SEC. 513. INVESTING IN PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE 
TO IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS. 
Section 303(c) of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘314’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘314 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.’’. 
SEC. 514. FINANCIAL LITERACY AND ADVOCACY FOR SUR-
VIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VI-
OLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
(a) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an entity that is— 
(1) a State or tribal domestic violence coalition 
or sexual assault coalition, consistent with this Act; 
(2) a State or local survivor services organiza-
tion; or 
(3) an organization with demonstrated expertise 
in providing financial literacy support and advocacy 
services, but only if such organization will provide 
such support and services in partnership with an en-
tity described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services is authorized to award competitive 
grants to eligible entities to— 
(1) develop and disseminate a model program, 
and related materials, for providing financial literacy 
support and advocacy services to survivors of domes-
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tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, and such support and services shall take place 
in national resource centers, established and oper-
ated under section 41501 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043f); and 
(2) provide technical assistance with respect to 
such model program. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services at such time, 
in such form and manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary specifies. 
(d) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall annually submit a re-
port to Congress on the grant program established under 
this section. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to 
carry out this section. 
(2) THREE-YEAR
AVAILABILITY
OF
GRANT 
FUNDS.—Not later than three years after the date 
on which a grant is awarded under this section, the 
recipient of such grant shall return to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services any unused portion 
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of such grant, together with any earnings on such 
unused portion. 
TITLE VI—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 601. 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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