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‘‘(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately re-
spond to adult, youth, and minor domestic violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural 
communities, by encouraging collaboration between— 
‘‘(A) domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking victim service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(B) law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(C) prosecutors; 
‘‘(D) courts; 
‘‘(E) other criminal justice service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(F) human and community service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(G) educational institutions; and 
‘‘(H) health care providers; 
‘‘(2) to establish and expand nonprofit, non-
governmental, State, tribal, and local government 
services in rural communities to adult, youth, and 
minor victims; and 
‘‘(3) to increase the safety and well-being of 
women and children in rural communities, by— 
‘‘(A) dealing directly and immediately with 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence,
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and stalking occurring in rural communities; 
and 
‘‘(B) creating and implementing strategies 
to increase awareness and prevent domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
Women (referred to in this section as the ‘Director’), may 
award 3-year grants, with a possible extension for an addi-
tional 3 years, to States, Indian tribes, local governments, 
and nonprofit, public or private entities, including tribal 
nonprofit organizations, to carry out programs serving 
rural areas or rural communities that address domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by— 
‘‘(1) implementing, expanding, and establishing 
cooperative efforts and projects between law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, victim advocacy groups, 
and other related parties to investigate and prosecute 
incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(2) providing treatment, counseling, and other 
long- and short-term assistance to adult, youth, and 
minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
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sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities; 
and 
‘‘(3) working in cooperation with the community 
to develop education and prevention strategies di-
rected toward such issues. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for specific programs and 
activities expressly described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) ALLOTMENTS AND PRIORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less 
than 10 percent of the total amount made available 
for each fiscal year to carry out this section shall be 
allocated for grants to Indian tribes or tribal organi-
zations. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 per-
cent of the total amount made available for each 
fiscal year to carry out this section shall be allo-
cated for grants that meaningfully address sex-
ual assault in rural communities, except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 
ESCALATION.—The 
percentage 
re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall be—
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‘‘(i) 30 percent, for any fiscal year for 
which $45,000,000 or more is made avail-
able to carry out this section; 
‘‘(ii) 35 percent, for any fiscal year for 
which $50,000,000 or more is made avail-
able to carry out this section; or 
‘‘(iii) 40 percent, for any fiscal year 
for which $55,000,000 or more is made 
available to carry out this section. 
‘‘(C) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall prohibit an applicant from ap-
plying for funding to address domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, sepa-
rately or in combination, in the same applica-
tion. 
‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attorney 
General shall, on an annual basis, submit to 
Congress a report on the effectiveness of the set- 
aside for sexual assault services. The report shall 
include any recommendations of the Attorney 
General with respect to the rural grant program. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENT FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE, AND DATA COLLECTION.—Of the amounts 
appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out this 
section, not more than 8 percent may be used by the
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Director for training, technical assistance, and data 
collection costs. Of the amounts so used, not less than 
25 percent shall be available to nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organizations whose focus and expertise is in 
addressing sexual assault to provide training, tech-
nical assistance, and data collection with respect to 
sexual assault grantees. 
‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Director shall give 
priority to the needs of racial and ethnic and other 
underserved populations (as defined in section 2000B 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2006 through 2010 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to 
funds received through a grant under subsection (b), 
a law enforcement agency may use funds received 
through a grant under part Q of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to accomplish the objectives of 
this section.’’.