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under section 105 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103); 
(ii) the United States Advisory Council 
on Human Trafficking; 
(iii) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; and 
(iv) the Attorney General; and 
(B) consult with— 
(i) the National Advisory Committee 
on the Sex Trafficking of Children and 
Youth in the United States; 
(ii) survivors of trafficking; 
(iii) direct service providers, includ-
ing— 
(I) organizations serving runaway 
and homeless youth; 
(II) organizations serving sur-
vivors of trafficking through commu-
nity-based programs; and 
(III) 
organizations 
providing 
housing services to survivors of traf-
ficking; and 
(iv) housing and homelessness assist-
ance providers, including recipients of 
grants under—
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(I) the Continuum of Care pro-
gram authorized under subtitle C of 
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
seq.); and 
(II) 
the 
Emergency 
Solutions 
Grants program authorized under sub-
title B of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11371 et seq.). 
(3) CONTENTS.—The study conducted pursuant 
to paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) with respect to the individuals described 
in such paragraph— 
(i) an evaluation of formal assessments 
and outreach methods used to identify and 
assess the housing and service needs of such 
individuals, including outreach methods— 
(I) to ensure effective communica-
tion with individuals with disabilities; 
and 
(II) to reach individuals with 
limited English proficiency; 
(ii) a review of the availability and ac-
cessibility of homelessness or housing serv-
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ices for such individuals, including the fam-
ily members of such individuals who are 
minors involved in foster care systems, that 
identifies the disability-related needs of such 
individuals, including the need for housing 
with accessibility features; 
(iii) an analysis of the effect of any 
policies and procedures of mainstream 
homelessness or housing services that facili-
tate or limit the availability of such services 
and accessibility for such individuals, in-
cluding those such individuals who are in-
volved in the legal system, as such services 
are in effect as of the date on which the 
study is conducted; 
(iv) a determination of the best prac-
tices in meeting the housing and service 
needs of such individuals; and 
(v) an assessment of barriers to fair 
housing and housing discrimination against 
survivors of trafficking who are members of 
a protected class under the Fair Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); 
(B) an assessment of the ability of main-
stream homelessness or housing services to meet
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the specialized needs of survivors of trafficking, 
including trauma responsive approaches specific 
to labor and sex trafficking survivors; and 
(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of, and 
infrastructure considerations for, housing and 
service-delivery models that are specific to sur-
vivors of trafficking, including survivors of severe 
forms of trafficking, including emergency rental 
assistance models. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall— 
(1) submit a report to the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives that contains the information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of sub-
section (b)(3); and 
(2) make the report submitted pursuant to para-
graph (1) available to the public. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY 
FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 701. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
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(1) Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual vio-
lence, and 1 in 5 women have survived completed or 
attempted rape. Such violence has a devastating im-
pact on women’s physical and emotional health, fi-
nancial security, and ability to maintain their jobs, 
and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic 
security. 
(2) Homicide is one of the leading causes of 
death for women on the job. Domestic partners or rel-
atives commit 43 percent of workplace homicides 
against women. One study found that intimate part-
ner violence resulted in 142 homicides among women 
at work in the United States from 2003 to 2008, a 
figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 work-
place homicides among women during the period. In 
fact, in 2010, homicides against women at work in-
creased by 13 percent despite continuous declines in 
overall workplace homicides in recent years. 
(3) Violence can have a dramatic impact on the 
survivor of such violence. Studies indicate that 44 
percent of surveyed employed adults experienced the 
effect of domestic violence in the workplace, and 64 
percent indicated their workplace performance was 
affected by such violence. Another recent survey found 
that 78 percent of offenders used workplace resources
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to express anger, check up on, pressure, or threaten a 
survivor. Sexual assault, whether occurring in or out 
of the workplace, can impair an employee’s work per-
formance, require time away from work, and under-
mine the employee’s ability to maintain a job. Nearly 
50 percent of sexual assault survivors lose their jobs 
or are forced to quit in the aftermath of the assaults. 
(4) Studies find that 60 percent of single women 
lack economic security and 81 percent of households 
with single mothers live in economic insecurity. Sig-
nificant barriers that survivors confront include ac-
cess to housing, transportation, and child care. Nine-
ty-two percent of homeless women have experienced 
domestic violence, and more than 50 percent of such 
women cite domestic violence as the direct cause for 
homelessness. Survivors are deprived of their auton-
omy, liberty, and security, and face tremendous 
threats to their health and safety. 
(5) The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion report that survivors of severe intimate partner 
violence lose nearly 8,000,000 days of paid work, 
which is the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time 
jobs and almost 5,600,000 days of household produc-
tivity each year. Therefore, women disproportionately 
need time off to care for their health or to find safety
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solutions, such as obtaining a restraining order or 
finding housing, to avoid or prevent further violence. 
(6) Annual costs of intimate partner violence are 
estimated to be more than $8,300,000,000. According 
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
costs of intimate partner violence against women in 
1995 exceeded an estimated $5,800,000,000. These 
costs included nearly $4,100,000,000 in the direct 
costs of medical and mental health care and nearly 
$1,800,000,000 in the indirect costs of lost produc-
tivity. These statistics are generally considered to be 
underestimated because the costs associated with the 
criminal justice system are not included. 
(7) Fifty-five percent of senior executives recently 
surveyed said domestic violence has a harmful effect 
on their company’s productivity, and more than 70 
percent said domestic violence negatively affects at-
tendance. Seventy-eight percent of human resources 
professionals consider partner violence a workplace 
issue. However, more than 70 percent of United 
States workplaces have no formal program or policy 
that addresses workplace violence, let alone domestic 
violence. In fact, only 4 percent of employers provided 
training on domestic violence.
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(8) Harassment is a persistent and significant 
problem in the workplace in the United States, and 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
found that not less than 25 percent, and as many as 
85 percent, of women surveyed report having experi-
enced sexual harassment at work. 
(9) For decades, survivors of sexual violence have 
come forward to seek justice and demand their right 
to be free from violence, harassment, and other forms 
of discrimination. These calls for change reached a 
tipping point after October 2017 as a result of 
Tarana Burke’s work and #MeToo going viral. Thou-
sands of courageous individuals, from Hollywood to 
the halls of Congress and the military, to restaurants, 
agricultural fields, and factory floors, shined a light 
on the pervasive and insidious nature of workplace 
harassment and sexual assault. 
(10) Working people can be subjected to multiple 
forms of harassment in the workplace at the same 
time. 
(11) According to the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission, approximately 3 out of 4 indi-
viduals who experience harassment never talked to a 
supervisor, manager, or union representative about 
the harassing conduct.
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(12) The impact of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking on the workplace is 
a part of the challenge of workplace harassment. 
(13) Studies indicate that one of the best predic-
tors of whether a survivor will be able to stay away 
from his or her abuser is the degree of his or her eco-
nomic independence. However, domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking often nega-
tively impact a survivor’s ability to maintain em-
ployment. 
(14) Abusers frequently seek to exert financial 
control over their partners by actively interfering 
with their ability to work, including preventing their 
partners from going to work, harassing their partners 
at work, limiting their partners’ access to cash or 
transportation, and sabotaging their partners’ child 
care arrangements. 
(15) Economic abuse refers to behaviors that con-
trol an intimate partner’s ability to acquire, use, and 
maintain access to money, credit, ownership of assets, 
or governmental or private financial benefits, includ-
ing defaulting on joint obligations (such as school 
loans, credit card debt, mortgages, or rent). Other 
forms of such abuse may include preventing someone 
from attending school, threatening to or actually ter-
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minating employment, controlling or withholding ac-
cess to cash, checking, or credit accounts, and at-
tempting to damage or sabotage the creditworthiness 
of an intimate partner, including forcing an intimate 
partner to write bad checks, forcing an intimate part-
ner to default on payments related to household needs, 
such as housing, or forcing an intimate partner into 
bankruptcy. 
(16) This title aims to empower survivors of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking to be free from violence, hardship, and con-
trol, which restrains basic human rights to freedom 
and safety in the United States. 
SEC. 702. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 
RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 
Section 41501 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and sexual harassment’’ 
after ‘‘domestic and sexual violence’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘employers and labor orga-
nizations’’ and inserting ‘‘employers, labor orga-
nizations, and victim service providers’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and stalk-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, and sexual harass-
ment’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or sexual 
harassment’’ before the period at the end; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘or sex-
ual harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual violence’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY PILOT PROJECT.— 
An eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity or tribal or-
ganization that receives a grant under this section may de-
velop a plan to enhance the capacity of survivors to obtain 
and maintain employment, including through the imple-
mentation of a demonstration pilot program to be known 
as ‘Pathways to Opportunity’, which shall— 
‘‘(1) build collaborations between and among vic-
tim service providers, workforce development pro-
grams, and educational and vocational institutions to 
provide trauma informed programming to support 
survivors seeking employment; and
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‘‘(2) be centered around culturally specific orga-
nizations or organizations that primarily serve popu-
lations traditionally marginalized in the workplace.’’; 
(7) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 703. PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE TEMPORARY AS-
SISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM. 
(a) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(a) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION
THAT
THE
STATE
WILL 
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL HAR-
ASSMENT
OR
SURVIVORS
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A certification by the 
chief executive officer of the State that the State 
has established and is enforcing standards and 
procedures to— 
‘‘(i) ensure that applicants and poten-
tial applicants for assistance under the 
State program funded under this part are 
notified of assistance made available by the
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State to victims of sexual harassment and 
survivors of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that case workers and 
other agency personnel responsible for ad-
ministering the State program funded 
under this part are trained in— 
‘‘(I) the nature and dynamics of 
sexual harassment and domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(II) State standards and proce-
dures relating to the prevention of, and 
assistance for, individuals who are vic-
tims of sexual harassment or survivors 
of domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(III) methods of ascertaining 
and ensuring the confidentiality of 
personal information and documenta-
tion related to applicants for assistance 
and their children who have provided 
notice about their experiences of sexual 
harassment, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; and
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‘‘(iii) ensure that, if a State has elected 
to establish and enforce standards and pro-
cedures regarding the screening for, and 
identification of, domestic violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking pursuant to paragraph 
(7)— 
‘‘(I) the State program funded 
under this part provides information 
about the options under this part to 
current and potential beneficiaries; 
and 
‘‘(II) case workers and other agen-
cy personnel responsible for admin-
istering the State program funded 
under this part are provided with 
training regarding State standards 
and procedures pursuant to paragraph 
(7). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘sexual harassment’ 
means hostile, intimidating, or oppressive 
behavior based on sex that creates an offen-
sive work environment;
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‘‘(ii) the term ‘domestic violence’ has 
the meaning given such term in paragraph 
(7); and 
‘‘(iii) the terms ‘sexual assault’ and 
‘stalking’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291).’’. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, each State 
shall submit the certification required under para-
graph (8) of subsection (a) of section 402 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602), as added by paragraph 
(1), in the form of an amendment to the State’s plan 
submitted under such section. A State shall not be re-
garded as failing to comply with the requirement of 
such paragraph (8) before the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING A 
MODEL
TRAINING
PROGRAM
FOR
TANF PERSONNEL 
TRAINING.— 
(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(A) MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services (in this 
subsection referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall—
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(i) develop and disseminate a model 
training program (and related materials) 
for the training required under section 
402(a)(8) of the Social Security Act, and if 
the State so elects, section 402(a)(7) of such 
Act; and 
(ii) provide technical assistance with 
respect to such model training program to 
eligible States (as defined in section 402 of 
the Social Security Act). 
(B) GRANTS.—In developing the model 
training program under subparagraph (A)(i), 
the Secretary may award grants and contracts 
and may develop such program in cooperation 
with an eligible partner. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNER DEFINED.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘eligible partner’’ means 
an entity that is— 
(A) a State or tribal domestic violence coa-
lition or sexual assault coalition; or 
(B) a State or local victim service provider 
with recognized expertise in the dynamics of do-
mestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking whose 
primary mission is to provide services to sur-
vivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
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stalking, including a rape crisis center or domes-
tic violence program. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate a report on the program established under 
this subsection. 
(B) REPORT AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—The 
Secretary shall establish procedures for the dis-
semination to the public of the report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) not later than 10 days 
after the submission of such report to Congress 
under such subparagraph. Such procedures shall 
include the use of the internet to disseminate 
such report. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to 
carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027.
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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 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
throughout the United States experience in maintaining 
economic security, including the impact of the COVID–19 
pandemic on such victims’ ability to maintain 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 Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor, shall submit a report to Con-
gress on the study conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this sec-
tion 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 title (including 
any amendments made by this title) without 
compromising personal safety or the safety of
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others, including family members and excluding 
the abuser; and 
(B) other components of economic security, 
including financial empowerment, affordable 
housing, transportation, health care access, credit 
history, and quality education and training op-
portunities; 
(2) identification of geographic areas with short-
ages in resources for such survivors, with an accom-
panying analysis of the extent and impact of such 
shortage; 
(3) analysis of the unique barriers faced by such 
survivors living in rural communities; 
(4) 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 (including 
any amendments made by this Act) without compro-
mising personal safety or the safety of others, includ-
ing family members; 
(5) 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 eco-
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nomic security and safety of survivors of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
(6) best practices for States, employers, health 
carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad-
dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
(7) barriers that impede victims’ ability to pur-
sue legal action, including legal costs and filing fees, 
and complexities of the jurisdiction of law enforce-
ment agencies. 
SEC. 705. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that 
examines, with respect to survivors of domestic violence, 
dating violence, 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 
principal due, each of the following:
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(1) The implications of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a borrower’s 
ability to repay their Federal student loans. 
(2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re-
garding Federal student loan deferment, forbearance, 
and grace periods when a survivor has to suspend or 
terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an institution 
of higher education due to domestic violence, 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 sur-
vivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu-
cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking. 
(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 high-
er education that committed unfair, deceptive, or abu-
sive acts or practices, or otherwise substantially mis-
represented information to students, to be able to seek 
a defense to repayment of the survivor’s Federal stu-
dent loan. 
(5) The limitations faced by a survivor of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
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ing to obtain any relief or restitution on the sur-
vivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use of 
forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class ac-
tions. 
TITLE VIII—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
Subtitle A—Tools to Enhance 
Public Safety for Indian Tribes 
SEC. 801. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) American Indians and Alaska Natives are— 
(A) 2.5 times as likely to experience violent 
crimes; and 
(B) at least 2 times more likely to experi-
ence rape or sexual assault crimes; 
(2) more than 4 in 5 American Indian and 
Alaska Native women have experienced violence in 
their lifetime; 
(3) the vast majority of American Indian and 
Alaska Native victims of violence—96 percent of 
women victims and 89 percent of male victims—have 
experienced sexual violence by a non-Indian perpe-
trator at least once in their lifetime; 
(4) Indian Tribes exercising special domestic vi-
olence criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians pursu-
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ant to section 204 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 
1304) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights 
Act of 1968’’), restored by section 904 of the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public 
Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 120), have reported significant 
success holding violent offenders accountable for 
crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, and civil 
protection order violations; 
(5) Tribal prosecutors for Indian Tribes exer-
cising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction 
report that the majority of domestic violence cases in-
volve children either as witnesses or victims, and the 
Department of Justice reports that American Indian 
and Alaska Native children suffer exposure to violence 
at one of the highest rates in the United States; 
(6) childhood exposure to violence can have im-
mediate and long-term effects, including increased 
rates of altered neurological development, poor phys-
ical and mental health, poor school performance, sub-
stance abuse, and overrepresentation in the juvenile 
justice system; 
(7) according to the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, homicide is—
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(A) the third leading cause of death among 
American Indian and Alaska Native women be-
tween 10 and 24 years of age; and 
(B) the fifth leading cause of death for 
American Indian and Alaska Native women be-
tween 25 and 34 years of age; 
(8) in some areas of the United States, Native 
American women are murdered at rates more than 10 
times the national average; 
(9) according to a 2017 report by the Depart-
ment of Justice, 66 percent of criminal prosecutions 
for crimes in Indian country that United States At-
torneys declined to prosecute involved assault, mur-
der, or sexual assault; 
(10) investigation into cases of missing or mur-
dered Indigenous women is made difficult for Tribal 
law enforcement agencies due to a lack of resources, 
including a lack of— 
(A) necessary personnel, training, equip-
ment, or funding; 
(B) interagency cooperation; 
(C) appropriate laws in place; and 
(D) access to Federal law enforcement data-
bases;
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(11) domestic violence calls are among the most 
dangerous calls that law enforcement receives; 
(12) the complicated jurisdictional scheme that 
exists in Indian country— 
(A) has a significant impact on public safe-
ty in Indian communities; 
(B) according to Tribal justice officials, has 
been increasingly exploited by criminals; and 
(C) requires a high degree of commitment 
and cooperation among Tribal, Federal, and 
State law enforcement officials; 
(13) restoring and enhancing Tribal capacity to 
address violence against women provides for greater 
local control, safety, accountability, and trans-
parency; 
(14) Indian Tribes with restrictive settlement 
Acts, such as Indian Tribes in the State of Maine, 
and Indian Tribes located in States with concurrent 
authority to prosecute crimes in Indian country 
under the amendments made by the Act of August 15, 
1953 (67 Stat. 590, chapter 506), face unique public 
safety challenges; and 
(15) Native Hawaiians experience a dispropor-
tionately high rate of human trafficking, with 64 per-
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cent of human trafficking victims in the State of Ha-
wai’i identifying as at least part Native Hawaiian. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to clarify the responsibilities of Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local law enforcement agencies 
with respect to responding to cases of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, stalking, sex trafficking, sexual 
violence, crimes against children, and assault against 
Tribal law enforcement officers; 
(2) to increase coordination and communication 
among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforce-
ment agencies; 
(3) to empower Tribal governments and Native 
American communities, including urban Indian com-
munities and Native Hawaiian communities, with 
the resources and information necessary to effectively 
respond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing 
or murdered Native Americans; and 
(4) to increase the collection of data related to 
missing or murdered Native Americans and the shar-
ing of information among Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local officials responsible for responding to and inves-
tigating crimes impacting Indian Tribes and Native 
American communities, including urban Indian com-
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munities and Native Hawaiian communities, espe-
cially crimes relating to cases of missing or murdered 
Native Americans. 
SEC. 802. TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM. 
(a) ACCESS TO NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION DATA-
BASES BY INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 233(b) of the Tribal 
Law and Order Act of 2010 (34 U.S.C. 41107) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(A) tribal law enforcement officials that 
meet applicable Federal or State requirements 
shall be permitted access to national crime infor-
mation databases; and 
‘‘(B) technical assistance and training is 
provided to Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal 
law enforcement agencies to gain access to, and 
the ability to use and input information into, 
the National Crime Information Center and 
other national crime information databases pur-
suant to section 534 of title 28, United States 
Code.’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘with criminal 
jurisdiction over Indian country’’. 
(b) ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION, AND EXCHANGE OF 
IDENTIFICATION RECORDS
AND INFORMATION.—Section 
534(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
(as so redesignated) by striking ‘‘The Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL ACCESS PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall establish a program, to be known as the 
‘Tribal Access Program’, to enhance the ability 
of tribal governments and their authorized agen-
cies to access, enter information into, and obtain 
information from national criminal information 
databases under this section. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out the Tribal Access Program under 
subparagraph (A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal
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years 2023 through 2027, to remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION SHARING.—To the extent oth-
erwise permitted by law, any report issued as a result 
of the analysis of information entered into national 
criminal information databases or obtained from Fed-
eral criminal databases shall be shared with each In-
dian tribe of jurisdiction, including Indian tribes lo-
cated in the State of Maine.’’. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION RECORDS.—The second para-
graph of the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES-
TIGATION’’ of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 
1973 (34 U.S.C. 41101) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or Tribal’’ after ‘‘if authorized 
by State’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Tribal,’’ before ‘‘and local 
governments’’. 
SEC. 803. BUREAU OF PRISONS TRIBAL PRISONER PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 234(c) of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 
2010 (25 U.S.C. 1302 note; Public Law 111–211) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
(3) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this title’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reau-
thorization Act of 2022’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘2 or more 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 or more years’’; and 
(5) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6). 
SEC. 804. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER COVERED CRIMES. 
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 section heading, by striking ‘‘CRIMES 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’’ and inserting ‘‘COV-
ERED CRIMES’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘special domestic violence crimi-
nal jurisdiction’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘special Tribal criminal jurisdiction’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), 
(8), (10), (11), (14), and (15), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (6) (as so 
redesignated) the following:
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‘‘(1) 
ASSAULT
OF
TRIBAL
JUSTICE
PER-
SONNEL.—The term ‘assault of Tribal justice per-
sonnel’ means any violation of the criminal law of the 
Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 
country where the violation occurs that involves the 
use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force 
against an individual authorized to act for, or on be-
half of, that Indian tribe or serving that Indian tribe 
during, or because of, the performance or duties of 
that individual in— 
‘‘(A) preventing, detecting, investigating, 
making arrests relating to, making apprehen-
sions for, or prosecuting a covered crime; 
‘‘(B) adjudicating, participating in the ad-
judication of, or supporting the adjudication of 
a covered crime; 
‘‘(C) detaining, providing supervision for, 
or providing services for persons charged with a 
covered crime; or 
‘‘(D) incarcerating, supervising, providing 
treatment for, providing rehabilitation services 
for, or providing reentry services for persons con-
victed of a covered crime. 
‘‘(2) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means a person 
who has not attained the lesser of—
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‘‘(A) the age of 18; and 
‘‘(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the 
age specified by the criminal law of the Indian 
tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun-
try where the violation occurs. 
‘‘(3) CHILD VIOLENCE.—The term ‘child violence’ 
means the use, threatened use, or attempted use of vi-
olence against a child proscribed by the criminal law 
of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the In-
dian country where the violation occurs. 
‘‘(4) COERCION; COMMERCIAL
SEX
ACT.—The 
terms ‘coercion’ and ‘commercial sex act’ have the 
meanings given the terms in section 1591(e) of title 
18, United States Code. 
‘‘(5) COVERED CRIME.—The term ‘covered crime’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) assault of Tribal justice personnel; 
‘‘(B) child violence; 
‘‘(C) dating violence; 
‘‘(D) domestic violence; 
‘‘(E) obstruction of justice; 
‘‘(F) sexual violence; 
‘‘(G) sex trafficking; 
‘‘(H) stalking; and 
‘‘(I) a violation of a protection order.’’;
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(C) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘violence committed’’ and inserting 
‘‘any violation of the criminal law of the Indian 
tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian coun-
try where the violation occurs that is com-
mitted’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (7) (as so redes-
ignated) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic 
violence’ means any violation of the criminal law of 
the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 
country where the violation occurs that is committed 
by— 
‘‘(A) a current or former spouse or intimate 
partner of the victim; 
‘‘(B) a person with whom the victim shares 
a child in common; 
‘‘(C) a person who is cohabitating with or 
who has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse 
or intimate partner; or 
‘‘(D) a person similarly situated to a spouse 
of the victim under the domestic- or family-vio-
lence laws of the Indian tribe that has jurisdic-
tion over the Indian country where the violation 
occurs.’’;
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(E) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(9) OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.—The term ‘ob-
struction of justice’ means any violation of the crimi-
nal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over 
the Indian country where the violation occurs that in-
volves interfering with the administration or due 
process of the laws of the Indian tribe, including any 
Tribal criminal proceeding or investigation of a 
crime.’’; 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(12) SEX
TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means conduct within the meaning of section 
1591(a) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(13) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio-
lence’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or contact 
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 which 
the victim lacks the capacity to consent to the act.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (14) (as so redesignated), 
in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘SPECIAL 
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
CRIMINAL
JURISDICTION’’
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and inserting ‘‘SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JU-
RISDICTION’’; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means en-
gaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific 
person proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian 
tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country 
where the violation occurs that would cause a reason-
able person— 
‘‘(A) to fear for the person’s safety or the 
safety of others; or 
‘‘(B) to suffer substantial emotional distress. 
‘‘(17) VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER.— 
The term ‘violation of a protection order’ means an 
act that— 
‘‘(A) occurs in the Indian country of a par-
ticipating tribe; and 
‘‘(B) violates a provision of a protection 
order that— 
‘‘(i) prohibits or provides protection 
against violent or threatening acts or har-
assment against, sexual violence against, 
contact or communication with, or physical 
proximity to, another person; 
‘‘(ii) was issued against the defendant;
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‘‘(iii) is enforceable by the partici-
pating tribe; and 
‘‘(iv) is consistent with section 2265(b) 
of title 18, United States Code.’’; 
(4) 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,’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘EXCEPTIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘EXCEPTION
IF 
VICTIM AND DEFENDANT ARE BOTH NON-INDI-
ANS’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
other than obstruction of justice or assault of 
Tribal justice personnel,’’ after ‘‘over an alleged 
offense’’; 
(C) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(D) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking the subparagraph des-
ignation and heading and all that follows 
through ‘‘A participating’’ in clause (i) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A participating’’; and
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(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as sub-
paragraph 
(B) 
and 
indenting 
appro-
priately; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking ‘‘subparagraph’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL CONDUCT.—A participating tribe may 
exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over a defend-
ant for a covered crime that occurs in the Indian country 
of the participating tribe.’’; 
(7) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3); 
and 
(8) by striking subsections (f), (g), and (h) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After a defendant has been 
sentenced by a participating tribe, the defendant may 
file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a court 
of the United States under section 203. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—An application for a writ 
of habeas corpus on behalf of a person in custody pur-
suant to an order of a Tribal court shall not be grant-
ed unless —
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‘‘(A) the applicant has exhausted the rem-
edies available in the Tribal court system; 
‘‘(B) there is an absence of an available 
Tribal corrective process; or 
‘‘(C) circumstances exist that render the 
Tribal corrective process ineffective to protect the 
rights of the applicant. 
‘‘(g) NOTICE; HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS.—A par-
ticipating tribe that has ordered the detention of any person 
has a duty to timely notify in writing such person of their 
rights and privileges under this section and under section 
203. 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT AND GRANTS TO TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
may reimburse Tribal government authorities (or 
an authorized designee of a Tribal government) 
for expenses incurred in exercising special Tribal 
criminal jurisdiction. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
EXPENSES.—Eligible ex-
penses for reimbursement under subparagraph 
(A) shall include expenses and costs incurred in, 
relating to, or associated with—
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‘‘(i) investigating, making arrests re-
lating to, making apprehensions for, or 
prosecuting covered crimes (including costs 
involving the purchasing, collecting, and 
processing of sexual assault forensic mate-
rials); 
‘‘(ii) detaining, providing supervision 
of, or providing services for persons charged 
with covered crimes (including costs associ-
ated with providing health care); 
‘‘(iii) providing indigent defense serv-
ices for 1 or more persons charged with 1 
or more covered crimes; and 
‘‘(iv) incarcerating, supervising, or 
providing treatment, rehabilitation, or re-
entry services for 1 or more persons charged 
with 1 or more covered crimes. 
‘‘(C) PROCEDURE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Reimbursements 
authorized under subparagraph (A) shall be 
in accordance with rules promulgated by 
the Attorney General, after consultation 
with Indian tribes, and within 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Violence
2110 
Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2022. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
REIMBURSEMENT.— 
The rules promulgated by the Attorney Gen-
eral under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) shall set a maximum allow-
able reimbursement to any Tribal gov-
ernment (or an authorized designee of 
any Tribal government) in a 1-year 
period; and 
‘‘(II) may allow the Attorney 
General— 
‘‘(aa) to establish conditions 
under which a Tribal government 
(or an authorized designee of a 
Tribal government) may seek a 
waiver to the maximum allowable 
reimbursement requirement estab-
lished under subclause (I); and 
‘‘(bb) to waive the maximum 
allowable reimbursement require-
ments established under subclause 
(I) for a Tribal government (or 
an authorized designee of a Tribal 
government) if the conditions es-
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tablished by the Attorney General 
under item (aa) are met by that 
Tribal government (or authorized 
designee). 
‘‘(iii) TIMELINESS
OF
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(I) not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Attorney General 
receives a qualifying reimbursement re-
quest from a Tribal government (or an 
authorized designee of a Tribal govern-
ment)— 
‘‘(aa) reimburse the Tribal 
government (or authorized des-
ignee); or 
‘‘(bb) notify the Tribal gov-
ernment (or authorized designee) 
of the reason by which the Attor-
ney General was unable to issue 
the reimbursement; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 30 days after 
the date on which a Tribal government 
(or an authorized designee of a Tribal 
government) reaches the annual max-
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imum allowable reimbursement for the 
Tribal government (or an authorized 
designee) established by the Attorney 
General under clause (ii)(I), notify the 
Tribal government (or authorized des-
ignee) that the Tribal government has 
reached its annual maximum allowable 
reimbursement. 
‘‘(D) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
PARTICIPATING 
TRIBES IN ALASKA.—A Tribal government (or an 
authorized designee of a Tribal Government) of 
an Indian tribe designated as a participating 
Tribe under subtitle B of title VIII of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2022 shall be eligible for reimbursement, in ac-
cordance with this paragraph, of expenses in-
curred in exercising special Tribal criminal ju-
risdiction under that subtitle. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General may 
award grants to Tribal governments (or authorized 
designees of Tribal governments), including a Tribal 
government (or an authorized designee of a Tribal 
government) of an Indian tribe designated as a par-
ticipating Tribe under subtitle B of title VIII of the
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Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 
2022— 
‘‘(A) to strengthen Tribal criminal justice 
systems to assist Indian tribes in exercising spe-
cial Tribal criminal jurisdiction, including for— 
‘‘(i) law enforcement (including the ca-
pacity of law enforcement, court personnel, 
or other non-law enforcement entities that 
have no Federal or State arrest authority 
agencies but have been designated by an In-
dian tribe as responsible for maintaining 
public safety within the territorial jurisdic-
tion of the Indian tribe, to enter informa-
tion into and obtain information from na-
tional crime information databases); 
‘‘(ii) prosecution; 
‘‘(iii) trial and appellate courts (in-
cluding facilities maintenance, renovation, 
and rehabilitation); 
‘‘(iv) supervision systems; 
‘‘(v) detention and corrections (includ-
ing facilities maintenance, renovation, and 
rehabilitation); 
‘‘(vi) treatment, rehabilitation, and re-
entry programs and services;
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‘‘(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 licensed defense counsel, at no cost to 
the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which 
a participating tribe prosecutes covered crimes; 
‘‘(C) to ensure that, in criminal proceedings 
in which a participating tribe exercises special 
Tribal criminal jurisdiction, jurors are sum-
moned, selected, and instructed in a manner con-
sistent with all applicable requirements; and 
‘‘(D) to accord victims of covered crimes 
rights that are similar to the rights of a crime 
victim described in section 3771(a) of title 18, 
United States Code, consistent with Tribal law 
and custom. 
‘‘(i) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 
available under this section shall supplement and not sup-
plant any other Federal, State, or local government 
amounts made available to carry out activities described 
in this section.
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‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027— 
‘‘(A) to carry out subsection (h); and 
‘‘(B) to provide training, technical assist-
ance, data collection, and evaluation of the 
criminal justice systems of participating tribes. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—Of the total amount made 
available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, 
not more than 40 percent shall be used for reimburse-
ments under subsection (h)(1).’’. 
Subtitle B—Alaska Tribal Public 
Safety Empowerment 
SEC. 811. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) according to the report of the Indian Law 
and Order Commission established by section 15 of 
the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 
2812), Alaska Native women— 
(A) are overrepresented in the domestic vio-
lence victim population by 250 percent; 
(B) in the State of Alaska, comprise— 
(i) 19 percent of the population of the 
State; but
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(ii) 47 percent of reported rape victims 
in the State; and 
(C) as compared to the populations of other 
Indian Tribes, suffer the highest rates of domes-
tic and sexual violence; 
(2) most Alaska Native villages are located in re-
mote areas that— 
(A) are often inaccessible by road; and 
(B) have no local law enforcement presence; 
(3) the Commission referred to in paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) determined that the Alaska Department 
of Public Safety— 
(i) has primary responsibility for law 
enforcement in rural Alaska; but 
(ii) provides only 1 to 1.4 field officers 
per 1,000,000 acres; and 
(B) recommended that ‘‘devolving authority 
to Alaska Native communities is essential for ad-
dressing local crime. Their governments are best 
positioned to effectively arrest, prosecute, and 
punish, and they should have the authority to do 
so-or to work out voluntary agreements with each 
other, and with local governments and the State 
on mutually beneficial terms’’; and
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(4) the unique legal relationship of the United 
States to Indian Tribes creates a Federal trust re-
sponsibility to assist Tribal governments in safe-
guarding the lives of Indian women. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) to increase coordination and communication 
among Federal, State, Tribal, and local law enforce-
ment agencies; and 
(2) to empower Indian Tribes to effectively re-
spond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and missing 
or murdered Alaska Natives through the exercise of 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction. 
SEC. 812. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ASSAULT OF TRIBAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL; 
COVERED CRIME; OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE; PROTEC-
TION ORDER; VIOLATION OF A PROTECTION ORDER.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘assault of 
Tribal justice personnel’’, ‘‘covered crime’’, ‘‘ob-
struction of justice’’, ‘‘protection order’’, and 
‘‘violation of a protection order’’ have the mean-
ings given the terms in section 204(a) of Public 
Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(a)) (commonly
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known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968’’). 
(B) APPLICATION.—For purposes of the ap-
plication of the definitions of ‘‘assault of Tribal 
justice personnel’’, ‘‘obstruction of justice’’, and 
‘‘violation of a protection order’’, and for pur-
poses of the application of the defined terms con-
tained in the definition of ‘‘covered crime’’, 
under section 204(a) of Public Law 90–284 (25 
U.S.C. 1304(a)) (commonly known as the ‘‘In-
dian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’) to the pilot pro-
gram, the Attorney General shall modify any ref-
erence to ‘‘Indian country’’ to mean the Village 
of a participating Tribe. 
(2) INDIAN; INDIAN COURT; INDIAN TRIBE; POW-
ERS
OF
SELF-GOVERNMENT.—The terms ‘‘Indian’’, 
‘‘Indian court’’, ‘‘Indian tribe’’, and ‘‘powers of self- 
government’’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 201 of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1301) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968’’). 
(3) PARTICIPATING TRIBE.— The term ‘‘partici-
pating Tribe’’ means an Indian tribe that is des-
ignated under section 813(d)(1) as a participating 
Tribe to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction.
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(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the pilot program established by section 
813(d)(1). 
(5) SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.— 
The term ‘‘special Tribal criminal jurisdiction’’ 
means the criminal jurisdiction that a participating 
Tribe may exercise under this subtitle but could not 
otherwise exercise. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
(7) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the 
Alaska Native Village Statistical Area covering all or 
any portion of a Native village (as defined in section 
3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1602)), as depicted on the applicable Tribal 
Statistical Area Program Verification map of the Bu-
reau of the Census. 
SEC. 813. TRIBAL JURISDICTION IN ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to title II of Public Law 
90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly known as the 
‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), Congress recognizes 
and affirms the inherent authority of any Indian tribe oc-
cupying a Village in the State to exercise criminal and civil 
jurisdiction over all Indians present in the Village.
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(b) TRIBAL CIVIL JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE PRO-
TECTION ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A court of any Indian tribe 
in the State shall have full civil jurisdiction to issue 
and enforce protection orders involving any person in 
matters— 
(A) arising within the Village of the Indian 
tribe; or 
(B) otherwise within the authority of the 
Indian tribe. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The full civil jurisdiction to 
issue and enforce protection orders under paragraph 
(1) includes the authority to enforce protection orders 
through— 
(A) civil contempt proceedings; 
(B) exclusion of violators from the Village of 
the Indian tribe; and 
(C) other appropriate mechanisms. 
(c) SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in addition to all powers of self-gov-
ernment recognized and affirmed under subsection 
(a), the powers of self-government of a participating 
Tribe include the inherent power of the participating 
Tribe, which is hereby recognized and affirmed, to ex-
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ercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over a de-
fendant for a covered crime that occurs in the Village 
of the participating Tribe. 
(2) CONCURRENT JURISDICTION.—The exercise of 
special Tribal criminal jurisdiction by a partici-
pating Tribe shall be concurrent with the jurisdiction 
of the United States, the State, or both. 
(3) EXCEPTION IF VICTIM AND DEFENDANT ARE 
BOTH NON-INDIANS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A participating Tribe 
may not exercise special Tribal criminal juris-
diction over an alleged offense of a covered crime, 
other than obstruction of justice or assault of 
Tribal justice personnel, if neither the defendant 
nor the alleged victim is an Indian. 
(B) DEFINITION OF VICTIM.—In this para-
graph and with respect to a criminal proceeding 
in which a participating Tribe exercises special 
Tribal criminal jurisdiction based on a violation 
of a protection order, the term ‘‘victim’’ means 
a person specifically protected by the protection 
order that the defendant allegedly violated. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL 
JURISDICTION OVER PERSONS WHO ARE NOT INDIANS.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to title II of Pub-
lic Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), 
there is established a pilot program under which the 
Attorney General, subject to paragraph (5), shall des-
ignate not more than 5 Indian tribes per calendar 
year as participating Tribes to exercise the special 
Tribal criminal jurisdiction described in paragraph 
(6) over all persons present in the Village of the In-
dian tribe. 
(2) PROCEDURE.—At any time during the 1- 
year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, and annually thereafter, an Indian tribe may re-
quest the Attorney General to designate the Indian 
tribe as a participating Tribe under paragraph (1). 
(3) DESIGNATION OF PARTICIPATING TRIBES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and affected Indian tribes, shall establish a proc-
ess to designate Indian tribes to participate in 
the pilot program, which process shall— 
(i) require that preference shall be 
given to Indian tribes occupying Villages— 
(I) the populations of which are 
predominantly Indian; and
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(II) that lack a permanent State 
law enforcement physical presence; 
(ii) require that for each Indian tribe 
requesting to be designated as a partici-
pating Tribe, the Attorney General makes a 
determination that the criminal justice sys-
tem of the Indian tribe has adequate safe-
guards in place to protect defendants’ 
rights, consistent with section 204(d) of 
Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(d)) 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil 
Rights Act of 1968’’); and 
(iii) be subject to such other criteria as 
the Attorney General considers to be appro-
priate to achieve the purposes of this sub-
title. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The Attorney General 
shall designate Indian tribes to participate in 
the pilot program under paragraph (1) using the 
process established under subparagraph (A). 
(4) INTERTRIBAL PARTICIPATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—2 or more participating 
Tribes (or the Tribal organization (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) of
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the participating Tribe, if the Tribal organiza-
tion is exercising delegated authority from the 
participating Tribe)— 
(i) may elect to participate jointly in 
the pilot program by providing shared re-
sources to carry out the purposes of the pilot 
program; and 
(ii) on making an election pursuant to 
clause (i), shall be considered to be a single 
participating Tribe for purposes of the max-
imum number of participating Tribes under 
paragraphs (1) and (5). 
(B) ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATING TRIBES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Additional partici-
pating Tribes may elect to join an estab-
lished intertribal partnership under sub-
paragraph (A) at any time after the inter-
tribal partnership is established. 
(ii) 
APPLICATION.—An 
intertribal 
partnership that additional participating 
Tribes elect to join pursuant to clause (i) 
shall be considered to be a single partici-
pating Tribe for purposes of the maximum 
number of participating Tribes under para-
graphs (1) and (5).
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(5) 
MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF
PARTICIPATING 
TRIBES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Attorney General may 
designate not more than 30 Indian tribes to par-
ticipate in the pilot program. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the Attorney 
General submits to the Committee on Indian Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives, 
and publishes in the Federal Register, a written 
notice of the intention to designate additional 
Indian tribes as participating Tribes, including 
the rationale for the designation, by not later 
than the date that is 180 days before the date of 
designation. 
(6) DESCRIPTION
OF
JURISDICTION.—Congress 
recognizes and affirms that an Indian tribe selected 
to participate in the pilot program as a participating 
Tribe may exercise, subject to paragraph (7), special 
Tribal criminal jurisdiction with respect to covered 
crimes. 
(7) RIGHTS OF DEFENDANTS.—In exercising spe-
cial Tribal criminal jurisdiction under the pilot pro-
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gram, a participating Tribe shall provide to each de-
fendant all rights described in section 204(d) of Pub-
lic Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(d)) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’). 
(e) SENTENCES.—In a criminal proceeding in which 
an Indian court of a participating Tribe, in exercising spe-
cial Tribal criminal jurisdiction with respect to a covered 
crime, imposes a sentence of imprisonment of more than 
1 year on a defendant pursuant to section 202(b) of Public 
Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1302(b)) (commonly known as the 
‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), the Indian court may 
require the defendant— 
(1) to serve a sentence— 
(A) in a Tribal correctional center that has 
been approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
for long-term incarceration, in accordance with 
guidelines set by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(B) at the expense of the United States, in 
the nearest appropriate Federal facility pursu-
ant to the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner 
Program established under section 234(c)(1) of 
the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (25 
U.S.C. 1302 note; Public Law 111–211); or 
(C) at the expense of the participating Tribe 
and, subject to section 204(f)(1) of Public Law
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90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1304(f)(1)) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968’’), reim-
bursable by the Attorney General, in a detention 
or correctional center approved by the State or 
a local government of the State pursuant to a 
memorandum of agreement between the partici-
pating Tribe and the State or local government 
of the State; or 
(2) to serve another alternative form of punish-
ment, as determined by the Indian court pursuant to 
Tribal law. 
(f) MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT.—The Attorney Gen-
eral and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into such 
memoranda of agreement with participating Tribes and the 
State as are necessary and appropriate— 
(1) to coordinate respective law enforcement ac-
tivities; 
(2) to share equipment and other resources; 
(3) to establish cross-deputization arrangements; 
(4) to coordinate appropriate training activities; 
and 
(5) to address any other matters that will facili-
tate the successful implementation of the pilot pro-
gram, including intergovernmental agreements re-
garding—
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(A) the incarceration of convicted persons; 
and 
(B) cooperation in the investigation and 
prosecution of crimes. 
(g) ALASKA TRIBAL PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Secretary of the In-
terior, affected Indian tribes, and the State, shall es-
tablish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘Alaska Trib-
al Public Safety Advisory Committee’’ (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘‘Committee’’). 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall consist 
of 1 or more representatives from— 
(A) participating Tribes and Indian tribes 
aspiring to participate in the pilot program; 
(B) Federal, Tribal, State, and local law 
enforcement; and 
(C) Tribal nonprofit organizations pro-
viding victim services. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Committee shall focus on— 
(A) improving the justice systems, crime 
prevention, and victim services of Indian tribes 
and the State; and
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(B) increasing coordination and commu-
nication among Federal, Tribal, State, and local 
law enforcement agencies. 
(4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Com-
mittee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for 
employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business in the per-
formance of services for the Committee. 
(5) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the Committee. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection such sums as may be necessary for the 
period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to remain 
available until expended. 
(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and af-
fected Indian tribes, shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing the results of the pilot program, including an ex-
planation of any modifications to law necessary to facili-
tate improved law enforcement in Villages.
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(i) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this subtitle— 
(1) limits, alters, expands, or diminishes the 
civil or criminal jurisdiction of the United States, the 
State, any subdivision of the State, or any Indian 
tribe in the State; 
(2) creates or eliminates any Federal or State 
criminal jurisdiction over a Village; or 
(3) affects the authority of the United States or 
any authority delegated by the United States to the 
State to investigate and prosecute a criminal viola-
tion in a Village. 
TITLE IX—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 901. 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 the section heading, by striking ‘‘VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting 
‘‘OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘an Office on 
Violence Against Women’’;
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(3) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, not sub-
sumed by any other office’’ after ‘‘within the Depart-
ment of Justice’’; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘authorized 
or undertaken under the’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘authorized or undertaken under— 
‘‘(A) the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322); 
‘‘(B) the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386); 
‘‘(C) the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960); 
‘‘(D) the Violence Against Women Reauthor-
ization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 
Stat. 54); and 
‘‘(E) the Violence Against Women Act Reau-
thorization Act of 2022.’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN.—Section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10443) 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting 
‘‘OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’;
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(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Violence Against 
Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in this title referred to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in this part referred to’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the Violence’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the Violence’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960), the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), or the 
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2022.’’. 
(c) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR OF THE OF-
FICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.—Section 2004 of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10444) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting 
‘‘OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’;
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(2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the Violence’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the Violence’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, including with’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 2960), the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54), and the 
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization 
Act of 2022, including with’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6)(B), by inserting ‘‘syn-
chronize Federal definitions and protocols,’’ before 
‘‘and improve coordination’’. 
(d) STAFF
OF
OFFICE
ON
VIOLENCE
AGAINST 
WOMEN.—Section 2005 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10445) 
is amended in the section heading, by striking ‘‘VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFICE ON 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 121(a)(1) of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Re-
authorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20124(a)(1)) is
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amended by striking ‘‘the Violence Against Women Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Office on Violence Against Women’’. 
SEC. 902. SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY SPE-
CIFIC COMMUNITIES OF THE OFFICE ON VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act (34 U.S.C. 10441 et seq.), as amended by section 101, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2018. SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR FOR CULTURALLY 
SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Of-
fice on Violence Against Women a Senior Policy Advisor 
for Culturally Specific Communities. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Senior Policy Advisor for Cul-
turally Specific Communities, under the guidance and au-
thority of the Director, shall— 
‘‘(1) advise on the administration of grants re-
lated to culturally specific services and contracts with 
culturally specific organizations; 
‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 
protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking in culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(3) advise the Director on policies, legislation, 
implementation of laws, and other issues relating to
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domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking in culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to other offices and bureaus in the De-
partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 
Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe-
cific communities; 
‘‘(5) ensure that appropriate technical assist-
ance, developed and provided by entities with exper-
tise in culturally specific communities, is made avail-
able to grantees and potential grantees proposing to 
serve culturally specific communities; 
‘‘(6) ensure access to grants and technical assist-
ance for culturally specific organizations; and 
‘‘(7) analyze the distribution of grant funding in 
order to identify barriers for culturally specific orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall hire 
for the position established under subsection (a) an indi-
vidual with personal, lived, and work experience from a cul-
turally specific community, and a demonstrated history 
and expertise addressing domestic violence or sexual assault 
in a nongovernmental agency.’’.
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TITLE 
X—IMPROVING 
CONDI-
TIONS FOR WOMEN IN FED-
ERAL CUSTODY 
SEC. 1001. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARE-
TAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS 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) AMENDMENT.—Chapter 303 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 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; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered institution’ means a Fed-
eral 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 12-week period of post-partum recovery after giv-
ing birth; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘primary caretaker parent’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Fam-
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ily Unity Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 
12242); 
‘‘(6) the term ‘prisoner’ means an individual 
who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional 
institution, including a vulnerable person; and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘vulnerable person’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 
years of age; 
‘‘(B) is pregnant; 
‘‘(C) is victim or witness of a crime; 
‘‘(D) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights 
claim in Federal or State court; or 
‘‘(E) during the period of incarceration, has 
been determined to have experienced or to be ex-
periencing severe trauma or to be the victim 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.—
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—The Director 
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, consider 
placing the prisoner as close to the children as 
possible; and 
‘‘(B) 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 presents 
an immediate risk of harm to the prisoner or others. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—Any placement of a pris-
oner described in paragraph (1) in a segregated hous-
ing unit shall be limited and temporary. 
‘‘(d) INTAKE AND ASSESSMENTS.—The Director shall 
assess the need for family-focused programming at intake, 
such as questions about children, gauge interest in par-
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enting resources, and concerns about their child or 
caregiving, and administer ongoing assessment to better in-
form, identify, and make recommendations about the moth-
er’s parental role and familial needs. 
‘‘(e) PARENTING CLASSES.—The Director shall provide 
voluntary parenting classes to each prisoner who is a pri-
mary 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 
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). 
‘‘(f) TRAUMA SCREENING.—The Director shall provide 
training, including cultural competency training, to each 
correctional officer and each employee of the Bureau of 
Prisons who regularly interacts with prisoners, including 
each instructor and health care professional, to enable those 
correctional officers and employees to— 
‘‘(1) identify a prisoner who may have a mental 
or physical health need relating to trauma the pris-
oner has experienced; and 
‘‘(2) refer a prisoner described in paragraph (1) 
to the proper health care professional for diagnosis 
and treatment. 
‘‘(g) FAMILY NEEDS TRAINING.—The Director shall 
provide training to correctional officers and employees of
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the Bureau of Prisons who engage with prisoners’ families 
on— 
‘‘(1) how to interact with children in an age-ap-
propriate manner, and the children’s caregivers; 
‘‘(2) basic childhood and adolescent development 
information; and 
‘‘(3) basic customer service skills. 
‘‘(h) 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 shampoo, 
toothpaste, toothbrushes, and any other hygienic prod-
uct that the Director determines appropriate, avail-
able without charge to prisoners. The Director shall 
make rules— 
‘‘(A) on the distribution and accessibility of 
sanitary products to prisoners, to ensure each 
prisoner who requires these products receives a 
quantity the prisoner deems sufficient; and 
‘‘(B) providing that no visitor is prohibited 
from visiting a prisoner due to the visitor’s use 
of sanitary products.
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‘‘(3) GYNECOLOGIST ACCESS.—The Director shall 
ensure that all prisoners have access to a gynecologist 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(4) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the require-
ments under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 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 PAR-
ENTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons may not prohibit an eligible pris-
oner who is a primary caretaker parent (as defined 
in section 4051) or pregnant from participating in a 
program of residential substance abuse treatment pro-
vided 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 or before the date on 
which the eligible prisoner was committed to the cus-
tody of the Bureau of Prisons.’’. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION DATE.—
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(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 Bu-
reau of Prisons shall submit to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Ju-
diciary of the House of Representatives a progress 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 following: 
‘‘4051. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals.’’. 
SEC. 1002. HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND 
MOTHERS. 
(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 enactment of this Act, the Director of the 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
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born to such women during incarceration to reside together 
while the inmate serves a term of imprisonment. 
(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 pregnant inmates; 
(2) reduce the recidivism rates of federally incar-
cerated women and mothers, and enhance public safe-
ty by improving the effectiveness of the Federal prison 
system for women as a population with special needs; 
(3) utilize a female offender risk and needs as-
sessment to encourage a more effective and efficient 
Federal prison system; 
(4) utilize a validated post-sentencing risk and 
needs assessment system that relies on dynamic fac-
tors to provide Federal prison officials with informa-
tion regarding needs of Federal pregnant offenders 
and enhance public safety; 
(5) perform regular outcome evaluations of the 
effectiveness of programs and interventions for feder-
ally incarcerated pregnant women and mothers to as-
sure that such programs and interventions are evi-
dence-based and to suggest changes, deletions, and ex-
pansions based on the results of such evaluations; and
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(6) assist the Department of Justice to address 
the underlying cost structure of the Federal prison 
system and ensure that the Department can continue 
to run parenting programming safely and securely 
without compromising the scope or quality of the De-
partment’s critical health, safety and law enforcement 
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) the Director of the Administrative Of-
fice of the United States Courts; 
(B) the Director of the Office of Probation 
and Pretrial Services; and 
(C) the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Director shall, in accordance 
with paragraph (3), and in addition to the mandates 
under section 3631 of title 18, United States Code— 
(A) evaluate the female offender risk and 
needs assessment for its ability to address the 
particular health and sensitivities of federally 
incarcerated pregnant women and mothers in ac-
cordance with this subsection;
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(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 
for female offenders with a particular em-
phasis on how those tools address the health 
and sensitivities of federally incarcerated 
pregnant women and mothers; 
(ii) potential improvements to risk and 
needs assessment tools for female offenders 
to address the health and sensitivities of fed-
erally incarcerated pregnant women and 
mothers; and 
(iii) which recidivism reduction pro-
grams are the most effective— 
(I) for federally incarcerated preg-
nant women and mothers classified at 
different recidivism risk levels; and 
(II) for addressing the specific 
needs of federally incarcerated preg-
nant women and mothers;
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(D) on a biennial basis, review any find-
ings related to evaluations conducted under sub-
paragraph (A) and the recommendations devel-
oped under subparagraph (B), using the research 
conducted under subparagraph (C), to determine 
whether any revisions or updates should be made 
to female offender risk and needs assessment sys-
tems, and if so, make such revisions or updates; 
(E) hold periodic meetings with the individ-
uals listed in paragraph (1) at intervals to be 
determined by the Director; 
(F) develop tools to communicate parenting 
program availability and eligibility criteria 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 fa-
cility understands the resources available to such 
inmate; and 
(G) report to Congress in accordance with 
subsection (h). 
(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 available statistical and empirical evidence.
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(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 
(2) is in the custody or control of the 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 devel-
opment, an eligible inmate selected for the Program 
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; or 
(B) the date the infant fails to meet any 
medical criteria established by the Director. 
(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 recommended edu-
cational or counseling opportunities, including
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topics such as child development, parenting 
skills, domestic violence, vocational training, or 
substance abuse, as appropriate; 
(C) abide by any court decision regarding 
the legal or physical custody of the child; and 
(D) specify a person who has agreed to take 
at least temporary custody of the child if the in-
mate’s participation in the Program terminates 
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 enactment of this Act, and once each year 
thereafter for 5 years, the Director shall submit a 
progress report to the Congress with regards to imple-
menting the Program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the termination of the Program, the Director 
shall issue a final report to the Congress that contains 
a detailed statement of the Director’s findings and 
conclusions, including recommendations for legisla-
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tion, administrative actions, and regulations the Di-
rector considers appropriate. 
SEC. 1003. RESEARCH AND REPORT ON WOMEN IN FEDERAL 
INCARCERATION. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and thereafter, every other year, the National 
Institute of Justice, in consultation with the Bureau of Jus-
tice 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. De-
pending 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 incarcer-
ated 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; 
(B) demographic data of such women; 
(C) data on the number of women who are 
incarcerated and placed in Federal and private 
facilities more than 200 miles from their place of 
residence;
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(D) responses by such women to questions 
about the extent of exposure to sexual victimiza-
tion, sexual violence and domestic violence (both 
inside and outside of incarceration); 
(E) the number of such women pregnant at 
the time that they entered incarceration; 
(F) the number of such women who have 
children age 18 or under, and if so, how many; 
and 
(G) the crimes for which such women are 
incarcerated and the length of their sentence and 
to the extent practicable, any information on the 
connection between the crime of which they were 
convicted and their experience of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
and 
(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);
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(B) the availability of trauma treatment at 
each facility (including number of beds, and 
number of trained staff); 
(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. 1004. REENTRY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR INCAR-
CERATED WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in coordina-
tion with the Director of the Office of Probation and Pre-
trial Services and the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
(including the Women and Special Population Branch), 
shall collaborate on a model of gender responsive transition 
for incarcerated women, including the development of a na-
tional standard on prevention with respect to domestic and 
sexual violence. 
(b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
model required under subsection (a), the Attorney General 
shall consult with such experts within the Federal govern-
ment (including the Office on Violence Against Women of 
the Department of Justice), within Indian Tribes (as de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
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Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), within Native 
Hawaiian organizations (as defined in section 6207 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517)), and in the victim service provider commu-
nity (including sexual and domestic violence and homeless-
ness, job training and job placement service providers) as 
are necessary to the completion of a comprehensive plan. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The model required under subsection 
(a) shall address, at a minimum— 
(1) the development by the Bureau of Prisons of 
a contract for gender collaborative services; and 
(2) identification by re-entry affairs coordinators 
and responsive planning for the needs of re-entering 
women with respect to— 
(A) housing, including risk of homelessness; 
(B) previous exposure to and risk for do-
mestic and sexual violence; 
(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); 
(D) other support tailored to the needs of 
Indigenous women, including American Indian,
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Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women; 
and 
(E) the need to ensure a family-focused re-
entry, by— 
(i) including incarcerated mothers, 
their children, and their caregivers to create 
family reentry planning and programming; 
and 
(ii) informing reentry information to 
visiting families. 
SEC. 1005. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
To carry out this title, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027. 
TITLE XI—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
SEC. 1101. NICS DENIAL NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2022. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022’’. 
(b) LOCAL
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY
DE-
FINED.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘local law enforcement authority’ 
means a bureau, office, department or other authority
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of a State or local government or Tribe that has juris-
diction to investigate a violation or potential viola-
tion of, or enforce, a State, local, or Tribal law.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT.—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 authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the national instant criminal 
background check system established under section 103 of 
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901) (referred to in this section as ‘NICS’) provides a 
notice pursuant to section 922(t) that the receipt of a fire-
arm by a person would violate subsection (g) or (n) of sec-
tion 922 or State, local, or Tribal law, the Attorney General 
shall, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section— 
‘‘(1) report to the local law enforcement author-
ity of the State or Tribe where the person sought to 
acquire the firearm and, if different, the local law en-
forcement authorities of the State or Tribe of resi-
dence of the person— 
‘‘(A) that the notice was provided; 
‘‘(B) the Federal, State, local or Tribal pro-
hibition;
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‘‘(C) the date and time the notice was pro-
vided; 
‘‘(D) the location of the licensee where the 
firearm was sought to be transferred; and 
‘‘(E) the identity of the person; and 
‘‘(2) where practicable, report the incident to 
State and local prosecutors or Tribal prosecutors in 
the jurisdiction where the firearm transfer was 
sought. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT.—A report is made 
in accordance with this subsection if the report is made 
under subsection (a) within 24 hours after the NICS denies 
a firearm transfer in accordance with section 922(t) of title 
18, United States Code, except that the making of the report 
may be delayed for so long as is necessary to avoid compro-
mising an ongoing investigation. 
‘‘(c) AMENDMENT OF REPORT.—If a report is made 
in accordance with subsection (b) and, after such report is 
made, the Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that 
the receipt of a firearm by a person for whom the report 
was made would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 
922 or State, local, or Tribal law, the Attorney General 
shall notify any law enforcement authority and any pros-
ecutor to whom the report was made of that determination.
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‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection 
(a) shall be construed to require a report with respect to 
a person to be made to the same State authorities that made 
the original denial determination with respect to the trans-
fer of the firearm.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 925A the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘925B. Reporting of background check denials to State authorities.’’. 
SEC. 1102. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1101, is amended by 
inserting after section 925B the following: 
‘‘§ 925C. Annual report to Congress 
‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress a report detailing the following, 
broken down by Federal judicial district: 
‘‘(1) With respect to each category of persons 
prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 or 
State law from receiving or possessing a firearm who 
are so denied a firearm— 
‘‘(A) the number of denials;
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‘‘(B) the number of denials referred to the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex-
plosives; 
‘‘(C) the number of denials for which the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Ex-
plosives determines that the person denied was 
not prohibited by subsection (g) or (n) of section 
922 or State law from receiving or possessing a 
firearm; 
‘‘(D) the number of denials overturned 
through the appeals process of the national in-
stant criminal background check system estab-
lished under section 103 of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 40901); 
‘‘(E) the number of denials with respect to 
which an investigation was opened by a field di-
vision of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms, and Explosives; 
‘‘(F) the number of persons charged with a 
Federal criminal offense in connection with a de-
nial; and 
‘‘(G) the number of convictions obtained by 
Federal authorities in connection with a denial. 
‘‘(2) The number of background check notices re-
ported pursuant to section 925B (including the num-
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ber of the notices that would have been so reported but 
for section 925B(c)).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 1101, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 925B the following: 
‘‘925C. Annual report to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 1103. SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS AND 
CROSS-DEPUTIZED ATTORNEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 1102, is further amend-
ed by inserting after section 925C the following: 
‘‘§ 925D. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross- 
deputized attorneys 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to improve the enforce-
ment of paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 922(g), the Attor-
ney 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 assistant 
United States attorneys for the purpose of prosecuting 
violations of such paragraphs; and 
‘‘(2) deputize State, Tribal, territorial and local 
law enforcement officers for the purpose of enhancing 
the capacity of the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol,
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Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in responding to 
and investigating violations of such paragraphs. 
‘‘(b) IMPROVE INTIMATE PARTNER AND PUBLIC SAFE-
TY.—The Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(1) identify not fewer than 75 jurisdictions 
among States, territories and Tribes where there are 
high rates of firearms violence and threats of firearms 
violence against intimate partners and other persons 
protected under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 
922(g) and where local authorities lack the resources 
to address such violence; 
‘‘(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; 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
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‘‘(B) each District Office of the United 
States Attorneys. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED DEFINED.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘qualified’ means, with respect to an attorney, 
that the attorney is a licensed attorney in good standing 
with any relevant licensing authority.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
this Act, is further amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 925C the following: 
‘‘925D. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.’’. 
SEC. 1104. UNLAWFUL ACTS. 
(a) MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
DEFINED.—Section 921(a)(33)(A)(i) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or Tribal law’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, Tribal, or local law’’. 
(b) TRANSFERS.— Section 922(t) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended- 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 
State, local, or Tribal law’’ after ‘‘subsection (g) or 
(n) of this section’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, local or Tribal’’ 
after ‘‘State’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘local, or 
Tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’; and
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(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘local, or 
Tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 1105. REVIEW ON CRIMINAL OFFENSES AFFECTING NA-
TIVE HAWAIIANS. 
(a) NATIVE HAWAIIAN DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 801 of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 4221). 
(b) REVIEW OF RELEVANT FEDERAL CRIME PREVEN-
TION, VICTIM SERVICE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
SERVING NATIVE HAWAIIANS.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall submit a report to Congress containing the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The results and findings of the com-
prehensive review required to be conducted under 
paragraph (2). 
(B) The amount of Federal funding received 
by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations from 
relevant Federal programs, including the per-
centage of each such amount of funding received 
by Native Hawaiian-serving organizations rel-
ative to the total amount of funding dispersed for 
each relevant Federal program.
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(C) Recommendations and legislative pro-
posals to— 
(i) improve how relevant Federal pro-
grams address the needs of Native Hawai-
ians; 
(ii) improve responses to and inves-
tigation of incidences of missing or mur-
dered Native Hawaiians; 
(iii) reduce the likelihood that a Native 
Hawaiian may become involved in the 
criminal justice system; and 
(iv) address any other relevant matters 
deemed necessary by the Attorney General. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW.—The Attorney 
General shall conduct a comprehensive review of rel-
evant Federal programs. 
(3) RELEVANT FEDERAL PROGRAM.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘relevant Federal program’’ means 
any— 
(A) law enforcement or other crime preven-
tion program targeting criminal offenses that af-
fect Native Hawaiians, including child sexual 
exploitation, child abuse, intimate partner vio-
lence, human trafficking, missing or murdered 
individuals, and substance abuse;
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(B) any program that provide services to 
victims of criminal offenses affecting Native Ha-
waiians, including child sexual exploitation, 
child abuse, intimate partner violence, human 
trafficking, and substance abuse; and 
(C) any criminal justice system program or 
service available to and used by Native Hawai-
ians in various jurisdictions, including diversion 
programs, in-prison education programs, and re-
entry services. 
(c) REPORT ON NATIVE HAWAIIANS IN THE CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral, acting through the National Institute of Justice, 
in coordination with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 
shall prepare a report on the interaction of Native 
Hawaiians with the criminal justice system. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under this subsection shall include— 
(A) known statistics related to the percent-
age of persons who are Native Hawaiians out of 
the total of— 
(i) all persons arrested;
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(ii) all persons detained in Federal, 
State, and local jails; 
(iii) all persons subject to pretrial su-
pervision; 
(iv) all persons subject to post-convic-
tion supervision; 
(v) all persons incarcerated in Federal 
and State prisons; and 
(vi) all persons subject to post-release 
supervision; 
(B) an explanation of why the statistics de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) may not be com-
prehensive; 
(C) recommendations on how data collection 
related to the statistics described in subpara-
graph (A) could be improved; 
(D) a description of any culturally relevant 
programs available to Native Hawaiians who 
interact with the Federal criminal justice sys-
tem; and 
(E) a summary of any available data on 
the number of Native Hawaiians who are incar-
cerated and placed in Federal and private cor-
rectional facilities more than 200 miles from 
their place of residence.
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TITLE XII—CLOSING THE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
CONSENT 
LOOPHOLE 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Closing the Law En-
forcement Consent Loophole Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 1202. PENALTIES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OFFENSES IN-
VOLVING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 13 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 250. Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sex-
ual misconduct 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—It shall be unlawful for any person 
to, in the course of committing an offense under this chapter 
or under section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3631), engage in, or cause another to engage in, sexual mis-
conduct. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.—Any person who violates subsection 
(a) shall be— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an offense involving aggra-
vated sexual abuse, as defined in section 2241, or if 
the offense involved sexual abuse, as defined in section 
2242, or if the offense involved an attempt to commit
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such aggravated sexual abuse or sexual abuse, fined 
under this title and imprisoned for any term of years 
or for life; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an offense involving abusive 
sexual contact of a child who has not attained the age 
of 16, of the type prohibited by section 2244(a)(5), 
fined under this title and imprisoned for any term of 
years or for life; 
‘‘(3) in the case of an offense involving a sexual 
act, as defined in section 2246, with another person 
without the other person’s permission, and it does not 
amount to sexual abuse or aggravated sexual abuse, be 
fined under this title and imprisoned for not more 
than 40 years; 
‘‘(4) in the case of an offense involving abusive 
sexual contact of the type prohibited by subsection 
(a)(1) or (b) of section 2244, but excluding abusive 
sexual contact through the clothing— 
‘‘(A) fined under this title and imprisoned 
for not more than 10 years; and 
‘‘(B) if the offense involves a child who has 
not attained the age of 12 years, imprisoned for 
not more than 30 years;
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‘‘(5) in the case of an offense involving abusive 
sexual contact of the type prohibited by section 
2244(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) fined under this title and imprisoned 
for not more than 3 years; and 
‘‘(B) if the offense involves a child under the 
age of 12, imprisoned for not more than 20 
years; and 
‘‘(6) in the case of an offense involving abusive 
sexual contact through the clothing of the type prohib-
ited by subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), or (b) of section 
2244— 
‘‘(A) fined under this title and imprisoned 
for not more than 2 years; and 
‘‘(B) if the offense involves a child under the 
age of 12, imprisoned for not more than 10 
years.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 249 the following: 
‘‘250. Penalties for civil rights offenses involving sexual misconduct.’’. 
(b) SEXUAL ABUSE.—Section 2242 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end;
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(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) engages in a sexual act with another person 
without that other person’s consent, to include doing 
so through coercion;’’. 
(c) SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR, A WARD, OR AN INDI-
VIDUAL IN FEDERAL CUSTODY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2243 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting ‘‘Sexual abuse of a minor, a 
ward, or an individual in Federal cus-
tody’’; 
(B) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) 
as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(C) by adding after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN FEDERAL CUSTODY.—Who-
ever, while acting in their capacity as a Federal law en-
forcement officer, knowingly engages in a sexual act with 
an individual who is under arrest, under supervision, in 
detention, or in Federal custody, shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to section 
2243 and inserting the following: 
‘‘2243. Sexual abuse of a minor, a ward, or an individual in Federal custody.’’. 
(d) ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.—Section 2244(a) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) subsection (c) of section 2243 of this title 
had the sexual contact been a sexual act, shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than two 
years, or both;’’; 
(e) DEFINITION.—Section 2246 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(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.’’.
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SEC. 1203. 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 knowingly 
engage in a sexual act with an individual 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 consent 
of the other individual as a defense. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A State that receives 
a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral, on an annual basis, information on— 
(1) the number of reports made to law enforce-
ment agencies in that State regarding persons engag-
ing 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 infor-
mation as the Attorney General may reasonably require,
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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 Violence 
Against Women Formula Grant Program’’). 
(2) Section 41601 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Services Program’’). 
(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.
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(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). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the Dis-
trict of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Is-
lands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 1204. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 
year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Con-
gress and make publicly available on the Department of 
Justice website a report containing—
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(1) the information required to be reported to the 
Attorney General under section 1203(b); and 
(2) information on— 
(A) the number of reports made, during the 
previous year, to Federal law enforcement agen-
cies regarding persons engaging in a sexual act 
while acting under color of law; and 
(B) the disposition of each case in which 
sexual misconduct by a person acting under 
color of law was reported. 
(b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress a report on any violations of section 2243(c) of 
title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 1302, 
committed during the 1-year period covered by the report. 
(c) REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ON CONFLICTS 
BETWEEN STATE’S MARRIAGE-AGE AND AGE-BASED SEX 
OFFENSES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney 
General shall submit to Congress a report that examines 
inconsistencies between State laws on marriage-age and 
State laws on age-based sex offenses and, in particular, 
States with laws that—
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(1) provide an exception to definitions of age- 
based sex offenses (including statutory rape), or a de-
fense to prosecution for such offenses, based on the 
marriage of the perpetrator to the victim; or 
(2) allow marriages between parties at ages, or 
with age differences between them, such that sexual 
acts between those parties outside of marriage would 
constitute an age-based sex offense (including statu-
tory rape). 
SEC. 1205. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1301. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION. 
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 1302. FEDERAL VICTIM AND WITNESS COORDINATORS 
REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1910) is amended 
to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM AND 
WITNESS COORDINATORS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
United States attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic-
tim and witness coordinators for the prosecution of sex 
crimes and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such 
as the District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 1303. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI-
CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘subtitle $2,300,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 1304. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’.
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SEC. 1305. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 1306. REVIEW OF LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE AND 
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VI-
OLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
complete a review and submit to Congress a report on 
whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having 
a substance use disorder. 
SEC. 1307. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FED-
ERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEX-
UAL VIOLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
establish an interagency working group to study Federal 
efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make rec-
ommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be com-
prised of at least one representative from each of the fol-
lowing agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that 
agency:
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(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. 
(2) The Department of Education. 
(3) The Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(5) The Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the 
following: 
(1) What activity constitutes different acts of 
sexual violence. 
(2) Whether reports that use the same terms for 
acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on 
these acts. 
(3) Whether the context which led to an act of 
sexual violence should impact how that act is ac-
counted for in reports. 
(4) Whether the data collected is presented in a 
way that allows the general public to understand 
what acts of sexual violence are included in each 
measurement. 
(5) Steps that agencies that compile reports re-
lating to sexual violence can take to avoid double 
counting incidents of sexual violence.
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(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall 
publish and submit to Congress a report on the following: 
(1) The activities of the Working Group. 
(2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal ef-
forts to collect data on sexual violence. 
(3) Actions Federal agencies can take to imple-
ment the recommendations described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) Recommendations, if any, for congressional 
action to implement the recommendations described 
in paragraph (2). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi-
nate 30 days after the date on which the report is submitted 
pursuant to subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HARMONIZE.—The term ‘‘harmonize’’ in-
cludes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collec-
tion to produce complementary information, as ap-
propriate, 
without 
compromising 
programmatic 
needs. 
(2) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘sexual vio-
lence’’ includes an unwanted sexual act (including 
both contact and non-contact) about which the Fed-
eral Government collects information.
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(3) WORKING
GROUP.—The term ‘‘Working 
Group’’ means the interagency working group estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1308. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 
RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE; ASSISTANCE FOR 
MICROBUSINESSES. 
Section 41501(b) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘companies and public enti-
ties’’ and inserting ‘‘companies, public entities’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and employers with 
fewer than 20 employees’’ after ‘‘State and local 
governments’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, which materials shall 
include a website with resources for employers with 
fewer than 20 employees, including live training ma-
terials’’. 
SEC. 1309. CIVIL ACTION RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF IN-
TIMATE IMAGES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) COMMERCIAL PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT.—The 
term ‘‘commercial pornographic content’’ means any 
material that is subject to the record keeping require-
ments under section 2257 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
(2) CONSENT.—The term ‘‘consent’’ means an af-
firmative, conscious, and voluntary authorization 
made by the individual free from force, fraud, mis-
representation, or coercion. 
(3) DEPICTED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘depicted 
individual’’ means an individual whose body appears 
in whole or in part in an intimate visual depiction 
and who is identifiable by virtue of the person’s face, 
likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such 
as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature, 
or from information displayed in connection with the 
visual depiction. 
(4) DISCLOSE.—The term ‘‘disclose’’ means to 
transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible. 
(5) INTIMATE
VISUAL
DEPICTION.—The term 
‘‘intimate visual depiction’’— 
(A) means a visual depiction, as that term 
is defined in section 2256(5) of title 18, United 
States Code, that depicts—
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(i) the uncovered genitals, pubic area, 
anus, or post-pubescent female nipple of an 
identifiable individual; or 
(ii) the display or transfer of bodily 
sexual fluids— 
(I) on to any part of the body of 
an identifiable individual; 
(II) from the body of an identifi-
able individual; or 
(III) an identifiable individual 
engaging in sexually explicit conduct 
and 
(B) includes any visual depictions described 
in subparagraph (A) produced while the identifi-
able individual was in a public place only if the 
individual did not— 
(i) voluntarily display the content de-
picted; or 
(ii) consent to the sexual conduct de-
picted. 
(6) SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT
CONDUCT.—The term 
‘‘sexually explicit conduct’’ has the meaning given the 
term in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 2256(2) 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) CIVIL ACTION.—
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(1) RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (4), an individual whose intimate 
visual depiction is disclosed, in or affecting 
interstate or foreign commerce or using any 
means or facility of interstate or foreign com-
merce, without the consent of the individual, 
where such disclosure was made by a person who 
knows that, or recklessly disregards whether, the 
individual has not consented to such disclosure, 
may bring a civil action against that person in 
an appropriate district court of the United 
States for relief as set forth in paragraph (3). 
(B) RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS.—In the case of an individual who is 
under 18 years of age, incompetent, incapaci-
tated, or deceased, the legal guardian of the indi-
vidual or representative of the identifiable indi-
vidual’s estate, another family member, or any 
other person appointed as suitable by the court, 
may assume the identifiable individual’s’ rights 
under this section, but in no event shall the de-
fendant be named as such representative or 
guardian.
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(2) CONSENT.—For purposes of an action under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) the fact that the individual consented to 
the creation of the depiction shall not establish 
that the person consented to its distribution; and 
(B) the fact that the individual disclosed the 
intimate visual depiction to someone else shall 
not establish that the person consented to the fur-
ther disclosure of the intimate visual depiction 
by the person alleged to have violated paragraph 
(1). 
(3) RELIEF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In a civil action filed 
under this section— 
(i) an individual may recover the ac-
tual damages sustained by the individual or 
liquidated damages in the amount of 
$150,000, and the cost of the action, includ-
ing reasonable attorney’s fees and other liti-
gation costs reasonably incurred; and 
(ii) the court may, in addition to any 
other relief available at law, order equitable 
relief, including a temporary restraining 
order, a preliminary injunction, or a per-
manent injunction ordering the defendant
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to cease display or disclosure of the visual 
depiction. 
(B) PRESERVATION OF ANONYMITY.—In or-
dering relief under subparagraph (A), the court 
may grant injunctive relief maintaining the con-
fidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym. 
(4) EXCEPTIONS.—An identifiable individual 
may not bring an action for relief under this section 
relating to— 
(A) an intimate image that is commercial 
pornographic content, unless that content was 
produced by force, fraud, misrepresentation, or 
coercion of the depicted individual; 
(B) a disclosure made in good faith— 
(i) to a law enforcement officer or 
agency; 
(ii) as part of a legal proceeding; 
(iii) as part of medical education, di-
agnosis, or treatment; or 
(iv) in the reporting or investigation 
of— 
(I) unlawful content; or 
(II) unsolicited or unwelcome con-
duct;
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(C) a matter of public concern or public in-
terest; or 
(D) a disclosure reasonably intended to as-
sist the identifiable individual. 
SEC. 1310. CHOOSE RESPECT ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Choose Respect Act’’. 
(b) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 146. Choose Respect Day 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—October 1 is Choose Respect Day. 
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION.—All private citizens, organiza-
tions, and Federal, State, and local governmental and legis-
lative entities are encouraged to recognize Choose Respect 
Day through proclamations, activities, and educational ef-
forts in furtherance of changing the culture around the tol-
erance of violence against women.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘146. Choose Respect Day.’’. 
(c) MEDIA CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
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(A) 
DIRECTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Director’’ 
means the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women. 
(B) NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—The term 
‘‘national media campaign’’ means the national 
‘‘Choose Respect’’ media campaign described in 
paragraph (2). 
(2) MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—The Director shall, to the 
extent feasible and appropriate, conduct a national 
‘‘Choose Respect’’ media campaign in accordance 
with this section for the purposes of— 
(A) preventing and discouraging violence 
against women, including domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking by tar-
geting the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of 
individuals who have or are likely to commit 
such crimes; 
(B) encouraging victims of the crimes de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) to seek help through 
the means determined to be most effective by the 
most current evidence available, including seek-
ing legal representation; and 
(C) informing the public about the help 
available to victims of the crimes described in 
subparagraph (A).
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(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made available 
to carry out this section for the national media 
campaign may only be used for the following: 
(i) The purchase of media time and 
space, including the strategic planning for, 
tracking, and accounting of, such purchases. 
(ii) Creative and talent costs, con-
sistent with subparagraph (B). 
(iii) 
Advertising 
production 
costs, 
which may include television, radio, inter-
net, social media, and other commercial 
marketing venues. 
(iv) Testing and evaluation of adver-
tising. 
(v) Evaluation of the effectiveness of 
the national media campaign. 
(vi) Costs of contracts to carry out ac-
tivities authorized by this subsection. 
(vii) Partnerships with professional 
and civic groups, community-based organi-
zations, including faith-based organizations 
and culturally specific organizations, and 
government organizations related to the na-
tional media campaign.
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(viii) Entertainment industry out-
reach, interactive outreach, media projects 
and activities, public information, news 
media outreach, corporate sponsorship and 
participation, and professional sports asso-
ciations and military branch participation. 
(ix) Operational and management ex-
penses. 
(B) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) CREATIVE
SERVICES.—In using 
amounts for creative and talent costs under 
subparagraph (A), the Director shall use 
creative services donated at no cost to the 
Government wherever feasible and may only 
procure creative services for advertising— 
(I) responding to high-priority or 
emergent campaign needs that cannot 
timely be obtained at no cost; or 
(II) intended to reach a minority, 
ethnic, or other special audience that 
cannot reasonably be obtained at no 
cost. 
(ii) TESTING AND EVALUATION OF AD-
VERTISING.—In using amounts for testing 
and evaluation of advertising under sub-
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paragraph (A)(iv), the Director shall test 
all advertisements prior to use in the na-
tional media campaign to ensure that the 
advertisements are effective with the target 
audience and meet industry-accepted stand-
ards. The Director may waive this require-
ment for advertisements using not more 
than 10 percent of the purchase of adver-
tising time purchased under this section in 
a fiscal year and not more than 10 percent 
of the advertising space purchased under 
this section in a fiscal year, if the advertise-
ments respond to emergent and time-sen-
sitive campaign needs or the advertisements 
will not be widely utilized in the national 
media campaign. 
(iii) CONSULTATION.—For the plan-
ning of the campaign under paragraph (2), 
the Director may consult with— 
(I) the Office for Victims of 
Crime, the Administration on Chil-
dren, Youth and Families, and other 
related Federal Government entities; 
(II) State, local, and Indian Trib-
al governments;
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(III) the prevention of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, including national 
and local non-profits; and 
(IV) 
communications 
profes-
sionals. 
(iv) EVALUATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS 
OF NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.—In using 
amounts for the evaluation of the effective-
ness of the national media campaign under 
subparagraph (A)(v), the Attorney General 
shall— 
(I) designate an independent enti-
ty to evaluate by April 20 of each year 
the effectiveness of the national media 
campaign based on data from any rel-
evant studies or publications, as deter-
mined by the Attorney General, includ-
ing tracking and evaluation data col-
lected according to marketing and ad-
vertising industry standards; and 
(II) ensure that the effectiveness of 
the national media campaign is evalu-
ated in a manner that enables consid-
eration of whether the national media
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campaign has contributed to changes 
in attitude or behaviors among the tar-
get audience with respect to violence 
against women and such other meas-
ures of evaluation as the Attorney Gen-
eral determines are appropriate. 
(4) ADVERTISING.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Director shall ensure that sufficient funds 
are allocated to meet the stated goals of the national 
media campaign. 
(5) RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS UNDER 
THE PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall deter-
mine the overall purposes and strategy of the na-
tional media campaign. 
(B) DIRECTOR.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall 
approve— 
(I) the strategy of the national 
media campaign; 
(II) all advertising and pro-
motional material used in the national 
media campaign; and
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(III) the plan for the purchase of 
advertising time and space for the na-
tional media campaign. 
(ii) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director 
shall be responsible for implementing a fo-
cused national media campaign to meet the 
purposes described in paragraph (2) and 
shall ensure— 
(I) 
information 
disseminated 
through the campaign is accurate and 
scientifically valid; and 
(II) the campaign is designed 
using strategies demonstrated to be the 
most effective at achieving the goals 
and requirements of paragraph (2), 
which may include— 
(aa) a media campaign, as 
described in paragraph (3); 
(bb) local, regional, or popu-
lation specific messaging; 
(cc) 
the 
development 
of 
websites to publicize and dissemi-
nate information;
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(dd) conducting outreach and 
providing educational resources 
for women; 
(ee) collaborating with law 
enforcement agencies; and 
(ff) providing support for 
school-based public health edu-
cation classes to improve teen 
knowledge about the effects of vio-
lence against women. 
(6) PROHIBITIONS.—None of the amounts made 
available under paragraph (3) may be obligated or 
expended for any of the following: 
(A) 
To 
supplant 
current 
antiviolence 
against women campaigns by community-based 
coalitions. 
(B) To supplant pro bono public service 
time donated by national and local broadcasting 
networks for other public service campaigns. 
(C) For partisan political purposes, or to 
express advocacy in support of or to defeat any 
clearly identified candidate, clearly identified 
ballot initiative, or clearly identified legislative 
or regulatory proposal.
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(D) To fund advertising that features any 
elected officials, persons seeking elected office, 
cabinet level officials, or other Federal officials 
employed pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(E) To fund advertising that does not con-
tain a primary message intended to reduce or 
prevent violence against women. 
(F) To fund advertising containing a pri-
mary message intended to promote support for 
the national media campaign or private sector 
contributions to the national media campaign. 
(7) FINANCIAL
AND
PERFORMANCE
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY.—The Director shall cause to be performed— 
(A) audits and reviews of costs of the na-
tional media campaign pursuant to section 4706 
of title 41, United States Code; and 
(B) an audit to determine whether the costs 
of the national media campaign are allowable 
under chapter 43 of title 41, United States Code. 
(8) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director shall 
submit on an annual basis a report to Congress that 
describes—
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including each recipient of funds, the purpose of 
each expenditure, the amount of each expendi-
ture, any available outcome information, and 
any other information necessary to provide a 
complete accounting of the funds expended; and 
(J) a review and evaluation of the effective-
ness of the national media campaign strategy for 
the previous year. 
(9) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Direc-
tor to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2027, to remain available 
until expended. 
SEC. 1311. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME 
ACT. 
Section 1403(a)(1) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20102(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’. 
SEC. 1312. ELIMINATING THE MARRIAGE DEFENSE TO STAT-
UTORY RAPE. 
Section 2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1) In a’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In a’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
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SEC. 1313. SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON CULTURALLY SPE-
CIFIC COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE OFFICE OF 
JUSTICE PROGRAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; DUTIES.—There shall be a Sen-
ior Policy Advisor on Culturally Specific Communities 
within the Office of Justice Programs who shall, under the 
guidance and authority of the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Office of Justice Programs— 
(1) advise on the administration of grants re-
lated to culturally specific (as defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12291(a))) services and contracts with cul-
turally specific organizations; 
(2) coordinate development of Federal policy, 
protocols, and guidelines on matters relating to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking (as those terms are defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12291(a)), in culturally specific commu-
nities; 
(3) advise the Assistant Attorney General for the 
Office of Justice Programs concerning policies, legis-
lation, implementation of laws, and other issues relat-
ing to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking in culturally specific communities;
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(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to other offices and bureaus in the De-
partment of Justice to develop policy and to enforce 
Federal laws relating to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking in culturally spe-
cific communities; 
(5) ensure that appropriate technical assistance, 
developed and provided by entities having expertise in 
culturally specific communities, is made available to 
grantees and potential grantees proposing to serve 
culturally specific communities; and 
(6) ensure access to grants and technical assist-
ance for culturally specific organizations and analyze 
the distribution of funding in order to identify bar-
riers for culturally specific organizations. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Senior Policy Advisor on 
Culturally Specific Communities shall be an individual 
with— 
(1) personal, lived, and work experience from a 
culturally specific community; and 
(2) a demonstrated history of and expertise in 
addressing domestic violence or sexual assault in a 
nongovernmental agency. 
(c) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Attor-
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ney General of the Office of Justice Programs shall appoint 
an individual as Senior Policy Advisor on Culturally Spe-
cific Communities. 
SEC. 1314. TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EDU-
CATION. 
(a) TASK FORCE
ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE
IN EDU-
CATION.—Not later than September 1, 2022, the Secretary 
of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
and the Attorney General shall establish a joint interagency 
task force to be known as the ‘‘Task Force on Sexual Vio-
lence in Education’’ that shall— 
(1) provide pertinent information to the Sec-
retary of Education, the Attorney General, Congress, 
and the public with respect to campus sexual violence 
prevention, investigations, and responses, including 
the creation of consistent, public complaint processes 
for violations of title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and section 
485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1092(f)); 
(2) provide recommendations to educational in-
stitutions for establishing sexual assault prevention 
and response teams; 
(3) develop recommendations for educational in-
stitutions on providing survivor resources, including
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health care, sexual assault kits, sexual assault nurse 
examiners, culturally responsive and inclusive stand-
ards of care, trauma-informed services, and access to 
confidential advocacy and support services; 
(4) develop recommendations in conjunction with 
student groups for best practices for responses to and 
prevention of sexual violence and dating violence for 
educational institutions, taking into consideration an 
institution’s size and resources; 
(5) develop recommendations for educational in-
stitutions on sex education, as appropriate, training 
for school staff, and various equitable discipline mod-
els; 
(6) develop recommendations on culturally re-
sponsive and inclusive approaches to supporting sur-
vivors, which include consideration of race, ethnicity, 
national origin, religion, immigrant status, lesbian, 
gay, bisexual, or transgender (commonly referred to 
as ‘‘LGBT’’) status, ability, disability, socio-economic 
status, exposure to trauma, and other compounding 
factors; 
(7) solicit periodic input from a diverse group of 
survivors, trauma specialists, advocates from na-
tional, State, and local anti-sexual violence advocacy
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organizations, institutions of higher education, and 
other public stakeholders; 
(8) assess the Department of Education’s ability 
under section 902 of the Education Amendments of 
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1682) to levy intermediate fines for 
noncompliance with title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and the advis-
ability of additional remedies for such noncompli-
ance, in addition to the remedies already available 
under Federal law; and 
(9) create a plan described in subsection (c). 
(b) PERSONNEL DETAILS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
DETAIL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the head of a component 
of any Federal agency for which appropriations are 
authorized under the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 13925 et seq.), or any amendments 
made by that Act, may detail an officer or employee 
of such component to the Task Force on Sexual Vio-
lence in Education or to the Secretary of Education 
to assist the Task Force with the duties described in 
subsection (a), as jointly agreed to by the head of such 
component and the Task Force. 
(2) TERMS OF DETAIL.—A personnel detail made 
under paragraph (1) may be made—
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(A) for a period of not more than 3 years; 
and 
(B) on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
basis. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Task Force on Sexual Violence in 
Education is established under subsection (a), the Task 
Force shall submit to Congress recommendations for recruit-
ing, retaining, and training a highly-qualified workforce 
employed by the Department of Education to carry out in-
vestigation of complaints alleging a violation of title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) 
or section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1092(f)), and enforcement of such title IX (20 U.S.C. 
1681 et seq.) or such section 485(f) (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)), with 
respect to sexual violence in education, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) an assessment to identify gaps or challenges 
in carrying out such investigation and enforcement, 
which may include surveying the current investiga-
tive workforce to solicit feedback on areas in need of 
improvement; 
(2) an examination of issues of recruiting, reten-
tion, and the professional development of the current 
investigative workforce, including the possibility of
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providing retention bonuses or other forms of com-
pensation for the purpose of ensuring the Department 
of Education has the capacity, in both personnel and 
skills, needed to properly perform its mission and 
provide adequate oversight of educational institutions; 
(3) an assessment of the benefits of outreach and 
training with both law enforcement agencies and edu-
cational institutions with respect to such workforce; 
(4) an examination of best practices for making 
educational institutions aware of the most effective 
campus sexual violence prevention, investigation, and 
response practices and identifying areas where more 
research should be conducted; and 
(5) strategies for addressing such other matters 
as the Secretary of Education considers necessary to 
sexual violence prevention, investigation, and re-
sponses. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTING.—The Task Force on Sexual 
Violence in Education shall submit to Congress, and make 
publicly available, an annual report of its activities and 
any update of the plan required under subsection (c), in-
cluding— 
(1) the number of complaints received regarding 
sexual violence at educational institutions;
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(2) the number of open investigations of sexual 
violence at educational institutions; 
(3) the number of such complaints that contin-
ued to resolution; 
(4) the number of such complaints resolved using 
informal resolution; 
(5) the average time to complete such an inves-
tigation; 
(6) the number of such investigations initiated 
based on complaints; and 
(7) the number of such investigations initiated 
by the Department of Education. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The 
term 
‘‘educational institution’’ includes an institution of 
higher education, an elementary school, or a sec-
ondary school. 
(2) 
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL; 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL.—The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ and ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
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ing given the term in section 102 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
SEC. 1315. BREE’S LAW. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as 
‘‘Bree’s Law’’. 
(b) TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION.—Section 
1708 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-7) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) CERTAIN DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(b)(3), the Secretary may make grants to carry out 
demonstration projects for the purpose of improving 
adolescent health, including— 
‘‘(A) projects to train health care providers 
in providing services to adolescents; and 
‘‘(B) projects to reduce the incidence of vio-
lence among adolescents, particularly violence re-
lated to teen dating, which shall include projects 
to develop and implement educational program 
to increase abuse awareness and prevention. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
the purpose of carrying out paragraph (1), there are
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authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) INTERAGENCY WORK GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish the Federal Interagency Work Group on Teen 
Dating Violence (referred to in this section as the 
‘Work Group’). 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of Bree’s Law, 
the Secretary shall appoint representatives to the 
Work Group from the Administration for Chil-
dren and Families, the Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, the Department of 
Education, the Department of Justice, and other 
Federal agencies as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Work Group 
shall consult with— 
‘‘(i) experts at the State, Tribal, and 
local levels with relevant backgrounds in re-
ducing and preventing the incidence of teen 
dating violence;
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‘‘(ii) victims of teen dating violence; 
and 
‘‘(iii) family members of teens who 
were killed by a dating partner. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Work Group shall— 
‘‘(A) examine all Federal efforts directed to-
wards reducing and preventing teen dating vio-
lence; 
‘‘(B) identify strategies, resources, and sup-
ports to improve State, Tribal, and local re-
sponses to the incidence of teen dating violence; 
‘‘(C) make recommendations to Congress for 
improving Federal programs and efforts and co-
ordination across such programs and efforts to 
reduce and prevent teen dating violence; and 
‘‘(D) make recommendations for educating 
middle and high school students on teen dating 
violence. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
REPORT
TO
SECRETARY.—The 
Work Group shall annually prepare and submit to 
the Secretary, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Rep-
resentatives, a report on the activities carried out by 
the Work Group under subsection (c), including rec-
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ommendations to reduce and prevent teen dating vio-
lence.’’. 
SEC. 1316. FAIRNESS FOR RAPE KIT BACKLOG SURVIVORS 
ACT OF 2022. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022’’. 
(b) CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION.—Section 1403(b) 
of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20102(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para-
graph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) beginning not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, such program— 
‘‘(A) provides a waiver for any application 
filing deadline imposed by the program for a 
crime victim if— 
‘‘(i) the crime victim is otherwise eligi-
ble for compensation; and 
‘‘(ii) the delay in filing the application 
was a result of a delay in the testing of, or 
a delay in the DNA profile matching from,
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a sexual assault forensic examination kit or 
biological material collected as evidence re-
lated to a sexual offense; and 
‘‘(B) does not require the crime victim to 
undergo an appeals process to have the applica-
tion of the crime victim considered for a filing 
deadline waiver under subparagraph (A); and’’. 
SEC. 1317. STUDY RELATING TO STATE ACTIONS TO PRO-
HIBIT AIDING AND ABETTING SEXUAL MIS-
CONDUCT IN SCHOOLS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Education shall publish in the 
Federal Register the findings of the Department of Edu-
cation’s study, as described in the notice published in the 
Federal Register entitled ‘‘Agency Information Collection 
Activities; Comment Request; Study of State Policies to 
Prohibit Aiding and Abetting Sexual Misconduct in 
Schools’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 57708 (October 28, 2019)), review-
ing State actions to prohibit, in accordance with section 
8546 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7926), the aiding and abetting of sexual 
misconduct in schools.
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SEC. 1318. SUPPORTING ACCESS TO NURSE EXAMS ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act’’ or the ‘‘SANE 
Act’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 304 of the DNA Sexual As-
sault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723) is amended 
by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ includes— 
‘‘(A) a State, Tribal, or local government or 
hospital; 
‘‘(B) a sexual assault examination program, 
including— 
‘‘(i) a SANE program; 
‘‘(ii) a SAFE program; 
‘‘(iii) a SART program; 
‘‘(iv) medical personnel, including a 
doctor or nurse, involved in treating victims 
of sexual assault; and 
‘‘(v) a victim service provider involved 
in treating victims of sexual assault; 
‘‘(C) a State sexual assault coalition; 
‘‘(D) a health care facility, including a hos-
pital that provides sexual assault forensic exami-
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nations by a qualified or certified SANE or 
SAFE; 
‘‘(E) a sexual assault examination program 
that provides SANE or SAFE training; and 
‘‘(F) a community-based program that pro-
vides sexual assault forensic examinations, in-
cluding pediatric forensic exams in a multidisci-
plinary setting, by a qualified or certified SANE 
or SAFE outside of a traditional health care set-
ting. 
‘‘(2) HEALTH CARE FACILITY.—The term ‘health 
care facility’ means any State, local, Tribal, commu-
nity, free, nonprofit, academic, or private medical fa-
cility, including a hospital, that provides emergency 
medical care to patients. 
‘‘(3) MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATION; MFE.— 
The term ‘medical forensic examination’ or ‘MFE’ 
means an examination of a sexual assault patient by 
a health care provider, who has specialized education 
and clinical experience in the collection of forensic 
evidence and treatment of these patients, which in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) gathering information from the patient 
for the medical forensic history; 
‘‘(B) an examination;
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‘‘(C) coordinating treatment of injuries, 
documentation of biological and physical find-
ings, and collection of evidence from the patient; 
‘‘(D) documentation of findings; 
‘‘(E) providing information, treatment, and 
referrals for sexually transmitted infections, 
pregnancy, suicidal ideation, alcohol and sub-
stance abuse, and other non-acute medical con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(F) providing follow-up as needed to pro-
vide additional healing, treatment, or collection 
of evidence. 
‘‘(4) PEDIATRIC SANE AND SAFE.—The term ‘pe-
diatric SANE and SAFE’ means a SANE or SAFE 
who is trained to conduct sexual assault forensic ex-
aminations on children and youth between the ages of 
0 and 18. 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.—The term ‘quali-
fied personnel’ includes a registered or advanced prac-
tice nurse, physician, doctor of osteopathy, or physi-
cian assistant who has specialized training con-
ducting medical forensic examinations. 
‘‘(6) QUALIFIED SANE AND SAFE TRAINING PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘qualified SANE and SAFE train-
ing program’ means a program that—
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‘‘(A) is qualified to prepare current and fu-
ture sexual assault nurse examiners to be profes-
sion-ready and meet the applicable State and 
National certification and licensure require-
ments, through didactic, clinical, preceptor, or 
capstone programs that include longer-term 
training; 
‘‘(B) provides that preparation under a 
health care model that uses trauma-informed 
techniques; and 
‘‘(C) is approved as meeting the most recent 
National Training Standards for Sexual Assault 
Medical Forensic Examiners. 
‘‘(7) RURAL AREA.—The term ‘rural area’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 40002 of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291). 
‘‘(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(9) SEXUAL
ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act or sexual 
contact proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, 
including when the individual lacks capacity to con-
sent.
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‘‘(10) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
FORENSIC
EXAMINER; 
SAFE.—The term ‘sexual assault forensic examiner’ or 
‘SAFE’ means an individual who has specialized fo-
rensic training in treating sexual assault survivors 
and conducting medical forensic examinations. 
‘‘(11) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
FORENSIC
EXAMINA-
TION.—The term ‘sexual assault forensic examination’ 
means an examination of a sexual assault patient by 
a health care provider, who has specialized education 
and clinical experience in the collection of forensic 
evidence and treatment of these patients, which in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) gathering information from the patient 
for the medical forensic history; 
‘‘(B) an examination; 
‘‘(C) coordinating treatment of injuries, 
documentation of biological and physical find-
ings, and collection of evidence from the patient; 
‘‘(D) documentation of findings; 
‘‘(E) providing information, treatment, and 
referrals for sexually transmitted infections, 
pregnancy, suicidal ideation, alcohol and sub-
stance abuse, and other non-acute medical con-
cerns; and
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‘‘(F) providing follow-up as needed to pro-
vide additional healing, treatment, or collection 
of evidence. 
‘‘(12) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
NURSE
EXAMINER; 
SANE.—The term ‘sexual assault nurse examiner’ or 
‘SANE’ means a registered or advanced practice 
nurse who has specialized training conducting med-
ical forensic examinations. 
‘‘(13) 
SEXUAL
ASSAULT
RESPONSE
TEAM; 
SART.—The term ‘sexual assault response team’ or 
‘SART’ means a multidisciplinary team that— 
‘‘(A) provides a specialized and immediate 
response to survivors of sexual assault; and 
‘‘(B) may include health care personnel, law 
enforcement 
representatives, 
community-based 
survivor advocates, prosecutors, and forensic sci-
entists. 
‘‘(14) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
and any territory or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(15) TRAUMA-INFORMED.—The term ‘trauma- 
informed’ means, with respect to services or training, 
services or training that— 
‘‘(A) use a patient-centered approach to 
providing services or care;
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‘‘(B) promote the dignity, strength, and em-
powerment of patients who have experienced 
trauma; and 
‘‘(C) incorporate evidence-based practices 
based on knowledge about the impact of trauma 
on patients’ lives. 
‘‘(16) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term 
‘underserved populations’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291).’’. 
(c) SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER GRANTS.— 
Section 304 of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 
(34 U.S.C. 40723) is amended by inserting after subsection 
(a), as amended by subsection (b) of this section, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER TRAINING 
PROGRAM GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION FOR GRANTS.—The Attor-
ney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
make grants to eligible entities for the following pur-
poses: 
‘‘(A) To establish qualified regional SANE 
training programs— 
‘‘(i) to provide clinical education for 
SANE students;
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‘‘(ii) to provide salaries for full and 
part-time 
SANE 
instructors, 
including 
those specializing in pediatrics and working 
in a multidisciplinary team setting, to help 
with the clinical training of SANEs; and 
‘‘(iii) to provide access to simulation 
laboratories and other resources necessary 
for clinical education. 
‘‘(B) To provide full and part time salaries 
for SANEs and SAFEs, including pediatric 
SANEs and SAFEs. 
‘‘(C) To increase access to SANEs and 
SAFEs by otherwise providing training, edu-
cation, or technical assistance relating to the col-
lection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA 
samples and DNA evidence by SANEs, SAFEs, 
and other qualified personnel. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE FOR GRANTS.—In reviewing 
applications for grants under this section, the Attor-
ney General shall give preference to any eligible enti-
ty that certifies in the grant application that the enti-
ty will coordinate with a rape crisis center or the 
State sexual assault coalition to facilitate sexual as-
sault advocacy to support sexual assault survivors 
and use the grant funds to—
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‘‘(A) establish qualified SANE training pro-
grams in localities with a high volume of foren-
sic trauma cases, including adult and child sex-
ual assault, domestic violence, elder abuse, sex 
trafficking, and strangulation cases; 
‘‘(B) increase the local and regional avail-
ability of full and part time sexual assault nurse 
examiners in a rural area, Tribal area, an area 
with a health professional shortage, or for an un-
derserved population, including efforts to provide 
culturally competent services; or 
‘‘(C) establish or sustain sexual assault mo-
bile teams or units or otherwise enhance SANE 
and SAFE access through telehealth.’’. 
(d) DIRECTIVE.—Section 304 of the DNA Sexual As-
sault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), as added by 
subsection (c) of this section, the following: 
‘‘(c) DIRECTIVE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the beginning 
of fiscal year 2022, the Attorney General shall coordi-
nate with the Secretary to inform health care facili-
ties, including Federally qualified health centers and
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(e) REPORTS TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.—On the 
date that is 1 year after the date on which a State, Indian 
Tribe, or unit of local government receives a grant under 
this section, and annually thereafter, the chief executive offi-
cer of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local govern-
ment shall submit to the Attorney General a report which 
contains— 
(1) a summary of the activities carried out dur-
ing the previous year with any grant received under 
this section by such State, Indian Tribe, or unit of 
local government; 
(2) an evaluation of the results of such activities; 
and 
(3) such other information as the Attorney Gen-
eral may reasonably require. 
(f) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than November 
1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate a report that contains a compilation of the infor-
mation contained in the reports submitted under subsection 
(e). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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‘‘(A) develop and implement a program for 
properly and legally serving protection orders 
through electronic communication methods to— 
‘‘(i) modernize the service process and 
make the process more effective and effi-
cient; 
‘‘(ii) provide for improved safety of 
victims; and 
‘‘(iii) make protection orders enforce-
able as quickly as possible; 
‘‘(B) develop best practices relating to the 
service of protection orders through electronic 
communication methods; 
‘‘(C) ensure that the program developed 
under subparagraph (A) complies with due proc-
ess requirements and any other procedures re-
quired by law or by a court; and 
‘‘(D) implement any technology necessary to 
carry out the program developed under subpara-
graph (A), such as technology to verify and track 
the receipt of a protection order by the intended 
party. 
‘‘(2) TIMELINE.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall—
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ment, and stalking, and organizations engaged in the 
prevention of and response to, and advocacy on behalf 
of victims of, domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking, includ-
ing victims from culturally specific populations and 
victims with disabilities, regarding the development 
and design of such survey tool and the methodology 
for administration of such survey tool; and 
(3) ensure that the survey tool is readily acces-
sible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. 
(c) ELEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The survey tool developed 
pursuant to this section shall be fair and unbiased, 
be scientifically valid and reliable, meet the highest 
standards of survey research, and notify the partici-
pant that anonymized results of the survey may be 
published. 
(2) SURVEY QUESTIONS.—Survey questions in-
cluded in the survey tool developed pursuant to this 
section shall— 
(A) be designed to gather information on 
student experiences with domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 
and stalking, including the experiences of victims 
of such incidents;