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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3335
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to authorize
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer a Federal
demonstration program to coordinate response and strategy within many
sectors of local communities for intervention and prevention of domestic
violence.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 21, 1993
Ms. FURSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices to administer a Federal demonstration program to
coordinate response and strategy within many sectors
of local communities for intervention and prevention of
domestic violence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Violence
Community Initiative Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42
U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 316. DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INI-
TIATIVES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
grants to nonprofit private organizations to establish
projects in local communities involving many sectors of
each community to coordinate intervention and prevention
of domestic violence.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under
this section, an entity—
‘‘(1) shall be a nonprofit organization organized
for the purpose of coordinating community projects
for the intervention in and prevention of domestic vi-
olence; and
‘‘(2) shall include representatives of pertinent
sectors of the local community, including—
‘‘(A) health care providers;
‘‘(B) the education community;
‘‘(C) the religious community;
‘‘(D) the justice system;
‘‘(E) domestic violence program advocates;
‘‘(F) human service entities such as State
child services divisions; and
‘‘(G) business and civic leaders.
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—An organization that desires to
receive a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application, in such form and in such manner
as the Secretary shall prescribe through notice in the Fed-
eral Register, that—
‘‘(1) demonstrates that the applicant will serve
a community leadership function, bringing together
opinion leaders from each sector of the community
to develop a coordinated community consensus op-
posing domestic violence;
‘‘(2) demonstrates a community action compo-
nent to improve and expand current intervention and
prevention strategies through increased communica-
tion and coordination among all affected sectors;
‘‘(3) includes a complete description of the ap-
plicant’s plan for the establishment and operation of
the community project, including a description of—
‘‘(A) the method for identification and se-
lection of an administrative committee made up
of persons knowledgeable in domestic violence
to oversee the project, hire staff, assure compli-
ance with the project outline, and secure annual
evaluation of the project;
‘‘(B) the method for identification and se-
lection of project staff and a project evaluator;
‘‘(C) the method for identification and se-
lection of a project council consisting of rep-
resentatives of the community sectors listed in
subsection (b)(2);
‘‘(D) the method for identification and se-
lection of a steering committee consisting of
representatives of the various community sec-
tors who will chair subcommittees of the project
council focusing on each of the sectors; and
‘‘(E) a plan for developing outreach and
public education campaigns regarding domestic
violence; and
‘‘(4) contains such other information, agree-
ments, and assurances as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(d) TERM.—A grant provided under this section
may extend over a period of not more than 3 fiscal years.
‘‘(e) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—Payments under a
grant under this section shall be subject to—
‘‘(1) annual approval by the Secretary; and
‘‘(2) availability of appropriations.
‘‘(f) GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION.—The Secretary
shall award grants under this section to organizations in
communities geographically dispersed throughout the
country.
‘‘(g) USE OF GRANT MONIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under sub-
section (a) shall be used to establish and operate a
community project to coordinate intervention and
prevention of domestic violence.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In establishing and op-
erating a project, a nonprofit private organization
shall—
‘‘(A) establish protocols to improve and ex-
pand domestic violence intervention and preven-
tion strategies among all affected sectors;
‘‘(B) develop action plans to direct re-
sponses within each community sector that are
in conjunction with development in all other
sectors; and
‘‘(C) provide for periodic evaluation of the
project with a written report and analysis to as-
sist application of this concept in other commu-
nities.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion—
‘‘(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; and
‘‘(2) such sums as are necessary for each of the
fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997,
to remain available until expended.
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall pub-
lish proposed regulations implementing this section. Not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment, the Sec-
retary shall publish final regulations implementing this
section.’’.
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