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(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before the 
period at the end ‘‘or sexual harassment’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
sexual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual violence’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’. 
SEC. 703. ENTITLEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AND OTHER 
HARASSMENT AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
(a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.— 
(1) Section 3304(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end of paragraph (18), by redesignating paragraph 
(19) as paragraph (20), and by inserting after para-
graph (18) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) no person may be denied compensation 
under such State law solely on the basis of the indi-
vidual having a voluntary separation from work if 
such separation is attributable to such individual 
being a victim of sexual or other harassment or a 
survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and’’. 
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(2) Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) SEXUAL OR OTHER HARASSMENT; ETC.— 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)(19), a voluntary separation of an indi-
vidual shall be considered to be attributable to such 
individual being a survivor or victim of sexual or 
other harassment or a survivor of domestic violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking if such individual submits 
such evidence as the State deems sufficient. 
‘‘(2) SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), a State shall deem suffi-
cient, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) evidence of such harassment, violence, 
assault, or stalking in the form of— 
‘‘(i) a sworn statement and a form of 
identification; 
‘‘(ii) a police or court record; or 
‘‘(iii) documentation from a victim 
service provider, an attorney, a police offi-
cer, a medical professional, a social worker, 
an antiviolence counselor, a member of the 
clergy, or another professional; and 
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‘‘(B) an attestation that such voluntary 
separation is attributable to such harassment, 
violence, assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) The terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual 
assault’, ‘stalking’, ‘victim of sexual or other 
harassment’, and ‘survivor of domestic violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking’ have the meanings 
given such terms under State law, regulation, 
or policy. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘victim service provider’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40002 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.’’. 
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL 
TRAINING.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) Such methods of administration as will 
ensure that— 
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‘‘(i) applicants for unemployment com-
pensation and individuals inquiring about such 
compensation are notified of the provisions of 
section 3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(ii) claims reviewers and hearing per-
sonnel are trained in— 
‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of sex-
ual and other harassment, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(II) methods of ascertaining and 
keeping confidential information about pos-
sible experiences of sexual and other har-
assment, domestic violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking to ensure that— 
‘‘(aa) requests for unemployment 
compensation based on separations 
stemming from sexual and other har-
assment, domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking are identified and 
adjudicated; and 
‘‘(bb) confidentiality is provided 
for the individual’s claim and sub-
mitted evidence. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— 
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‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘sexual 
assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other harass-
ment’ has the meaning given such term under 
State law, regulation, or policy; and 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking’ means— 
‘‘(I) a person who has experienced or 
is experiencing domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(II) a person whose family or house-
hold member has experienced or is experi-
encing domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking.’’. 
(c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION
THAT
THE
STATE
WILL 
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL 
AND
OTHER
HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the 
chief executive officer of the State that the 
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State has established and is enforcing stand-
ards and procedures to— 
‘‘(i) ensure that applicants for assist-
ance under the State program funded 
under this part and individuals inquiring 
about such assistance are adequately noti-
fied of— 
‘‘(I) the provisions of section 
3304(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(II) assistance made available 
by the State to survivors of sexual 
and other harassment, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and 
other agency personnel responsible for ad-
ministering the State program funded 
under this part are adequately trained in— 
‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of 
sexual and other harassment, domes-
tic violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; 
‘‘(II) State standards and proce-
dures relating to the prevention of, 
and assistance for individuals who are 
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survivors of sexual and other harass-
ment, domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining 
and keeping confidential information 
about possible experiences of sexual 
and other harassment, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(iii) ensure that, if a State has elect-
ed to establish and enforce standards and 
procedures regarding the screening for, 
and identification of, domestic violence 
pursuant to paragraph (7)— 
‘‘(I) applicants for assistance 
under the State program funded 
under this part and individuals inquir-
ing about such assistance are ade-
quately notified of options available 
under such standards and procedures; 
and 
‘‘(II) case workers and other 
agency personnel responsible for ad-
ministering the State program funded 
under this part are provided with ade-
quate training regarding such stand-
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ards and procedures and options 
available under such standards and 
procedures; and 
‘‘(iv) ensure that the training required 
under subparagraphs (B) and, if applica-
ble, (C)(ii) is provided through a training 
program operated by an eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the terms ‘domestic violence’, 
‘sexual assault’, and ‘stalking’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994; 
‘‘(ii) the term ‘sexual and other har-
assment’ has the meaning given such term 
under State law, regulation, or policy; and 
‘‘(iii) the term ‘survivor of domestic 
violence, 
sexual 
assault, 
or 
stalking’ 
means— 
‘‘(I) a person who has experi-
enced or is experiencing domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(II) a person whose family or 
household member has experienced or 
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is experiencing domestic violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking.’’. 
(d) SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING TRAINING 
GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Labor (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) is authorized to award— 
(A) a grant to a national victim service 
provider in order for such organization to— 
(i) develop and disseminate a model 
training program (and related materials) 
for the training required under section 
303(a)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act, as 
added by subsection (b), and under sub-
paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subpara-
graph (C)(ii) of section 402(a)(8) of such 
Act, as added by subsection (c); and 
(ii) provide technical assistance with 
respect to such model training program, 
including technical assistance to the tem-
porary assistance for needy families pro-
gram and unemployment compensation 
personnel; and 
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(B) grants to State, tribal, or local agen-
cies in order for such agencies to contract with 
eligible entities to provide State, tribal, or local 
caseworkers and other State, tribal, or local 
agency personnel responsible for administering 
the temporary assistance for needy families pro-
gram established under part A of title IV of the 
Social Security Act in a State or Indian res-
ervation with the training required under sub-
paragraph (B) and, if applicable, subparagraph 
(C)(ii) of such section 402(a)(8). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ 
means an entity— 
(A) that is— 
(i) a State or tribal domestic violence 
coalition or sexual assault coalition; 
(ii) a State or local victim service pro-
vider with recognized expertise in the dy-
namics of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking whose primary mission is to 
provide services to survivors of domestic vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking, includ-
ing a rape crisis center or domestic vio-
lence program; or 
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(iii) 
an 
organization 
with 
dem-
onstrated expertise in State or county wel-
fare laws and implementation of such laws 
and experience with disseminating informa-
tion on such laws and implementation, but 
only if such organization will provide the 
required training in partnership with an 
entity described in clause (i) or (ii); and 
(B) that— 
(i) has demonstrated expertise in the 
dynamics of both domestic violence and 
sexual assault, such as a joint domestic vi-
olence and sexual assault coalition; or 
(ii) will provide the required training 
in partnership with an entity described in 
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) in 
order to comply with the dual domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault expertise require-
ment under clause (i). 
(3) APPLICATION.—An entity seeking a grant 
under this subsection shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such form and man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary specifies. 
(4) REPORTS.— 
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(A) REPORTS
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than a year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the grant 
program established under this subsection. 
(B) REPORTS
AVAILABLE
TO
PUBLIC.— 
The Secretary shall establish procedures for the 
dissemination to the public of each report sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A). Such proce-
dures shall include the use of the internet to 
disseminate such reports. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated— 
(i) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 to 
carry out the provisions of paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
(ii) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024 to carry out the 
provisions of paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) THREE-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF GRANT 
FUNDS.—Each recipient of a grant under this 
subsection shall return to the Secretary any un-
used portion of such grant not later than 3 
years after the date the grant was awarded, to-
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gether with any earnings on such unused por-
tion. 
(C) AMOUNTS RETURNED.—Any amounts 
returned pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be 
available without further appropriation to the 
Secretary for the purpose of carrying out the 
provisions of paragraph (1)(B). 
(e) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAWS, ETC.— 
(1) MORE
PROTECTIVE
LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 
PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Nothing in this title shall 
be construed to supersede any provision of any Fed-
eral, State, or local law, collective bargaining agree-
ment, or employment benefits program or plan that 
provides greater unemployment insurance benefits 
for survivors of sexual and other harassment, domes-
tic violence, sexual assault, or stalking than the 
rights established under this title. 
(2) LESS
PROTECTIVE
LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 
PROGRAMS, AND
PLANS.—Any law, collective bar-
gaining agreement, or employment benefits program 
or plan of a State or unit of local government is pre-
empted to the extent that such law, agreement, or 
program or plan would impair the exercise of any 
right established under this title or the amendments 
made by this title. 
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(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) UNEMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2), the 
amendments made by this section shall apply in 
the case of compensation paid for weeks begin-
ning on or after the expiration of the 180-day 
period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 
STATE LAW AMENDMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in paragraph (2), in a case in which the 
Secretary of Labor identifies a State as re-
quiring a change to its statutes, regula-
tions, or policies in order to comply with 
the amendments made by this section, such 
amendments shall apply in the case of 
compensation paid for weeks beginning 
after the earlier of— 
(I) the date the State changes its 
statutes, regulations, or policies in 
order to comply with such amend-
ments; or 
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(II) the end of the first session of 
the State legislature which begins 
after the date of enactment of this 
Act or which began prior to such date 
and remained in session for at least 
25 calendar days after such date, ex-
cept that in no case shall such amend-
ments apply before the date that is 
180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(ii) SESSION DEFINED.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘session’’ means a 
regular, special, budget, or other session of 
a State legislature. 
(2) TANF AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amendment made by 
subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 
STATE
LAW
AMENDMENT.—In the case of a 
State plan under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act which the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services determines requires State ac-
tion (including legislation, regulation, or other 
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administrative action) in order for the plan to 
meet the additional requirements imposed by 
the amendment made by subsection (c), the 
State plan shall not be regarded as failing to 
comply with the requirements of such amend-
ment on the basis of its failure to meet these 
additional requirements before the first day of 
the first calendar quarter beginning after the 
close of the first regular session of the State 
legislature that begins after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2- 
year legislative session, each year of the session 
is considered to be a separate regular session of 
the State legislature. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘do-
mestic violence’’, ‘‘sexual assault’’, ‘‘stalking’’, ‘‘survivor 
of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’, and ‘‘vic-
tim service provider’’ have the meanings given such terms 
in section 3304(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 704. STUDY AND REPORTS ON BARRIERS TO SUR-
VIVORS’ ECONOMIC SECURITY ACCESS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic 
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violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
throughout the United States experience in maintaining 
economic security as a result of issues related to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this title, and every 5 years thereafter, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report 
to Congress on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this 
section shall include— 
(1) identification of geographic areas in which 
State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong 
impact on the ability of survivors of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 
exercise— 
(A) any rights under this Act without com-
promising personal safety or the safety of oth-
ers, including family members and excluding 
the abuser; and 
(B) other components of economic security, 
including financial empowerment, affordable 
housing, transportation, healthcare access, and 
quality education and training opportunities; 
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(2) identification of geographic areas with 
shortages in resources for such survivors, with an 
accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of 
such shortage; 
(3) analysis of factors related to industries, 
workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and 
other elements that impact the ability of such sur-
vivors to exercise any rights under this Act without 
compromising personal safety or the safety of others, 
including family members; 
(4) the recommendations of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and en-
forcement tools to ensure successful implementation 
of the provisions of this Act in order to support the 
economic security and safety of survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
and 
(5) best practices for States, employers, health 
carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad-
dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
SEC. 705. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
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shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, 
with respect to survivors of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking who are, or were, enrolled 
at institutions of higher education and borrowed a loan 
made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for which 
the survivors have not repaid the total interest and prin-
cipal due, each of the following: 
(1) The implications of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a bor-
rower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans. 
(2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re-
garding Federal student loan deferment, forbear-
ance, and grace periods when a survivor has to sus-
pend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an in-
stitution of higher education due to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(3) The adequacy of institutional policies and 
practices regarding retention or transfer of credits 
when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the 
survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu-
cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking. 
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(4) The availability or any options for a sur-
vivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking who attended an institution of 
higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, 
or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substan-
tially misrepresented information to students, to be 
able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s 
Federal student loan. 
(5) The limitations faced by a survivor of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the 
survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use 
of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class 
actions. 
SEC. 706. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR 
SURVIVORS. 
(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, in 
conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
grant recipient under section 41501 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 that establishes the na-
tional resource center on workplace responses to as-
sist victims of domestic and sexual violence) and the 
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Attorney General (through the Principal Deputy Di-
rector of the Office on Violence Against Women), 
shall coordinate and provide for a national public 
outreach and education campaign to raise public 
awareness of the workplace impact of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including outreach and education for employers, 
service providers, teachers, and other key partners. 
This campaign shall pay special attention to ensure 
that survivors are made aware of the existence of the 
following types of workplace laws (federal and/or 
State): anti-discrimination laws that bar treating 
survivors differently; leave laws, both paid and un-
paid that are available for use by survivors; unem-
ployment insurance laws and policies that address 
survivor eligibility. 
(2) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary of Labor, 
in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Attorney General, as de-
scribed in paragraph (1), may disseminate informa-
tion through the public outreach and education cam-
paign on the resources and rights referred to in this 
subsection directly or through arrangements with 
health agencies, professional and nonprofit organiza-
tions, consumer groups, labor organizations, institu-
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tions of higher education, clinics, the media, and 
Federal, State, and local agencies. 
(3) INFORMATION.—The information dissemi-
nated under paragraph (2) shall include, at a min-
imum, a description of— 
(A) the resources and rights that are— 
(i) available to survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
(ii) established in this Act and the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291 et seq.); 
(B) guidelines and best practices on pre-
vention of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, and sexual assault; 
(C) resources that promote healthy rela-
tionships and communication skills; 
(D) resources that encourage bystander 
intervention in a situation involving domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as-
sault; 
(E) resources that promote workplace poli-
cies that support and help maintain the eco-
nomic security of survivors of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in-
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cluding guidelines and best practices to promote 
the creation of effective employee assistance 
programs; and 
(F) resources and rights that the heads of 
Federal agencies described in paragraph (2) de-
termine are appropriate to include. 
(4) COMMON
LANGUAGES.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall ensure that the information dissemi-
nated to survivors under paragraph (2) is made 
available in commonly encountered languages. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMPLOYEE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘employee’’ 
means any individual employed by an employer. 
In the case of an individual employed by a pub-
lic agency, such term means an individual em-
ployed as described in section 3(e)(2) of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(e)(2)). 
(B) BASIS.—The term includes a person 
employed as described in subparagraph (A) on 
a full- or part-time basis, for a fixed time pe-
riod, on a temporary basis, pursuant to a detail, 
or as a participant in a work assignment as a 
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condition of receipt of Federal or State income- 
based public assistance. 
(2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’— 
(A) means any person engaged in com-
merce or in any industry or activity affecting 
commerce who employs 15 or more individuals; 
and 
(B) includes any person acting directly or 
indirectly in the interest of an employer in rela-
tion to an employee, and includes a public agen-
cy that employs individuals as described in sec-
tion 3(e)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938, but does not include any labor organiza-
tion (other than when acting as an employer) or 
anyone acting in the capacity of officer or agent 
of such labor organization. 
(3) FLSA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘employ’’ and 
‘‘State’’ have the meanings given the terms in sec-
tion 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
U.S.C. 203). 
(c) STUDY ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES.—The Sec-
retary of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study on the 
status of workplace responses to employees who experience 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
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ing while employed, in each State and nationally, to im-
prove the access of survivors of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking to supportive resources 
and economic security. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 707. 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. 
TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE 
REDUCTION INITIATIVES 
SEC. 801. PROHIBITING PERSONS CONVICTED OF MIS-
DEMEANOR CRIMES AGAINST DATING PART-
NERS AND PERSONS SUBJECT TO PROTEC-
TION ORDERS. 
Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (32), by striking all that fol-
lows after ‘‘The term ‘intimate partner’ ’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘— 
‘‘(A) means, with respect to a person, the 
spouse of the person, a former spouse of the 
person, an individual who is a parent of a child 
of the person, and an individual who cohabi-
tates or has cohabited with the person; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) a dating partner or former dating 
partner (as defined in section 2266); and 
‘‘(ii) any other person similarly situ-
ated to a spouse who is protected by the 
domestic or family violence laws of the 
State or tribal jurisdiction in which the in-
jury occurred or where the victim resides.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (33)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘Fed-
eral, State,’’ the following: ‘‘municipal,’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘intimate 
partner,’’ after ‘‘spouse,’’ each place it appears; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (34) and (35) 
as paragraphs (35) and (36) respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (33) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(34)(A) The term ‘misdemeanor crime of stalking’ 
means an offense that— 
‘‘(i) is a misdemeanor crime of stalking under 
Federal, State, Tribal, or municipal law; and 
‘‘(ii) is a course of harassment, intimidation, or 
surveillance of another person that— 
‘‘(I) places that person in reasonable fear 
of material harm to the health or safety of— 
‘‘(aa) that person; 
‘‘(bb) an immediate family member 
(as defined in section 115) of that person; 
‘‘(cc) a household member of that per-
son; or 
‘‘(dd) a spouse or intimate partner of 
that person; or 
‘‘(II) causes, attempts to cause, or would 
reasonably be expected to cause emotional dis-
tress to a person described in item (aa), (bb), 
(cc), or (dd) of subclause (I). 
‘‘(B) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter, 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the person was represented by counsel in 
the case, or knowingly and intelligently waived the 
right to counsel in the case; and 
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‘‘(ii) in the case of a prosecution for an offense 
described in this paragraph for which a person was 
entitled to a jury trial in the jurisdiction in which 
the case was tried, either— 
‘‘(I) the case was tried by a jury; or 
‘‘(II) the person knowingly and intel-
ligently waived the right to have the case tried 
by a jury, by guilty plea or otherwise. 
‘‘(C) A person shall not be considered to have been 
convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter 
if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an 
offense for which the person has been pardoned or has 
had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable juris-
diction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an 
offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration 
of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not 
ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.’’. 
SEC. 802. PROHIBITING STALKERS AND INDIVIDUALS SUB-
JECT TO COURT ORDER FROM POSSESSING A 
FIREARM. 
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘that re-
strains such person’’ and all that follows, and 
inserting ‘‘described in subsection (g)(8);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of stalking.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8) who is subject to a court order— 
‘‘(A) that was issued— 
‘‘(i) after a hearing of which such per-
son received actual notice, and at which 
such person had an opportunity to partici-
pate; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, 
relative to which notice and opportunity to 
be heard are provided— 
‘‘(I) within the time required by 
State, tribal, or territorial law; and 
‘‘(II) in any event within a rea-
sonable time after the order is issued, 
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sufficient to protect the due process 
rights of the person; 
‘‘(B) that restrains such person from— 
‘‘(i) harassing, stalking, or threat-
ening an intimate partner of such person 
or child of such intimate partner or person, 
or engaging in other conduct that would 
place an intimate partner in reasonable 
fear of bodily injury to the partner or 
child; or 
‘‘(ii) intimidating or dissuading a wit-
ness from testifying in court; and 
‘‘(C) that— 
‘‘(i) includes a finding that such per-
son represents a credible threat to the 
physical safety of such individual described 
in subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits 
the use, attempted use, or threatened use 
of physical force against such individual 
described in subparagraph (B) that would 
reasonably be expected to cause bodily in-
jury;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor crime of stalking,’’. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
SEC. 901. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are 
2.5 times as likely to experience violent crimes—and 
at least 2 times more likely to experience rape or 
sexual assault crimes—compared to all other races. 
(2) More than 4 in 5 American Indian and 
Alaska Native women, or 84.3 percent, have experi-
enced violence in their lifetime. 
(3) The vast majority of Native victims—96 
percent of women and 89 percent of male victims— 
report being victimized by a non-Indian. 
(4) Native victims of sexual violence are three 
times as likely to have experienced sexual violence by 
an interracial perpetrator as non-Hispanic White 
victims and Native stalking victims are nearly 4 
times as likely to be stalked by someone of a dif-
ferent race. 
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(5) While tribes exercising jurisdiction over 
non-Indians have reported significant successes, the 
inability to prosecute crimes related to the Special 
Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction crimes con-
tinues to leave Tribes unable to fully hold domestic 
violence offenders accountable. 
(6) Tribal prosecutors report that the majority 
of domestic violence cases involve children either as 
witnesses or victims, and Department of Justice re-
ports that American Indian and Alaska Native chil-
dren suffer exposure to violence at rates higher than 
any other race in the United States. 
(7) Childhood exposure to violence has imme-
diate and long-term effects, including: increased 
rates of altered neurological development, poor phys-
ical and mental health, poor school performance, 
substance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juve-
nile justice system. 
(8) According to the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, homicide is the third leading 
cause of death among American Indian and Alaska 
Native women between 10 and 24 years of age and 
the fifth leading cause of death for American Indian 
and Alaska Native women between 25 and 34 years 
of age. 
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(9) On some reservations, Indian women are 
murdered at more than 10 times the national aver-
age. 
(10) According to a 2010 Government Account-
ability Office report, United States Attorneys de-
clined to prosecute nearly 52 percent of violent 
crimes that occur in Indian country. 
(11) Investigation into cases of missing and 
murdered Indian women is made difficult for tribal 
law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, 
such as— 
(A) necessary training, equipment, or 
funding; 
(B) a lack of interagency cooperation; and 
(C) a lack of appropriate laws in place. 
(12) Domestic violence calls are among the 
most dangerous calls that law enforcement receives. 
(13) The complicated jurisdictional scheme that 
exists in Indian country— 
(A) has a significant negative impact on 
the ability to provide public safety to Indian 
communities; 
(B) has been increasingly exploited by 
criminals; and 
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(C) requires a high degree of commitment 
and cooperation among tribal, Federal, and 
State law enforcement officials. 
(14) Restoring and enhancing local, tribal ca-
pacity to address violence against women provides 
for greater local control, safety, accountability, and 
transparency. 
(15) In States with restrictive land settlement 
acts such as Alaska, ‘‘Indian country’’ is limited, re-
sources for local tribal responses either nonexistent 
or insufficient to meet the needs, jurisdiction unnec-
essarily complicated and increases the already high 
levels of victimization of American Indian and Alas-
ka Native women. According to the Tribal Law and 
Order Act Commission Report, Alaska Native 
women are over-represented in the domestic violence 
victim population by 250 percent; they comprise 19 
percent of the State population, but are 47 percent 
of reported rape victims. And among other Indian 
Tribes, Alaska Native women suffer the highest 
rates of domestic and sexual violence in the country. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this title are— 
(1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, 
State, tribal, and local governments with respect to 
responding to cases of domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, stalking, trafficking, sexual violence, crimes 
against children, and assault against tribal law en-
forcement officers and murdered Indians; 
(2) to increase coordination and communication 
among Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforce-
ment agencies; 
(3) to empower tribal governments with the re-
sources and information necessary to effectively re-
spond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing 
and murdered Indians; and 
(4) to increase the collection of data related to 
missing and murdered Indians and the sharing of in-
formation among Federal, State, and tribal officials 
responsible for responding to and investigating cases 
of missing and murdered Indians. 
SEC. 902. AUTHORIZING FUNDING FOR THE TRIBAL ACCESS 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024, to remain available until 
expended, for the purposes of enhancing the ability of trib-
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al government entities to access, enter information into, 
and obtain information from, Federal criminal informa-
tion databases, as authorized by this section.’’. 
(b) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INFORMATION SHARING.—Section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, is further amended by amending subsection 
(d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) INDIAN TRIBE AND INDIAN LAW ENFORCE-
MENT INFORMATION SHARING.—The Attorney General 
shall permit tribal law enforcement entities (including en-
tities designated by a tribe as maintaining public safety 
within a tribe’s territorial jurisdiction that has no federal 
or state arrest authority) and Bureau of Indian Affairs 
law enforcement agencies— 
‘‘(1) to access and enter information into Fed-
eral criminal information databases; and 
‘‘(2) to obtain information from the data-
bases.’’. 
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SEC. 903. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OBSTRUC-
TION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SEX 
TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND ASSAULT OF A 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR CORREC-
TIONS OFFICER. 
Section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968’’) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES OF 
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘CRIMES 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, 
SEX
TRAFFICKING, STALKING, AND
ASSAULT 
OF
A
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OR
CORRECTIONS 
OFFICER’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(6), in the heading, by 
striking ‘‘SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMINAL 
JURISDICTION’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL
TRIBAL 
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence crimi-
nal jurisdiction’’ each place such term appears and 
inserting ‘‘special tribal criminal jurisdiction’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(12) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means 
engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe-
cific person proscribed by the criminal law of the In-
dian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun-
try where the violation occurs that would cause a 
reasonable person to— 
‘‘(A) fear for the person’s safety or the 
safety of others; or 
‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional dis-
tress.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (10) and (11); 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (10) (as 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(8) SEX TRAFFICKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means conduct— 
‘‘(i) consisting of— 
‘‘(I) recruiting, enticing, har-
boring, transporting, providing, ob-
taining, advertising, maintaining, pa-
tronizing, or soliciting by any means a 
person; or 
‘‘(II) benefitting, financially or 
by receiving anything of value, from 
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participation in a venture that has en-
gaged in an act described in subclause 
(I); and 
‘‘(ii) carried out with the knowledge, 
or, except where the act constituting the 
violation of clause (i) is advertising, in 
reckless disregard of the fact, that— 
‘‘(I) means of force, threats of 
force, fraud, coercion, or any combina-
tion of such means will be used to 
cause the person to engage in a com-
mercial sex act; or 
‘‘(II) the person has not attained 
the age of 18 years and will be caused 
to engage in a commercial sex act. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ 
have the meanings given the terms in section 
1591(e) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(9) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio-
lence’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or con-
tact proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian 
tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country 
where the violation occurs, including in any case in 
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which the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the 
act.’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (6) and (7); 
(E) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4); 
(F) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means violence— 
‘‘(A) committed by a current or former 
spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a 
person with whom the victim shares a child in 
common, by a person who is cohabitating with 
or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse 
or intimate partner, or by a person similarly 
situated to a spouse of the victim under the 
domestic- or family- violence laws of an Indian 
tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun-
try where the violence occurs; or 
‘‘(B)(i) committed against a victim who is 
a child under the age of 18, or an elder (as 
such term is defined by tribal law), including 
when an offender recklessly engages in conduct 
that creates a substantial risk of death or seri-
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ous bodily injury to the victim, or committed as 
described in subparagraph (A) while the child 
or elder is present; and 
‘‘(ii) the child or elder— 
‘‘(I) resides or has resided in the 
same household as the offender; 
‘‘(II) is related to the offender by 
blood or marriage; 
‘‘(III) is related to another victim of 
the offender by blood or marriage; 
‘‘(IV) is under the care of a victim of 
the offender who is an intimate partner or 
former spouse; or 
‘‘(V) is under the care of a victim of 
the offender who is similarly situated to a 
spouse of the victim under the domestic- or 
family- violence laws of an Indian tribe 
that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun-
try where the violence occurs.’’; 
(G) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(1) ASSAULT
OF
A
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
OR 
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER.—The term ‘assault of a 
law enforcement or correctional officer’ means any 
criminal violation of the law of the Indian tribe that 
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has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the 
violation occurs that involves the threatened, at-
tempted, or actual harmful or offensive touching of 
a law enforcement or correctional officer.’’; and 
(H) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as 
redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(5) OBSTRUCTION
OF
JUSTICE.—The term 
‘obstruction of justice’ means any violation of the 
criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction 
over the Indian country where the violation occurs, 
and the violation involves interfering with the ad-
ministration or due process of the tribe’s laws in-
cluding any tribal criminal proceeding or investiga-
tion of a crime.’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ‘‘the 
powers of self-government of a participating tribe’’ 
the following: ‘‘, including any participating tribes in 
the State of Maine,’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting 
after ‘‘over an alleged offense’’ the following: ‘‘, 
other than obstruction of justice or an act of 
assault of a law enforcement or corrections offi-
cer,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii)(II), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) is being prosecuted for a crime 
of sexual violence, stalking, sex trafficking, 
obstructing justice, or assaulting a police 
or corrections officer under the laws of the 
prosecuting tribe.’’; 
(7) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘domestic violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘tribal’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘AND DATING VIOLENCE’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, DATING
VIOLENCE, OBSTRUCTION 
OF
JUSTICE, SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, STALK-
ING, SEX TRAFFICKING, OR ASSAULT OF A 
LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS OF-
FICER’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘or dating violence’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, dating violence, obstruc-
tion of justice, sexual violence, stalking, 
sex trafficking, or assault of a law enforce-
ment or corrections officer’’; 
(8) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘domestic vio-
lence’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘tribal’’; 
(9) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENT TO TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
is authorized to reimburse tribal government 
authorities for expenses incurred in exercising 
special tribal criminal jurisdiction. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
EXPENSES.—Eligible ex-
penses for reimbursement shall include— 
‘‘(i) expenses incurred to arrest or 
prosecute offenders and to detain inmates 
(including costs associated with providing 
health care); 
‘‘(ii) expenses related to indigent de-
fense services; and 
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‘‘(iii) costs associated with probation 
and rehabilitation services. 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.—Reimbursements au-
thorized pursuant to this section shall be in ac-
cordance with rules promulgated by the Attor-
ney General after consultation with Indian 
tribes and within 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. The rules promulgated by the 
Department shall set a maximum allowable re-
imbursement to any tribal government in a 1- 
year period. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General may 
award grants to the governments of Indian tribes (or 
to authorized designees of those governments)— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen tribal criminal justice 
systems to assist Indian tribes in exercising 
special tribal criminal jurisdiction, including— 
‘‘(i) law enforcement (including the 
capacity of law enforcement, court per-
sonnel, or other non-law enforcement enti-
ties that have no Federal or State arrest 
authority agencies but have been des-
ignated by a tribe as responsible for main-
taining public safety within its territorial 
jurisdiction, to enter information into and 
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obtain information from national crime in-
formation databases); 
‘‘(ii) prosecution; 
‘‘(iii) trial and appellate courts (in-
cluding facilities construction); 
‘‘(iv) probation systems; 
‘‘(v) detention and correctional facili-
ties (including facilities construction); 
‘‘(vi) alternative rehabilitation centers; 
‘‘(vii) culturally appropriate services 
and assistance for victims and their fami-
lies; and 
‘‘(viii) criminal codes and rules of 
criminal procedure, appellate procedure, 
and evidence; 
‘‘(B) to provide indigent criminal defend-
ants with the effective assistance of licensed de-
fense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in 
criminal proceedings in which a participating 
tribe prosecutes— 
‘‘(i) a crime of domestic violence; 
‘‘(ii) a crime of dating violence; 
‘‘(iii) a criminal violation of a protec-
tion order; 
‘‘(iv) a crime of sexual violence; 
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‘‘(v) a crime of stalking; 
‘‘(vi) a crime of sex trafficking; 
‘‘(vii) a crime of obstruction of justice; 
or 
‘‘(viii) a crime of assault of a law en-
forcement or correctional officer; 
‘‘(C) to ensure that, in criminal pro-
ceedings in which a participating tribe exercises 
special tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors are 
summoned, selected, and instructed in a man-
ner consistent with all applicable requirements; 
‘‘(D) to accord victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, 
sex trafficking, obstruction of justice, assault of 
a law enforcement or correctional officer, and 
violations of protection orders rights that are 
similar to the rights of a crime victim described 
in section 3771(a) of title 18, consistent with 
tribal law and custom; and 
‘‘(E) to create a pilot project to allow up 
to five Indian tribes in Alaska to implement 
special tribal criminal jurisdiction. 
‘‘(g) 
SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
made available under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant any other Federal, State, tribal, or local gov-
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ernment amounts made available to carry out activities de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to carry out subsection 
(f) and to provide training, technical assistance, data col-
lection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems of 
participating tribes. 
‘‘(i) USE OF FUNDS.—Not less than 25 percent of 
the total amount of funds appropriated under this section 
in a given year shall be used for each of the purposes de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (f), with 
remaining funds available to be distributed for either of 
the purposes described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (f), or any combination of such purposes, depend-
ing on need and in consultation with Indian tribes.’’; 
(10) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) INDIAN COUNTRY DEFINED.—For purposes of 
the pilot project described in subsection (f)(5), the defini-
tion of ‘Indian country’ shall include— 
‘‘(1) Alaska Native-owned Townsites, Allot-
ments, and former reservation lands acquired in fee 
by Alaska Native Village Corporations pursuant to 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
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33) and other lands transferred in fee to Native vil-
lages; and 
‘‘(2) all lands within any Alaska Native village 
with a population that is at least 75 percent Alaska 
Native.’’. 
SEC. 904. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of 
enactment of this title, and annually thereafter, the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly 
prepare and submit a report, to the Committee on Indian 
Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, 
that— 
(1) includes known statistics on missing and 
murdered Indian women in the United States, in-
cluding statistics relating to incidents of sexual 
abuse or sexual assault suffered by the victims; and 
(2) provides recommendations regarding how to 
improve data collection on missing and murdered In-
dian women. 
SEC. 905. REPORT ON THE RESPONSE OF LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCIES TO REPORTS OF MISSING 
OR MURDERED INDIANS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COVERED DATABASE.—The term ‘‘covered 
database’’ means— 
(A) the database of the National Crime In-
formation Center; 
(B) the Combined DNA Index System; 
(C) the Next Generation Identification 
System; and 
(D) any other database or system of a law 
enforcement agency under which a report of a 
missing or murdered Indian may be submitted, 
including— 
(i) the Violent Criminal Apprehension 
Program; or 
(ii) the National Missing and Uniden-
tified Persons System. 
(2) INDIAN.—The term ‘‘Indian’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun-
try’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1151 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(4) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means a Federal, State, 
local, or Tribal law enforcement agency. 
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(5) MISSING OR MURDERED INDIAN.—The term 
‘‘missing or murdered Indian’’ means any Indian 
who is— 
(A) reported missing in Indian country or 
any other location; or 
(B) murdered in Indian country or any 
other location. 
(6) NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘notifi-
cation system’’ means— 
(A) the Criminal Justice Information Net-
work; 
(B) the AMBER Alert communications 
network established under subtitle A of title III 
of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501 et 
seq.); and 
(C) any other system or public notification 
system that relates to a report of a missing or 
murdered Indian, including any State, local, or 
Tribal notification system. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the Committee on Indian 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a comprehensive 
report that includes— 
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(1) a review of— 
(A) each law enforcement agency that has 
jurisdiction over missing or murdered Indians 
and the basis for that jurisdiction; 
(B) the response procedures, with respect 
to a report of a missing or murdered Indian, 
of— 
(i) the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion; 
(ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 
(iii) any other Federal law enforce-
ment agency responsible for responding to 
or investigating a report of a missing or 
murdered Indian; 
(C) each covered database and notification 
system; 
(D) Federal interagency cooperation and 
notification policies and procedures related to 
missing or murdered Indians; 
(E) the requirements of each Federal law 
enforcement agency relating to notifying State, 
local, or Tribal law enforcement agencies after 
the Federal law enforcement agency receives a 
report of a missing or murdered Indian; and 
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(F) the public notification requirements of 
law enforcement agencies relating to missing or 
murdered Indians; 
(2) recommendations and best practices relating 
to improving cooperation between and response poli-
cies of law enforcement agencies relating to missing 
and murdered Indians; and 
(3) recommendations relating to— 
(A) improving how— 
(i) covered databases address in-
stances of missing or murdered Indians, 
including by improving access to, inte-
grating, and improving the sharing of in-
formation between covered databases; and 
(ii) notification systems address in-
stances of missing or murdered Indians, 
including by improving access to, inte-
grating, and improving the sharing of in-
formation between notification systems; 
(B) social, educational, economic, and any 
other factor that may contribute to an Indian 
becoming a missing or murdered Indian; and 
(C) legislation to reduce the likelihood that 
an Indian may become a missing or murdered 
Indian. 
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TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 1001. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2002 of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10442) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 
Violence Against Women’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ‘‘within 
the Department of Justice’’ the following: ‘‘, not 
subsumed by any other office’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (title VI of Public Law 
103–322) and the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title 
VII of Public Law 103–322), the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public Law 106– 
386), the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of 
Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
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Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR
OF
THE
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2003. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The President, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Director 
for the Office on Violence Against Women (in this title 
referred to as the ‘Director’) to be responsible, under the 
general authority of the Attorney General, for the admin-
istration, coordination, and implementation of the pro-
grams and activities of the Office. 
‘‘(b) OTHER
EMPLOYMENT.—The Director shall 
not— 
‘‘(1) engage in any employment other than that 
of serving as Director; or 
‘‘(2) hold any office in, or act in any capacity 
for, any organization, agency, or institution with 
which the Office makes any contract or other agree-
ment under the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public 
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Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. 
‘‘(c) VACANCY.—In the case of a vacancy, the Presi-
dent may designate an officer or employee who shall act 
as Director during the vacancy. 
‘‘(d) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be com-
pensated at a rate of pay not to exceed the rate payable 
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10444) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2004. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 
‘‘The Director shall have the following duties: 
‘‘(1) Maintaining liaison with the judicial 
branches of the Federal and State Governments on 
matters relating to violence against women. 
‘‘(2) Providing information to the President, 
the Congress, the judiciary, State, local, and tribal 
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governments, and the general public on matters re-
lating to violence against women. 
‘‘(3) Serving, at the request of the Attorney 
General, as the representative of the Department of 
Justice on domestic task forces, committees, or com-
missions addressing policy or issues relating to vio-
lence against women. 
‘‘(4) Serving, at the request of the President, 
acting through the Attorney General, as the rep-
resentative of the United States Government on 
human rights and economic justice matters related 
to violence against women in international fora, in-
cluding, but not limited to, the United Nations. 
‘‘(5) Carrying out the functions of the Depart-
ment of Justice under the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of 
Public Law 106–386), the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 
3080), the Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2019, including with respect to those functions— 
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‘‘(A) the development of policy, protocols, 
and guidelines; 
‘‘(B) the development and management of 
grant programs and other programs, and the 
provision of technical assistance under such 
programs; and 
‘‘(C) the awarding and termination of 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts. 
‘‘(6) Providing technical assistance, coordina-
tion, and support to— 
‘‘(A) other components of the Department 
of Justice, in efforts to develop policy and to 
enforce Federal laws relating to violence against 
women, including the litigation of civil and 
criminal actions relating to enforcing such laws; 
‘‘(B) other Federal, State, local, and tribal 
agencies, in efforts to develop policy, provide 
technical assistance, synchronize federal defini-
tions and protocols, and improve coordination 
among agencies carrying out efforts to elimi-
nate violence against women, including Indian 
or indigenous women; and 
‘‘(C) grantees, in efforts to combat violence 
against women and to provide support and as-
sistance to victims of such violence. 
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‘‘(7) Exercising such other powers and func-
tions as may be vested in the Director pursuant to 
this subchapter or by delegation of the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(8) Establishing such rules, regulations, guide-
lines, and procedures as are necessary to carry out 
any function of the Office.’’. 
(d) STAFF
OF OFFICE
ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN.—Section 2005 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) is amend-
ed in the heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN
OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE
ON
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Of-
fice’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’. 
SEC. 1002. REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE 
EFFECTS OF THE SHUTDOWN. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this title, the Attorney General shall submit a report 
to Congress on the effects of the Federal Government 
shutdown that lasted from December 22, 2018 to January 
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25, 2019, evaluating and detailing the extent of the effect 
of the shutdown on the ability of the Department of Jus-
tice to disperse funding and services under the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994, the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, to victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing. 
TITLE 
XI—IMPROVING 
CONDI-
TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL CUSTODY 
SEC. 1101. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY 
CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVID-
UALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women 
in Federal Custody Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and 
other individuals 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘correctional officer’ means a cor-
rectional officer of the Bureau of Prisons; 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a 
Federal penal or correctional institution; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘post-partum recovery’ means the 
first 8-week period of post-partum recovery after 
giving birth; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the 
Family Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 
12242); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 
who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correc-
tional institution, including a vulnerable person; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
‘‘(B) is pregnant; 
‘‘(C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, or intersex; 
‘‘(D) is victim or witness of a crime; 
‘‘(E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; 
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‘‘(F) has a serious mental or physical ill-
ness or disability; or 
‘‘(G) during the period of incarceration, 
has been determined to have experienced or to 
be experiencing severe trauma or to be the vic-
tim of gender-based violence— 
‘‘(i) by any court or administrative ju-
dicial proceeding; 
‘‘(ii) by any corrections official; 
‘‘(iii) by the individual’s attorney or 
legal service provider; or 
‘‘(iv) by the individual. 
‘‘(b) GEOGRAPHIC PLACEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Direc-
tor shall establish within the Bureau of Prisons an 
office that determines the placement of prisoners. 
‘‘(2) PLACEMENT
OF
PRISONERS.—In deter-
mining the placement of a prisoner, the office estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) if the prisoner has children, place the 
prisoner as close to the children as possible; 
‘‘(B) in deciding whether to assign a 
transgender or intersex prisoner to a facility for 
male or female prisoners, and in making other 
housing and programming assignments, con-
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sider on a case-by-case basis whether a place-
ment would ensure the prisoner’s health and 
safety, including serious consideration of the 
prisoner’s own views with respect to their safe-
ty, and whether the placement would present 
management or security problems; and 
‘‘(C) consider any other factor that the of-
fice determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON PLACEMENT OF PREGNANT 
PRISONERS OR PRISONERS IN POST-PARTUM RECOVERY 
IN SEGREGATED HOUSING UNITS.— 
‘‘(1) PLACEMENT
IN
SEGREGATED
HOUSING 
UNITS.—A covered institution may not place a pris-
oner who is pregnant or in post-partum recovery in 
a segregated housing unit unless the prisoner pre-
sents an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or 
others. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris-
oner described in subparagraph (A) in a segregated 
housing unit shall be limited and temporary. 
‘‘(d) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall pro-
vide parenting classes to each prisoner who is a primary 
caretaker parent, and such classes shall be made available 
to prisoners with limited English proficiency in compliance 
with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
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‘‘(e) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall pro-
vide training, including cultural competency training, to 
each correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau 
of Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, includ-
ing each instructor and health care professional, to enable 
those correctional officers and employees to— 
‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who has a mental or 
physical health need relating to trauma the prisoner 
has experienced; and 
‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 
to the proper healthcare professional for treatment. 
‘‘(f) INMATE HEALTH.— 
‘‘(1) HEALTH
CARE
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners receive adequate 
health care. 
‘‘(2) HYGIENIC PRODUCTS.—The Director shall 
make essential hygienic products, including sham-
poo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygien-
ic product that the Director determines appropriate, 
available without charge to prisoners. 
‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST
ACCESS.—The Director 
shall ensure that all prisoners have access to a gyne-
cologist as appropriate. 
‘‘(g) USE OF SEX-APPROPRIATE CORRECTIONAL OF-
FICERS.— 
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‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall make 
rules under which— 
‘‘(A) a correctional officer may not conduct 
a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex 
unless— 
‘‘(i) the prisoner presents a risk of 
immediate harm to the prisoner or others, 
and no other correctional officer of the 
same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff 
is available to assist; or 
‘‘(ii) the prisoner has previously re-
quested that an officer of a different sex 
conduct searches; 
‘‘(B) a correctional officer may not enter a 
restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite 
sex unless— 
‘‘(i) a prisoner in the restroom pre-
sents a risk of immediate harm to them-
selves or others; or 
‘‘(ii) there is a medical emergency in 
the restroom and no other correctional offi-
cer of the appropriate sex is available to 
assist; 
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‘‘(C) a transgender prisoner’s sex is deter-
mined according to the sex with which they 
identify; and 
‘‘(D) a correctional officer may not search 
or physically examine a prisoner for the sole 
purpose of determining the prisoner’s genital 
status or sex. 
‘‘(2) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the re-
quirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act 
of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et seq.).’’. 
(c) 
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
TREATMENT.—Section 
3621(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBILITY
OF
PRIMARY
CARETAKER 
PARENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible 
prisoner who is a primary caretaker parent (as de-
fined in section 4051) or pregnant from partici-
pating in a program of residential substance abuse 
treatment provided under paragraph (1) on the basis 
of a failure by the eligible prisoner, before being 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, 
to disclose to any official of the Bureau of Prisons 
that the prisoner had a substance abuse problem on 
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or before the date on which the eligible prisoner was 
committed to the custody of the Bureau of Pris-
ons.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the Bureau of Prisons shall implement this section 
and the amendments made by this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re-
port on the implementation of this section and the 
amendments made by this section. 
(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 
SEC. 1102. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WOMEN. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act’’ or 
the ‘‘SIMARRA Act’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of 
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the Federal Bureau of Prisons (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall establish a pilot program (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) in accordance 
with this section to permit women incarcerated in Federal 
prisons and the children born to such women during incar-
ceration to reside together while the inmate serves a term 
of imprisonment in a separate housing wing of the prison. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 
to— 
(1) prevent infant mortality among infants born 
to incarcerated mothers and greatly reduce the trau-
ma and stress experienced by the unborn fetuses of 
pregnant inmates; 
(2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally in-
carcerated women and mothers, and enhance public 
safety by improving the effectiveness of the Federal 
prison system for women as a population with spe-
cial needs; 
(3) establish female offender risk and needs as-
sessment as the cornerstones of a more effective and 
efficient Federal prison system; 
(4) implement a validated post-sentencing risk 
and needs assessment system that relies on dynamic 
risk factors to provide Federal prison officials with 
a roadmap to address the pre- and post-natal needs 
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of Federal pregnant offenders, manage limited re-
sources, and enhance public safety; 
(5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the 
effectiveness of programs and interventions for fed-
erally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to 
assure that such programs and interventions are evi-
dence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and 
expansions based on the results of such evaluations; 
and 
(6) assist the Department of Justice to address 
the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison 
system and ensure that the Department can con-
tinue to run prison nurseries safely and securely 
without compromising the scope or quality of the 
Department’s critical health, safety and law enforce-
ment missions. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF PRIS-
ONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
this section in consultation with— 
(A) a licensed and board-certified gyne-
cologist or obstetrician; 
(B) the Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts; 
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(C) the Director of the Office of Probation 
and Pretrial Services; 
(D) the Director of the National Institute 
of Justice; and 
(E) the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance 
with paragraph (3)— 
(A) develop an offender risk and needs as-
sessment system particular to the health and 
sensitivities of Federally incarcerated pregnant 
women and mothers in accordance with this 
subsection; 
(B) develop recommendations regarding re-
cidivism reduction programs and productive ac-
tivities in accordance with subsection (c); 
(C) conduct ongoing research and data 
analysis on— 
(i) the best practices relating to the 
use of offender risk and needs assessment 
tools particular to the health and sensitivi-
ties of federally incarcerated pregnant 
women and mothers; 
(ii) the best available risk and needs 
assessment tools particular to the health 
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and sensitivities of Federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers and the level 
to which they rely on dynamic risk factors 
that could be addressed and changed over 
time, and on measures of risk of recidi-
vism, individual needs, and responsiveness 
to recidivism reduction programs; 
(iii) the most effective and efficient 
uses of such tools in conjunction with re-
cidivism reduction programs, productive 
activities, incentives, and rewards; and 
(iv) which recidivism reduction pro-
grams are the most effective— 
(I) for Federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers classi-
fied at different recidivism risk levels; 
and 
(II) for addressing the specific 
needs of Federally incarcerated preg-
nant women and mothers; 
(D) on a biennial basis, review the system 
developed under subparagraph (A) and the rec-
ommendations developed under subparagraph 
(B), using the research conducted under sub-
paragraph (C), to determine whether any revi-
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sions or updates should be made, and if so, 
make such revisions or updates; 
(E) hold periodic meetings with the indi-
viduals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be 
determined by the Director; 
(F) develop tools to communicate par-
enting program availability and eligibility cri-
teria to each employee of the Bureau of Prisons 
and each pregnant inmate to ensure that each 
pregnant inmate in the custody of a Bureau of 
Prisons facility understands the resources avail-
able to such inmate; and 
(G) report to Congress in accordance with 
subsection (i). 
(3) METHODS.—In carrying out the duties 
under paragraph (2), the Director shall— 
(A) consult relevant stakeholders; and 
(B) make decisions using data that is 
based on the best available statistical and em-
pirical evidence. 
(e) ELIGIBILITY.—An inmate may apply to partici-
pate in the Program if the inmate— 
(1) is pregnant at the beginning of or during 
the term of imprisonment; and 
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(2) is in the custody or control of the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons. 
(f) PROGRAM TERMS.— 
(1) TERM OF PARTICIPATION.—To correspond 
with the purposes and goals of the Program to pro-
mote bonding during the critical stages of child de-
velopment, an eligible inmate selected for the Pro-
gram may participate in the Program, subject to 
subsection (g), until the earliest of— 
(A) the date that the inmate’s term of im-
prisonment terminates; 
(B) the date the infant fails to meet any 
medical criteria established by the Director or 
the Director’s designee along with a collective 
determination of the persons listed in sub-
section (d)(1); or 
(C) 30 months. 
(2) INMATE REQUIREMENTS.—For the duration 
of an inmate’s participation in the Program, the in-
mate shall agree to— 
(A) take substantive steps towards acting 
in the role of a parent or guardian to any child 
of that inmate; 
(B) participate in any educational or coun-
seling opportunities established by the Director, 
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including topics such as child development, par-
enting skills, domestic violence, vocational train-
ing, or substance abuse, as appropriate; 
(C) abide by any court decision regarding 
the legal or physical custody of the child; 
(D) transfer to the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons any child support payments for the in-
fant of the participating inmate from any per-
son or governmental entity; and 
(E) specify a person who has agreed to 
take at least temporary custody of the child if 
the inmate’s participation in the Program ter-
minates before the inmate’s release. 
(g) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—The Director shall take 
appropriate actions to prevent detachment or disruption 
of either an inmate’s or infant’s health and bonding-based 
well-being due to termination of the Program. 
(h) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
once each year thereafter for 5 years, the Director 
shall submit a report to the Congress with regards 
to progress in implementing the Program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the termination of the Program, the Director 
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shall issue a final report to the Congress that con-
tains a detailed statement of the Director’s findings 
and conclusions, including recommendations for leg-
islation, administrative actions, and regulations the 
Director considers appropriate. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
SEC. 1103. RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL INCARCERATION. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National 
Institutes of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of 
Justice Statistics and the Bureau of Prisons (including 
the Women and Special Population Branch) shall prepare 
a report on the status of women in federal incarceration. 
Depending on the topic to be addressed, and the facility, 
data shall be collected from Bureau of Prisons personnel 
and a sample that is representative of the population of 
incarcerated women. The report shall include: 
(1) With regard to federal facilities wherein 
women are incarcerated— 
(A) responses by such women to questions 
from 
the 
Adverse 
Childhood 
Experience 
(ACES) questionnaire; 
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(B) demographic data of such women, in-
cluding sexual orientation and gender identity; 
(C) responses by such women to questions 
about the extent of exposure to sexual victim-
ization, sexual violence and domestic violence 
(both inside and outside of incarceration); 
(D) the number of such women were preg-
nant at the time that they entered incarcer-
ation; 
(E) the number of such women who have 
children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; 
and 
(F) the crimes for which such women are 
incarcerated and the length of their sentence. 
(2) With regard to all federal facilities where 
persons are incarcerated— 
(A) a list of best practices with respect to 
women’s incarceration and transition, including 
staff led programs, services and management 
practices (including making sanitary products 
readily available and easily accessible, and ac-
cess to and provision of healthcare); 
(B) the availability of trauma treatment at 
each facility (including number of beds, and 
number of trained staff); 
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(C) rates of serious mental illness broken 
down by gender and security level and a list of 
residential programs available by site; and 
(D) the availability of vocational education 
and a list of vocational programs provided by 
each facility. 
SEC. 1104. REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCAR-
CERATED WOMEN. 
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Chief 
of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services and the Director 
of the Bureau of Prisons (including Women and Special 
Population Branch), shall collaborate on a model of gen-
der responsive transition for incarcerated women, includ-
ing the development of a national standard on prevention 
with respect to domestic and sexual violence. In developing 
the model, the Chief and the Director shall consult with 
such experts within the federal government (including the 
Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of 
Justice) and in the victim service provider community (in-
cluding sexual and domestic violence and homelessness, 
job training and job placement service providers) as are 
necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan. 
Issues addressed should include— 
(1) the development by the Bureau of Prisons 
of a contract for gender collaborative services; and 
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(2) identification by re-entry affairs coordina-
tors and responsive planning for the needs of re-en-
tering women with respect to— 
(A) housing, including risk of homeless-
ness; 
(B) previous exposure to and risk for do-
mestic and sexual violence; and 
(C) the need for parenting classes, assist-
ance securing childcare, or assistance in seeking 
or securing jobs that afford flexibility (as might 
be necessary in the re-entry, parenting or other 
contexts). 
TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
SEC. 1201. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OR AT-
TEMPTED PURCHASE OF A FIREARM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 108. NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGEN-
CIES OF PROHIBITED PURCHASE OF A FIRE-
ARM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a background 
check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Back-
ground Check System pursuant to the request of a li-
censed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 
of firearms (as such terms are defined in section 921 of 
title 18, United States Code), which background check de-
termines that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 
violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 
of title 18, United States Code, and such determination 
is made after 3 business days have elapsed since the li-
censee contacted the System and a firearm has been trans-
ferred to that person, the System shall notify the law en-
forcement agencies described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DESCRIBED.— 
The law enforcement agencies described in this subsection 
are the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction 
over the location from which the licensee contacted the 
system and the law enforcement agencies that have juris-
diction over the location of the residence of the person for 
which the background check was conducted, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The field office of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. 
‘‘(2) The local law enforcement agency. 
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‘‘(3) The State law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(4) The Tribal law enforcement agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 
10 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 107 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 108. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase of 
a firearm.’’. 
SEC. 1202. REPORTING OF BACKGROUND CHECK DENIALS 
TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 925A 
the following: 
‘‘§ 925B. Reporting of background check denials to 
State, local, and tribal authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 
background check system established under section 103 
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 
922 note) provides a notice pursuant to section 922(t) of 
this title that the receipt of a firearm by a person would 
violate subsection (g)(8), (g)(9), or (g)(10) of section 922 
of this title or State law, the Attorney General shall, in 
accordance with subsection (b) of this section— 
‘‘(1) report to the law enforcement authorities 
of the State where the person sought to acquire the 
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firearm and, if different, the law enforcement au-
thorities of the State of residence of the person— 
‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 
‘‘(B) of the specific provision of law that 
would have been violated; 
‘‘(C) of the date and time the notice was 
provided; 
‘‘(D) of the location where the firearm was 
sought to be acquired; and 
‘‘(E) of the identity of the person; and 
‘‘(2) report the incident to local or tribal law 
enforcement authorities and, where practicable, 
State, tribal, or local prosecutors, in the jurisdiction 
where the firearm was sought and in the jurisdiction 
where the person resides. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR REPORT.—A report is 
made in accordance with this subsection if the report is 
made within 24 hours after the provision of the notice de-
scribed in subsection (a), except that the making of the 
report may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid 
compromising an ongoing investigation. 
‘‘(c) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to require a report with re-
spect to a person to be made to the same State authorities 
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that originally issued the notice with respect to the per-
son.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 925A the following: 
‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State, local, and tribal au-
thorities.’’. 
SEC. 1203. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND 
CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended 
by inserting after section 925B the following: 
‘‘§ 925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross- 
deputized attorneys 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce-
ment of paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) of section 922(g), 
the Attorney General may— 
‘‘(1) appoint, in accordance with section 543 of 
title 28, qualified State, tribal, territorial and local 
prosecutors and qualified attorneys working for the 
United States government to serve as special assist-
ant United States attorneys for the purpose of pros-
ecuting violations of such paragraphs; 
‘‘(2) deputize State, tribal, territorial and local 
law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhanc-
ing the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alco-
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hol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in respond-
ing to and investigating violations of such para-
graphs; and 
‘‘(3) establish, in order to receive and expedite 
requests for assistance from State, tribal, territorial 
and local law enforcement agencies responding to in-
timate partner violence cases where such agencies 
have probable cause to believe that the offenders 
may be in violation of such paragraphs, points of 
contact within— 
‘‘(A) each Field Division of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
and 
‘‘(B) each District Office of the United 
States Attorneys. 
‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER
AND PUBLIC 
SAFETY.—The Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) identify no less than 75 jurisdictions 
among States, territories and tribes where there are 
high rates of firearms violence and threats of fire-
arms violence against intimate partners and other 
persons protected under paragraphs (8), (9), and 
(10) of section 922(g) and where local authorities 
lack the resources to address such violence; and 
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‘‘(2) make such appointments as described in 
subsection (a) in jurisdictions where enhanced en-
forcement of such paragraphs is necessary to reduce 
firearms homicide and injury rates. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an at-
torney, that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good 
standing with any relevant licensing authority.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 925B the following: 
‘‘925C. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 
TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
CONSENT 
LOOPHOLE 
SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En-
forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 1302. PROHIBITION ON ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTS 
WHILE ACTING UNDER COLOR OF LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘or by any person acting 
under color of law’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL BY ANY PERSON ACTING 
UNDER COLOR OF LAW.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Whoever, acting under 
color of law, knowingly engages in a sexual act with 
an individual, including an individual who is under 
arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual cus-
tody of any Federal law enforcement officer, shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘sexual act’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 2246.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) In a prosecution under subsection (c), it is not 
a defense that the other individual consented to the sexual 
act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) the term ‘Federal law enforcement officer’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 115.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by amending the item related to section 2243 
to read as follows: 
‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor or ward or by any person acting under color 
of law.’’. 
SEC. 1303. INCENTIVES FOR STATES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Attorney 
General is authorized to make grants to States that have 
in effect a law that— 
(1) makes it a criminal offense for any person 
acting under color of law of the State to engage in 
a sexual act with an individual, including an indi-
vidual who is under arrest, in detention, or otherwise 
in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer; 
and 
(2) prohibits a person charged with an offense 
described in paragraph (1) from asserting the con-
sent of the other individual as a defense. 
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(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attor-
ney General, on an annual basis, information on— 
(1) the number of reports made to law enforce-
ment agencies in that State regarding persons en-
gaging in a sexual act while acting under color of 
law during the previous year; and 
(2) the disposition of each case in which sexual 
misconduct by a person acting under color of law 
was reported during the previous year. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A State seeking a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
require, including information about the law described in 
subsection (a). 
(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant to a 
State under this section shall be in an amount that is not 
greater than 10 percent of the average of the total amount 
of funding of the 3 most recent awards that the State re-
ceived under the following grant programs: 
(1) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10441 
et seq.) (commonly referred to as the ‘‘STOP Vio-
lence Against Women Formula Grant Program’’). 
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(2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Pro-
gram’’). 
(e) GRANT TERM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
provide an increase in the amount provided to a 
State under the grant programs described in sub-
section (d) for a 2-year period. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section may submit an application for a 
renewal of such grant at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
(3) LIMIT.—A State may not receive a grant 
under this section for more than 4 years. 
(f) USES OF FUNDS.—A State that receives a grant 
under this section shall use— 
(1) 25 percent of such funds for any of the per-
missible uses of funds under the grant program de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (d); and 
(2) 75 percent of such funds for any of the per-
missible uses of funds under the grant program de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of subsection (d). 
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