period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting ‘‘, 
plus’’, and by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) the workplace safety program credit de-
termined under section 45G.’’. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL RULE FOR CARRYBACKS.—
Subsection (d) of section 39 of such Code (relating 
to transitional rules) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(11) NO CARRYBACK OF SECTION 45G CREDIT 
BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—No portion of the un-
used business credit for any taxable year which is 
attributable to the workplace safety program credit 
determined under section 45G may be carried back 
to a taxable year beginning before January 1, 
2004.’’. 
(3) DEDUCTION FOR UNUSED CREDITS.—Sub-
section (c) of section 196 of such Code (relating to 
deduction for certain unused business credits) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(9), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(10) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(11) the workplace safety program credit de-
termined under section 45G.’’.
(c) CREDIT NOT A DEFENSE IN LEGAL ACTIONS.—
The allowance of a credit under section 45G of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section) shall 
not absolve employers of their responsibilities under any 
other law and shall not be construed as a defense to any 
legal action (other than legal action by the Secretary of 
the Treasury under such Code). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘Sec. 45G. Workplace safety program credit.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2003.
TITLE VI—NATIONAL CLEARING-
HOUSE ON DOMESTIC AND 
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE 
WORKPLACE GRANT 
SEC. 601. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON DOMESTIC AND 
SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE 
IN 
THE 
WORKPLACE 
GRANT. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may award 
a grant in accordance with this section to a private, non-
profit entity or tribal organization that meets the require-
ments of subsection (b), in order to provide for the estab-
lishment and operation of a national clearinghouse and re-
source center to provide information and assistance to em-
ployers, labor organizations, and advocates on behalf of 
victims of domestic or sexual violence, in their efforts to 
develop and implement appropriate responses to assist 
those victims. 
(b) GRANTEES.—Each applicant for a grant under 
this section shall submit to the Attorney General an appli-
cation, which shall—
(1) demonstrate that the applicant—
(A) has a nationally recognized expertise in 
the area of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, and a record of 
commitment and quality responses to reduce 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; and 
(B) will provide matching funds from non-
Federal sources in an amount equal to not less 
than 10 percent of the total amount of the 
grant awarded under this section; and 
(2) include a plan to maximize, to the extent 
practicable, outreach to employers (including private 
companies, as well as public entities such as univer-
sities, and State and local governments) in devel-
oping and implementing appropriate responses to as-
sist employees who are victims of domestic or sexual 
violence. 
(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this 
section may be used for staff salaries, travel expenses, 
equipment, printing, and other reasonable expenses nec-
essary to assemble, maintain, and disseminate to employ-
ers, labor organizations, and advocates described in sub-
section (a), information on and appropriate responses to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, including—
(1) training to promote a better understanding 
of appropriate assistance to employee victims; 
(2) conferences and other educational opportu-
nities; 
(3) development of protocols and model work-
place policies; 
(4) employer- and union-sponsored victim serv-
ices and outreach counseling; and 
(5) assessments of the workplace costs of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
TITLE VII—SEVERABILITY 
SEC. 701. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, any amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti-
tutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act, the 
amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 
provisions or amendments to any person or circumstance 
shall not be affected.
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