staff to identify domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, and to appropriately as-
sess, treat, and refer patients who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(3) the development of on-site access to serv-
ices to address the safety, medical, mental health, 
and economic needs of patients either by increasing 
the capacity of existing health care professionals and 
staff to address these issues or by contracting with 
or hiring domestic violence or sexual assault advo-
cates to provide the services, or by developing other 
models appropriate to the geographic, cultural, and 
linguistic needs of a site. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a federally qualified health center as de-
fined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)); and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Secretary may 
require.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 6. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN THE 
HEALTHCARE SETTING. 
Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902 et seq.), as 
amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 1491 et seq.), and as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 11—RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE 
INTERVENTIONS 
TO 
ADDRESS 
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
‘‘SEC. 40297. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN 
THE HEALTH CARE SETTING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality, shall award grants and contracts to 
fund research on effective interventions in the health care 
setting that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and 
sexual assault across the lifespan and that prevent the 
health effects of such violence and improve the safety and 
health of individuals who are currently being victimized.
‘‘(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—Research conducted with 
amounts received under a grant or contract under this sec-
tion shall include— 
‘‘(1) with respect to the authority of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention— 
‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
childhood exposure to domestic, dating, or sex-
ual violence, on health behaviors, health condi-
tions, and the health status of individuals, fami-
lies, and populations; and 
‘‘(B) research and testing of best messages 
and strategies to mobilize public action con-
cerning the prevention of domestic, dating, or 
sexual violence 
‘‘(2) with respect to the authority of the Agency 
for Healthcare Research and Quality— 
‘‘(A) ∼research on the impact on the health 
care system, health care utilization, health care 
costs, and health status of domestic and dating 
violence and childhood exposure to domestic 
and dating violence; and 
‘‘(B) research on effective interventions 
within primary care and emergency health care 
settings and with health care settings that in-
clude clinical partnerships within community 
domestic violence providers for adults and chil-
dren exposed to domestic or dating violence. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
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