I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1248
To prevent violence against women.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Ms. CARSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. WILSON, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. BIGGERT,
Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. DANNER, Mr. LEACH, Mr. RANGEL,
Mrs. CUBIN, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LANTOS,
Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. GRANGER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Commerce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To prevent violence against women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Violence Against Women Act of 1999’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COMMITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants To Combat Violence
Against Women
Sec. 101. Reauthorization.
Sec. 102. Technical amendments.
Sec. 103. State coalition grants.
Subtitle B—National Domestic Violence Hotline
Sec. 111. Reauthorization.
Sec. 112. Technical amendments.
Subtitle C—Battered Women’s Shelters and Services
Sec. 121. Short title.
Sec. 122. Authorization of appropriations for family violence prevention and
services.
Sec. 123. FVPSA improvements.
Subtitle D—Community Initiatives
Sec. 131. Grants for community initiatives.
Subtitle E—Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel
Sec. 141. Reauthorization.
Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies
Sec. 151. Definitions.
Sec. 152. Reauthorization.
Sec. 153. Technical amendment.
Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement
Sec. 161. Reauthorization.
Sec. 162. Technical amendments.
Subtitle H—National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction
Sec. 171. Technical amendments.
Sec. 172. Reauthorization.
Subtitle I—Federal Victims’ Counselors
Sec. 181. Reauthorization.
Subtitle J—Education and Prevention Grants To Reduce Sexual Abuse of
Runaway, Homeless, and Street Youth
Sec. 191. Reauthorization.
Sec. 192. Dissemination of information.
Subtitle K—Victims of Child Abuse Programs
Sec. 193. Reauthorization of court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 194. Reauthorization of child abuse training programs for judicial per-
sonnel and practitioners.
Sec. 195. Reauthorization of grants for televised testimony.
Sec. 196. Dissemination of information.
TITLE II—SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION
Sec. 201. Transfer of rape prevention and education program.
Sec. 202. Rape prevention education.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act—
(1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘domestic
violence’’ includes acts or threats of violence, not in-
cluding acts of self-defense, committed by a current
or former spouse of the victim, by a person with
whom the victim shares a child in common, by a per-
son who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the
victim, by a person who is or has been in a con-
tinuing social relationship of a romantic or intimate
nature with the victim, by a person similarly situ-
ated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or
family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any
other person against a victim who is protected from
that person’s acts under the domestic or family vio-
lence laws of the jurisdiction.
(2) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun-
try’’ has the same meaning as is given such term by
section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
(3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’ means any conduct proscribed by chapter
109A of title 18, United States Code, whether or not
the conduct occurs in the special maritime and terri-
torial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Fed-
eral prison and includes both assaults committed by
offenders who are strangers to the victim and as-
saults committed by offenders who are known to the
victim or related by blood or marriage to the victim.
(4) STALKING.—The term ‘‘stalking’’ means
engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe-
cific person that would cause a reasonable person to
fear death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to such
person or a member of such person’s immediate
family, when the person engaging in such conduct
has knowledge or should have knowledge that the
specific person will be placed in reasonable fear of
death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to such person
or a member of such person’s immediate family and
when the conduct induces fear in the specific person
of death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to such per-
son or a member of such person’s immediate family.
(b) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 2003(7)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(7) the term ‘underserved populations’ in-
cludes populations underserved because of race, eth-
nicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion,
alienage status, geographic location (including rural
isolation), language barriers, and any other popu-
lations determined to be underserved by the State
planning process; and’’.
TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COM-
MITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and
Prosecution Grants To Combat
Violence Against Women
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(G) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(H) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(I) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(J) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Section 2002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(c)(3))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) up to 20 percent to be allocated to law en-
forcement, up to 20 percent to prosecution grants,
at least 35 percent to victims’ services, and at least
10 percent to State court systems; and’’.
(b) Section 2002(e) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(e))
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) If, at the end of the 9th month of
any fiscal year for which funds are appropriated
under section 1001(a)(18), the amounts made
available are unspent or unobligated, such
unspent or unobligated funds shall be reallotted
to the current fiscal year recipients in the vic-
tim 
services 
area 
pursuant 
to 
section
2002(c)(3)) proportionate to their original allot-
ment for the current fiscal year.
‘‘(B) For the first 2 fiscal years following
the date of the enactment of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1999, the Attorney Gen-
eral may waive the qualification requirements of
section 2002(c), at the request of the State and
with the support of law enforcement, prosecu-
tion, and victims’ services grantees currently
funded under this section, if the reallocation of
funds among law enforcement, prosecution, vic-
tims’ services and State court systems man-
dated by this Act adversely impacts victims of
sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking,
due to the reduction of funds to programs and
services funded under this section in the prior
fiscal year.’’.
(c) Section 2001(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (10) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(7) developing, enlarging, or strengthening
State court programs, including training for State,
local, and tribal judges and court personnel, address-
ing violent crimes against women, including sexual
assault, domestic violence, and stalking;
‘‘(8) training of sexual assault forensic nurse
examiners in the collection and preservation of evi-
dence, analysis, prevention, and providing expert tes-
timony and treatment of trauma related to sexual
assault; and
‘‘(9) supporting the development of sexual as-
sault response teams to strengthen the investigation
of sexual assaults and coordinate services for victims
of sexual assault.’’.
(d) Section 2002 of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1) is amended by
redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as sub-
sections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively, and by inserting
after subsection (d) the following:
‘‘(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Attorney
General shall deny applications—
‘‘(1) that do not meet the requirements set
forth in subsections (c) and (d); and
‘‘(2) for failure to provide documentation, in-
cluding memoranda of understanding, contract, or
‘‘(E) the reimbursement is not contingent
upon the victim’s report of the sexual assault to
law enforcement or upon the victim’s coopera-
tion in the prosecution of the sexual assault.’’.
(h) Section 2006(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–5(a)(1))
is amended by inserting ‘‘civil or criminal’’ before ‘‘protec-
tion order’’.
SEC. 103. STATE COALITION GRANTS.
Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by
inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall make
grants to each of the State domestic violence and sexual
assault coalitions in the State for the purposes of coordi-
nating State victim services activities, and collaborating
and coordinating with Federal, State, and local entities
engaged in violence against women activities. In no case
will such awards preclude the State domestic violence and
sexual assault coalitions from receiving grants under this
part T to fulfill the purposes described in subsections (a)
and (b).
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO COALITIONS.—Five percent of the
funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section
1001(a)(18) shall be made available for grants to domestic
violence and sexual assault coalitions for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The domestic violence and sex-
ual assault coalition in each State, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
the combined United States Territories shall each
receive an amount equal to 1⁄54 of the amount made
available under paragraph (2). The combined United
States Territories shall not receive less than 1.5 per-
cent of the funds made available under paragraph
(2) for each fiscal year and the tribal domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault coalitions shall not receive
less than 1.5 percent of the funds made available
under paragraph (2) for each fiscal year.
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this
section, the term ‘combined United States Terri-
tories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the United
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
‘‘(C) INDIANS.—1⁄54
of the amount appro-
priated shall be made available for development and
operation of nonprofit nongovernmental tribal do-
mestic violence and sexual assault coalitions in In-
dian country. The term ‘‘Indian country’’ has the
same meaning as is given such term by section 1151
of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(4) DISBURSEMENT
OF GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOT-
MENTS.—Fifty percent of the 1⁄54 allotted to each State,
the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the combined United States Territories, and Indian coun-
try under paragraph (3) shall be made available to the
domestic violence coalition as defined in the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410 et
seq.) and fifty percent shall be made available to the sex-
ual assault coalition as defined under the Public Health
Service Act; and
‘‘(5) COMPONENT ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of com-
bined domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, each
component shall be deemed eligible for the awards for sex-
ual assault and domestic violence activities, respectively.’’.
Subtitle B—National Domestic
Violence Hotline
SEC. 111. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 316(f)(1) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)(1)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the purposes of this
section—
‘‘(A) $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(B) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(E) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 112. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416) is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting
after subsection (e) the following:
‘‘(f) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1999, all entities
receiving funds pursuant to activities under subsection (a)
shall prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that
evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts received
under such grants by such grantee and containing such
other information as the Secretary may prescribe. The
Secretary shall publish any such reports and provide at
least 90 days for notice and opportunity for public com-
ment prior to awarding or renewing any such grants.’’.
Subtitle C—Battered Women’s
Shelters and Services
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Battered Women’s
Shelters and Services Act’’.
SEC. 122. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FAM-
ILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.
Section 310(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this title—
‘‘(1) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(2) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(4) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(5) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 123. FVPSA IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) Section 304(a) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘grant authorized under
section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘$500,000, with the
remaining funds to be allotted to each State in’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (1), by striking the
dash preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(2)’’,
and by running in the text of paragraph (2) after
‘‘except that’’;
(3) by striking the last sentence.
(b) Section 304(d) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10403(d)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘to such State in grants
under section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘or Indian tribe
or tribal organization under section 303(b)’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘failure of such State’’
the following: ‘‘or Indian tribe or tribal organization,
or other entity’’;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘such amount to States’’
the following: ‘‘and Indian tribes and tribal organi-
zations’’;
(4) by inserting after ‘‘which meet such require-
ments’’ the following: ‘‘proportionate to the original
allocation made under subsection (a) or (b) of sec-
tion 303, respectively’’; and
(5) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3) and adding after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) If, at the end of the sixth month of any fiscal
year for which sums are appropriated under section 310,
the amount allotted to an entity has not been made avail-
able to such entity in grants under sections 308 and 311
because of the failure of such entity to meet the require-
ments for a grant or because the limitation on expenditure
has been reached, then the Secretary shall reallot such
amount to States and Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions that meet such requirements proportionate to the
original allocation under subsection (a) or (b) of section
303, respectively.’’
(c) Section 308(a)(2) of the Family Violence Preven-
tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(a)(2)) is amended
by adding ‘‘on providing training and technical assistance’’
after ‘‘focusing’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The Secretary may award grants to nonprofit, non-
governmental organizations for technical assistance and
training initiatives on the subjects identified in subsection
(c) if such initiatives do not duplicate the work of the enti-
ties funded under subsection (c) and the total amounts
awarded for such initiatives do not exceed $500,000.’’
(d) Section 308(c) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(c)) is amended by add-
ing ‘‘on emerging issues in domestic violence service, pre-
vention, or law and’’ after ‘‘service providers, and’’, by
striking ‘‘domestic violence service, prevention, or law’’
after ‘‘following areas’’, and by adding after paragraph (7)
the following:
‘‘(8) Providing technical assistance and training
to local domestic violence programs that provide
shelter or related assistance.
‘‘(9) Improving access to services, information,
and training within Indian tribes and tribal organi-
zations.
‘‘(10) Responding to emerging issues in the
field of domestic violence that the Secretary may
identify in consultation with advocates representing
local programs providing shelter or related assist-
ance, State domestic violence coalitions, and national
domestic violence organizations.
‘‘(11) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
Secretary from making multiple grants to any non-
profit, nongovernmental entity to fulfill the purposes
of this section.’’.
(e) Section 309(1)(B) of the Family Violence Preven-
tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10408(1)(B)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘, with whom such person is or has been
in a continuing social relationship of a romantic or inti-
mate nature,’’ before ‘‘or with whom’’.
(f) Section 309 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 10408) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) The term ‘Indian country’ has the same
meaning as is given such term by section 1151 of
title 18, United States Code.’’.
(g) Section 310(c) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(c)) is amended by add-
ing after ‘‘for each fiscal year,’’ the following: ‘‘the lesser
of $7,500,000 or’’.
(h) Section 310(d) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(d)) is amended by
striking ‘‘not less than’’ and inserting ‘‘the lesser of
$22,000,000 or’’ and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘At such time as the appropriation under this subsection
exceeds $11,000,000, the Secretary shall designate that
of the amounts appropriated under this subsection up to
20 percent of such funds shall be made available in the
amounts necessary to State domestic violence coalitions
for the specific purpose of providing technical assistance
and training and direct assistance in the following areas
or other priorities that may be determined by the Sec-
retary in consultation with State domestic violence coali-
tions and programs that provide shelter or related assist-
ance:
‘‘(1) MODEL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR DOMES-
TIC
VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION
IN
UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES.—The Secretary shall award grants of
up to 3 years to not more than 10 State and tribal
domestic violence coalitions and not more than 10
local domestic violence programs providing shelter or
related assistance to develop model strategies to ad-
dress domestic violence in underserved populations
as defined in section 2003(7) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–2(7)). Such grants shall be made to assess
the needs of underserved populations in the State or
Indian country; build collaborative relationships with
community-based organizations serving underserved
populations; and develop and implement model com-
munity intervention strategies to decrease the inci-
dence of domestic violence in underserved popu-
lations.
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a 1-
year model leadership grant under this para-
graph, an applicant shall demonstrate—
‘‘(i) a plan for assessing the needs of
underserved populations and identifying a
specific population for development of an
intervention strategy in the year of the
grant; and
‘‘(ii) inclusion of representatives from
community-based organizations in under-
served communities in planning, designing,
and disseminating the needs assessment
instruments.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTINUED FUND-
ING.—To be eligible for continued funding of
up to 2 additional years, an applicant shall
provide—
‘‘(i) a plan for implementing the
model strategies which includes collabo-
rative partnerships with community-based
organizations within the underserved popu-
lations identified; and
‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating the
model strategy throughout the State or In-
dian country, or to other States during
year 3 of the grant.
‘‘(C) 
PRIORITY
FOR
COLLABORATIVE
FUNDING.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give preference to
State and tribal domestic violence coalitions and
local domestic violence shelters and programs
that submit applications in collaboration with
community-based organizations serving under-
served populations. A grant may not be made
under this subsection in an amount less than
$100,000 for each fiscal year.
‘‘(2) DIRECT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO VIC-
TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award grants to each State and tribal domestic
violence coalition for the purpose of admin-
istering an emergency assistance fund for vic-
tims of domestic violence. Funds received under
this paragraph may be used only to provide
emergency assistance directly to victims of do-
mestic violence who are in the process of fleeing
an abusive situation. Emergency assistance
shall include transportation, housing, and other
expenses associated with relocation. Funds shall
be requested by domestic violence shelters and
programs on behalf of victims.
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Prior to receipt of
emergency assistance funds under this para-
graph, the State or tribal domestic violence coa-
lition shall provide to the Secretary—
‘‘(i) a detailed description of the proc-
ess for receiving and reviewing applications
for emergency assistance;
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of the
process for notifying domestic violence
shelters and programs about the avail-
ability of emergency assistance funds;
‘‘(iii) an application form that in-
cludes the type of assistance requested, a
statement of need for the funds, a state-
ment about the impact of the funds on the
victim’s ability to escape domestic violence,
and other such information that would be
helpful in disbursing emergency assistance
funds;
‘‘(iv) the process used to make pay-
ments to recipients; and
‘‘(v) a statement of procedures used
to protect the confidentiality of recipients.
‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The State or tribal do-
mestic violence coalition shall file an annual re-
port to the Secretary describing the distribution
of funds to victims of domestic violence by type
and amount of assistance provided. For reasons
of safety and confidentiality, such report shall
not contain individually identifying information.
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
TRAINING
FOR
STATE, LOCAL, AND
TRIBAL
DOMESTIC
VIO-
LENCE PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award grants to a State or tribal domestic vio-
lence coalition or coalitions for the purpose of
providing training and technical assistance for
State and tribal domestic violence coalitions and
other nonprofit, nongovernmental State, local,
and tribal domestic violence programs. Funds
received under this section shall be used to con-
duct regional training and technical assistance
initiatives to be developed and implemented by
a nonprofit, nongovernmental State or tribal
domestic violence coalition or coalitions within
each of the regions administered by the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services. Funds
shall be used to prioritize, plan, and implement
solutions to regional problems experienced by
domestic violence coalitions and programs pro-
viding shelter or related assistance within the
region.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for
funding under this paragraph the grantee shall
have the support of the majority of State and
tribal domestic violence coalitions within the re-
gion and shall have its principal place of oper-
ation within the region. Nothing in this section
shall prohibit domestic violence programs within
Indian tribes from receiving technical assistance
and training under this grant program. Grant-
ees shall be encouraged to work in collaboration
with domestic violence advocates and organiza-
tions outside of the region and with the na-
tional resource center and special issue resource
centers established in this Act to provide exper-
tise in delivering training and technical assist-
ance within the region.
‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The grantee State or
tribal domestic violence coalition or coalitions
shall file an annual report to the Secretary de-
scribing the recipients and the type of technical
assistance and training received.’’.
(i) Section 308(e) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(e)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘Within 90 days after the
date of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1999, all entities receiving funds pursuant to activities
under this section shall prepare and submit a report to
the Secretary that evaluates the effectiveness of the use
of amounts received under such grants by such grantee
and containing such other information as the Secretary
may prescribe. The Secretary shall publish any such re-
ports and provide at least 90 days for notice and oppor-
tunity for public comment prior to awarding or renewing
any such grants.’’.
(j) Section 307(a) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall deny any application that
fails to provide documentation, including memoranda of
understanding, of the specific involvement of the State or
tribal domestic violence coalition and other knowledgeable
individuals and interested organizations, in the develop-
ment of the State or tribe’s application.’’.
(k) Section 303(b) of the Family Violence Prevention
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10402(b)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(4) From the amounts made available under para-
graph (1), there shall be awarded by the Secretary not
less than 5 percent of such amounts for the funding of
tribal domestic violence coalitions. To be eligible for a
grant under this paragraph, an entity shall be a private
nonprofit coalition whose membership includes representa-
tives from a majority of the programs for victims of do-
mestic violence operating within the boundaries of an In-
dian reservation and programs whose primary purpose is
serving the populations of such Indian country and whose
board membership is representative of such programs.
Such coalitions shall further the purposes of domestic vio-
lence intervention and prevention through activities
including—
‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for
local Indian domestic violence programs and
providers of direct services to encourage appro-
priate responses to domestic violence in Indian
country;
‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs as-
sessments and planning for comprehensive serv-
ices in Indian country;
‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing-
house and resource center for the Indian res-
ervation represented by the coalition receiving
these funds;
‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian, State, and
Federal governmental systems which affect bat-
tered women in Indian country, including judi-
cial and law enforcement and child protective
services agencies, to encourage appropriate re-
sponses to domestic violence cases;
‘‘(E) conducting public education and out-
reach activities addressing domestic violence in
Indian country;
‘‘(F) collaborating with State domestic vio-
lence coalitions in the areas described above;
and
‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni-
toring of the distribution of grants and grant
funds to the Indian reservation and tribal orga-
nizations under paragraph (1).’’
Subtitle D—Community Initiatives
SEC. 131. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
(a) Section 318(h) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section—
‘‘(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(5) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(b) Subsection (i) of section 318 of the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418) is
amended by inserting the text of the subsection as a cut-
in paragraph (1) with the heading ‘‘IN GENERAL.—’’ and
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally compile and broadly disseminate (including
through electronic publication) information about
the use of funds and about the projects funded
under this section, including any evaluations of the
projects and information to enable replication and
adoption of the strategies identified in the projects.
Such dissemination shall target other community-
based programs, including domestic violence and
sexual assault programs.’’.
Subtitle E—Education and Train-
ing for Judges and Court Per-
sonnel
SEC. 141. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR
JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN STATE COURTS.—
(1) Section 40412 of the Equal Justice for Women in the
Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13992) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(18);
(B) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (19); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(20) the issues raised by domestic violence in
determining custody and visitation, including how to
protect the safety of the child and of a parent who
is not a predominant aggressor of domestic violence,
the legitimate reasons parents may report domestic
violence, the ways domestic violence may relate to an
abuser’s desire to seek custody, and evaluating ex-
pert testimony in custody and visitation determina-
tions involving domestic violence;
‘‘(21) the issues raised by child sexual assault
in determining custody and visitation, including how
to protect the safety of the child, the legitimate rea-
sons parents may report child sexual assault, and
evaluating expert testimony in custody and visitation
determinations involving child sexual assault, includ-
ing the current scientifically-accepted and empiri-
cally valid research on child sexual assault; and
‘‘(22) the extent to which addressing domestic
violence and victim safety contributes to the efficient
administration of justice.’’.
(2) Section 40414(a) of the Equal Justice for Women
in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13994(a)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2000 through 2004’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(b) GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR
JUDGES
AND
COURT
PERSONNEL
IN
FEDERAL
COURTS.—(1) Section 40421(d) of the Equal Justice for
Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14001(d))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) MODEL PROGRAMS.—The Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, in carrying out section 620(b)(3) of title 28, United
States Code, shall include in the educational programs it
prepares, including the training programs for newly ap-
pointed judges, information on the aspects of the topics
listed in section 40412 that pertain to issues within the
jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and shall prepare mate-
rials necessary to implement this subsection.’’.
(2) Section 40422(2) of the Equal Justice for Women
in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14002(2)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and $500,000 for each of the fiscal years
2000 through 2004’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EQUAL JUS-
TICE FOR WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1994.—
(1) ENSURING COLLABORATION WITH DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS.—
Section 40413 of the Equal Justice for Women in
the Courts Act (42 U.S.C. 13993) is amended by
adding ‘‘including national, State, tribal, and local
domestic violence and sexual assault programs and
coalitions,’’ after ‘‘victim advocates’’.
(2) PARTICIPATION
OF
TRIBAL
COURTS
IN
STATE TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 40411 of the Equal Justice for Women in the
Courts Act (42 U.S.C. 13991) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘Nothing shall preclude the
attendance of tribal judges and court personnel at
programs funded under this section for States to
train judges and court personnel on the laws of the
States.’’
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
DISSEMINATION
OF
MODEL
PROGRAMS.—Section 40414 of the Equal
Justice for Women in the Courts Act (42 U.S.C.
13994) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) The State Justice Institute may use up to 5 per-
cent of the funds appropriated under this section for annu-
ally compiling and broadly disseminating (including
through electronic publication) information about the use
of funds and about the projects funded under this section,
including any evaluations of the projects and information
to enable the replication and adoption of the projects.’’.
Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage
Arrest Policies
SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2105(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–4(1)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ includes acts
or threats of violence, not including acts of self-de-
fense, committed by a current or former spouse of
the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares
a child in common, by a person who is cohabiting
with or has cohabited with the victim, by a person
who is or has been in a continuing social relationship
of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, by
a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim
under the domestic or family violence laws of the ju-
risdiction, or by any other person against a victim
who is protected from that person’s acts under the
domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.’’.
SEC. 152. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(E) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(F) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(G) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(H) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 153. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of the
funds appropriated under this section shall be used for
grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.
Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Vio-
lence and Child Abuse Enforce-
ment
SEC. 161. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 40295(c)(1) of the Safe Homes for Women
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
SEC. 162. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 40295(c) of the Safe Homes for Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of
the funds appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be
used for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.
Subtitle H—National Stalker and
Domestic Violence Reduction
SEC. 171. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 40602(a) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14031(a)) is amended by inserting
‘‘and implement’’ after ‘‘improve’’.
SEC. 172. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
Subtitle I—Federal Victims’
Counselors
SEC. 181. REAUTHORIZATION.
The text of section 40114 of the Safe Streets for
Women Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There
are authorized to be appropriated for the United States
Attorneys for the purpose of appointing Victim/Witness
Counselors for the prosecution of domestic violence and
sexual assault crimes where applicable (such as the Dis-
trict of Columbia) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
Subtitle J—Education and Preven-
tion Grants To Reduce Sexual
Abuse of Runaway, Homeless,
and Street Youth
SEC. 191. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 316(c) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
SEC. 192. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
Section 316 of part A of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d) is amended by redesignating