ease Control and Prevention, establish a National
Resource Center on Sexual Assault to provide re-
source information, policy, training, and technical
assistance to Federal, State, and Indian tribal agen-
cies, as well as to State and tribal sexual assault
coalitions and local sexual assault programs and to
other professionals and interested parties on issues
relating to sexual assault. The Resource Center shall
maintain a central resource library in order to col-
lect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information
and statistics and analyses thereof relating to the in-
cidence and prevention of sexual assault.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall award a grant under paragraph (1) to
a private nonprofit organization which can—
‘‘(A) demonstrate that it has recognized
expertise in the area of sexual assault, a record
of high-quality services to victims of sexual as-
sault, including a demonstration of support
from advocacy groups, such as State and tribal
sexual assault coalitions or recognized national
sexual assault groups; and
‘‘(B) demonstrate a commitment to diver-
sity and to the provision of services to under-
served populations as defined in section
2003(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
2(7)).
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(B) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(C) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(D) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and
‘‘(E) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
Funds authorized to be appropriated under this sec-
tion are appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduc-
tion Fund pursuant to section 31001(c) of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211(c)) and paragraph (16)
under the definition of ‘‘prevention program’’ in sec-
tion 31001(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)).
‘‘(2) SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS.—At such
time as appropriations under subsection (c) reach at
least $80,000,000, the Secretary shall designate 15
percent of the total amount appropriated to be used
for making grants to nonprofit, nongovernmental
State sexual assault coalitions to address public
health issues associated with sexual assault through
training, resource development, or similar research.
‘‘(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—At such time as the
appropriations under subsection (c) reach at least
$80,000,000, there shall be awarded by the Sec-
retary not less than 5 percent of such amounts for
the funding of tribal sexual assault coalitions. To be
eligible for a grant under this paragraph, an entity
shall be a private nonprofit coalition whose member-
ship includes representatives from a majority of the
programs for adult and child victims of sexual as-
sault operating within the boundaries of such Indian
country and programs whose primary purpose is
serving the population of an Indian reservation, and
whose board membership is representative of such
programs. Such coalitions shall further the purposes
of sexual assault intervention and prevention
through activities including—
‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for
local Indian sexual assault programs and pro-
viders of direct services to encourage appro-
priate responses to sexual assault in Indian
country;
‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs as-
sessments and planning for comprehensive serv-
ices in Indian country;
‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing-
house and resource center for any Indian res-
ervation represented by the coalition receiving
these funds;
‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian, State, and
Federal systems which affect adult and child
victims of sexual assault in Indian country, in-
cluding judicial, law enforcement, and child pro-
tective services agencies, to encourage appro-
priate responses to sexual assault cases;
‘‘(E) conducting public education and out-
reach activities addressing sexual assault in In-
dian country;
‘‘(F) collaborating with sexual assault coa-
litions in the areas described above; and
‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni-
toring of the distribution of grants and grant
funds to Indian reservation and tribal organiza-
tions under this section.
‘‘(4) SUBSECTION
(b)
ALLOTMENT.—Of the
amount appropriated for any fiscal year under this
section, at least $1,000,000 shall be made available
for grants under subsection (b), with yearly in-
creases of at least 10 percent of the prior year’s al-
lotment.
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) A State may use funds under subsection
(a) only so as to supplement and, to the extent prac-
ticable, increase the level of funds that would be
available from non-Federal sources for the activities
described in subsection (a), and in no case may such
funds be used to supplant funds from other sources.
‘‘(2) A State may not use more than 2 percent
of the funds received in each fiscal year under this
section for surveillance studies or prevalence studies
and funds for such studies shall be available only at
such time as appropriations under subsection (c)
reach at least $80,000,000.
‘‘(3) A State may not use more than 5 percent
of funds received in each fiscal year under sub-
section (a) for administrative expenses.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘rape prevention
and education’ includes education and prevention ef-
forts directed at sexual offenses committed by of-
fenders who are not known to the victim as well as
offenders who are known to the victim.
‘‘(2) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any conduct proscribed by chapter
109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not
the conduct occurs in the special maritime and terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Fed-
eral prison and includes both assaults committed by
offenders who are strangers to the victim and as-
saults committed by offenders who are known to the
victim or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
‘‘(3) RAPE
CRISIS
CENTER.—The term ‘rape
crisis center’ means a private, nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organization that is organized, or has as one
of its primary purposes, to provide services for vic-
tims of sexual assault and has a record of commit-
ment and demonstrated experience in providing serv-
ices to victims of sexual assault.
‘‘(4) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
PROGRAM.—The term
‘sexual assault program’ means a private, nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization that is organized, or
has as one of its primary purposes, to provide serv-
ices for victims of sexual assault and has a record
of commitment and demonstrated experience in pro-
viding services to victims of sexual assault.