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103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4152
To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for domestic court
advocacy programs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1994
Mr. OLVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To authorize the Attorney General to provide grants for
domestic court advocacy programs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION. 1. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.
The Attorney General is authorized to make 10 dem-
onstration grants to eligible entities to provide for not less
than 1 specialized domestic violence court advocate in
every court where a significant number of protective
orders are granted.
SEC. 2. APPLICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this Act, a duly authorized representative of an eli-
gible entity shall submit an application to the Attorney
General in such form and containing such information as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
(b) ASSURANCES.—Each application shall contain an
assurance that Federal funds received under this Act shall
be used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds
that would otherwise be available under this Act.
(c) REQUIRED PLAN.—Each application shall include
a plan that contains—
(1) a description of the demonstration project
to be developed;
(2) a description of how funds would be spent;
(3) a statement of staff qualifications and dem-
onstrated expertise in the field of court advocacy for
domestic violence victims; and
(4) a statement regarding the ability to serve
community needs and language minority populations
in providing ethnically, culturally, and linguistically
appropriate programs where necessary.
SEC. 3. REPORTS.
(a) GRANTEE REPORT.—Upon completion of the
grant period under this Act, each grantee shall file a per-
formance report with the Attorney General explaining the
activities carried out together with an assessment of the
effectiveness of such activities in achieving the purposes
of this Act. The Attorney General shall suspend funding
for an approved application if an applicant fails to submit
an annual performance report.
(b) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than
180 days after the end of each fiscal year for which grants
are made under this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a re-
port that includes, for each grantee—
(1) the amount of grants made under this Act;
(2) a summary of the purposes for which grants
were provided and an evaluation of progress; and
(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of pro-
grams established with funds under this Act.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State
Attorney General’s office;
(2) the term ‘‘specialized domestic violence
court advocate’’ means an individual trained to as-
sist victims of domestic violence with the court sys-
tem, help with safety planning, and make referrals
to various support services; and
(3) the term ‘‘State’’ means the States and the
District of Columbia.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal
years 1995 through 1999, such sums as may be necessary
to carry out this Act.
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