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SEC. 604. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by add-
ing after section 2014 (as added by section 602 of this Act) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2015. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to appropriate entities— 
‘‘(1) to provide services for victims of domestic 
violence, abuse by caregivers, and sexual assault who 
are 50 years of age or older; 
‘‘(2) to improve the physical accessibility of ex-
isting buildings in which services are or will be ren-
dered for victims of domestic violence and sexual as-
sault who are 50 years of age or older; 
‘‘(3) to provide training, consultation, and infor-
mation on abuse by caregivers, domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, and sexual assault against in-
dividuals with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12102)), and to enhance direct services to such 
individuals; 
‘‘(4) for training programs to assist law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, governmental agencies, vic-
tim assistants, and relevant officers of Federal, State, 
tribal, territorial, and local courts in recognizing, ad-
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dressing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of 
adult, youth, or minor domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, stalking, elder abuse, and vio-
lence against individuals with disabilities, including 
domestic violence and sexual assault, against older or 
disabled individuals; and 
‘‘(5) for multidisciplinary collaborative commu-
nity responses to victims. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under this section 
may be used— 
‘‘(1) to implement or expand programs or serv-
ices to respond to the needs of persons 50 years of age 
or older who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, stalking, or elder abuse; 
‘‘(2) to provide personnel, training, technical as-
sistance, data collection, advocacy, intervention, risk 
reduction and prevention of domestic violence, dating 
violence, stalking, and sexual assault against disabled 
individuals; 
‘‘(3) to conduct outreach activities to ensure that 
disabled individuals who are victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault re-
ceive appropriate assistance; 
‘‘(4) to conduct cross-training for victim service 
organizations, governmental agencies, and nonprofit,
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nongovernmental organizations serving individuals 
with disabilities; about risk reduction, intervention, 
prevention and the nature of dynamic of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault 
for disabled individuals; 
‘‘(5) to provide training, technical assistance, 
and data collection to assist with modifications to ex-
isting policies, protocols, and procedures to ensure 
equal access to the services, programs, and activities 
of victim service organizations for disabled individ-
uals; 
‘‘(6) to provide training, technical assistance, 
and data collection on the requirements of shelters 
and victim services organizations under Federal anti-
discrimination laws, including— 
‘‘(A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; and 
‘‘(B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973; 
‘‘(7) to purchase equipment, and provide per-
sonnel so that shelters and victim service organiza-
tions can accommodate the needs of disabled individ-
uals; 
‘‘(8) to provide advocacy and intervention serv-
ices for disabled individuals who are victims of do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual 
assault through collaborative partnerships between— 
‘‘(A) nonprofit, nongovernmental agencies; 
‘‘(B) governmental agencies serving individ-
uals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(C) victim service organizations; or 
‘‘(9) to develop model programs providing advo-
cacy and intervention services within organizations 
serving disabled individuals who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity shall be eligible to 
receive a grant under this section if the entity is— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit, nongovernmental organi-
zation such as a victim services organization, an 
organization serving individuals with disabil-
ities or a community-based organization; and 
‘‘(D) a religious organization. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant awarded for the pur-
poses described in subsection (b)(9) shall be awarded 
only to an eligible agency (as defined in section 410 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796f–5)).
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General may re-
quire. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the last 
day of the first fiscal year commencing on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 days after 
the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the effec-
tiveness of programs administered and operated pursuant 
to this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $20,500,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 605. GAO STUDY OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
HOTLINE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study of the National Domestic Violence 
Hotline to determine the effectiveness of the Hotline in as-
sisting victims of domestic violence. 
(b) ISSUES TO BE STUDIED.—In conducting the study 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall—
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(1) compile statistical and substantive informa-
tion about calls received by the Hotline since its in-
ception, or a representative sample of such calls, while 
maintaining the confidentiality of Hotline callers; 
(2) interpret the data compiled under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) to determine the trends, gaps in serv-
ices, and geographical areas of need; and 
(B) to assess the trends and gaps in services 
to underserved populations and the military 
community; and 
(3) gather other important information about 
domestic violence. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 606. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED POP-
ULATIONS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall award grants to eligible entities 
described in subsection (b) to carry out local, re-
gional, or national public information campaigns fo-
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cused on addressing adult, youth, or minor domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
trafficking within tribal, racial, and ethnic popu-
lations and immigrant communities, including infor-
mation on services available to victims and ways to 
prevent or reduce domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall award 
grants under this section for a period of 1 fiscal year. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under this 
section are— 
(1) nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or 
coalitions that represent the targeted tribal, racial, 
and ethnic populations or immigrant community 
that— 
(A) have a documented history of creating 
and administering effective public awareness 
campaigns addressing domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or 
(B) work in partnership with an organiza-
tion that has a documented history of creating 
and administering effective public awareness 
campaigns addressing domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or
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(2) a governmental entity that demonstrates a 
partnership with organizations described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for grants under this section— 
(1) not more than 20 percent shall be used for 
national model campaign materials targeted to spe-
cific tribal, racial, or ethnic populations or immi-
grant community, including American Indian tribes 
and Alaskan native villages for the purposes of re-
search, testing, message development, and preparation 
of materials; and 
(2) the balance shall be used for not less than 10 
State, regional, territorial, tribal, or local campaigns 
targeting specific communities with information and 
materials developed through the national campaign 
or, if appropriate, new materials to reach an under-
served population or a particularly isolated commu-
nity. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to conduct a public information cam-
paign and build the capacity and develop leadership of ra-
cial, ethnic populations, or immigrant community members 
to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking.
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(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Direc-
tor of the Office on Violence Against Women at such time, 
in such form, and in such manner as the Director may pre-
scribe. 
(f) CRITERIA.—In awarding grants under this section, 
the Attorney General shall ensure— 
(1) reasonable distribution among eligible grant-
ees representing various racial, ethnic, and immi-
grant communities; 
(2) reasonable distribution among State, re-
gional, territorial, tribal, and local campaigns; and 
(3) that not more than 8 percent of the total 
amount appropriated under this section for each fis-
cal year is set aside for training, technical assistance, 
and data collection. 
(g) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Director of the Office 
of Violence Against Women, every 18 months, a report that 
describes the activities carried out with grant funds. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
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TITLE VII—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
OF 
VIO-
LENCE 
SEC. 701. SERVICES AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS OF 
VIOLENCE. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is amended 
by adding after subtitle K (as added by section 506) the 
following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
L—Services, 
Education, 
Protection 
and 
Justice 
for 
Young Victims of Violence 
‘‘SEC. 41201. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND COLLABORATION 
ON THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to sup-
port efforts by domestic violence or dating violence victim 
services providers, courts, law enforcement, child welfare 
agencies, and other related professionals and community or-
ganizations to develop collaborative responses and services 
and provide cross-training to enhance community responses 
to families where there is both child maltreatment and do-
mestic violence. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
through the Violence Against Women Office, shall award
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grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the pur-
poses and in the manner described in this section. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
Funds appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section for each fiscal year, the Attorney General 
shall— 
‘‘(1) use not more than 3 percent for evaluation, 
monitoring, site visits, grantee conferences, and other 
administrative costs associated with conducting ac-
tivities under this section; 
‘‘(2) set aside not more than 10 percent for 
grants to programs addressing child maltreatment 
and domestic violence or dating violence that are op-
erated by, or in partnership with, a tribal organiza-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) set aside up to 8 percent for training and 
technical assistance, to be provided— 
‘‘(A) to organizations that are establishing 
or have established collaborative responses and 
services; and 
‘‘(B) by organizations having demonstrated 
expertise in developing collaborative community
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and system responses to families in which there 
is both child maltreatment and domestic violence 
or dating violence, whether or not they are re-
ceiving funds under this section. 
‘‘(d) UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall con-
sider the needs of racial and ethnic and other underserved 
populations (as defined in section 2000B of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968). 
‘‘(e) GRANT AWARDS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for periods of not more 
than 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) USES
OF FUNDS.—Entities receiving grants 
under this section shall use amounts provided to develop 
collaborative responses and services and provide cross-train-
ing to enhance community responses to families where there 
is both child maltreatment and domestic violence or dating 
violence. Amounts distributed under this section may only 
be used for programs and activities described in subsection 
(g). 
‘‘(g) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs and 
activities developed under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage cross training, education, service 
development, and collaboration among child welfare 
agencies, domestic violence victim service providers,
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and courts, law enforcement agencies, community- 
based programs, and other entities, in order to ensure 
that such entities have the capacity to and will iden-
tify, assess, and respond appropriately to— 
‘‘(A) domestic violence or dating violence in 
homes where children are present and may be ex-
posed to the violence; 
‘‘(B) domestic violence or dating violence in 
child protection cases; and 
‘‘(C) the needs of both the child and non-
abusing parent; 
‘‘(2) establish and implement policies, proce-
dures, programs, and practices for child welfare agen-
cies, domestic violence victim service providers, courts, 
law enforcement agencies, and other entities, that are 
consistent with the principles of protecting and in-
creasing the immediate and long-term safety and well 
being of children and non-abusing parents and care-
takers by— 
‘‘(A) increasing the safety, autonomy, ca-
pacity, and financial security of non-abusing 
parents or caretakers, including developing serv-
ice plans and utilizing community-based services 
that provide resources and support to non-abus-
ing parents;