I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4982 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself and Mr. DOLD) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Fi-
nancial Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Universal definitions and grant conditions. 
Sec. 4. Effective date. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS 
TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 101. STOP grants. 
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Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of protection or-
ders. 
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 
Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the justice system. 
Sec. 105. Sex offender management. 
Sec. 106. Court-appointed special advocate program. 
Sec. 107. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including cyberstalking. 
Sec. 108. Outreach and services to underserved populations grant. 
Sec. 109. Culturally specific services grant. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program. 
Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
child abuse enforcement assistance. 
Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against women with disabilities 
grants. 
Sec. 204. Enhanced training and services to end abuse in later life. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for 
children and youth. 
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
Sec. 304. Campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalk-
ing education and prevention. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 
Sec. 401. Study conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention. 
Sec. 402. Saving money and reducing tragedies through prevention grants. 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the healthcare system’s re-
sponse to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 602. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 603. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 701.
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims 
of domestic and sexual violence. 
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TITLE VIII—PROTECTION OF BATTERED IMMIGRANTS 
Sec. 801. U nonimmigrant definition. 
Sec. 802. Annual report on immigration applications made by victims of abuse. 
Sec. 803. Protection for children of VAWA self-petitioners. 
Sec. 804. Public charge. 
Sec. 805. Protections for a fiance´e or fiance´ of a citizen. 
Sec. 806. Regulation of international marriage brokers. 
Sec. 807. Eligibility of crime and trafficking victims in the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands to adjust status. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 
Sec. 901. Grants to Indian tribal governments. 
Sec. 902. Grants to Indian tribal coalitions. 
Sec. 903. Consultation. 
Sec. 904. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence. 
Sec. 905. Tribal protection orders. 
Sec. 906. Amendments to the Federal assault statute. 
Sec. 907. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women. 
Sec. 908. Effective dates; pilot project. 
TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1001. Criminal provisions relating to sexual abuse. 
Sec. 1002. Sexual abuse in custodial settings. 
Sec. 1003. Anonymous online harassment. 
Sec. 1004. Stalker database. 
Sec. 1005. Federal victim assistants reauthorization. 
Sec. 1006. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi-
tioners reauthorization. 
Sec. 1007. Mandatory minimum sentence. 
Sec. 1008. Removal of drunk drivers. 
SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 40002 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating— 
(A) paragraph (1) as paragraph (2); 
(B) paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
(C) paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(4) and (5), respectively; 
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(D) paragraphs (6) through (9) as para-
graphs (8) through (11), respectively; 
(E) paragraphs (10) through (16) as para-
graphs (13) through (19), respectively; 
(F) paragraph (18) as paragraph (20); 
(G) paragraphs (19) and (20) as para-
graphs (23) and (24), respectively; 
(H) paragraphs (21) through (23) as para-
graphs (26) through (28), respectively; 
(I) paragraphs (24) through (33) as para-
graphs (30) through (39), respectively; 
(J) paragraphs (34) and (35) as para-
graphs (43) and (44); and 
(K) paragraph (37) as paragraph (45); 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) ALASKA
NATIVE
VILLAGE.—The term 
‘Alaska Native village’ has the same meaning given 
such term in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘serious harm.’’ and inserting ‘‘serious harm to 
an unemancipated minor.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘The term’’ through ‘‘that—’’ and inserting 
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‘‘The term ‘community-based organization’ means a 
nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal organization 
that serves a specific geographic community that— 
’’; 
(5) by striking paragraph (5), as in effect be-
fore the amendments made by this subsection; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(6) CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘culturally specific services’ means community- 
based services that include culturally relevant and 
linguistically specific services and resources to cul-
turally specific communities. 
‘‘(7) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC.—The term ‘cul-
turally specific’ means primarily directed toward ra-
cial and ethnic minority groups (as defined in sec-
tion 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300u–6(g)).’’; 
(7) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by insert-
ing ‘‘or intimate partner’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ and 
‘‘as a spouse’’; 
(8) by inserting after paragraph (11), as redes-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(12) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has 
the meaning provided in 42 U.S.C. 14043e–2(6).’’; 
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(9) in paragraph (18), as redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘or Village Public Safety Officers’’ after 
‘‘government victim service programs; 
(10) in paragraph (21), as redesignated, by in-
serting at the end the following: 
‘‘Intake or referral, by itself, does not constitute 
legal assistance.’’; 
(11) by striking paragraph (17), as in effect be-
fore the amendments made by this subsection; 
(12) by amending paragraph (20), as redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(20) PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION 
OR PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The term ‘personally 
identifying information’ or ‘personal information’ 
means individually identifying information for or 
about an individual including information likely to 
disclose the location of a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, regard-
less of whether the information is encoded, 
encrypted, hashed, or otherwise protected, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a first and last name; 
‘‘(B) a home or other physical address; 
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‘‘(C) contact information (including a post-
al, e-mail or Internet protocol address, or tele-
phone or facsimile number); 
‘‘(D) a social security number, driver li-
cense number, passport number, or student 
identification number; and 
‘‘(E) any other information, including date 
of birth, racial or ethnic background, or reli-
gious affiliation, that would serve to identify 
any individual.’’; 
(13) by inserting after paragraph (20), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(21) POPULATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘population specific organization’ means a 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that pri-
marily serves members of a specific underserved 
population and has demonstrated experience and ex-
pertise providing targeted services to members of 
that specific underserved population. 
‘‘(22) POPULATION
SPECIFIC
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘population specific services’ means victim-cen-
tered services that address the safety, health, eco-
nomic, legal, housing, workplace, immigration, con-
fidentiality, or other needs of victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
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and that are designed primarily for and are targeted 
to a specific underserved population.’’; 
(14) in paragraph (23), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘services’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance’’; 
(15) by inserting after paragraph (24), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(25) RAPE CRISIS CENTER.—The term ‘rape 
crisis center’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, 
or tribal organization, or governmental entity in a 
State other than a Territory that provides interven-
tion and related assistance, as specified in 42 U.S.C. 
14043g(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault with-
out regard to their age. In the case of a govern-
mental entity, the entity may not be part of the 
criminal justice system (such as a law enforcement 
agency) and must be able to offer a comparable level 
of confidentiality as a nonprofit entity that provides 
similar victim services.’’; 
(16) in paragraph (26), as redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) any federally recognized Indian 
tribe.’’; 
(17) in paragraph (27), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘52’’ and inserting ‘‘57’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘150,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘250,000’’; 
(18) by striking paragraph (28), as redesig-
nated, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(28) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act pro-
scribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including 
when the victim lacks capacity to consent.’’; 
(19) by inserting after paragraph (28), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(29) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means any conduct proscribed by 18 U.S.C. 
1591, whether or not the conduct occurs in inter-
state or foreign commerce or within the special mar-
itime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
States.’’; 
(20) by striking paragraph (35), as redesig-
nated, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(35) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal co-
alition’ means an established nonprofit, nongovern-
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mental Indian organization or a Native Hawaiian or-
ganization that— 
‘‘(A) provides education, support, and tech-
nical assistance to member Indian service pro-
viders in a manner that enables those member 
providers to establish and maintain culturally 
appropriate services, including shelter and rape 
crisis services, designed to assist Indian women 
and the dependents of those women who are 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(B) is comprised of board and general 
members that are representative of— 
‘‘(i) the member service providers de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the tribal communities in which 
the services are being provided;’’; 
(21) by amending paragraph (39), as redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(39) 
UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—The 
term ‘underserved populations’ means populations 
who face barriers in accessing and using victim serv-
ices, and includes populations underserved because 
of geographic location, religion, sexual orientation, 
gender identity, underserved racial and ethnic popu-
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lations, populations underserved because of special 
needs (such as language barriers, disabilities, 
alienage status, or age), and any other population 
determined to be underserved by the Attorney Gen-
eral or by the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, as appropriate.’’; 
(22) by inserting after paragraph (39), as re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(40) UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The 
term ‘unit of local government’ means any city, 
county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or 
other general purpose political subdivision of a 
State.’’; 
(23) by striking paragraph (36), as in effect be-
fore the amendments made by this subsection, and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(41) VICTIM
SERVICES
OR
SERVICES.—The 
terms ‘victim services’ and ‘services’ means services 
provided to victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking, including tele-
phonic or web-based hotlines, legal advocacy, eco-
nomic advocacy, emergency and transitional shelter, 
accompaniment and advocacy through medical, civil 
or criminal justice, immigration, and social support 
systems, crisis intervention, short-term individual 
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and group support services, information and refer-
rals, culturally specific services, population specific 
services, and other related supportive services. 
‘‘(42) VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘victim service provider’ means a nonprofit, non-
governmental or tribal organization or rape crisis 
center, including a State or tribal coalition, that as-
sists or advocates for domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including 
domestic violence shelters, faith-based organizations, 
and other organizations, with a documented history 
of effective work concerning domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(24) by striking paragraph (43), as redesig-
nated, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(43) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means a per-
son who is 11 to 24 years old.’’. 
(b) GRANTS CONDITIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) disclose, reveal, or release any 
personally identifying information or indi-
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vidual information collected in connection 
with services requested, utilized, or denied 
through grantees’ and subgrantees’ pro-
grams, regardless of whether the informa-
tion has been encoded, encrypted, hashed, 
or otherwise protected; or 
‘‘(ii) disclose, reveal, or release indi-
vidual client information without the in-
formed, written, reasonably time-limited 
consent of the person (or in the case of an 
unemancipated minor, the minor and the 
parent or guardian or in the case of legal 
incapacity, a court-appointed guardian) 
about whom information is sought, wheth-
er for this program or any other Federal, 
State, tribal, or territorial grant program, 
except that consent for release may not be 
given by the abuser of the minor, incapaci-
tated person, or the abuser of the other 
parent of the minor. 
If a minor or a person with a legally appointed 
guardian is permitted by law to receive services 
without the parent’s or guardian’s consent, the 
minor or person with a guardian may release 
information without additional consent.’’; 
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(B) by amending subparagraph (D), to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION SHARING.— 
‘‘(i) Grantees and subgrantees may 
share— 
‘‘(I) 
nonpersonally 
identifying 
data in the aggregate regarding serv-
ices to their clients and nonpersonally 
identifying demographic information 
in order to comply with Federal, 
State, tribal, or territorial reporting, 
evaluation, or data collection require-
ments; 
‘‘(II) court-generated information 
and law enforcement-generated infor-
mation contained in secure, govern-
mental registries for protection order 
enforcement purposes; and 
‘‘(III) law enforcement-generated 
and prosecution-generated information 
necessary for law enforcement and 
prosecution purposes. 
‘‘(ii) In no circumstances may— 
‘‘(I) an adult, youth, or child vic-
tim of domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, or stalking be 
required to provide a consent to re-
lease his or her personally identifying 
information as a condition of eligi-
bility for the services provided by the 
grantee or subgrantee; and 
‘‘(II) any personally identifying 
information be shared in order to 
comply with Federal, tribal, or State 
reporting, evaluation, or data collec-
tion requirements, whether for this 
program or any other Federal, tribal, 
or State grant program.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) STATUTORILY
MANDATED
REPORTS 
OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.—Nothing in this sec-
tion prohibits a grantee or subgrantee from re-
porting suspected abuse or neglect, as those 
terms are defined and specifically mandated by 
the State or tribe involved.’’; and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 
as redesignated, the following: 
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‘‘(G) CONFIDENTIALITY ASSESSMENT AND 
ASSURANCES.—Grantees and subgrantees must 
document their compliance with the confiden-
tiality and privacy provisions required under 
this section.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
the activities under this title, grantees and sub-
grantees may collaborate with or provide information 
to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial public 
officials and agencies to develop and implement poli-
cies and develop and promote State, local, or tribal 
legislation or model codes designed to reduce or 
eliminate domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Final reports of such evaluations shall be made 
available to the public via the agency’s Website.’’; 
and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(12) DELIVERY OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Any 
grantee or subgrantee providing legal assistance with 
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funds awarded under this title shall comply with the 
eligibility requirements in section 1201(d) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–6(d)). 
‘‘(13) CIVIL RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(A) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in 
the United States shall, on the basis of actual 
or perceived race, color, religion, national ori-
gin, sex, gender identity (as defined in para-
graph 249(c)(4) of title 18, United States 
Code), sexual orientation, or disability, be ex-
cluded from participation in, be denied the ben-
efits of, or be subjected to discrimination under 
any program or activity funded in whole or in 
part with funds made available under the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of 
Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B 
of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the 
Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of 
Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2012, and any other program or activity funded 
in whole or in part with funds appropriated for 
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grants, cooperative agreements, and other as-
sistance administered by the Office on Violence 
Against Women. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If sex segregation or 
sex-specific programming is necessary to the es-
sential operation of a program, nothing in this 
paragraph shall prevent any such program or 
activity from consideration of an individual’s 
sex. In such circumstances, grantees may meet 
the requirements of this paragraph by providing 
comparable services to individuals who cannot 
be provided with the sex-segregated or sex-spe-
cific programming. 
‘‘(C) DISCRIMINATION.—The authority of 
the Attorney General and the Office of Justice 
Programs to enforce this paragraph shall be the 
same as it is under section 3789d of title 42, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(D) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing contained 
in this paragraph shall be construed, inter-
preted, or applied to supplant, displace, pre-
empt, or otherwise diminish the responsibilities 
and liabilities under other State or Federal civil 
rights law, whether statutory or common. 
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‘‘(14) CLARIFICATION OF VICTIM SERVICES AND 
LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Victim services and legal as-
sistance under this title also include services and as-
sistance to victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking who are also vic-
tims of severe forms of trafficking in persons as de-
fined by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(15) CONFERRAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Office on Vio-
lence Against Women shall establish a biennial 
conferral process with State and tribal coali-
tions and technical assistance providers who re-
ceive funding through grants administered by 
the Office on Violence Against Women and au-
thorized by this Act, and other key stake-
holders. 
‘‘(B) AREAS COVERED.—The areas of con-
ferral under this paragraph shall include— 
‘‘(i) the administration of grants; 
‘‘(ii) unmet needs; 
‘‘(iii) promising practices in the field; 
and 
‘‘(iv) emerging trends. 
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‘‘(C) INITIAL CONFERRAL.—The first con-
ferral shall be initiated not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the conclusion of each conferral period, 
the Office on Violence Against Women shall 
publish a comprehensive report that— 
‘‘(i) summarizes the issues presented 
during conferral and what, if any, policies 
it intends to implement to address those 
issues; and 
‘‘(ii) is made available to the public on 
the Office on Violence Against Women’s 
Website and submitted to the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives. 
‘‘(16) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded 
by the Attorney General under this Act shall be sub-
ject to the following accountability provisions: 
‘‘(A) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and in each fis-
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cal year thereafter, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Justice shall conduct 
audits of recipients of grants under this 
Act to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
funds by grantees. The Inspector General 
shall determine the appropriate number of 
grantees to be audited each year. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, 
the term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means 
a finding in the final audit report of the 
Inspector General of the Department of 
Justice that the audited grantee has uti-
lized grant funds for an unauthorized ex-
penditure or otherwise unallowable cost 
that is not closed or resolved within 12 
months from the date when the final audit 
report is issued. 
‘‘(iii) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A re-
cipient of grant funds under this Act that 
is found to have an unresolved audit find-
ing shall not be eligible to receive grant 
funds under this Act during the following 
2 fiscal years. 
‘‘(iv) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 
under this Act, the Attorney General shall 
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give priority to eligible entities that did not 
have an unresolved audit finding during 
the 3 fiscal years prior to submitting an 
application for a grant under this Act. 
‘‘(v) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity 
is awarded grant funds under this Act dur-
ing the 2-fiscal-year period in which the 
entity is barred from receiving grants 
under paragraph (2), the Attorney General 
shall— 
‘‘(I) deposit an amount equal to 
the grant funds that were improperly 
awarded to the grantee into the Gen-
eral Fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(II) seek to recoup the costs of 
the repayment to the fund from the 
grant recipient that was erroneously 
awarded grant funds. 
‘‘(B) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
this paragraph and the grant programs de-
scribed in this Act, the term ‘nonprofit or-
ganization’ means an organization that is 
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
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nal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of such 
Code. 
‘‘(ii) 
PROHIBITION.—The 
Attorney 
General may not award a grant under any 
grant program described in this Act to a 
nonprofit organization that holds money in 
offshore accounts for the purpose of avoid-
ing paying the tax described in section 
511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(iii) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit 
organization that is awarded a grant under 
a grant program described in this Act and 
uses the procedures prescribed in regula-
tions to create a rebuttable presumption of 
reasonableness for the compensation of its 
officers, directors, trustees and key em-
ployees, shall disclose to the Attorney Gen-
eral, in the application for the grant, the 
process for determining such compensa-
tion, including the independent persons in-
volved in reviewing and approving such 
compensation, the comparability data used, 
and contemporaneous substantiation of the 
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deliberation and decision. Upon request, 
the Attorney General shall make the infor-
mation disclosed under this subsection 
available for public inspection. 
‘‘(C) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION.—No amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Justice under this Act may be 
used by the Attorney General, or by any 
individual or organization awarded discre-
tionary funds through a cooperative agree-
ment under this Act, to host or support 
any expenditure for conferences that uses 
more than $20,000 in Department funds, 
unless the Deputy Attorney General or 
such Assistant Attorney Generals, Direc-
tors, or principal deputies as the Deputy 
Attorney General may designate, provides 
prior written authorization that the funds 
may be expended to host a conference. 
‘‘(ii) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written 
approval under clause (i) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated 
with the conference, including the cost of 
all food and beverages, audiovisual equip-
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ment, honoraria for speakers, and any en-
tertainment. 
‘‘(iii) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney 
General shall submit an annual report to 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives on all 
approved 
conference 
expenditures 
ref-
erenced in this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning 
in the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit, to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives, an annual certifi-
cation that— 
‘‘(i) all audits issued by the Office of 
the Inspector General under paragraph (1) 
have been completed and reviewed by the 
appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 
Director; 
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‘‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
under subparagraph (A)(iii) have been 
issued; 
‘‘(iii) all reimbursements required 
under subparagraph (A)(v) have been 
made; and 
‘‘(iv) includes a list of any grant re-
cipients excluded under subparagraph (A) 
from the previous year.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, 
the provisions of titles I, II, III, IV, VII, and sections 602, 
901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until the 
beginning of the fiscal year following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 
AND 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) 
in 
section 
1001(a)(18) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
3793(a)(18)), by striking ‘‘$225,000,000 for each of 
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sault, and stalking, as well as the appropriate 
treatment of victims’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and do-
mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, classifying,’’ after 
‘‘identifying’’; 
(F) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and legal assistance’’ 
after ‘‘victim services’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘domestic violence and 
dating violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, and stalking’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and 
domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; 
(G) by striking paragraph (6) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (7) through (14) as para-
graphs (6) through (13), respectively; 
(H) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘sexual assault 
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and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking’’; 
(I) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and dating vio-
lence’’ and inserting ‘‘dating violence, and 
stalking’’; 
(J) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘domestic vio-
lence or sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘ domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking’’; 
(K) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (G)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘triage protocols to ensure that dangerous 
or potentially lethal cases are identified 
and prioritized’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of 
evidence-based indicators to assess the risk 
of domestic and dating violence homicide 
and prioritize dangerous or potentially le-
thal cases’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(L) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (G)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and in-
serting ‘‘providing’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘nonprofit nongovern-
mental’’; 
(iii) by striking the comma after 
‘‘local governments’’; 
(iv) in the matter following subpara-
graph (C), by striking ‘‘paragraph (14)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (13)’’; and 
(v) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(M) by inserting after paragraph (13), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (G), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) developing and promoting State, local, or 
tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac-
tices for responding to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(15) developing, implementing, or enhancing 
Sexual Assault Response Teams, or other similar co-
ordinated community responses to sexual assault; 
‘‘(16) developing and strengthening policies, 
protocols, best practices, and training for law en-
forcement agencies and prosecutors relating to the 
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investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases 
and the appropriate treatment of victims; 
‘‘(17) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
programs addressing sexual assault against men, 
women, and youth in correctional and detention set-
tings; 
‘‘(18) identifying and conducting inventories of 
backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits 
and developing protocols and policies for responding 
to and addressing such backlogs, including protocols 
and policies for notifying and involving victims; 
‘‘(19) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
programs and projects to provide services and re-
sponses targeting male and female victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, whose ability to access traditional services and 
responses is affected by their sexual orientation or 
gender identity, as defined in section 249(c) of title 
18, United States Code; and 
‘‘(20) developing, enhancing, or strengthening 
prevention and educational programming to address 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, with not more than 5 percent of the 
amount allocated to a State to be used for this pur-
pose.’’; 
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(3) in section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘non-
profit nongovernmental victim service pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service pro-
viders’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘(not 
including populations of Indian tribes)’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a 
plan for implementation and shall consult and co-
ordinate with— 
‘‘(A) the State sexual assault coalition; 
‘‘(B) the State domestic violence coalition; 
‘‘(C) the law enforcement entities within 
the State; 
‘‘(D) prosecution offices; 
‘‘(E) State and local courts; 
‘‘(F) Tribal governments in those States 
with State or federally recognized Indian tribes; 
‘‘(G) representatives from underserved 
populations, including culturally specific popu-
lations; 
‘‘(H) victim service providers; 
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‘‘(I) population specific organizations; and 
‘‘(J) other entities that the State or the 
Attorney General identifies as needed for the 
planning process;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2), 
as amended by clause (i), the following: 
‘‘(3) grantees shall coordinate the State imple-
mentation plan described in paragraph (2) with the 
State plans described in section 307 of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
10407) and the programs described in section 1404 
of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 
10603) and section 393A of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1b).’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), as redesignated 
by clause (ii)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and not less than 25 percent 
shall be allocated for prosecutors’’; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 
(C) and (D); 
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