’ means to 
transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible an 
intimate image. 
(5) IDENTIFIABLE.—The term ‘‘identifiable’’ 
means recognizable by an individual other than the 
depicted individual from— 
(A) the intimate image itself; or 
(B) information or text displayed in con-
nection with the intimate image. 
(6) INTIMATE
IMAGE.—The term ‘‘intimate 
image’’— 
(A) means a photograph, film, video re-
cording, or digital recording that shows— 
(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, 
anus, or female nipple of an individual; 
(ii) the display or transfer of bodily 
sexual fluids on to any part of the body of 
an individual; 
(iii) an individual engaging in sexually 
explicit conduct; or 
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(iv) an individual being subjected to 
sexually explicit conduct; and 
(B) includes any image described in sub-
paragraph (A) captured or recorded while the 
depicted individual was in a public place if— 
(i) the depicted individual did not vol-
untarily display the content depicted in the 
image; or 
(ii) the depicted individual did not 
consent to the sexual conduct depicted in 
the image. 
(7) SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT.—The term 
‘‘sexually explicit conduct’’ has the meaning given 
the term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
2256(2) of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) CIVIL ACTION.— 
(1) RIGHT OF ACTION.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (4), a depicted individual, or in the case 
of a depicted individual who is a minor, the parent 
of the depicted individual, whose intimate image is 
disclosed, in or through interstate or foreign com-
merce or using a means of interstate or foreign com-
merce (including the internet), without the consent 
of the depicted individual, and such disclosure was 
made by a person who acted knowingly without, or 
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with reckless disregard for, the consent of the de-
picted individual to such disclosure, may bring a civil 
action against that person in an appropriate district 
court of the United States for appropriate relief. 
(2) CONSENT.—For purposes of an action 
under paragraph (1)— 
(A) evidence that the depicted individual 
provided consent to the capture or recording of 
the intimate image shall not, by itself, con-
stitute evidence that the depicted individual 
provided consent to the disclosure of the inti-
mate image; and 
(B) evidence that the depicted individual 
disclosed the image to the person alleged to 
have violated paragraph (1) shall not, by itself, 
constitute evidence that the depicted individual 
provided consent to the further disclosure of the 
intimate image. 
(3) RELIEF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In a civil action filed 
under this section— 
(i) an individual may recover the ac-
tual damages sustained by the individual 
or liquidated damages in the amount of 
$150,000, and the cost of the action, in-
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