IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1620 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 18, 2021 
Received 
MAY 24, 2022 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Universal definitions and grant conditions. 
Sec. 3. Agency and Department Coordination. 
Sec. 4. Effective date. 
Sec. 5. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 6. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 7. Inclusion of disparate impact in studies. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 101. Stop grants. 
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage improvements and alternatives to the criminal 
justice response. 
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 
Sec. 104. Grants to support families in the justice system. 
Sec. 105. Outreach and services to underserved populations grants. 
Sec. 106. Criminal provisions. 
Sec. 107. Rape survivor child custody. 
Sec. 108. Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 109. Grants for lethality assessment programs authorization. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program. 
Sec. 202. Sexual Assault Services Program. 
Sec. 203. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
child abuse enforcement assistance program. 
Sec. 204. Grants for training and services to end violence against people with 
disabilities and Deaf people. 
Sec. 205. Training and services to end abuse in later life. 
Sec. 206. Demonstration program on trauma-informed, victim-centered training 
for law enforcement. 
Sec. 207. Authorization of the FAST Initiative. 
Sec. 208. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Specific Services Program. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education 
(CHOOSE) for children and youth. 
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
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TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 
Sec. 401. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Sec. 402. Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) through Prevention 
grants. 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS 
RESPONSE 
Sec. 501. Grants to strengthen the healthcare systems response to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 502. Maternal mortality or morbidity study. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 602. Ensuring compliance and implementation; prohibiting retaliation 
against victims. 
Sec. 603. Protecting the right to report crime from one’s home. 
Sec. 604. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
Sec. 605. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 606. United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 701. Findings. 
Sec. 702. National Resource Center on workplace responses to assist victims of 
domestic and sexual violence. 
Sec. 703. Provisions related to Unemployment Compensation and the Tem-
porary Assistance for Needy Families Program. 
Sec. 704. Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security access. 
Sec. 705. GAO Study. 
Sec. 706. Education and information programs for survivors. 
Sec. 707. Severability. 
Sec. 708. Study on costs of divorce in domestic violence cases. 
TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES 
Sec. 801. Prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dating 
partners and persons subject to protection orders. 
Sec. 802. Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from pos-
sessing a firearm. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 
Sec. 901. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 902. Authorizing funding for the Tribal access program. 
Sec. 903. Tribal jurisdiction over covered crimes of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, 
stalking, and assault of a law enforcement officer or correc-
tions officer. 
TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 1001. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women. 
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Sec. 1002. Office on Violence Against Women a Deputy Director for Culturally 
Specific Communities. 
TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL 
CUSTODY 
Sec. 1101. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other in-
dividuals in federal prisons. 
Sec. 1102. Public health and safety of women. 
Sec. 1103. Research and report on women in federal incarceration. 
Sec. 1104. Reentry planning and services for incarcerated women. 
TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
Sec. 1201. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or 
attempted purchase of a firearm. 
Sec. 1202. Reporting of background check denials to state, local, and Tribal au-
thorities. 
Sec. 1203. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys. 
Sec. 1204. Review on Native American interactions with law enforcement. 
TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT 
LOOPHOLE 
Sec. 1301. Short title. 
Sec. 1302. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of 
law. 
Sec. 1303. Incentives for States. 
Sec. 1304. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 1305. Definition. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1401. National stalker and domestic violence reduction. 
Sec. 1402. Federal victim assistants reauthorization. 
Sec. 1403. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi-
tioners reauthorization. 
Sec. 1404. Sex offender management. 
Sec. 1405. Court-appointed special advocate program. 
Sec. 1406. Sexual assault forensic exam program grants. 
Sec. 1406A. Strategies to improve coordination of sexual assault forensic nurse 
exam training and program sustainability. 
Sec. 1407. Review on link between substance use and victims of domestic vio-
lence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
Sec. 1408. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data 
on sexual violence. 
Sec. 1409. National Domestic Violence Hotline. 
Sec. 1410. Deputy Assistant Attorney General on Culturally Specific Commu-
nities within the Office of Justice Programs. 
Sec. 1411. National resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of 
domestic and sexual violence assistance for microbusinesses. 
Sec. 1412. Civil action relating to disclosure of intimate images. 
Sec. 1413. Certain activities relating to intimate visual depictions. 
Sec. 1414. Task force on sexual violence in education. 
Sec. 1415. Survivors’ bill of rights. 
Sec. 1416. Report on sexual assault response teams at hospitals. 
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TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 1501. Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes. 
Sec. 1502. National Resource Center Grant. 
Sec. 1503. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime. 
TITLE XVI—KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Findings. 
Sec. 1603. Purposes. 
Sec. 1604. Definition of covered formula grant. 
Sec. 1605. Increased funding for formula grants authorized. 
Sec. 1606. Application. 
Sec. 1607. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 1608. Grant term. 
Sec. 1609. Uses of funds. 
Sec. 1610. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1611. Sexual assault survivors’ rights. 
Sec. 1612. Grants to State and Tribal courts to implement protection order 
pilot programs. 
Sec. 1613. Online survey tool for campus safety. 
Sec. 1614. Study on child custody in domestic violence cases. 
TITLE XVII—PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN IMMIGRANT WOMEN 
Sec. 1701. Pilot program to provide additional protections. 
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In this title’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘In this title, and for the purpose of all 
grants authorized under this title’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PER-
SONNEL.—The terms ‘court-based personnel’ and 
‘court-related personnel’ mean persons working in 
the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— 
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‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic rela-
tions officers, administrators, mediators, cus-
tody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, 
negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, vic-
tim 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, supple-
mentary offices or programs (such as child sup-
port enforcement); and 
‘‘(D) any other court-based or community- 
based personnel having responsibilities or au-
thority to address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court 
system.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means a pattern of behavior involving 
the use or attempted use of physical, sexual, verbal, 
psychological, economic, or technological abuse or 
any other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or 
solicited to gain or maintain power and control over 
a victim, by a person who— 
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‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or dat-
ing partner of the victim, or other person simi-
larly situated to a spouse of the victim; 
‘‘(B) 
is 
cohabitating 
with 
or 
has 
cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or dat-
ing partner; 
‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the 
victim; 
‘‘(D) is an adult family member of, or paid 
or nonpaid caregiver in an ongoing relationship 
of trust with, a victim aged 50 or older or an 
adult victim with disabilities; or 
‘‘(E) commits acts against a youth or adult 
victim who is protected from those acts under 
the family or domestic violence laws of the ju-
risdiction.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘consideration of’’ and 
inserting ‘‘consideration of one or more of 
the following factors’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
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‘‘(i) a licensed attorney; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an immigration 
proceeding, a Board of Immigration Ap-
peals accredited representative; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of legal services pro-
vided at a facility operated by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, a representative 
authorized by the Secretary who is pro-
viding legal services in connection with 
medical services, and other unmet legal 
needs, such as issues related to child cus-
tody, elder law, and landlord-tenant dis-
putes; or 
‘‘(iv) any person who functions as an 
attorney or lay advocate in a Tribal court. 
‘‘(C) A person described in this subpara-
graph is an adult or youth victim of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(D) A matter described in this subpara-
graph is a matter related to— 
‘‘(i) divorce, parental rights, child 
support, Tribal, territorial, immigration, 
employment, administrative agency, hous-
ing, campus, education, healthcare, pri-
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vacy, contract, consumer, civil rights, pro-
tection or order or other injunctive pro-
ceedings, related enforcement proceedings, 
and other similar matters; 
‘‘(ii) criminal justice investigations, 
prosecutions and post-conviction matters 
(including sentencing, parole, probation, 
and vacatur or expungement) that impact 
the victim’s safety, privacy, or other inter-
ests as a victim; or 
‘‘(iii) alternative dispute resolution, 
restorative practices, or other processes in-
tended to promote victim safety, privacy, 
and autonomy, and offender accountability, 
regardless of court involvement. 
For purposes of this paragraph, intake or refer-
ral, by itself, does not constitute legal assist-
ance.’’; 
(I) in paragraph (39)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘who cannot access, 
or’’ before ‘‘who face barriers’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and using victim 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘, using, or receiv-
ing appropriate victim services’’; and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘alienage’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘immigration’’; and 
(J) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(46) ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.—The term ‘abuse 
in later life’— 
‘‘(A) means— 
‘‘(i) neglect, abandonment, economic 
abuse, or willful harm of an adult aged 50 
or older by an individual in an ongoing re-
lationship of trust with the victim; or 
‘‘(ii) domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking of an 
adult aged 50 or older by any individual; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not include self-neglect. 
‘‘(47) RESTORATIVE PRACTICE.—The term ‘re-
storative practice’ means a process, whether court- 
referred or community-based, that— 
‘‘(A) involves, on a voluntary basis, and to 
the extent possible, those who have committed 
a specific offense and those who have been 
harmed as a result of the offense, as well as the 
affected community; 
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‘‘(B) has the goal of collectively seeking ac-
countability from the accused, and developing a 
process whereby the accused will take responsi-
bility for his or her actions, and a plan for pro-
viding relief to those harmed, through allocu-
tion, restitution, community service or other 
processes upon which the victim, the accused, 
the community, and the court (if court-referred) 
can agree; 
‘‘(C) is conducted in a framework that pro-
tects victim safety and supports victim auton-
omy; and 
‘‘(D) includes protocols to address the use 
of information disclosed during such process for 
other law enforcement purposes. 
‘‘(48) DIGITAL
SERVICES.—The term ‘digital 
services’ means services, resources, information, sup-
port or referrals provided through electronic commu-
nications platforms and media, whether via mobile 
device technology, video technology, or computer 
technology, including utilizing the internet, as well 
as any other emerging communications technologies 
that are appropriate for the purposes of providing 
services, resources, information, support, or referrals 
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for the benefit of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(49) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 
abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that 
is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or re-
strains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain 
economic resources to which they are entitled, in-
cluding using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to— 
‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, 
assets, credit, or financial information; 
‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco-
nomic resources, including money, assets, and 
credit, for one’s own advantage; or 
‘‘(C) exert undue influence over a person’s 
financial and economic behavior or decisions, 
including forcing default on joint or other fi-
nancial obligations, exploiting powers of attor-
ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing 
or neglecting to act in the best interests of a 
person to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 
‘‘(50) INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.—The term 
‘internet enabled device’ means devices that have a 
connection the Internet, send and receive informa-
tion and data, and may be accessed via mobile device 
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technology, video technology, or computer tech-
nology, away from the location where the device is 
installed, and may include home automation sys-
tems, door locks, and thermostats. 
‘‘(51) 
TECHNOLOGICAL
ABUSE.—The 
term 
‘technological abuse’ means an act or pattern of be-
havior that occurs within domestic violence, sexual 
assault, dating violence or stalking and is intended 
to harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, 
impersonate, exploit, extort, or monitor, except as 
otherwise permitted by law, another person, that oc-
curs using any form of information technology, in-
cluding: internet enabled devices, online spaces and 
platforms, computers, mobile devices, cameras and 
imaging platforms, apps, location tracking devices, 
communication technologies, or any other emerging 
technologies. 
‘‘(52) FEMALE
GENITAL
MUTILATION.—The 
term ‘female genital mutilation’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 116 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(53) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act. The 
terms ‘abuse,’ ‘elder,’ and ‘exploitation’ have the 
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meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j). 
‘‘(54) FORCED
MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 
marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both 
parties do not or cannot consent, and in which one 
or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is 
present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and 
a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking. 
‘‘(55) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 41403(6).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘For the purpose of all grants author-
ized under this title:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
subparagraph (G) the following: 
‘‘(H) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI-
VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of 
the death of any victim whose confidentiality 
and privacy is required to be protected under 
this subsection, such requirement shall continue 
to apply, and the right to authorize release of 
any confidential or protected information be 
vested in the next of kin, except that consent 
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for release of the deceased victim’s information 
may not be given by a person who had per-
petrated abuse against the deceased victim. 
‘‘(I) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees and 
subgrantees may use telephone, internet, and 
other technologies to protect the privacy, loca-
tion and help-seeking activities of victims using 
services. Such technologies may include— 
‘‘(i) software, apps or hardware that 
block caller ID or conceal IP addresses, in-
cluding instances in which victims use dig-
ital services; or 
‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in-
hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to 
use technology or social media to threaten, 
harass or harm the victim, the victim’s 
family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, or 
the program providing services to them.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing’’ the following: ‘‘, provided that the con-
fidentiality and privacy requirements of this 
title are maintained, and that personally identi-
fying information about adult, youth, and child 
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victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault and stalking is not requested or 
included in any such collaboration or informa-
tion-sharing’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such disbursing agencies must 
ensure that the confidentiality and privacy re-
quirements of this title are maintained in mak-
ing such reports, and that personally identifying 
information about adult, youth and child vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault and stalking is not requested or in-
cluded in any such reports.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘under 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title. In 
this title, including for the purpose of grants 
authorized under this title, the term ‘violent 
crimes against women’ includes violent crimes 
against a person of any gender.’’; 
(F) in paragraph (11), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence 
Against Women shall make all technical assist-
ance available as broadly as possible to any ap-
propriate 
grantees, 
subgrantees, 
potential 
grantees, or other entities without regard to 
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whether the entity has received funding from 
the Office on Violence Against Women for a 
particular program or project.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (13)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting after ‘‘the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2013’’ the following: ‘‘(Public 
Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Violence 
Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 
Stat. 3080), the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, 
and any other program or activity 
funded in whole or in part with funds 
appropriated for grants, cooperative 
agreements, and other assistance ad-
ministered by the Office on Violence 
Against Women’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 
Stat. 3080), the Violence Against 
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Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, 
the Violence Against Women Act Re-
authorization Act of 2021, and any 
other program or activity funded in 
whole or in part with funds appro-
priated for grants, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance adminis-
tered by the Office on Violence 
Against Women’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘section 3789d of title 42, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 809 of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10228)’’; 
(H) in paragraph (14)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘are also victims 
of’’ the following: ‘‘forced marriage, or’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and includes serv-
ices and assistance to adult survivors of 
child sexual assault’’ before the period at 
the end; 
(I) by striking paragraph (15); and 
(J) in paragraph (16)— 
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(i) by striking paragraph (A)(iii) and 
inserting the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—A re-
cipient of grant funds under this Act that 
is found to have an unresolved audit find-
ing shall be eligible to receive prompt, indi-
vidualized technical assistance to resolve 
the audit finding and to prevent future 
findings, for a period not to exceed the fol-
lowing 2 fiscal years.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (C)(i) by striking 
‘‘$20,000 in Department funds, unless the 
Deputy Attorney General’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000 in Department funds, unless 
the Director or Principal Deputy Director 
of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
the Deputy Attorney General,’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) 
INELIGIBILITY.—If 
the 
Attorney 
General finds that a recipient of grant funds 
under this Act has fraudulently misused such 
grant funds, after reasonable notice and oppor-
tunity for a hearing, such recipient shall not be 
eligible to receive grant funds under this Act 
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for up to 5 years. A misuse of grant funds or 
an error that does not rise to the level of fraud 
is not grounds for ineligibility.’’. 
SEC. 3. AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. 
The heads of Executive Departments responsible for 
carrying out this Act are authorized to coordinate and col-
laborate on the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, including sharing best 
practices and efficient use of resources and technology for 
victims and those seeking assistance from the Govern-
ment. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
not take effect until October 1 of the first fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE ON DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Sections 
106, 107, 205, 304, 606, 702, 801, 802, 903, and 1406 
and any amendments made by such sections shall take ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Any funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization 
of appropriations under this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act shall remain available until expended. 
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SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress— 
(1) that sex trafficking victims experience sex-
ual violence and assault; and 
(2) that Federal recognition of their recovery is 
important. 
SEC. 7. INCLUSION OF DISPARATE IMPACT IN STUDIES. 
Any study conducted under this Act or an amend-
ment made by this Act shall include an assessment, to the 
extent practicable, of any disparate impacts of the matter 
studied, by race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, and 
gender identity. 
TITLE 
I—ENHANCING 
LEGAL 
TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10441 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘prosecution policies’’ 
and inserting ‘‘prosecution policies, such as 
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implementing a vertical prosecution sys-
tem,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘including imple-
mentation of the non-discrimination re-
quirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and 
legal assistance’’ after ‘‘improving delivery of 
victim services’’; 
(C) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 
women’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of 
age or over, people with disabilities, and 
Deaf people’’; 
(ii) inserting ‘‘legal assistance,’’ after 
‘‘counseling,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 
individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; 
(D) in paragraph (11), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding rehabilitative work with offenders, re-
storative practices, and similar initiatives’’; 
(E) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
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(F) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (20), the 
following: 
‘‘(21) developing and implementing laws, poli-
cies, procedures, or training to ensure the lawful re-
covery and storage of any dangerous weapon by the 
appropriate law enforcement agency from an adju-
dicated perpetrator of any offense of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
and the return of such weapon when appropriate, 
where any Federal, State, Tribal, or local court 
has— 
‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain-
ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 
‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty 
of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 
dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos-
sesses or has used in the commission of at least 
one of the aforementioned crimes; 
Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 
training under this section shall include the safest 
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means of recovery of, and best practices for storage 
of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 
and their return, when applicable, at such time as 
the individual is no longer prohibited from pos-
sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib-
al law, or posted local ordinances; 
‘‘(22) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
culturally specific victim services programs to pro-
vide culturally specific victim services regarding, re-
sponses to, and prevention of female genital mutila-
tion; 
‘‘(23) providing victim advocates in State or 
local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, 
and courts and providing supportive services and ad-
vocacy to urban American Indian and Alaska Native 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(24) paying any fees charged by any govern-
mental authority for furnishing a victim or the child 
of a victim with any of the following documents: 
‘‘(A) A birth certificate of the person. 
‘‘(B) An identification card issued to the 
person by a State, that shows that the person 
is a resident of the State.’’; 
(2) in section 2007— 
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‘‘(k) REVIEWS
FOR
COMPLIANCE
WITH
NON-
DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If allegations of discrimina-
tion in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b)(13)(A)) by a potential grantee under this 
part have been made to the Attorney General, the 
Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant 
under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a 
review and take steps to ensure the compliance of 
the potential grantee with such section. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RULE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2021, the Attorney General shall by rule establish 
procedures for such a review. 
‘‘(3) BIENNIAL
REPORT.—Beginning on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2021, and once every 2 years thereafter, the 
Attorney General shall report to the Committees on 
the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of 
Representatives regarding compliance with section 
40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)) by recipients 
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of grants under this part, including a report on the 
number of complaints filed and the resolution of 
those complaints.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 
VICTIM TESTIMONY. 
‘‘In order for a prosecutor’s office to be eligible to 
receive funds under this part, the head of the office shall 
certify to the State, Indian Tribal government, or terri-
torial government receiving a grant under this part, and 
from which the office will receive funds, that the office 
implemented and trained its personnel regarding victim- 
centered approaches in domestic violence, sexual assault, 
dating violence, and stalking cases, including policies ad-
dressing the use of bench warrants, body attachments, and 
material witness warrants for victims who fail to appear. 
The training shall be developed by experts in the fields 
of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalk-
ing, and prosecution.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 
through 2026’’. 
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SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND 
ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
RESPONSE. 
(a) HEADING.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10461 et seq.) is amended in the heading, by striking 
‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS 
AND ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE-
SPONSE’’. 
(b) GRANTS.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist 
States, Indian Tribal governments, State and local courts 
(including juvenile courts), Tribal courts, and units of 
local government to improve the criminal justice response 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account-
ability and homicide reduction’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘legal 
advocacy service programs’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 
advocacy and legal assistance programs’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), strike ‘‘and tribal ju-
risdictions’’ and insert ‘‘Tribal jurisdictions, 
coalitions, and victim service providers’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older individuals (as 
defined in section 102 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis-
abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’ and inserting 
‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102)) and Deaf people’’; 
(E) in paragraph (19), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following ‘‘, including 
victims among underserved populations (as de-
fined in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(25) To develop and implement restorative 
practices. 
‘‘(26) To develop and implement laws, policies, 
procedures, and training— 
‘‘(A) for the purpose of homicide preven-
tion, preventing lethal assaults, and responding 
to threats of lethal assaults through effective 
enforcement of court orders prohibiting posses-
sion of and mandating the recovery of firearms 
from adjudicated domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault or stalking offenders; and 
‘‘(B) to address victim safety, safe storage 
of contraband during the pendency of the court 
order and, where appropriate, safe return of 
such contraband at the conclusion of the court 
order. 
‘‘(27) To develop and implement alternative 
methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup-
plant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of 
this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a 
program or policy that— 
‘‘(A) imposes a penalty on a victim of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, on the basis of a request by the vic-
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tim for law enforcement or emergency assist-
ance; or 
‘‘(B) imposes a penalty on such a victim 
because of criminal activity at the property in 
which the victim resides. 
‘‘(28) To develop or strengthen policies and 
training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, 
and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and 
prosecuting instances of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking against individ-
uals who have been arrested or otherwise have con-
tact with the juvenile or adult criminal justice sys-
tem, and to develop or strengthen diversion pro-
grams for such individuals and for such individuals 
to receive comprehensive victim services.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrests of domestic vio-
lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage 
arrests of offenders’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 
offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 
of offenders’’; and 
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 2 years 
after the date of its first award received under 
this subchapter after enactment of this sub-
paragraph, the grantee has implemented and 
trained on victim-centered approaches to pros-
ecution in domestic violence, sexual assault, 
dating violence, and stalking cases, including 
policies addressing the use of bench warrants, 
body attachments, and material witness war-
rants for victims who fail to appear, which have 
been developed by experts in the fields of do-
mestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, 
stalking, and prosecution; 
‘‘(G) certify that the laws, policies, and 
practices of the State in which the eligible 
grantee resides prohibits the prosecution of a 
minor under the age of 18 with respect to pros-
titution; and’’; and 
(4) insert after subsection (g) the following: 
‘‘(h) ALLOCATION FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERV-
ICES.—Of the amounts appropriated for purposes of this 
part for each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent shall be 
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available for grants to culturally specific victim service 
providers.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of division B of the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
2000 (34 U.S.C. 20121) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘no cost 
to the victims.’’ the following: ‘‘When legal assist-
ance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a 
victim, such assistance may be provided.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to implement, expand, and establish efforts 
and projects to provide legal representation for post- 
conviction relief proceedings, including any pro-
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ceedings relating to vacatur, expungement, record- 
sealing, or other post-conviction relief measure.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) any person providing legal assistance 
through a program funded under this section— 
‘‘(A)(i) is a licensed attorney or is working 
under the direct supervision of a licensed attor-
ney; 
‘‘(ii) in immigration proceedings, is a 
Board of Immigration Appeals accredited rep-
resentative; or 
‘‘(iii) is any person who functions as an at-
torney or lay advocate in Tribal court; and 
‘‘(B)(i) has demonstrated expertise in pro-
viding legal assistance to victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing in the targeted population; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) is partnered with an entity or per-
son that has demonstrated expertise described 
in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) has completed, or will complete, 
training in connection with domestic violence, 
dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault and 
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related legal issues, including training on evi-
dence-based risk factors for domestic and dat-
ing violence homicide;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘or local’’ and 
insert the following: ‘‘local, or culturally spe-
cific’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), after ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ insert ‘‘stalking,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$57,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on the return on investment for legal assistance grants 
awarded pursuant to section 1201 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(34 U.S.C. 20121), including an accounting of the amount 
saved, if any, on housing, medical, or employment social 
welfare programs. 
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SEC. 104. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
12464) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘educate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) educate’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) establish community-based initiatives 
within the court system (such as court watch 
programs, victim assistants, pro se victim as-
sistance programs, or community-based supple-
mentary services);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in-
serting ‘‘improve’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) develop and implement restorative prac-
tices (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994).’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) CULTURAL RELEVANCE.—Any services provided 
pursuant to a grant funded under this section shall be pro-
vided in a culturally relevant manner.’’. 
SEC. 105. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS GRANTS. 
Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20123) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this grant pro-
gram is to ensure that all underserved populations 
(as such term is defined in section 40002 of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)) are given non-exclu-
sionary consideration in each grant cycle. Periodic 
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priority may be placed on certain underserved popu-
lations and forms of violence to meet identified 
needs and must be accompanied by a non-priority 
option.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘effectiveness’’ and in-
serting ‘‘response’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘population-specific’’ 
before ‘‘training’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
culturally specific programs and projects to provide 
culturally specific services regarding, responses to, 
and prevention of female genital mutilation; or 
‘‘(7) strengthening the response of social and 
human services by providing population-specific 
training for service providers on domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in under-
served populations.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 106. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘restraining order or in-
junction,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The prohibition under this paragraph applies 
to all protection orders for the protection of a 
person residing within a State, territorial, or 
Tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protec-
tion order was issued by that State, territory, 
or Tribe.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘This applies to all Alaska Tribes without 
respect to ‘Indian country’ or the population of the 
Native village associated with the Tribe.’’. 
SEC. 107. RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY. 
Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 21308) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 
2026’’. 
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SEC. 108. ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING. 
Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20124) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall 
take 5 percent of such appropriated amounts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall take 10 percent of such ap-
propriated amounts for the program under sub-
section (a)(2)(A) and 5 percent of such appro-
priated amounts for the programs under sub-
section (a)(2)(B) through (E)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to the amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the total amount 
available for grants under this section, not less than 
40 percent of such funds shall be allocated for pro-
grams or projects that meaningfully address non-in-
timate partner relationship sexual assault.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘At least one such organization shall 
have demonstrated expertise primarily in domestic 
violence services, and at least one such organization 
shall have demonstrated expertise primarily in non- 
intimate partner sexual assault services.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 109. GRANTS FOR LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PRO-
GRAMS AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, Indian Tribes, 
domestic violence victim service providers, and State or 
Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for technical assist-
ance and training in the operation or establishment of a 
lethality assessment program. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘lethality 
assessment program’’ means a program that— 
(1) rapidly connects a victim of domestic vio-
lence to local community-based victim service pro-
viders; 
(2) helps first responders and others in the jus-
tice system, including courts, law enforcement agen-
cies, and prosecutors of Tribal government and units 
of local government, identify and respond to possibly 
lethal circumstances; and 
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(3) identifies victims of domestic violence who 
are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed 
by an intimate partner. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experi-
ence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and dissemi-
nating a lethality assessment program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this section for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(e) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 
section, the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291). 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) is amended 
in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 202. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available 
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until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000 to remain available 
until expended for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026’’. 
SEC. 203. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE 
ENFORCEMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘women’’ 
and inserting ‘‘adults, youth,’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to develop, expand, implement, and im-
prove the quality of sexual assault forensic medical 
examination or sexual assault nurse examiner pro-
grams.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting after ‘‘by 
the lack of access to’’ the following: ‘‘quality forensic 
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