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(iii) CONSULTATION.—For the planning of the cam-
paign under paragraph (2), the Director may consult 
with— 
(I) the Office for Victims of Crime, the 
Administration on Children, Youth and Families, 
and other related Federal Government entities; 
(II) State, local, and Indian Tribal govern-
ments; 
(III) the prevention of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
including national and local non-profits; and 
(IV) communications professionals. 
(iv) EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF NATIONAL 
MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—In using amounts for the evaluation 
of the effectiveness of the national media campaign 
under subparagraph (A)(v), the Attorney General 
shall— 
(I) designate an independent entity to evaluate 
by April 20 of each year the effectiveness of the 
national media campaign based on data from any 
relevant studies or publications, as determined by 
the Attorney General, including tracking and 
evaluation data collected according to marketing 
and advertising industry standards; and 
(II) ensure that the effectiveness of the 
national media campaign is evaluated in a manner 
that enables consideration of whether the national 
media campaign has contributed to changes in atti-
tude or behaviors among the target audience with 
respect to violence against women and such other 
measures of evaluation as the Attorney General 
determines are appropriate. 
(4) ADVERTISING.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Director shall ensure that sufficient funds are allocated to 
meet the stated goals of the national media campaign. 
(5) RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
FUNCTIONS
UNDER
THE
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall determine the 
overall purposes and strategy of the national media cam-
paign. 
(B) DIRECTOR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall approve— 
(I) the strategy of the national media cam-
paign; 
(II) all advertising and promotional material 
used in the national media campaign; and 
(III) the plan for the purchase of advertising 
time and space for the national media campaign. 
(ii) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director shall be 
responsible for implementing a focused national media 
campaign to meet the purposes described in paragraph 
(2) and shall ensure— 
(I) information disseminated through the cam-
paign is accurate and scientifically valid; and 
(II) the campaign is designed using strategies 
demonstrated to be the most effective at achieving
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the goals and requirements of paragraph (2), which 
may include— 
(aa) a media campaign, as described in 
paragraph (3); 
(bb) local, regional, or population specific 
messaging; 
(cc) the development of websites to pub-
licize and disseminate information; 
(dd) conducting outreach and providing 
educational resources for women; 
(ee) collaborating with law enforcement 
agencies; and 
(ff) providing support for school-based 
public health education classes to improve teen 
knowledge about the effects of violence against 
women. 
(6) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the amounts made available 
under paragraph (3) may be obligated or expended for any 
of the following: 
(A) To supplant current antiviolence against women 
campaigns by community-based coalitions. 
(B) To supplant pro bono public service time donated 
by national and local broadcasting networks for other public 
service campaigns. 
(C) For partisan political purposes, or to express 
advocacy in support of or to defeat any clearly identified 
candidate, clearly identified ballot initiative, or clearly 
identified legislative or regulatory proposal. 
(D) To fund advertising that features any elected offi-
cials, persons seeking elected office, cabinet level officials, 
or other Federal officials employed pursuant to schedule 
C of subpart C of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(E) To fund advertising that does not contain a primary 
message intended to reduce or prevent violence against 
women. 
(F) To fund advertising containing a primary message 
intended to promote support for the national media cam-
paign or private sector contributions to the national media 
campaign. 
(7) FINANCIAL
AND
PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNTABILITY.—The 
Director shall cause to be performed— 
(A) audits and reviews of costs of the national media 
campaign pursuant to section 4706 of title 41, United States 
Code; and 
(B) an audit to determine whether the costs of the 
national media campaign are allowable under chapter 43 
of title 41, United States Code. 
(8) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall submit on 
an annual basis a report to Congress that describes— 
(A) the strategy of the national media campaign and 
whether specific objectives of the national media campaign 
were accomplished; 
(B) steps taken to ensure that the national media 
campaign operates in an effective and efficient manner 
consistent with the overall strategy and focus of the 
national media campaign; 
(C) plans to purchase advertising time and space;
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(D) policies and practices implemented to ensure that 
Federal funds are used responsibly to purchase advertising 
time and space and eliminate the potential for waste, fraud, 
and abuse; 
(E) all contracts entered into with a corporation, part-
nership, or individual working on behalf of the national 
media campaign; 
(F) the results of any financial audit of the national 
media campaign; 
(G) a description of any evidence used to develop the 
national media campaign; 
(H) specific policies and steps implemented to ensure 
compliance with this subsection; 
(I) a detailed accounting of the amount of funds obli-
gated during the previous fiscal year for carrying out the 
national media campaign, including each recipient of funds, 
the purpose of each expenditure, the amount of each 
expenditure, any available outcome information, and any 
other information necessary to provide a complete 
accounting of the funds expended; and 
(J) a review and evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the national media campaign strategy for the previous 
year. 
(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 1311. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT. 
Section 1403(a)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 
U.S.C. 20102(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’. 
SEC. 1312. ELIMINATING THE MARRIAGE DEFENSE TO STATUTORY 
RAPE. 
Section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) In a’’ and inserting 
‘‘In a’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1313. SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC 
COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; DUTIES.—There shall be a Senior Policy 
Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities within the Office of 
Justice Programs who shall, under the guidance and authority 
of the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Pro-
grams— 
(1) advise on the administration of grants related to cul-
turally specific (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a))) services and 
contracts with culturally specific organizations; 
(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, protocols, and 
guidelines on matters relating to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking (as those terms are 
defined in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), in culturally specific commu-
nities;
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(3) advise the Assistant Attorney General for the Office 
of 
Justice 
Programs 
concerning 
policies, 
legislation, 
implementation of laws, and other issues relating to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in cul-
turally specific communities; 
(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, and support 
to other offices and bureaus in the Department of Justice 
to develop policy and to enforce Federal laws relating to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
in culturally specific communities; 
(5) ensure that appropriate technical assistance, developed 
and provided by entities having expertise in culturally specific 
communities, is made available to grantees and potential 
grantees proposing to serve culturally specific communities; 
and 
(6) ensure access to grants and technical assistance for 
culturally specific organizations and analyze the distribution 
of funding in order to identify barriers for culturally specific 
organizations. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally 
Specific Communities shall be an individual with— 
(1) personal, lived, and work experience from a culturally 
specific community; and 
(2) a demonstrated history of and expertise in addressing 
domestic violence or sexual assault in a nongovernmental 
agency. 
(c) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Attorney General of 
the Office of Justice Programs shall appoint an individual as Senior 
Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities. 
SEC. 1314. TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION. 
(a) TASK FORCE
ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
IN EDUCATION.—Not 
later than September 1, 2022, the Secretary of Education, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General 
shall establish a joint interagency task force to be known as the 
‘‘Task Force on Sexual Violence in Education’’ that shall— 
(1) provide pertinent information to the Secretary of Edu-
cation, the Attorney General, Congress, and the public with 
respect to campus sexual violence prevention, investigations, 
and responses, including the creation of consistent, public com-
plaint processes for violations of title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and section 485(f) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)); 
(2) provide recommendations to educational institutions for 
establishing sexual assault prevention and response teams; 
(3) develop recommendations for educational institutions 
on providing survivor resources, including health care, sexual 
assault kits, sexual assault nurse examiners, culturally respon-
sive and inclusive standards of care, trauma-informed services, 
and access to confidential advocacy and support services; 
(4) develop recommendations in conjunction with student 
groups for best practices for responses to and prevention of 
sexual violence and dating violence for educational institutions, 
taking into consideration an institution’s size and resources;