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subgrantees may collaborate with and provide infor-
mation to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial 
public officials and agencies to develop and imple-
ment policies to reduce or eliminate domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(3) 
NON-SUPPLANTATION.—Any 
Federal 
funds received under the grant program shall be 
used to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds 
that would otherwise be available for the activities 
carried out under the grant. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized and 
appropriated under the grant program may be used 
only for the specific purposes described in the grant 
program and shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATION.—Grantees must collect data 
for use to evaluate the effectiveness of the program 
(or for use to carry out related research), pursuant 
to the requirements described in paragraph (1)(D). 
‘‘(6) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—Any funds 
appropriated for the grant program shall be subject 
to the prohibition in section 1913 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to lobbying with appropriated 
moneys. 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION
ON
TORT
LITIGATION.— 
Funds appropriated for the grant program may not
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be used to fund civil representation in a lawsuit 
based on a tort claim. This paragraph shall not be 
construed as a prohibition on providing assistance to 
obtain restitution in a protection order or criminal 
case. 
‘‘(b) VIOLENCE
AGAINST
WOMEN
GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—In this section, the term ‘violence against women 
grant program’ means any grant program required by law 
to be carried out by or through the Violence Against 
Women Office.’’. 
TITLE V—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 
AND 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
SEC. 501. STOP GRANTS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$185,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$215,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010’’. 
(b) 
PURPOSE
AREA
ENHANCEMENTS.—Section 
2001(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and specifically, for the pur-
poses of—’’ and inserting ‘‘, including collaborating
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with and informing public officials and agencies in 
order to develop and implement policies to reduce or 
eliminate domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, and specifically only for the 
purposes of—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ‘‘protec-
tion orders are granted,’’ the following: ‘‘supporting 
nonprofit nongovernmental victim services programs 
and tribal organizations in working with public offi-
cials and agencies to develop and implement policies, 
rules, and procedures in order to reduce or eliminate 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) maintaining core victim services and 
criminal justice initiatives, while supporting com-
plementary new initiatives and emergency services 
for victims and their families; and 
‘‘(13) supporting the placement of special vic-
tim assistants (to be known as ‘Jessica Gonzales 
Victim Assistants’) in local law enforcement agencies 
to serve as liaisons between victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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and personnel in local law enforcement agencies in 
order to improve the enforcement of protection or-
ders. Jessica Gonzales Victim Assistants shall have 
expertise in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking and may undertake the following 
activities— 
‘‘(A) developing, in collaboration with pros-
ecutors, courts, and victim service providers, 
standardized response policies for local law en-
forcement agencies, including triage protocols to 
ensure that dangerous or potentially lethal 
cases are identified and prioritized; 
‘‘(B) notifying persons seeking enforce-
ment of protection orders as to what responses 
will be provided by the relevant law enforcement 
agency; 
‘‘(C) referring persons seeking enforcement 
of protection orders to supplementary services 
(such as emergency shelter programs, hotlines, 
or legal assistance services); and 
‘‘(D) taking other appropriate action to as-
sist or secure the safety of the person seeking 
enforcement of a protection order.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES REGARDING UN-
DERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 2007 of the Omni-
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bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘and describe how the State 
will address the needs of populations underserved 
because of geographic location, underserved racial 
and ethnic populations, populations underserved be-
cause of special needs (such as language barriers, 
disabilities, alienage status, or age), and any other 
population determined to be underserved by the At-
torney General’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (D) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) recognize and meaningfully respond 
to the needs of populations underserved because 
of geographic location, underserved racial and 
ethnic populations, populations underserved be-
cause of special needs (such as language bar-
riers, disabilities, alienage status, or age), and 
any other population determined to be under-
served by the Attorney General, and ensure 
that monies set aside to fund services and ac-
tivities for those populations are distributed eq-
uitably among those populations.’’.
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(d) TRIBAL AND TERRITORIAL SETASIDES.—Section 
2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1), as amended by subsection 
(c), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1⁄54’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1⁄56’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
coalition for the combined Territories of the 
United States, each receiving an amount equal 
to 1⁄54’’ and inserting ‘‘coalitions for Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, each receiving an amount 
equal to 1⁄56’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘1⁄54’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1⁄56’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end:
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‘‘(7) such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘victim services’’ the following: ‘‘, of which at least 
10 percent shall be distributed to culturally specific 
community-based organizations’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a memorandum of understanding showing 
that tribal, territorial, State, or local prosecution, 
law enforcement, and court and victim service pro-
vider subgrantees have consulted with tribal, terri-
torial, State, or local victim services programs dur-
ing the course of developing their grant applications 
in order to ensure that proposed services, activities 
and equipment acquisitions are designed to promote 
the safety, confidentiality, and economic independ-
ence of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, and dating violence.’’. 
(e) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION.—Section 2007 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
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trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
1), as amended by this section, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amounts ap-
propriated under this part, not less than 3 percent 
and up to 8 percent shall be available for providing 
training, technical assistance, and data collection re-
lating to the purpose areas of this part to improve 
the capacity of grantees, subgrantees, and other en-
tities to offer services and assistance to victims of 
domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dat-
ing violence. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRAINING.—The Director of the 
Violence Against Women Office shall ensure that 
training, technical assistance, and data collection re-
garding violence against Indian women will be devel-
oped and provided by entities having expertise in 
tribal law and culture. 
‘‘(j) LIMITS ON INTERNET PUBLICATION OF REG-
ISTRATION INFORMATION.—As a condition of receiving 
grant amounts under this part, the recipient shall not 
make available publicly on the Internet any information 
regarding the registration or filing of a protection order,
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restraining order, or injunction in either the issuing or en-
forcing State, tribal, or territorial jurisdiction, if such pub-
lication would be likely to publicly reveal the identity or 
location of the party protected under such order. A State, 
Indian tribe, or territory may share court-generated law 
enforcement generated information contained in secure, 
governmental registries for protection order enforcement 
purposes.’’. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMS.— 
Section 2010 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or Indian tribal gov-
ernment may use Federal grant funds under this part to 
pay for forensic medical exams performed by trained ex-
aminers for victims of sexual assault, except that such 
funds may not be used to pay for forensic medical exams 
by any State or Indian tribal government that requires 
victims of sexual assault to seek reimbursement for such 
exams from their insurance carriers. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit a State or Indian Tribal 
government to require a victim of sexual assault to partici-
pate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law 
enforcement in order to be provided with a forensic med-
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ical exam, reimbursement for charges incurred on account 
of such an exam, or both.’’. 
(g) POLYGRAPH TESTING PROHIBITION.—(1) Part T 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2012. POLYGRAPH TESTING PROHIBITION. 
‘‘In order to be eligible for grants under this part, 
a State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local govern-
ment must certify within three years of enactment of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 
must certify their laws, policies, or practices will ensure 
that no law enforcement officer, prosecuting officer, or 
other government official shall ask or require an adult, 
youth, or minor victim of a sex offense as defined under 
Federal, tribal, State, territorial or local law to submit to 
a polygraph examination or similar truth-telling device or 
method as a condition for proceeding with the investiga-
tion, charging or prosecution of such an offense. A victim’s 
refusal to submit to the aforementioned shall not prevent 
the investigation, charging or prosecution of the pending 
case.’’. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.—Section 2007(d) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg-l(d)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding polygraph testing provided in section 
2012.’’. 
(h) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Part T of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2013. NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
GRANTEES. 
‘‘No matching funds shall be required for a grant or 
subgrant made under this part, if made— 
‘‘(1) to a law enforcement agency having fewer 
than 20 officers; 
‘‘(2) to a victim service provider having an an-
nual operating budget of less than $5,000,000; or 
‘‘(3) to any entity that the Attorney General de-
termines has adequately demonstrated financial 
need.’’.
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SEC. 502. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST AND ENFORCE 
PROTECTION ORDERS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
through 2005.’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Funds appropriated 
under this paragraph shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(b) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2101 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to treat do-
mestic violence as a serious violation’’ and inserting 
‘‘to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking as serious violations’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
inserting after ‘‘State’’ the following: ‘‘, tribal, 
territorial,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘manda-
tory arrest or’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by—
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(i) inserting after ‘‘educational pro-
grams,’’ the following: ‘‘protection order 
registries,’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘domestic violence and 
dating violence.’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking. Such policies, educational 
programs, registries, and training shall in-
corporate confidentiality and privacy pro-
tections for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘domestic violence cases’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking cases’’; 
and 
(ii) striking ‘‘groups’’ and inserting 
‘‘teams’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘domes-
tic violence and dating violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by—
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(i) striking ‘‘other’’ and inserting 
‘‘civil’’; and 
(ii) inserting after ‘‘domestic violence’’ 
the following: ‘‘, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) To enhance and support the capacity of 
victims services programs to collaborate with and in-
form efforts by State and local jurisdictions and 
public officials and agencies to develop best practices 
and policies regarding arrest of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking offend-
ers and to strengthen protection order enforcement 
and to reduce or eliminate domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(10) To develop State, tribal, territorial, or 
local policies, procedures, and protocols for pre-
venting dual arrests and prosecutions in cases of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking and to develop effective methods for identi-
fying the pattern and history of abuse that indicates 
which party is the actual perpetrator of abuse. 
‘‘(11) To plan, develop and establish com-
prehensive victim service and support centers, such 
as family justice centers, designed to bring together
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victim advocates from non-profit, non-governmental 
victim services organizations, law enforcement offi-
cers, prosecutors, probation officers, governmental 
victim assistants, forensic medical professionals, civil 
legal attorneys, chaplains, legal advocates, represent-
atives from community-based organizations and 
other relevant public or private agencies or organiza-
tions into one centralized location, in order to im-
prove safety, access to services, and confidentiality 
for victims and families. Although funds may be 
used to support the co-location of project partners, 
funds may not support construction or major ren-
ovation expenses or activities that fall outside of the 
scope of the other statutory purpose areas. 
‘‘(12) To develop and implement policies and 
training for police, prosecutors, probation and parole 
officers, and the judiciary in recognizing, inves-
tigating, and prosecuting instances of sexual assault, 
with an emphasis on recognizing the threat to the 
community for repeat crime perpetration by such in-
dividuals. 
‘‘(13) To develop, to enhance, and to maintain 
protection order registries.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) certify that within three years of enact-
ment of the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 their laws, policies, or practices will 
ensure that— 
‘‘(A) no law enforcement officer, pros-
ecuting officer or other government official shall 
ask or require an adult, youth, or minor victim 
of a sex offense as defined under Federal, trib-
al, State, territorial, or local law to submit to 
a polygraph examination or other truth telling 
device as a condition for proceeding with the in-
vestigation, charging or prosecution of such an 
offense; and 
‘‘(B) the refusal of a victim to submit to 
an examination described in subparagraph (A) 
shall not prevent the investigation, charging or 
prosecution of the offense.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(d) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less 
than 10 percent of the total amount made available for 
grants under this section for each fiscal year shall be avail-
able for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 2102(b) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh–1(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘involving domestic violence’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’. 
(d) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2106. TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION. 
‘‘Of the total amounts appropriated under this part, 
not less than 5 percent and up to 8 percent shall be avail-
able for providing training, technical assistance, and data 
collection relating to the purpose areas of this part to im-
prove the capacity of grantees, subgrantees, and other en-
tities.’’. 
SEC. 503. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by— 
(A) inserting before ‘‘legal assistance’’ the 
following: ‘‘civil and criminal’’; 
(B) inserting after ‘‘effective aid to’’ the 
following: ‘‘adult, youth, and minor’’; and 
(C) striking ‘‘domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, stalking, or sexual assault’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘private non-
profit entities, Indian tribal governments,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, 
Indian tribal governments and tribal organizations, 
territorial organizations,’’; 
(3) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (c), by striking ‘‘victims of domestic vio-
lence, stalking, and sexual assault’’ and inserting 
‘‘victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘domes-
tic violence, dating violence, or sexual assault’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; and
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(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) any training program conducted in satis-
faction of the requirement of paragraph (1) has been 
or will be developed with input from and in collabo-
ration with a tribal, State, territorial, or local do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or 
stalking organization or coalition, as well as appro-
priate tribal, State, territorial, and local law enforce-
ment officials; 
‘‘(3) any person or organization providing legal 
assistance through a program funded under sub-
section (c) has informed and will continue to inform 
tribal, State, territorial, or local domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault or stalking organiza-
tions and coalitions, as well as appropriate tribal, 
State, territorial, and local law enforcement officials 
of their work; and’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $55,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Funds 
appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
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able until expended and may be used only for the 
specific programs and activities described in this sec-
tion. Funds appropriated under this section may not 
be used for advocacy.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by— 
(I) striking ‘‘5 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10 percent’’; 
(II) striking ‘‘programs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘tribal governments or tribal 
organizations’’; 
(III) inserting ‘‘adult, youth, and 
minor’’ after ‘‘that assist’’; and 
(IV) striking ‘‘domestic violence, 
dating violence, stalking, and sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘technical assistance to support projects 
focused solely or primarily on providing 
legal assistance to victims of sexual as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘technical assistance 
in civil and crime victim matters to adult,
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youth, and minor victims of sexual as-
sault’’. 
SEC. 504. COURT TRAINING AND IMPROVEMENTS. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is amended 
by adding after subtitle I (42 U.S.C. 14042) the following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
J—Violence 
Against 
Women Act Court Training and 
Improvements 
‘‘SEC. 41001. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Violence Against 
Women Act Court Training and Improvements Act of 
2005’. 
‘‘SEC. 41002. GRANTS FOR COURT TRAINING AND IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
able the Attorney General, though the Director of the Of-
fice on Violence Against Women, to award grants to im-
prove court responses to adult, youth, and minor domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking to 
be used for the following purposes— 
‘‘(1) improved internal civil and criminal court 
functions, responses, practices, and procedures; 
‘‘(2) education for court-based and court-related 
personnel on issues relating to victims’ needs, in-
cluding safety, security, privacy, confidentiality and
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economic independence, as well as information about 
perpetrator behavior and best practices for holding 
perpetrators accountable; 
‘‘(3) collaboration and training with Federal, 
State, and local public agencies and officials and 
nonprofit, non-governmental organizations to im-
prove implementation and enforcement of relevant 
Federal, State, tribal, territorial and local law; 
‘‘(4) to enable courts or court-based or court-re-
lated programs to develop new or enhance current— 
‘‘(A) court infrastructure (such as special-
ized courts, dockets, intake centers, or inter-
preter services and linguistically and culturally 
specific services, or a court system dedicated to 
the adjudication of domestic violence cases); 
‘‘(B) community-based initiatives within 
the court system (such as court watch pro-
grams, victim advocates, or community-based 
supplementary services); 
‘‘(C) offender management, monitoring, 
and accountability programs; 
‘‘(D) safe and confidential information- 
storage and -sharing databases within and be-
tween court systems;
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‘‘(E) education and outreach programs 
(such as interpreters) to improve community 
access, including enhanced access for popu-
lations underserved because of geographic loca-
tion, underserved racial and ethnic populations, 
populations underserved because of special 
needs (such as language barriers, disabilities, 
alienage status, or age), and any other popu-
lation determined to be underserved by the At-
torney General; and 
‘‘(F) other projects likely to improve court 
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(5) to provide training, technical assistance, 
and data collection to tribal, Federal, State, terri-
torial or local courts wishing to improve their prac-
tices and procedures or to develop new programs; 
and 
‘‘(6) to provide training for specialized service 
providers, such as interpreters. 
‘‘(b) 
GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—Grants 
awarded 
under this section shall be subject to the following condi-
tions: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
GRANTEES.—Eligible grantees 
may include—
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‘‘(A) tribal, Federal, State, territorial or 
local courts or court-based programs, provided 
that the court’s internal organizational policies, 
procedures, or rules do not require mediation or 
counseling between offenders and victims phys-
ically together in cases where domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is an 
issue; and 
‘‘(B) national, tribal, State, or local pri-
vate, nonprofit organizations with demonstrated 
expertise in developing and providing judicial 
education about domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) COURT
PROGRAMS.—To be eligible 
for a grant under subsection (a)(4), applicants 
shall certify in writing that any courts or court- 
based personnel working directly with or mak-
ing decisions about adult, youth, or minor par-
ties experiencing domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking have com-
pleted or will complete education about domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking.
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‘‘(B) EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—To be eligi-
ble for a grant under subsection (a)(2), appli-
cants shall certify in writing that any education 
program developed under subsection (a)(2) has 
been or will be developed with significant input 
from and in collaboration with a national, trib-
al, State, territorial, or local victim services pro-
vider or coalition. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, may evaluate the grants funded 
under this section. 
‘‘(2) TRIBAL GRANTEES.—Evaluation of tribal 
grantees under this section shall be conducted by en-
tities with expertise in Federal Indian law and tribal 
court practice. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 to 2010. 
‘‘(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this section in each fiscal year, not less 
than 10 percent shall be used for grants to tribes.
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‘‘SEC. 41003. NATIONAL AND TRIBAL EDUCATIONAL CUR-
RICULA. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL CURRICULA.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall fund efforts to develop a na-
tional education curriculum for use by State and na-
tional judicial educators to ensure that all courts 
and court personnel have access to information 
about relevant Federal, State, territorial, or local 
law, promising practices, procedures, and policies re-
garding court responses to adult, youth, and minor 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any curricula devel-
oped under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be developed by an entity or en-
tities having demonstrated expertise in devel-
oping judicial education curricula on issues re-
lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking; or 
‘‘(B) if the primary grantee does not have 
demonstrated expertise such issues, the cur-
ricula shall be developed by the primary grantee 
in partnership with an organization having such 
expertise.
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‘‘(b) TRIBAL CURRICULA.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
through the Office on Violence Against Women, 
shall fund efforts to develop education curricula for 
tribal court judges to ensure that all tribal courts 
have relevant information about promising practices, 
procedures, policies, and law regarding tribal court 
responses to adult, youth, and minor domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any curricula devel-
oped under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be developed by a tribal organi-
zation having demonstrated expertise in devel-
oping judicial education curricula on issues re-
lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(B) if the primary grantee does not have 
such expertise, the curricula shall be developed 
by the primary grantee through partnership 
with organizations having such expertise. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2006 to 2010.
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‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
appropriated 
under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended and may only be used for the specific pro-
grams and activities described in this section. 
‘‘(3) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under this section in each fiscal year, not less 
than 10 percent shall be used for grants to tribes. 
‘‘SEC. 41004. ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR TEENS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage cross training and collaboration between the 
courts, domestic violence and sexual assault service pro-
viders, youth organizations and service providers, violence 
prevention programs, and law enforcement agencies, so 
that communities can establish and implement policies, 
procedures, and practices to protect and more comprehen-
sively and effectively serve youth victims of dating vio-
lence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking be-
tween the ages of 12 and 24, and to engage, where nec-
essary, other entities addressing the safety, health, mental 
health, social service, housing, and economic needs of 
youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
through the Director of the Violence Against Women
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Office (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’), 
shall make grants to eligible entities to enable enti-
ties to jointly carry out cross training and other col-
laborative initiatives that seek to carry out the pur-
poses of this section. Amounts appropriated under 
this section may only be used for programs and ac-
tivities described under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) GRANT PERIODS.—Grants shall be award-
ed under this section for a period of 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, a grant applicant shall es-
tablish a collaboration that shall include— 
‘‘(A) a Tribal, State, Territorial or local 
juvenile, family, civil, criminal or other trial 
court with jurisdiction over domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault or stalking cases 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘courts’); and 
‘‘(B) a victim service provider that has ex-
perience in working on domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ef-
fect that those forms of abuse have on young 
people. 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the funds made available
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through the grant for cross-training and collaborative ef-
forts to— 
‘‘(1) assess and analyze currently available serv-
ices for youth victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking, determine rel-
evant barriers to such services in a particular local-
ity; 
‘‘(2) establish and enhance linkages and col-
laboration between courts, domestic violence or sex-
ual assault service providers, and, where applicable, 
law enforcement agencies, and other entities ad-
dressing the safety, health, mental health, social 
service, housing, and economic needs of youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking, including community-based sup-
ports such as schools, local health centers, commu-
nity action groups, and neighborhood coalitions to 
identify, assess, and respond appropriately to the 
varying needs of youth victims of dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking; 
‘‘(3) educate the staff of courts, domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault service providers, and, as 
applicable, the staff of law enforcement agencies, 
youth organizations, schools, healthcare providers 
and other community prevention and intervention
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programs to responsibly address youth victims and 
perpetrators of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault and stalking, and to understand rel-
evant laws, court procedures and policies; and 
‘‘(4) provide appropriate resources in juvenile 
court matters to respond to dating violence, domestic 
violence, sexual assault and stalking and ensure nec-
essary services dealing with the health and mental 
health of youth victims are available. 
‘‘(d) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, the entities that are members 
of the applicant collaboration described in subsection 
(b)(3) shall jointly submit an application to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director may require. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Director shall give priority to entities that have 
submitted applications in partnership with law enforce-
ment agencies and religious and community organizations 
and service providers that work primarily with youth, es-
pecially teens, and who have demonstrated a commitment 
to coalition building and cooperative problem solving in 
dealing with problems of dating violence, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking in teen populations.
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‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under this 
section— 
‘‘(1) not less than 10 percent of funds appro-
priated under this section in any year shall be avail-
able for grants to collaborations involving tribal 
courts, tribal coalitions, tribal organizations, or do-
mestic violence or sexual assault service providers 
the primary purpose of which is to provide culturally 
relevant services to American Indian or Alaska Na-
tive women or youth; 
‘‘(2) the Attorney General shall not use more 
than 2.5 percent of funds appropriated under this 
section in any year for monitoring and evaluation of 
grants made available under this section; 
‘‘(3) the Attorney General shall not use more 
than 2.5 percent of funds appropriated under this 
section in any year for administration of grants 
made available under this section; and 
‘‘(4) up to 8 percent of funds appropriated 
under this section in any year shall be available to 
provide training, technical assistance, and data col-
lection for programs funded under this section. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Each of the entities that are 
members of the applicant collaboration described in
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subsection (b)(3) and that receive a grant under this 
section shall jointly prepare and submit a report to 
the Attorney General detailing the activities that the 
entities have undertaken under the grant and such 
additional information as the Attorney General may 
require. Each such report shall contain information 
on the activities implemented by the recipients of the 
grants awarded under this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 505. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS ISSUED 
BY TERRITORIES.—Section 2265 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State or Indian tribe’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘State, Indian tribe, 
or territory’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘State or tribal’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘State, tribal, or territorial’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘State or 
tribe’’ and inserting ‘‘State, Indian tribe, or terri-
tory’’.
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(b) CLARIFICATION OF ENTITIES HAVING ENFORCE-
MENT
AUTHORITY
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 
2265(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and enforced as if it were’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
enforced by the court and law enforcement personnel of 
the other State, Indian tribal government, or Territory as 
if it were’’. 
(c) PROTECTION ORDERS.—Sections 2265 and 2266 
of title 18, United States Code, are both amended by strik-
ing ‘‘protection order’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘protection order, restraining order, or injunction’’. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2266 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) 
PROTECTION
ORDER, 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER, 
OR
INJUNCTION.—The term ‘protection 
order, restraining order, or injunction’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any injunction or other order issued 
by a civil or criminal court for the purpose of 
preventing violent or threatening acts or har-
assment against, sexual violence, or contact or 
communication with or physical proximity to, 
another person, including any temporary or 
final order issued by a civil or criminal court 
whether obtained by filing an independent ac-
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tion or as a pendente lite order in another pro-
ceeding so long as any civil or criminal order 
was issued in response to a complaint, petition, 
or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seek-
ing protection; and 
‘‘(B) any support, child custody or visita-
tion provisions, orders, remedies or relief issued 
as part of a protection order, restraining order, 
or injunction pursuant to State, tribal, terri-
torial, or local law authorizing the issuance of 
protection orders, restraining orders, or injunc-
tions for the protection of victims of domestic 
violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or 
stalking.’’. 
SEC. 506. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE, AND STALKING. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as amend-
ed by this Act, is further amended by adding after subtitle 
J (as added by section 504) the following:
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‘‘Subtitle K—Privacy Protections 
for Victims of Domestic Vio-
lence, Dating Violence, Sexual 
Violence, and Stalking 
‘‘SEC. 41101. TASK FORCE. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall establish a task force 
to review and report on policies, procedures, and techno-
logical issues that may affect the privacy and confiden-
tiality of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking and sexual assault. The Attorney General shall 
include representatives from States, tribes, territories, law 
enforcement, court personnel, and private nonprofit orga-
nizations whose mission is to help develop a best practices 
model to prevent personally identifying information of 
adult, youth, and minor victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking and sexual assault from being re-
leased to the detriment of such victimized persons. The 
Attorney General shall designate one staff member to 
work with the task force. The Attorney General is author-
ized to make grants to develop a demonstration project 
to implement the best practices identified by the Task 
Force.
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‘‘SEC. 41102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under 
this section shall remain available until expended and may 
only be used for the specific programs and activities de-
scribed in this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 507. STALKER DATABASE. 
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 508. VICTIM ASSISTANTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM AS-
SISTANTS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the At-
torney General for the purpose of appointing victim assist-
ants for the prosecution of sex crimes and domestic vio-
lence crimes where applicable (such as the District of Co-
lumbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2010.’’.
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SEC. 509. PREVENTING CYBERSTALKING. 
Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragaph (1)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘intimidate’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or places under surveillance with the 
intent to kill, injure, haras, or intimidate,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘or serious bodily in-
jury to,’’ the following: ‘‘or causes substantial 
emotional harm to,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘to kill or 
injure’’ and inserting ‘‘to kill, injure, harass, or in-
timidate, or places under surveillance with the intent 
to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate, or to cause sub-
stantial emtional harm to,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), in the matter following 
clause (iii) of subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘uses the mail’’ the 
following: ‘‘, any interactive computer service,’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘course of conduct 
that’’ the following: ‘‘causes substantial emo-
tional harm to that person or’’. 
SEC. 510. REPEAT OFFENDER PROVISION. 
Chapter 110A of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding after section 2265 the following:
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‘‘§ 2265A. Repeat offender provision 
‘‘The maximum term of imprisonment for a violation 
of this chapter after a prior interstate domestic violence 
offense (as defined in section 2261) or interstate violation 
of protection order (as defined in section 2262) or inter-
state stalking (as defined in sections 2261A(a) and 
2261A(b)) shall be twice the term otherwise provided for 
the violation.’’. 
SEC. 511. PROHIBITING DATING VIOLENCE. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Section 2261(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or intimate 
partner’’ both places such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘, intimate partner, or dating partner’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or intimate 
partner’’ both places such term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘, intimate partner, or dating partner’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2216 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘dating partner’ refers 
to a person who is or has been in an ongoing relationship 
of a romantic or intimate nature with the abuser. Factors 
to consider in determining whether the relationship is or 
was ongoing include, but are not limited to, the length
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of the relationship and the frequency of interaction be-
tween the persons involved in the relationship.’’. 
SEC. 512. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study to establish the extent to which men, 
women, youth, and children are victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the 
availability to all victims of shelter, counseling, legal rep-
resentation, and other services commonly provided to vic-
tims of domestic violence. 
(b) ACTIVITIES UNDER STUDY.—In conducting the 
study, the following shall apply: 
(1) CRIME STATISTICS.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall not rely only on crime statistics, but may 
also use existing research available, including public 
health studies and academic studies. 
(2) SURVEY.—The Comptroller General shall 
survey the Department of Justice, as well as any re-
cipients of Federal funding for any purpose or an 
appropriate sampling of recipients, to determine— 
(A) what services are provided to victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking;
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(B) whether those services are made avail-
able to youth, child, female, and male victims; 
and 
(C) the number, age, and gender of victims 
receiving each available service. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the activities carried out 
under this section. 
TITLE VI—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING 
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN ACT. 
Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appropriated for 
grants under this part may be used only for the specific 
programs and activities expressly described in this part.’’. 
SEC. 602. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amend-
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ed by adding after section 2013 (as added by section 501 
of this Act) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2014. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purposes of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to assist States, Indian tribes, and terri-
tories in providing intervention, advocacy, accom-
paniment, support services, and related assistance 
for— 
‘‘(A) adult, youth, and minor victims of 
sexual assault; 
‘‘(B) family and household members of 
such victims; and 
‘‘(C) those collaterally affected by the vic-
timization except for the perpetrator of such 
victimization; 
‘‘(2) to provide training and technical assist-
ance to, and to support data collection relating to 
sexual assault by— 
‘‘(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and 
local governments, law enforcement agencies, 
and courts; 
‘‘(B) professionals working in legal, social 
service, and health care settings; 
‘‘(C) nonprofit organizations; 
‘‘(D) faith-based organizations; and
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‘‘(E) other individuals and organizations 
seeking such assistance; and 
‘‘(3) to enhance coordinated community re-
sponses to sexual assault. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATES, TERRITORIES AND TRIBAL 
ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General shall award grants to States, territories and 
Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and non-profit 
tribal organizations within Indian country and Alas-
kan native villages for the establishment, mainte-
nance and expansion of rape crisis centers or other 
programs and projects to assist those victimized by 
sexual assault. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
EMPHASIS.—States, territories 
and tribal entities will give special emphasis to the 
support of community-based organizations with a 
demonstrated history of providing intervention and 
related assistance to victims of sexual assault and 
support coordinated community responses to sexual 
assault. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS 
ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT.—
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‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General shall award grants to any culturally specific 
community-based organization that— 
‘‘(A) is a private, nonprofit organization 
that focuses primarily on racial and ethnic com-
munities; 
‘‘(B) must have documented organizational 
experience in the area of sexual assault inter-
vention or have entered into partnership with 
an organization having such expertise; 
‘‘(C) has expertise in the development of 
community-based, linguistically and culturally 
specific outreach and intervention services rel-
evant for the specific racial and ethnic commu-
nities to whom assistance would be provided or 
have the capacity to link to existing services in 
the community tailored to the needs of racial 
and ethnic populations; and 
‘‘(D) has an advisory board or steering 
committee and staffing which is reflective of the 
targeted racial and ethnic community. 
‘‘(2) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants under this subsection on a com-
petitive basis for a period of no less than 3 fiscal 
years.
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‘‘(d) SERVICES AUTHORIZED.—For grants under 
subsection (b) and (c) the following services and activities 
may include— 
‘‘(1) 24 hour hotline services providing crisis 
intervention services and referrals; 
‘‘(2) accompaniment and advocacy through 
medical, criminal justice, and social support systems, 
including medical facilities, police, and court pro-
ceedings; 
‘‘(3) crisis intervention, short-term individual 
and group support services, and comprehensive serv-
ice coordination, and supervision to assist sexual as-
sault victims and family or household members; 
‘‘(4) support mechanisms that are culturally 
relevant to the community; 
‘‘(5) information and referral to assist the sex-
ual assault victim and family or household members; 
‘‘(6) community-based, linguistically and cul-
turally-specific services including outreach activities 
for racial and ethnic and other underserved popu-
lations and linkages to existing services in these pop-
ulations; 
‘‘(7) collaborating with and informing public of-
ficials and agencies in order to develop and imple-
ment policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault;
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‘‘(8) the development and distribution of edu-
cational materials on issues related to sexual assault 
and the services described in paragraphs (1) through 
(7); 
‘‘(9) sexual assault forensic examinations per-
formed by specially trained examiners, including co-
ordination of examiners with other responders and 
testimony by examiners; and 
‘‘(10) developing and enhancing coordinated 
community responses to sexual assault, including the 
development and enhancement of sexual assault re-
sponse teams. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS TO STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL 
SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants to State, territorial and trib-
al sexual assault coalitions to assist in sup-
porting the establishment, maintenance and ex-
pansion of such coalitions as determined by the 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Con-
trol Office in collaboration with the Violence 
Against Women Office of the Department of 
Justice.
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‘‘(B) FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS.—No entity 
shall be prohibited from submitting an applica-
tion under this subsection because such entity 
has not previously applied or received funding 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(f) COALITION ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—Grant 
funds received under subsection (e) may be used to— 
‘‘(1) work with local sexual assault programs 
and other providers of direct services to encourage 
appropriate responses to sexual assault within the 
State, territory, or Indian tribe; 
‘‘(2) work with judicial and law enforcement 
agencies to encourage appropriate responses to sex-
ual assault cases; 
‘‘(3) work with courts, child protective services 
agencies, and children’s advocates to develop appro-
priate responses to child custody and visitation 
issues when sexual assault has been determined to 
be a factor; 
‘‘(4) design and conduct public education cam-
paigns; 
‘‘(5) plan and monitor the distribution and use 
of grants and grant funds to their State, territory, 
or Indian tribe; and
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‘‘(6) collaborate with and inform Federal, State, 
Tribal, or local public officials and agencies to de-
velop and implement policies to reduce or eliminate 
sexual assault. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) Each eligible entity desiring a grant under 
subsections (c) and (e) shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General at such time, in such man-
ner and containing such information as the Attorney 
General determines to be essential to carry out the 
purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) Each eligible entity desiring a grant under 
subsection (b) shall include— 
‘‘(A) demonstration of meaningful involve-
ment of the State or territorial coalitions, or 
Tribal coalition, where applicable, in the devel-
opment of the application and implementation 
of the plans; 
‘‘(B) a plan for an equitable distribution of 
grants and grant funds within the State, terri-
tory or tribal area and between urban and rural 
areas within such State or territory; 
‘‘(C) the State, territorial or Tribal entity 
that is responsible for the administration of 
grants; and
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‘‘(D) any other information the Attorney 
General reasonably determines to be necessary 
to carry out the purposes and provisions of this 
section. 
‘‘(h) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) Each entity receiving a grant under sub-
section (b), (c) and (e) shall submit a report to the 
Attorney General that describes the activities carried 
out with such grant funds. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $55,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this section. 
Any amounts so appropriated shall remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the total amount ap-
propriated for each fiscal year to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) not more than 2.5 percent shall be 
used by the Attorney General for evaluation, 
monitoring and administrative costs under this 
section; 
‘‘(B) not more than 2.5 percent shall be 
used for the provision of technical assistance to 
grantees and subgrantees under this section, ex-
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cept that in subsection (c) up to 5 percent of 
funds appropriated under that subsection may 
be available for technical assistance to be pro-
vided by a national organization or organiza-
tions whose primary purpose and expertise is in 
sexual assault within racial and ethnic commu-
nities; 
‘‘(C) not less than 75 percent shall be used 
for making grants to states and territories and 
tribal entities under subsection (b) of which not 
less than 10 percent of this amount shall be al-
located for grants to tribal entities. State, terri-
torial and tribal governmental agencies shall 
use no more than 5 percent for administrative 
costs; 
‘‘(D) not less than 10 percent shall be used 
for grants for culturally specific programs ad-
dressing sexual assault under subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(E) not less than 10 percent shall be used 
for making grants to state, territorial and tribal 
coalitions under subsection (e) of which not less 
than 10 percent shall be allocated for grants to 
tribal coalitions.
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The remaining funds shall be available for grants to 
State and territorial coalitions, and the Attorney 
General shall allocate an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the 
amounts so appropriated to each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and the territories. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Of the amount ap-
propriated under section (i)(2)(C), the Attorney 
General, not including the set aside for tribal enti-
ties, shall allocate not less than 1.50 percent to each 
State and not less than 0.125 percent to each of the 
territories. The remaining funds shall be allotted to 
each State and each territory in an amount that 
bears the same ratio to such remaining funds as the 
population of such State bears to the population of 
the combined States, or for territories, the popu-
lation of the combined territories.’’. 
SEC. 603. AMENDMENTS TO THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 40295. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND 
CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
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‘‘(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately re-
spond to adult, youth, and minor domestic violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural 
communities, by encouraging collaboration among— 
‘‘(A) domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking victim service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(B) law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(C) prosecutors; 
‘‘(D) courts; 
‘‘(E) other criminal justice service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(F) human and community service pro-
viders; 
‘‘(G) educational institutions; and 
‘‘(H) health care providers; 
‘‘(2) to establish and expand nonprofit, non-
governmental, State, tribal, and local government 
services in rural communities to adult, youth, and 
minor victims; and 
‘‘(3) to increase the safety and well-being of 
women and children in rural communities, by— 
‘‘(A) dealing directly and immediately with 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vio-
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lence, and stalking occurring in rural commu-
nities; and 
‘‘(B) creating and implementing strategies 
to increase awareness and prevent domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women (referred to in this section as the ‘Direc-
tor’), may award 3-year grants, with a possible extension 
for an additional 3 years, to States, Indian tribes, local 
governments, and nonprofit, public or private entities, in-
cluding tribal nonprofit organizations, to carry out pro-
grams serving rural areas or rural communities (including 
rural areas or rural communities in United States Terri-
tories) that address domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking by— 
‘‘(1) implementing, expanding, and establishing 
cooperative efforts and projects among law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, victim advocacy groups, 
and other related parties to investigate and pros-
ecute incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(2) providing treatment, counseling, and other 
long- and short-term assistance to adult, youth, and
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minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities; 
and 
‘‘(3) working in cooperation with the commu-
nity to develop education and prevention strategies 
directed toward such issues. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated pursuant 
to this section shall be used only for specific programs and 
activities expressly described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) ALLOTMENTS AND PRIORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT
FOR
INDIAN
TRIBES.—Not 
less than 10 percent of the total amount made avail-
able for each fiscal year to carry out this section 
shall be allocated for grants to Indian tribes or trib-
al organizations. 
‘‘(2) ALLOTMENT FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 per-
cent of the total amount made available for 
each fiscal year to carry out this section shall 
be allocated for grants that meaningfully ad-
dress sexual assault in rural communities, ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ESCALATION.—The percentage re-
quired by subparagraph (A) shall be—
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‘‘(i) 30 percent, for any fiscal year for 
which $45,000,000 or more is made avail-
able to carry out this section; 
‘‘(ii) 35 percent, for any fiscal year 
for which $50,000,000 or more is made 
available to carry out this section; or 
‘‘(iii) 40 percent, for any fiscal year 
for which $55,000,000 or more is made 
available to carry out this section. 
‘‘(C) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall prohibit an applicant from ap-
plying for funding to address domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, sep-
arately or in combination, in the same applica-
tion. 
‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attor-
ney General shall, on an annual basis, submit 
to Congress a report on the effectiveness of the 
set-aside for sexual assault services. The report 
shall include any recommendations of the Attor-
ney General with respect to the rural grant pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) ALLOTMENT
FOR
TRAINING, TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
AND
DATA
COLLECTION.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for each fiscal year to carry
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out this section, not more than 8 percent may be 
used by the Director for training, technical assist-
ance, and data collection costs. Of the amounts so 
used, not less than 25 percent shall be available to 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations whose 
focus and expertise is in addressing sexual assault to 
provide training, technical assistance, and data col-
lection with respect to sexual assault grantees. 
‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In award-
ing grants under this section, the Director shall give 
priority to the needs of populations underserved be-
cause of geographic location, underserved racial and 
ethnic populations, populations underserved because 
of special needs (such as language barriers, disabil-
ities, alienage status, or age), and any other popu-
lation determined to be underserved by the Attorney 
General. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—In addition to 
funds received through a grant under subsection (b), 
a law enforcement agency may use funds received 
through a grant under part Q of title I of the Omni-
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bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.) to accomplish the objectives 
of this section.’’. 
SEC. 604. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding after section 2014 (as added by section 602 
of this Act) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2015. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to appropriate entities— 
‘‘(1) to provide services for victims of domestic 
violence, abuse by caregivers, and sexual assault who 
are 50 years of age or older; 
‘‘(2) to improve the physical accessibility of ex-
isting buildings in which services are or will be ren-
dered for victims of domestic violence and sexual as-
sault who are 50 years of age or older; 
‘‘(3) to provide training, consultation, and in-
formation on abuse by caregivers, domestic violence, 
dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault against 
individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 3 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12102)), and to enhance direct services to 
such individuals;
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‘‘(4) for training programs to assist law en-
forcement officers, prosecutors, governmental agen-
cies, victim assistants, and relevant officers of Fed-
eral, State, tribal, territorial, and local courts in rec-
ognizing, addressing, investigating, and prosecuting 
instances of adult, youth, or minor domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, elder 
abuse, and violence against individuals with disabil-
ities, including domestic violence and sexual assault, 
against older or disabled individuals; and 
‘‘(5) for multidisciplinary collaborative commu-
nity responses to victims. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under this sec-
tion may be used— 
‘‘(1) to implement or expand programs or serv-
ices to respond to the needs of persons 50 years of 
age or older who are victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or elder 
abuse; 
‘‘(2) to provide personnel, training, technical 
assistance, data collection, advocacy, intervention, 
risk reduction and prevention of domestic violence, 
dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault against 
disabled individuals;
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‘‘(3) to conduct outreach activities to ensure 
that disabled individuals who are victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault 
receive appropriate assistance; 
‘‘(4) to conduct cross-training for victim service 
organizations, governmental agencies, and nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organizations serving individuals 
with disabilities; about risk reduction, intervention, 
prevention and the nature of dynamic of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault 
for disabled individuals; 
‘‘(5) to provide training, technical assistance, 
and data collection to assist with modifications to 
existing policies, protocols, and procedures to ensure 
equal access to the services, programs, and activities 
of victim service organizations for disabled individ-
uals; 
‘‘(6) to provide training, technical assistance, 
and data collection on the requirements of shelters 
and victim services organizations under Federal 
antidiscrimination laws, including— 
‘‘(A) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990; and 
‘‘(B) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973;
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‘‘(7) to purchase equipment, and provide per-
sonnel so that shelters and victim service organiza-
tions can accommodate the needs of disabled individ-
uals; 
‘‘(8) to provide advocacy and intervention serv-
ices for disabled individuals who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual 
assault through collaborative partnerships between— 
‘‘(A) nonprofit, nongovernmental agencies; 
‘‘(B) governmental agencies serving indi-
viduals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(C) victim service organizations; or 
‘‘(9) to develop model programs providing advo-
cacy and intervention services within organizations 
serving disabled individuals who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity shall be eligible 
to receive a grant under this section if the entity 
is— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit, nongovernmental organi-
zation such as a victim services organization, an
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organization serving individuals with disabilities 
or a community-based organization; and 
‘‘(D) a religious organization. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant awarded for the 
purposes described in subsection (b)(9) shall be 
awarded only to an eligible agency (as defined in 
section 410 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
U.S.C. 796f–5)). 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General may re-
quire. 
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
last day of the first fiscal year commencing on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 180 
days after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report evalu-
ating the effectiveness of programs administered and oper-
ated pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $20,500,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this 
section.’’.
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SEC. 605. GAO STUDY OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
HOTLINE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall conduct a study of the National Domestic 
Violence Hotline to determine the effectiveness of the Hot-
line in assisting victims of domestic violence. 
(b) ISSUES
TO BE STUDIED.—In conducting the 
study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(1) compile statistical and substantive informa-
tion about calls received by the Hotline since its in-
ception, or a representative sample of such calls, 
while maintaining the confidentiality of Hotline call-
ers; 
(2) interpret the data compiled under para-
graph (1)— 
(A) to determine the trends, gaps in serv-
ices, and geographical areas of need; and 
(B) to assess the trends and gaps in serv-
ices to underserved populations and the military 
community; and 
(3) gather other important information about 
domestic violence.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 606. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED POP-
ULATIONS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
acting through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall award grants to eligible enti-
ties described in subsection (b) to carry out local, re-
gional, or national public information campaigns fo-
cused on addressing adult, youth, or minor domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
trafficking within tribal, racial, and ethnic popu-
lations and immigrant communities, including infor-
mation on services available to victims and ways to 
prevent or reduce domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall award 
grants under this section for a period of 1 fiscal 
year. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under this 
section are—
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(1) nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or 
coalitions that represent the targeted tribal, racial, 
and ethnic populations or immigrant community 
that— 
(A) have a documented history of creating 
and administering effective public awareness 
campaigns addressing domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or 
(B) work in partnership with an organiza-
tion that has a documented history of creating 
and administering effective public awareness 
campaigns addressing domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or 
(2) a governmental entity that demonstrates a 
partnership with organizations described in para-
graph (1). 
(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for grants under this section— 
(1) not more than 20 percent shall be used for 
national model campaign materials targeted to spe-
cific tribal, racial, or ethnic populations or immi-
grant community, including American Indian tribes 
and Alaskan native villages for the purposes of re-
search, testing, message development, and prepara-
tion of materials; and
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(2) the balance shall be used for not less than 
10 State, regional, territorial, tribal, or local cam-
paigns targeting specific communities with informa-
tion and materials developed through the national 
campaign or, if appropriate, new materials to reach 
an underserved population or a particularly isolated 
community. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under this 
section shall be used to conduct a public information cam-
paign and build the capacity and develop leadership of ra-
cial, ethnic populations, or immigrant community mem-
bers to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking. 
(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Direc-
tor of the Violence Against Women Office at such time, 
in such form, and in such manner as the Director may 
prescribe. 
(f) CRITERIA.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall ensure— 
(1) reasonable distribution among eligible 
grantees representing various racial, ethnic, and im-
migrant communities; 
(2) reasonable distribution among State, re-
gional, territorial, tribal, and local campaigns; and
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(3) that not more than 8 percent of the total 
amount appropriated under this section for each fis-
cal year is set aside for training, technical assist-
ance, and data collection. 
(g) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Director of the Vio-
lence Against Women Office, every 18 months, a report 
that describes the activities carried out with grant funds. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
TITLE VII—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
OF 
VIO-
LENCE 
SEC. 701. SERVICES AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS OF 
VIOLENCE. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is amended 
by adding after subtitle K (as added by section 506) the 
following:
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‘‘Subtitle L—Services, Education, 
Protection 
and 
Justice 
for 
Young Victims of Violence 
‘‘SEC. 41201. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND COLLABORATION 
ON THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
support efforts by domestic violence or dating violence vic-
tim services providers, courts, law enforcement, child wel-
fare agencies, and other related professionals and commu-
nity organizations to develop collaborative responses and 
services and provide cross-training to enhance community 
responses to families where there is both child maltreat-
ment and domestic violence. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
through the Violence Against Women Office, shall award 
grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the 
purposes and in the manner described in this section. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
Funds appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section for each fiscal year, the Attorney General 
shall—
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‘‘(1) use not more than 3 percent for evalua-
tion, monitoring, site visits, grantee conferences, and 
other administrative costs associated with con-
ducting activities under this section; 
‘‘(2) set aside not more than 10 percent for 
grants to programs addressing child maltreatment 
and domestic violence or dating violence that are op-
erated by, or in partnership with, a tribal organiza-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) set aside up to 8 percent for training and 
technical assistance, to be provided— 
‘‘(A) to organizations that are establishing 
or have established collaborative responses and 
services; and 
‘‘(B) by organizations having demonstrated 
expertise in developing collaborative community 
and system responses to families in which there 
is both child maltreatment and domestic vio-
lence or dating violence, whether or not they 
are receiving funds under this section. 
‘‘(d) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall con-
sider the needs of populations underserved because of geo-
graphic location, underserved racial and ethnic popu-
lations, populations underserved because of special needs
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(such as language barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or 
age), and any other population determined to be under-
served by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(e) GRANT AWARDS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for periods of not more 
than 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) USES
OF FUNDS.—Entities receiving grants 
under this section shall use amounts provided to develop 
collaborative responses and services and provide cross- 
training to enhance community responses to families 
where there is both child maltreatment and domestic vio-
lence or dating violence. Amounts distributed under this 
section may only be used for programs and activities de-
scribed in subsection (g). 
‘‘(g) PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs 
and activities developed under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage cross training, education, serv-
ice development, and collaboration among child wel-
fare agencies, domestic violence victim service pro-
viders, and courts, law enforcement agencies, com-
munity-based programs, and other entities, in order 
to ensure that such entities have the capacity to and 
will identify, assess, and respond appropriately to—
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‘‘(A) domestic violence or dating violence 
in homes where children are present and may 
be exposed to the violence; 
‘‘(B) domestic violence or dating violence 
in child protection cases; and 
‘‘(C) the needs of both the child and non-
abusing parent; 
‘‘(2) establish and implement policies, proce-
dures, programs, and practices for child welfare 
agencies, domestic violence victim service providers, 
courts, law enforcement agencies, and other entities, 
that are consistent with the principles of protecting 
and increasing the immediate and long-term safety 
and well being of children and non-abusing parents 
and caretakers by— 
‘‘(A) increasing the safety, autonomy, ca-
pacity, and financial security of non-abusing 
parents or caretakers, including developing 
service plans and utilizing community-based 
services that provide resources and support to 
non-abusing parents; 
‘‘(B) protecting the safety, security, and 
well-being of children by preventing their un-
necessary removal from a non-abusing parent, 
or, in cases where removal of the child is nec-
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essary to protect the child’s safety, taking the 
necessary steps to provide appropriate and com-
munity-based services to the child and the non- 
abusing parent to promote the safe and appro-
priately prompt reunification of the child with 
the non-abusing parent; 
‘‘(C) recognizing the relationship between 
child maltreatment and domestic violence or 
dating violence in a family, as well as the im-
pact of and danger posed by the perpetrators’ 
behavior on adult, youth, and minor victims; 
and 
‘‘(D) holding adult, youth, and minor per-
petrators of domestic violence or dating vio-
lence, not adult, youth, and minor victims of 
abuse or neglect, accountable for stopping the 
perpetrators’ abusive behaviors, including the 
development of separate service plans, court fil-
ings, or community-based interventions where 
appropriate; 
‘‘(3) increase cooperation and enhance linkages 
between child welfare agencies, domestic violence vic-
tim service providers, courts (including family, crimi-
nal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), law enforce-
ment agencies, and other entities to provide more
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comprehensive community-based services (including 
health, mental health, social service, housing, and 
neighborhood resources) to protect and to serve 
adult, youth, and minor victims; 
‘‘(4) identify, assess, and respond appropriately 
to domestic violence or dating violence in child pro-
tection cases and to child maltreatment when it co- 
occurs with domestic violence or dating violence; 
‘‘(5) analyze and change policies, procedures, 
and protocols that contribute to overrepresentation 
of populations underserved because of geographic lo-
cation, underserved racial and ethnic populations, 
populations underserved because of special needs 
(such as language barriers, disabilities, alienage sta-
tus, or age), and any other population determined to 
be underserved by the Attorney General, in the court 
and child welfare system; and 
‘‘(6) provide appropriate referrals to commu-
nity-based programs and resources, such as health 
and mental health services, shelter and housing as-
sistance for adult, youth, and minor victims and 
their children, legal assistance and advocacy for 
adult, youth, and minor victims, assistance for par-
ents to help their children cope with the impact of 
exposure to domestic violence or dating violence and
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child maltreatment, appropriate intervention and 
treatment for adult perpetrators of domestic violence 
or dating violence whose children are the subjects of 
child protection cases, programs providing support 
and assistance to populations underserved because of 
geographic location, underserved racial and ethnic 
populations, populations underserved because of spe-
cial needs (such as language barriers, disabilities, 
alienage status, or age), and any other population 
determined to be underserved by the Attorney Gen-
eral, and other necessary supportive services. 
‘‘(h) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—Under this section, an 
entity shall prepare and submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may require, consistent with the require-
ments described herein. The application shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that communities impacted by 
these systems or organizations are adequately 
represented in the development of the applica-
tion, the programs and activities to be under-
taken, and that they have a significant role in 
evaluating the success of the project;
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‘‘(B) describe how the training and col-
laboration activities will enhance or ensure the 
safety and economic security of families where 
both child maltreatment and domestic violence 
or dating violence occurs by providing appro-
priate resources, protection, and support to the 
victimized parents of such children and to the 
children themselves; and 
‘‘(C) outline methods and means partici-
pating entities will use to ensure that all serv-
ices are provided in a developmentally, linguis-
tically and culturally competent manner and 
will utilize community-based supports and re-
sources. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, an entity shall be a collabo-
ration that— 
‘‘(A) shall include a State or local child 
welfare agency or Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(B) shall include a domestic violence or 
dating violence victim service provider; 
‘‘(C) shall include a court; 
‘‘(D) may include a law enforcement agen-
cy, or Bureau of Indian Affairs providing tribal 
law enforcement; and
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‘‘(E) may include any other such agencies 
or private nonprofit organizations, including 
community-based organizations, with the capac-
ity to provide effective help to the adult, youth, 
and minor victims served by the collaboration. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Each entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall report to the Attorney Gen-
eral, detailing how the funds have been used. 
‘‘SEC. 41202. SERVICES TO ADVOCATE FOR AND RESPOND 
TO TEENS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants to eligible entities to conduct programs 
to serve youth between the ages of 12 and 24 of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Amounts appropriated under this section may only be used 
for programs and activities described under subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity, the 
primary purpose of which is to provide services to 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(2) a religious or community-based organiza-
tion that specializes in working with youth victims of
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domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(3) an Indian Tribe or tribal organization pro-
viding services primarily to tribal youth or tribal vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking; or 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit, nongovernmental entity pro-
viding services for runaway or homeless youth. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use amounts provided 
under the grant to design or replicate, and imple-
ment, programs and services, using domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
intervention models to respond to the needs of youth 
who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking. 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF PROGRAMS.—Such a program— 
‘‘(A) shall provide direct counseling and 
advocacy for teens and young adults, who have 
experienced domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking; 
‘‘(B) shall include linguistically, culturally, 
and community relevant services for populations 
underserved because of geographic location, un-