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Union Calendar No. 336 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4970 
[Report No. 112–480, Part I] 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2012 
Mrs. ADAMS (for herself, Mrs. NOEM, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. BONO MACK, 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. FOXX, Ms. BUERKLE, Mrs. 
ELLMERS, Ms. JENKINS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. MYRICK, 
Mrs. SCHMIDT, Ms. GRANGER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. LUMMIS, 
Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. ROSS of Flor-
ida, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WEST, Mr. MILLER of 
Florida, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. KELLY, Mr. 
WEBSTER, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and Financial Serv-
ices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
MAY 15, 2012 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HECK, 
and Mr. PENCE 
MAY 15, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 15, 2012 
The Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, and 
Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 27, 2012] 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. VAWA definitions and grant conditions. 
Sec. 4. Accountability provisions. 
Sec. 5. Effective date. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS 
TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 101. STOP grants. 
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of protection orders. 
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 
Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the justice system. 
Sec. 105. Court-appointed special advocate program. 
Sec. 106. Outreach and services to underserved populations grant. 
Sec. 107. Culturally specific services grant. 
Sec. 108. Reduction in rape kit backlog. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program. 
Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
child abuse enforcement assistance. 
Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against women with disabilities 
grants. 
Sec. 204. Grant for training and services to end violence against women in later 
life. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for 
children and youth. 
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
Sec. 304. National Center for Campus Public Safety. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 
Sec. 401. Study conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention. 
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Sec. 402. Saving money and reducing tragedies through prevention grants. 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the health care system’s response 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 602. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 603. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 701.
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
domestic and sexual violence. 
TITLE VIII—IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Fraud prevention initiatives. 
Sec. 802. Clarification of the requirements applicable to U visas. 
Sec. 803. Protections for a fiance´e or fiance´ of a citizen. 
Sec. 804. Regulation of international marriage brokers. 
Sec. 805. GAO report. 
Sec. 806. Temporary Nature of U Visa Status. 
Sec. 807. Annual report on immigration applications made by victims of abuse. 
Sec. 808. Protection for children of VAWA self-petitioners. 
Sec. 809. Public charge. 
Sec. 810. Age-Out Protection for U Visa Applicants. 
Sec. 811. Hardship waivers. 
Sec. 812. Disclosure of Information for National Security Purpose. 
Sec. 813. GAO report on requirements to cooperate with law enforcement officials. 
Sec. 814. Consideration of other evidence. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 
Sec. 901. Grants to Indian tribal governments. 
Sec. 902. Grants to Indian tribal coalitions. 
Sec. 903. Consultation. 
Sec. 904. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women. 
Sec. 905. Assistant United States attorney domestic violence tribal liaisons. 
TITLE X—CRIMINAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1001. Criminal provisions relating to sexual abuse. 
Sec. 1002. Sexual abuse in custodial settings. 
Sec. 1003. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including cyberstalking. 
Sec. 1004. Amendments to the Federal assault statute. 
Sec. 1005. Mandatory minimum sentence. 
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SEC. 3. VAWA DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 40002 of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to an 
unemancipated minor’’ after ‘‘serious harm’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘a nonprofit, nongovernmental, 
or tribal organization that serves a specific geo-
graphic community’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘or intimate 
partner’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ and after ‘‘as a 
spouse’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (16) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(16) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘legal as-
sistance’— 
‘‘(A) includes assistance to adult and youth 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking in— 
‘‘(i) family, tribal, territorial, immi-
gration, employment, administrative agen-
cy, housing matters, campus administrative 
or protection or stay away order pro-
ceedings, and other similar matters; and 
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‘‘(ii) criminal justice investigations, 
prosecutions and post-trial matters (includ-
ing sentencing, parole, and probation) that 
impact the victim’s safety and privacy; and 
‘‘(B) may include services and assistance to 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking who are also victims of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined 
by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 
except that intake or referral, without other action, 
does not constitute legal assistance.’’. 
(5) by amending paragraph (18) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(18) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION 
OR PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The term ‘personally 
identifying information’ or ‘personal information’ 
means individually identifying information for or 
about an individual, including information likely to 
disclose the location of a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, regardless 
of whether the information is encoded, encrypted, 
hashed, or otherwise protected, including— 
‘‘(A) a first and last name; 
‘‘(B) a home or other physical address; 
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‘‘(C) contact information (including a post-
al, e-mail or Internet protocol address, or tele-
phone or facsimile number); 
‘‘(D) a social security number, driver li-
cense number, passport number, or student iden-
tification number; and 
‘‘(E) any other information, including date 
of birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious 
affiliation, that would serve to identify any indi-
vidual.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘services’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assistance’’; 
(7) in paragraph (21)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
any 
federally 
recognized 
Indian 
tribe.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (22)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘52’’ and inserting ‘‘57’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘150,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘250,000’’; 
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(9) by amending paragraph (23) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(23) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed 
by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the 
victim lacks capacity to consent.’’; 
(10) by amending paragraph (33) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(33) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term 
‘underserved populations’ means populations who face 
barriers to accessing and using victim services, and 
includes populations underserved because of geo-
graphic location or religion, underserved racial and 
ethnic populations, populations underserved because 
of special needs (such as language barriers, disabil-
ities, alienage status, or age), and any other popu-
lation determined to be underserved by the Attorney 
General or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, as appropriate.’’; 
(11) by amending paragraph (37) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(37) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means a person 
who is 11 to 24 years of age.’’; 
(12) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(38) ALASKA
NATIVE
VILLAGE.—The term 
‘Alaska Native village’ has the same meaning given 
such term in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
‘‘(39) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means a person 
who is under 11 years of age. 
‘‘(40) CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC.—The term ‘cul-
turally specific’ (except when used as part of the term 
‘culturally specific services’) means primarily com-
posed of racial and ethnic minority groups (as de-
fined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g))). 
‘‘(41) CULTURALLY
SPECIFIC
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘culturally specific services’ means community- 
based services and resources that are culturally rel-
evant and linguistically specific to culturally specific 
communities. 
‘‘(42) 
HOMELESS, 
HOMELESS
INDIVIDUAL, 
HOMELESS PERSON.—The terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless 
individual’, and ‘homeless person’— 
‘‘(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, 
regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) an individual who— 
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‘‘(43) POPULATION
SPECIFIC
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘population specific organization’ means a 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that pri-
marily serves members of a specific underserved popu-
lation and has demonstrated experience and expertise 
providing targeted services to members of that specific 
underserved population. 
‘‘(44) POPULATION
SPECIFIC
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘population specific services’ means victim serv-
ices that— 
‘‘(A) address the safety, health, economic, 
legal, housing, workplace, immigration, confiden-
tiality, or other needs of victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
and 
‘‘(B) are designed primarily for, and are 
targeted to, a specific underserved population. 
‘‘(45) RAPE
CRISIS
CENTER.—The term ‘rape 
crisis center’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or trib-
al organization that provides intervention and 
related 
assistance, 
as 
specified 
in 
section 
41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault with-
out regard to the age of the victims; or 
‘‘(B) a governmental entity that— 
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‘‘(i) is located in a State other than a 
Territory; 
‘‘(ii) provides intervention and related 
assistance, 
as 
specified 
in 
section 
41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault 
without regard to the age of the victims; 
‘‘(iii) is not a law enforcement agency 
or other entity that is part of the criminal 
justice system; and 
‘‘(iv) offers a level of confidentiality to 
victims that is comparable to a nonprofit 
entity that provides similar victim services. 
‘‘(46) SEX
TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means any conduct proscribed by section 
1591 of title 18, United States Code, whether or not 
the conduct occurs in interstate or foreign commerce 
or within the special maritime and territorial juris-
diction of the United States. 
‘‘(47) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal coa-
lition’ means an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental Indian organization, Alaska Native organiza-
tion, or a Native Hawaiian organization that— 
‘‘(A) provides education, support, and tech-
nical assistance to member Indian service pro-
viders in a manner that enables those member 
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providers to establish and maintain culturally 
appropriate services, including shelter and rape 
crisis services, designed to assist Indian women 
and the dependents of those women who are vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(B) is comprised of board and general 
members that are representative of— 
‘‘(i) the member service providers de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the tribal communities in which 
the services are being provided. 
‘‘(48) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term 
‘unit of local government’ means any city, county, 
township, town, borough, parish, village, or other gen-
eral purpose political subdivision of a State. 
‘‘(49) VICTIM SERVICES.—The term ‘victim serv-
ices’— 
‘‘(A) means services provided to victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, including telephonic or web-based 
hotlines, legal advocacy, economic advocacy, 
emergency and transitional shelter, accompani-
ment and advocacy through medical, civil or 
criminal justice, immigration, and social sup-
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port systems, crisis intervention, short-term indi-
vidual and group support services, information 
and referrals, culturally specific services, popu-
lation specific services, and other related sup-
portive services; and 
‘‘(B) may include services and assistance to 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking who are also victims of 
severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined 
by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(50) VICTIM
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘victim service provider’ means a nonprofit, non-
governmental or tribal organization or rape crisis 
center, including a State sexual assault coalition or 
tribal coalition, that— 
‘‘(A) assists domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, includ-
ing domestic violence shelters, faith-based organi-
zations, and other organizations; and 
‘‘(B) has a documented history of effective 
work concerning domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(13) by striking paragraphs (17), (29), and (36), 
and then reordering the remaining paragraphs of 
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such subsection (including the paragraphs added by 
paragraph (12) of this subsection) in alphabetical 
order based on the headings of such paragraphs, and 
renumbering such paragraphs as so reordered. 
(b) GRANTS CONDITIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by amending 
clauses (i) and (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) disclose, reveal, or release any per-
sonally identifying information or indi-
vidual information collected in connection 
with services requested, utilized, or denied 
through grantees’ and subgrantees’ pro-
grams, regardless of whether the informa-
tion has been encoded, encrypted, hashed, or 
otherwise protected; or 
‘‘(ii) disclose, reveal, or release indi-
vidual client information without the in-
formed, written, reasonably time-limited 
consent of the person (or in the case of an 
unemancipated minor, the minor and the 
parent or guardian or in the case of legal 
incapacity, a court-appointed guardian) 
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about whom information is sought, whether 
for this program or any other Federal, 
State, tribal, or territorial grant program, 
except that— 
‘‘(I) consent for release may not 
be given by the abuser of the minor, in-
capacitated person, or the abuser of the 
other parent of the minor; and 
‘‘(II) if a minor or a person with 
a legally appointed guardian is per-
mitted by law to receive services with-
out the parent’s or guardian’s consent, 
such minor or person with a guardian 
may release information without addi-
tional consent.’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (D), to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION SHARING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Grantees and sub-
grantees may share— 
‘‘(I) 
nonpersonally 
identifying 
data in the aggregate regarding serv-
ices to their clients and nonpersonally 
identifying demographic information 
in order to comply with Federal, State, 
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tribal, or territorial reporting, evalua-
tion, or data collection requirements; 
‘‘(II) court-generated information 
and law enforcement-generated infor-
mation contained in secure, govern-
mental registries for protection order 
enforcement purposes; and 
‘‘(III) law enforcement-generated 
and prosecution-generated information 
necessary for law enforcement, intel-
ligence, national security, or prosecu-
tion purposes. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATIONS.—Grantees and sub-
grantees may not— 
‘‘(I) require an adult, youth, or 
child victim of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
to provide a consent to release his or 
her personally identifying information 
as a condition of eligibility for the 
services provided by the grantee or sub-
grantee; or 
‘‘(II) share any personally identi-
fying information in order to comply 
with Federal reporting, evaluation, or 
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data collection requirements, whether 
for this program or any other Federal 
grant program.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
following: 
‘‘(E) STATUTORILY MANDATED REPORTS OF 
ABUSE
OR
NEGLECT.—Nothing in this para-
graph prohibits a grantee or subgrantee from re-
porting suspected abuse or neglect, as those terms 
are defined by law, when specifically mandated 
by the State or tribe involved.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) CONFIDENTIALITY
ASSESSMENT
AND 
ASSURANCES.—Grantees and subgrantees shall 
certify their compliance with the confidentiality 
and privacy provisions required under this sec-
tion.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) APPROVED
ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
the activities under this title, grantees and sub-
grantees may collaborate with and provide informa-
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tion to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
public officials and agencies to develop and imple-
ment policies, and develop and promote State, local, 
or tribal legislation or model codes, designed to reduce 
or eliminate domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end the 
following: 
‘‘Final reports of such evaluations shall be made pub-
lically available on the website of the disbursing agen-
cy.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(12) DELIVERY OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Any 
grantee or subgrantee providing legal assistance with 
funds awarded under this title shall comply with the 
eligibility requirements in section 1201(d) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
6(d)). 
‘‘(13) CIVIL RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(A) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in 
any State shall on the basis of actual or per-
ceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 
or disability be excluded from participation in, 
be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to dis-
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crimination under, any program or activity 
funded in whole or in part with funds made 
available under the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 
Stat. 1902), the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386; 114 
Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 
3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2012, or any other program or activ-
ity funded in whole or in part with funds appro-
priated for grants, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance administered by the Office on 
Violence Against Women. 
‘‘(B) 
REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent consid-
eration of an individual’s gender for purposes of 
a program or activity described in subparagraph 
(A) if the grantee involved determines that gen-
der segregation or gender-specific programming 
is necessary to the essential operation of such 
program or activity. In such a case, alternative 
reasonable accommodations are sufficient to meet 
the requirements of this paragraph. 
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‘‘(C) 
APPLICATION.—The 
provisions 
of 
paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 809(c) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3789d(c)) shall 
apply to violations of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed, interpreted, or 
applied to supplant, displace, preempt, or other-
wise diminish the responsibilities and liabilities 
of grantees under other Federal or State civil 
rights law, whether statutory or common.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 41403(6) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (14043e–2(6)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) the terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless individual’, 
and ‘homeless person’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 40002(a);’’. 
SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR DOJ GRANT APPLICANTS TO 
INCLUDE CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT FEDERAL GRANTS 
IN DOJ GRANT APPLICATIONS.—Each applicant for a 
grant from the Department of Justice shall submit, as part 
of the application for the grant, the following information: 
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(1) A list of each Federal grant the applicant 
applied for during the one-year period preceding the 
date of submission of the application. 
(2) A list of each Federal grant the applicant re-
ceived during the five-year period preceding the date 
of submission of the application. 
(b) ENHANCING GRANT EFFICIENCY AND COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, take 
actions to further the coordination of the administra-
tion of grants within the Department of Justice to in-
crease the efficiency of such administration. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the actions taken by the Attorney 
General under paragraph (1) and the progress of such 
actions in achieving coordination described in such 
paragraph. 
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(c) REQUIRING OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND 
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS TO APPLY TO VAWA GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 109(b) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any program or activity funded in whole or 
in part with funds made available under the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 
103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 
386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 
3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2012, or any other program or activity funded 
in whole or in part with funds appropriated for 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance 
administered by the Office on Violence Against 
Women.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to grant pe-
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riods beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) VAWA GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY.—Section 40002 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded under this 
title shall be subject to the following accountability provi-
sions: 
‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2013, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the In-
spector General of the Department of Justice or the 
Inspector General of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, as applicable, shall conduct an 
audit of not fewer than 10 percent of all grantees 
under this title to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 
funds by such grantees. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY
EXCLUSION.—A grantee de-
scribed in paragraph (1) that is found by the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Justice or the In-
spector General of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, as applicable, to have an unresolved 
audit finding (as defined in paragraph (5)) shall not 
be eligible to receive grant funds under this title dur-
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ing the 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12-month 
period described in such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is awarded 
grant funds under this title during any period in 
which the entity is prohibited from receiving funds 
under paragraph (2), the head of the Federal agency 
administering a grant program under this title 
shall— 
‘‘(A) deposit into the General Fund of the 
Treasury an amount equal to the grant funds 
that were improperly awarded to the grantee; 
and 
‘‘(B) seek to recoup the costs of the repay-
ment to the Fund from the entity that was erro-
neously awarded such grant funds. 
‘‘(4) UNRESOLVED AUDIT FINDING DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘unresolved audit finding’ 
means, with respect to a grantee described in para-
graph (1), an audit report finding, statement, or rec-
ommendation by the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Justice or the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Health and Human Service, as applica-
ble, that the grantee has utilized grant funds for an 
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable 
cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 months 
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from the date of an initial notification of the finding, 
statement, or recommendation. 
‘‘(5) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ 
means an organization that is described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General 
shall not award a grant under any grant pro-
gram under this title to a nonprofit organization 
that holds money in offshore accounts for the 
purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in 
section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Unless other-
wise explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, 
not more than 5.0 percent of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this title may be used by the 
Attorney General for salaries and administrative ex-
penses of the Office on Violence Against Women. 
‘‘(7) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
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‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Justice 
or Department of Health and Human Services 
under this title may be used by the Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or by any individual or organization 
awarded funds under this title, to host or sup-
port any expenditure for conferences, unless in 
the case of the Department of Justice, the Deputy 
Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant 
Attorney General, or in the case of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services the Deputy 
Secretary, provides prior written authorization 
that the funds may be expended to host or sup-
port any expenditure for such a conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written author-
ization under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
conference, including the cost of all food and bev-
erages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and any entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral and Deputy Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit an annual report 
to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Com-
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mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary and the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives on all con-
ference expenditures approved and denied during 
the fiscal year for which the report is submitted. 
‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under this title may not be uti-
lized by any grantee or subgrantee to lobby any 
representative of the Federal Government (in-
cluding the Department of Justice) or a State, 
local, or tribal government regarding the award 
of grant funding. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 
determines that any grantee or subgrantee receiv-
ing funds under this title has violated subpara-
graph (A), the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) require the grantee or subgrantee 
to repay such funds in full; and 
‘‘(ii) prohibit the grantee or subgrantee 
from receiving any funds under this title for 
not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enact-
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ment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2012, the Assistant Attorney General for the 
Office of Justice Programs, the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women, and the Deputy Sec-
retary for Health and Human Services shall submit 
to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives a certification 
for such year that— 
‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 
Inspector General under paragraph (1) have 
been completed and reviewed by the Assistant At-
torney General for the Office of Justice Pro-
grams; 
‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (2) have been issued; 
‘‘(C) all reimbursements required under 
paragraph (3) have been made; and 
‘‘(D) includes a list of any grantees and 
subgrantees excluded during the previous year 
under paragraph (2).’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, 
the provisions of titles I, II, III, IV, VII, and sections 3, 
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602, 901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until 
the first day of the fiscal year following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 
AND 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
(a) STOP GRANTS.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)), as 
amended by paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘equipment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for the protection 
and safety of victims,’’ before ‘‘and specifi-
cally,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ and all that follows through ‘‘dating vi-
olence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault and domestic violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault and domestic violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking, as well as the appropriate 
treatment of victims’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, classifying,’’ after 
‘‘identifying’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and do-
mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking’’; 
(F) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and legal assistance’’ 
after ‘‘victim services’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and do-
mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘including crimes’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘includ-
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ing crimes of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking;’’; 
(G) by striking paragraph (6) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (7) through (14) as para-
graphs (6) through (13), respectively; 
(H) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated by 
subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘sexual assault 
and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking’’; 
(I) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated by 
subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and dating vio-
lence’’ and inserting ‘‘dating violence, and stalk-
ing’’; 
(J) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated by 
subparagraph (G)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘domestic violence or 
sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such violence or as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘such violence, assault, 
or stalking’’; 
(K) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘triage protocols to ensure that dangerous 
or potentially lethal cases are identified and 
prioritized’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of evi-
dence-based indicators to assess the risk of 
domestic and dating violence homicide and 
prioritize dangerous or potentially lethal 
cases’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(L) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and 
inserting ‘‘providing’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘nonprofit non-
governmental’’; and 
(III) by striking the comma after 
‘‘local governments’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon in subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi-
colon; 
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(M) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so 
redesignated by subparagraph (G), the following: 
‘‘(14) developing and promoting State, local, or 
tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac-
tices for responding to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(15) developing, implementing, or enhancing 
Sexual Assault Response Teams, or other similar co-
ordinated community responses to sexual assault; 
‘‘(16) developing and strengthening policies, pro-
tocols, best practices, and training for law enforce-
ment agencies and prosecutors relating to the inves-
tigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases and 
the appropriate treatment of victims; 
‘‘(17) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
programs addressing sexual assault against men, 
women, and youth in correctional and detention set-
tings; 
‘‘(18) identifying and conducting inventories of 
backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits and 
developing protocols and policies for responding to 
and addressing such backlogs, including protocols and 
policies for notifying and involving victims; and 
‘‘(19) with not more than 5 percent of the total 
amount allocated to a State for this part, developing, 
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enhancing, or strengthening prevention and edu-
cational programming to address domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(N) in the flush text at the end, by striking 
‘‘paragraph (14)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(13)’’; 
(2) in section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘nonprofit 
nongovernmental victim services programs’’ and 
inserting ‘‘victim service providers’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘(not 
including populations of Indian tribes)’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by amending paragraph (2) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a 
plan for implementation and may consult and coordi-
nate with— 
‘‘(A) the State sexual assault coalition; 
‘‘(B) the State domestic violence coalition; 
‘‘(C) the law enforcement entities within the 
State; 
‘‘(D) prosecution offices; 
‘‘(E) State and local courts; 
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‘‘(F) tribal governments or tribal coalitions 
in those States with State or federally recognized 
Indian tribes; 
‘‘(G) representatives from underserved pop-
ulations; 
‘‘(H) victim service providers; 
‘‘(I) population specific organizations; and 
‘‘(J) other entities that the State or the At-
torney General identifies as necessary for the 
planning process;’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (4); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(iv) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following: 
‘‘(3) grantees shall coordinate the State imple-
mentation plan described in paragraph (2) with the 
State plans described in section 307 of the Family Vi-
olence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407) 
and the plans described in the Victims of Crime Act 
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and section 393A 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1b); 
and’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (4), as so redesig-
nated by clause (iii)— 
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(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and not less than 25 percent shall 
be allocated for prosecutors’’; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 
(D) and (E); 
(III) by inserting after subpara-
graph (A), the following: 
‘‘(B) not less than 25 percent shall be allo-
cated for prosecutors; 
‘‘(C) for each fiscal year beginning on or 
after the date that is 2 years after the date of en-
actment of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2012, not less than 20 percent 
shall be allocated for programs or projects that 
meaningfully address sexual assault, including 
stranger rape, acquaintance rape, alcohol or 
drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the con-
text of an intimate partner relationship;’’; 
(IV) in subparagraph (D), as so 
redesignated by subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘culturally specific commu-
nity-based’’ and inserting ‘‘population 
specific’’; and 
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(V) in subparagraph (E), as so re-
designated by subclause (II), by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 
(D) by amending subsection (d) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An application 
for a grant under this part shall include— 
‘‘(1) the certifications of qualification required 
under subsection (c); 
‘‘(2) proof of compliance with the requirements 
for the payment of forensic medical exams and judi-
cial notification, described in section 2010; 
‘‘(3) proof of compliance with the requirements 
for paying fees and costs relating to domestic violence 
and protection order cases described in section 2011; 
‘‘(4) proof of compliance with the requirements 
prohibiting polygraph examinations of victims of sex-
ual assault described in section 2013; 
‘‘(5) an implementation plan required under 
subsection (i); and 
‘‘(6) any other documentation that the Attorney 
General may require.’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
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(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘domestic violence and sexual as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by 
striking ‘‘linguistically and culturally’’ 
and inserting ‘‘population’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONS.—In disbursing grants under 
this part, the Attorney General may impose reason-
able conditions on grant awards disbursed after the 
date of enactment of the Violence Against Women Re-
authorization Act of 2012 to ensure that the States 
meet statutory, regulatory, and other programs re-
quirements.’’; 
(F) in subsection (f), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that, for pur-
poses of this subsection, the costs of the projects 
for victim services or tribes for which there is an 
exemption under section 40002(b)(1) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(b)(1)) shall not count toward the total 
costs of the projects.’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(i) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.—A State applying for 
a grant under this part shall— 
‘‘(1) develop an implementation plan in con-
sultation with representatives of the entities listed in 
subsection (c)(2), that identifies how the State will 
use the funds awarded under this part; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Attorney General as part of 
the application submitted in accordance with sub-
section (d)— 
‘‘(A) the implementation plan developed 
under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) documentation from each member of 
the planning committee with respect to the mem-
ber’s participation in the planning process; 
‘‘(C) documentation from the prosecution, 
law enforcement, court, and victim services pro-
grams to be assisted, describing— 
‘‘(i) the need for the grant funds; 
‘‘(ii) the intended use of the grant 
funds; 
‘‘(iii) the expected result of the grant 
funds; and 
‘‘(iv) the demographic characteristics of 
the populations to be served, including age, 
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disability, race, ethnicity, and language 
background; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the State will en-
sure that any subgrantees will consult with vic-
tim service providers during the course of devel-
oping their grant applications to ensure that the 
proposed activities are designed to promote the 
safety, confidentiality, and economic independ-
ence of victims; 
‘‘(E) demographic data on the distribution 
of underserved populations within the State and 
a description of how the State will meet the 
needs of underserved populations, including the 
minimum allocation for population specific serv-
ices required under subsection (c)(4)(C); 
‘‘(F) a description of how the State plans to 
meet the requirements pursuant to regulations 
issued under subsection (e)(2); 
‘‘(G) goals and objectives for reducing do-
mestic and dating violence-related homicides 
within the State; and 
‘‘(H) any other information requested by 
the Attorney General. 
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‘‘(j) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—A State may use any 
returned or remaining funds for any authorized purpose 
under this part if— 
‘‘(1) funds from a subgrant awarded under this 
part are returned to the State; or 
‘‘(2) the State does not receive sufficient eligible 
applications to award the full funding within the al-
locations under subsection (c)(4).’’; 
(3) in section 2010 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by amending para-
graph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, Indian tribal gov-
ernment, or unit of local government shall not be enti-
tled to funds under this subchapter unless the State, 
Indian tribal government, unit of local government, 
or another governmental entity— 
‘‘(A) incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of fo-
rensic medical exams described in subsection (b) 
for victims of sexual assault; and 
‘‘(B) coordinates with health care providers 
in the region to notify victims of sexual assault 
of the availability of rape exams at no cost to the 
victims.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, except 
that such funds’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing a period; and 
(D) by amending subsection (d) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) NONCOOPERATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be in compliance with 
this section, a State, Indian tribal government, or 
unit of local government shall comply with subsection 
(b) without regard to whether the victim participates 
in the criminal justice system or cooperates with law 
enforcement. 
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE
PERIOD.—States, territories, 
and Indian tribal governments shall have 3 years 
from the date of enactment of the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 to come into 
compliance with this subsection.’’; and 
(4) in section 2011(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
5(a)(1))— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘modification, enforcement, 
dismissal,’’ after ‘‘registration,’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘domestic violence, stalking, 
or sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)), is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$222,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2013 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES AND 
ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2101 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘States,’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘units of local government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘grantees’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and enforcement of protection orders across 
State and tribal lines’’ before the period; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘and training in police departments to im-
prove tracking of cases’’ and inserting 
‘‘data collection systems, and training in 
police departments to improve tracking of 
cases and classification of complaints’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘and provide the appropriate training and 
education about domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’ after 
‘‘computer tracking systems’’; 
(v) in paragraph (5), by inserting 
‘‘and other victim services’’ after ‘‘legal ad-
vocacy service programs’’; 
(vi) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘judges’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, State, 
tribal, territorial, and local judges, and 
court-based and court-related personnel’’; 
(vii) in paragraph (8), by striking 
‘‘and sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 
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(viii) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘non-profit, non-governmental victim serv-
ices organizations,’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers, population specific orga-
nizations,’’; and 
(ix) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) To develop and implement training pro-
grams for prosecutors and other prosecution-related 
personnel regarding best practices to ensure offender 
accountability, victim safety, and victim consultation 
in cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(15) To develop or strengthen policies, protocols, 
and training for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, 
and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and 
prosecuting instances of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(16) To develop and promote State, local, or 
tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac-
tices for responding to the crimes of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing the appropriate treatment of victims. 
‘‘(17) To develop, implement, or enhance sexual 
assault nurse examiner programs or sexual assault fo-
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rensic examiner programs, including the hiring and 
training of such examiners. 
‘‘(18) To develop, implement, or enhance Sexual 
Assault Response Teams or similar coordinated com-
munity responses to sexual assault. 
‘‘(19) To develop and strengthen policies, proto-
cols, and training for law enforcement officers and 
prosecutors regarding the investigation and prosecu-
tion of sexual assault cases and the appropriate treat-
ment of victims of sexual assault. 
‘‘(20) To provide the following human immuno-
deficiency virus services for victims of sexual assault: 
‘‘(A) Testing. 
‘‘(B) Counseling. 
‘‘(C) Prophylaxis. 
‘‘(21) To identify and inventory backlogs of sex-
ual assault evidence collection kits and to develop pro-
tocols for responding to and addressing such backlogs, 
including policies and protocols for notifying and in-
volving victims. 
‘‘(22) To develop multidisciplinary high-risk 
teams focusing on reducing domestic violence and dat-
ing violence homicides by— 
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‘‘(A) using evidence-based indicators to as-
sess the risk of homicide and link high-risk vic-
tims to immediate crisis intervention services; 
‘‘(B) identifying and managing high-risk 
offenders; and 
‘‘(C) providing ongoing victim advocacy 
and referrals to comprehensive services including 
legal, housing, health care, and economic assist-
ance.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘except for 
a court,’’ before ‘‘certify’’; and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, and adjusting the 
margin accordingly; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘ex-
cept for a court,’’ before ‘‘demonstrate’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘modification, en-
forcement, dismissal,’’ after ‘‘registra-
tion,’’ each place it appears; 
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(II) by inserting ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ after the second occurrence of 
‘‘domestic violence,’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(iv) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘, not later 
than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section,’’; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, and adjusting the 
margin accordingly; 
(III) in clause (ii), as redesig-
nated by subclause (II) of this clause, 
by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 
(IV) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5), as amended by this subpara-
graph, as subparagraphs (A) through (E), 
respectively; 
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(vi) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), as redesignated by clause (v) of 
this subparagraph— 
(I) by striking the second comma; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘grantees are 
States’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘grantees are— 
‘‘(1) States’’; and 
(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) a State, tribal, or territorial domestic vio-
lence or sexual assault coalition or a victim service 
provider that partners with a State, Indian tribal 
government, or unit of local government that certifies 
that the State, Indian tribal government, or unit of 
local government meets the requirements under para-
graph (1).’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, policy,’’ 
after ‘‘law’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘and the defendant is in cus-
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tody or has been served with the infor-
mation or indictment’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘it’’ 
and inserting ‘‘its’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL COALITIONS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each fis-
cal year, not less than 5 percent shall be available for grants 
under section 2001(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)). 
‘‘(g) ALLOCATION
FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each fis-
cal year, not less than 25 percent shall be available for 
projects that address sexual assault, including stranger 
rape, acquaintance rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, 
and rape within the context of an intimate partner rela-
tionship.’’; and 
(2) in section 2102(a) (42 U.S.C. 3796hh– 
1(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘court,’’ 
after ‘‘tribal government,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘non-
profit, private sexual assault and domestic vio-
lence programs’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service 
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providers and, as appropriate, population spe-
cific organizations’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$73,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’; and 
(2) by striking the second period. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘aris-
ing as a consequence of’’ and inserting ‘‘relating 
to or arising out of’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
arising out of’’ after ‘‘relating to’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
GRANT CONDITIONS’’ after ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and grant conditions’’ 
after ‘‘definitions’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘victim 
services organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) to implement, expand, and establish efforts 
and projects to provide competent, supervised pro 
bono legal assistance for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c) has completed’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘this section—’’ 
‘‘(A) has demonstrated expertise in pro-
viding legal assistance or advocacy to victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking in the targeted population; or 
‘‘(B)(i) is partnered with an entity or per-
son that has demonstrated expertise described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) has completed, or will complete, train-
ing in connection with domestic violence, dating 
violence, stalking, or sexual assault and related 
legal issues, including training on evidence-based 
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risk factors for domestic and dating violence 
homicide;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘stalking 
organization’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking victim 
service provider’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘this section $57,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Of the amount made available under 
this subsection in each fiscal year, not more than 
10 percent may be used for purposes described in 
subsection (c)(3).’’. 
SEC. 104. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMI-
LIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1509) is amended by strik-
ing the section preceding section 1302 (42 U.S.C. 10420), 
as amended by section 306 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
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(Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3016), and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 1301. COURT TRAINING AND SUPERVISED VISITATION 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, courts (includ-
ing juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, nonprofit 
organizations, legal services providers, and victim services 
providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil 
and criminal justice system to families with a history of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section may 
be used to— 
‘‘(1) provide supervised visitation and safe visi-
tation exchange of children and youth by and between 
parents in situations involving domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(2) develop and promote State, local, and tribal 
legislation, policies, and best practices for improving 
civil and criminal court functions, responses, prac-
tices, and procedures in cases involving a history of 
domestic violence or sexual assault, or in cases involv-
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ing allegations of child sexual abuse, including cases 
in which the victim proceeds pro se; 
‘‘(3) educate court-based and court-related per-
sonnel (including custody evaluators and guardians 
ad litem) and child protective services workers on the 
dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, including information on per-
petrator behavior, evidence-based risk factors for do-
mestic and dating violence homicide, and on issues 
relating to the needs of victims, including safety, secu-
rity, privacy, and confidentiality, including cases in 
which the victim proceeds pro se; 
‘‘(4) provide adequate resources in juvenile court 
matters to respond to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), 
and stalking and ensure necessary services dealing 
with the physical health and mental health of victims 
are available; 
‘‘(5) enable courts or court-based or court-related 
programs to develop or enhance— 
‘‘(A) court infrastructure (such as special-
ized courts, consolidated courts, dockets, intake 
centers, or interpreter services); 
‘‘(B) community-based initiatives within 
the court system (such as court watch programs, 
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victim assistants, pro se victim assistance pro-
grams, or community-based supplementary serv-
ices); 
‘‘(C) offender management, monitoring, and 
accountability programs; 
‘‘(D) safe and confidential information-stor-
age and information-sharing databases within 
and between court systems; 
‘‘(E) education and outreach programs to 
improve community access, including enhanced 
access for underserved populations; and 
‘‘(F) other projects likely to improve court 
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(6) collect data and provide training and tech-
nical assistance, including developing State, local, 
and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the 
capacity of grantees and communities to address the 
civil justice needs of victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking who have 
legal representation, who are proceeding pro se, or 
who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal ad-
vocate; and 
‘‘(7) improve training and education to assist 
judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare 
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personnel, and legal advocates in the civil justice sys-
tem regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, stalking, or child abuse. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making grants for pur-
poses described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of sub-
section (b), the Attorney General shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the number of families to be served by 
the proposed programs and services; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the proposed pro-
grams and services serve underserved popu-
lations; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates cooperation and collaboration with 
nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local 
community with demonstrated histories of effec-
tive work on domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, including State or 
tribal domestic violence coalitions, State or trib-
al sexual assault coalitions, local shelters, and 
programs for domestic violence and sexual as-
sault victims; and 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates coordination and collaboration with 
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State, tribal, and local court systems, including 
mechanisms for communication and referral. 
‘‘(2) OTHER GRANTS.—In making grants under 
subsection (b)(8) the Attorney General shall take into 
account the extent to which the grantee has expertise 
addressing the judicial system’s handling of family 
violence, child custody, child abuse and neglect, adop-
tion, foster care, supervised visitation, divorce, and 
parentage. 
‘‘(d) APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may make a grant under this section to an applicant 
that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrates expertise in the areas of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalk-
ing, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) ensures that any fees charged to individuals 
for use of supervised visitation programs and services 
are based on the income of those individuals, unless 
otherwise provided by court order; 
‘‘(3) if the applicant proposes to operate super-
vised visitation programs and services or safe visita-
tion exchange, demonstrates that adequate security 
measures, including adequate facilities, procedures, 
and personnel capable of preventing violence, and 
adequate standards are, or will be, in place (includ-
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ing the development of protocols or policies to ensure 
that confidential information is not shared with 
courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare 
agencies unless necessary to ensure the safety of any 
child or adult using the services of a program funded 
under this section); 
‘‘(4) certifies that the organizational policies of 
the applicant do not require mediation or counseling 
involving offenders and victims being physically 
present in the same place, in cases where domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is 
alleged; 
‘‘(5) certifies that any person providing legal as-
sistance through a program funded under this section 
has completed or will complete training on domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including child sexual abuse, and related legal issues; 
and 
‘‘(6) certifies that any person providing custody 
evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a 
program funded under this section has completed or 
will complete training, developed with input from 
and in collaboration with a tribal, State, territorial, 
or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking victim service provider or coalition, 
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on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual as-
sault, including child sexual abuse, that includes 
training on how to review evidence of past abuse and 
the use of evidenced-based theories to make rec-
ommendations on custody and visitation. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection are au-
thorized to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(f) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of 
the total amount available under this section for each 
fiscal year shall be available for grants under the pro-
gram authorized by section 2015 of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg–10). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements 
of this section shall not apply to funds allocated for 
the program described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sub-
title J of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 14043 et seq.) is repealed. 
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SEC. 105. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO-
GRAM. 
Subtitle B of title II of the Crime Control Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 13011 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 216 (42 U.S.C. 13012), by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2015’’; 
(2) in section 217 (42 U.S.C. 13013)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘Code of Ethics’’ and inserting ‘‘Standards for 
Programs’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—An organization that receives a 
grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to 
the Administrator a report regarding the use of the grant 
for the fiscal year, including a discussion of outcome per-
formance measures (which shall be established by the Ad-
ministrator) to determine the effectiveness of the programs 
of the organization in meeting the needs of children in the 
child welfare system.’’; and 
(3) in section 219(a) (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)), by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 
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SEC. 106. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS GRANT. 
Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14045) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 120. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UN-
DERSERVED POPULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under the grant programs identified in para-
graph (2), the Attorney General shall take 2 percent 
of such appropriated amounts and combine them to 
award grants to eligible entities described in sub-
section (b) of this section to develop and implement 
outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking in underserved populations and to provide 
victim services to meet the needs of adult and youth 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking in underserved populations. The 
requirements of the grant programs identified in 
paragraph (2) shall not apply to this grant program. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs iden-
tified in this paragraph are the programs carried out 
under the following provisions: 
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