tution regarding orders of protection, no 
contact orders, restraining orders, and 
similar lawful orders issued by a criminal, 
civil, or tribal court. 
‘‘(iii) Information about how the institu-
tion will protect the confidentiality of victims, 
including how publicly available recordkeeping 
will be accomplished without the inclusion of 
identifying information about the victim, to the 
extent permissible by law. 
‘‘(iv) Notification of students about exist-
ing counseling, health, mental health, victim ad-
vocacy, legal assistance, and other services 
available for victims both on-campus and in the 
community. 
‘‘(v) Notification of victims about options 
for, and available assistance in, changing aca-
demic, living, transportation, and working situ-
ations, if so requested by the victim and if such 
accommodations are reasonably available, re-
gardless of whether the victim chooses to report 
the crime to campus police or local law enforce-
ment. 
‘‘(C) A student or employee who reports to an 
institution of higher education that the student or 
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employee has been a victim of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking, whether the 
offense occurred on or off campus, shall be provided 
with a written explanation of the rights and options 
of the student or employee, as described in clauses 
(ii) through (v) of subparagraph (B).’’; 
(6) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General,’’; 
(7) by moving the margins of paragraph (15) 
two ems to the left; 
(8) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(16)(A) The Secretary shall seek the advice 
and counsel of the Attorney General concerning the 
development, and dissemination to institutions of 
higher education, of best practices information about 
campus safety and emergencies. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall seek the advice and 
counsel of the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services concerning the develop-
ment, and dissemination to institutions of higher 
education, of best practices information about pre-
venting and responding to incidents of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
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including elements of institutional policies that have 
proven successful based on evidence-based outcome 
measurements.’’; and 
(9) by striking paragraph (17) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(17) No officer, employee, or agent of an insti-
tution participating in any program under this title 
shall retaliate, intimidate, threaten, coerce, or other-
wise discriminate against any individual for the indi-
vidual exercising any right or responsibility under 
any provision of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect with respect to each annual 
security report under section 485(f)(1) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) prepared by 
an institution of higher education on or after the date that 
is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION PRACTICES 
SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 402(c) of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 280b–4(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting 
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‘‘$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 
2017’’. 
SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 
(a) SMART PREVENTION.—Section 41303 of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d– 
2) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 41303. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
THROUGH 
PREVENTION 
(SMART 
PREVEN-
TION). 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Secretary of Education, is authorized to 
award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by tak-
ing a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, chil-
dren exposed to violence, and men as leaders and 
influencers of social norms. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this 
section may be used for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND 
PREVENTION.—To develop, maintain, or enhance 
programs that change attitudes and behaviors 
around the acceptability of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide 
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education and skills training to young individuals 
and individuals who influence young individuals. The 
prevention program may use evidence-based, evi-
dence-informed, or innovative strategies and prac-
tices focused on youth. Such a program should in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) scientifically valid age education on 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, stalking, and sexual coercion, as well as 
healthy relationship skills, in school, in the com-
munity, or in health care settings; 
‘‘(B) community-based collaboration and 
training for those with influence on youth, such 
as parents, teachers, coaches, health care pro-
viders, faith-leaders, older teens, and mentors; 
‘‘(C) education and outreach to change en-
vironmental factors contributing to domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; and 
‘‘(D) policy development targeted to pre-
vention, including school-based policies and pro-
tocols. 
‘‘(2) CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND 
ABUSE.—To develop, maintain or enhance programs 
designed to prevent future incidents of domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
by preventing, reducing and responding to children’s 
exposure to violence in the home. Such programs 
may include— 
‘‘(A) providing services for children ex-
posed to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault or stalking, including direct coun-
seling or advocacy, and support for the non- 
abusing parent; and 
‘‘(B) training and coordination for edu-
cational, after-school, and childcare programs 
on how to safely and confidentially identify chil-
dren and families experiencing domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing and properly refer children exposed and 
their families to services and violence prevention 
programs. 
‘‘(3) ENGAGING MEN AS LEADERS AND ROLE 
MODELS.—To develop, maintain or enhance pro-
grams that work with men to prevent domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
by helping men to serve as role models and social 
influencers of other men and youth at the individual, 
school, community or statewide levels. 
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‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a victim service provider, community-based 
organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a 
history of effective work preventing domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and 
expertise in the specific area for which they are ap-
plying for funds; or 
‘‘(2) a partnership between a victim service pro-
vider, community-based organization, tribe or tribal 
organization, or other nonprofit, nongovernmental 
organization that has a history of effective work pre-
venting domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking and at least one of the following 
that has expertise in serving children exposed to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging 
men to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking: 
‘‘(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally 
accredited private middle or high school, a 
school administered by the Department of De-
fense under section 2164 of title 10, United 
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States Code or section 1402 of the Defense De-
pendents’ Education Act of 1978, a group of 
schools, or a school district. 
‘‘(B) A local community-based organiza-
tion, population-specific organization, or faith- 
based organization that has established exper-
tise in providing services to youth. 
‘‘(C) A community-based organization, 
population-specific organization, university or 
health care clinic, faith-based organization, or 
other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. 
‘‘(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity 
providing services for runaway or homeless 
youth affected by domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(E) Health care entities eligible for reim-
bursement under title XVIII of the Social Secu-
rity Act, including providers that target the 
special needs of children and youth. 
‘‘(F) Any other agencies, population-spe-
cific organizations, or nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organizations with the capacity to pro-
vide necessary expertise to meet the goals of the 
program. 
‘‘(d) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Applicants for grants 
under this section shall prepare and submit to the 
Director an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Director 
may require that demonstrates the capacity of the 
applicant and partnering organizations to undertake 
the project. 
‘‘(2) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Applicants 
under this section shall establish and implement 
policies, practices, and procedures that— 
‘‘(A) include appropriate referral systems 
to direct any victim identified during program 
activities to highly qualified follow-up care; 
‘‘(B) protect the confidentiality and pri-
vacy of adult and youth victim information, 
particularly in the context of parental or third- 
party involvement and consent, mandatory re-
porting duties, and working with other service 
providers; 
‘‘(C) ensure that all individuals providing 
prevention programming through a program 
funded under this section have completed or 
will complete sufficient training in connection 
with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault or stalking; and 
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‘‘(D) document how prevention programs 
are coordinated with service programs in the 
community. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In selecting grant recipi-
ents under this section, the Attorney General shall 
give preference to applicants that— 
‘‘(A) include outcome-based evaluation; 
and 
‘‘(B) identify any other community, school, 
or State-based efforts that are working on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking prevention and explain how the 
grantee or partnership will add value, coordi-
nate with other programs, and not duplicate ex-
isting efforts. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS
AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In 
this section, the definitions and grant conditions provided 
for in section 40002 shall apply. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(g) ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 percent of 
the total amounts appropriated under this section in 
each fiscal year shall be used for each set of pur-
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poses described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than 10 percent 
of the total amounts appropriated under this section 
in each fiscal year shall be made available for grants 
to Indian tribes or tribal organizations.’’. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Sections 41304 and 41305 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–3 
and 14043d–4). 
(2) Section 403 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045c). 
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TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING 
SEC. 501. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN 
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) GRANTS.—Section 399P of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 399P. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM’S 
RESPONSE 
TO 
DOMESTIC 
VIO-
LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants for— 
‘‘(1) the development or enhancement and im-
plementation of interdisciplinary training for health 
professionals, public health staff, and allied health 
professionals; 
‘‘(2) the development or enhancement and im-
plementation of education programs for medical, 
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nursing, dental, and other health profession students 
and residents to prevent and respond to domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
and 
‘‘(3) the development or enhancement and im-
plementation of comprehensive statewide strategies 
to improve the response of clinics, public health fa-
cilities, hospitals, and other health settings (includ-
ing behavioral and mental health programs) to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) 
REQUIRED
USES.—Amounts 
provided 
under a grant under this section shall be used to— 
‘‘(A) fund interdisciplinary training and 
education programs under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (a) that— 
‘‘(i) are designed to train medical, 
psychology, dental, social work, nursing, 
and other health profession students, in-
terns, residents, fellows, or current health 
care providers to identify and provide 
health care services (including mental or 
behavioral health care services and refer-
rals to appropriate community services) to 
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individuals who are or who have been vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) plan and develop clinical training 
components for integration into approved 
internship, residency, and fellowship train-
ing or continuing medical or other health 
education training that address physical, 
mental, and behavioral health issues, in-
cluding protective factors, related to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, stalking, and other forms of violence 
and abuse, focus on reducing health dis-
parities and preventing violence and abuse, 
and include the primacy of victim safety 
and confidentiality; and 
‘‘(B) design and implement comprehensive 
strategies to improve the response of the health 
care system to domestic or sexual violence in 
clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 
clinics, and other health settings (including be-
havioral and mental health), under subsection 
(a)(3) through— 
‘‘(i) the implementation, dissemina-
tion, and evaluation of policies and proce-
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dures to guide health professionals and 
public health staff in identifying and re-
sponding to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing strategies to ensure that health infor-
mation is maintained in a manner that 
protects the patient’s privacy and safety, 
and safely uses health information tech-
nology to improve documentation, identi-
fication, assessment, treatment, and follow- 
up care; 
‘‘(ii) the development of on-site access 
to services to address the safety, medical, 
and mental health needs of patients by in-
creasing the capacity of existing health 
care professionals and public health staff 
to address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, or by 
contracting with or hiring domestic or sex-
ual assault advocates to provide such serv-
ices or to model other services appropriate 
to the geographic and cultural needs of a 
site; 
‘‘(iii) the development of measures 
and methods for the evaluation of the 
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practice of identification, intervention, and 
documentation regarding victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking, including the development 
and testing of quality improvement meas-
urements; and 
‘‘(iv) the provision of training and fol-
lowup technical assistance to health care 
professionals, and public health staff, and 
allied health professionals to identify, as-
sess, treat, and refer clients who are vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, including using 
tools and training materials already devel-
oped. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USES.— 
‘‘(A) CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE.—To the 
extent consistent with the purpose of this sec-
tion, a grantee may use amounts received under 
this section to address, as part of a comprehen-
sive programmatic approach implemented under 
the grant, issues relating to child or elder 
abuse. 
‘‘(B) 
RURAL
AREAS.—Grants 
funded 
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 
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may be used to offer to rural areas community- 
based training opportunities (which may include 
the use of distance learning networks and other 
available technologies needed to reach isolated 
rural areas) for medical, nursing, and other 
health profession students and residents on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, and, as appropriate, other forms of vi-
olence and abuse. 
‘‘(C) OTHER USES.—Grants funded under 
subsection (a)(3) may be used for— 
‘‘(i) the development of training mod-
ules and policies that address the overlap 
of child abuse, domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking and 
elder abuse, as well as childhood exposure 
to domestic and sexual violence; 
‘‘(ii) the development, expansion, and 
implementation of sexual assault forensic 
medical examination or sexual assault 
nurse examiner programs; 
‘‘(iii) the inclusion of the health ef-
fects of lifetime exposure to violence and 
abuse as well as related protective factors 
and behavioral risk factors in health pro-
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fessional training schools, including med-
ical, dental, nursing, social work, and men-
tal and behavioral health curricula, and al-
lied health service training courses; or 
‘‘(iv) the integration of knowledge of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking into health care ac-
creditation and professional licensing ex-
aminations, such as medical, dental, social 
work, and nursing boards, and where ap-
propriate, other allied health exams. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFETY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Grantees under this 
section shall ensure that all programs developed 
with grant funds address issues of confiden-
tiality and patient safety and comply with appli-
cable confidentiality and nondisclosure require-
ments under section 40002(b)(2) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 and the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, 
and that faculty and staff associated with deliv-
ering educational components are fully trained 
in procedures that will protect the immediate 
and ongoing security and confidentiality of the 
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patients, patient records, and staff. Such grant-
ees shall consult entities with demonstrated ex-
pertise in the confidentiality and safety needs of 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking on the development 
and adequacy of confidentially and security pro-
cedures, and provide documentation of such 
consultation. 
‘‘(B) ADVANCE NOTICE OF INFORMATION 
DISCLOSURE.—Grantees under this section shall 
provide to patients advance notice about any 
circumstances under which information may be 
disclosed, such as mandatory reporting laws, 
and shall give patients the option to receive in-
formation and referrals without affirmatively 
disclosing abuse. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—A grantee shall use not more than 10 per-
cent of the amounts received under a grant under 
this section for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In selecting grant recipi-
ents under this section, the Secretary shall give pref-
erence to applicants based on the strength of their 
evaluation strategies, with priority given to outcome- 
based evaluations. 
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‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) SUBSECTION (a) (1) AND (2) GRANT-
EES.—An entity desiring a grant under para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require, 
including— 
‘‘(i) documentation that the applicant 
represents a team of entities working col-
laboratively to strengthen the response of 
the health care system to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, and which includes at least one of 
each of— 
‘‘(I) an accredited school of 
allopathic or osteopathic medicine, 
psychology, nursing, dentistry, social 
work, or other health field; 
‘‘(II) a health care facility or sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(III) a government or nonprofit 
entity with a history of effective work 
in the fields of domestic violence, dat-
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ing violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) strategies for the dissemination 
and sharing of curricula and other edu-
cational materials developed under the 
grant, if any, with other interested health 
professions schools and national resource 
repositories for materials on domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(B) SUBSECTION (a)(3) GRANTEES.—An 
entity desiring a grant under subsection (a)(3) 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require, including— 
‘‘(i) documentation that all training, 
education, screening, assessment, services, 
treatment, and any other approach to pa-
tient care will be informed by an under-
standing of violence and abuse victimiza-
tion and trauma-specific approaches that 
will be integrated into prevention, interven-
tion, and treatment activities; 
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‘‘(ii) strategies for the development 
and implementation of policies to prevent 
and address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking over the 
lifespan in health care settings; 
‘‘(iii) a plan for consulting with State 
and tribal domestic violence or sexual as-
sault coalitions, national nonprofit victim 
advocacy organizations, State or tribal law 
enforcement task forces (where appro-
priate), and population-specific organiza-
tions with demonstrated expertise in ad-
dressing domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(iv) with respect to an application 
for a grant under which the grantee will 
have contact with patients, a plan, devel-
oped in collaboration with local victim serv-
ice providers, to respond appropriately to 
and make correct referrals for individuals 
who disclose that they are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, stalking, or other types of violence, 
and documentation provided by the grantee 
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of an ongoing collaborative relationship 
with a local victim service provider; and 
‘‘(v) with respect to an application for 
a grant proposing to fund a program de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), a cer-
tification that any sexual assault forensic 
medical examination and sexual assault 
nurse examiner programs supported with 
such grant funds will adhere to the guide-
lines set forth by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
funding under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
(a), an entity shall be— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization with a his-
tory of effective work in the field of training 
health professionals with an understanding of, 
and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, and lifetime exposure to violence and 
abuse; 
‘‘(B) an accredited school of allopathic or 
osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, den-
tistry, social work, or allied health; 
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‘‘(C) a health care provider membership or 
professional organization, or a health care sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(D) a State, tribal, territorial, or local en-
tity. 
‘‘(2) SUBSECTION (a)(3) GRANTEES.—To be eli-
gible to receive funding under subsection (a)(3), an 
entity shall be— 
‘‘(A) a State department (or other divi-
sion) of health, a State, tribal, or territorial do-
mestic violence or sexual assault coalition or 
victim service provider, or any other nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organization with a history of 
effective work in the fields of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 
health care, including physical or mental health 
care; or 
‘‘(B) a local victim service provider, a local 
department (or other division) of health, a local 
health clinic, hospital, or health system, or any 
other community-based organization with a his-
tory of effective work in the field of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing and health care, including physical or men-
tal health care. 
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‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the 
Secretary may make grants or enter into contracts 
to provide technical assistance with respect to the 
planning, development, and operation of any pro-
gram, activity or service carried out pursuant to this 
section. Not more than 8 percent of the funds ap-
propriated under this section in each fiscal year may 
be used to fund technical assistance under this sub-
section. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF MATERIALS.—The Sec-
retary shall make publicly available materials devel-
oped by grantees under this section, including mate-
rials on training, best practices, and research and 
evaluation. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall publish 
a biennial report on— 
‘‘(A) the distribution of funds under this 
section; and 
‘‘(B) the programs and activities supported 
by such funds. 
‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the 
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Secretary may use not more than 20 percent to 
make a grant or enter into a contract for research 
and evaluation of— 
‘‘(A) grants awarded under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) other training for health professionals 
and effective interventions in the health care 
setting that prevent domestic violence, dating 
violence, and sexual assault across the lifespan, 
prevent the health effects of such violence, and 
improve the safety and health of individuals 
who are currently being victimized. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH.—Research authorized in para-
graph (1) may include— 
‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
childhood exposure to domestic violence, dating 
violence, or sexual assault on health behaviors, 
health conditions, and health status of individ-
uals, families, and populations, including under-
served populations; 
‘‘(B) research to determine effective health 
care interventions to respond to and prevent do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking; 
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‘‘(C) research on the impact of domestic, 
dating, and sexual violence, childhood exposure 
to such violence, and stalking on the health care 
system, health care utilization, health care 
costs, and health status; and 
‘‘(D) research on the impact of adverse 
childhood experiences on adult experience with 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, stalking, and adult health outcomes, in-
cluding how to reduce or prevent the impact of 
adverse childhood experiences through the 
health care setting. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, the definitions in section 40002 of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 apply to this section.’’. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Section 40297 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13973). 
(2) Section 758 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 294h). 
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TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VIC-
TIMS 
OF 
DOMESTIC 
VIO-
LENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING 
SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle N of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the subtitle heading the 
following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1—GRANT PROGRAMS’’; 
(2) in section 41402 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–1), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 
(3) in section 41403 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 2—HOUSING RIGHTS 
‘‘SEC. 41411. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX-
UAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) AFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘af-
filiated individual’ means, with respect to an indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or 
child of that individual, or an individual to 
whom that individual stands in loco parentis; or 
‘‘(B) any individual, tenant, or lawful occu-
pant living in the household of that individual. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE AGENCY.—The term ‘appro-
priate agency’ means, with respect to a covered 
housing program, the Executive department (as de-
fined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code) 
that carries out the covered housing program. 
‘‘(3) COVERED HOUSING PROGRAM.—The term 
‘covered housing program’ means— 
‘‘(A) the program under section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); 
‘‘(B) the program under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 
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‘‘(C) the program under subtitle D of title 
VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); 
‘‘(D) each of the programs under title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.); 
‘‘(E) the program under subtitle A of title 
II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) the program under paragraph (3) of 
section 221(d) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715l(d)) for insurance of mortgages 
that bear interest at a rate determined under 
the proviso under paragraph (5) of such section 
221(d); 
‘‘(G) the program under section 236 of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1); 
‘‘(H) the programs under sections 6 and 8 
of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437d and 1437f); 
‘‘(I) rural housing assistance provided 
under sections 514, 515, 516, 533, and 538 of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 
1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2); and 
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‘‘(J) the low-income housing tax credit 
program under section 42 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITED BASIS FOR DENIAL OR TERMI-
NATION OF ASSISTANCE OR EVICTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicant for or tenant 
of housing assisted under a covered housing program 
may not be denied admission to, denied assistance 
under, terminated from participation in, or evicted 
from the housing program or housing on the basis 
that the applicant or tenant is or has been a victim 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, if the applicant or tenant otherwise 
qualifies for admission, assistance, participation, or 
occupancy. 
‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION OF LEASE TERMS.—An in-
cident of actual or threatened domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking shall not be 
construed as— 
‘‘(A) a serious or repeated violation of a 
lease for housing assisted under a covered hous-
ing program by the victim or threatened victim 
of such incident; or 
‘‘(B) good cause for terminating the assist-
ance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing 
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assisted under a covered housing program of 
the victim or threatened victim of such incident. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION ON THE BASIS OF CRIMINAL 
ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE, TENANCY, 
AND
OCCUPANCY
RIGHTS
PROHIBITED.—No 
person may deny assistance, tenancy, or occu-
pancy rights to housing assisted under a cov-
ered housing program to a tenant solely on the 
basis of criminal activity directly relating to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking that is engaged in by a member of 
the household of the tenant or any guest or 
other person under the control of the tenant, if 
the tenant or an affiliated individual of the ten-
ant is the victim or threatened victim of such 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
‘‘(B) BIFURCATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), a public housing agency 
or owner or manager of housing assisted 
under a covered housing program may bi-
furcate a lease for the housing in order to 
evict, remove, or terminate assistance to 
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any individual who is a tenant or lawful oc-
cupant of the housing and who engages in 
criminal activity directly relating to domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking against an affiliated individual 
or other individual, without evicting, re-
moving, terminating assistance to, or oth-
erwise penalizing a victim of such criminal 
activity who is also a tenant or lawful oc-
cupant of the housing. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT OF EVICTION ON OTHER 
TENANTS.—If a public housing agency or 
owner or manager of housing assisted 
under a covered housing program evicts, 
removes, or terminates assistance to an in-
dividual under clause (i), and the indi-
vidual is the sole tenant eligible to receive 
assistance under a covered housing pro-
gram, the public housing agency or owner 
or manager of housing assisted under the 
covered housing program shall provide any 
remaining tenant an opportunity to estab-
lish eligibility for the covered housing pro-
gram. If a tenant described in the pre-
ceding sentence cannot establish eligibility, 
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the public housing agency or owner or 
manager of the housing shall provide the 
tenant a reasonable time, as determined by 
the appropriate agency, to find new hous-
ing or to establish eligibility for housing 
under another covered housing program. 
‘‘(C) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subparagraph (A) shall be construed— 
‘‘(i) to limit the authority of a public 
housing agency or owner or manager of 
housing assisted under a covered housing 
program, when notified of a court order, to 
comply with a court order with respect 
to— 
‘‘(I) the rights of access to or 
control of property, including civil 
protection orders issued to protect a 
victim of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; or 
‘‘(II) the distribution or posses-
sion of property among members of a 
household in a case; 
‘‘(ii) to limit any otherwise available 
authority of a public housing agency or 
owner or manager of housing assisted 
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under a covered housing program to evict 
or terminate assistance to a tenant for any 
violation of a lease not premised on the act 
of violence in question against the tenant 
or an affiliated person of the tenant, if the 
public housing agency or owner or man-
ager does not subject an individual who is 
or has been a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
to a more demanding standard than other 
tenants in determining whether to evict or 
terminate; 
‘‘(iii) to limit the authority to termi-
nate assistance to a tenant or evict a ten-
ant from housing assisted under a covered 
housing program if a public housing agen-
cy or owner or manager of the housing can 
demonstrate that an actual and imminent 
threat to other tenants or individuals em-
ployed at or providing service to the prop-
erty would be present if the assistance is 
not terminated or the tenant is not evicted; 
or 
‘‘(iv) to supersede any provision of 
any Federal, State, or local law that pro-
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vides greater protection than this section 
for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(c) DOCUMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) REQUEST
FOR
DOCUMENTATION.—If an 
applicant for, or tenant of, housing assisted under a 
covered housing program represents to a public 
housing agency or owner or manager of the housing 
that the individual is entitled to protection under 
subsection (b), the public housing agency or owner 
or manager may request, in writing, that the appli-
cant or tenant submit to the public housing agency 
or owner or manager a form of documentation de-
scribed in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) FAILURE TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an applicant or ten-
ant does not provide the documentation re-
quested under paragraph (1) within 14 business 
days after the tenant receives a request in writ-
ing for such certification from a public housing 
agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 
under a covered housing program, nothing in 
this chapter may be construed to limit the au-
thority of the public housing agency or owner or 
manager to— 
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‘‘(i) deny admission by the applicant 
or tenant to the covered program; 
‘‘(ii) deny assistance under the cov-
ered program to the applicant or tenant; 
‘‘(iii) terminate the participation of 
the applicant or tenant in the covered pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(iv) evict the applicant, the tenant, 
or a lawful occupant that commits viola-
tions of a lease. 
‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—A public housing agen-
cy or owner or manager of housing may extend 
the 14-day deadline under subparagraph (A) at 
its discretion. 
‘‘(3) FORM OF DOCUMENTATION.—A form of 
documentation described in this paragraph is— 
‘‘(A) a certification form approved by the 
appropriate agency that— 
‘‘(i) states that an applicant or tenant 
is a victim of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) states that the incident of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking that is the ground for protec-
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tion under subsection (b) meets the re-
quirements under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(iii) includes the name of the indi-
vidual who committed the domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, if the name is known and safe to 
provide; 
‘‘(B) a document that— 
‘‘(i) is signed by— 
‘‘(I) an employee, agent, or vol-
unteer of a victim service provider, an 
attorney, a medical professional, or a 
mental health professional from whom 
an applicant or tenant has sought as-
sistance relating to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, or the effects of the abuse; 
and 
‘‘(II) the applicant or tenant; and 
‘‘(ii) states under penalty of perjury 
that the individual described in clause 
(i)(I) believes that the incident of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking that is the ground for protection 
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under subsection (b) meets the require-
ments under subsection (b); 
‘‘(C) a record of a Federal, State, tribal, 
territorial, or local law enforcement agency, 
court, or administrative agency; or 
‘‘(D) at the discretion of a public housing 
agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 
under a covered housing program, a statement 
or other evidence provided by an applicant or 
tenant. 
‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Any information sub-
mitted to a public housing agency or owner or man-
ager under this subsection, including the fact that 
an individual is a victim of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking shall be main-
tained in confidence by the public housing agency or 
owner or manager and may not be entered into any 
shared database or disclosed to any other entity or 
individual, except to the extent that the disclosure 
is— 
‘‘(A) requested or consented to by the indi-
vidual in writing; 
‘‘(B) required for use in an eviction pro-
ceeding under subsection (b); or 
‘‘(C) otherwise required by applicable law. 
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‘‘(5) DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED.—Noth-
ing in this subsection shall be construed to require 
a public housing agency or owner or manager of 
housing assisted under a covered housing program 
to request that an individual submit documentation 
of the status of the individual as a victim of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(6) COMPLIANCE
NOT
SUFFICIENT
TO
CON-
STITUTE EVIDENCE OF UNREASONABLE ACT.—Com-
pliance with subsection (b) by a public housing agen-
cy or owner or manager of housing assisted under 
a covered housing program based on documentation 
received under this subsection, shall not be sufficient 
to constitute evidence of an unreasonable act or 
omission by the public housing agency or owner or 
manager or an employee or agent of the public hous-
ing agency or owner or manager. Nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed to limit the liability of 
a public housing agency or owner or manager of 
housing assisted under a covered housing program 
for failure to comply with subsection (b). 
‘‘(7) RESPONSE
TO
CONFLICTING
CERTIFI-
CATION.—If a public housing agency or owner or 
manager of housing assisted under a covered hous-
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ing program receives documentation under this sub-
section that contains conflicting information, the 
public housing agency or owner or manager may re-
quire an applicant or tenant to submit third-party 
documentation, as described in subparagraph (B), 
(C), or (D) of paragraph (3). 
‘‘(8) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to supersede any provision of any 
Federal, State, or local law that provides greater 
protection than this subsection for victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development shall develop a notice of 
the rights of individuals under this section, including 
the right to confidentiality and the limits thereof. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION.—The applicable public hous-
ing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 
under a covered housing program shall provide the 
notice developed under paragraph (1), together with 
the form described in subsection (c)(3)(A), to an ap-
plicant for or tenant of housing assisted under a 
covered housing program— 
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‘‘(A) at the time the applicant is denied 
residency in a dwelling unit assisted under the 
covered housing program; 
‘‘(B) at the time the individual is admitted 
to a dwelling unit assisted under the covered 
housing program; 
‘‘(C) together with any notification of evic-
tion or notification of termination of assistance; 
and 
‘‘(D) in multiple languages, consistent with 
guidance issued by the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development in accordance with Ex-
ecutive Order 13166 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–1 note; 
relating to access to services for persons with 
limited English proficiency). 
‘‘(e) EMERGENCY RELOCATION AND TRANSFERS.— 
Each appropriate agency shall develop a model emergency 
relocation and transfer plan for voluntary use by public 
housing agencies and owners or managers of housing as-
sisted under a covered housing program that— 
‘‘(1) allows tenants who are victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
to relocate or transfer to another available and safe 
dwelling unit assisted under a covered housing pro-
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