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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 212(a)(4) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) 
SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
BATTERED 
ALIENS.—Subparagraphs (A) through (C) shall 
not apply to an alien who is a VAWA petitioner 
or is a qualified alien described in section 
431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
212(a)(4)(C)(i) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(4)(C)(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) the alien is described in subpara-
graph (E); or’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in this 
section, the amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply regardless of whether the conviction was entered, 
crime, or disqualifying event occurred before, on, or after 
such date. 
SEC. 1333. TREATMENT OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(43) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is 
amended——
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(1) in subparagraphs (F) and (G), by striking 
‘‘at least one year’’ and inserting ‘‘is more than one 
year’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘one year 
imprisonment or more’’ by inserting ‘‘imprisonment 
of more than one year’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (P), by striking ‘‘at least 
12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘more than one year’’; 
and 
(4) in subparagraphs (R) and (S), by striking 
‘‘at least one year’’ and inserting ‘‘more than one 
year’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to all convictions entered 
(and criminal acts occurring) before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1334. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR BATTERED 
SPOUSES OF H–1B VISA HOLDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(11) In the case of an alien spouse admitted under 
section 101(a)(15)(H) who is accompanying or following 
to join a principal alien admitted under section
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101(a)(15)(H)(i)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall authorize the alien spouse to engage in employment 
in the United States and provide the spouse with an ‘em-
ployment authorized’ endorsement or other appropriate 
work permit if the alien spouse demonstrates that during 
the marriage the alien spouse or a child of the alien spouse 
has been battered or has been the subject to extreme cru-
elty perpetrated by the spouse of the alien spouse.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to aliens who obtained 
the status of an alien spouse admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act be-
fore, on, or after such date. 
SEC. 1335. GROUNDS FOR HARDSHIP WAIVER FOR CONDI-
TIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR IN-
TENDED SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(c)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
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(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the alien meets the requirements 
under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and 
following the marriage ceremony has been bat-
tered by or was subject to extreme cruelty per-
petrated by his or her intended spouse and was 
not at fault in failing to meet the requirements 
of paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 1336. CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND SUSPENSION 
OF DEPORTATION. 
(a) CLARIFYING APPLICATION OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE WAIVER AUTHORITY IN CANCELLATION OF RE-
MOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(b) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘(ex-
cept in a case described in section 237(a)(7) 
where the Attorney General exercises discretion 
to grant a waiver)’’ and inserting ‘‘, subject to 
paragraph (5)’’;
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by amending 
clause (iv) to read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) subject to paragraph (5), the 
alien is not inadmissible under section 
212(a)(2) or removable under section 
237(a)(2) or 237(a)(3); and ’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE 
WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—Paragraphs 
(1)(C) 
and 
(2)(A)(iv) shall not apply with respect to an offense 
described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 237(a)(2)(E) 
in the case described in section 237(a)(7)(A).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply as if included in the 
enactment of section 1504(a) of VAWA–2000. 
(b) CLARIFYING NONAPPLICATION
OF CANCELLA-
TION CAP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240A(e)(3) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229b(e)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Aliens with respect to their cancella-
tion of removal under subsection (b)(2).’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to cancellations of re-
moval occurring on or after October 1, 2004. 
SEC. 1337. MOTIONS TO REOPEN. 
(a) REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(c)(6) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1230(c)(6)) 
is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
except that this limitation shall not apply so as 
to prevent the filing of one motion to reopen de-
scribed in clause (iv)’’ before the period at the 
end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(iv), in the matter 
before subclause (I), by striking ‘‘The deadline 
specified in subsection (b)(5)(C) for filing a mo-
tion to reopen does not apply’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any limitation under this section on the dead-
lines for filing such motions shall not apply’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)(iv), by adding 
after and below subclause (III) the following 
new sentence: 
‘‘The filing of a motion to reopen under 
this clause shall stay the removal of the
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alien pending final disposition of the mo-
tion including exhaustion of all appeals.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1506(c)(2)(A) of 
VAWA–2000 is amended— 
(A) in the matter before clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any limitation im-
posed by law on motions’’ inserting ‘‘Notwith-
standing any limitation on the number of mo-
tions, or the deadlines for filing motions (in-
cluding the deadline specified in section 
242B(c)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act before the title III–A effective date),’’; 
(B) in the matter before clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘there is no time limit on the filing of 
a motion’’ and all that follows through ‘‘does 
not apply’’ and inserting ‘‘such limitations shall 
not apply to the filing of a single motion under 
this subparagraph to reopen such proceedings’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘The filing of a motion under this subpara-
graph shall stay the removal of the alien pend-
ing a final disposition of the motion including 
the exhaustion of all appeals.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act . 
SEC. 1338. REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO REINSTATEMENT OF REMOVAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 241(a)(5) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1251(a)(5)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The 
provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to an 
alien who, before reinstatement of the removal order, 
sought relief as a VAWA petitioner, applied for sta-
tus as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (T) or 
(U) of section 101(a)(15), or applied for relief under 
section 240A(b)(2)or section 244(a)(3) (as in effect 
on March 31, 1997).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) TREATMENT OF BATTERY OR EXTREME CRU-
ELTY AS EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 240(e)(1) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1230(e)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘battery or extreme cruelty of the alien or any child 
or parent of the alien or’’ after ‘‘exceptional cir-
cumstances (such as’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply to a failure to 
appear that occurs before, on, or after such date. 
SEC. 1339. CONFORMING RELIEF IN SUSPENSION OF DE-
PORTATION 
PARALLEL 
TO 
THE 
RELIEF 
AVAILABLE 
IN 
VAWA–2000 
CANCELLATION 
FOR BIGAMY. 
Section 244(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (as in effect before the title III–A effective date in 
section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immi-
grant Responsibility Act of 1996) shall be applied as if 
‘‘or by a United States citizen or lawful permanent resi-
dent whom the alien intended to marry, but whose mar-
riage is not legitimate because of that United States citi-
zen’s or permanent resident’s bigamy’’ were inserted after 
‘‘by a spouse or parent who is a United States citizen or 
lawful permanent resident’’.
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SEC. 1340. CORRECTION OF CROSS-REFERENCE TO CRED-
IBLE EVIDENCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) CUBAN ADJUSTMENT PROVISION.—The last sen-
tence of the first section of Public Law 89–732 (November 
2, 1966; 8 U.S.C. 1255 note), as amended by section 
1509(a) of VAWA–2000, is amended by striking 
‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’. 
(b) NACARA.—Section 202(d)(3) of the Nicaraguan 
Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (8 U.S.C. 
1255 note; Public Law 105–100), as amended by section 
1510(a)(2) of VAWA–2000, is amended by striking 
‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’. 
(c) IIARAIRA.—Section 309(c)(5)(C)(iii) of the Ille-
gal Immigration and Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208; 8 
U.S.C. 1101 note), as amended by section 1510(b)(2) of 
VAWA–2000, is amended by striking ‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’. 
(d) HRIFA.—Section 902(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the Hai-
tian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 (division 
A of section 101(h) of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 
2681–538), as amended by section 1511(a) of VAWA– 
2000, is amended by striking ‘‘204(a)(1)(H)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘204(a)(1)(J)’’.
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of VAWA–2000. 
SEC. 1341. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES IN 
APPLICATION
OF SPECIAL PHYSICAL PRESENCE
AND 
GOOD MORAL CHARACTER RULES.— 
(1) 
PHYSICAL
PRESENCE
RULES.—Section 
240A(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘(A)(i)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(ii)’’; and 
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘section 240A(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
subparagraph, subparagraph (A)(ii),’’. 
(2) 
MORAL
CHARACTER
RULES.—Section 
240A(b)(2)(C) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1229b(b)(2)(C)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘(A)(i)(III)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)(iii)’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall be effective as if included in 
the enactment of section 1504(a) of VAWA (114 
Stat. 1522). 
(b) CORRECTION OF CROSS-REFERENCE ERROR IN 
APPLYING GOOD MORAL CHARACTER.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(f)(3) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(f)(3)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘(9)(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(10)(A)’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall be effective as if included in 
the enactment of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104–208). 
(c) PUNCTUATION CORRECTION.—Effective as if in-
cluded in the enactment of section 5(c)(2) of VAWA– 
2000, section 237(a)(1)(H)(ii) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(1)(H)(ii)) is amended by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’. 
(d) CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION AND INDENTA-
TION.—The last sentence of section 212(a)(9)(C)(ii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(a)(9)(C)(ii)), as added by section 1505(a) of 
VAWA–2000, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 212(a)(9)(C)(i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2), 
and subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
(2), as subclauses (I) and (II), and items (aa) 
through (dd) of subclause (II), respectively; and
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(3) by moving the margins of each of such 
paragraphs and subparagraphs 6 ems to the right. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 
245(l)(2)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(l)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(10(E))’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)(E))’’. 
Subtitle D—Ensuring Crime Victim 
Access to Legal Services 
SEC. 1351. ENSURING CRIME VICTIM ACCESS TO LEGAL 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502 of the Departments 
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 
105–119; 111 Stat. 2510) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (C) of sub-
section (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) subsection (a)(11) of such section 
504 shall not be construed to prohibit a recipi-
ent from using Corporation funds and funds de-
rived from a source other than the Corporation 
to provide legal assistance to— 
‘‘(i) an alien who has been battered or 
subjected to extreme cruelty or who has 
been a victim of sexual assault or a victim 
of trafficking in the United States;
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‘‘(ii) an alien whose child has been 
battered or subjected to extreme cruelty or 
has been a victim of sexual assault or a 
victim of trafficking in the United States, 
if the alien has not actively participated in 
the battery, extreme cruelty, sexual as-
sault, or trafficking; or 
‘‘(iii) an alien who qualifies (or whose 
child qualifies) for status under section 
101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)) .’’; 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (b) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘victim of trafficking’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 103(14) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–286; 22 U.S.C. 7102(14)). ’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to expenditures made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to ap-
propriations made for fiscal years beginning before, on, 
or after such date. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendments 
made by subsection (a) shall be construed to restrict the
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legal assistance provided to victims of severe forms of traf-
ficking and certain family members allowed under section 
107(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (Public Law 106–286; 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)). 
Subtitle E—Eligibility for Certain 
Public Benefits of Aliens Suf-
fering From Domestic Abuse 
SEC. 1361. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC BENEFITS OF 
ALIENS SUFFERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE. 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM SSI AND FOOD STAMPS 
BAN.—Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(M) BATTERED
AND
CRIME
VICTIM 
ALIENS.—With respect to eligibility for benefits 
for a specified Federal program (as defined in 
paragraph (3)), paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to an alien who— 
‘‘(i) is described in section 431(c); 
‘‘(ii) is described in section 431(b) 
and also is described in section 431(c), 
other than paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and 
(3)(B) of such section; or
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‘‘(iii) is described in a clause (i) or (ii) 
and was lawfully admitted as a permanent 
resident.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM TANF, SOCIAL SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANT, AND MEDICAID BAN.—Section 402(b)(2) 
of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) is amended by inserting 
after subparagraph (F) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) 
BATTERED
AND
CRIME
VICTIM 
ALIENS.—An alien who— 
‘‘(i) is described in section 431(c); 
‘‘(ii) is described in section 431(b) 
and also is described in section 431(c), 
other than paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and 
(3)(B) of such section; or 
‘‘(iii) is described in clause (i) or (ii) 
and was lawfully admitted as a permanent 
resident.’’. 
(c) EXEMPTION FROM 5-YEAR BAN FOR FEDERAL 
MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC BENEFITS.—Section 403(b) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) BATTERED AND CRIME VICTIM ALIENS.— 
An alien who— 
‘‘(A) is described in section 431(c);
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‘‘(B) is described in section 431(b) and 
also is described in section 431(c), other than 
paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of such 
section; or 
‘‘(C) is described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B) and was lawfully admitted as a permanent 
resident.’’. 
(d) STATUS AS QUALIFIED ALIEN FOR VAWA PETI-
TIONERS AND NONIMMIGRANT ‘‘U’’ AND ‘‘T’’ VISA APPLI-
CANTS AND VISA HOLDERS.—Section 431(c) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or a child’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, child, or parent’’ and by strik-
ing ‘‘or (iv)’’ and inserting ‘‘(iv), or (vii)’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(as in effect 
prior to April 1, 1997)’’; 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a comma; 
(D) in clause (iv), by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting a comma; 
(E) in clause (v), by striking the semicolon 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
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‘‘(vi) status as a VAWA petitioner (as 
defined in section 101(a)(51) of such Act), 
other than such a petitioner described in 
clause (i) or (ii);’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2)(B); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3)(B) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) an alien who has applied for and not been 
denied status as a nonimmigrant under clause (i) or 
(ii) of subparagraph (T), or clause (i) or (ii) of sub-
paragraph (U), of section 101(a)(15) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act’’. 
(e) CONFORMING DEFINITION OF ‘‘FAMILY’’ USED 
IN LAWS GRANTING FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT ACCESS 
FOR BATTERED ALIENS TO STATE FAMILY LAW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 431(c) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1641(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘by a 
spouse or a parent, or by a member of the 
spouse or parent’s family residing in the same 
household as the alien and the spouse or parent 
consented to, or acquiesced in, such battery or
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cruelty’’ and inserting ‘‘by a spouse, parent, 
son, or daughter, or by any individual having a 
relationship with the alien covered by the civil 
or criminal domestic violence statutes of the 
State or Indian country where the alien resides, 
or the State or Indian country in which the 
alien, the alien’s child, or the alien child’s par-
ents received a protection order, or by any indi-
vidual against whom the alien could obtain a 
protection order,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘by a 
spouse or parent of the alien (without the active 
participation of the alien in the battery or cru-
elty), by a member of the spouse or parent’s 
family residing in the same household as the 
alien and the spouse or parent consented or ac-
quiesced to such battery or cruelty,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘by a spouse, parent, son, or daughter of 
the alien (without the active participation of the 
alien in such battery) or by any individual hav-
ing a relationship with the alien covered by the 
civil or criminal domestic violence statutes of 
the State or Indian country where the alien re-
sides, or the State or Indian country in which 
the alien, the alien’s child, or the alien child’s
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parents received a protection order, or by any 
individual against whom the alien could obtain 
a protection order,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘by a 
spouse or parent, or by a member of the spouse 
or parent’s family residing in the same house-
hold as the alien and the spouse or parent con-
sented or acquiesced to such battery or cru-
elty,’’ and inserting ‘‘by a spouse, parent, son, 
or daughter, or by any individual having a rela-
tionship with the alien covered by the civil or 
criminal domestic violence statutes of the State 
or Indian country where the alien resides, or 
the State or Indian country in which the alien, 
the alien’s child, or the alien child’s parents re-
ceived a protection order, or by any individual 
against whom the alien could obtain a protec-
tion order,’’. 
(2) FEDERAL ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR’S IN-
COME
AND
RESOURCES.—Section 421(f)(1)(A) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1631(f)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘by a spouse 
or parent, or by a member of the spouse or par-
ent’s family residing in the same household as 
the alien and the spouse or parent consented or
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acquiesced to such battery or cruelty,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘by a spouse, parent, son, or daughter, 
or by any individual having a relationship with 
the alien covered by the civil or criminal domes-
tic violence statutes of the State or Indian 
country where the alien resides, or the State or 
Indian country in which the alien, the alien’s 
child, or the alien child’s parents received a pro-
tection order, or by any individual against 
whom the alien could obtain a protection 
order,’’; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘by a spouse 
or parent of the alien (without the active par-
ticipation of the alien in the battery or cruelty), 
or by a member of the spouse or parent’s family 
residing in the same household as the alien and 
the spouse or parent consented or acquiesced to 
such battery or cruelty,’’ and inserting ‘‘by a 
spouse, parent, son, or daughter of the alien 
(without the active participation of the alien in 
the battery or cruelty) or by any individual hav-
ing a relationship with the alien covered by the 
civil or criminal domestic violence statutes of 
the State or Indian country where the alien re-
sides, or the State or Indian country in which
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the alien, the alien’s child, or the alien child’s 
parents received a protection order, or by any 
individual against whom the alien could obtain 
a protection order,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘or’’ before ‘‘(iii) the 
alien’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘, or (iv) the alien is de-
scribed in section 431(c)(4)’’ before ‘‘and the 
battery or cruelty’’. 
(f) ELIMINATION OF SPONSOR LIABILITY AND RE-
SPONSIBILITY OR REIMBURSEMENT WITH RESPECT TO 
BENEFITS PROVIDED TO BATTERED ALIENS.—Section 
423(d) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended by adding 
after paragraph (11) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Benefits provided to an alien who— 
‘‘(A) is described in section 431(c); or 
‘‘(B) is described in section 431(b) and 
also is described in section 431(c), other than 
paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of such 
section.’’. 
(g) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
CONFIRMING 
IIRAIRA’S GRANT OF PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING 
TO ALL QUALIFIED ALIENS, INCLUDING BATTERED IM-
MIGRANTS.—Section 214 of the Housing and Community
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Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
following: 
‘‘(7) a qualified alien described in section 431 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641), 
or’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘(6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(7)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
a qualified alien described in 431 of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1641)’’ 
after ‘‘any alien’’. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
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retary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development shall promulgate reg-
ulations for its officials to implement this section. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to applications for public benefits and 
public benefits provided on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Subtitle F—Law Enforcement 
Training Grants 
SEC. 1381. GRANTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT VIC-
TIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ACT OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘act of 
trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 
paragraph (8) or (9) of section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State or a local government. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the 
United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
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and any other territory or possession of the United 
States. 
(4) VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘vic-
tim of trafficking’’ means an individual subjected to 
an act of trafficking. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may award grants to eligible entities to provide training 
to State and local law enforcement personnel to identify 
and protect victims of trafficking. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this 
section shall be used for any one or more of the following: 
(1) To train law enforcement personnel to iden-
tify and protect victims of trafficking, including 
training such personnel to utilize Federal, State, or 
local resources to assist victims of trafficking. 
(2) To train law enforcement or State or local 
prosecutors to identify, investigate, or prosecute acts 
of trafficking. 
(3) To train law enforcement or State or local 
prosecutors to utilize laws that prohibit acts of traf-
ficking. 
(4) To assist in the development of State and 
local laws to prohibit acts of trafficking. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS.—
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(1) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—A grant 
awarded under this section shall be used to supple-
ment and not supplant other Federal, State, and 
local public funds available to carry out the training 
described in subsection (c). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—An eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section may 
use not more than 5 percent of the total amount of 
such grant for administrative expenses. 
(3) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to restrict the ability of an eligible 
entity to apply for or obtain funding from any other 
source to carry out the training described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
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