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‘‘(12) To develop, enhance, and maintain protection order 
registries. 
‘‘(13) To develop human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
testing programs for sexual assault perpetrators and notifica-
tion and counseling protocols.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) certify that, not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, their laws, policies, or practices 
will ensure that— 
‘‘(A) no law enforcement officer, prosecuting officer or 
other government official shall ask or require an adult, 
youth, or child victim of a sex offense as defined under 
Federal, tribal, State, territorial, or local law to submit 
to a polygraph examination or other truth telling device 
as a condition for proceeding with the investigation of 
such an offense; and 
‘‘(B) the refusal of a victim to submit to an examination 
described in subparagraph (A) shall not prevent the inves-
tigation of the offense.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) SPEEDY NOTICE
TO VICTIMS.—A State or unit of local 
government shall not be entitled to 5 percent of the funds allocated 
under this part unless the State or unit of local government— 
‘‘(1) certifies that it has a law or regulation that requires— 
‘‘(A) the State or unit of local government at the request 
of a victim to administer to a defendant, against whom 
an information or indictment is presented for a crime in 
which by force or threat of force the perpetrator compels 
the victim to engage in sexual activity, testing for the 
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) not later than 48 hours after 
the date on which the information or indictment is pre-
sented; 
‘‘(B) as soon as practicable notification to the victim, 
or parent and guardian of the victim, and defendant of 
the testing results; and 
‘‘(C) follow-up tests for HIV as may be medically appro-
priate, and that as soon as practicable after each such 
test the results be made available in accordance with 
subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(2) gives the Attorney General assurances that it laws 
and regulations will be in compliance with requirements of 
paragraph (1) within the later of— 
‘‘(A) the period ending on the date on which the next 
session of the State legislature ends; or 
‘‘(B) 2 years. 
‘‘(e) 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 available for grants to Indian tribal 
governments.’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 2102(b) of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–1(b)) is
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amended in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by inserting after 
‘‘involving domestic violence’’ the following: ‘‘, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking’’. 
(d) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONFIDENTIALITY.—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 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘Of the total amounts appropriated under this part, not less 
than 5 percent and up to 8 percent shall be available for providing 
training and technical assistance relating to the purpose areas 
of this part to improve the capacity of grantees and other entities.’’. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS IMPROVEMENTS. 
Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by— 
(A) inserting before ‘‘legal assistance’’ the following: 
‘‘civil and criminal’’; 
(B) inserting after ‘‘effective aid to’’ the following: 
‘‘adult and youth’’; and 
(C) inserting at the end the following: ‘‘Criminal legal 
assistance provided for under this section shall be limited 
to criminal matters relating to domestic violence, sexual 
assault, dating violence, and stalking.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the definitions provided in 
section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall 
apply.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘and tribal organizations, 
territorial organizations’’ after ‘‘Indian tribal governments’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) any training program conducted in satisfaction of the 
requirement of paragraph (1) has been or will be developed 
with input from and in collaboration with a tribal, State, terri-
torial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault 
or stalking organization or coalition, as well as appropriate 
tribal, State, territorial, and local law enforcement officials;’’. 
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘dating violence,’’ after 
‘‘domestic violence,’’; and 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2011.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘5 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’; 
and 
(ii) inserting ‘‘adult and youth’’ after ‘‘that assist’’. 
SEC. 104. ENSURING CRIME VICTIM ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Department of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–119; 111 Stat. 2510) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C)—
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(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘using 
funds derived from a source other than the Corporation 
to provide’’ and inserting ‘‘providing’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘in the United States’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘or a victim of sexual 
assault or trafficking in the United States, or qualifies 
for immigration relief under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)); 
or’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘has been battered’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘, without the active participa-
tion of the alien, has been battered or subjected to extreme 
cruelty or a victim of sexual assault or trafficking in the 
United States, or qualifies for immigration relief under 
section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘described in such sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘, sexual assault or trafficking, or the 
crimes listed in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii))’’. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this Act, or the amend-
ments made by this Act, shall be construed to restrict the legal 
assistance provided to victims of trafficking and certain family 
members authorized under section 107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Vic-
tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)). 
SEC. 105. THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT COURT TRAINING AND 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT COURT TRAINING
AND 
IMPROVEMENTS.—The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 
Stat. 1902 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 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. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to enable the Attorney General, 
though the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
to award grants to improve court responses to adult and youth 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
to be used for— 
‘‘(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, including safety, security, 
privacy, confidentiality, and economic independence, as well 
as information about perpetrator behavior and best practices 
for holding perpetrators accountable; 
‘‘(3) collaboration and training with Federal, State, tribal, 
territorial, and local public agencies and officials and nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organizations to improve implementation and
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enforcement of relevant Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and 
local law; 
‘‘(4) enabling courts or court-based or court-related pro-
grams to develop new or enhance current— 
‘‘(A) court infrastructure (such as specialized courts, 
dockets, intake centers, or interpreter services); 
‘‘(B) community-based initiatives within the court 
system (such as court watch programs, victim assistants, 
or community-based supplementary services); 
‘‘(C) offender management, monitoring, and account-
ability programs; 
‘‘(D) safe and confidential information-storage and 
-sharing databases within and between court systems; 
‘‘(E) education and outreach programs to improve 
community access, including enhanced access for under-
served populations; and 
‘‘(F) other projects likely to improve court responses 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; and 
‘‘(5) providing technical assistance to Federal, State, tribal, 
territorial, or local courts wishing to improve their practices 
and procedures or to develop new programs. 
‘‘SEC. 41003. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘Grants awarded under this subtitle shall be subject to the 
following conditions: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—Eligible grantees may include— 
‘‘(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local courts 
or court-based programs; and 
‘‘(B) national, State, tribal, territorial, or local private, 
nonprofit organizations with demonstrated expertise in 
developing and providing judicial education about domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, applicants shall certify in writing that— 
‘‘(A) any courts or court-based personnel working 
directly with or making decisions about adult or youth 
parties experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking have completed or will com-
plete education about domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(B) any education program developed under section 
41002 has been or will be developed with significant input 
from and in collaboration with a national, tribal, State, 
territorial, or local victim services provider or coalition; 
and 
‘‘(C) the grantee’s internal organizational policies, 
procedures, or rules do not require mediation or counseling 
between offenders and victims physically together in cases 
where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking is an issue. 
‘‘SEC. 41004. NATIONAL EDUCATION CURRICULA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, through the Director 
of the Office on Violence Against Women, shall fund efforts to 
develop a national education curriculum for use by State and 
national judicial educators to ensure that all courts and court 
personnel have access to information about relevant Federal, State,