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‘‘(6) education to increase awareness about drugs used to
facilitate rapes or sexual assaults; and
‘‘(7) other efforts to increase awareness of the facts about,
or to help prevent, sexual assault, including efforts to increase
awareness in underserved communities and awareness among
individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).
‘‘(b) COLLECTION
AND DISSEMINATION
OF INFORMATION
ON
SEXUAL
ASSAULT.—The Secretary shall, through the National
Resource Center on Sexual Assault established under the National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, provide resource information, policy,
training, and technical assistance to Federal, State, local, and
Indian tribal agencies, as well as to State sexual assault coalitions
and local sexual assault programs and to other professionals and
interested parties on issues relating to sexual assault, including
maintenance of a central resource library in order to collect, prepare,
analyze, and disseminate information and statistics and analyses
thereof relating to the incidence and prevention of sexual assault.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2001 through 2005.
‘‘(2) NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ALLOTMENT.—Of the total
amount made available under this subsection in each fiscal
year, not more than the greater of $1,000,000 or 2 percent
of such amount shall be available for allotment under sub-
section (b).
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts provided to
States under this section shall be used to supplement and
not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds
expended to provide services of the type described in subsection
(a).
‘‘(2) STUDIES.—A State may not use more than 2 percent
of the amount received by the State under this section for
each fiscal year for surveillance studies or prevalence studies.
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—A State may not use more than
5 percent of the amount received by the State under this
section for each fiscal year for administrative expenses.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 40151 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 1920), and the amendment made by such
section, is repealed.
SEC. 1402. EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST
AND ABUSE OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may award grants
to States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments,
and nongovernmental private entities to provide education and
technical assistance for the purpose of providing training, consulta-
tion, and information on domestic violence, stalking, and sexual
assault against women who are individuals with disabilities (as
defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12102)).
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(b) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this section, the
Attorney General shall give priority to applications designed to
provide education and technical assistance on—
(1) the nature, definition, and characteristics of domestic
violence, stalking, and sexual assault experienced by women
who are individuals with disabilities;
(2) outreach activities to ensure that women who are
individuals with disabilities who are victims of domestic
violence, stalking, and sexual assault receive appropriate assist-
ance;
(3) the requirements of shelters and victim services
organizations under Federal anti-discrimination laws, including
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and
(4) cost-effective ways that shelters and victim services
may accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities
in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
(c) USES OF GRANTS.—Each recipient of a grant under this
section shall provide information and training to organizations and
programs that provide services to individuals with disabilities,
including independent living centers, disability-related service
organizations, and domestic violence programs providing shelter
or related assistance.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,500,000 for each
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
SEC. 1403. COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
Section 318 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services
Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is amended by striking subsection (h) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’.
SEC. 1404. DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AGENDA IDENTIFIED BY THE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall—
(1) direct the National Institute of Justice, in consultation
and coordination with the Bureau of Justice Statistics and
the National Academy of Sciences, through its National
Research Council, to develop a research agenda based on the
recommendations contained in the report entitled ‘‘Under-
standing Violence Against Women’’ of the National Academy
of Sciences; and
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, in consultation with the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, submit to Congress a
report which shall include—
(A) a description of the research agenda developed
under paragraph (1) and a plan to implement that agenda;
and
(B) recommendations for priorities in carrying out that
agenda to most effectively advance knowledge about and
means by which to prevent or reduce violence against
women.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
SEC. 1405. STANDARDS, PRACTICE, AND TRAINING FOR SEXUAL
ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall—
(1) evaluate existing standards of training and practice
for licensed health care professionals performing sexual assault
forensic examinations and develop a national recommended
standard for training;
(2) recommend sexual assault forensic examination training
for all health care students to improve the recognition of
injuries suggestive of rape and sexual assault and baseline
knowledge of appropriate referrals in victim treatment and
evidence collection; and
(3) review existing national, State, tribal, and local proto-
cols on sexual assault forensic examinations, and based on
this review, develop a recommended national protocol and
establish a mechanism for its nationwide dissemination.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney General shall consult with
national, State, tribal, and local experts in the area of rape and
sexual assault, including rape crisis centers, State and tribal sexual
assault and domestic violence coalitions and programs, and pro-
grams for criminal justice, forensic nursing, forensic science, emer-
gency room medicine, law, social services, and sex crimes in under-
served communities (as defined in section 2003(7) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–2(7)), as amended by this division).
(c) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall ensure that not later
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report
of the actions taken pursuant to subsection (a) is submitted to
Congress.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000 for fiscal
year 2001.
SEC. 1406. EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND COURT PER-
SONNEL.
(a) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND
COURT PERSONNEL IN STATE COURTS.—
(1) SECTION
40412.—Section 40412 of the Equal Justice
for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13992) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (18);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(19) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
‘‘(20) the issues raised by domestic violence in determining
custody and visitation, including how to protect the safety
of the child and of a parent who is not a predominant aggressor
of domestic violence, the legitimate reasons parents may report
domestic violence, the ways domestic violence may relate to
an abuser’s desire to seek custody, and evaluating expert testi-
mony in custody and visitation determinations involving
domestic violence;
‘‘(21) the issues raised by child sexual assault in deter-
mining custody and visitation, including how to protect the
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safety of the child, the legitimate reasons parents may report
child sexual assault, and evaluating expert testimony in custody
and visitation determinations involving child sexual assault,
including the current scientifically-accepted and empirically
valid research on child sexual assault;
‘‘(22) the extent to which addressing domestic violence and
victim safety contributes to the efficient administration of jus-
tice;’’.
(2) SECTION 40414.—Section 40414(a) of the Equal Justice
for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13994(a))
is amended by inserting ‘‘and $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2001 through 2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR JUDGES AND
COURT PERSONNEL IN FEDERAL COURTS.—
(1) SECTION 40421.—Section 40421(d) of the Equal Justice
for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14001(d))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The
Federal Judicial Center, in carrying out section 620(b)(3) of title
28, United States Code, shall include in the educational programs
it prepares, including the training programs for newly appointed
judges, information on the aspects of the topics listed in section
40412 that pertain to issues within the jurisdiction of the Federal
courts, and shall prepare materials necessary to implement this
subsection.’’.
(2) SECTION 40422.—Section 40422(2) of the Equal Justice
for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14002(2))
is amended by inserting ‘‘and $500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2001 through 2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(c) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS
TO
THE
EQUAL
JUSTICE
FOR
WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1994.—
(1) ENSURING
COLLABORATION
WITH
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS.—Section 40413 of the Equal
Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13993)
is amended by adding ‘‘, including national, State, tribal, and
local domestic violence and sexual assault programs and coali-
tions’’ after ‘‘victim advocates’’.
(2) PARTICIPATION OF TRIBAL COURTS IN STATE TRAINING
AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Section 40411 of the Equal Justice
for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13991) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Nothing shall
preclude the attendance of tribal judges and court personnel
at programs funded under this section for States to train judges
and court personnel on the laws of the States.’’.
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
DISSEMINATION
OF
MODEL
PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 40414 of the Equal Justice for Women in
the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13994) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(c) STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.—The State Justice Institute may
use up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this section
for annually compiling and broadly disseminating (including
through electronic publication) information about the use of funds
and about the projects funded under this section, including any
evaluations of the projects and information to enable the replication
and adoption of the projects.’’.
(d) DATING VIOLENCE.—