economic resources to which they are entitled, in-
cluding using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to— 
‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, 
assets, credit, or financial information; 
‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco-
nomic resources, including money, assets, and 
credit, for one’s own advantage; or 
‘‘(C) exert undue influence over a person’s 
financial and economic behavior or decisions, 
including forcing default on joint or other fi-
nancial obligations, exploiting powers of attor-
ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing 
or neglecting to act in the best interests of a 
person to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 
‘‘(49) INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.—The term 
‘internet enabled device’ means devices that have a 
connection the Internet, send and receive informa-
tion and data, and maybe accessed via mobile device 
technology, video technology, or computer tech-
nology, away from the location where the device is 
installed, and may include home automation sys-
tems, door locks, and thermostats. 
‘‘(50) 
TECHNOLOGICAL
ABUSE.—The 
term 
‘technological abuse’ means an act or pattern of be-
havior that occurs within domestic violence, sexual 
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assault, dating violence or stalking and is intended 
to harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, 
impersonate, exploit, extort, or monitor, except as 
otherwise permitted by law, another person, that oc-
curs using any form of technology, including: inter-
net enabled devices, online spaces and platforms, 
computers, mobile devices, cameras and imaging 
platforms, apps, location tracking devices, commu-
nication technologies, or any other emerging tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(51) FEMALE
GENITAL
MUTILATION.—The 
terms ‘female genital mutilation’, ‘female genital 
cutting’, ‘FGM/C’, or ‘female circumcision’ means 
the intentional removal or infibulation (or both) of 
either the whole or part of the external female geni-
talia for non-medical reasons. External female geni-
talia includes the pubis, labia minora, labia majora, 
clitoris, and urethral and vaginal openings. 
‘‘(52) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act. The 
terms ‘abuse,’ ‘elder,’ and ‘exploitation’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j). 
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‘‘(53) FORCED
MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 
marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both 
parties do not or cannot consent, and in which one 
or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is 
present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and 
a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking. 
‘‘(54) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 41403(6).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘For the purpose of all grants author-
ized under this title:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
subparagraph (G) the following: 
‘‘(H) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI-
VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of 
the death of any victim whose confidentiality 
and privacy is required to be protected under 
this subsection, such requirement shall continue 
to apply, and the right to authorize release of 
any confidential or protected information be 
vested in the next of kin, except that consent 
for release of the deceased victim’s information 
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may not be given by a person who had per-
petrated abuse against the deceased victim. 
‘‘(I) USE OF TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees and 
subgrantees may use telephone, internet, and 
other technologies to protect the privacy, loca-
tion and help-seeking activities of victims using 
services. Such technologies may include— 
‘‘(i) software, apps or hardware that 
block caller ID or conceal IP addresses, in-
cluding instances in which victims use dig-
ital services; or 
‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in-
hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to 
use technology or social media to threaten, 
harass or harm the victim, the victim’s 
family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, or 
the program providing services to them.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing’’ the following: ‘‘, provided that the con-
fidentiality and privacy requirements of this 
title are maintained, and that personally identi-
fying information about adult, youth, and child 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
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sexual assault and stalking is not requested or 
included in any such collaboration or informa-
tion-sharing’’; 
(D) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Such disbursing agencies must 
ensure that the confidentiality and privacy re-
quirements of this title are maintained in mak-
ing such reports, and that personally identifying 
information about adult, youth and child vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault and stalking is not requested or in-
cluded in any such reports.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘under 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title. In 
this title, including for the purpose of grants 
authorized under this title, the term ‘violent 
crimes against women’ includes violent crimes 
against a person of any gender.’’; 
(F) in paragraph (11), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence 
Against Women shall make all technical assist-
ance available as broadly as possible to any ap-
propriate 
grantees, 
subgrantees, 
potential 
grantees, or other entities without regard to 
whether the entity has received funding from 
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the Office on Violence Against Women for a 
particular program or project.’’; 
(G) in paragraph (13)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
after ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2013’’ the following: 
‘‘(Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘section 3789d of title 42, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 809 of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10228)’’; 
(H) in paragraph (14), by inserting after 
‘‘are also victims of’’ the following: ‘‘forced 
marriage, or’’; 
(I) by striking paragraph (15); and 
(J) in paragraph (16)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (A)(iii) and 
inserting the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—A re-
cipient of grant funds under this Act that 
is found to have an unresolved audit find-
ing shall be eligible to receive prompt, indi-
vidualized technical assistance to resolve 
the audit finding and to prevent future 
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findings, for a period not to exceed the fol-
lowing 2 fiscal years.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (C)(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘unless the Dep-
uty Attorney General or’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘unless the Director or Principal 
Deputy Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women, the Deputy At-
torney General, or’’. 
SEC. 3. AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. 
The heads of Executive Departments responsible for 
carrying out this Act are authorized to coordinate and col-
laborate on the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, including sharing best 
practices and efficient use of resources and technology for 
victims and those seeking assistance from the Govern-
ment. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
not take effect until October 1 of the first fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE ON DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Sections 
106, 107, 205, 304, 606, 702, 801, 802, 903, and 1406 
and any amendments made by such sections shall take ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Any funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization 
of appropriations under this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE 
I—ENHANCING 
LEGAL 
TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10441 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘includ-
ing implementation of the non-discrimination 
requirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and 
legal assistance’’ after ‘‘improving delivery of 
victim services’’; 
(C) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 
women’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of 
age or over, people with disabilities, and 
Deaf people’’; and 
(ii) inserting ‘‘legal assistance,’’ after 
‘‘counseling,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 
individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; 
(D) in paragraph (11), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding rehabilitative work with offenders, re-
storative practices, and similar initiatives’’; 
(E) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(F) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(G) by inserting after paragraph (20), the 
following: 
‘‘(21) developing and implementing laws, poli-
cies, procedures, or training to ensure the lawful re-
covery and storage of any dangerous weapon by the 
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appropriate law enforcement agency from an adju-
dicated perpetrator of any offense of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
and the return of such weapon when appropriate, 
where any Federal, State, Tribal, or local court 
has— 
‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain-
ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 
‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty 
of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 
dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos-
sesses or has used in the commission of at least 
one of the aforementioned crimes; 
Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 
training under this section shall include the safest 
means of recovery of, and best practices for storage 
of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 
and their return, when applicable, at such time as 
the individual is no longer prohibited from pos-
sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib-
al law, or posted local ordinances; 
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‘‘(22) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
culturally specific victim services programs to pro-
vide culturally specific victim services regarding, re-
sponses to, and prevention of female genital mutila-
tion, female genital cutting, or female circumcision; 
and 
‘‘(23) providing victim advocates in State or 
local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, 
and courts and providing supportive services and ad-
vocacy to urban American Indian and Alaska Native 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking.’’; 
(2) in section 2007— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding training and best practices for victim-cen-
tered prosecution, described in section 2017; 
‘‘(6) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding civil rights under section 40002(b)(13) of 
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the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994;’’; 
(B) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘and the requirements under section 
40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b))’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert-
ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual 
orientation, gender identity,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REVIEWS
FOR
COMPLIANCE
WITH
NON-
DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If allegations of discrimina-
tion in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b)(13)(A)) by a potential grantee under this 
part have been made to the Attorney General, the 
Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant 
under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a 
review and take steps to ensure the compliance of 
the potential grantee with such section. 
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‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RULE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, 
the Attorney General shall by rule establish proce-
dures for such a review. 
‘‘(3) BIENNIAL
REPORT.—Beginning on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2021, and once every 2 years thereafter, the Attor-
ney General shall report to the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of Rep-
resentatives regarding compliance with section 
40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)) by recipients 
of grants under this part, including a report on the 
number of complaints filed and the resolution of 
those complaints.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 
VICTIM TESTIMONY. 
‘‘In order for a prosecutor’s office to be eligible to 
receive funds under this part, the head of the office shall 
certify to the State, Indian Tribal government, or terri-
torial government receiving a grant under this part, and 
from which the office will receive funds, that the office 
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implemented and trained its personnel on best practices 
regarding victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking cases, includ-
ing policies addressing the use of bench warrants, body 
attachments, and material witness warrants for victims 
who fail to appear. The best practices shall be developed 
by experts in the fields of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, dating violence, stalking, and prosecution.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND 
ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
RESPONSE. 
(a) HEADING.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10461 et seq.) is amended in the heading, by striking 
‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTS 
AND ALTERNATIVES TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE-
SPONSE’’. 
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(b) GRANTS.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist 
States, Indian Tribal governments, State and local courts 
(including juvenile courts), Tribal courts, and units of 
local government to improve the criminal justice response 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account-
ability and homicide reduction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘legal 
advocacy service programs’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 
advocacy and legal assistance programs’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), strike ‘‘and tribal ju-
risdictions’’ and insert ‘‘tribal jurisdictions, coa-
litions, and victim service providers’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older individuals (as 
defined in section 102 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002))’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis-
abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’ and inserting 
‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102)) and Deaf people’’; 
(E) in paragraph (19), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following ‘‘, including 
victims among underserved populations (as de-
fined in section 40002(a)(46) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) To develop and implement restorative 
practices (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994). 
‘‘(26) To develop and implement laws, policies, 
procedures, and training— 
‘‘(A) for the purpose of homicide preven-
tion, preventing lethal assaults, and responding 
to threats of lethal assaults through effective 
enforcement of court orders prohibiting posses-
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sion of and mandating the recovery of firearms 
from adjudicated domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault or stalking offenders; and 
‘‘(B) to address victim safety, safe storage 
of contraband during the pendency of the court 
order and, where appropriate, safe return of 
such contraband at the conclusion of the court 
order. 
‘‘(27) To develop and implement alternative 
methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup-
plant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of 
this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a 
program or policy that— 
‘‘(A) imposes a penalty described in section 
41415(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 on a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, on 
the basis of a request by the victim for law en-
forcement or emergency assistance; or 
‘‘(B) imposes a penalty described in sec-
tion 41415(b)(2) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 on a landlord, homeowner, 
tenant, resident, occupant, or guest on such a 
victim because of criminal activity at the prop-
erty in which the victim resides, including do-
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mestic violence dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking, where the landlord, homeowner, 
tenant, resident, occupant, or guest was a vic-
tim of such criminal activity.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrests of domestic vio-
lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage 
arrests of offenders’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 
offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 
of offenders’’; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph, that the grantee has implemented and 
trained its personnel on best practices, which 
have been developed by experts in the fields of 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vio-
lence, and prosecution, regarding victim-cen-
tered approaches in domestic violence, sexual 
assault, dating violence, and stalking cases, in-
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cluding policies addressing the use of bench 
warrants, body attachments, and material wit-
ness warrants for victims who fail to appear; 
and’’; and 
(4) insert after subsection (g) the following: 
‘‘(h) ALLOCATION FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERV-
ICES.—Of the amounts appropriated for purposes of this 
part for each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent shall be 
available for grants to culturally specific victim service 
providers.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of division B of the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
2000 (34 U.S.C. 20121) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘no cost 
to the victims.’’ the following: ‘‘When legal assist-
ance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a 
victim, such assistance may be provided.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) any person providing legal assistance 
through a program funded under this section— 
‘‘(A)(i) is a licensed attorney or is working 
under the direct supervision of a licensed attor-
ney; 
‘‘(ii) in immigration proceedings, is a 
Board of Immigration Appeals accredited rep-
resentative; or 
‘‘(iii) is any person who functions as an at-
torney or lay advocate in tribal court; and 
‘‘(B)(i) has demonstrated expertise in pro-
viding legal assistance to victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing in the targeted population; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) is partnered with an entity or per-
son that has demonstrated expertise described 
in clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) has completed, or will complete, 
training in connection with domestic violence, 
dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault and 
related legal issues, including training on evi-
dence-based risk factors for domestic and dat-
ing violence homicide;’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘or stalking’’ 
and insert ‘‘, stalking, or culturally specific’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), after ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ insert ‘‘stalking,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$57,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
on the return on investment for legal assistance grants 
awarded pursuant to section 1201 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(34 U.S.C. 20121), including an accounting of the amount 
saved, if any, on housing, medical, or employment social 
welfare programs. 
SEC. 104. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
12464) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘educate’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) educate’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) establish community-based initiatives 
within the court system (such as court watch 
programs, victim assistants, pro se victim as-
sistance programs, or community-based supple-
mentary services);’’. 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in-
serting ‘‘improve’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) develop and implement restorative prac-
tices (as such term is defined in section 40002(a) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
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SEC. 105. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS GRANTS. 
Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20123) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this grant pro-
gram is to ensure that all underserved populations 
(as such term is defined in section 40002 of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)) are given non-exclu-
sionary consideration in each grant cycle. Periodic 
priority may be placed on certain underserved popu-
lations and forms of violence to meet identified 
needs and must be accompanied by a non-priority 
option.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
culturally specific programs and projects to provide 
culturally specific services regarding, responses to, 
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and prevention of female genital mutilation, female 
genital cutting, or female circumcision; or 
‘‘(7) strengthening the appropriate responsive-
ness of social and human services by providing popu-
lation-specific training for service providers on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking in underserved populations.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 106. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘restraining order or in-
junction,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The prohibition under this paragraph applies 
to all protection orders for the protection of a 
person residing within a State, territorial, or 
Tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protec-
tion order was issued by that State, territory, 
or Tribe.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘This applies to all Alaska Tribes without 
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respect to ‘Indian country’ or the population of the 
Native village associated with the Tribe.’’. 
SEC. 107. RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY. 
Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 21308) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 
2026’’. 
SEC. 108. ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING. 
Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20124) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall 
take 5 percent of such appropriated amounts’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall take 10 percent of such ap-
propriated amounts for the program under sub-
section (a)(2)(A) and 5 percent of such appro-
priated amounts for the programs under sub-
section (a)(2)(B) through (E)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to the amounts made avail-
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able under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $40,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—Of the total amount 
available for grants under this section, not less than 
40 percent of such funds shall be allocated for pro-
grams or projects that meaningfully address non-in-
timate partner relationship sexual assault.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘At least one such organization shall 
have demonstrated expertise primarily in domestic 
violence services, and at least one such organization 
shall have demonstrated expertise primarily in non- 
intimate partner sexual assault services.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting ‘‘3- 
year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 
years’’. 
SEC. 109. GRANTS FOR LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, Indian Tribes, 
domestic violence victim service providers, and State or 
Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for technical assist-
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ance and training in the operation or establishment of a 
lethality assessment program. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘lethality 
assessment program’’ means a program that— 
(1) rapidly connects a victim of domestic vio-
lence to local community-based victim service pro-
viders; 
(2) helps first responders and others in the jus-
tice system, including courts, law enforcement agen-
cies, and prosecutors of Tribal government and units 
of local government, identify and respond to possibly 
lethal circumstances; and 
(3) identifies victims of domestic violence who 
are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed 
by an intimate partner. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experi-
ence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and dissemi-
nating a lethality assessment program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this section for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have 
the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291). 
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TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘0.25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 202. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available 
until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000 to remain available 
until expended for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026’’. 
SEC. 203. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE 
ENFORCEMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341) is amend-
ed— 
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