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family of Alisa Flatow, a United States citizen killed
in a bomb attack orchestrated by the Palestinian Is-
lamic Jihad in Gaza in April 1995.
(4) The Government of Iran continues to main-
tain a repressive political regime in which the civil
liberties of the people of Iran are denied.
(5) The State Department Country Report on
Human Rights states that the human rights record of
the Government of Iran remains poor, including
‘‘extra judicial killings and summary executions; dis-
appearances; widespread use of torture and other de-
grading treatment; harsh prison conditions; arbitrary
arrest and detention; lack of due process; unfair
trials; infringement on citizen’s privacy; and restric-
tions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, associa-
tion, religion, and movement’’.
(6) Religious minorities in Iran have been per-
secuted solely because of their faith, and the Govern-
ment of Iran has detained 13 members of Iran’s Jew-
ish community without charge.
(7) Recent student-led protests in Iran were re-
pressed by force, with possibly five students losing
their lives and hundreds more being imprisoned.
(8) The Government of Iran is pursuing an ag-
gressive ballistic missile program with foreign assist-
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ance and is seeking to develop weapons of mass de-
struction which threaten United States allies and in-
terests.
(9) Despite the continuation by the Government
of Iran of repressive activities in Iran and efforts to
threaten United States allies and interests in the
Near East and South Asia, the President waived pro-
visions of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) intended
to impede development of the energy sector in Iran.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that—
(1) the President should condemn in the strong-
est possible terms the failure of the Government of
Iran to implement genuine political reforms and pro-
tect the civil liberties of the people of Iran, which fail-
ure was most recently demonstrated in the violent re-
pression of student-led protests in Teheran and other
cities by the Government of Iran;
(2) the President should support democratic op-
position groups in Iran more aggressively;
(3) the detention of 13 members of the Iranian
Jewish community by the Government of Iran is a
deplorable violation of due process and a clear exam-
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ple of the policies of the Government of Iran to per-
secute religious minorities; and
(4) the decision of the President to waive provi-
sions of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 in-
tended to impede development of the energy sector in
Iran was regrettable and should be reversed as long
as Iran continues to threaten United States interests
and allies in the Near East and South Asia through
state sponsorship of terrorism and efforts to acquire
weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to de-
liver such weapons.
SEC. 629. Section 203(p)(1)(B) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
484(p)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking clause (ii);
(2) by inserting ‘‘or public safety’’ after ‘‘law en-
forcement’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘(i)’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; and
(5) by striking ‘‘(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’.
SEC. 630. PROTECTION OF SENIORS AND THE DIS-
ABLED IN FEDERAL FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PRO-
GRAMS. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
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(1) of the estimated more than 1,000,000 persons
age 65 and over who are victims of family violence
each year, at least 2⁄3 are women;
(2) national statistics are not available on the
incidence of domestic or family violence and sexual
assault against disabled women, although several
studies indicate that abuse of disabled women is of a
longer duration compared to abuse suffered by women
who are not disabled;
(3) in almost 9 out of 10 incidents of domestic
elder abuse and neglect, the perpetrator is a family
member, and adult children of the victims are the
largest category of perpetrators and spouses are the
second largest category of perpetrators;
(4) the number of reports of elder abuse in the
United States increased by 150 percent between 1986
and 1996 and is expected to continue increasing;
(5) it is estimated that at least 5 percent of the
Nation’s elderly are victims of moderate to severe
abuse and that the rate for all forms of abuse may be
as high as 10 percent;
(6) elder abuse is severely underreported, with 1
in 5 cases being reported in 1980 and only 1 in 8
cases being reported today;
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(7) many older and disabled women fail to re-
port abuse because of shame or as a result of prior
unsatisfactory experiences with individual agencies or
others who lack sensitivity to the concerns or needs of
older or disabled individuals;
(8) many older or disabled individuals also fail
to report abuse because they are dependent on their
abusers and fear being abandoned or institutional-
ized;
(9) disabled women may fear reporting abuse be-
cause they are fearful of losing their children in a
custody case;
(10) public and professional awareness and iden-
tification of violence against older or disabled Ameri-
cans may be difficult because these persons are not in-
tegrated into many social networks (such as schools or
jobs), and may become isolated in their homes, which
can increase the risk of domestic abuse; and
(11) older and disabled Americans would greatly
benefit from policies that develop, strengthen, and im-
plement programs for the prevention of abuse, includ-
ing neglect and exploitation, and provide related as-
sistance for victims.
(b) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended—
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(1) in section 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg)—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including older
women and women with a disability’’ after
‘‘combat violent crimes against women’’;
and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including older
women and women with a disability’’ before
the period; and
(B) in subsection (b)—
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ‘‘, including older women
and 
women 
with 
a 
disability’’ 
after
‘‘against women’’;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) developing a curriculum to train and assist
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and relevant of-
ficers of the Federal, State, tribal, and local courts in
identifying and responding to crimes of domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against older individuals
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and individuals with a disability and implementing
that training and assistance.’’;
(2)in section 2002(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1) by
inserting ‘‘and service programs tailored to the needs
of older and disabled victims of domestic violence and
sexual assault’’ before the semicolon; and
(3) in section 2003 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2)—
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) both the term ‘elder’ and the term ‘older in-
dividual’ have the meaning given the term ‘older indi-
vidual’ in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002); and
‘‘(10) the term ‘disability’ has the meaning given
the term in section 3(3) of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(3)).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to any grant made beginning with fiscal
year 2000.
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TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $22,577,000 are rescinded.
LEGAL ACTIVITIES
ASSET FORFEITURE FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $5,500,000 are rescinded.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
DRUG DIVERSION CONTROL FEE ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal
year 2000 for the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account are
reduced by $35,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds provided under the heading, ‘‘Operations,
Research, and Facilities’’ in the Dire Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102–368),
$3,400,000 are rescinded.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED
AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES
MISSIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $58,436,000 are rescinded.
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $18,780,000 are rescinded.
TITLE VIII—CHILDREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as
the ‘‘Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Protection
Act’’.
SEC. 802. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following:
(1) Witnessing domestic violence has a dev-
astating impact on children, placing the children at
high risk for anxiety, depression, and, potentially,
suicide. Many children who witness domestic violence
exhibit more aggressive, antisocial, fearful, and inhib-
ited behaviors.
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(2) Children exposed to domestic violence have a
high risk of experiencing learning difficulties and
school failure. Research finds that children residing
in domestic violence shelters exhibit significantly
lower verbal and quantitative skills when compared to
a national sample of children.
(3) Domestic violence is strongly correlated with
child abuse. Studies have found that between 50 and
70 percent of men who abuse their female partners
also abuse their children. In homes in which domestic
violence occurs, children are physically abused and
neglected at a rate 15 times higher than the national
average.
(4) Men who witnessed parental abuse during
their childhood have a higher risk of becoming phys-
ically aggressive in dating and marital relationships.
(5) Exposure to domestic violence is a strong
predictor of violent delinquent behavior among adoles-
cents. It is estimated that between 20 percent and 40
percent of chronically violent adolescents have wit-
nessed extreme parental conflict.
(6) Women have an increased risk of experi-
encing battering after separation from an abusive
partner. Children also have an increased risk of suf-
fering harm during separation.
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(7) Child visitation disputes are more frequent
when families have histories of domestic violence, and
the need for supervised visitation centers far exceeds
the number of available programs providing those
centers, because courts therefore—
(A) order unsupervised visitation and en-
danger parents and children; or
(B) prohibit visitation altogether.
(8) Recent studies have demonstrated that up to
50 percent of children who appear before juvenile
courts in matters involving allegations of abuse and
neglect have been exposed to domestic violence in their
homes.
SEC. 803. DEFINITIONS. In this title:
(1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘domestic
violence’’ includes an act or threat of violence, not in-
cluding an act of self defense, committed by a current
or former spouse of the victim, by a person with
whom the victim shares a child in common, by a per-
son who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the
victim, by a person who is or has been in a social re-
lationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the
victim, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of
the victim under the domestic or family violence laws
of the jurisdiction of the victim, or by any other per-
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son against a victim who is protected from that per-
son’s act under the domestic or family violence laws
of the jurisdiction.
(2) INDIAN
TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT.—The term
‘‘Indian tribal government’’ has the meaning given
the term ‘‘tribal organization’’ in section 102 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the
several States of the United States, the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands.
(4) WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘witness do-
mestic violence’’ means to witness—
(i) an act of domestic violence that
constitutes actual or attempted physical as-
sault; or
(ii) a threat or other action that places
the victim in fear of domestic violence.
(B) WITNESS.—In subparagraph (A), the
term ‘‘witness’’ means to—
(i) directly observe an act, threat, or
action described in subparagraph (A), or
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the aftermath of that act, threat, or action;
or
(ii) be within earshot of an act, threat,
or action described in subparagraph (A), or
the aftermath of that act, threat, or action.
SEC. 804. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHIL-
DREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
(42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘SEC. 319. MULTISYSTEM INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN
WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, acting through
the Director of Community Services, in the Adminis-
tration for Children and Families, is authorized to
award grants to eligible entities to conduct programs
to encourage the use of domestic violence intervention
models using multisystem partnerships to address the
needs of children who witness domestic violence.
‘‘(2) TERM AND AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded
under this section shall be awarded for a term of 3
years and in an amount of not more than $500,000
for each such year.
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‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an entity shall—
‘‘(A) be a nonprofit private organization;
‘‘(B)(i) demonstrate recognized expertise in
the area of domestic violence and the impact of
domestic violence on children; or
‘‘(ii) enter into a memorandum of under-
standing regarding the intervention program
that—
‘‘(I) is entered into with the State or
tribal domestic violence coalition and enti-
ties carrying out domestic violence pro-
grams that provide shelter or related assist-
ance in the locality in which the interven-
tion program will be operated; and
‘‘(II) demonstrates collaboration on the
intervention program with the coalition and
entities and the support of the coalition and
entities for the intervention program; and
‘‘(C) demonstrate a history of providing ad-
vocacy, health care, mental health, or other cri-
sis-related services to children.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use amounts provided through the
grant to conduct a program to design or replicate, and im-
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plement, domestic violence intervention models that use
multisystem partners to respond to the needs of children
who witness domestic violence. Such a program shall—
‘‘(1)(A) 
involve 
collaborative 
partnerships
with—
‘‘(i) local entities carrying out domestic vio-
lence programs that provide shelter or related as-
sistance; and
‘‘(ii) partners that are courts, schools, social
service providers, health care providers, police,
early childhood agencies, entities carrying out
Head Start programs under the Head Start Act
(42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), or entities carrying out
child protection, welfare, job training, housing,
battered women’s service, or children’s mental
health programs; and
‘‘(B) be carried out to design and implement
protocols and systems to identify, refer, and appro-
priately respond to the needs of, children who witness
domestic violence and who participate in programs
administered by the partners;
‘‘(2) include guidelines to evaluate the needs of
a child and make appropriate intervention rec-
ommendations;
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‘‘(3) include institutionalized procedures to en-
hance or ensure the safety and security of a battered
parent, and as a result, the child of the parent;
‘‘(4) provide direct counseling and advocacy for
adult victims of domestic violence and their children
who witness domestic violence;
‘‘(5) include the development or replication of a
mental health treatment model to meet the needs of
children for whom such treatment has been identified
as appropriate;
‘‘(6) include policies and protocols for maintain-
ing the confidentiality of the battered parent and
child;
‘‘(7) provide community outreach and training
to enhance the capacity of professionals who work
with children to appropriately identify and respond
to the needs of children who witness domestic violence;
‘‘(8) include procedures for documenting inter-
ventions used for each child and family; and
‘‘(9) include plans to perform a systematic out-
come evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the
interventions.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, an entity shall prepare and submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner,
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and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
shall identify successful programs providing multisystem
and mental health interventions to address the needs of chil-
dren who witness domestic violence. Not later than 60 days
before the Secretary solicits applications for grants under
this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement
with 1 or more entities carrying out the identified programs
to provide technical assistance to the applicants and recipi-
ents of the grants. The Secretary may use not more than
5 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year
under subsection (e) to provide the technical assistance.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘domestic
violence’ and ‘witness domestic violence’ have the meanings
given the terms in section 803 of the Children Who Witness
Domestic Violence Protection Act.’’.
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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 305(a) of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10404(a))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘an employee’’ and inserting ‘‘1
or more employees’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘The individual’’ and inserting
‘‘Each individual’’.
SEC. 805. COMBATTING
THE IMPACT
OF EXPERI-
ENCING OR WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. (a) AMEND-
MENT.—Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7131 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 4124. GRANTS TO COMBAT THE IMPACT OF EXPERI-
ENCING 
OR 
WITNESSING 
DOMESTIC 
VIO-
LENCE ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOL CHILDREN.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized
to award grants to and enter into contracts with ele-
mentary schools and secondary schools that work with
experts described in paragraph (2), to enable the
schools—
‘‘(A) to provide training to school adminis-
trators, faculty, and staff, with respect to issues
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concerning children experiencing domestic vio-
lence in dating relationships and witnessing do-
mestic violence, and the impact of the violence
described in this subparagraph on children;
‘‘(B) to provide educational programing to
students regarding domestic violence and the im-
pact of experiencing or witnessing domestic vio-
lence on children;
‘‘(C) to provide support services for students
and school personnel for the purpose of devel-
oping and strengthening effective prevention and
intervention strategies with respect to issues con-
cerning children experiencing domestic violence
in dating relationships and witnessing domestic
violence, and the impact of the violence described
in this subparagraph on children; and
‘‘(D) to develop and implement school sys-
tem policies regarding identification and referral
procedures for students who are experiencing or
witnessing domestic violence.
‘‘(2) EXPERTS.—The experts referred to in para-
graph (1) are experts on domestic violence from the
educational, legal, youth, mental health, substance
abuse, and victim advocacy fields, and State and
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local domestic violence coalitions and community-
based youth organizations.
‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award
grants and contracts under this section on a competi-
tive basis.
‘‘(4) POLICY
DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary
shall disseminate to elementary schools and secondary
schools any Department of Education policy guidance
regarding preventing domestic violence and the im-
pact of experiencing or witnessing domestic violence
on children.
‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this sec-
tion may be used for the following purposes:
‘‘(1) To provide training for school administra-
tors, faculty, and staff that addresses issues con-
cerning children experiencing domestic violence in
dating relationships and witnessing domestic violence,
and the impact of the violence described in this para-
graph on children.
‘‘(2) To provide education programs for students
that are developmentally appropriate for the students’
grade levels and are designed to meet any unique cul-
tural and language needs of the particular student
populations.
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‘‘(3) To develop and implement school system
policies regarding identification and referral proce-
dures for students who are experiencing or witnessing
domestic violence.
‘‘(4) To provide the necessary human resources
to respond to the needs of students and school per-
sonnel when faced with the issue of domestic violence,
such as a resource person who is either on-site or on-
call, and who is an expert in domestic violence as de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(5) To provide media center materials and edu-
cational materials to schools that address issues con-
cerning children experiencing domestic violence in
dating relationships and witnessing domestic violence,
and the impact of the violence described in this para-
graph on children.
‘‘(6) To conduct evaluations to assess the impact
of programs assisted under this section in order to en-
hance the development of the programs.
‘‘(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Policies, programs, training
materials, and evaluations developed and implemented
under subsection (b) shall address issues of victim safety
and confidentiality that are consistent with applicable Fed-
eral and State laws.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to be awarded
a grant or contract under this section for any fiscal
year, an elementary school or secondary school, in
consultation with an expert described in subsection
(a)(2), shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary
shall prescribe.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) describe the need for funds provided
under the grant or contract and the plan for im-
plementation of any of the uses described in sub-
section (b);
‘‘(B) describe how the domestic violence ex-
perts described in subsection (a)(2) shall work in
consultation and collaboration with the elemen-
tary school or secondary school; and
‘‘(C) provide measurable goals and expected
results from the use of the funds provided under
the grant or contract.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘domes-
tic violence’ and ‘witness domestic violence’ have the mean-
ings given the terms in section 803 of the Children Who
Witness Domestic Violence Protection Act.
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‘‘(f) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this part
(other than this section) shall not apply to this section.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
4004 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7104) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and
inserting ‘‘; and ’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000
through 2002 to carry out section 4124.’’.
SEC. 806. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TRAINING ON
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means a re-
cipient of a grant under this section.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General and the
Secretary are authorized to jointly award grants to
eligible States, Indian tribal governments, and units
of local government, in order to encourage agencies
and entities within the jurisdiction of the States, or-
ganizations, and units to recognize and treat, as part
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of their ongoing child welfare responsibilities, domes-
tic violence as a serious problem threatening the safe-
ty and well-being of both children and adults.
(2) TERM AND AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded
under this section shall be awarded for a term of 3
years and in an amount of not less than $250,000.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this sec-
tion may be used to support child welfare service agencies
in carrying out, with the assistance of entities carrying out
community-based domestic violence programs, activities to
achieve the following purposes:
(1) To provide training to the staff of child wel-
fare service agencies and domestic violence programs
with respect to the issue of domestic violence and the
impact of the violence on children and their nonabu-
sive parents, which training shall—
(A) include training for staff, supervisors,
and administrators, including staff responsible
for screening, intake, assessment, and investiga-
tion of reports of child abuse and neglect; and
(B) be conducted in collaboration with child
welfare experts, domestic violence experts, entities
carrying out community-based domestic violence
programs, relevant law enforcement agencies,
probation officers, prosecutors, and judges.
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(2) To provide assistance in the modification of
policies, procedures, programs, and practices of child
welfare service agencies and domestic violence pro-
grams in order to ensure that the agencies—
(A) recognize the overlap between child
abuse and domestic violence in families, the dan-
gers posed to both child and adult victims of do-
mestic violence, and the physical, emotional, and
developmental impact of domestic violence on
children;
(B) develop relevant protocols for screening,
intake, assessment, and investigation of and fol-
lowup to reports of child abuse and neglect,
that—
(i) address the dynamics of domestic
violence and the relationship between child
abuse and domestic violence; and
(ii) enable the agencies to assess the
danger to child and adult victims of domes-
tic violence;
(C) identify and assess the presence of do-
mestic violence in child protection cases, in a
manner that ensures the safety of all individuals
involved and the protection of confidential infor-
mation;
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(D) increase the safety and well-being of
children who witness domestic violence, includ-
ing increasing the safety of nonabusive parents
of the children;
(E) develop appropriate responses in cases
of domestic violence, including safety plans and
appropriate services for both the child and adult
victims of domestic violence;
(F) establish and enforce procedures to en-
sure the confidentiality of information relating
to families that is shared between child welfare
service agencies and community-based domestic
violence programs, consistent with law (includ-
ing regulations) and guidelines;
(G) provide appropriate supervision to
agency staffs who work with families in which
there has been domestic violence, including su-
pervision concerning issues regarding—
(i) promoting staff safety; and
(ii) protecting the confidentiality of
child and adult victims of domestic violence;
and
(H) develop protocols with law enforcement,
probation, and other justice agencies in order to
ensure that justice system interventions and pro-
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tections are readily available for victims of do-
mestic violence served by the social service agen-
cy.
(d) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, a State, Indian tribal gov-
ernment, or unit of local government shall submit an
application to the Attorney General and the Secretary
at such time and in such manner as the Attorney
General and the Secretary shall prescribe.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall contain information
that—
(A) describes the specific activities that will
be undertaken to achieve 1 or more of the pur-
poses described in subsection (c);
(B) lists the child welfare service agencies
and domestic violence service agencies in the ju-
risdiction of the applicant that will be respon-
sible for carrying out the activities; and
(C) provides documentation from 1 or more
community-based domestic violence programs
that the entities carrying out such programs—
(i) have been involved in the develop-
ment of the application; and
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(ii) will assist in carrying out the spe-
cific activities described in subparagraph
(A), which may include assisting as sub-
contractors.
(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section,
the Attorney General and the Secretary shall give priority
to applicants who demonstrate that entities that carry out
domestic violence programs will be substantially involved
in carrying out the specific activities described in sub-
section (d)(2)(A), and to applicants who demonstrate a
commitment to educate the staff of child welfare service
agencies about—
(1) the impact of domestic violence on children;
(2) the special risks of child abuse and neglect;
and
(3) appropriate services and interventions for
protecting both the child and adult victims of domes-
tic violence.
(f) EVALUATION, REPORTING, AND DISSEMINATION.—
(1) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—Each grantee
shall annually submit to the Attorney General and
the Secretary a report, which shall include—
(A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of ac-
tivities funded with a grant awarded under this
section; and
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(B) such additional information as the At-
torney General and the Secretary may require.
(2) DISSEMINATION.—Not later than 6 months
after the expiration of the 3-year period beginning on
the initial date on which grants are awarded under
this section, the Attorney General and the Secretary
shall distribute to each State child welfare service
agency and each State domestic violence coalition,
and to Congress, a summary of information on—
(A) the activities funded with grants under
this section; and
(B) any related initiatives undertaken by
the Attorney General or the Secretary to promote
attention by the staff of child welfare service
agencies and community-based domestic violence
programs to domestic violence and the impact of
domestic violence on child and adult victims of
domestic violence.
(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
SUCCESSFUL
PRO-
GRAMS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this section, the Secretary shall identify
successful programs providing training to child wel-
fare and domestic violence programs to address the
needs of children who witness domestic violence.
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(2) AGREEMENT.—Not later than 60 days before
the Secretary solicits applications for grants under
this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agree-
ment with 1 or more entities carrying out the train-
ing programs identified under paragraph (1) to pro-
vide technical assistance to the applicants and recipi-
ents of the grants.
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use not more
than 5 percent of the amount appropriated for a fis-
cal year under subsection (h) to provide technical as-
sistance pursuant to the agreement under paragraph
(2).
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 807. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN. (a) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may award grants
to States (including State courts) and Indian tribal govern-
ments in order to enable them to enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements with public or private nonprofit en-
tities (including tribal organizations and nonprofit organi-
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zations operating within the boundaries of an Indian res-
ervation) to assist those entities in establishing and oper-
ating supervised visitation centers for purposes of facili-
tating supervised visitation and visitation exchange of chil-
dren by and between parents. Not less than 50 percent of
the total amount awarded to a State or Indian tribal gov-
ernment under this subsection for any fiscal year shall be
used to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements
with private nonprofit entities.
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall consider—
(1) the number of families to be served by the
proposed visitation center;
(2) the extent to which the proposed supervised
visitation center will serve underserved populations
(as defined in section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–2));
(3) with respect to an applicant for a contract
or cooperative agreement, the extent to which the ap-
plicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration
with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local
community served, including the State or tribal do-
mestic violence coalition, State or tribal sexual as-
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sault coalition, local shelters, and programs for do-
mestic violence and sexual assault victims;
(4) the extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates coordination and collaboration with State,
tribal, and local court systems, including mechanisms
for communication and referral; and
(5) the extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates implementation of domestic violence and
sexual assault training for all staff members.
(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided under a
grant, contract, or cooperative agreement awarded under
this section may be used only to establish and operate super-
vised visitation centers.
(d) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
award grants for contracts and cooperative agree-
ments under this section in accordance with such reg-
ulations as the Attorney General may establish by
regulation, which regulations shall establish a
multiyear grant process.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) demonstrate recognized expertise in the
area of domestic violence and a record of high
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quality service to victims of domestic violence or
sexual assault;
(B) demonstrate collaboration with and
support of the State or tribal domestic violence
coalition, State or tribal sexual assault coalition,
or local domestic violence shelter, program, or
rape crisis center in the locality in which the su-
pervised visitation center will be operated;
(C) provide supervised visitation and visi-
tation exchange services over the duration of a
court order to promote continuity and stability;
(D) ensure that any fees charged to individ-
uals for use of services are based on an individ-
ual’s income;
(E) demonstrate that adequate security
measures, including adequate facilities, proce-
dures, and personnel capable of preventing vio-
lence, are in place for the operation of supervised
visitation; and
(F) describe standards by which the super-
vised visitation center will operate.
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants for contracts
and cooperative agreements under this section, the At-
torney General shall give priority to States that, in
making a custody determination—
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(A) consider domestic violence; and
(B) require findings on the record.
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after
the last day of each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall
submit to Congress a report that includes information
concerning—
(1) the total number of individuals served and
the total number of individuals turned away from
services (categorized by State), the number of individ-
uals from underserved populations served and the
number turned away from services, and the factors
that necessitate the supervised visitation or visitation
exchange, such as domestic violence, child abuse, sex-
ual assault, and emotional or other physical abuse, or
any combination of such factors;
(2) the number of supervised visitations or visi-
tation exchanges ordered during custody determina-
tions under a separation or divorce decree or protec-
tion order, through child protection services or other
social services agencies, or by any other order of a
civil, criminal, juvenile, or family court;
(3) the process by which children or abused part-
ners are protected during visitations, temporary cus-
tody transfers, and other activities for which the su-
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pervised visitation centers are established under this
section;
(4) safety and security problems occurring dur-
ing the reporting period during supervised visitations
or at visitation centers including the number of pa-
rental abduction cases;
(5) the number of parental abduction cases in a
judicial district using supervised visitation services,
both as identified in criminal prosecutions and in
custody violations; and
(6) program standards for operating supervised
visitation centers established throughout the United
States.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund established under section 310001 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section $20,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.
(3) DISTRIBUTION.—Not less than 95 percent of
the total amount made available to carry out this sec-
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tion for each fiscal year shall be used to award
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements.
(4) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), not less than 5 percent of the total amount
made available to carry out this section for each
fiscal year shall be available for grants to, or
contracts or cooperative agreements with, tribal
organizations and nonprofit organizations oper-
ating within the boundaries of an Indian res-
ervation.
(B) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—If, begin-
ning 9 months after the first day of any fiscal
year for which amounts are made available
under this paragraph, any amount made avail-
able under this paragraph remains unobligated,
the unobligated amount may be allocated without
regard to subparagraph (A).
SEC. 808. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING. (a)
GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General shall award
grants to nonprofit domestic violence programs, shelters, or
organizations in collaboration with local police depart-
ments, for purposes of training local police officers regard-
ing appropriate treatment of children who have witnessed
domestic violence.
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(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A domestic violence agency work-
ing in collaboration with a local police department may
use amounts provided under a grant under this section—
(1) to train police officers in child development
and issues related to witnessing domestic violence so
they may appropriately—
(A) apply child development principles to
their work in domestic violence cases;
(B) recognize the needs of children who wit-
ness domestic violence;
(C) meet children’s immediate needs at the
scene of domestic violence;
(D) call for immediate therapeutic attention
to be provided to the child by an advocate from
the collaborating domestic violence program,
shelter, or organization; and
(E) refer children for followup services; and
(2) to establish a collaborative working relation-
ship between police officers and local domestic vio-
lence programs, shelters, and organizations.
(c) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to be awarded
a grant under this section for any fiscal year, a local
domestic violence program, shelter, or organization,
in collaboration with a local police department, shall
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submit an application to the Attorney General at
such time and in such manner as the Attorney Gen-
eral shall prescribe.
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall—
(A) describe the need for amounts provided
under the grant and the plan for implementation
of the uses described in subsection (c);
(B) describe the manner in which the local
domestic violence program, shelter, or organiza-
tion shall work in collaboration with the local
police department; and
(C) provide measurable goals and expected
results from the use of amounts provided under
the grant.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund established under section 310001 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section $3,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available
under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended.
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SEC. 809. REAUTHORIZATION OF CRISIS NURSERIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEMONSTRATION GRANT
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services
may establish demonstration programs under which grants
are awarded to States to assist private and public agencies
and organizations in providing crisis nurseries for children
who are abused and neglected, are at risk of abuse or ne-
glect, are witnessing domestic violence, or are in families
receiving child protective services.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
TITLE IX—HATE CRIMES PREVENTION
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as
the ‘‘Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 902. FINDINGS. Congress finds that—
(1) the incidence of violence motivated by the ac-
tual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim
poses a serious national problem;
(2) such violence disrupts the tranquility and
safety of communities and is deeply divisive;
(3) existing Federal law is inadequate to address
this problem;
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(4) such violence affects interstate commerce in
many ways, including—
(A) by impeding the movement of members
of targeted groups and forcing such members to
move across State lines to escape the incidence or
risk of such violence; and
(B) by preventing members of targeted
groups from purchasing goods and services, ob-
taining or sustaining employment or partici-
pating in other commercial activity;
(5) perpetrators cross State lines to commit such
violence;
(6) instrumentalities of interstate commerce are
used to facilitate the commission of such violence;
(7) such violence is committed using articles that
have traveled in interstate commerce;
(8) violence motivated by bias that is a relic of
slavery can constitute badges and incidents of slavery;
(9) although many State and local authorities
are now and will continue to be responsible for pros-
ecuting the overwhelming majority of violent crimes
in the United States, including violent crimes moti-
vated by bias, Federal jurisdiction over certain vio-
lent crimes motivated by bias is necessary to supple-
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ment State and local jurisdiction and ensure that jus-
tice is achieved in each case;
(10) Federal jurisdiction over certain violent
crimes motivated by bias enables Federal, State, and
local authorities to work together as partners in the
investigation and prosecution of such crimes;
(11) the problem of hate crime is sufficiently se-
rious, widespread, and interstate in nature as to war-
rant Federal assistance to States and local jurisdic-
tions; and
(12) freedom of speech and association are fun-
damental values protected by the first amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, and it is the
purpose of this title to criminalize acts of violence,
and threats of violence, carried out because of the ac-
tual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin,
gender, sexual orientation, or disability of the victim,
not to criminalize beliefs in the abstract.
SEC. 903. DEFINITION OF HATE CRIME. In this title,
the term ‘‘hate crime’’ has the same meaning as in section
280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (28 U.S.C. 994 note).
SEC. 904. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ACTS OF VIO-
LENCE. Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c)(1) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of
law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through
the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts
to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual
or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any
person—
‘‘(A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10
years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both;
and
‘‘(B) shall be imprisoned for any term of years
or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or
both if—
‘‘(i) death results from the acts committed
in violation of this paragraph; or
‘‘(ii) the acts committed in violation of this
paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to
kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt
to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an at-
tempt to kill.
‘‘(2)(A) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of
law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B),
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willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the
use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to
cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or
perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability
of any person—
‘‘(i) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years,
or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and
‘‘(ii) shall be imprisoned for any term of years
or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or
both, if—
‘‘(I) death results from the acts committed
in violation of this paragraph; or
‘‘(II) the acts committed in violation of this
paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to
kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt
to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an at-
tempt to kill.
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the cir-
cumstances described in this subparagraph are that—
‘‘(i) in connection with the offense, the defendant
or the victim travels in interstate or foreign com-
merce, uses a facility or instrumentality of interstate
or foreign commerce, or engages in any activity af-
fecting interstate or foreign commerce; or
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‘‘(ii) the offense is in or affects interstate or for-
eign commerce.
‘‘(3) No prosecution of any offense described in this
subsection may be undertaken by the United States, except
upon the certification in writing of the Attorney General,
the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney Gen-
eral, or any Assistant Attorney General specially designated
by the Attorney General that—
‘‘(A) he or she has reasonable cause to believe
that the actual or perceived race, color, national ori-
gin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability
of any person was a motivating factor underlying the
alleged conduct of the defendant; and
‘‘(B) that he or his designee or she or her des-
ignee has consulted with State or local law enforce-
ment officials regarding the prosecution and deter-
mined that—
‘‘(i) the State does not have jurisdiction or
refuses to assume jurisdiction;
‘‘(ii) the State has requested that the Fed-
eral Government assume jurisdiction; or
‘‘(iii) actions by State and local law en-
forcement officials have or are likely to leave de-
monstratively unvindicated the Federal interest
in eradicating bias-motivated violence.’’.