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(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(i) FAILURE
OF
INTERNATIONAL 
MARRIAGE BROKERS TO COMPLY WITH OB-
LIGATIONS.—Except as provided in clause 
(ii), an international marriage broker that, 
in circumstances in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, or within the special 
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States— 
‘‘(I) except as provided in sub-
clause (II), violates (or attempts to 
violate) paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) 
shall be fined in accordance with title 
18, United States Code, or imprisoned 
for not more than 1 year, or both; or 
‘‘(II) knowingly violates or at-
tempts to violate paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), or (4) shall be fined in accord-
ance with title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned for not more 
than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(ii) MISUSE
OF
INFORMATION.—A 
person who knowingly discloses, uses, or 
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causes to be used any information obtained 
by an international marriage broker as a 
result of a requirement under paragraph 
(2) or (3) for any purpose other than the 
disclosures required under paragraph (3) 
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(iii) FRAUDULENT
FAILURES
OF 
UNITED
STATES
CLIENTS
TO
MAKE
RE-
QUIRED
SELF-DISCLOSURES.—A 
person 
who knowingly and with intent to defraud 
another person outside the United States 
in order to recruit, solicit, entice, or induce 
that other person into entering a dating or 
matrimonial relationship, makes false or 
fraudulent representations regarding the 
disclosures described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
or (iv) of subsection (d)(2)(B), including 
by failing to make any such disclosures, 
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(iv) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PEN-
ALTIES.—The penalties provided in clauses 
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(i), (ii), and (iii) are in addition to any 
other civil or criminal liability under Fed-
eral or State law to which a person may be 
subject for the misuse of information, in-
cluding misuse to threaten, intimidate, or 
harass any individual. 
‘‘(v) 
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in 
this paragraph or paragraph (3) or (4) 
may be construed to prevent the disclosure 
of information to law enforcement or pur-
suant to a court order.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘including equi-
table remedies.’’; 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General 
shall be responsible for the enforcement of the 
provisions of this section, including the prosecu-
tion of civil and criminal penalties provided for 
by this section. 
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‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall consult with the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women of the Department 
of Justice to develop policies and public edu-
cation designed to promote enforcement of this 
section.’’. 
(d) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 833(f) of 
the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 
(8 U.S.C. 1375a(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘STUDY AND REPORT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘STUDIES 
AND REPORTS.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CONTINUING
IMPACT
STUDY
AND
RE-
PORT.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study on the continuing impact 
of the implementation of this section and of sec-
tion of 214 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) on the process for grant-
ing K nonimmigrant visas, including specifically 
a study of the items described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Violence 
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Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth the re-
sults of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(C) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Secretary of State shall collect and 
maintain the data necessary for the Comptroller 
General to conduct the study required by para-
graph (1)(A).’’. 
SEC. 809. ELIGIBILITY OF CRIME AND TRAFFICKING VIC-
TIMS 
IN 
THE 
COMMONWEALTH 
OF 
THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS TO ADJUST 
STATUS. 
Section 705(c) of the Consolidated Natural Resources 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 48 U.S.C. 1806 note), 
is amended by striking ‘‘except that,’’ and all that follows 
through the end, and inserting the following: ‘‘except 
that— 
‘‘(1) for the purpose of determining whether an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as 
defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration 
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and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)) has 
abandoned or lost such status by reason of absence 
from the United States, such alien’s presence in the 
Commonwealth, before, on or after November 28, 
2009, shall be considered to be presence in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(2) for the purpose of determining whether an 
alien whose application for status under subpara-
graph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) 
was granted is subsequently eligible for adjustment 
under subsection (l) or (m) of section 245 of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), such alien’s physical presence 
in the Commonwealth before, on, or after November 
28, 2009, and subsequent to the grant of the appli-
cation, shall be considered as equivalent to presence 
in the United States pursuant to a nonimmigrant 
admission in such status.’’. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
SEC. 901. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 2015(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
10(a)) is amended— 
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‘‘(10) develop and promote legislation and poli-
cies that enhance best practices for responding to 
violent crimes against Indian women, including the 
crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.’’. 
SEC. 902. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL COALITIONS. 
Section 2001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TRIBAL COALITION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall 
award a grant to tribal coalitions for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) increasing awareness of domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against Indian women; 
‘‘(B) enhancing the response to violence 
against Indian women at the Federal, State, 
and tribal levels; 
‘‘(C) identifying and providing technical 
assistance to coalition membership and tribal 
communities to enhance access to essential serv-
ices to Indian women victimized by domestic 
and sexual violence, including sex trafficking; 
and 
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‘‘(D) assisting Indian tribes in developing 
and promoting State, local, and tribal legisla-
tion and policies that enhance best practices for 
responding to violent crimes against Indian 
women, including the crimes of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex traf-
ficking, and stalking. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants on an annual basis under paragraph 
(1) to— 
‘‘(A) each tribal coalition that— 
‘‘(i) meets the criteria of a tribal coa-
lition under section 40002(a) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(a)); 
‘‘(ii) is recognized by the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women; and 
‘‘(iii) provides services to Indian 
tribes; and 
‘‘(B) organizations that propose to incor-
porate and operate a tribal coalition in areas 
where Indian tribes are located but no tribal co-
alition exists. 
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‘‘(3) USE
OF
AMOUNTS.—For each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2017, of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this subsection— 
‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent shall be 
made available to organizations described in 
paragraph (2)(B), provided that 1 or more or-
ganizations determined by the Attorney General 
to be qualified apply; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 90 percent shall be 
made available to tribal coalitions described in 
paragraph (2)(A), which amounts shall be dis-
tributed equally among each eligible tribal coali-
tion for the applicable fiscal year. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
OTHER
GRANTS.—Re-
ceipt of an award under this subsection by a tribal 
coalition shall not preclude the tribal coalition from 
receiving additional grants under this title to carry 
out the purposes described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) MULTIPLE
PURPOSE
APPLICATIONS.— 
Nothing in this subsection prohibits any tribal coali-
tion or organization described in paragraph (2) from 
applying for funding to address sexual assault or do-
mestic violence needs in the same application.’’. 
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SEC. 903. CONSULTATION. 
Section 903 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14045d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012’’ 
before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Department of 
Health and Human Services’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of the Interior,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
stalking’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, and sex traf-
ficking’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Attorney General shall 
submit to Congress an annual report on the annual con-
sultations required under subsection (a) that— 
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‘‘(1) contains the recommendations made under 
subsection (b) by Indian tribes during the year cov-
ered by the report; 
‘‘(2) describes actions taken during the year 
covered by the report to respond to recommenda-
tions made under subsection (b) during the year or 
a previous year; and 
‘‘(3) describes how the Attorney General will 
work in coordination and collaboration with Indian 
tribes, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
and the Secretary of the Interior to address the rec-
ommendations made under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days before the 
date of a consultation under subsection (a), the Attorney 
General shall notify tribal leaders of the date, time, and 
location of the consultation.’’. 
SEC. 904. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE. 
Title II of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act 
of 1968’’) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 204. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating vio-
lence’ means violence committed by a person who is 
or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or 
intimate nature with the victim, as determined by 
the length of the relationship, the type of relation-
ship, and the frequency of interaction between the 
persons involved in the relationship. 
‘‘(2) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means violence 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 inti-
mate 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 country where the violence occurs. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN
COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian 
country’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1151 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING TRIBE.—The term ‘partici-
pating tribe’ means an Indian tribe that elects to ex-
ercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction 
over the Indian country of that Indian tribe. 
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