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‘‘(6) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants under this section for a period of no less than 
3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(7) REPORTING.—Each entity receiving a 
grant under this subsection shall submit a report to 
the Attorney General that describes the activities out 
with such grant funds. 
‘‘(d) GRANTS TO STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL 
SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants to State, territorial, and 
tribal sexual assault coalitions to assist in sup-
porting the establishment, maintenance, and ex-
pansion of such coalitions. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Not less than 
10 percent of the total amount appropriated to 
carry out this section shall be used for grants 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Each of the 
State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault coali-
tions as determined by the National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control in collaboration 
with the Violence Against Women Office of the 
Department of Justice.
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‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Grant funds received 
under this subsection may be used to—
‘‘(A) work with local sexual assault pro-
grams and other providers of direct services to 
encourage appropriate responses to sexual as-
sault within the State, territory, or tribe; 
‘‘(B) work with judicial and law enforce-
ment agencies to encourage appropriate re-
sponses to sexual assault cases; 
‘‘(C) work with courts, child protective 
services agencies, and children’s advocates to 
develop appropriate responses to child custody 
and visitation issues when sexual assault has 
been determined to be a factor; 
‘‘(D) design and conduct public education 
campaigns; 
‘‘(E) plan and monitor the distribution of 
grants and grant funds to their State, territory, 
or tribe; or 
‘‘(F) collaborate with and inform Federal, 
State, or local public officials and agencies to 
develop and implement policies to reduce or 
eliminate sexual assault.
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‘‘(3) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—From 
amounts appropriated for grants under this sub-
section for each fiscal year—
‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent of the funds 
shall be available for grants to tribal sexual as-
sault coalitions; 
‘‘(B) the remaining funds shall be available 
for grants to State and territorial coalitions, 
and the Attorney General shall allocate an 
amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amounts so appro-
priated to the Territories as defined in section 
4002(a)(20) of this Act. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing a grant under this subsection shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General at such time, in 
such manner, and containing by such information as 
the Attorney General determines to be essential to 
carry out the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Each State or territorial 
sexual assault coalition receiving a grant under this 
subsection shall submit a report to the Attorney 
General that describes activities carried out with 
such grant funds. 
‘‘(6) FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS.—No entity shall 
be prohibited from submitting an application under
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this subsection during any fiscal year for which 
funds are available under this subsection because 
such entity has not previously applied or received 
funding under this subsection. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS TO TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General may award grants to Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations ap-
proved by an Indian tribe for the operation of a sex-
ual assault programs or projects in Indian country 
and Alaskan native villages to support the establish-
ment, maintenance, and expansion of programs and 
projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more 
than 5 percent of the grant funds received by 
an Indian tribe, tribal organization, and non-
profit tribal organization under this subsection 
for any fiscal year may be used for administra-
tive costs. 
‘‘(B) GRANT FUNDS.—Any funds received 
under this subsection that are not used for ad-
ministrative costs shall be used to provide 
grants to tribal organizations and nonprofit 
tribal organizations for programs and activities
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within Indian country and Alaskan native vil-
lages that provide direct intervention and re-
lated assistance. 
‘‘(C) INTERVENTION
AND
RELATED
AS-
SISTANCE.—Intervention and related assistance 
under subparagraph (B) may include—
‘‘(i) 24-hour hotline services providing 
crisis intervention services and referral; 
‘‘(ii) accompaniment and advocacy 
through medical, criminal justice, and so-
cial support systems, including medical fa-
cilities, police, and court proceedings; 
‘‘(iii) crisis intervention, short-term 
individual and group support services, and 
case management and supervision to assist 
sexual assault victims and family or house-
hold members; 
‘‘(iv) information and referral to as-
sist the sexual assault victim and family or 
household members; 
‘‘(v) support mechanisms that are cul-
turally relevant to the community; 
‘‘(vi) collaborating with and informing 
public officials and agencies in order to de-
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velop and implement policies to reduce or 
eliminate sexual assault; and 
‘‘(vii) the development and distribu-
tion of educational materials on issues re-
lated to sexual assault and the services de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (vi). 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—Each tribe receiving a grant 
under this subsection shall submit an annual report 
to the Attorney General that describes the activities 
carried out with such grant funds. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010 to carry out the provisions 
of this section. Any amounts so appropriated shall 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the total amounts ap-
propriated for each fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion—
‘‘(A) not more than 2.5 percent shall be 
used by the Attorney General for evaluation, 
monitoring, and other administrative costs 
under this section; 
‘‘(B) not more than 2.5 percent shall be 
used for the provision of training, technical as-
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sistance, and data collection to grantees and 
subgrantees under this section; 
‘‘(C) not less than 65 percent shall be used 
for grants to States and territories under sub-
section (b); 
‘‘(D) not less than 10 percent shall be used 
for making grants to State, territorial, and trib-
al sexual assault coalitions under subsection (c); 
‘‘(E) not less than 10 percent shall be used 
for grants to tribes under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(F) not less than 10 percent shall be used 
for grants for culturally specific programs ad-
dressing sexual assault under subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 603. AMENDMENTS TO THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 40295. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND 
CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
‘‘(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately re-
spond to adult, youth, and minor domestic violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural
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communities, by encouraging collaboration be-
tween—
‘‘(A) domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking victim service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(B) law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(C) prosecutors; 
‘‘(D) courts; 
‘‘(E) other criminal justice service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(F) human and community service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(G) educational institutions; and 
‘‘(H) health care providers; 
‘‘(2) to establish and expand nonprofit, non-
governmental, State, tribal, and local government 
services in rural communities to adult, youth, and 
minor victims; and 
‘‘(3) to increase the safety and well-being of 
women and children in rural communities, by—
‘‘(A) dealing directly and immediately with 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vio-
lence, and stalking occurring in rural commu-
nities; and
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‘‘(B) creating and implementing strategies 
to increase awareness and prevent domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women (referred to in this section as the ‘Direc-
tor’), may award 3-year grants, with a possible extension 
for an additional 3 years, to States, Indian tribes, local 
governments, and nonprofit, public or private entities, in-
cluding tribal nonprofit organizations, to carry out pro-
grams serving rural areas or rural communities that ad-
dress domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking by—
‘‘(1) implementing, expanding, and establishing 
cooperative efforts and projects between law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, victim advocacy groups, 
and other related parties to investigate and pros-
ecute incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(2) providing treatment, counseling, and other 
long- and short-term assistance to adult, youth, and 
minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities; 
and
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‘‘(3) working in cooperation with the commu-
nity to develop education and prevention strategies 
directed toward such issues. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for specific programs and 
activities expressly described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) ALLOTMENTS AND PRIORITIES.—
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT
FOR
INDIAN
TRIBES.—Not 
less than 10 percent of the total amount made avail-
able for each fiscal year to carry out this section 
shall be allocated for grants to Indian tribes or trib-
al organizations. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERV-
ICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 per-
cent of the total amount made available for 
each fiscal year to carry out this section shall 
be allocated for grants that meaningfully ad-
dress sexual assault in rural communities, ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ESCALATION.—The percentage re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall be—
‘‘(i) 30 percent, for any fiscal year for 
which $45,000,000 or more is made avail-
able to carry out this section;
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‘‘(ii) 35 percent, for any fiscal year 
for which $50,000,000 or more is made 
available to carry out this section; or 
‘‘(iii) 40 percent, for any fiscal year 
for which $55,000,000 or more is made 
available to carry out this section. 
‘‘(C) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall prohibit an applicant from ap-
plying for funding to address domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, sep-
arately or in combination, in the same applica-
tion. 
‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attor-
ney General shall, on an annual basis, submit 
to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the 
set-aside for sexual assault services. The report 
shall include any recommendations of the Attor-
ney General with respect to the rural grant pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENT
FOR
TRAINING, TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
AND
DATA
COLLECTION.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for each fiscal year to carry 
out this section, not more than 8 percent may be 
used by the Director for training, technical assist-
ance, and data collection costs. Of the amounts so
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used, not less than 25 percent shall be available to 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations whose 
focus and expertise is in addressing sexual assault to 
provide training, technical assistance, and data col-
lection with respect to sexual assault grantees. 
‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Director shall give 
priority to the needs of racial and ethnic and other 
underserved populations (as defined in section 
2000B of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $55,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to 
funds received through a grant under subsection (b), 
a law enforcement agency may use funds received 
through a grant under part Q of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to accomplish the objectives 
of this section.’’. 
SEC. 604. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amend-