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Sec. 1197. Extension of Child Safety Pilot Program. 
Sec. 1198. Transportation and subsistence for special sessions of District Courts. 
Sec. 1199. Youth Violence Reduction Demonstration Projects.
SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(108 Stat. 1902 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 40001 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 40002. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
‘‘(1) COURTS.—The term ‘courts’ means any civil or criminal, 
tribal, and Alaskan Village, Federal, State, local or territorial 
court having jurisdiction to address domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault or stalking, including immigration, 
family, juvenile, and dependency courts, and the judicial officers 
serving in those courts, including judges, magistrate judges, 
commissioners, justices of the peace, or any other person with 
decisionmaking authority. 
‘‘(2) CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.—The term ‘child abuse 
and neglect’ means any recent act or failure to act on the 
part of a parent or caregiver with intent to cause death, serious 
physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or 
an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of 
serious harm. This definition shall not be construed to mean 
that failure to leave an abusive relationship, in the absence 
of other action constituting abuse or neglect, is itself abuse 
or neglect. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘commu-
nity-based organization’ means an organization that— 
‘‘(A) focuses primarily on domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(B) has established a specialized culturally specific 
program that addresses domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(C) has a primary focus on underserved populations 
(and includes representatives of these populations) and 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; or 
‘‘(D) obtains expertise, or shows demonstrated capacity 
to work effectively, on domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking through collaboration. 
‘‘(4) CHILD MALTREATMENT.—The term ‘child maltreatment’ 
means the physical or psychological abuse or neglect of a child 
or youth, including sexual assault and abuse. 
‘‘(5) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PERSONNEL.—The 
term ‘court-based’ and ‘court-related personnel’ mean persons 
working in the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— 
‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic relations officers, 
administrators, mediators, custody evaluators, guardians 
ad litem, lawyers, negotiators, probation, parole, inter-
preters, victim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial, 
administrative, or any other professionals or personnel 
similarly involved in the legal process; 
‘‘(B) court security personnel; 
‘‘(C) personnel working in related, supplementary 
offices or programs (such as child support enforcement); 
and
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‘‘(D) any other court-based or community-based per-
sonnel having responsibilities or authority to address 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking in the court system. 
‘‘(6) DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic violence’ 
includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed 
by a current or former spouse 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, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the 
victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdic-
tion receiving grant monies, or by any other person against 
an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s 
acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdic-
tion. 
‘‘(7) DATING
PARTNER.—The term ‘dating partner’ refers 
to a person who is or has been in a social relationship of 
a romantic or intimate nature with the abuser, and where 
the existence of such a relationship shall be determined based 
on a consideration of— 
‘‘(A) the length of the relationship; 
‘‘(B) the type of relationship; and 
‘‘(C) the frequency of interaction between the persons 
involved in the relationship. 
‘‘(8) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating violence’ means 
violence committed by a person— 
‘‘(A) who is or has been in a social relationship of 
a romantic or intimate nature with the victim; and 
‘‘(B) where the existence of such a relationship shall 
be determined based on a consideration of the following 
factors: 
‘‘(i) The length of the relationship. 
‘‘(ii) The type of relationship. 
‘‘(iii) The frequency of interaction between the per-
sons involved in the relationship. 
‘‘(9) ELDER
ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ means any 
action against a person who is 50 years of age or older that 
constitutes the willful— 
‘‘(A) infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, 
intimidation, or cruel punishment with resulting physical 
harm, pain, or mental anguish; or 
‘‘(B) deprivation by a person, including a caregiver, 
of goods or services with intent to cause physical harm, 
mental anguish, or mental illness. 
‘‘(10) INDIAN.—The term ‘Indian’ means a member of an 
Indian tribe. 
‘‘(11) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian country’ has the 
same meaning given such term in section 1151 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(12) INDIAN HOUSING.—The term ‘Indian housing’ means 
housing assistance described in the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 
et seq., as amended). 
‘‘(13) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ means a tribe, 
band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community 
of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional 
or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant
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to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs 
and services provided by the United States to Indians because 
of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(14) INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The term ‘Indian law 
enforcement’ means the departments or individuals under the 
direction of the Indian tribe that maintain public order. 
‘‘(15) LAW
ENFORCEMENT.—The term ‘law enforcement’ 
means a public agency charged with policing functions, 
including any of its component bureaus (such as governmental 
victim services programs), including those referred to in section 
3 of the Indian Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2802). 
‘‘(16) LEGAL
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘legal assistance’ 
includes assistance to adult and youth victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in— 
‘‘(A) family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employ-
ment, administrative agency, housing matters, campus 
administrative or protection or stay away order pro-
ceedings, and other similar matters; and 
‘‘(B) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions and 
post-trial matters (including sentencing, parole, and proba-
tion) that impact the victim’s safety and privacy. 
‘‘(17) LINGUISTICALLY
AND
CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC
SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘linguistically and culturally specific services’ 
means community-based services that offer full linguistic access 
and culturally specific services and resources, including out-
reach, collaboration, and support mechanisms primarily 
directed toward underserved communities. 
‘‘(18) 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, including— 
‘‘(A) a first and last name; 
‘‘(B) a home or other physical address; 
‘‘(C) contact information (including a postal, e-mail or 
Internet protocol address, or telephone or facsimile 
number); 
‘‘(D) a social security number; and 
‘‘(E) any other information, including date of birth, 
racial or ethnic background, or religious affiliation, that, 
in combination with any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(D), would serve to identify any individual. 
‘‘(19) PROSECUTION.—The term ‘prosecution’ means any 
public agency charged with direct responsibility for prosecuting 
criminal offenders, including such agency’s component bureaus 
(such as governmental victim services programs). 
‘‘(20) PROTECTION
ORDER
OR
RESTRAINING
ORDER.—The 
term ‘protection order’ or ‘restraining order’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any injunction, restraining order, or any other 
order issued by a civil or criminal court for the purpose 
of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment 
against, sexual violence or contact or communication with 
or physical proximity to, another person, including any 
temporary or final orders issued by civil or criminal courts 
whether obtained by filing an independent action or as
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a pendente lite order in another proceeding so long as 
any civil order was issued in response to a complaint, 
petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seeking 
protection; and 
‘‘(B) any support, child custody or visitation provisions, 
orders, remedies, or relief issued as part of a protection 
order, restraining order, or stay away injunction pursuant 
to State, tribal, territorial, or local law authorizing the 
issuance of protection orders, restraining orders, or injunc-
tions for the protection of victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(21) RURAL AREA AND RURAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘rural 
area’ and ‘rural community’ mean— 
‘‘(A) any area or community, respectively, no part of 
which is within an area designated as a standard metropoli-
tan statistical area by the Office of Management and 
Budget; or 
‘‘(B) any area or community, respectively, that is— 
‘‘(i) within an area designated as a metropolitan 
statistical area or considered as part of a metropolitan 
statistical area; and 
‘‘(ii) located in a rural census tract. 
‘‘(22) RURAL STATE.—The term ‘rural State’ means a State 
that has a population density of 52 or fewer persons per square 
mile or a State in which the largest county has fewer than 
150,000 people, based on the most recent decennial census. 
‘‘(23) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual assault’ means 
any conduct prescribed by chapter 109A of title 18, United 
States Code, whether or not the conduct occurs in the special 
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or 
in a Federal prison and includes both assaults committed by 
offenders who are strangers to the victim and assaults com-
mitted by offenders who are known or related by blood or 
marriage to the victim. 
‘‘(24) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means engaging in 
a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would 
cause a reasonable person to— 
‘‘(A) fear for his or her safety or the safety of others; 
or 
‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional distress. 
‘‘(25) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia, and except as otherwise 
provided, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(26) STATE
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
COALITION.—The term 
‘State domestic violence coalition’ means a program determined 
by the Administration for Children and Families under the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
10410(b)). 
‘‘(27) STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The term ‘State 
sexual assault coalition’ means a program determined by the 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention under the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 280b et seq.). 
‘‘(28) TERRITORIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT 
COALITION.—The term ‘territorial domestic violence or sexual
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assault coalition’ means a program addressing domestic or 
sexual violence that is— 
‘‘(A) an established nonprofit, nongovernmental terri-
torial coalition addressing domestic violence or sexual 
assault within the territory; or 
‘‘(B) a nongovernmental organization with a dem-
onstrated history of addressing domestic violence or sexual 
assault within the territory that proposes to incorporate 
as a nonprofit, nongovernmental territorial coalition. 
‘‘(29) TRIBAL
COALITION.—The term ‘tribal coalition’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an established nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal 
coalition addressing domestic violence and sexual assault 
against American Indian or Alaskan Native women; or 
‘‘(B) individuals or organizations that propose to incor-
porate as nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal coalitions to 
address domestic violence and sexual assault against Amer-
ican Indian or Alaska Native women. 
‘‘(30) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘tribal government’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the governing body of an Indian tribe; or 
‘‘(B) a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized 
group or community of Indians, including any Alaska 
Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined 
in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized 
as eligible for the special programs and services provided 
by the United States to Indians because of their status 
as Indians. 
‘‘(31) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal organization’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the governing body of any Indian tribe; 
‘‘(B) any legally established organization of Indians 
which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such gov-
erning body of a tribe or tribes to be served, or which 
is democratically elected by the adult members of the 
Indian community to be served by such organization and 
which includes the maximum participation of Indians in 
all phases of its activities; or 
‘‘(C) any tribal nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(32) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term ‘underserved 
populations’ includes populations underserved because of 
geographic location, underserved racial and ethnic populations, 
populations underserved because of special needs (such as lan-
guage barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or age), and any 
other population determined to be underserved by the Attorney 
General or by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(33) VICTIM ADVOCATE.—The term ‘victim advocate’ means 
a person, whether paid or serving as a volunteer, who provides 
services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
or dating violence under the auspices or supervision of a victim 
services program. 
‘‘(34) VICTIM ASSISTANT.—The term ‘victim assistant’ means 
a person, whether paid or serving as a volunteer, who provides 
services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking,
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or dating violence under the auspices or supervision of a court 
or a law enforcement or prosecution agency. 
‘‘(35) VICTIM SERVICES OR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘victim services’ or ‘victim service provider’ means a non-
profit, nongovernmental organization that assists domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, 
including rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, faith-
based organizations, and other organizations, with a docu-
mented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(36) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means teen and young 
adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(b) GRANT CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MATCH.—No matching funds shall be required for a 
grant or subgrant made under this title for any tribe, territory, 
victim service provider, or any entity that the Attorney General 
determines has adequately demonstrated financial need. 
‘‘(2) 
NONDISCLOSURE
OF
CONFIDENTIAL
OR
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the safety of 
adult, youth, and child victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and their families, 
grantees and subgrantees under this title shall protect 
the confidentiality and privacy of persons receiving services. 
‘‘(B) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to subparagraphs (C) 
and (D), grantees and subgrantees shall not— 
‘‘(i) disclose any personally identifying information 
or individual information collected in connection with 
services 
requested, 
utilized, 
or 
denied 
through 
grantees’ and subgrantees’ programs; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal individual client information without 
the informed, 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 persons with disabilities, the guardian) 
about whom information is sought, whether for this 
program or any other Federal, State, tribal, or terri-
torial grant program, except that consent for release 
may not be given by the abuser of the minor, person 
with disabilities, or the abuser of the other parent 
of the minor. 
‘‘(C) RELEASE.—If release of information described in 
subparagraph (B) is compelled by statutory or court man-
date— 
‘‘(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make reason-
able attempts to provide notice to victims affected by 
the disclosure of information; and 
‘‘(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take steps nec-
essary to protect the privacy and safety of the persons 
affected by the release of the information. 
‘‘(D) 
INFORMATION
SHARING.—Grantees 
and 
sub-
grantees may share— 
‘‘(i) nonpersonally identifying data in the aggregate 
regarding services to their clients and nonpersonally 
identifying demographic information in order to comply
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with Federal, State, tribal, or territorial reporting, 
evaluation, or data collection requirements; 
‘‘(ii) court-generated information and law-enforce-
ment generated information contained in secure, 
governmental registries for protection order enforce-
ment purposes; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement- and prosecution-generated 
information 
necessary 
for 
law 
enforcement 
and 
prosecution purposes. 
‘‘(E) OVERSIGHT.—Nothing in this paragraph shall pre-
vent the Attorney General from disclosing grant activities 
authorized in this Act to the chairman and ranking mem-
bers of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate exercising Congressional oversight authority. 
All disclosures shall protect confidentiality and omit 
personally identifying information, including location 
information about individuals. 
‘‘(3) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the activities 
under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with 
and provide information to Federal, State, local, tribal, and 
territorial public officials and agencies to develop and imple-
ment policies to reduce or eliminate domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(4) NON-SUPPLANTATION.—Any Federal funds received 
under this title shall be used to supplement, not supplant, 
non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activi-
ties under this title. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized and appropriated 
under this title may be used only for the specific purposes 
described in this title and shall remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(6) REPORTS.—An entity receiving a grant under this title 
shall submit to the disbursing agency a report detailing the 
activities undertaken with the grant funds, including and pro-
viding additional information as the agency shall require. 
‘‘(7) EVALUATION.—Federal agencies disbursing funds under 
this title shall set aside up to 3 percent of such funds in 
order to conduct— 
‘‘(A) evaluations of specific programs or projects funded 
by the disbursing agency under this title or related 
research; or 
‘‘(B) evaluations of promising practices or problems 
emerging in the field or related research, in order to inform 
the agency or agencies as to which programs or projects 
are likely to be effective or responsive to needs in the 
field. 
‘‘(8) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this title shall be con-
strued to prohibit male victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking from receiving benefits 
and services under this title. 
‘‘(9) PROHIBITION ON TORT LITIGATION.—Funds appropriated 
for the grant program under this title may not be used to 
fund civil representation in a lawsuit based on a tort claim. 
This paragraph should not be construed as a prohibition on 
providing assistance to obtain restitution in a protection order 
or criminal case.
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‘‘(10) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—Any funds appropriated 
for the grant program shall be subject to the prohibition in 
section 1913 of title 18, United States Code, relating to lobbying 
with appropriated moneys. 
‘‘(11) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—If there is a demonstrated 
history that the Office on Violence Against Women has pre-
viously set aside amounts greater than 8 percent for technical 
assistance and training relating to grant programs authorized 
under this title, the Office has the authority to continue setting 
aside amounts greater than 8 percent.’’. 
(b) CHANGE OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM ANNUAL TO BIENNIAL.— 
(1) STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Section 40610 of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14039) 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Attorney General shall submit 
to the Congress an annual report, beginning 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, that provides’’ and inserting 
‘‘Each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall 
submit to the Congress a biennial report that provides’’. 
(2) SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN.—Section 1301(d)(l) of the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(42 U.S.C. 10420(d)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year after 
the last day of the first fiscal year commencing on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 
days after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not later than 1 month after the end of each even-
numbered fiscal year,’’. 
(3) STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANTS.—
Section 2009(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–3) is amended by striking ‘‘Not 
later than’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Attorney General 
shall submit’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Not later than 1 
month after the end of each even-numbered fiscal year, the 
Attorney General shall submit’’. 
(4) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CHILD 
VICTIMS
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, 
STALKING, 
OR
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT.—Section 40299(f) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall 
annually prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a compilation 
of the information contained in the report submitted under 
subsection (e) of this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate a report that contains a compilation of the information 
contained in the report submitted under subsection (e) of this 
section not later than 1 month after the end of each even-
numbered fiscal year.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS IN CRIME CONTROL 
ACT.— 
(1) PART T.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is 
amended by striking section 2008 and inserting the following:
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‘‘SEC. 2008. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
‘‘In this part the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’. 
(2) PART U.—Section 2105 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2105. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
‘‘In this part the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS IN 2000 ACT.—Section 
1002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
2 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1002. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
‘‘In this division the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND 
LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO COM-
BAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1001(a)(18) 
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)) is amended by striking ‘‘$185,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting 
‘‘$225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’. 
(b) PURPOSE AREA ENHANCEMENTS.—Section 2001(b) of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) maintaining core victim services and criminal justice 
initiatives, while supporting complementary new initiatives and 
emergency services for victims and their families; 
‘‘(13) supporting the placement of special victim assistants 
(to be known as ‘Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistants’) in local 
law enforcement agencies to serve as liaisons between victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking and personnel in local law enforcement agencies in 
order to improve the enforcement of protection orders. Jessica 
Gonzales Victim Assistants shall have expertise in domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and may 
undertake the following activities— 
‘‘(A) developing, in collaboration with prosecutors, 
courts, and victim service providers, standardized response 
policies for local law enforcement agencies, including triage 
protocols to ensure that dangerous or potentially lethal 
cases are identified and prioritized; 
‘‘(B) notifying persons seeking enforcement of protec-
tion orders as to what responses will be provided by the 
relevant law enforcement agency;