ices organizations under Federal antidiscrimination 
laws, including— 
‘‘(A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; and 
‘‘(B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973; 
‘‘(7) to rehabilitate facilities, purchase equip-
ment, and provide personnel so that shelters and vic-
tim service organizations can accommodate the 
needs of disabled women and girls; 
‘‘(8) to provide advocacy and intervention serv-
ices for disabled women and girls who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual 
assault through collaborative partnerships between— 
‘‘(A) nonprofit, nongovernmental agencies; 
‘‘(B) governmental agencies serving indi-
viduals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(C) victim service organizations; or 
‘‘(9) to develop model programs providing advo-
cacy and intervention services within organizations 
serving disabled women and girls who are victims of 
domestic 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 disabilities 
or a community-based organization; and 
‘‘(D) a religious organization. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant awarded for the 
purposes described in subsection (b) (9) shall only be 
awarded to an eligible agency (as defined in section 
410 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 USC 
796f–5). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(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 General shall submit to Congress a report evalu-
ating the effectiveness of programs administered and oper-
ated pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $28,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 205. 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 Hot-
line in assisting victims of domestic violence. 
(b) ISSUES
TO BE STUDIED.—In conducting the 
study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(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 call-
ers; 
(2) interpret the data compiled under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) to determine the trends, gaps in serv-
ices, and geographical areas of need; and
(B) to assess the trends and gaps in serv-
ices to underserved communities and the mili-
tary 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. 206. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS. 
(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 enti-
ties described in subsection (b) to carry out local, re-
gional, or national public information campaigns fo-
cused on addressing adult or minor domestic vio-
lence, 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.