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(f) CRITERIA.—In awarding grants under this section,
the Attorney General shall ensure—
(1) reasonable distribution among eligible grant-
ees representing various underserved and immigrant
communities;
(2) reasonable distribution among State, re-
gional, territorial, tribal, and local campaigns;
(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 2007 through 2011.
SEC. 121. ENHANCING CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY
SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL
ASSAULT, AND STALKING.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts appropriated
under certain grant programs identified in para-
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graph (a)(2) of this Section, the Attorney General,
through the Director of the Violence Against Women
Office (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’),
shall take 5 percent of such appropriated amounts
and combine them to establish a new grant program
to enhance culturally and linguistically specific serv-
ices for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking. Grants made under this
new program shall be administered by the Director.
(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs covered
by paragraph (1) are the programs carried out under
the following provisions:
(A) Section 2101 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh),
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies.
(B) Section 1201 of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6), Legal
Assistance for Victims.
(C) Section 40295 of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971), Rural
Domestic Violence and Child Abuser Enforce-
ment Assistance.
(D) Section lll of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. lll), Older
Battered Women.
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(E) Section lll of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. lll), Dis-
abled Women Program.
(b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM AND GRANTS.—
(1) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose
of the program required by this section is to promote:
(A) The maintenance and replication of ex-
isting successful services in domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
community-based programs providing culturally
and linguistically specific services and other re-
sources.
(B) The development of innovative cul-
turally and linguistically specific strategies and
projects to enhance access to services and re-
sources for victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face
obstacles to using more traditional services and
resources.
(2) PURPOSES
FOR
WHICH
GRANTS
MAY
BE
USED.—The Director shall make grants to commu-
nity-based programs for the purpose of enhancing cul-
turally and linguistically specific services for victims
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking. Grants under the program shall support
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community-based efforts to address distinctive cul-
tural and linguistic responses to domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
TRAINING.—
The Director shall provide technical assistance and
training to grantees of this and other programs under
this Act regarding the development and provision of
effective culturally and linguistically specific commu-
nity-based services by entering into cooperative agree-
ments or contracts with an organization or organiza-
tions having a demonstrated expertise in and whose
primary purpose is addressing the development and
provision of culturally and linguistically specific
community-based services to victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities for grants
under this Section include—
(1) community-based programs whose primary
purpose is providing culturally and linguistically
specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
(2) community-based programs whose primary
purpose is providing culturally and linguistically
specific services who can partner with a program
having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of
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domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.
(d) REPORTING.—The Director shall issue a biennial
report on the distribution of funding under this section, the
progress made in replicating and supporting increased
services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to using more
traditional services and resources, and the types of cul-
turally and linguistically accessible programs, strategies,
technical assistance, and training developed or enhanced
through this program.
(e) GRANT PERIOD.—The Director shall award grants
for a 2-year period, with a possible extension of another
2 years to implement projects under the grant.
(f) EVALUATION.—The Director shall award a contract
or cooperative agreement to evaluate programs under this
section to an entity with the demonstrated expertise in and
primary goal of providing enhanced cultural and linguistic
access to services and resources for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face
obstacles to using more traditional services and resources.
(g) NON-EXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this Section shall
be interpreted to exclude linguistic and culturally specific
community-based programs from applying to other grant
programs authorized under this Act.
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TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT,
AND STALKING
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Nearly 1⁄3 of American women report phys-
ical or sexual abuse by a husband or boyfriend at
some point in their lives.
(2) According to the National Crime Victimiza-
tion Survey, 248,000 Americans 12 years of age and
older were raped or sexually assaulted in 2002.
(3) Rape and sexual assault in the United States
is estimated to cost $127,000,000,000 per year,
including—
(A) lost productivity;
(B) medical and mental health care;
(C) police and fire services;
(D) social services;
(E) loss of and damage to property; and
(F) reduced quality of life.
(4) Nonreporting of sexual assault in rural areas
is a particular problem because of the high rate of
nonstranger sexual assault.
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(5) Geographic isolation often compounds the
problems facing sexual assault victims. The lack of
anonymity and accessible support services can limit
opportunities for justice for victims.
(6) Domestic elder abuse is primarily family
abuse. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study
found that the perpetrator was a family member in
90 percent of cases.
(7) Barriers for older victims leaving abusive re-
lationships include—
(A) the inability to support themselves;
(B) poor health that increases their depend-
ence on the abuser;
(C) fear of being placed in a nursing home;
and
(D) ineffective responses by domestic abuse
programs and law enforcement.
(8) Disabled women comprise another vulnerable
population with unmet needs. Women with disabil-
ities are more likely to be the victims of abuse and
violence than women without disabilities because of
their increased physical, economic, social, or psycho-
logical dependence on others.
(9) Many women with disabilities also fail to re-
port the abuse, since they are dependent on their
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abusers and fear being abandoned or institutional-
ized.
(10) Of the 598 battered women’s programs
surveyed—
(A) only 35 percent of these programs of-
fered disability awareness training for their
staff; and
(B) only 16 percent dedicated a staff mem-
ber to provide services to women with disabil-
ities.
(11) Problems of domestic violence are exacer-
bated for immigrants when spouses control the immi-
gration status of their family members, and abusers
use threats of refusal to file immigration papers and
threats to deport spouses and children as powerful
tools to prevent battered immigrant women from seek-
ing help, trapping battered immigrant women in vio-
lent homes because of fear of deportation.
(12) Battered immigrant women who attempt to
flee abusive relationships may not have access to bi-
lingual shelters or bilingual professionals, and face re-
strictions on public or financial assistance. They may
also lack assistance of a certified interpreter in court,
when reporting complaints to the police or a 9–1–1
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operator, or even in acquiring information about
their rights and the legal system.
(13) More than 500 men and women call the Na-
tional Domestic Violence Hotline every day to get im-
mediate, informed, and confidential assistance to help
deal with family violence.
(14) The National Domestic Violence Hotline
service is available, toll-free, 24 hours a day and 7
days a week, with bilingual staff, access to translators
in 150 languages, and a TTY line for the hearing-im-
paired.
(15) With access to over 5,000 shelters and serv-
ice providers across the United States, Puerto Rico,
and the United States Virgin Islands, the National
Domestic Violence Hotline provides crisis intervention
and immediately connects callers with sources of help
in their local community.
(16) Approximately 60 percent of the callers in-
dicate that calling the Hotline is their first attempt
to address a domestic violence situation and that they
have not called the police or any other support serv-
ices.
(17) Between 2000 and 2003, there was a 27
percent increase in call volume at the National Do-
mestic Violence Hotline.
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(18) Improving technology infrastructure at the
National Domestic Violence Hotline and training ad-
vocates, volunteers, and other staff on upgraded tech-
nology will drastically increase the Hotline’s ability
to answer more calls quickly and effectively.
SEC. 202. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.
Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 2012, as added by this
Act, the following:
‘‘SEC. 2014. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES.
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
‘‘(1) to assist States, Indian tribes, and terri-
tories in providing intervention, advocacy, accom-
paniment, support services, and related assistance
for—
‘‘(A) adult, youth, and child victims of sex-
ual assault;
‘‘(B) family and household members of such
victims; and
‘‘(C) those collaterally affected by the vic-
timization, except for the perpetrator of such vic-
timization;
‘‘(2) to provide for technical assistance and
training relating to sexual assault to—
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‘‘(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial and
local governments, law enforcement agencies, and
courts;
‘‘(B) professionals working in legal, social
service, and health care settings;
‘‘(C) nonprofit organizations;
‘‘(D) faith-based organizations; and
‘‘(E) other individuals and organizations
seeking such assistance.
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall award grants to States and territories to
support the establishment, maintenance, and expan-
sion of rape crisis centers and other programs and
projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more
than 5 percent of the grant funds received by a
State or territory governmental agency under
this subsection for any fiscal year may be used
for administrative costs.
‘‘(B) GRANT
FUNDS.—Any funds received
by a State or territory under this subsection that
are not used for administrative costs shall be
used to provide grants to rape crisis centers and
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other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations
for programs and activities within such State or
territory that provide direct intervention and re-
lated assistance.
‘‘(C) INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSIST-
ANCE.—Intervention 
and 
related 
assistance
under subparagraph (B) may include—
‘‘(i) 24 hour hotline services providing
crisis intervention services and referral;
‘‘(ii) accompaniment and advocacy
through medical, criminal justice, and so-
cial support systems, including medical fa-
cilities, police, and court proceedings;
‘‘(iii) crisis intervention, short-term
individual and group support services, and
comprehensive service coordination and su-
pervision to assist sexual assault victims
and family or household members;
‘‘(iv) information and referral to assist
the sexual assault victim and family or
household members;
‘‘(v) community-based, linguistically
and culturally specific services and support
mechanisms, including outreach activities
for underserved communities; and
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‘‘(vi) the development and distribution
of materials on issues related to the services
described in clauses (i) through (v).
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity de-
siring a grant under this subsection shall submit
an application to the Attorney General at such
time and in such manner as the Attorney Gen-
eral may reasonably require.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) shall—
‘‘(i) set forth procedures designed to en-
sure meaningful involvement of the State or
territorial sexual assault coalition and rep-
resentatives from underserved communities
in the development of the application and
the implementation of the plans;
‘‘(ii) set forth procedures designed to
ensure an equitable distribution of grants
and grant funds within the State or terri-
tory and between urban and rural areas
within such State or territory;
‘‘(iii) identify the State or territorial
agency that is responsible for the adminis-
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‘‘(iv) meet other such requirements as
the Attorney General reasonably determines
are necessary to carry out the purposes and
provisions of this section.
‘‘(4) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney General
shall allocate to each State not less than 1.50 percent
of the total amount appropriated in a fiscal year for
grants under this section, except that the United
States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be
allocated 0.125 percent of the total appropriations.
The remaining funds shall be allotted to each State
and each territory in an amount that bears the same
ratio to such remaining funds as the population of
such State and such territory bears to the population
of the combined States or the population of the com-
bined territories.
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall award grants to eligible entities to support
the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of cul-
turally specific intervention and related assistance for
victims of sexual assault.
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an entity shall—
‘‘(A) be a private nonprofit organization
that focuses primarily on culturally specific com-
munities;
‘‘(B) must have documented organizational
experience in the area of sexual assault interven-
tion or have entered into a partnership with an
organization having such expertise;
‘‘(C) have expertise in the development of
community-based, linguistically and culturally
specific outreach and intervention services rel-
evant for the specific communities to whom as-
sistance would be provided or have the capacity
to link to existing services in the community tai-
lored to the needs of culturally specific popu-
lations; and
‘‘(D) have an advisory board or steering
committee and staffing which is reflective of the
targeted culturally specific community.
‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Attorney General shall
award grants under this section on a competitive
basis.
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‘‘(A) The Attorney General shall not use
more than 2.5 percent of funds appropriated
under this subsection in any year for adminis-
tration, monitoring, and evaluation of grants
made available under this subsection.
‘‘(B) Up to 5 percent of funds appropriated
under this subsection in any year shall be avail-
able for technical assistance by a national, non-
profit, nongovernmental organization or organi-
zations whose primary focus and expertise is in
addressing sexual assault within underserved
culturally specific populations.
‘‘(5) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make
grants under this section for a period of no less than
2 fiscal years.
‘‘(6) REPORTING.—Each entity receiving a grant
under this subsection shall submit a report to the At-
torney General that describes the activities carried out
with such grant funds.
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL
SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General
shall award grants to State, territorial, and trib-
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porting the establishment, maintenance, and ex-
pansion of such coalitions.
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Not less than 10
percent of the total amount appropriated to
carry out this section shall be used for grants
under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Each of the
State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault coali-
tions.
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Grant funds received
under this subsection may be used to—
‘‘(A) work with local sexual assault pro-
grams and other providers of direct services to
encourage appropriate responses to sexual as-
sault within the State, territory, or tribe;
‘‘(B) work with judicial and law enforce-
ment agencies to encourage appropriate re-
sponses to sexual assault cases;
‘‘(C) work with courts, child protective serv-
ices agencies, and children’s advocates to develop
appropriate responses to child custody and visi-
tation issues when sexual assault has been deter-
mined to be a factor;
‘‘(D) design and conduct public education
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‘‘(E) plan and monitor the distribution of
grants and grant funds to their State, territory,
or tribe; or
‘‘(F) collaborate with and inform Federal,
State, or local public officials and agencies to de-
velop and implement policies to reduce or elimi-
nate sexual assault.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—From
amounts appropriated for grants under this sub-
section for each fiscal year—
‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent of the funds
shall be available for grants to tribal sexual as-
sault coalitions;
‘‘(B) the remaining funds shall be available
for grants to State and territorial coalitions, and
the Attorney General shall allocate an amount
equal to 1⁄56 of the amounts so appropriated to
each of those State and territorial coalitions.
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring
a grant under this subsection shall submit an appli-
cation to the Attorney General at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the At-
torney General determines to be essential to carry out
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‘‘(5) FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS.—No entity shall
be prohibited from submitting an application under
this subsection during any fiscal year for which funds
are available under this subsection because such enti-
ty has not previously applied or received funding
under this subsection.
‘‘(e) GRANTS TO TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may award grants to Indian tribes, tribal orga-
nizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations for the
operation of sexual assault programs or projects in
Indian country and Alaska Native villages to support
the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of
programs and projects to assist those victimized by
sexual assault.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Not more
than 5 percent of the grant funds received by an
Indian tribe, tribal organization, and nonprofit
tribal organization under this subsection for any
fiscal year may be used for administrative costs.
‘‘(B) GRANT
FUNDS.—Any funds received
under this subsection that are not used for ad-
ministrative costs shall be used to provide grants
to tribal organizations and nonprofit tribal or-
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ganizations for programs and activities within
Indian country and Alaskan native villages that
provide direct intervention and related assist-
ance.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2007 through 2011 to carry out the provisions of this
section.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the total amounts ap-
propriated for each fiscal year to carry out this
section—
‘‘(A) not more than 2.5 percent shall be
used by the Attorney General for evaluation,
monitoring, and other administrative costs
under this section;
‘‘(B) not more than 2.5 percent shall be
used for the provision of technical assistance to
grantees and subgrantees under this section;
‘‘(C) not less than 65 percent shall be used
for grants to States and territories under sub-
section (b);
‘‘(D) not less than 10 percent shall be used
for making grants to State, territorial, and trib-
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‘‘(E) not less than 10 percent shall be used
for grants to tribes under subsection (e); and
‘‘(F) not less than 10 percent shall be used
for grants for culturally specific programs ad-
dressing sexual assault under subsection (c).’’.
SEC. 203. AMENDMENTS TO THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 40295 of the Safe Homes for Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 40295. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND
CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
‘‘(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately re-
spond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic
violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking
in rural communities, by encouraging collaboration
among—
‘‘(A) domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking victim service pro-
viders;
‘‘(B) law enforcement agencies;
‘‘(C) prosecutors;
‘‘(D) courts;
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‘‘(E) other criminal justice service pro-
viders;
‘‘(F) human and community service pro-
viders;
‘‘(G) educational institutions; and
‘‘(H) health care providers;
‘‘(2) to establish and expand nonprofit, non-
governmental, State, tribal, territorial, and local gov-
ernment victim services in rural communities to
child, youth, and adult victims; and
‘‘(3) to increase the safety and well-being of
women and children in rural communities, by—
‘‘(A) dealing directly and immediately with
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence,
and stalking occurring in rural communities;
and
‘‘(B) creating and implementing strategies
to increase awareness and prevent domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalk-
ing.
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General,
acting through the Director of the Office on Violence Against
Women (referred to in this section as the ‘Director’), may
award grants to States, Indian tribes, local governments,
and nonprofit, public or private entities, including tribal
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nonprofit organizations, to carry out programs serving
rural areas or rural communities that address domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by—
‘‘(1) implementing, expanding, and establishing
cooperative efforts and projects among law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, victim advocacy groups,
and other related parties to investigate and prosecute
incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking;
‘‘(2) providing treatment, counseling, advocacy,
and other long- and short-term assistance to adult
and minor victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural commu-
nities, including assistance in immigration matters;
and
‘‘(3) working in cooperation with the community
to develop education and prevention strategies di-
rected toward such issues.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant
to this section shall be used only for specific programs and
activities expressly described in subsection (a).
‘‘(d) ALLOTMENTS AND PRIORITIES.—
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less
than 10 percent of the total amount made available
for each fiscal year to carry out this section shall be
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allocated for grants to Indian tribes or tribal organi-
zations.
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 per-
cent of the total amount appropriated in a fiscal
year under this section shall fund services that
meaningfully address sexual assault in rural
communities, however at such time as the
amounts appropriated reach the amount of
$45,000,000, the percentage allocated shall rise to
30 percent of the total amount appropriated, at
such time as the amounts appropriated reach the
amount of $50,000,000, the percentage allocated
shall rise to 35 percent of the total amount ap-
propriated, and at such time as the amounts ap-
propriated reach the amount of $55,000,000, the
percentage allocated shall rise to 40 percent of
the amounts appropriated.
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE PURPOSE APPLICATIONS.—
Nothing in this section shall prohibit any appli-
cant from applying for funding to address sexual
assault, domestic violence, stalking, or dating vi-
olence in the same application.
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
Of the amounts appropriated for each fiscal year to
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carry out this section, not more than 8 percent may
be used by the Director for technical assistance costs.
Of the amounts appropriated in this subsection, no
less than 25 percent of such amounts shall be avail-
able to a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization or
organizations whose focus and expertise is in address-
ing sexual assault to provide technical assistance to
sexual assault grantees.
‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Director shall give
priority to the needs of underserved populations.
‘‘(5) 
ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
FOR
RURAL
STATES.—Not less than 75 percent of the total
amount made available for each fiscal year to carry
out this section shall be allocated to eligible entities
located in rural States.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated $55,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2007 through 2011 to carry out this section.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to
funds received through a grant under subsection (b),
a law enforcement agency may use funds received
through a grant under part Q of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
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U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to accomplish the objectives of
this section.’’.
SEC. 204. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1402 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–7) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 1402. EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ENHANCED SERV-
ICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE
OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, may award grants to eligible entities—
‘‘(1) to provide training, consultation, and infor-
mation on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking,
and sexual assault against individuals with disabil-
ities (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)); and
‘‘(2) to enhance direct services to such individ-
uals.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion shall be used—
‘‘(1) to provide personnel, training, technical as-
sistance, advocacy, intervention, risk reduction and
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prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, stalk-
ing, and sexual assault against disabled individuals;
‘‘(2) 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;
‘‘(3) to conduct cross-training for victim service
organizations, governmental agencies, courts, law en-
forcement, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organiza-
tions serving individuals with disabilities about risk
reduction, intervention, prevention and the nature of
domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex-
ual assault for disabled individuals;
‘‘(4) to provide technical assistance to assist with
modifications to existing policies, protocols, and pro-
cedures to ensure equal access to the services, pro-
grams, and activities of victim service organizations
for disabled individuals;
‘‘(5) to provide training and technical assistance
on the requirements of shelters and victim services or-
ganizations under Federal antidiscrimination laws,
including—
‘‘(A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990; and
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‘‘(B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973;
‘‘(6) to modify facilities, purchase equipment,
and provide personnel so that shelters and victim
service organizations can accommodate the needs of
disabled individuals;
‘‘(7) to provide advocacy and intervention serv-
ices for disabled individuals who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual
assault; or
‘‘(8) 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) an Indian tribal government or tribal
organization; or
‘‘(D) a nonprofit and nongovernmental vic-
tim services organization, such as a State domes-
tic violence or sexual assault coalition or a non-
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profit, nongovernmental organization serving
disabled individuals.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant awarded for the pur-
pose described in subsection (b)(8) shall only be
awarded to an eligible agency (as defined in section
410 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
796f–5).
‘‘(d) UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—In awarding
grants under this section, the Director shall ensure that the
needs of underserved populations are being addressed.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 205. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN IN LATER LIFE.
(a) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section 40802 of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041a) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 40802. ENHANCED TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END
VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE OF WOMEN
LATER IN LIFE.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General,
through the Director of the Office on Violence Against
Women, may award grants, which may be used for—
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‘‘(1) training programs to assist law enforce-
ment, prosecutors, governmental agencies, victim as-
sistants, and relevant officers of Federal, State, tribal,
territorial, and local courts in recognizing, address-
ing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
against victims who are 50 years of age or older;
‘‘(2) providing or enhancing services for victims
of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, who are 50 years of age or older;
‘‘(3) creating or supporting multidisciplinary
collaborative community responses to victims of elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,
who are 50 years of age or older; and
‘‘(4) conducting cross-training for victim service
organizations, governmental agencies, courts, law en-
forcement, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organiza-
tions serving victims of elder abuse, neglect, and ex-
ploitation, including domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, who are 50 years
of age or older.
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity shall be eligible
to receive a grant under this section if the entity is—
‘‘(1) a State;
‘‘(2) a unit of local government;
‘‘(3) an Indian tribal government or tribal orga-
nization; or
‘‘(4) a nonprofit and nongovernmental victim
services organization with demonstrated experience in
assisting elderly women or demonstrated experience
in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking.
‘‘(c) UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—In awarding
grants under this section, the Director shall ensure that
services are culturally and linguistically relevant and that
the needs of underserved populations are being addressed.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
40803 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 14041b) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting
‘‘$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2011’’.
SEC. 206. STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE HOTLINE.
Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘(including
technology training)’’ after ‘‘train;’’
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding technology training to ensure that all persons
affiliated with the hotline are able to effectively oper-
ate any technological systems used by the hotline’’
after ‘‘hotline personnel’’; and
(3) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and
inserting ‘‘may’’.
TITLE 
III—SERVICES, 
PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR
YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
OF 
VIO-
LENCE
SEC. 301. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Youth, under the age of 18, account for 67
percent of all sexual assault victimizations reported to
law enforcement officials.
(2) The Department of Justice consistently finds
that young women between the ages of 16 and 24 ex-
perience the highest rate of non-fatal intimate partner
violence.
(3) In 1 year, over 4,000 incidents of rape or
sexual assault occurred in public schools across the
country.
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(4) Young people experience particular obstacles
to seeking help. They often do not have access to
money, transportation, or shelter services. They must
overcome issues such as distrust of adults, lack of
knowledge about available resources, or pressure from
peers and parents.
(5) A needs assessment on teen relationship
abuse for the State of California, funded by the Cali-
fornia Department of Health Services, identified a de-
sire for confidentiality and confusion about the law
as 2 of the most significant barriers to young victims
of domestic and dating violence seeking help.
(6) Only one State specifically allows for minors
to petition the court for protection orders.
(7) Many youth are involved in dating relation-
ships, and these relationships can include the same
kind of domestic violence and dating violence seen in
the adult population. In fact, more than 40 percent
of all incidents of domestic violence involve people
who are not married.
(8) 40 percent of girls ages 14 to 17 report know-
ing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by
a boyfriend, and 13 percent of college women report
being stalked.