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SEC. 206. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED TRAINING FOR 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
Q—Trauma-Informed, 
Victim-Centered 
Training 
for 
Law Enforcement 
‘‘SEC. 41701. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED TRAINING FOR 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Attorney General’ means the At-
torney General, acting through the Director of the 
Office on Violence Against Women; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in-
dividual who interfaces with victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including— 
‘‘(A) an individual working for or on behalf 
of an eligible entity; 
‘‘(B) a school or university administrator 
or personnel (including a campus police officer 
or a school resource officer); and 
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‘‘(C) an emergency services or medical em-
ployee; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘demonstration site’, with respect 
to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
section, means— 
‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a law enforce-
ment agency described in paragraph (4)(A), the 
area over which the eligible entity has jurisdic-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is an organiza-
tion or agency described in paragraph (4)(B), 
the area over which a law enforcement agency 
described in paragraph (4)(A) that is working 
in collaboration with the eligible entity has ju-
risdiction; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 
law enforcement agency; or 
‘‘(B) a national, regional, or local victim 
services organization or agency working in col-
laboration with a law enforcement agency de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible enti-
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ties to carry out the demonstration program under 
this section by implementing evidence-based or 
promising policies and practices to incorporate trau-
ma-informed, victim-centered techniques designed 
to— 
‘‘(A) prevent re-traumatization of the vic-
tim; 
‘‘(B) ensure that covered individuals use 
evidence-based practices to respond to and in-
vestigate cases of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(C) improve communication between vic-
tims and law enforcement officers in an effort 
to increase the likelihood of the successful in-
vestigation and prosecution of the reported 
crime in a manner that protects the victim to 
the greatest extent possible; 
‘‘(D) increase collaboration among stake-
holders who are part of the coordinated commu-
nity response to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(E) evaluate the effectiveness of the 
training process and content by measuring— 
‘‘(i) investigative and prosecutorial 
practices and outcomes; and 
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‘‘(ii) the well-being of victims and 
their satisfaction with the criminal justice 
process. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants under this section for each of the first 2 fis-
cal years beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
‘‘(3) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants under this section to multiple eli-
gible entities for use in a variety of settings and 
communities, including— 
‘‘(A) urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, and 
rural areas; 
‘‘(B) college campuses; or 
‘‘(C) traditionally underserved commu-
nities. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the grant to— 
‘‘(1) train covered individuals within the dem-
onstration site of the eligible entity to use evidence- 
based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered tech-
niques and knowledge of crime victims’ rights 
throughout an investigation into domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 
by— 
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‘‘(A) conducting victim interviews in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(i) elicits valuable information about 
the domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) avoids re-traumatization of the 
victim; 
‘‘(B) conducting field investigations that 
mirror best and promising practices available at 
the time of the investigation; 
‘‘(C) customizing investigative approaches 
to ensure a culturally and linguistically appro-
priate approach to the community being served; 
‘‘(D) becoming proficient in understanding 
and responding to complex cases, including 
cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(i) facilitated by alcohol or drugs; 
‘‘(ii) involving strangulation; 
‘‘(iii) committed by a non-stranger; 
‘‘(iv) committed by an individual of 
the same sex as the victim; 
‘‘(v) involving a victim with a dis-
ability; 
‘‘(vi) involving a male victim; or 
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‘‘(vii) involving a lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, or transgender (commonly referred to 
as ‘LGBT’) victim; 
‘‘(E) developing collaborative relationships 
between— 
‘‘(i) law enforcement officers and 
other members of the response team; and 
‘‘(ii) the community being served; and 
‘‘(F) developing an understanding of how 
to define, identify, and correctly classify a re-
port of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the eligible entity to 
improve the response of covered individuals to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking through various communication channels, 
such as the website of the eligible entity, social 
media, print materials, and community meetings, in 
order to ensure that all covered individuals within 
the demonstration site of the eligible entity are 
aware of those efforts and included in trainings, to 
the extent practicable. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
TRAININGS
ON 
TRAUMA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES.— 
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‘‘(1) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
EXISTING 
TRAININGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall identify trainings for law enforcement offi-
cers, in existence as of the date on which the 
Attorney General begins to solicit applications 
for grants under this section, that— 
‘‘(i) employ a trauma-informed, vic-
tim-centered approach to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) focus on the fundamentals of— 
‘‘(I) trauma responses; and 
‘‘(II) the impact of trauma on 
victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall select 
one or more of the approaches employed by a 
training identified under subparagraph (A) to 
test within the demonstration site of the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall consult with 
the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime in 
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order to seek input from and cultivate consensus 
among outside practitioners and other stakeholders 
through facilitated discussions and focus groups on 
best practices in the field of trauma-informed, vic-
tim-centered care for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice, shall require each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section to identify a research partner, 
preferably a local research partner, to— 
‘‘(1) design a system for generating and col-
lecting the appropriate data to facilitate an inde-
pendent process or impact evaluation of the use of 
the grant funds; 
‘‘(2) periodically conduct an evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) periodically make publicly available, during 
the grant period— 
‘‘(A) preliminary results of the evaluations 
conducted under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) recommendations for improving the 
use of the grant funds. 
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The At-
torney General shall carry out this section using amounts 
otherwise available to the Attorney General. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to interfere with the due process 
rights of any individual.’’. 
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF THE FAST INITIATIVE. 
Section 41601(e) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) FORENSIC-MEDICAL AND ADVOCACY SERVICES 
FOR TRIBES INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall make grants to eligible enti-
ties establish, sustain, or expand programs offering 
sexual assault medical forensic exams and sexual as-
sault victim services in Tribal communities. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) A State, local, or federally recognized 
Tribal government. 
‘‘(B) An agency of a State, local, or feder-
ally recognized Tribal government. 
‘‘(C) A nonprofit organization. 
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‘‘(D) A Tribal organization. 
‘‘(E) An entity, the principal purpose of 
which is to provide healthcare, such as a hos-
pital, clinic, or health department. 
‘‘(F) An institution of higher education. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amount made available 
to carry out this section, $14,000,000 shall be for 
grants under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General shall 
give priority to applicants proposing innovative ways 
of bringing experienced sexual assault forensic 
exams to remote Tribal communities. 
‘‘(5) APPLICANT
REQUIREMENTS.—Applicants 
shall demonstrate coordination with victim service 
providers, law enforcement (including a crime lab-
oratory), and prosecutors. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.—Recipients of a grant 
under this subsection may use such funds to hire a 
sexual assault response team.’’. 
SEC. 208. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER 
SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Violence Against Women Of-
fice, shall make grants to eligible entities to enhance 
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LGBTQ+ specific services for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. 
(b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM AND GRANTS .— 
(1) GENERAL
PROGRAM
PURPOSE.—.— The 
purpose of the program required by this section is 
to promote the following: 
(A) The maintenance and replication of ex-
isting successful LGBTQ+ specific domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking community-based programs providing 
services and resources for LGBTQ+ victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking. 
(B) 
The 
development 
of 
innovative 
LGBTQ+ specific strategies and projects to en-
hance access to services and resources for 
LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face 
obstacles to using more traditional services and 
resources. 
(2) PURPOSES
FOR
WHICH
GRANTS
MAY
BE 
USED.—The Director shall make grants to commu-
nity-based programs for the purpose of enhancing 
LGBTQ+ specific services for victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
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ing. Grants under the program shall support com-
munity-based 
efforts 
to 
address 
distinctive 
LGBTQ+ specific responses to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing— 
(A) providing or enhancing services for 
LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 
services that address the safety, emotional well- 
being, economic, housing, legal and workplace 
needs of LGBTQ+ victims; 
(B) supporting programs that specifically 
address underserved LGBTQ+ communities, 
including culturally specific communities, to 
provide specific resources and support for 
LGBTQ+ underserved victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; 
(C) working in cooperation with the com-
munity to develop education and prevention 
strategies highlighting LGBTQ+ specific issues 
and resources regarding victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; 
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(D) conducting outreach activities to en-
sure that LGBTQ+ people who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or 
sexual assault receive appropriate assistance; 
(E) providing training for victim service 
organizations, governmental agencies, courts, 
law enforcement and other first responders, and 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serv-
ing the LGBT community about risk reduction, 
intervention, prevention and the nature of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and 
sexual assault for LGBTQ+ individuals; 
(F) 
developing 
and 
implementing 
LGBTQ+ specific programming that incor-
porates alternative justice responses that are fo-
cused on victim autonomy, agency and safety in 
order to provide resolution and restitution for 
the victim; and 
(G) providing LGBTQ+ specific programs 
for LGBTQ+ parents of children exposed to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; (H) examining the dynam-
ics of anti-LGBTQ+ bias and its impact on vic-
timization and healing. 
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(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
The Director shall provide technical assistance and 
training to grantees of this and other programs 
under this Act regarding the development and provi-
sion of effective LGBTQ+ specific community-based 
services by entering into cooperative agreements or 
contracts with an organization or organizations hav-
ing a demonstrated expertise in and whose primary 
purpose is addressing the development and provision 
of LGBTQ+ specific community-based services to 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities for grants 
under this section include— 
(1) community-based programs, the primary 
purpose of which is providing LGBTQ+ specific 
services to victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
(2) community-based programs, the primary 
purpose of which is providing LGBTQ+ specific 
services that can partner with a program having 
demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, and that agrees to receive technical assist-
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ance from a program with LGBTQ+ specific exper-
tise. 
(d) REPORTING.—The Director shall issue a biennial 
report on the distribution of funding under this section, 
the progress made in replicating and supporting increased 
services to LGBTQ+ victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking and the types of 
LGBTQ+ specific programs, strategies, technical assist-
ance, and training developed or enhanced through this 
program. 
(e) GRANT
PERIOD.—The Director shall award 
grants for a 2-year period, with a possible extension of 
another 2 years to implement projects under the grant. 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Director shall award a con-
tract or cooperative agreement to evaluate programs under 
this section to an entity with the demonstrated expertise 
in and primary goal of providing enhanced access to serv-
ices and resources for victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles 
to using more traditional services and resources. 
(g) NON-EXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to exclude LGBTQ+ community-based pro-
grams from applying to other grant programs authorized 
under this Act. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Two percent the amounts 
appropriated to carry out a covered grant program 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, shall be 
made available for grants under this section. 
(2) COVERED GRANT PROGRAM.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered grant program’’ means any 
of the following: 
(A) Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10461). 
(B) Section 1301 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 12464). 
(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.—In addition to the 
funds described in paragraph (1), there is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. Funds appropriated under this paragraph 
shall remain available until expended. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG VICTIMS 
SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT. 
Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or dig-
ital services (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘profes-
sionals’’ and inserting ‘‘professionals, including 
school-based professionals, to identify and refer 
students who may have experienced or are at 
risk of experiencing sexual violence’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, sexual 
assault, and sexual harassment’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib-
al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) through (d) 
as subsections (d) through (e), respectively; 
(4) by inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT OF STATE SEXUAL 
ASSAULT COALITIONS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANI-
ZATIONS, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—In grant-
ing funds to States, the Secretary shall set forth proce-
dures designed to ensure meaningful involvement of the 
State or territorial sexual assault coalitions, culturally spe-
cific organizations, and representatives from underserved 
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communities in the application for and implementation of 
funding.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$110,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Not less than 80 percent of the 
total amount made available under this sub-
section in each fiscal year shall be awarded in 
accordance with this paragraph.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL SEX-
UAL ASSAULT COALITION ALLOTMENT.—Of the total 
amount made available under this subsection in each 
fiscal year, not less than 15 percent shall be avail-
able to State, territorial, and Tribal sexual assault 
coalitions for the purposes of coordinating and pro-
viding prevention activities, providing assistance to 
prevention programs, and collaborating and coordi-
nating with Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities 
engaged 
in 
sexual 
violence 
prevention. 
From 
amounts appropriated for grants under this sub-
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section for each fiscal year, not less than 10 percent 
of funds shall be available for grants to Tribal sex-
ual assault coalitions, and the remaining funds shall 
be available for grants to State and territorial coali-
tions, and the Attorney General shall allocate an 
amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amounts so appropriated 
to each of those State and territorial coalitions. Re-
ceipt of an award under this subsection by each sex-
ual assault coalition shall not preclude the coalition 
from receiving additional grants or administering 
funds to carry out the purposes described in sub-
section (a).’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Re-
authorization Act of 2021, the Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall submit to Congress, the Committee on Ap-
propriations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the activi-
ties funded by grants awarded under this section and best 
practices relating to rape prevention and education.’’. 
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SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR 
CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 
Section 41201 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf-
ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalking’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Grants awarded under this section may be 
used to address sex trafficking or bullying as 
part of a comprehensive program focused pri-
marily on domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘target youth who 
are victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘target youth, including youth in un-
derserved populations who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, 
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sexual assault, stalking, and sex traf-
ficking’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘specific serv-
ices’’ and inserting ‘‘specific services, 
restorative practices’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re-
porting policies and practices regarding peer- 
on-peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and sex trafficking; or 
‘‘(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen cul-
turally specific victim services and response re-
lated to, and prevention of, female genital muti-
lation.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘stalking, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital 
mutilation’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the semicolon and inserting the following 
‘‘, and restorative practices;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; 
and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved 
populations,’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘stalk-
ing, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk-
ing’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘stalking, 
and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, in-
cluding training on working with youth in under-
served populations (and, where intervention or pro-
gramming will include a focus on female genital mu-
tilation, or on sex trafficking, sufficient training on 
those topics)’’; and 
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(5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) To develop, strengthen, and implement 
campus policies, protocols, and services that more ef-
fectively identify and respond to the crimes of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
stalking, including the use of technology to commit 
these crimes, and to train campus administrators, 
campus security personnel, and all participants in 
the resolution process, including personnel from the 
Title IX coordinator’s office, student conduct office, 
and campus disciplinary or judicial boards on such 
policies, protocols, and services.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(3) To provide prevention and education pro-
gramming about domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, including technological 
abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is 
age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, deliv-
ered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, pro-
motes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social 
norm, and engages men and boys. Such program-
ming should be developed in partnership or collabo-
ratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual 
violence prevention and intervention.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 
‘‘improve delivery of’’ the following: ‘‘primary 
prevention training and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and 
provide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi-
nate’’; 
(E) in paragraph (10), by inserting after 
‘‘or adapt’’ the following ‘‘and disseminate’’; 
and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) To train campus health centers and ap-
propriate campus faculty, such as academic advisors 
or professionals who deal with students on a daily 
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basis, on how to recognize and respond to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, including training health providers on how to 
provide universal education to all members of the 
campus community on the impacts of violence on 
health and unhealthy relationships and how pro-
viders can support ongoing outreach efforts. 
‘‘(12) To train campus personnel in how to use 
a victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech-
nique, which means asking questions of a student or 
a campus employee who is reported to be a victim 
of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that 
is focused on the experience of the reported victim, 
that does not judge or blame the reported victim for 
the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence- 
based research on trauma response. To the extent 
practicable, campus personnel shall allow the re-
ported victim to participate in a recorded interview 
and to receive a copy of the recorded interview. 
‘‘(13) To develop and implement restorative 
practices (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994).’’; 
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(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘for 
all incoming students’’ and inserting ‘‘for all 
students’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3)(D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all partici-
pants in the resolution process, including the 
Title IX coordinator’s office and student con-
duct office, to respond effectively to situations 
involving domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘sex,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender 
identity,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’. 
(b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS-
SAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of Education shall submit to Congress a report, which in-
cludes— 
(1) an evaluation of programs, events, and edu-
cational materials related to domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
(2) an assessment of best practices and guid-
ance from the evaluation described in paragraph (1), 
which shall be made publicly available online to uni-
versities and college campuses to use as a resource. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION PRACTICES 
SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 402 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 280b–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘violence 
against women’’ and inserting ‘‘violence against 
adults, youth,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2022 through 2026’’. 
SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
(SMART) THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 
Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) strategies within each of these areas 
addressing the unmet needs of underserved pop-
ulations.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘cul-
turally specific,’’ after ‘‘after-school,’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) include a focus on the unmet needs of 
underserved populations.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not 
made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be 
used for any set of purposes described in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or for a project 
that fulfills two or more of such sets of purposes.’’. 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEMS 
RE-
SPONSE 
SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYS-
TEMS RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
STALKING. 
Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘com-
munity health workers, violence prevention ad-
vocates working with health providers,’’ after 
‘‘health staff,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including midwives 
and doulas)’’ after ‘‘residents’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
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(iii) by inserting ‘‘trauma-informed’’ 
after ‘‘and provide’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, including labor and 
sex trafficking’’ after ‘‘other forms of vio-
lence and abuse’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘culturally competent 
clinical’’ after ‘‘plan and develop’’; 
(iii) by inserting after ‘‘training com-
ponents’’ the following; ‘‘that center the 
experiences of and are developed in col-
laboration with Black and Indigenous peo-
ple and People of Color, and include com-
munity-defined practices such as the use of 
doulas, midwives, and traditional healers,’’; 
and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘disparities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘inequities’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) are designed to be inclusive of 
the experiences of all individuals including 
LGBTQ+ individuals and include training 
on equity and anti-racism approaches to 
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health services delivery; disparities in ac-
cess to health-care services and prevention 
resources; and current and historic sys-
temic racism in health care services; and 
‘‘(iv) include training on the use of 
universal prevention education approach to 
both prevent and respond to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking in health care settings;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘response’’ after ‘‘im-
prove the’’ and inserting ‘‘capacity’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘prevent and respond 
to’’ after ‘‘system to’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and promoting pre-
vention of’ ’’’ after ‘‘responding to’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during in person or 
virtual visits and’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; 
and 
(iii) by inserting after ‘‘follow-up 
care’’ the following: ‘‘ and to maximize vic-
tim choice on the use and sharing of their 
health information’’; 
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(F) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on-site access to’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘patients by increas-
ing’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting the following: ‘‘patients 
by— 
‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of 
existing health care professionals, in-
cluding professionals who specialize in 
trauma and in behavioral and mental 
health care (including substance abuse 
disorder), community health workers, 
and public health staff to address do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, and children exposed 
to violence; 
‘‘(II) contracting with or hiring 
advocates for victims of domestic vio-
lence or sexual assault to provide such 
services; or 
‘‘(III) providing funding to State 
domestic and sexual violence coalitions 
to improve the capacity of such coali-
tions to coordinate and support health 
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advocates and other health system 
partnerships;’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘identification’’ after 
‘‘practice of’’ and inserting ‘‘prevention’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during in person or 
virtual visits,’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(H) in subparagraph (B)(iv)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and promote preven-
tion during in person or virtual visits,’’ 
after ‘‘or stalking,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end; 
(I) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(v) the development, implementation, 
dissemination, and evaluation of best prac-
tices, tools, and training materials, includ-
ing culturally relevant tools, for behavioral 
health professionals to identify and re-
spond to domestic violence, sexual violence, 
stalking, and dating violence; and 
‘‘(vi) the development and provision of 
culturally relevant training and follow-up 
technical assistance to health care profes-
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sionals, and public health staff, and allied 
health professionals to identify, assess, 
treat, and refer clients who are victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking from culturally specific 
communities 
and 
promote 
prevention, 
using tools and training materials, devel-
oped by and for culturally specific commu-
nities, with priority given to trainings pro-
vided by culturally specific organizations; 
and’’; and 
(J) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) design and implement comprehensive 
strategies to prevent domestic or sexual violence 
including through the use of universal education 
in clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 
clinics and other health settings.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CHILD 
AND
ELDER
ABUSE’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER 
LIFE’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘child or elder abuse’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘child abuse or abuse in 
later life’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘elder 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse in later life’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘programs that promote the prevention of sexual as-
sault as well as’’ after ‘‘implementation of’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and exposure to violence 
against generations’’ after ‘‘abuse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(7) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after 
‘‘dental,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘exams.’’ and inserting 
‘‘exams and certifications;’’; 
(8) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after 
clause (iv) the following: 
‘‘(v) providing funding to culturally 
specific organizations to improve the ca-
pacity of such organizations to engage and 
partner with healthcare providers to sup-
port victims and meet increased referrals 
from health systems; 
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‘‘(vi) development of a State-level pilot 
program to— 
‘‘(I) improve the response of sub-
stance use disorder treatment pro-
grams, harm reduction programs for 
people who use substances, and sys-
tems to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(II) improve the capacity of 
substance use disorder treatment pro-
grams, harm reduction programs for 
people who use substances, and sys-
tems to serve survivors of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking dealing with substance 
use disorder; and 
‘‘(III) improve the capacity of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking programs to 
serve survivors who has substance use 
history with substance abuse disorder; 
or 
‘‘(vii) development and utilization of 
existing technical assistance and training 
resources to improve the capacity of sub-
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