‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—This subsection shall 
not be construed as affecting any legal remedy pro-
vided under any other provision of law. 
‘‘(b) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the safe-
ty of adult, youth, and child victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
families, grantees and subgrantees under this title 
shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of per-
sons receiving assistance or services. 
‘‘(2) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to paragraphs 
(3) through (5), the requirements under subpara-
graphs (A) through (G) of section 40002(b)(2) of 
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b)(2)) shall apply to grantees and sub-
grantees under this title in the same manner such 
requirements apply to grantees and subgrantees 
under such Act. 
‘‘(3) OVERSIGHT.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall prevent the Secretary from disclosing grant ac-
tivities authorized in this title to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and Workforce 
of the House of Representatives and pursuant to the 
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exercise of congressional oversight authority. In 
making all such disclosures, the Secretary shall pro-
tect the confidentiality of individuals and omit per-
sonally identifying information, including location in-
formation about individuals and shelter facilities. 
‘‘(4) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to supersede any provision of any 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local law that provides 
greater protection than this subsection for victims of 
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. 
‘‘(5) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
LOCATION.—The 
address or location of any shelter facility assisted 
under this title that otherwise maintains a confiden-
tial location shall, except with written authorization 
of the person or persons responsible for the oper-
ation of such shelter, not be made public. 
‘‘(c) INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS.—No income 
eligibility standard may be imposed upon persons with re-
spect to eligibility for assistance or services supported with 
funds under this title. No fees may be levied for assistance 
or services provided with funds under this title. 
‘‘(d) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Federal funds 
made available to a State or Indian Tribe under this title 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant any Federal, 
State, Tribal, and local public funds expended to provide 
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services and activities that promote the objectives of this 
title.’’. 
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The Act is amended by repealing section 303 (42 
U.S.C. 10403) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out sections 301 through 312 
and 313C, other than section 304(c), $270,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATIONS FOR GRANTS TO TRIBES.— 
Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 
for a fiscal year, not less than 12.5 percent shall be 
reserved and used to carry out section 309. 
‘‘(3) FORMULA
GRANTS
TO
STATES.—Of the 
amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fis-
cal year and not reserved under paragraph (2) (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘remainder’), not 
less than 70 percent shall be used for making grants 
under section 306(a). 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
TRAINING 
CENTERS.—Of the remainder, not less than 6 per-
cent shall be used to carry out section 310. 
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‘‘(5) GRANTS FOR STATE AND TRIBAL DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.—Of the remainder— 
‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent shall be used 
to carry out section 311; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 3 percent shall be used 
to carry out section 311A. 
‘‘(6) SPECIALIZED SERVICES.—Of the remain-
der, not less than 5 percent shall be used to carry 
out section 312. 
‘‘(7) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES.—Of the 
remainder, not less than 2.5 percent shall be used 
to carry out section 313C. 
‘‘(8) ADMINISTRATION, EVALUATION, AND MON-
ITORING.—Of the remainder, not more than 3.5 per-
cent shall be used by the Secretary for evaluation, 
monitoring, and other administrative costs under 
this title. 
‘‘(9) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to the amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (7), there is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out section 313C $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
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313 $20,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 
2031. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOT-
LINE.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 313A $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 
through 2031. 
‘‘(d) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCE-
MENT AND LEADERSHIP.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out section 314 $26,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. 
‘‘(e) GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
313B $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 
2031. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out subsection 304(c) $3,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.’’. 
SEC. 105. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY. 
Section 304 (42 U.S.C. 10404) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or in-
stitutions of higher education, including to sup-
port and evaluate demonstration or discre-
tionary projects in response to current and 
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emerging issues,’’ after ‘‘nongovernmental enti-
ties’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘CAPTA Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Improve-
ment Act of 2026’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) provide for flexibilities in the terms for 
grants and other agreements and waive program re-
quirements (including match requirements) reason-
ably necessary to provide relief for grantees and sub-
grantees and ensure continuity of program activities, 
during and in response to— 
‘‘(A) a major disaster declared by the 
President under section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); 
‘‘(B) an emergency declared by the Presi-
dent under section 501 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5191); or 
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‘‘(C) a public health emergency declared by 
the Secretary pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘preven-
tion and treatment of’’ inserting ‘‘prevention of, 
intervention in, and provision of services for,’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(ii) by adding after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) making grants to eligible entities or 
entering into contracts with for-profit or non-
profit nongovernmental entities or institutions 
of higher education to conduct family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence research or 
evaluation; and’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—In addition to program evalua-
tion otherwise required or permitted under this title, the 
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Secretary may, through the use of grants, cooperative 
agreements, or contracts, conduct program evaluation.’’. 
SEC. 106. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS. 
Section 305 (42 U.S.C. 10405) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated 
under section 303 and available for grants to States under 
section 306(a) for any fiscal year, each State (including 
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands) shall be allotted for a grant under section 306(a), 
$600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to each 
State (other than Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands) in an amount that bears the 
same ratio to such remaining funds as the population of 
such State bears to the population of all such States (ex-
cluding Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands).’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘under section 
314’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under this 
title’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (f). 
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SEC. 107. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES. 
Section 306 (42 U.S.C. 10406) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘depend-
ents’’ and inserting ‘‘children and dependents’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Indi-
ans, members of Indian Tribes, or’’ after ‘‘who 
are’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 302A’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (5), 
and (6); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(2) MATCH.—No’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) MATCH.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), no’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Indian tribe’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Indian Tribe’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
all or part of the matching requirement under 
this paragraph for any fiscal year for an eligible 
entity if the Secretary determines that applying 
the matching requirement would result in seri-
ous hardship or an inability to carry out the ac-
tivities under this section.’’. 
SEC. 108. STATE APPLICATION. 
Section 307 (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘tribally’’ and inserting 
‘‘Tribally’’; and 
(ii) by adding ‘‘For purposes of sec-
tion 2007(c)(3) of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10446(c)(3)), a State’s application 
under this paragraph shall be deemed to be 
a ‘State plan’.’’ at the end; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘provide a de-
scription of’’ and inserting ‘‘describe’’; 
and 
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(II) by striking ‘‘306(c)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘302A, 306(c),’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) provide, with respect to funds de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) assurances that— 
‘‘(I) not more than 5 percent of 
such funds will be used for adminis-
trative costs; and 
‘‘(II) the remaining funds will be 
distributed to eligible entities as de-
scribed in section 308(a) for approved 
activities as described in section 
308(b); and 
‘‘(ii) a description of how the State, in 
the distribution of funds under section 
308(a), will give special emphasis to the 
support of community-based projects of 
demonstrated effectiveness, that are car-
ried out by nonprofit private organizations 
and that— 
‘‘(I) have as their primary pur-
pose the provision of shelter for vic-
tims of family violence, domestic vio-
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lence, and dating violence, and their 
children and dependents; or 
‘‘(II) provide counseling, advo-
cacy, and self-help services to victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence, and their children 
and dependents;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘describe how,’’ 
before ‘‘in the case of’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘provide an as-
surance that there will be’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘the State will— 
‘‘(i) ensure’’; and 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(iv) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘in the case of an 
application submitted by a State, pro-
vide an assurance that the State will’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘planning and 
monitoring’’ and inserting ‘‘planning, 
coordination, and monitoring’’; 
(III) by striking ‘‘and the admin-
istration of the grant programs and 
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projects’’ and inserting ‘‘, the admin-
istration of the grant programs and 
projects, and the establishment of a 
set of service standards and best prac-
tices for grantees, including service 
standards and best practices with cul-
tural and legal relevance for Indian 
Tribes and cultural relevance for un-
derserved racial and ethnic popu-
lations and other underserved popu-
lations’’; and 
(IV) by redesignating subpara-
graph (D) as clause (ii) and indenting 
appropriately; 
(v) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (D), 
(E), and (F), respectively; 
(vi) in subparagraph (D), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘to underserved popu-
lations’’ and all that follows through the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘for individuals 
from underserved racial and ethnic popu-
lations, Tribal populations, and other un-
derserved populations, in the State plan-
ning process, and how the State plan ad-
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nic populations, persons with disabilities, 
and other underserved populations’’ before 
the semicolon; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) through (H) as subparagraphs (G) 
through (I), respectively; 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) the following: 
‘‘(F) provision of shelter and supportive 
services to underserved populations;’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (H), as so redes-
ignated— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘Federal and State’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal, State, and local’’; 
(II) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘, 
alcohol, and drug abuse’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and substance use disorder’’; 
(III) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(IV) by redesignating clause (vi) 
as clause (viii); 
(V) by inserting after clause (v) 
the following: 
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‘‘(vi) language assistance, including 
translation of written materials, telephonic, 
digital, and in-person interpreter services, 
for victims with limited English proficiency 
or victims with disabilities, including per-
sons who are deaf or hard of hearing; 
‘‘(vii) services described in this sub-
paragraph, provided in a manner that al-
lows for the full participation of victims 
with disabilities, including providing infor-
mation in alternative formats; and’’; and 
(VI) in clause (viii), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(vi) in subparagraph (I), as so redes-
ignated, by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) partnerships that enhance the design 
and delivery of services to victims and their 
children and dependents.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘for the primary pur-
pose of providing’’ and inserting ‘‘whose 
primary purpose is to provide’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for the provision of 
such shelter and services, as described in 
paragraph (1)(A),’’ before ‘‘to adult and’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘their dependents, as 
described in paragraph (1)(A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘their children and dependents’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘supportive services 
and prevention services’’ and inserting 
‘‘supportive services or prevention serv-
ices’’; and 
(v) by striking ‘‘through (H)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘through (I)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ each place it 
appears (other than in paragraph (1)(J)) and 
inserting ‘‘children and dependents’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a local public agency, 
or’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ and in-
serting ‘‘children and dependents’’; and 
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(iii) by striking ‘‘tribal organizations, 
and voluntary associations),’’ and inserting 
‘‘Tribal organizations, and voluntary asso-
ciations) or a local public agency’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) an organization whose primary purpose is 
to provide culturally specific services to underserved 
racial and ethnic populations, Tribal communities, or 
other underserved populations, that does not have a 
documented history of work concerning family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence, but that 
is in partnership with an organization described in 
paragraph (1).’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) CONDITIONS.—Participation in supportive serv-
ices under this title shall be voluntary. Receipt of the bene-
fits of shelter described in subsection (b)(1)(A) shall not 
be conditioned upon the participation of the adult or 
youth, or their children or dependents, in any or all of 
the supportive services offered under this title.’’. 
SEC. 110. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 309 (42 U.S.C. 10409) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 14045d’’ and 
inserting ‘‘34 U.S.C. 20126’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘tribal’’ and inserting 
‘‘Tribal’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Indian Tribes’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘section 303(a)(2)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 303 and made avail-
able’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribe’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribe’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Tribal organiza-
tion’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘306(c)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘302A, 306(c),’’. 
SEC. 111. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS. 
Section 310 (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘under this title and reserved 
under section 303(a)(2)(C)’’ and inserting 
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‘‘grants to entities that focus on other crit-
ical issues, such as’’; 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(including Alaska 
Native)’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(b)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(b)(5)’’; and 
(iii) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(ii) entities demonstrating expertise 
related to— 
‘‘(I) 
addressing 
the 
housing 
needs of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, or dating violence victims and 
their children and dependents; 
‘‘(II) developing leadership of ad-
vocates from underserved populations; 
or 
‘‘(III) addressing other emerging 
issues related to family violence, do-
mestic violence, or dating violence.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) in clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘and dependents’’ after ‘‘children’’; 
and 
(II) in clause (ii), in the matter 
preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
‘‘online’’ after ‘‘central’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clauses (i) and (ii)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘tribes and 
tribal organizations’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Tribes 
and Tribal organizations’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘the tribes’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Tribes’’; 
(II) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘42’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘3796gg–10 note’’ and inserting ‘‘34 
U.S.C. 10452 note’’; 
(III) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘42’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘3796gg–10 note’’ and inserting ‘‘34 
U.S.C. 10452 note’’; and 
(IV) in clause (iii)— 
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(aa) by striking ‘‘Native Ha-
waiians that’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tive Hawaiians who’’; and 
(bb) by inserting ‘‘the Office 
for Victims of Crime and’’ after 
‘‘Human Services, and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘State and local 
domestic violence service providers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘support effective pol-
icy, practice, research, and cross sys-
tems collaboration’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘enhancing do-
mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘en-
hancing family violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘which may include the response to the use 
of the self-defense plea by domestic vio-
lence victims and the issuance and use of 
protective orders’’ and inserting ‘‘including 
the issuance and use of protective orders, 
batterers’ intervention programming, and 
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responses to charged, incarcerated, and re- 
entering domestic violence victims’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘domestic vio-
lence’’ and inserting ‘‘family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating vio-
lence’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘dependents’’ 
and inserting ‘‘children’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘of domestic vio-
lence’’ each place it appears; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, and the re-
sponse of domestic violence programs 
and other community organizations 
with respect to health advocacy and 
addressing health issues’’ before the 
period; 
(v) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) The response of mental health, sub-
stance use disorder, and domestic violence sys-
tems and programs and other related systems 
and programs, to victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, and dating violence, and their 
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children and dependents, who experience psy-
chological trauma, or have mental health or 
substance use needs related to.’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘enhancing do-
mestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘en-
hancing family violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘of domestic vio-
lence’’; and 
(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) The response of family violence, do-
mestic violence, and dating violence programs 
and related systems to victims who are under-
served due to sexual orientation or gender iden-
tity, including expanding the capacity of organi-
zations to better meet the needs of such vic-
tims. 
‘‘(G) The response of family violence, do-
mestic violence, and dating violence programs, 
disability service providers, and related systems 
to victims with disabilities (including victims 
who acquire disabilities due to family violence, 
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domestic violence, or dating violence), includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) extending community engagement 
efforts with persons with disabilities; 
‘‘(ii) enhancing and modifying services 
to better meet the needs of such victims, 
and of family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence organizations, by ex-
panding 
partnerships 
and 
conducting 
cross-training with disability service pro-
viders to make disability organizations 
more victim-centered and equitable; 
‘‘(iii) evaluating accessibility barriers 
in programs and shelter facilities and ad-
vising on how to make modifications to 
meet the needs of victims with disabilities; 
and 
‘‘(iv) promoting culturally and linguis-
tically relevant responses for persons with 
disabilities. 
‘‘(H) Strengthening the organizational ca-
pacity of State Domestic Violence Coalitions 
and Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions and of 
State (including territorial) and Tribal adminis-
trators who distribute funds under this title to 
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community-based family violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence programs, with the 
aim of better enabling such coalitions and ad-
ministrators— 
‘‘(i) to collaborate and respond effec-
tively to family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence; 
‘‘(ii) to meet the conditions and carry 
out the provisions of this title; and 
‘‘(iii) to implement best practices to 
meet the emerging needs of victims and 
their families, children, and dependents.’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (5); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL RESOURCE CEN-
TER.—In accordance with subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall award a grant to an eligible entity for 
an Alaska Native Tribal resource center on domestic 
violence to reduce Tribal disparities, which shall— 
‘‘(A) offer a comprehensive array of tech-
nical assistance and training resources to In-
dian Tribes and Tribal organizations, specifi-
cally designed to enhance the capacity of the 
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Tribes and organizations to respond to family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
and the findings of section 901 and purposes in 
section 902 of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (34 U.S.C. 10452 note); 
‘‘(B) coordinate all projects and activities 
with the national resource center described in 
paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(C) coordinate with the projects and ac-
tivities of that center that involve working with 
non-Tribal, State, and local governments to en-
hance their capacity to understand the unique 
needs of Alaska Natives; 
‘‘(D) provide comprehensive community 
education and prevention initiatives relating to 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence in a culturally sensitive and relevant 
manner; and 
‘‘(E) coordinate activities with other Fed-
eral agencies, offices, and grantees that address 
the needs of Alaska Natives who experience 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence, including the Office of Justice Services 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian 
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Health Service, and the Office for Victims of 
Crime and the Office on Violence Against 
Women of the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(4) NATIVE HAWAIIAN RESOURCE CENTER.— 
In accordance with subsection (a)(2), the Secretary 
shall award a grant to an eligible entity for a Native 
Hawaiian resource center on domestic violence to re-
duce Native Hawaiian disparities, which shall— 
‘‘(A) offer a comprehensive array of tech-
nical assistance and training resources to Na-
tive Hawaiian organizations, specifically de-
signed to enhance the capacity of the Native 
Hawaiian organizations to respond to family vi-
olence, domestic violence, and dating violence; 
‘‘(B) coordinate all projects and other ac-
tivities with the national resource center de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B); 
‘‘(C) coordinate all projects and other ac-
tivities, with State and local governments, that 
involve working with the State and local govern-
ments, to enhance their capacity to understand 
the unique needs of Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(D) provide comprehensive community 
education and prevention initiatives relating to 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
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violence in a culturally sensitive and relevant 
manner; and 
‘‘(E) coordinate activities with other Fed-
eral agencies, offices, and grantees that address 
the needs of Native Hawaiians who experience 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence, including the Office for Victims of 
Crime and the Office on Violence Against 
Women of the Department of Justice.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), 
by striking ‘‘Indian tribes, tribal organiza-
tions’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the tribes’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Tribes’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘nontribal’’ and 
inserting ‘‘non-Tribal’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(including Alaska 
Natives)’’ each place it appears; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘or (D)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(D), (F), or (H)’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) includes on the board of directors or 
advisory committee and on the staff of such en-
tity, individuals who are from domestic violence 
programs and who are geographically and cul-
turally diverse’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Tribal 
organization’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Indian 
Tribes’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘domestic violence’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating vio-
lence’’; 
(iv) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking ‘‘42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘34 U.S.C. 
10452 note’’; and 
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(v) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘tribally’’ and inserting ‘‘Tribally’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘community’’ and inserting ‘‘population’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘geographically 
diverse’’ before ‘‘advocates’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘from across the 
Nation’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (6); 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL RESOURCE CEN-
TER ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under subsection (b)(3), an entity shall 
be a Tribal organization, or a nonprofit private orga-
nization that focuses primarily on issues of family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence with-
in Indian Tribes, in Alaska that submits information 
to the Secretary demonstrating— 
‘‘(A) experience working with Indian 
Tribes, and Tribal organizations, in Alaska to 
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respond to family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence and the findings of section 
901 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (34 U.S.C. 10452 note); 
‘‘(B) experience providing Indian Tribes, 
and Tribal organizations, in Alaska with assist-
ance in developing Tribally based prevention 
and intervention services addressing family vio-
lence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
and safety for American Indian and Alaska Na-
tive women consistent with the purposes of sec-
tion 902 of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (34 U.S.C. 10452 note); 
‘‘(C) strong support for the entity’s des-
ignation as the Alaska Native Tribal resource 
center on domestic violence from advocates 
working with Indian Tribes in Alaska to ad-
dress family violence, domestic violence, and 
dating violence and the safety of Alaska Native 
women; 
‘‘(D) a record of demonstrated effective-
ness in assisting Indian Tribes, and Tribal or-
ganizations, in Alaska with prevention and 
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intervention services addressing family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence; and 
‘‘(E) the capacity to serve geographically 
diverse Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations, 
in Alaska. 
‘‘(5) NATIVE HAWAIIAN RESOURCE CENTER.— 
To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection 
(b)(4), an entity shall be a Native Hawaiian organi-
zation, or a nonprofit private organization that fo-
cuses primarily on issues of family violence, domestic 
violence, and dating violence within the Native Ha-
waiian community, that submits information to the 
Secretary demonstrating— 
‘‘(A) experience working with Native Ha-
waiian organizations to respond to family vio-
lence, domestic violence, and dating violence; 
‘‘(B) experience providing Native Hawaiian 
organizations with assistance in developing pre-
vention and intervention services addressing 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
violence and safety for Native Hawaiian women; 
‘‘(C) strong support for the entity’s des-
ignation as the Native Hawaiian resource cen-
ter on domestic violence from advocates working 
with Native Hawaiian organizations to address 
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respectively, and adjusting the margins accord-
ingly; 
(J) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of 
paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘child abuse is present;’’ and inserting ‘‘there is 
a co-occurrence of child abuse; and’’; 
(K) by striking paragraph (8); and 
(L) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), 
as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in-
serting a period; 
(3) by striking subsection (e); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and 
(5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Indian tribes and tribal organizations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations’’. 
SEC. 113. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALI-
TIONS. 
The Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 311 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 311A. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COA-
LITIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Beginning with fiscal 
year 2027, out of amounts appropriated under section 303 
and made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
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year, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal Do-
mestic Violence Coalition that provides services to Indian 
Tribes. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each Tribal Domestic Violence 
Coalition desiring a grant under this section shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 
require. The application submitted by the coalition for the 
grant shall provide documentation of the coalition’s work, 
demonstrating that the coalition— 
‘‘(1) meets all the applicable requirements set 
forth in this section; and 
‘‘(2) has the ability to conduct all activities de-
scribed in this section, as indicated by— 
‘‘(A) a documented experience in admin-
istering Federal grants to conduct the activities 
described in subsection (d); or 
‘‘(B) a documented history of activities to 
further the purposes of this section set forth in 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A Tribal Domestic Violence 
Coalition eligible under subsection (b) that receives a 
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grant under this section may use the grant funds for ad-
ministration and operation to further the purposes of fam-
ily violence, domestic violence, and dating violence inter-
vention and prevention activities, including— 
‘‘(1) working with local Tribal family violence, 
domestic violence, or dating violence service pro-
grams and providers of direct services to encourage 
appropriate and comprehensive responses to family 
violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
against adults or youth within the Indian Tribes 
served, including providing training and technical as-
sistance and conducting Tribal needs assessments; 
‘‘(2) participating in planning and monitoring 
the distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds 
within the State under section 308(a); 
‘‘(3) working in collaboration with Tribal serv-
ice providers and community-based organizations to 
address the needs of victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, and dating violence, and their chil-
dren and dependents; 
‘‘(4) collaborating with, and providing informa-
tion to, entities in such fields as housing, health care 
(including mental health and substance use disorder 
care), social welfare, education, and law enforcement 
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to support the development and implementation of 
effective policies; 
‘‘(5) supporting the development and implemen-
tation of effective policies, protocols, legislation, 
codes, and programs that address the safety and 
support needs of adult and youth Tribal victims of 
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; 
‘‘(6) encouraging appropriate responses to cases 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating vio-
lence against adults or youth, by working with Trib-
al, State, and Federal judicial agencies and law en-
forcement agencies; 
‘‘(7) working with Tribal, State, and Federal 
judicial agencies, including family law judges, crimi-
nal court judges, child protective service agencies, 
and children’s advocates to develop appropriate re-
sponses to child custody and visitation issues— 
‘‘(A) in cases of child exposure to family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; 
or 
‘‘(B) in cases in which— 
‘‘(i) family violence, domestic violence, 
or dating violence is present; and 
‘‘(ii) child abuse is present; 
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‘‘(8) providing information to the public about 
prevention of family violence, domestic violence, and 
dating violence within Indian Tribes; 
‘‘(9) assisting Indian Tribes’ participation in, 
and attendance of, Federal and State consultations 
on family violence, domestic violence, or dating vio-
lence, including consultations mandated by the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public 
Law 103–322; 108 Stat.1902), the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.), or this title; 
and 
‘‘(10) providing services described in section 
308(b) to victims of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence. 
‘‘(e) REALLOCATION.—If, at the end of the sixth 
month of any fiscal year for which sums are appropriated 
under section 303 and made available to carry out this 
section, a portion of the available amount has not been 
awarded to Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for grants 
under this section because of the failure of such coalitions 
to meet the requirements for such grants, then the Sec-
retary shall award such portion, in equal shares, to Tribal 
Domestic Violence Coalitions that meet such require-
ments.’’. 
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SEC. 114. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS 
AND THEIR CHILDREN. 
Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘service programs and 
community-based programs to prevent fu-
ture domestic violence by addressing, in an 
appropriate manner, the needs of children’’ 
and inserting ‘‘service programs and cul-
turally specific community-based programs 
to serve children and youth’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and to support the 
caregiving capacity of adult victims’’ before 
the period; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘of not more than 2 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘of 3 years’’; and 
(ii) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘of not more than 2 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘of 2 years’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or State domestic vio-
lence services’’ after ‘‘local’’; 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘a culturally specific orga-
nization,’’ after ‘‘associations),’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘tribal organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Tribal organization’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘adult and child’’ after 
‘‘serving’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘and their children’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) a description of how the entity will 
prioritize the safety of, and confidentiality of infor-
mation about adult and child victims of family vio-
lence, domestic violence, or dating violence;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘develop-
mentally appropriate and age-appropriate serv-
ices, and culturally and linguistically appro-
priate services, to the victims and children; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘trauma-informed, develop-
mentally appropriate, age-appropriate, and cul-
turally and linguistically appropriate services to 
children and youth and their adult caregivers;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘appro-
priate and relevant to the unique needs of chil-
dren exposed to family violence, domestic vio-
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(iv) in subparagraphs (D) and (F), by 
inserting ‘‘and digital services’’ after ‘‘hot-
line’’ each place such term appears; 
(v) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
‘‘non-English 
speaking callers’’ and inserting ‘‘call-
ers and digital services users with lim-
ited English proficiency’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘hotline per-
sonnel’’ and inserting ‘‘advocacy per-
sonnel’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘hearing impairments; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘disabilities, including individuals who are 
deaf or hard of hearing or are blind or 
have visual impairments, and for training 
hotline and digital services personnel in as-
sisting persons with disabilities when those 
persons are accessing the hotline and dig-
ital services;’’; and 
(vii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘youth victims’’ and all that follows and 
inserting ‘‘youth victims of family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence, 
which plan may be carried out through a 
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national youth dating violence hotline and 
other digital services and resources’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, dig-
ital services,’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(5) demonstrate the ability to— 
‘‘(A) provide information and referrals for 
individuals contacting the hotline or using dig-
ital services; 
‘‘(B) directly connect callers or assist dig-
ital services users in connecting to service pro-
viders; and 
‘‘(C) employ crisis interventions meeting 
the standards of family violence, domestic vio-
lence, and dating violence providers;’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
through (8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), re-
spectively; 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) demonstrate the ability to provide informa-
tion about healthy relationships for adults and 
youth;’’; and 
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(F) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, 
by 
striking 
‘‘306(c)(5)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘302A(b)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND DIG-
ITAL SERVICES’’ after ‘‘HOTLINE’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘telephone hotline’’ and 
inserting ‘‘telephonic hotline and digital 
services’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and assistance to 
adult’’ and inserting ‘‘for the benefit of 
adult’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘and digital serv-
ices’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘toll-free telephone line’’ and inserting 
‘‘24-hour toll-free telephone line and an 
internet service provider for operating dig-
ital services in accessible formats including 
TTY and interpreter services, where appli-
cable’’ before the semicolon; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘, provide counseling and referral services 
for callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and 
directly connect callers’’ and inserting 
‘‘and digital services contacts, provide 
counseling, healthy relationship informa-
tion, and referral services for callers and 
digital services users, on a 24-hour-a-day 
basis, and directly connect callers and dig-
ital services users’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘and digital services users’’ after ‘‘callers’’; 
(v) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and digital serv-
ices’’ after ‘‘hotline’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and, as appro-
priate, in accessible formats, including 
formats compliant with the most re-
cent Web Content Accessibility Guide-
lines or successor guideline as applica-
ble’’ after ‘‘users’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘underserved populations and individuals 
with disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘under-
served racial and ethnic populations, Tribal 
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populations, persons with disabilities, and 
other underserved populations, by ensuring 
access to the hotline and digital services 
through accommodations and training of 
advocacy personal’’; 
(vii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘teen dating violence hotline’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘hotline or digital services’’; and 
(viii) in subparagraph (H), by insert-
ing ‘‘or digital services provider’’ after 
‘‘hotline operator’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 116. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 
GRANT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to in-
crease the availability of information and assistance to In-
dian adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic 
violence, or dating violence, family and household mem-
bers of such victims, and individuals affected by such vic-
timization by supporting a national, toll-free telephonic 
and digital hotline to provide services that are— 
(1) informed of Federal Indian law and Tribal 
laws impacting Indian victims of family violence, do-
mestic violence, or dating violence; 
(2) culturally appropriate to Indian adult and 
youth victims; and 
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(3) developed in cooperation with victim serv-
ices offered by Indian Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 313 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 313A. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOT-
LINE GRANT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant to a Tribal organization or private, nonprofit entity 
to maintain the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, national, 
toll-free telephonic hotline and digital services to provide 
information and assistance to Indian adult and youth vic-
tims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating vio-
lence, family and household members of such victims, and 
other individuals affected by such victimization. 
‘‘(b) TERM.—The Secretary shall award a grant 
under this section for a period of not more than 5 years. 
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS ON PAYMENT.—The provision of 
payments under a grant awarded under this section shall 
be subject to annual approval by the Secretary and subject 
to the availability of appropriations for each fiscal year 
to make the payments. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall be a Tribal organization 
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