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vention and prevention efforts that address dis-
tinctive culturally specific responses to domestic 
violence, dating violence, and family violence in 
racial and ethnic minority populations. 
‘‘(B) NEW
PROGRAMS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may award initial 
planning and capacity building grants to eligi-
ble entities that are establishing new programs 
in order to support the planning and develop-
ment of culturally specific programs. 
‘‘(C) COMPETITIVE
BASIS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that grants are awarded, to the ex-
tent practical, only on a competitive basis, and 
that a grant is awarded for a proposal only if 
the proposal has been recommended for such an 
award through a process of peer review. 
‘‘(D) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Up to 5 
percent of funds appropriated under this section 
for a fiscal year shall be available for technical 
assistance to be used by the grantees to access 
training and technical assistance from organiza-
tions that have entered into a cooperative agree-
ment with the Director to provide training and 
technical assistance regarding the provision of ef-
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fective culturally specific, community-based serv-
ices for racial and ethnic minority populations. 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
The Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements 
or contracts with organizations having a dem-
onstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is 
addressing the development and provision of cul-
turally specific, accessible, community-based services 
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence from the targeted populations to pro-
vide training and technical assistance for grantees. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental or-
ganization that is— 
‘‘(A) 
a 
community-based 
organization 
whose primary purpose is providing culturally 
specific services to victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence from racial 
and ethnic minority populations; or 
‘‘(B) 
a 
community-based 
organization 
whose primary purpose is providing culturally 
specific services to individuals from racial and 
ethnic minority populations that can partner 
with an organization having demonstrated ex-
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pertise in serving victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and family violence; and 
‘‘(2) have a board of directors and staffing with 
demonstrated expertise in serving racial and ethnic 
minority populations. 
‘‘(d) CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS OF SERVICES.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that information and services pro-
vided pursuant to this section are provided in the language, 
educational, and cultural context that is most appropriate 
for the individuals for whom the information and services 
are intended, and that information is made available in 
accessible formats as appropriate. 
‘‘(e) GRANT PERIOD.—The Secretary shall award 
grants for a 4-year period, with a possible extension of an-
other 2 years to further implement the projects under the 
grant. 
‘‘(f) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be interpreted to exclude linguistically and culturally spe-
cific community-based entities from applying for other 
sources of funding available under this title. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Each entity receiving funds under 
this section shall file a performance report at such times 
as requested by the Secretary describing the activities that 
have been carried out with such grant funds and providing 
such additional information as the Secretary may require. 
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‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, 
AND
MONI-
TORING.—Of amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion, not more than 4 percent may be used by the Secretary 
for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative costs 
under this section. 
‘‘(i) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to allow a grantee to limit services to victims of 
domestic violence, dating, violence, or family violence on the 
basis of race or ethnicity.’’. 
SEC. 19. ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL 
STABILITY AMONG SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND FAMILY 
VIOLENCE. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and issue a report that includes— 
(1) a review of what is known about the number 
of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
family violence in the United States; 
(2) statistical data, where available, for recent 
fiscal years, on the number of survivors described in 
paragraph (1); 
(3) a description of the key Federal programs 
providing survivors described in paragraph (1) with 
financial and non-financial support; 
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(4) an analysis of the gaps in current Federal 
programs, in terms of benefit adequacy and benefit 
coverage for the population of survivors described in 
paragraph (1); 
(5) a demographic analysis of the distribution of 
the gaps described in paragraph (4), for groups in-
cluding racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with 
disabilities, tribal populations, and individuals who 
are geographically isolated; 
(6) a review of challenges that could affect pro-
gram utilization by the population of survivors de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
(7) an indication of the extent to which Federal 
agencies or departments currently administering pro-
grams described in paragraph (3) have taken steps to 
ensure that survivors of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, and family violence have access to programs 
that will support their financial stability. 
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Union Calendar No. 90 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2119 
[Report No. 117–126] 
A BILL 
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act to make improvements. 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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