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(9) Of college women who said they had been the
victims of rape or attempted rape, 12.8 percent of
completed rapes, 35 percent of attempted rapes, and
22.9 percent of threatened rapes took place on a date.
Almost 60 percent of the completed rapes that oc-
curred on campus took place in the victim’s residence.
(10) According to a 3-year study of student-ath-
letes at 10 Division I universities, male athletes made
up only 3.3 percent of the general male university
population, but they accounted for 19 percent of the
students reported for sexual assault and 35 percent of
domestic violence perpetrators.
SEC. 302. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.
Section 393B(c) of part J of title III of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1c(c)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
SEXUAL
VIOLENCE
RESOURCE
CENTER
ALLOTMENT.—Of the total amount made
available under this subsection in each fiscal year,
not less than $1,500,000 shall be available for allot-
ment under subsection (b).’’.
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SEC. 303. SERVICES, EDUCATION, PROTECTION, AND JUS-
TICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–322, Stat. 1902 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘Subtitle 
L—Services, 
Education,
Protection 
and 
Justice 
for
Young Victims of Violence
‘‘SEC. 41201. SERVICES TO ADVOCATE FOR AND RESPOND
TO YOUTH.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General,
in consultation with the Department of Health and Human
Services, shall award grants to eligible entities to conduct
programs to serve youth victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Amounts appro-
priated under this section may only be used for programs
and activities described under subsection (c).
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—To be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, an entity shall be—
‘‘(1) a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity, the
primary purpose of which is to provide services to
teen and young adult victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
‘‘(2) a community-based organization special-
izing in intervention or violence prevention services
for youth;
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‘‘(3) an Indian Tribe or tribal organization pro-
viding services primarily to tribal youth or tribal vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking; or
‘‘(4) a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity pro-
viding services for runaway or homeless youth affected
by domestic or sexual abuse.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An entity that receives a
grant under this section shall use amounts provided
under the grant to design or replicate, and imple-
ment, programs and services, using domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking interven-
tion models to respond to the needs of youth who are
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault or stalking.
‘‘(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS.—Such a program—
‘‘(A) shall provide direct counseling and ad-
vocacy for youth and young adults, who have ex-
perienced domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault or stalking;
‘‘(B) shall include linguistically, culturally,
and community relevant services for underserved
populations or linkages to existing services in the
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community tailored to the needs of underserved
populations;
‘‘(C) may include mental health services for
youth and young adults who have experienced
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking;
‘‘(D) may include legal advocacy efforts on
behalf of youth and young adults with respect to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault
or stalking;
‘‘(E) may work with public officials and
agencies to develop and implement policies,
rules, and procedures in order to reduce or elimi-
nate domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking against youth and young
adults; and
‘‘(F) may use not more than 25 percent of
the grant funds to provide additional services
and resources for youth, including childcare,
transportation, educational support, and respite
care.
‘‘(d) AWARDS BASIS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than
7 percent of funds appropriated under this section in
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any year shall be available for grants to Indian
Tribes or tribal organizations.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Attorney General
shall not use more than 2.5 percent of funds appro-
priated under this section in any year for adminis-
tration, monitoring, and evaluation of grants made
available under this section.
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Not less than 5
percent of funds appropriated under this section in
any year shall be available to provide technical assist-
ance for programs funded under this section.
‘‘(e) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make the
grants under this section for a period of 3 fiscal years.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
‘‘SEC. 41202. ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR YOUTH.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to en-
courage cross training and collaboration between the courts,
domestic violence and sexual assault service providers,
youth organizations and service providers, violence preven-
tion programs, and law enforcement agencies, so that com-
munities can establish and implement policies, procedures,
and practices to protect and more comprehensively and ef-
fectively serve young victims of dating violence, domestic
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violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are between the
ages of 12 and 24, and to engage, where necessary, other
entities addressing the safety, health, mental health, social
service, housing, and economic needs of young victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, including community-based supports such as schools,
local health centers, community action groups, and neigh-
borhood coalitions.
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General,
through the Director of the Office on Violence Against
Women (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’),
shall make grants to eligible entities to carry out the
purposes of this section.
‘‘(2) GRANT PERIODS.—Grants shall be awarded
under this section for a period of 2 fiscal years.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a
grant under this section, a grant applicant shall es-
tablish a collaboration that—
‘‘(A) shall include a victim service provider
that has a documented history of effective work
concerning domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking and the effect that
those forms of abuse have on young people;
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‘‘(B) shall include a court or law enforce-
ment agency partner; and
‘‘(C) may include—
‘‘(i) batterer intervention programs or
sex offender treatment programs with spe-
cialized knowledge and experience working
with youth offenders;
‘‘(ii) community-based youth organiza-
tions that deal specifically with the concerns
and problems faced by youth, including pro-
grams that target teen parents and under-
served communities;
‘‘(iii) schools or school-based programs
designed to provide prevention or interven-
tion services to youth experiencing prob-
lems;
‘‘(iv) faith-based entities that deal with
the concerns and problems faced by youth;
‘‘(v) healthcare entities eligible for re-
imbursement under title XVIII of the Social
Security Act, including providers that tar-
get the special needs of youth;
‘‘(vi) education programs on HIV and
other sexually transmitted diseases that are
designed to target teens;
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‘‘(vii) Indian Health Service, tribal
child protective services, the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs, or the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigations; or
‘‘(viii) law enforcement agencies of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs providing tribal
law enforcement.
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use the funds made available
through the grant for cross-training and collaborative
efforts—
‘‘(1) addressing domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, assessing and ana-
lyzing currently available services for youth and
young adult victims, determining relevant barriers to
such services in a particular locality, and developing
a community protocol to address such problems col-
laboratively;
‘‘(2) to establish and enhance linkages and col-
laboration between—
‘‘(A) domestic violence and sexual assault
service providers; and
‘‘(B) where applicable, law enforcement
agencies, courts, Federal agencies, and other en-
tities addressing the safety, health, mental
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health, social service, housing, and economic
needs of young victims of abuse, including com-
munity-based supports such as schools, local
health centers, community action groups, and
neighborhood coalitions—
‘‘(i) to respond effectively and com-
prehensively to the varying needs of young
victims of abuse;
‘‘(ii) to include linguistically, cul-
turally, and community relevant services
for underserved populations or linkages to
existing services in the community tailored
to the needs of underserved populations; and
‘‘(iii) to include where appropriate
legal assistance, referral services, and pa-
rental support;
‘‘(3) to educate the staff of courts, domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault service providers, and, as ap-
plicable, the staff of law enforcement agencies, Indian
child welfare agencies, youth organizations, schools,
healthcare providers, and other community prevention
and intervention programs to responsibly address
youth victims and perpetrators of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
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‘‘(4) to identify, assess, and respond appro-
priately to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking against teens and young adults
and meet the needs of young victims of violence; and
‘‘(5) to provide appropriate resources in juvenile
court matters to respond to dating violence, domestic
violence, sexual assault, and stalking and ensure nec-
essary services dealing with the health and mental
health of victims are available.
‘‘(d) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant
under this section, the entities that are members of the ap-
plicant collaboration described in subsection (b)(3) shall
jointly submit an application to the Director at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the
Director may require.
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Director shall give priority to entities that have
submitted applications in partnership with community or-
ganizations and service providers that work primarily with
youth, especially teens, and who have demonstrated a com-
mitment to coalition building and cooperative problem solv-
ing in dealing with problems of dating violence, domestic
violence, sexual assault, and stalking in teen populations.
‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under this
section—
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‘‘(1) not less than 10 percent of funds appro-
priated under this section in any year shall be avail-
able to Indian tribal governments to establish and
maintain collaborations involving the appropriate
tribal justice and social services departments or do-
mestic violence or sexual assault service providers, the
purpose of which is to provide culturally appropriate
services to American Indian women or youth;
‘‘(2) the Director shall not use more than 2.5
percent of funds appropriated under this section in
any year for monitoring and evaluation of grants
made available under this section;
‘‘(3) the Attorney General of the United States
shall not use more than 2.5 percent of funds appro-
priated under this section in any year for adminis-
tration of grants made available under this section;
and
‘‘(4) up to 8 percent of funds appropriated under
this section in any year shall be available to provide
technical assistance for programs funded under this
section.
‘‘(g) DISSEMINATION
OF INFORMATION.—Not later
than 12 months after the end of the grant period under this
section, the Director shall prepare, submit to Congress, and
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make widely available, including through electronic means,
summaries that contain information on—
‘‘(1) the activities implemented by the recipients
of the grants awarded under this section; and
‘‘(2) related initiatives undertaken by the Direc-
tor to promote attention to dating violence, domestic
violence, sexual assault, and stalking and their im-
pact on young victims by—
‘‘(A) the staffs of courts;
‘‘(B) domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking victim service pro-
viders; and
‘‘(C) law enforcement agencies and commu-
nity organizations.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
‘‘SEC. 41203. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND COLLABORATION
ON THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to sup-
port efforts by child welfare agencies, domestic violence or
dating violence victim services providers, courts, law en-
forcement, and other related professionals and community
organizations to develop collaborative responses and services
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and provide cross-training to enhance community responses
to families where there is both child maltreatment and do-
mestic violence.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services (in this section
referred to as the ‘Secretary’), through the Family and
Youth Services Bureau, and in consultation with the Office
on Violence Against Women, shall award grants on a com-
petitive basis to eligible entities for the purposes and in the
manner described in this section.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
Funds appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. Of the amounts appropriated to carry
out this section for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) use not more than 3 percent for evaluation,
monitoring, site visits, grantee conferences, and other
administrative costs associated with conducting ac-
tivities under this section;
‘‘(2) set aside not more than 7 percent for grants
to Indian tribes to develop programs addressing child
maltreatment and domestic violence or dating vio-
lence that are operated by, or in partnership with, a
tribal organization; and
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‘‘(3) set aside up to 8 percent for technical as-
sistance and training to be provided by organizations
having demonstrated expertise in developing collabo-
rative community and system responses to families in
which there is both child maltreatment and domestic
violence or dating violence, which technical assistance
and training may be offered to jurisdictions in the
process of developing community responses to families
in which children are exposed to child maltreatment
and domestic violence or dating violence, whether or
not they are receiving funds under this section.
‘‘(d) UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—In awarding
grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the
needs of underserved populations.
‘‘(e) GRANT AWARDS.—The Secretary shall award
grants under this section for periods of not more than 2
fiscal years.
‘‘(f) USES
OF FUNDS.—Entities receiving grants
under this section shall use amounts provided to develop
collaborative responses and services and provide cross-train-
ing to enhance community responses to families where there
is both child maltreatment and domestic violence or dating
violence. Amounts distributed under this section may only
be used for programs and activities described in subsection
(g).
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‘‘(g) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs and
activities developed under this section shall—
‘‘(1) encourage cross training, education, service
development, and collaboration among child welfare
agencies, domestic violence victim service providers,
and courts, law enforcement agencies, community-
based programs, and other entities, in order to ensure
that such entities have the capacity to and will iden-
tify, assess, and respond appropriately to—
‘‘(A) domestic violence or dating violence in
homes where children are present and may be ex-
posed to the violence;
‘‘(B) domestic violence or dating violence in
child protection cases; and
‘‘(C) the needs of both the child and non-
abusing parent;
‘‘(2) establish and implement policies, proce-
dures, programs, and practices for child welfare agen-
cies, domestic violence victim service providers, courts,
law enforcement agencies, and other entities, that are
consistent with the principles of protecting and in-
creasing the immediate and long-term safety and well
being of children and non-abusing parents and care-
takers;
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‘‘(3) increase cooperation and enhance linkages
between child welfare agencies, domestic violence vic-
tim service providers, courts, law enforcement agen-
cies, and other entities to provide more comprehensive
community-based services (including health, mental
health, social service, housing, and neighborhood re-
sources) to protect and to serve both child and adult
victims;
‘‘(4) identify, assess, and respond appropriately
to domestic violence or dating violence in child pro-
tection cases and to child maltreatment when it co-
occurs with domestic violence or dating violence;
‘‘(5) analyze and change policies, procedures,
and protocols that contribute to overrepresentation of
certain populations in the court and child welfare
system; and
‘‘(6) provide appropriate referrals to community-
based programs and resources, such as health and
mental health services, shelter and housing assistance
for adult and youth victims and their children, legal
assistance and advocacy for adult and youth victims,
assistance for parents to help their children cope with
the impact of exposure to domestic violence or dating
violence and child maltreatment, appropriate inter-
vention and treatment for adult perpetrators of do-
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mestic violence or dating violence whose children are
the subjects of child protection cases, programs pro-
viding support and assistance to underserved popu-
lations, and other necessary supportive services.
‘‘(h) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—Under this section, an en-
tity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, consistent with the requirements described here-
in. The application shall—
‘‘(A) ensure that communities impacted by
these systems or organizations are adequately
represented in the development of the applica-
tion, the programs and activities to be under-
taken, and that they have a significant role in
evaluating the success of the project;
‘‘(B) describe how the training and collabo-
ration activities will enhance or ensure the safety
and economic security of families where both
child maltreatment and domestic violence or dat-
ing violence occurs by providing appropriate re-
sources, protection, and support to the victimized
parents of such children and to the children
themselves; and
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‘‘(C) outline methods and means partici-
pating entities will use to ensure that all services
are provided in a developmentally, linguistically
and culturally competent manner and will uti-
lize community-based supports and resources.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a
grant under this section, an entity shall be a collabo-
ration that—
‘‘(A) shall include a State or local child
welfare agency or Indian Tribe;
‘‘(B) shall include a domestic violence or
dating violence victim service provider;
‘‘(C) shall include a law enforcement agency
or Bureau of Indian Affairs providing tribal law
enforcement;
‘‘(D) may include a court; and
‘‘(E) may include any other such agencies
or private nonprofit organizations and faith-
based organizations, including community-based
organizations, with the capacity to provide effec-
tive help to the child and adult victims served by
the collaboration.
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‘‘SEC. 41204. GRANTS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND
STALKING IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act
of 2005’ or the ‘STEP Act’.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General,
through the Director of the Office on Violence Against
Women, is authorized to award grants to middle schools
and high schools that work with domestic violence and sex-
ual assault experts to enable the schools—
‘‘(1) to provide training to school administra-
tors, faculty, counselors, coaches, healthcare providers,
security personnel, and other staff on the needs and
concerns of students who experience domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and the
impact of such violence on students;
‘‘(2) to develop and implement policies in middle
and high schools regarding appropriate, safe responses
to, and identification and referral procedures for, stu-
dents who are experiencing or perpetrating domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking,
including procedures for handling the requirements of
court protective orders issued to or against students
or school personnel, in a manner that ensures the
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safety of the victim and holds the perpetrator account-
able;
‘‘(3) to provide support services for students and
school personnel, such as a resource person who is ei-
ther on-site or on-call, and who is an expert described
in subsections (i)(2) and (i)(3), for the purpose of de-
veloping and strengthening effective prevention and
intervention strategies for students and school per-
sonnel experiencing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault or stalking;
‘‘(4) to provide developmentally appropriate edu-
cational programming to students regarding domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,
and the impact of experiencing domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking on children
and youth by adapting existing curricula activities to
the relevant student population;
‘‘(5) to work with existing mentoring programs
and develop strong mentoring programs for students,
including student athletes, to help them understand
and recognize violence and violent behavior, how to
prevent it and how to appropriately address their
feelings; and
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‘‘(6) to conduct evaluations to assess the impact
of programs and policies assisted under this section
in order to enhance the development of the programs.
‘‘(c) AWARD BASIS.—The Director shall award grants
and contracts under this section on a competitive basis.
‘‘(d) POLICY DISSEMINATION.—The Director shall dis-
seminate to middle and high schools any existing Depart-
ment of Justice, Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices, and Department of Education policy guidance and
curricula regarding the prevention of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and the im-
pact of the violence on children and youth.
‘‘(e) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE
INFORMATION.—In order to ensure the safety of adult,
youth, and minor victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, grantees
and subgrantees shall protect the confidentiality and pri-
vacy of persons receiving services. Grantees and subgrantees
pursuant to this section shall not disclose any personally
identifying information or individual information collected
in connection with services requested, utilized, or denied
through grantees’ and subgrantees’ programs. Grantees and
subgrantees shall not reveal individual client information
without the informed, written, reasonably time-limited con-
sent of the person (or in the case of unemancipated minor,
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the minor and the parent or guardian, except that consent
for release may not be given by the abuser of the minor
or of the other parent of the minor) about whom informa-
tion is sought, whether for this program or any other Trib-
al, Federal, State or Territorial grant program. If release
of such information is compelled by statutory or court man-
date, grantees and subgrantees shall make reasonable at-
tempts to provide notice to victims affected by the disclosure
of information. If such personally identifying information
is or will be revealed, grantees and subgrantees shall take
steps necessary to protect the privacy and safety of the per-
sons affected by the release of the information. Grantees
may share non-personally identifying data in the aggregate
regarding services to their clients and non-personally iden-
tifying demographic information in order to comply with
Tribal, Federal, State or Territorial reporting, evaluation,
or data collection requirements. Grantees and subgrantees
may share court-generated information contained in secure,
governmental registries for protection order enforcement
purposes.
‘‘(f) GRANT TERM AND ALLOCATION.—
‘‘(1) TERM.—The Director shall make the grants
under this section for a period of 3 fiscal years.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Not more than 15 percent of
the funds available to a grantee in a given year shall
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be used for the purposes described in subsection
(b)(4)(D), (b),(5), and (b)(6).
‘‘(g) DISTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 percent of
funds appropriated under subsection (l) in any year
shall be available for grants to tribal schools, schools
on tribal lands or schools whose student population is
more than 25 percent Native American.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director shall not
use more than 5 percent of funds appropriated under
subsection (l) in any year for administration, moni-
toring and evaluation of grants made available under
this section.
‘‘(3) TRAINING, TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, AND
DATA COLLECTION.—Not less than 5 percent of funds
appropriated under subsection (l) in any year shall
be available to provide training, technical assistance,
and data collection for programs funded under this
section.
‘‘(h) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to be awarded a
grant or contract under this section for any fiscal year, a
middle or secondary school, in consultation with an expert
as described in subsections (i)(2) and (i)(3), shall submit
an application to the Director at such time and in such
manner as the Director shall prescribe.
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‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, an entity shall be a partnership
that—
‘‘(1) shall include a public, charter, tribal, or na-
tionally accredited private middle or high school, a
school administered by the Department of Defense
under 10 U.S.C. 2164 or 20 U.S.C. 921, a group of
schools, or a school district;
‘‘(2) shall include a domestic violence victim
service provider that has a history of working on do-
mestic violence and the impact that domestic violence
and dating violence have on children and youth;
‘‘(3) shall include a sexual assault victim service
provider, such as a rape crisis center, program serv-
ing tribal victims of sexual assault, or coalition or
other nonprofit nongovernmental organization car-
rying out a community-based sexual assault program,
that has a history of effective work concerning sexual
assault and the impact that sexual assault has on
children and youth; and
‘‘(4) may include a law enforcement agency, the
State, Tribal, Territorial or local court, nonprofit
nongovernmental organizations and service providers
addressing sexual harassment, bullying or gang-re-
lated violence in schools, and any other such agencies
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or nonprofit nongovernmental organizations with the
capacity to provide effective assistance to the adult,
youth, and minor victims served by the partnership.
‘‘(j) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Director shall give priority to entities that have
submitted applications in partnership with relevant courts
or law enforcement agencies.
‘‘(k) REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMA-
TION.—
‘‘(1) REPORTING.—Each of the entities that are
members of the applicant partnership described in
subsection (i), that receive a grant under this section
shall jointly prepare and submit to the Director every
18 months a report detailing the activities that the
entities have undertaken under the grant and such
additional information as the Director shall require.
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—Within
9 months of the completion of the first full grant
cycle, the Director shall publicly disseminate, includ-
ing through electronic means, model policies and pro-
cedures developed and implemented in middle and
high schools by the grantees, including information on
the impact the policies have had on their respective
schools and communities.
‘‘(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section, $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
SEC. 304. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES.
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to make grants to institutions of higher edu-
cation, for use by such institutions or consortia con-
sisting of campus personnel, student organizations,
campus administrators, security personnel, and re-
gional crisis centers affiliated with the institution, to
develop and strengthen effective security and inves-
tigation strategies to combat domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses,
and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases
involving such crimes against women on campuses,
which may include partnerships with local criminal
justice authorities and community-based victim serv-
ices agencies.
(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Attorney General shall
award grants and contracts under this section on a