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crime, or disqualifying event occurred before, on, or after 
such date. 
SEC. 933. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR BATTERED 
SPOUSES OF CERTAIN NONIMMIGRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)), as amended by 
sections 403(a) and 404(a) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 
(division B of Public Law 109–13), is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under 
subparagraph (A), (E)(iii), (G), or (H) of section 
101(a)(15) who is accompanying or following to join a 
principal alien admitted under subparagraph (A), (E)(iii), 
(G), or (H)(i) of such section, respectively, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall authorize the alien spouse to 
engage in employment in the United States and provide 
the spouse with an ‘employment authorized’ endorsement 
or other appropriate work permit if the alien spouse dem-
onstrates that during the marriage the alien spouse or a 
child of the alien spouse has been battered or has been 
the subject to extreme cruelty perpetrated by the spouse 
of the alien spouse. Requests for relief under this para-
graph shall be handled under the procedures that apply 
to aliens seeking relief under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii).’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to aliens who obtained 
the status of an alien spouse before, on, or after such date. 
SEC. 934. GROUNDS FOR HARDSHIP WAIVER FOR CONDI-
TIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR IN-
TENDED SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the alien meets the requirements 
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and 
following the marriage ceremony has been bat-
tered by or was subject to extreme cruelty per-
petrated by his or her intended spouse and was 
not at fault in failing to meet the requirements 
of paragraph (1).’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 935. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL. 
(a) CLARIFYING APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE WAIVER AUTHORITY IN CANCELLATION OF RE-
MOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(b) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(5),’’ after ‘‘(C)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(except in a case de-
scribed in section 237(a)(7) where the At-
torney General exercises discretion to 
grant a waiver)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by amending 
clause (iv) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) subject to paragraph (5), the 
alien is not inadmissible under paragraph 
(2) or (3) of section 212(a), is not remov-
able under paragraph (2), (3)(D), or (4) of 
section 237(a), and is not removable under 
section 237(a)(1)(G) (except if there was a
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connection between the marriage fraud de-
scribed in such section and the battery or 
extreme cruelty described in clause (i)); 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE 
WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The provisions of section 
237(a)(7) shall apply in the application of para-
graphs (1)(C) and (2)(A)(iv) (including waiving 
grounds of deportability) in the same manner as 
they apply under section 237(a). In addition, for 
purposes of such paragraphs and in the case of an 
alien who has been battered or subjected to extreme 
cruelty and if there was a connection between the in-
admissibility or deportability and such battery or 
cruelty with respect to the activity involved, the At-
torney General may waive, in the sole unreviewable 
discretion of the Attorney General, any other ground 
of inadmissibility or deportability for which a waiver 
is authorized under section 212(h), 212(d)(13), 
212(d)(14), or 237(a)(2)(A)(v), and the exception 
described in section 204(a)(1)(C) shall apply.’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply as if included in the 
enactment of section 1504(a) of VAWA–2000. 
(b) CLARIFYING NONAPPLICATION
OF CANCELLA-
TION CAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(e)(3) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229b(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Aliens with respect to their cancella-
tion of removal under subsection (b)(2).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to cancellations of re-
moval occurring on or after October 1, 2004. 
SEC. 936. MOTIONS TO REOPEN. 
(a) REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(c)(7) of the Im-
migration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1230(c)(7)), as redesignated by section 101(d)(1) of 
the REAL ID Act of 2005 (division B of Public Law 
109–13), is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
except that this limitation shall not apply so as 
to prevent the filing of one motion to reopen de-
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scribed in subparagraph (C)(iv)’’ before the pe-
riod at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in the heading of clause (iv), by 
striking ‘‘SPOUSES
AND
CHILDREN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SPOUSES, CHILDREN, AND PAR-
ENTS’’; 
(ii) in the matter before subclause (I) 
of clause (iv), by striking ‘‘The deadline 
specified in subsection (b)(5)(C) for filing 
a motion to reopen does not apply’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Any limitation under this section 
on the deadlines for filing such motions 
shall not apply’’; 
(iii) in clause (iv)(I), by inserting ‘‘or 
section 244(a)(3) (as in effect on March 
31, 1997)’’ after ‘‘section 240A(b)(2)’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (iv)(II); 
(v) by striking the period at the end 
of clause (iv)(III) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(vi) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(IV) if the alien is physically 
present in the United States at the 
time of filing the motion. 
The filing of a motion to reopen under this 
clause shall stay the removal of the alien 
pending final disposition of the motion in-
cluding exhaustion of all appeals if the mo-
tion establishes a prima facie case for the 
relief applied for.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEPORTATION AND EXCLUSION PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
1506(c)(2) 
of 
VAWA–2000 is amended— 
(A) in the matter before clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding 
any limitation imposed by law on motions to re-
open or rescind deportation’’ inserting ‘‘Not-
withstanding any limitation on the number of 
motions, or the deadlines for filing motions (in-
cluding the deadline specified in section 
242B(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act before the title III–A effective date), to re-
open or rescind deportation or exclusion’’;
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(B) in the matter before clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘there is no time 
limit on the filing of a motion’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘does not apply’’ and inserting 
‘‘such limitations shall not apply to the filing of 
a single motion under this subparagraph to re-
open such proceedings’’; 
(C) by adding at the end of subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘The filing of a motion under this subpara-
graph shall stay the removal of the alien pend-
ing a final disposition of the motion including 
the exhaustion of all appeals if the motion es-
tablishes a prima facie case for the relief ap-
plied for.’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘who are physically present in the United 
States and’’ after ‘‘filed by aliens’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘or exclusion’’ after ‘‘deportation’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 937. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) TREATMENT OF BATTERY OR EXTREME CRU-
ELTY
AS
EXCEPTIONAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Section 
240(e)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1230(e)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘battery or extreme cruelty of the alien or 
any child or parent of the alien or’’ after ‘‘exceptional cir-
cumstances (such as’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to a failure to appear 
that occurs before, on, or after such date. 
SEC. 938. CONFORMING RELIEF IN SUSPENSION OF DEPOR-
TATION PARALLEL TO THE RELIEF AVAIL-
ABLE IN VAWA–2000 CANCELLATION FOR 
BIGAMY. 
Section 244(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (as in effect before the title III–A effective date in 
section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996) shall be applied as if 
‘‘or by a United States citizen or lawful permanent resi-
dent whom the alien intended to marry, but whose mar-
riage is not legitimate because of that United States citi-
zen’s or permanent resident’s bigamy’’ were inserted after 
‘‘by a spouse or parent who is a United States citizen or 
lawful permanent resident’’.
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SEC. 939. CORRECTION OF CROSS-REFERENCE TO CRED-
IBLE EVIDENCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) CUBAN ADJUSTMENT PROVISION.—The last sen-
tence of the first section of Public Law 89–732 (November 
2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note), as amended by section 
1509(a) of VAWA–2000, is amended by striking 
‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’. 
(b) NACARA.—Section 202(d)(3) of the Nicaraguan 
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255 note; Public Law 105–100), as amended by section 
1510(a)(2) of VAWA–2000, is amended by striking 
‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’. 
(c) IIARAIRA.—Section 309(c)(5)(C)(iii) of the Ille-
gal Immigration and Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 
U.S.C. 1101 note), as amended by section 1510(b)(2) of 
VAWA–2000, is amended by striking ‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’. 
(d) HRIFA.—Section 902(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the Hai-
tian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (division 
A of section 101(h) of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 
2681–538), as amended by section 1511(a) of VAWA– 
2000, is amended by striking ‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’.
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 940. PROHIBITING ABUSERS FROM SPONSORING FAM-
ILY IMMIGRANTS. 
Section 204 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1154) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a petition may 
not be approved under subparagraph (A) or (B) of such 
subsection if the petition is submitted by a person con-
victed of a crime described in paragraph (5), (7), (8), (21), 
or (22) of section 2000B of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968.’’. 
SEC. 941. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES IN 
APPLICATION
OF SPECIAL PHYSICAL PRESENCE
AND 
GOOD MORAL CHARACTER RULES.— 
(1) 
PHYSICAL
PRESENCE
RULES.—Section 
240A(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘(A)(i)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(ii)’’; and
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(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘section 240A(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
subparagraph, subparagraph (A)(ii),’’. 
(2) 
MORAL
CHARACTER
RULES.—Section 
240A(b)(2)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229b(b)(2)(C)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘(A)(i)(III)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(iii)’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall be effective as if included in 
the enactment of section 1504(a) of VAWA (114 
Stat. 1522). 
(b) CORRECTION OF CROSS-REFERENCE ERROR IN 
APPLYING GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(f)(3) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(9)(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(10)(A)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if included in 
the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–208). 
(c) PUNCTUATION CORRECTION.—Effective as if in-
cluded in the enactment of section 5(c)(2) of VAWA– 
2000, section 237(a)(1)(H)(ii) of the Immigration and
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Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(H)(ii)) is amended 
by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 
(d) CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION AND INDENTA-
TION.—The last sentence of section 212(a)(9)(C)(ii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)(C)(ii)), as added by section 1505(a) of 
VAWA–2000, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 212(a)(9)(C)(i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2), 
and subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
(2), as subclauses (I) and (II), and items (aa) 
through (dd) of subclause (II), respectively; and 
(3) by moving the margins of each of such 
paragraphs and subparagraphs 6 ems to the right. 
(e) ADDITIONAL
TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.—(1) 
Section 237(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ‘‘is self-de-
fense’’ and inserting ‘‘in self-defense’’. 
(2) Section 245(l)(2)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255(l)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘(10(E))’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(10)(E))’’.
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TITLE X—SAFETY ON TRIBAL 
LANDS 
SEC. 1001. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to decrease the incidence of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
on Tribal lands; 
(2) to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes 
to exercise their sovereign authority to respond to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking on Tribal lands under their jurisdiction; 
and 
(3) to ensure that perpetrators of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
on Tribal lands are held accountable for their crimi-
nal behavior. 
SEC. 1002. CONSULTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior and 
the Attorney General shall each conduct annual consulta-
tions with Indian tribal governments concerning the Fed-
eral administration of tribal funds and programs estab-
lished under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(title IV of Public Law 103–322) and the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386), 
including consultation concerning—
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(1) the timeliness of the Federal grant applica-
tion and award processes; 
(2) the amounts awarded under each program 
directly to tribal governments, tribal organizations, 
and tribal nonprofit organizations; 
(3) determinations not to award grant funds; 
(4) grant awards made in violation of the eligi-
bility guidelines to a nontribal entity; and 
(5) training, technical assistance, and data col-
lection grants for tribal grant programs or programs 
addressing the safety of Indian women. 
(b) 
RECOMMENDATIONS.—During 
consultations 
under subsection (a), the Secretary and the Attorney Gen-
eral shall solicit recommendations from Indian tribes con-
cerning— 
(1) administering tribal funds and programs; 
(2) enhancing the safety of Indian women from 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking; and 
(3) strengthening the Federal response to such 
violent crimes. 
SEC. 1003. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE ON 
TRIBAL LANDS. 
(a) NATIONAL BASELINE STUDY.—The Attorney 
General, acting through the National Institute of Justice
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in consultation with the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall conduct a national baseline study 
to examine violence against Indian women. 
(b) SCOPE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The study shall examine vio-
lence committed against Indian women, including— 
(A) domestic violence; 
(B) dating violence; 
(C) sexual assault; 
(D) stalking; and 
(E) murder. 
(2) EVALUATION.—The study shall evaluate the 
effectiveness of Federal, State, tribal, and local re-
sponses to the violations described in paragraph (1) 
committed against Indian women. 
(c) TASK FORCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall establish a task force to assist 
in the development and implementation of the study 
under subsection (a). 
(2) MEMBERS.—The Director shall appoint to 
the task force representatives from— 
(A) national tribal domestic violence and 
sexual assault nonprofit organizations;
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(B) tribal governments; and 
(C) the National Congress of American In-
dians. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that describes the findings made 
in the study. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, to re-
main available until expended. 
SEC. 1004. TRACKING OF VIOLENCE ON TRIBAL LANDS. 
(a) ACCESS TO FEDERAL CRIMINAL INFORMATION 
DATABASES.—Section 534 of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsection (e) and (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.—The 
Attorney General shall permit Indian law enforcement 
agencies, in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, to enter information into 
Federal criminal information databases and to obtain in-
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formation from the databases, including information relat-
ing to— 
‘‘(1) identification records; 
‘‘(2) criminal history records; 
‘‘(3) protection orders; and 
‘‘(4) wanted person records.’’. 
(b) TRIBAL REGISTRY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General 
shall contract with any interested Indian tribe, tribal 
organization, or tribal nonprofit organization to de-
velop and maintain— 
(A) a national tribal sex offender registry; 
and 
(B) a tribal protection order registry con-
taining civil and criminal orders of protection 
issued by Indian tribes and participating juris-
dictions. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010, to remain available until expended.
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SEC. 1005. TRIBAL DIVISION OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 is amended by adding after section 
2015 (as added by section 604 of this Act) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2016. TRIBAL DIVISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women shall designate one or more em-
ployees, each of whom shall have demonstrated expertise 
in tribal law and practice regarding domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking against members 
of Indian tribes, to be responsible for— 
‘‘(1) overseeing and managing the administra-
tion of grants to and contracts with Indian tribes, 
tribal courts, tribal organizations, tribal nonprofit 
organizations and the territories; 
‘‘(2) ensuring that, if a grant or a contract pur-
suant to such a grant is made to an organization to 
perform services that benefit more than one Indian 
tribe, the approval of each Indian tribe to be bene-
fited shall be a prerequisite to the making of the 
grant or letting of the contract; 
‘‘(3) assisting in the development of Federal 
policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters relating 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking against members of Indian tribes;
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‘‘(4) advising the Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women concerning policies, legislation, 
implementation of laws, and other issues relating to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking against members of Indian tribes; 
‘‘(5) representing the Office on Violence 
Against Women in the annual consultations under 
section 1002 of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2005; 
‘‘(6) providing assistance to the Department of 
Justice to develop policy and to enforce Federal law 
relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking against members of Indian 
tribes; 
‘‘(7) maintaining a liaison with the judicial 
branches of Federal, State and tribal governments 
on matters relating to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking against members 
of Indian tribes; and 
‘‘(8) ensuring that adequate tribal training, 
technical assistance, and data collection is made 
available to Indian tribes, tribal courts, tribal orga-
nizations, and tribal nonprofit organizations for all 
programs relating to domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, and stalking against members 
of Indian tribes. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure 
that a portion of the tribal set-aside funds from any 
grant awarded under the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322) or the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 
Public Law 106–386) is used to enhance the capac-
ity of Indian tribes to address the safety of members 
of Indian tribes. 
‘‘(2) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Director shall en-
sure that some portion of the tribal set-aside funds 
from any grant made under this part is used to hold 
offenders accountable through— 
‘‘(A) enhancement to the response of In-
dian tribes to crimes of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
against Indian women, including legal services 
for victims and Indian-specific offender pro-
grams; 
‘‘(B) development and maintenance of trib-
al domestic violence shelters or programs for 
battered members of Indian tribes, including 
sexual assault services, that are based upon the
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unique circumstances of the members of Indian 
tribes to be served; 
‘‘(C) development of tribal educational 
awareness programs and materials; 
‘‘(D) support for customary tribal activities 
to strengthen the intolerance of an Indian tribe 
to violence against memberes of Indian tribes; 
and 
‘‘(E) development, implementation, and 
maintenance of tribal electronic databases for 
tribal protection order registries. 
‘‘SEC. 2017. SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN FORMULA GRANTS 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts set aside 
for Indian tribes and tribal organizations in a pro-
gram referred to in paragraph (2), the Attorney 
General, through the Director of the Office of Vio-
lence Against Women (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Director’’), shall take such setasides and com-
bine them to establish the Safety for Indian Women 
Formula Grants Program, a single formula grant 
program to enhance the response of Indian tribal 
governments to address domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, dating violence, and stalking. Grants made