grams serving rural areas or rural communities that ad-
dress domestic violence, 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 pros-
ecute incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(2) providing treatment, counseling, and other 
long- and short-term assistance to adult and minor 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking in rural communities; and 
‘‘(3) working in cooperation with the commu-
nity to develop education and prevention strategies 
directed 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 avail-
able for each fiscal year to carry out this section 
shall be allocated for grants to Indian tribes or trib-
al organizations.
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERV-
ICES.—Not less than 40 percent of the total amount 
made available for each fiscal year to carry out this 
section shall be allocated for grants that meaning-
fully address sexual assault in rural communities. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENT
FOR
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal 
year to carry out this section, not more than 8 per-
cent may be used by the Director for technical as-
sistance costs. 
‘‘(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 described in section 
40002). 
‘‘(5) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
RURAL 
STATES.—Not less than 75 percent of the total 
amount made available for each fiscal year to carry 
out this section shall be allocated for grants to rural 
States. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $55,000,000 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.’’. 
SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2011. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to appropriate entities— 
‘‘(1) to provide services for victims of domestic 
violence and sexual assault who are 50 years of age 
or older; 
‘‘(2) to increase the physical accessibility of 
buildings in which services are or will be rendered 
for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault 
who are 50 years of age or older; 
‘‘(3) to provide training, consultation, and in-
formation on domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, and sexual assault against women and girls 
who are individuals with disabilities (as defined in
section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)), and to enhance direct 
services to such individuals; 
‘‘(4) for training programs to assist law en-
forcement officers, prosecutors, governmental agen-
cies, victim assistants, and relevant officers of Fed-
eral, State, tribal, territorial, and local courts in rec-
ognizing, addressing, investigating, and prosecuting 
instances of adult or minor domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, stalking, elder abuse, and 
violence against individuals with disabilities, includ-
ing domestic violence and sexual assault, against 
older or disabled individuals; and 
‘‘(5) for multidisciplinary collaborative commu-
nity responses to victims. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under this sec-
tion may be used— 
‘‘(1) to implement or expand programs or serv-
ices to respond to the needs of persons 50 years of 
age or older who are victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or elder 
abuse; 
‘‘(2) to provide personnel, training, technical 
assistance, advocacy, intervention, risk reduction and 
prevention of domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking, and sexual assault against disabled women 
and girls; 
‘‘(3) to conduct outreach activities to ensure 
that disabled women and girls who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual 
assault receive appropriate assistance; 
‘‘(4) to conduct cross-training for victim service 
organizations, governmental agencies, and nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organizations serving individuals 
with disabilities; about risk reduction, intervention, 
prevention and the nature of dynamic of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault 
for disabled women and girls; 
‘‘(5) to provide technical assistance to assist 
with modifications to existing policies, protocols, and 
procedures to ensure equal access to the services, 
programs, and activities of victim service organiza-
tions for disabled women and girls; 
‘‘(6) to provide training and technical assist-
ance on the requirements of shelters and victim serv-
ices organizations under Federal antidiscrimination 
laws, including— 
‘‘(A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; and
‘‘(B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973; 
‘‘(7) to rehabilitate facilities, purchase equip-
ment, and provide personnel so that shelters and vic-
tim service organizations can accommodate the 
needs of disabled women and girls; 
‘‘(8) to provide advocacy and intervention serv-
ices for disabled women and girls who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual 
assault through collaborative partnerships between— 
‘‘(A) nonprofit, nongovernmental agencies; 
‘‘(B) governmental agencies serving indi-
viduals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(C) victim service organizations; or 
‘‘(9) to develop model programs providing advo-
cacy and intervention services within organizations 
serving disabled women and girls who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity shall be eligible 
to receive a grant under this section if the entity 
is— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government;
‘‘(C) a nonprofit, nongovernmental organi-
zation such as a victim services organization, an 
organization serving individuals with disabilities 
or a community-based organization; and 
‘‘(D) a religious organization. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant awarded for the 
purposes described in subsection (b) (9) shall only be 
awarded to an eligible agency (as defined in section 
410 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 
796f–5). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
last day of the first fiscal year commencing on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 
days after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report evalu-
ating the effectiveness of programs administered and oper-
ated pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $28,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this 
section.’’.
SEC. 205. GAO STUDY OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
HOTLINE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall conduct a study of the National Domestic 
Violence Hotline to determine the effectiveness of the Hot-
line in assisting victims of domestic violence. 
(b) ISSUES
TO BE STUDIED.—In conducting the 
study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(1) compile statistical and substantive informa-
tion about calls received by the Hotline since its in-
ception, or a representative sample of such calls, 
while maintaining the confidentiality of Hotline call-
ers; 
(2) interpret the data compiled under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) to determine the trends, gaps in serv-
ices, and geographical areas of need; and 
(B) to assess the trends and gaps in serv-
ices to underserved communities and the mili-
tary community; and 
(3) gather other important information about 
domestic violence.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 206. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, 
AND AWARENESS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Domestic Violence Prevention, Education, and Aware-
ness Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Nearly one-third of American women report 
being physically or sexually abused by a husband or 
boyfriend at some point in their lives. 
(2) Family violence costs the nation between 
$5,000,000,000 and $10,000,000,000 each year in 
medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters 
and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-
productivity. 
(3) The United States is becoming increasingly 
multicultural, and racial and ethnic minorities are 
expected to constitute approximately 50 percent of 
the United States population by 2050. 
(4) Two-thirds of female immigrants to the 
United States originate from Asia, Latin America, 
the Caribbean, and the Middle East, and they mi-
grate here to seek economic security, reunify their 
families, or escape prosecution. 
(5) Racial and ethnic minority women and im-
migrant women face unique challenges to reporting 
and getting help for domestic violence. 
(6) Structural inequalities experienced by racial 
and ethnic minority communities and immigrant 
communities, including poverty and discrimination, 
may contribute to higher rates of violence. 
(7) Problems of domestic violence are exacer-
bated for immigrants when spouses control the im-
migration status of their family members, and abus-
ers use threats of refusal to file immigration papers 
and threats to deport spouses and children as power-
ful tools to prevent battered immigrant women from 
seeking help, trapping battered immigrant women in 
violent homes because of fear of deportation. 
(8) Many racial and ethnic minority women and 
immigrant women face cultural barriers to reporting 
abuse or seeking help for domestic violence, includ-
ing but not limited to strong religious beliefs that 
stress the importance of keeping family intact, fear 
of dishonor, or a belief that negative events occur re-
gardless of attempts to prevent them.
(9) Many racial and ethnic minority women and 
immigrant women also face institutional barriers to 
reporting abuse or seeking help for domestic vio-
lence, including but not limited to restrictions on 
public assistance, limited access to immigration re-
lief, lack of translators or bilingual professionals, lit-
tle educational material in the woman’s native lan-
guage, treatment programs that do not take into ac-
count ethnic and cultural differences, prohibitive fee 
structures, and inflexible or inconvenient hours of 
operation. 
(c) GRANTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS 
TO EDUCATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY COMMU-
NITIES AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ABOUT DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral, acting through the Violence Against Women 
Office, shall make grants to public or private non-
profit entities, States, and Indian tribes and tribal 
organizations to carry out public information cam-
paigns for the purpose of educating racial and ethnic 
minority communities and immigrant communities 
about domestic violence, including the effects of do-
mestic violence, methods of preventing or reducing
domestic violence, and services available to victims of 
domestic violence. 
(2) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grant amounts 
under this subsection may be used only to carry out 
public information campaigns for the purpose speci-
fied in paragraph (1) and to provide staffing appro-
priate to carrying out the campaigns. 
(3) ELEMENTS
OF
CAMPAIGNS.—Each public 
information campaign carried out under this sub-
section shall consist of one or more of the following 
elements: 
(A) Public service announcements. 
(B) Paid educational messages for print 
media. 
(C) Public transit advertising. 
(D) Electronic broadcast media. 
(E) Any other mode of conveying informa-
tion that the Attorney General determines to be 
appropriate. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT.—The Attor-
ney General may award a grant under this sub-
section to an applicant only if the Attorney General 
determines that—
(A) the campaign will be carried out in 
consultation with local domestic violence advo-
cates or State domestic violence coalitions; 
(B) the campaign is designed to be con-
ducted in a culturally sensitive manner using 
one or more culturally appropriate languages; 
(C) the applicant has an adequate plan to 
test-market the campaign with a relevant com-
munity or group in the relevant geographic 
area, and will carry out that plan; and 
(D) the applicant will use effectiveness cri-
teria in carrying out the campaign and an eval-
uation component to measure the effectiveness 
of the campaign. 
(5) AWARD
CRITERIA.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection, the Attorney General shall 
consider the following criteria: 
(A) Whether the applicant has, or will be 
partnering with an entity that has, a record of 
high quality campaigns of a comparable type. 
(B) Whether the applicant has, or will be 
partnering with an entity that has, a record of 
high quality campaigns that educate the com-
munities and groups at greatest risk of domes-
tic violence.
(6) APPLICATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this subsection, a State or entity 
must submit to the Attorney General an appli-
cation that meets the requirements of subpara-
graph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An application sub-
mitted under this paragraph shall be in such 
form, and submitted in such manner, as the At-
torney General may prescribe, and shall include 
the following matters: 
(i) A complete description of appli-
cant’s plan for the proposed public infor-
mation campaign. 
(ii) An identification of the specific 
communities and groups to be educated by 
the campaign, and a description of how the 
campaign will educate the communities 
and groups at greatest risk of domestic vi-
olence. 
(iii) The plans of the applicant with 
respect to working with organizations that 
have expertise in developing culturally ap-
propriate informational messages.
(iv) A description of the geographic 
distribution of the campaign. 
(v) An identification of the media or-
ganizations and other groups through 
which the campaign will be carried out and 
any memorandum of understanding or 
other agreement under which the campaign 
will be carried out. 
(vi) A description of the nature, 
amount, distribution, and timing of infor-
mational messages to be used in the cam-
paign. 
(vii) Such information and assurances 
as the Attorney General may require to de-
termine whether the requirements specified 
in paragraph (4) will be satisfied, and 
whether the criteria specified in paragraph 
(5) apply. 
(viii) Such other information and as-
surances as the Attorney General may re-
quire. 
(7) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States. 
(8) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this section. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
OF 
VIO-
LENCE 
SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. 
Section 393B(c) of part J of title III of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘(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).’’.
SEC. 302. 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 M—Services, Education, 
Protection 
and 
Justice 
for 
Young Victims of Violence 
‘‘SEC. 41201. SERVICES TO ADVOCATE FOR AND RESPOND 
TO TEENS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Secretary’), acting through the 
Family and Youth Services Bureau, in consultation with 
the Department of Justice, shall award grants to eligible 
entities to conduct programs to serve teen and young adult 
victims between the ages of 12 and 24 of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Amounts appropriated 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 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking;
‘‘(2) a religious or community-based organiza-
tion that specializes in working with youth victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(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 vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
intervention 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 
advocacy for teens and young adults, who have 
experienced domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking;
‘‘(B) shall include linguistically, culturally, 
and community relevant services for racial and 
ethnic and other underserved populations or 
linkages to existing services in the community 
tailored to the needs of racial and ethnic and 
other underserved populations; 
‘‘(C) may include mental health services; 
‘‘(D) may include legal advocacy efforts on 
behalf of minors and young adults with respect 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking; 
‘‘(E) may work with public officials and 
agencies to develop and implement policies, 
rules, and procedures in order to reduce or 
eliminate 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 10 percent of funds appropriated under this
section in any year shall be available for grants to 
Indian Tribes or tribal organizations. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall 
not use more than 2.5 percent of funds appropriated 
under this section in any year for administration, 
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 as-
sistance for programs funded under this section. 
‘‘(e) TERM.—The Secretary shall make the grants 
under this section for a period of 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—An entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary every 18 months 
a report of how grant funds have been used. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘SEC. 41202. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND COLLABORATION 
ON THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
support 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 serv-
ices and provide cross-training to enhance community re-
sponses to families where there is both child maltreatment 
and domestic violence. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
through the Violence Against Women Office, shall award 
grants on a competitive 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 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
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 Attorney General 
shall— 
‘‘(1) use not more than 3 percent for evalua-
tion, monitoring, site visits, grantee conferences, and 
other administrative costs associated with con-
ducting activities under this section; 
‘‘(2) set aside not more than 10 percent for 
grants to programs addressing child maltreatment 
and domestic violence or dating violence that are op-
erated by, or in partnership with, a tribal organiza-
tion; and
‘‘(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 do-
mestic violence or dating violence, whether or not 
they are receiving funds under this section. 
‘‘(d) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall con-
sider the needs of racial and ethnic and other underserved 
populations (as described in section 40002). 
‘‘(e) GRANT AWARDS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for periods of not more 
than 3 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- 
training to enhance community responses to families 
where there is both child maltreatment and domestic vio-
lence or dating violence. Amounts distributed under this 
section may only be used for programs and activities de-
scribed in subsection (g). 
‘‘(g) PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs 
and activities developed under this section shall—
‘‘(1) encourage cross training, education, serv-
ice development, and collaboration among child wel-
fare agencies, domestic violence victim service pro-
viders, and courts, law enforcement agencies, com-
munity-based programs, and other entities, in order 
to ensure that such entities have the capacity to and 
will identify, assess, and respond appropriately to— 
‘‘(A) domestic violence or dating violence 
in homes where children are present and may 
be exposed 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 
agencies, domestic violence victim service providers, 
courts, law enforcement agencies, and other entities, 
that are consistent with the principles of protecting 
and increasing the immediate and long-term safety 
and well being of children and non-abusing parents 
and caretakers by— 
‘‘(A) increasing the safety, autonomy, ca-
pacity, and financial security of non-abusing 
parents or caretakers, including developing
service plans and utilizing community-based 
services that provide resources and support to 
non-abusing parents; 
‘‘(B) protecting the safety, security, and 
well-being of children by preventing their un-
necessary removal from a non-abusing parent, 
or, in cases where removal of the child is nec-
essary to protect the child’s safety, taking the 
necessary steps to provide appropriate and com-
munity-based services to the child and the non- 
abusing parent to promote the safe and appro-
priately prompt reunification of the child with 
the non-abusing parent; 
‘‘(C) recognizing the relationship between 
child maltreatment and domestic violence or 
dating violence in a family, as well as the im-
pact of and danger posed by the perpetrators’ 
behavior on both child and adult victims; and 
‘‘(D) holding adult and minor perpetrators 
of domestic violence or dating violence, not child 
and adult victims of abuse or neglect, account-
able for stopping the perpetrators’ abusive be-
haviors, including the development of separate 
service plans, court filings, or community-based 
interventions where appropriate;
‘‘(3) increase cooperation and enhance linkages 
between child welfare agencies, domestic violence vic-
tim service providers, courts (including family, crimi-
nal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), law enforce-
ment agencies, and other entities to provide more 
comprehensive community-based services (including 
health, mental health, social service, housing, and 
neighborhood resources) 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 racial and ethnic minorities in the court and child 
welfare system; and 
‘‘(6) provide appropriate referrals to commu-
nity-based programs and resources, such as health 
and mental health services, shelter and housing as-
sistance for adult and minor victims and their chil-
dren, legal assistance and advocacy for adult and 
minor victims, assistance for parents to help their 
children cope with the impact of exposure to domes-
tic violence or dating violence and child maltreat-
ment, appropriate intervention and treatment for 
adult perpetrators of domestic violence or dating vio-
lence whose children are the subjects of child protec-
tion cases, programs providing support and assist-
ance to racial and ethnic populations, and other nec-
essary supportive services. 
‘‘(h) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—Under this section, an 
entity shall prepare and submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may require, consistent with the require-
ments described herein. 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 col-
laboration activities will enhance or ensure the 
safety and economic security of families where 
both child maltreatment and domestic violence 
or dating violence occurs by providing appro-
priate resources, protection, and support to the
victimized parents of such children and to the 
children themselves; and 
‘‘(C) outline methods and means partici-
pating entities will use to ensure that all serv-
ices are provided in a developmentally, linguis-
tically and culturally competent manner and 
will utilize community-based supports and re-
sources. 
‘‘(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) may include a court; 
‘‘(D) may include a law enforcement agen-
cy, or Bureau of Indian Affairs providing tribal 
law enforcement; and 
‘‘(E) may include any other such agencies 
or private nonprofit organizations, including 
community-based organizations, with the capac-
ity to provide effective help to the child and 
adult victims served by the collaboration.
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Each entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall report to the Attorney Gen-
eral every 18 months, detailing how the funds have 
been used.’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
ON CAMPUS. 
Section 826 of the Higher Education Amendments of 
1998 (20 U.S.C. 1152) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking the period at the end of the 
sentence and inserting ‘‘for periods of 3 
years.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Attorney General, through the Director of 
the Office on Violence Against Women, shall 
award the grants in amounts of not more than 
$500,000 for individual institutions of higher 
education and not more than $1,000,000 for 
consortia of such institutions.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘develop and imple-
ment campus policies, protocols, and serv-
ices that’’ after ‘‘boards to’’; and
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Within 90 days after the date of 
enactment of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 2005, the Attorney General shall 
issue and make available minimum stand-
ards of training relating to violent crimes 
against women on campus, for all campus 
security personnel and personnel serving 
on 
campus 
disciplinary 
or 
judicial 
boards.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking all that 
follows ‘‘strengthen’’ and inserting: ‘‘victim 
services programs on the campuses of the insti-
tutions involved, including programs providing 
legal, medical, or psychological counseling, for 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or 
sexual assault, and to improve delivery of victim 
assistance on campus. To the extent prac-
ticable, such an institution shall collaborate 
with any entities carrying out nonprofit and 
other victim services programs, including sexual 
assault, domestic violence, and dating violence 
victim services programs in the community in 
which the institution is located. If appropriate 
victim services programs are not available in
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the community or are not accessible to stu-
dents, the institution shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide a victim services program on 
campus or create a victim services program in 
collaboration with a community-based organiza-
tion. The institution shall use not less than 20 
percent of the funds made available through the 
grant for a victim services program provided in 
accordance with this paragraph.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (6) and (8); 
and 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (9), 
and (10) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), re-
spectively; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) include proof that the institution of 
higher education collaborated with any non-
profit, nongovernmental entities carrying out 
other victim services programs, including sexual 
assault, domestic violence, and dating violence 
victim services programs in the community in 
which the institution is located;’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Up to $200,000 of the total 
amount of grant funds appropriated under this 
section during the years 2006 through 2010 
may be used to provide technical assistance in 
complying with the mandatory reporting re-
quirements of such section 485(f).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(A) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL 
OR PRIVATE INFORMATION.—In order to ensure 
the safety of adult and minor victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking and their families, grantees and sub-
grantees under this section shall reasonably— 
‘‘(i) protect the confidentiality and 
privacy of persons receiving services under 
the grants and subgrants; and 
‘‘(ii) not disclose any personally iden-
tifying information, or individual client in-
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formation, collected in connection with 
services requested, utilized, or denied 
through programs provided by such grant-
ees and subgrantees under this section. 
‘‘(B) CONSENT.—A grantee or subgrantee 
under this section shall not reveal personally 
identifying information or individual client in-
formation collected as described in subpara-
graph (A) without the informed, written, and 
reasonably time-limited consent of the person 
(or, in the case of an unemancipated minor, the 
minor and the parent or guardian of the minor) 
about whom information is sought, whether for 
the program carried out under this section or 
any other Federal, State, tribal, or territorial 
assistance program. 
‘‘(C) COMPELLED
RELEASE
AND
NO-
TICE.—If a grantee or subgrantee under this 
section is compelled by statutory or court man-
date to disclose information described in sub-
paragraph (A), the grantee or subgrantee— 
‘‘(i) shall make reasonable attempts to 
provide notice to individuals affected by 
the disclosure of information; and
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‘‘(ii) shall take steps necessary to pro-
tect the privacy and safety of the indi-
vidual affected by the disclosure. 
‘‘(D) 
PERMISSIVE
SHARING.—Grantees 
and subgrantees under this section may share 
with each other, in order to comply with Fed-
eral, State, tribal, or territorial reporting, eval-
uation, or data collection requirements— 
‘‘(i) aggregate data, that is not per-
sonally identifying information, regarding 
services provided to their clients; and 
‘‘(ii) demographic information that is 
not personally identifying information. 
‘‘(E) COURT-GENERATED
AND
LAW
EN-
FORCEMENT-GENERATED
INFORMATION.— 
Grantees and subgrantees under this section 
may share with each other— 
‘‘(i) court-generated information con-
tained in secure, governmental registries 
for protection order enforcement purposes; 
and 
‘‘(ii) law enforcement-generated infor-
mation. 
‘‘(F) DEFINITION.—As used in this para-
graph, the term ‘personally identifying informa-
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tion’ means individually identifying information 
from or about an individual, including— 
‘‘(i) first and last name; 
‘‘(ii) home or other physical address, 
including street name and name of city or 
town; 
‘‘(iii) email address or other online 
contact information, such as an instant- 
messaging user identifier or a screen name 
that reveals an individual’s email address; 
‘‘(iv) telephone number; 
‘‘(v) social security number; 
‘‘(vi) Internet Protocol (‘IP’) address 
or host name that identifies an individual; 
‘‘(vii) persistent identifier, such as a 
customer number held in a ‘cookie’ or 
processor serial number, that is combined 
with other available data that identifies an 
individual; or 
‘‘(viii) information that, in combina-
tion with the information in any of clauses 
(i) through (vii), would serve to identify 
any individual, including— 
‘‘(I) grade point average; 
‘‘(II) date of birth;
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‘‘(III) academic or occupational 
interests; 
‘‘(IV) athletic or extracurricular 
interests; 
‘‘(V) racial or ethnic background; 
or 
‘‘(VI) religious affiliation.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by— 
(A) striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’; 
(B) striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(C) striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 304. SAFE HAVENS. 
Section 1301 of the Victims of Trafficking and Vio-
lence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10420) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10402. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, through the Director of 
the Office on Violence Against Women,’’ after 
‘‘Attorney General’’;
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(B) by inserting ‘‘public or nonprofit non-
governmental entities, and to’’ after ‘‘may 
award grants to’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘dating violence,’’ after 
‘‘domestic violence,’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) to provide’’; 
(E) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) to protect children from the trauma of wit-
nessing domestic or dating violence or experiencing 
abduction, injury, or death during parent and child 
visitation exchanges; 
‘‘(3) to protect parents or caretakers who are 
victims of domestic and dating violence from experi-
encing further violence, abuse, and threats during 
child visitation exchanges; and 
‘‘(4) to protect children from the trauma of ex-
periencing sexual assault or other forms of physical 
assault or abuse during parent and child visitation 
and visitation exchanges.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following:
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Funds 
appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section for each fiscal year, 
the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(A) set aside not less than 5 percent for 
grants to Indian tribal governments or tribal 
organizations; 
‘‘(B) use not more than 3 percent for eval-
uation, monitoring, site visits, grantee con-
ferences, and other administrative costs associ-
ated with conducting activities under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) set aside not more than 8 percent for 
technical assistance and training to be provided 
by organizations having nationally recognized 
expertise in the design of safe and secure super-
vised visitation programs and visitation ex-
change of children in situations involving do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking.’’.