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(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
(h) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States and the 
District of Columbia, Indian Tribes, and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Vir-
gin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 1304. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) REPORT
BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit 
to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the information required to be reported to 
the Attorney General under section 3(b); and 
(2) information on— 
(A) the number of reports made, during 
the previous year, to Federal law enforcement 
agencies regarding persons engaging in a sexual 
act while acting under color of law; and 
(B) the disposition of each case in which 
sexual misconduct by a person acting under 
color of law was reported. 
(b) REPORT BY GAO.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each year there-
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after, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report on any violations of section 
2243(c) of title 18, United States Code, as amended by 
section 2, committed during the 1-year period covered by 
the report. 
SEC. 1305. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘sexual act’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2246 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1401. NATIONAL STALKER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION. 
Section 40603 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12402) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 
through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1402. FEDERAL VICTIM ASSISTANTS REAUTHORIZA-
TION. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM’S 
COUNSELORS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
United States Attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic-
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tim/witness counselors for the prosecution of sex crimes 
and domestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the 
District of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2024.’’. 
SEC. 1403. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI-
CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS RE-
AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 224(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20334(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1404. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12311(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1405. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 219(a) of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 
U.S.C. 20324(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1406. RAPE KIT BACKLOG. 
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) information on best practices for state and 
local governments to reduce the backlog of DNA evi-
dence’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘2015 through 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 1407. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM 
GRANTS. 
Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice 
Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 1408. REVIEW ON LINK BETWEEN SUBSTANCE USE 
AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health 
and Human Services shall complete a review and submit 
a report to Congress on whether being a victim of domestic 
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violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in-
creases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder. 
SEC. 1409. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO STUDY FED-
ERAL EFFORTS TO COLLECT DATA ON SEX-
UAL VIOLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish an interagency working group (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) to study Fed-
eral efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make 
recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be 
comprised of at least one representative from the following 
agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency: 
(1) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(2) The Department of Education. 
(3) The Department of Health and Human 
Services. 
(4) The Department of Justice. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Working Group shall consider the 
following: 
(1) What activity constitutes different acts of 
sexual violence. 
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(2) Whether reports that use the same terms 
for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same 
data on these acts. 
(3) Whether the context which led to an act of 
sexual violence should impact how that act is ac-
counted for in reports. 
(4) Whether the data collected is presented in 
a way that allows the general public to understand 
what acts of sexual violence are included in each 
measurement. 
(5) Steps that agencies that compile reports re-
lating to sexual violence can take to avoid double 
counting incidents of sexual violence. 
(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on 
the following: 
(1) The activities of the Working Group. 
(2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal ef-
forts to collect data on sexual violence. 
(3) Actions Federal agencies can take to imple-
ment the recommendations described in paragraph 
(2). 
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(4) Recommendations for congressional action 
to implement the recommendations described in 
paragraph (2). 
(e) TERMINATION.—The Working Group shall termi-
nate 30 days after the date on which the report is sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HARMONIZE.—The term ‘‘harmonize’’ in-
cludes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data col-
lection to produce complementary information, as 
appropriate, without compromising programmatic 
needs. 
(2) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘sexual vio-
lence’’ includes an unwanted sexual act (including 
both contact and non-contact) about which the Fed-
eral Government collects information. 
SEC. 1410. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. 
Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, a national domestic violence hotline for which 
a grant is provided under section 313 of the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act shall include the vol-
untary feature of texting via telephone to ensure all meth-
ods of communication are available for victims and those 
seeking assistance. 
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SEC. 1411. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING COMPLI-
ANCE WITH IMMIGRATION LAWS. 
Nothing in this Act, or in any amendments made by 
this Act, shall affect the obligation to fully comply with 
the immigration laws. 
TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME 
ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 1501. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS FOR EN-
FORCEMENT OF CYBERCRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Attorney General shall award grants 
under this section to States and units of local government 
for the prevention, enforcement, and prosecution of 
cybercrimes against individuals. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under 
this section, the chief executive officer of a State or 
unit of local government shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General within 90 days after the 
date on which funds to carry out this section are ap-
propriated for a fiscal year, in such form as the At-
torney General may require. Such application shall 
include the following: 
(A) A certification that Federal funds 
made available under this section will not be 
used to supplant State or local funds, but will 
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be used to increase the amounts of such funds 
that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be 
made available for law enforcement activities. 
(B) An assurance that, not fewer than 30 
days before the application (or any amendment 
to the application) was submitted to the Attor-
ney General, the application (or amendment) 
was submitted for review to the governing body 
of the State or unit of local government (or to 
an organization designated by that governing 
body). 
(C) An assurance that, before the applica-
tion (or any amendment to the application) was 
submitted to the Attorney General— 
(i) the application (or amendment) 
was made public; and 
(ii) an opportunity to comment on the 
application (or amendment) was provided 
to citizens and to neighborhood or commu-
nity-based organizations, to the extent ap-
plicable law or established procedure 
makes such an opportunity available. 
(D) An assurance that, for each fiscal year 
covered by an application, the applicant shall 
maintain and report such data, records, and in-
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formation (programmatic and financial) as the 
Attorney General may reasonably require. 
(E) A certification, made in a form accept-
able to the Attorney General and executed by 
the chief executive officer of the applicant (or 
by another officer of the applicant, if qualified 
under regulations promulgated by the Attorney 
General), that— 
(i) the programs to be funded by the 
grant meet all the requirements of this sec-
tion; 
(ii) all the information contained in 
the application is correct; 
(iii) there has been appropriate co-
ordination with affected agencies; and 
(iv) the applicant will comply with all 
provisions of this section and all other ap-
plicable Federal laws. 
(F) A certification that the State or in the 
case of a unit of local government, the State in 
which the unit of local government is located, 
has in effect criminal laws which prohibit 
cybercrimes against individuals. 
(G) A certification that any equipment de-
scribed in subsection (c)(7) purchased using 
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grant funds awarded under this section will be 
used primarily for investigations and forensic 
analysis of evidence in matters involving 
cybercrimes against individuals. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under this sec-
tion may only be used for programs that provide— 
(1) training for State or local law enforcement 
personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals, 
including— 
(A) training such personnel to identify and 
protect victims of cybercrimes against individ-
uals; 
(B) training such personnel to utilize Fed-
eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 
victims of cybercrimes against individuals; 
(C) training such personnel to identify and 
investigate cybercrimes against individuals; 
(D) training such personnel to enforce and 
utilize the laws that prohibit cybercrimes 
against individuals; 
(E) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the investigation of 
cybercrimes against individuals and enforce-
ment of laws that prohibit such crimes; and 
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(F) the payment of overtime incurred as a 
result of such training; 
(2) training for State or local prosecutors, 
judges, 
and 
judicial 
personnel, 
relating 
to 
cybercrimes against individuals, including— 
(A) training such personnel to identify, in-
vestigate, prosecute, or adjudicate cybercrimes 
against individuals; 
(B) training such personnel to utilize laws 
that prohibit cybercrimes against individuals; 
(C) training such personnel to utilize Fed-
eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 
victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and 
(D) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the prosecution or adjudica-
tion of acts of cybercrimes against individuals, 
including the use of technology to protect vic-
tims of such crimes; 
(3) training for State or local emergency dis-
patch personnel relating to cybercrimes against indi-
viduals, including— 
(A) training such personnel to identify and 
protect victims of cybercrimes against individ-
uals; 
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(B) training such personnel to utilize Fed-
eral, State, local, and other resources to assist 
victims of cybercrimes against individuals; 
(C) training such personnel to utilize tech-
nology to assist in the identification of and re-
sponse to cybercrimes against individuals; and 
(D) the payment of overtime incurred as a 
result of such training; 
(4) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies in enforcing laws that prohibit cybercrimes 
against individuals, including expenses incurred in 
performing enforcement operations, such as overtime 
payments; 
(5) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies in educating the public in order to prevent, 
deter, and identify violations of laws that prohibit 
cybercrimes against individuals; 
(6) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
agencies to establish task forces that operate solely 
to conduct investigations, forensic analyses of evi-
dence, and prosecutions in matters involving 
cybercrimes against individuals; 
(7) assistance to State or local law enforcement 
and prosecutors in acquiring computers, computer 
equipment, and other equipment necessary to con-
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of local government shall submit to the Attorney General 
a report which contains— 
(1) a summary of the activities carried out dur-
ing the previous year with any grant received by 
such State or unit of local government; 
(2) an evaluation of the results of such activi-
ties; and 
(3) such other information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Novem-
ber 1 of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney 
General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a com-
pilation of the information contained in the report sub-
mitted under subsection (d). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Of the amount made avail-
able under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year, not 
more than 5 percent may be used for evaluation, 
monitoring, technical assistance, salaries, and ad-
ministrative expenses. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘cybercrimes against individuals’’ 
means the criminal offenses applicable in the rel-
evant State or unit of local government that involve 
the use of a computer to cause personal harm to an 
individual, such as the use of a computer to harass, 
threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, intimidate, 
without consent distribute intimate images of, or vio-
late the privacy of, an individual, except that— 
(A) use of a computer need not be an ele-
ment of such an offense; and 
(B) such term does not include the use of 
a computer to cause harm to a commercial enti-
ty, government agency, or any non-natural per-
sons. 
(2) The term ‘‘computer’’ includes a computer 
network and an interactive electronic device. 
SEC. 1502. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER GRANT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Attorney General shall award a grant 
under this section to an eligible entity for the purpose of 
the establishment and maintenance of a National Re-
source Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals to pro-
vide resource information, training, and technical assist-
ance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, 
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governmental entities, and communities to prevent, en-
force, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To request a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
the Attorney General not later than 90 days after the date 
on which funds to carry out this section are appropriated 
for fiscal year 2020 in such form as the Attorney General 
may require. Such application shall include the following: 
(1) An assurance that, for each fiscal year cov-
ered by an application, the applicant shall maintain 
and report such data, records, and information (pro-
grammatic and financial) as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
(2) A certification, made in a form acceptable 
to the Attorney General, that— 
(A) the programs funded by the grant 
meet all the requirements of this section; 
(B) all the information contained in the 
application is correct; and 
(C) the applicant will comply with all pro-
visions of this section and all other applicable 
Federal laws. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The eligible entity awarded a 
grant under this section shall use such amounts for the 
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establishment and maintenance of a National Resource 
Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, which shall— 
(1) offer a comprehensive array of technical as-
sistance and training resources to Federal, State, 
and local governmental agencies, community-based 
organizations, and other professionals and interested 
parties, related to cybercrimes against individuals, 
including programs and research related to victims; 
(2) maintain a resource library which shall col-
lect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information 
and statistics related to— 
(A) the incidence of cybercrimes against 
individuals; 
(B) the enforcement, and prosecution of 
laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals; 
and 
(C) the provision of supportive services and 
resources for victims of cybercrimes against in-
dividuals; and 
(3) conduct research related to— 
(A) the causes of cybercrimes against indi-
viduals; 
(B) the effect of cybercrimes against indi-
viduals on victims of such crimes; and 
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(C) model solutions to prevent or deter 
cybercrimes against individuals or to enforce 
the laws relating to cybercrimes against individ-
uals. 
(d) DURATION OF GRANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The grant awarded under 
this section shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 
(2) RENEWAL.—A grant under this section may 
be renewed for additional 5-year periods if the At-
torney General determines that the funds made 
available to the recipient were used in a manner de-
scribed in subsection (c), and if the recipient resub-
mits an application described in subsection (b) in 
such form, and at such time as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
(e) SUBGRANTS.—The eligible entity awarded a grant 
under this section may make subgrants to other nonprofit 
private organizations with relevant subject matter exper-
tise in order to establish and maintain the National Re-
source Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals in ac-
cordance with subsection (c). 
(f) REPORT TO THE SECRETARY.—On the date that 
is 1 year after the date on which an eligible entity receives 
a grant under this section, and annually thereafter for the 
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