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restraining order, or injunction in either the issuing or en-
forcing State, tribal, or territorial jurisdiction, if such pub-
lication would be likely to publicly reveal the identity or 
location of the party protected under such order. A State, 
Indian tribe, or territory may share court-generated law 
enforcement generated information contained in secure, 
governmental registries for protection order enforcement 
purposes.’’. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMS.—
Section 2010 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or Indian tribal gov-
ernment may use Federal grant funds under this part to 
pay for forensic medical exams performed by trained ex-
aminers for victims of sexual assault, except that such 
funds may not be used to pay for forensic medical exams 
by any State or Indian tribal government that requires 
victims of sexual assault to seek reimbursement for such 
exams from their insurance carriers. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit a State or Indian Tribal 
government to require a victim of sexual assault to partici-
pate in the criminal justice system or cooperate with law 
enforcement in order to be provided with a forensic med-
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ical exam, reimbursement for charges incurred on account 
of such an exam, or both.’’. 
(g) POLYGRAPH TESTING PROHIBITION.—(1) Part T 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2012. POLYGRAPH TESTING PROHIBITION. 
‘‘In order to be eligible for grants under this part, 
a State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local govern-
ment must certify within three years of enactment of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 
must certify their laws, policies, or practices will ensure 
that no law enforcement officer, prosecuting officer, or 
other government official shall ask or require an adult, 
youth, or minor victim of a sex offense as defined under 
Federal, tribal, State, territorial or local law to submit to 
a polygraph examination or similar truth-telling device or 
method as a condition for proceeding with the investiga-
tion, charging or prosecution of such an offense. A victim’s 
refusal to submit to the aforementioned shall not prevent 
the investigation, charging or prosecution of the pending 
case.’’. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.—Section 2007(d) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg-l(d)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding polygraph testing provided in section 
2012.’’. 
(h) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Part T of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2013. NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
GRANTEES. 
‘‘No matching funds shall be required for a grant or 
subgrant made under this part, if made—
‘‘(1) to a law enforcement agency having fewer 
than 20 officers; 
‘‘(2) to a victim service provider having an an-
nual operating budget of less than $5,000,000; or 
‘‘(3) to any entity that the Attorney General de-
termines has adequately demonstrated financial 
need.’’.
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SEC. 502. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST AND ENFORCE 
PROTECTION ORDERS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
through 2005.’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Funds appropriated 
under this paragraph shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
(b) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2101 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to treat do-
mestic violence as a serious violation’’ and inserting 
‘‘to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking as serious violations’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
inserting after ‘‘State’’ the following: ‘‘, tribal, 
territorial,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘manda-
tory arrest or’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by—
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(i) inserting after ‘‘educational pro-
grams,’’ the following: ‘‘protection order 
registries,’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘domestic violence and 
dating violence.’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking. Such policies, educational 
programs, registries, and training shall in-
corporate confidentiality and privacy pro-
tections for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by—
(i) striking ‘‘domestic violence cases’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking cases’’; 
and 
(ii) striking ‘‘groups’’ and inserting 
‘‘teams’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘domes-
tic violence and dating violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by—
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(i) striking ‘‘other’’ and inserting 
‘‘civil’’; and 
(ii) inserting after ‘‘domestic violence’’ 
the following: ‘‘, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) To enhance and support the capacity of 
victims services programs to collaborate with and in-
form efforts by State and local jurisdictions and 
public officials and agencies to develop best practices 
and policies regarding arrest of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking offend-
ers and to strengthen protection order enforcement 
and to reduce or eliminate domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(10) To develop State, tribal, territorial, or 
local policies, procedures, and protocols for pre-
venting dual arrests and prosecutions in cases of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking and to develop effective methods for identi-
fying the pattern and history of abuse that indicates 
which party is the actual perpetrator of abuse. 
‘‘(11) To plan, develop and establish com-
prehensive victim service and support centers, such 
as family justice centers, designed to bring together
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victim advocates from non-profit, non-governmental 
victim services organizations, law enforcement offi-
cers, prosecutors, probation officers, governmental 
victim assistants, forensic medical professionals, civil 
legal attorneys, chaplains, legal advocates, represent-
atives from community-based organizations and 
other relevant public or private agencies or organiza-
tions into one centralized location, in order to im-
prove safety, access to services, and confidentiality 
for victims and families. Although funds may be 
used to support the co-location of project partners, 
funds may not support construction or major ren-
ovation expenses or activities that fall outside of the 
scope of the other statutory purpose areas. 
‘‘(12) To develop and implement policies and 
training for police, prosecutors, probation and parole 
officers, and the judiciary in recognizing, inves-
tigating, and prosecuting instances of sexual assault, 
with an emphasis on recognizing the threat to the 
community for repeat crime perpetration by such in-
dividuals. 
‘‘(13) To develop, to enhance, and to maintain 
protection order registries.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)—
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(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) certify that within three years of enact-
ment of the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 their laws, policies, or practices will 
ensure that—
‘‘(A) no law enforcement officer, pros-
ecuting officer or other government official shall 
ask or require an adult, youth, or minor victim 
of a sex offense as defined under Federal, trib-
al, State, territorial, or local law to submit to 
a polygraph examination or other truth telling 
device as a condition for proceeding with the in-
vestigation, charging or prosecution of such an 
offense; and 
‘‘(B) the refusal of a victim to submit to 
an examination described in subparagraph (A) 
shall not prevent the investigation, charging or 
prosecution of the offense.’’; and 
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘(d) 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 avail-
able for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 2102(b) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh–1(b)) is amended in each of paragraphs (1) and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘involving domestic violence’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’. 
(d) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION.—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, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION. 
‘‘Of the total amounts appropriated under this part, 
not less than 5 percent and up to 8 percent shall be avail-
able for providing training, technical assistance, and data 
collection relating to the purpose areas of this part to im-
prove the capacity of grantees, subgrantees, and other en-
tities.’’. 
SEC. 503. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS IMPROVE-
MENTS. 
Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by—
(A) inserting before ‘‘legal assistance’’ the 
following: ‘‘civil and criminal’’; 
(B) inserting after ‘‘effective aid to’’ the 
following: ‘‘adult, youth, and minor’’; and 
(C) striking ‘‘domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, stalking, or sexual assault’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘private non-
profit entities, Indian tribal governments,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, 
Indian tribal governments and tribal organizations, 
territorial organizations,’’; 
(3) in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (c), by striking ‘‘victims of domestic vio-
lence, stalking, and sexual assault’’ and inserting 
‘‘victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘domes-
tic violence, dating violence, or sexual assault’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking’’; and
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(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) any training program conducted in satis-
faction of the requirement of paragraph (1) has been 
or will be developed with input from and in collabo-
ration with a tribal, State, territorial, or local do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or 
stalking organization or coalition, as well as appro-
priate tribal, State, territorial, and local law enforce-
ment officials; 
‘‘(3) any person or organization providing legal 
assistance through a program funded under sub-
section (c) has informed and will continue to inform 
tribal, State, territorial, or local domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault or stalking organiza-
tions and coalitions, as well as appropriate tribal, 
State, territorial, and local law enforcement officials 
of their work; and’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $55,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. Funds 
appropriated under this section shall remain avail-