‘‘SEC. 41001. GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SURVIVOR WORK-
FORCE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women (in this section, referred to as ‘Di-
rector’), in consultation with the Director of the Women’s 
Bureau, the Assistant Secretary for Employment and 
Training Administration, and the Secretary of Labor, 
shall award grants, as appropriate, to States, units of local 
government, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations, 
including domestic violence and sexual assault victim serv-
ice providers and domestic violence and sexual assault coa-
litions, that have a documented history of effective work 
concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking to carry out programs to provide assist-
ance to minors, adults, and their dependents. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Any grant awarded under this 
section may be used for programs that provide the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Activities to help survivors secure employ-
ment, including obtaining employment counseling, 
occupational training, job retention counseling, and 
counseling concerning re-entry into the workforce. 
‘‘(2) Outreach activities to make survivors 
aware of services offered under this program. 
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‘‘(3) Outreach activities to connect survivors 
with employers that meet their needs and that sup-
port a safe workspace for survivors. 
‘‘(4) Support services (as defined by section 3 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), 
including— 
‘‘(A) child care, disability care, elder care, 
and other forms of care; 
‘‘(B) transportation; 
‘‘(C) professional clothing and equipment; 
‘‘(D) legal services; and 
‘‘(E) gender-based violence counseling and 
other mental health counseling. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
the Director at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Director may reason-
ably require. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO DIRECTOR.—As a part of the 
report required to be submitted under section 
40002(b)(6) of this title, an eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall annually sub-
mit to the Director information relating to the effec-
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tiveness of the programs carried out with amounts 
from the grant, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of survivors for whom the 
eligible entity supported workforce development; 
‘‘(B) if applicable, the number of survivors 
who— 
‘‘(i) sought career services from the 
eligible entity; and 
‘‘(ii) the eligible entity could not 
serve; 
‘‘(C) if applicable, the number of survivors 
who— 
‘‘(i) sought occupational skills train-
ing; 
‘‘(ii) received occupational skills train-
ing; and 
‘‘(iii) completed occupational skills 
training; 
‘‘(D) if applicable, the number of individ-
uals who— 
‘‘(i) sought supportive services under 
subsection (b)(4); 
‘‘(ii) 
received 
supportive 
services 
under subsection (b)(4); 
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‘‘(E) a survivor evaluation component that 
is documented through survey or interview, in-
cluding the satisfaction of survivors with the ca-
reer services; 
‘‘(F) if applicable, the number of survivors 
who received career services who— 
‘‘(i) enter employment; 
‘‘(ii) failed to enter employment; and 
‘‘(iii) any other qualitative or quan-
titative information determined by the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, 
and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit 
to Congress a report that summarizes the reports re-
ceived by the Director under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(e) SURVIVORS
DEFINED.—The term ‘survivor’ 
means a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, gender-based violence, trafficking, sexual har-
assment, and stalking. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director such 
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029 to carry out this section.’’. 
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