I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6545 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MOORE, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali-
fornia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. WELCH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Ms. GABBARD, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. VELA, Ms. 
BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. 
CLARK
of Massachusetts, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. TED LIEU of 
California, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. TITUS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. BASS, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. EVANS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
DAVID
SCOTT
of Georgia, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. LOWEY, 
Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. KELLY
of Illinois, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mr. KIND, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LAMB, Ms. 
JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Ms. 
ROSEN, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DELANEY, Ms. TSONGAS, and 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural 
Resources, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse-
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quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Universal definitions and grant conditions. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS 
TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 101. Stop grants. 
Sec. 102. Grants to improve the criminal justice response. 
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 
Sec. 104. Grants to support families in the justice system. 
Sec. 105. Outreach and services to underserved populations. 
Sec. 106. Full faith and credit given to protection orders. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 
Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program. 
Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
child abuse enforcement assistance. 
Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against people with disabilities 
grants. 
Sec. 204. Training and services to end abuse in later life. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 
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Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for 
children and youth. 
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 
Sec. 401. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Sec. 402. Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies through Prevention grants. 
TITLE V—HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS RESPONSE 
Sec. 501. Grants to strengthen the healthcare systems response to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 602. Administrative and judicial mechanisms. 
Sec. 603. Transitional housing assistance grants for child victims of domestic 
violence, stalking, or sexual assault. 
Sec. 604. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 701. National resource center on workplace responses to assist victims of 
domestic and sexual violence. 
Sec. 702. Entitlement to unemployment compensation for victims of sexual or 
other harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
Sec. 703. Study and reports on survivors’ access to economic security. 
Sec. 704. GAO Study. 
Sec. 705. Education and information programs for survivors. 
Sec. 706. Severability. 
TITLE VIII—REDUCING HOMICIDES AND IMPROVING PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
Sec. 801. Intimate partner and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence de-
fined. 
Sec. 802. Prohibiting persons convicted of stalking from possessing firearms. 
Sec. 803. Unlawful sale of firearm to a person subject to a protection order. 
Sec. 804. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or at-
tempted purchase of a firearm. 
Sec. 805. Reporting of background check denials to state, local, and tribal au-
thorities. 
Sec. 806. Special assistant United States Attorneys and cross-deputized attor-
neys. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 
Sec. 901. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 902. Definitions. 
Sec. 903. Improving tribal access to Federal crime information databases. 
Sec. 904. Standardized protocols for responding to cases of missing and mur-
dered Indians. 
Sec. 905. Annual reporting requirements. 
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Sec. 906. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, sexual violence, 
sex trafficking, stalking, child violence, and violence against 
law enforcement officers. 
Sec. 907. Authorizing funding for the tribal access program. 
Sec. 908. Criminal trespass on Indian land. 
TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 1001. Office on Violence Against Women. 
TITLE XI—INCARCERATED WOMEN 
Sec. 1101. Treatment of pregnant women and other individuals in corrections. 
Sec. 1102. Public health and safety of women. 
TITLE XII—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1201. National stalker and domestic violence reduction. 
Sec. 1202. Federal victim assistants Reauthorization. 
Sec. 1203. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi-
tioners. 
Sec. 1204. Sex offender management. 
Sec. 1205. Court-appointed special advocate program. 
Sec. 1206. Rape kit backlog. 
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (34) 
through paragraph (45) as paragraphs (39) 
through (50); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (33) the 
following: 
‘‘(38) 
TECHNOLOGICAL
ABUSE.—The 
term 
‘technological abuse’ means behavior intended to 
harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, 
impersonate, or monitor another person, except as 
otherwise permitted by law, that occurs via the 
Internet, social networking sites, computers, mobile 
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devices, cellular telephones, apps, location tracking 
devices, instant messages, text messages, or other 
forms of technology. Technological abuse may in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) unwanted, repeated telephone calls, 
text messages, instant messages, or social 
media posts; 
‘‘(B) non-consensual access of e-mail ac-
counts, texts or instant messaging accounts, so-
cial networking accounts, or cellular telephone 
logs; 
‘‘(C) attempting to control or restrict a 
person’s ability to access technology with the in-
tent to isolate them from support and social 
connection; 
‘‘(D) using tracking devices or location 
tracking software for the purpose of monitoring 
or stalking another person’s location; 
‘‘(E) impersonation of a person with the 
intent to deceive or cause harm through the use 
of spoofing technology or the creation of fake 
email or social media accounts; or 
‘‘(F) pressuring for or sharing of another 
person’s private information, photographs, or 
videos without their consent.’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking ‘‘and 
probation’’ and inserting ‘‘probation , and 
vacatur or expungement’’; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (12) 
through (33) as paragraphs (16) through (37); 
(E) by striking paragraph (11) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(13) DIGITAL
SERVICES.—The term ‘digital 
services’ means services, resources, information, sup-
port or referrals provided through electronic commu-
nications platforms and media, whether via mobile 
phone technology, video technology, or computer 
technology, including utilizing the internet, as well 
as any other emerging communications technologies 
that are appropriate for the purposes of providing 
services, resources, information, support, or referrals 
for the benefit of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(14) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 
abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that 
is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or re-
strains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain 
economic resources to which they are entitled, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(A) restricting access to a person’s 
money, assets, credit, or financial information; 
‘‘(B) unfairly using a person’s economic re-
sources, including money, assets, and credit, for 
one’s own advantage; or 
‘‘(C) exerting undue influence over a per-
son’s financial and economic behavior or deci-
sions, including forcing default on joint or other 
financial obligations, exploiting powers of attor-
ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing 
or neglecting to act in the best interests of a 
person to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 
‘‘(15) FORCED
MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 
marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both 
parties do not or cannot consent, and in which one 
or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is 
present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and 
a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking.’’; 
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and 
(10) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; 
(G) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(10) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means a pattern of behavior involving 
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the use or attempted use of physical, sexual, verbal, 
emotional, economic, or technological abuse or any 
other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solic-
ited to gain or maintain power and control over a 
victim, by a person who— 
‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or dat-
ing partner of the victim, or other person simi-
larly situated to a spouse of the victim under 
the family or domestic violence laws of the ju-
risdiction; 
‘‘(B) 
is 
cohabitating 
with 
or 
has 
cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or dat-
ing partner, or other person similarly situated 
to a spouse of the victim under the family or 
domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction; 
‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the 
victim; 
‘‘(D) is an adult family member of, or paid 
or nonpaid caregiver for, a victim aged 50 or 
older or an adult victim with disabilities; or 
‘‘(E) commits acts against a youth or adult 
victim who is protected from the those acts 
under the family or domestic violence laws of 
the jurisdiction.’’. 
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(H) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(I) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(7) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PER-
SONNEL.—The term ‘court-based personnel’ and 
‘court-related personnel’ means persons working in 
the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— 
‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic rela-
tions officers, administrators, mediators, cus-
tody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, 
negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, vic-
tim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial, 
administrative, or any other professionals or 
personnel similarly involved in the legal process; 
‘‘(B) court security personnel; 
‘‘(C) personnel working in related, supple-
mentary offices or programs (such as child sup-
port enforcement); and 
‘‘(D) any other court-based or community- 
based personnel having responsibilities or au-
thority to address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court 
system.’’. 
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(J) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (4) through (6) re-
spectively; 
(K) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE RESPONSE.—The 
term ‘alternative justice response’ means a process, 
whether court-ordered or community-based, that— 
‘‘(A) involves, on a voluntary basis, and to 
the extent possible, those who have committed 
a specific offense and those who have been 
harmed as a result of the offense; 
‘‘(B) has the goal of collectively seeking ac-
countability from the accused, and developing a 
process whereby the accused will take responsi-
bility for his or her actions, and a plan for pro-
viding relief to those harmed, through allocu-
tion, restitution, community service, or other 
processes upon which the victim, the accused, 
the community, and court can agree; 
‘‘(C) is conducted in a framework that pro-
tects victim safety and supports victim auton-
omy; and 
‘‘(D) provides that information derived 
from such process may not be used for any 
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other law enforcement purpose, including im-
peachment or prosecution without the express 
permission of all participants.’’. 
(L) by redesignating paragraph (1) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(M) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
redesignated in subparagraph (L) of this para-
graph) the following: 
‘‘(1) ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.—The term ‘abuse 
in later life’ means willful harm, neglect, abandon-
ment, or economic abuse of an adult over the age of 
50 by a person in an ongoing, relationship of trust 
with the victim, or the sexual assault of an adult 
over the age of 50 by any person. Self-neglect and 
harms committed by strangers are not included in 
this definition. All references to the term ‘elder 
abuse’ as formerly defined in this section shall be 
supplanted by the term ‘abuse in later life’.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) the following: 
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‘‘(G) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI-
VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of 
the death of any victim whose privacy had been 
protected by this section, the confidentiality re-
quirements as described above will continue to 
apply, and release of any confidential or pro-
tected information will be vested in the next of 
kin, except that consent for release of the de-
ceased victim’s information may not be given by 
a person who had perpetrated abuse against the 
deceased victim.’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (E) as subparagraphs (E) 
through (F); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) USE
OF
TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees 
and subgrantees may use telephone, internet, 
and other technologies to protect the privacy, 
location and help-seeking activities of victims 
using services. Such technologies may include— 
‘‘(i) software, apps or hardware that 
block caller ID or IP addresses, including 
instances in which victims use digital serv-
ices; or 
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‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in-
hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to 
use technology or social media to threaten, 
harass or harm the victim, the victim’s 
family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, or 
the program providing services to them.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing,’’ the following: ‘‘provided that the confiden-
tiality and privacy requirements of this title are 
maintained, and that personally identifying in-
formation about adult, youth and child victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault and stalking are not requested or included 
in any such collaboration or information-shar-
ing’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘However, such disbursing agen-
cies must ensure that the confidentiality and 
privacy requirements of this title are main-
tained in making such reports, and that person-
ally identifying information about adult, youth 
and child victims of domestic violence, dating 
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violence, sexual assault and stalking are not re-
quested or included in any such reports.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (11), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence 
Against Women is encouraged to make all tech-
nical assistance available as broadly as possible 
to any appropriate grantees, subgrantees, po-
tential grantees, or other entities without re-
gard to whether the entity has received funding 
from the Office on Violence Against Women for 
a particular program or project.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘(42 
U.S.C. 3796gg–6(d))’’ and inserting ‘‘(34 
U.S.C. 20121(d))’’; 
(F) in paragraph (13)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
after ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2013’’ the following: 
‘‘(Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘section 3789d of title 42, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 809 of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10228)’’; 
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(G) in paragraph (14), by inserting after 
‘‘are also victims of’’ the following: ‘‘forced 
marriage, or’’; and 
(H) in paragraph (16)(C)(i), by striking 
‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 
AND 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10441 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 
women’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of 
age or over and people with disabilities’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled in-
dividuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; 
(B) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(D) by inserting after paragraph (20), the 
following: 
‘‘(21) developing and implementing policies, 
procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or training 
to ensure the relinquishment of a dangerous weapon 
possessed by an individual to a law enforcement offi-
cer, in order to enhance victim and community safe-
ty, in the case that the individual— 
‘‘(A)(i) is subject to a protective or other 
restraining order issued by a Federal, State, 
tribal, or local court; or 
‘‘(ii) has been convicted of a mis-
demeanor or felony crime of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking in a Federal, State, tribal, or local 
court; and 
‘‘(B) the court has ordered the individual 
to relinquish dangerous weapons that the indi-
vidual illegally possesses or has used in the 
commission of a crime described in subpara-
graph (A)(ii), 
which policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regula-
tions, or training include the safest means of recov-
ery of, and best practices for storage of, relinquished 
and recovered dangerous weapons and their return, 
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when applicable, at such time as the individual is no 
longer prohibited from possessing such weapons 
under Federal, State, or tribal law, or posted local 
ordinances.’’; 
(2) in section 2007— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
and (6) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding protocols to strongly discourage compel-
ling victim testimony, described in section 2017; 
‘‘(6) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding law enforcement to improve community 
safety under section 2018; 
‘‘(7) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding civil rights under section 40002(b)(13) of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994;’’. 
(B) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘and the requirements under section 
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40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b))’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert-
ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual 
orientation, gender identity,’’; 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 
VICTIM TESTIMONY. 
‘‘In order to be eligible for a grant under this part, 
a State, Indian tribal government, territorial government, 
or unit of local government shall certify that, not later 
than March 7, 2022, their laws, policies, or practices will 
ensure— 
‘‘(1) that the use of bench warrants, material 
witness warrants, perjury charges, or other means of 
compelling victim-witness testimony in the investiga-
tion, prosecution, trial, or sentencing of a crime re-
lated to the domestic violence, sexual assault, dating 
violence or stalking of the victim, is discouraged; and 
‘‘(2) that the surrender, removal, and storage of 
firearms and ammunition from persons prohibited 
from possessing firearms under paragraphs (8) or 
(9) of section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code, 
State law, tribal law, or local ordinance, is carried 
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out in a manner to ensure victim and community 
safety. 
‘‘SEC. 2018. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING LAW EN-
FORCEMENT IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY 
SAFETY. 
‘‘In order to be eligible for grants under this sub-
chapter, a State, Indian tribal government, territorial gov-
ernment, or unit of local government shall certify that, not 
later than March 7, 2022, their laws, policies, or practices 
will include a detailed protocol regarding the surrender, 
removal and storage of firearms and ammunition from 
persons prohibited from possessing firearms or ammuni-
tion under paragraph (8) or (9) of section 922 of title 
18, United States Code, or under State law, tribal law, 
or local posted ordinance.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’. 
SEC. 102. GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE-
SPONSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10461) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account-
ability and homicide reduction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘instances of’’ 
the following: ‘‘abuse in later life,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘older individuals (as 
defined in section 102 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis-
abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’ and inserting 
‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in sec-
tion 3(2) of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’; 
(C) in paragraph (19), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following ‘‘, including 
underserved victims’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) To develop and implement an alternative 
justice response that is focused on victim autonomy 
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and agency, accountability of the accused to commu-
nity and the victim, and community, survivor, and 
law enforcement safety in order to secure account-
ability and provide resolution and restitution for the 
victim, and which— 
‘‘(A) provides that a victim’s participation 
in such a response is voluntary; 
‘‘(B) consists of a framework, whether 
court or community initiated, that protects vic-
tim safety and supports victim autonomy 
throughout the process; and 
‘‘(C) provides that any information derived 
from such process may not be used for any 
other law enforcement purpose, including im-
peachment or prosecution without the express 
permission of all participants. 
‘‘(24) To carry out policies, procedures, proto-
cols, laws, or regulations intended to enhance victim 
and community safety in relation to the surrender, 
removal, and storage of firearms and ammunition 
from persons prohibited from possessing firearms 
under paragraphs (8) or (9) of section 922(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, State law, tribal law, 
or local ordinance.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrests of domestic vio-
lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage 
arrests of offenders’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 
offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 
of offenders’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018, 
their laws, policies, or practices will ensure that 
the use of bench warrants, material witness 
warrants, perjury charges, or other means of 
compelling victim-witness testimony in the in-
vestigation, prosecution, trial, or sentencing of 
a crime related to the domestic violence, sexual 
assault, dating violence or stalking of the vic-
tim, is discouraged; and 
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‘‘(G) certify that, not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018, 
their laws, policies, or practices will ensure that 
the surrender, removal, and storage of firearms 
and ammunition from persons prohibited from 
possessing firearms under paragraphs (8) or (9) 
of section 922(g) of title 18, United States 
Code, State law, tribal law, or local ordinance 
is carried out in a manner to ensure victim and 
community safety; and’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
Section 1201 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
20121) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘no cost 
to the victims’’ the following: ‘‘, or to provide such 
legal assistance to a dependant of such a victim’’; 
and 
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(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 104. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
12464) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in-
serting ‘‘improve’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolong; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) develop and implement an alternative jus-
tice response that is focused on victim autonomy and 
agency, accountability of the accused to community 
and the victim, and community, survivor, and law 
enforcement safety in order to secure accountability 
and provide resolution and restitution for the victim, 
and which— 
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‘‘(A) provides that a victim’s participation 
in such a response is voluntary; 
‘‘(B) consists of a framework, whether 
court or community initiated, that protects vic-
tim safety and supports victim autonomy 
throughout the process; and 
‘‘(C) provides that any information derived 
from such process may not be used for any 
other law enforcement purpose, including im-
peachment or prosecution without the express 
permission of all participants; and 
‘‘(10) developing and implementing policies, 
procedures, protocols, laws, or regulations intended 
to enhance victim and community safety in relation 
to the surrender, removal and storage of firearms 
and ammunition from persons prohibited from pos-
sessing firearms or ammunition under paragraph (8) 
or (9) of section 922(g) of title 18, United States 
Code, or under State law, tribal law, or local posted 
ordinance.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
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SEC. 105. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS. 
Section 120(g) of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20123(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 106. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO PROTECTION 
ORDERS. 
Section 2265(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The pro-
hibition under this paragraph applies to all protection or-
ders in a State, territorial, or tribal jurisdiction, whether 
or not the protection order was issued by that State, terri-
tory, or tribal jurisdiction.’’. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIO-
LENCE, 
AND 
SEXUAL 
AS-
SAULT 
SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
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SEC. 202. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘women 
and children’’ and inserting ‘‘children, youths, and 
adults’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 203. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
PEOPLE 
WITH 
DISABILITIES 
GRANTS. 
Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
20122) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WOMEN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PEOPLE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘individuals’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘people’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘disabled individuals’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘people with dis-
abilities’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘law enforcement’’ the following: ‘‘and other 
first responders’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘pro-
viding advocacy and intervention services with-
in’’ and inserting ‘‘to enhance the capacity of’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘disabled indi-
viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 204. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 
LATER LIFE. 
Section 40801 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12421)— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ENHANCED 
TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (a); 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘stalking, exploitation, 
or neglect’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘or stalking’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(I) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘elder abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse in 
later life’’; and 
(II) in clause (iv), by striking 
‘‘and courts’’ and inserting ‘‘courts, 
and other professionals who may iden-
tify or respond to abuse in later life’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘or other community-based organiza-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based or-
ganizations, or other professionals who 
may identify or respond to abuse in later 
life’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘over 50 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘50 
years of age or over’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘in later life’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of 
age or over’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’. 
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TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
OF 
VIO-
LENCE 
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)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or other 
digital services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, includ-
ing sexual assault and sexual harassment’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib-
al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) FORMULA GRANTS.—Of the total amount 
made available under this subsection in each fiscal 
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year, not less than 80 percent shall be available for 
formula grants to States for the purpose of State 
and local rape prevention activities.’’. 
SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION 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) by inserting after ‘‘target youth,’’ 
the following: ‘‘, including youth in under-
served communities,’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘stalking, and sex 
trafficking’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘and stalking’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf-
ficking’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘or stalking’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(v) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re-
porting policies and practices regarding peer-to- 
peer dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf-
ficking’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘or stalking’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘stalking, and sex trafficking’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and stalking’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved 
communities,’’; 
(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), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of paragraph (1)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘stalking, and 
sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, includ-
ing training on working with youth in underserved 
communities’’; and 
(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 2019 
through 2023’’. 
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SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES. 
Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking the sec-
ond sentence; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(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, for stu-
dents, that is age-appropriate, culturally relevant, 
delivered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, 
develops approaches to promote social norms 
changes, and engages men and boys in preventing 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking, with the goal of developing respectful, 
nonviolent behavior. Such programming should be 
developed in partnership or collaboratively with ex-
perts in sexual violence prevention and interven-
tion.’’; 
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(B) 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 2019 
through 2023’’. 
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 ‘‘2018 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 
Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
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(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 underserved communities.’’; 
(2) 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 significant focus on under-
served populations.’’; 
(3) 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 2019 
through 2023’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘, with re-
maining funds available to be distributed to any of 
the purposes or a comprehensive project addressing 
more than one purpose area’’ before the period at 
the end. 
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TITLE V—HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEMS RESPONSE 
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 (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) implementation of training programs to 
improve the capacity of early childhood programs to 
address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking among families they serve.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on site access to’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to model other serv-
ices appropriate to the geographic and cul-
tural needs of a site’’ and inserting ‘‘by 
providing funding to state domestic and 
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sexual violence coalitions to improve their 
capacity to coordinate and support health 
advocates and other health system partner-
ships’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iv)— 
(i) by adding before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, with priority given to 
programs administered through the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, 
Office of Women’s Health’’; 
(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 
(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’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2023’’. 
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TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
Section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘brother, sister,’’ and inserting ‘‘sibling,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘including the direct loan program 
under such section’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘subtitle A’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitles B 
through F’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in subparagraph (J) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(J) the following: 
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‘‘(K) the program under section 1010 of 
the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
1965; 
‘‘(L) the Housing Trust Fund established 
under section 1338 of the Federal Housing En-
terprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act 
of 1992; and 
‘‘(M) such other federal housing programs 
or federally subsidized units providing afford-
able housing to low-income persons by means of 
restricted rents or rental assistance as identi-
fied by the appropriate agency.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘No person’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No person’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON TERMINATION.— 
No person may terminate assistance, ten-
ancy, or occupancy rights to housing as-
sisted under a covered housing program to 
a tenant solely on the basis of criminal ac-
tivity, including drug-related criminal ac-
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tivity, engaged in by the perpetrator of the 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, if the tenant or an af-
filiated individual of the tenant seeks an 
emergency transfer, bifurcation, or pursues 
other means to exclude the perpetrator 
from the assisted housing.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘a 
public housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘, 
participating jurisdictions, Continuums of 
Care, grantees,’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting after 
‘‘public housing agency’’ each place it ap-
pears the following: ‘‘, participating juris-
dictions, Continuums of Care, grantees,’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (E); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) VICTIM HOUSING PROTECTION.—If a 
family break-up results from an occurrence of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, the covered housing provider 
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must ensure that the victim retains the assist-
ance. 
‘‘(D) EARLY
TERMINATION.—A public 
housing 
agency, 
participating 
jurisdictions, 
Continuums of Care, grantees, or owner or 
manager of housing assisted under a covered 
housing program must permit a tenant assisted 
under a covered housing program to terminate 
the lease early, without penalty, if the tenant 
has been a victim of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ten-
ant— 
‘‘(i) expressly sends notice of the early 
lease termination in writing; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the tenant reasonably believes 
that the tenant is threatened with immi-
nent harm from further violence if the ten-
ant remains within the same dwelling unit 
subject to the lease; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a tenant who is a 
victim of sexual assault, the sexual assault 
occurred on the premises during the 90 
day period preceding the request for lease 
termination. The lease shall terminate as 
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of the date of lease termination stated in 
the notice.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a model emergency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an emergency’’; 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘public housing 
agencies’’ the following: ‘‘, participating ju-
risdictions, Continuums of Care, grant-
ees,’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘under covered hous-
ing programs that’’ and inserting ‘‘under 
covered housing programs. Covered hous-
ing providers shall adopt policies that’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘allows’’ and in-
serting ‘‘allow’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘transfer to an-
other available and safe dwelling unit 
assisted under a covered housing pro-
gram if’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘make external and internal transfers 
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to another available and safe dwelling 
unit assisted under a the same or dif-
ferent 
covered 
housing 
program, 
whether or not the dwelling unit is 
owned or managed by the covered 
housing provider if’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘reasonable’’ before 
‘‘confidentiality measures’’; 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘public housing 
agency’’ the following: ‘‘, participating ju-
risdictions, Continuums of Care, grant-
ees,’’; and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) make internal and external emergency 
transfers, in coordination with local Continuums of 
Care, mandatory for housing providers; 
‘‘(4) provide that internal and external emer-
gency transfers take priority over all other emer-
gency transfers except for emergency transfers due 
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to reasonable accommodation requests and other 
emergency health and safety needs; 
‘‘(5) provide that internal and external emer-
gency transfers take priority over other individuals 
on waiting lists; 
‘‘(6) permit covered housing providers, if a 
transfer unit is not immediately available, to trans-
fer, on a temporary basis, tenants to non-covered 
housing while a permanent internal or external 
transfer unit is available; 
‘‘(7) require that tenants moved on a temporary 
basis to non-covered housing until a permanent in-
ternal or external transfer unit is available retains 
all of the assistance and benefits of their covered 
housing program; and 
‘‘(8) incorporates an external emergency trans-
fer protocol to other covered housing programs with-
in the geographic area of the local Continuum of 
Care. 
Tenants who are not in good standing may still request 
an emergency transfer if they meet the eligibility require-
ments in this section.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (j); and 
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(5) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—The local 
Continuum of Care shall develop memoranda of under-
standing between all covered housing programs within 
their territorial reach. The local Continuum of Care shall 
facilitate emergency transfers between covered housing 
providers within its geographic area and to housing pro-
viders within neighboring Continua of Care. 
‘‘(h) EMERGENCY TRANSFER VOUCHERS.—Provision 
of emergency transfer vouchers to victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under 
subsection (f), shall be considered an eligible use of any 
funding for tenant protections that is provided under the 
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance account of any Appro-
priations Act providing such tenant funding, and the Sec-
retary shall provide a set-aside of at least $20,000,000 
to be made available for 3,000 tenant protection vouchers 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking who require an emergency transfer from 
their current assisted housing. The Secretary, to the max-
imum extent practicable, shall authorize public housing 
authorities to set-aside up to 20 percent of their Housing 
Choice Voucher funding to provide to domestic violence 
and sexual assault programs in order to assist victims of 
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domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking with a requested emergency transfer under sub-
section (e) of Section 42 U.S.C.A. § 14043(e)–11. 
‘‘(i) FINAL REGULATIONS.—The head of each appro-
priate agency shall issue final regulations to carry out this 
section not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2018. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
rule or regulation pursuant to this chapter may become 
effective unless it has first been published for public com-
ment in the Federal Register for at least 60 days, and 
published in final form for at least 30 days.’’. 
SEC. 602. ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL MECHANISMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter N of subtitle N of title 
IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12491 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 41411 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41412. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT AND EN-
FORCEMENT 
BY 
SECRETARY, 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, AND BY PRIVATE PERSONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person who claims to have 
been injured by a violation of the provisions of this chapter 
and subsequent amendments, and as subsequently amend-
ed, or who believes that such person will be injured by 
a violation that is about to occur, shall be deemed an ‘ag-
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grieved person’ and the alleged violation shall be deemed 
an ‘alleged discriminatory housing practice’ for the pur-
poses of sections 810 through 814 of the Fair Housing 
Act. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
the Attorney General, and any aggrieved person shall be 
provided the powers, remedies, and procedures set forth 
in such sections in enforcing one or more provision of sec-
tion 41411 of this Act. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this chapter 
the definitions set forth in section 802 of the Fair Housing 
Act shall apply. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion is intended to limit a person’s right to pursue any 
other remedy or civil action concerning a violation of sec-
tion 41411. 
‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE-
VELOPMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DI-
RECTOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development a Vi-
olence Against Women Director. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Violence Against Women Direc-
tor shall— 
‘‘(1) support enforcement and implementation 
of the provisions of this chapter; 
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‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal regula-
tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters re-
lating to the implementation of this chapter at each 
appropriate agency administering a covered housing 
program: 
‘‘(3) coordinate and oversee the development 
and establishment of an administrative complaint 
process in which any person adversely impacted by 
a violation of this chapter can file a complaint within 
the responsible agency; 
‘‘(4) advise designated officials within the 
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Department of the Treasury, the Department of Ag-
riculture, and the Department of Justice concerning 
legislation, implementation, and other issues relating 
to or affecting the housing provisions under this 
chapter; 
‘‘(5) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to each appropriate agency admin-
istering a covered housing program subject to this 
chapter regarding advancing housing protections and 
access to housing for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing, but not limited to, compliance with this chapter; 
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‘‘(6) ensure that adequate technical assistance 
is made available to owners, managers, and public 
housing agencies that participate in covered housing 
programs regarding implementation of this chapter, 
as well as other issues related to advancing housing 
protections for victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including, but 
not limited to, compliance with this chapter; and 
‘‘(7) act as a liaison with the judicial branches 
of Federal, State, and local governments on matters 
relating to the housing needs of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing. 
‘‘SEC. 41414. DATA COLLECTION AND OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Secretary for Fair 
Housing and Equal Opportunity shall collect and track 
complaints alleging violations of this chapter, utilizing the 
current avenues by which the Office of Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity obtains complaints alleging violations 
of the Fair Housing Act, and other statutes the Secretary 
has the authority to enforce. 
‘‘(b) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.—On an annual 
basis, the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity shall publish and make publicly available in-
formation about complaints alleging violations of this 
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chapter and the resolution of such complaints. In making 
this information available to the public, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) The total number of complaints, as well as 
number of complaints by HUD region, and how such 
complaints have been resolved, if at all. 
‘‘(2) The types of covered housing programs in-
volved. 
‘‘(3) The domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking offenses involved. 
‘‘(4) Reported incidents of retaliation (including 
the actual or threatened denial or termination of 
tenancy) against victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking for their status 
as victims, or for asserting their rights under this 
Act. 
‘‘(5) Categorizations of alleged violations of this 
chapter, including— 
‘‘(A) the denial of assistance, tenancy, or 
occupancy rights to housing assisted under a 
covered housing program to a tenant or appli-
cant on the basis that the applicant or tenant 
is or has been a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
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‘‘(B) violation by a covered housing pro-
vider of confidentiality provisions; 
‘‘(C) failure by a covered housing provider 
to follow the notification requirements as out-
lined in this chapter; 
‘‘(D) refusal to accept documentation as 
outlined in this chapter; and 
‘‘(E) failure to comply with emergency 
transfer requirements. 
‘‘(c) PUBLICATION OF METHODS OF COLLECTION.— 
The Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Op-
portunity shall publicize the collection, tracking, and reso-
lution of complaints alleging violations of this chapter, in-
cluding the use of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development website and telephone lines. 
‘‘SEC. 41415. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No appropriate agency shall dis-
criminate against any person because that person has op-
posed any act or practice made unlawful by this part, or 
because that individual made a charge, testified, assisted, 
or participated in any manner in an investigation, pro-
ceeding, or hearing under this chapter or this part. 
‘‘(b) COERCION PROHIBITED.—No appropriate agen-
cy shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any 
person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of 
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the person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of 
the person having aided or encouraged any other indi-
vidual in the exercise or enjoyment of, any rights or pro-
tections under this chapter. 
‘‘(c) SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED CONDUCT.—Illustra-
tions of conduct prohibited by this section include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Coercing an individual to deny or limit the 
benefits, services, or advantages to which the person 
is entitled under this chapter or this part. 
‘‘(2) Threatening, intimidating, or interfering 
with any victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking who is protections 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(3) Intimidating or threatening any person be-
cause that person is assisting or encouraging an in-
dividual or group entitled to claim the rights or pro-
tections under this chapter or this part to exercise 
those rights or protections. 
‘‘(4) Retaliating against any person because 
that person has participated in any investigation or 
action to enforce this chapter or this part. 
‘‘(5) Any other similar behavior or activity as 
determined by the Secretary. 
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‘‘SEC. 41416. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, resi-
dents and occupants, guests, and housing applicants shall 
have the right to seek law enforcement or emergency as-
sistance on their own behalf or on behalf of another person 
in need of assistance, and shall not be penalized based on 
their requests for assistance or based on criminal activity 
of which they are a victim under statutes, ordinances, reg-
ulations, or policies adopted or enforced by governmental 
entities that are direct recipients or sub-recipients of the 
funding specified in subsection (b). Penalties that are pro-
hibited include: actual or threatened assessment of pen-
alties, fees, or fines; actual or threatened eviction; actual 
or threatened refusal to rent or renew tenancy; actual or 
threatened refusal to issue an occupancy permit or land-
lord permit; actual or threatened closure of the property. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—The term ‘covered governmental 
entities’ means local and State governments receiving 
funding pursuant to section 106 of the Housing and Com-
munity Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED GOVERNMENT 
ENTITIES.—Consistent with the process provided for in 
section 104(b) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)), covered govern-
mental entities shall— 
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‘‘(1) report any of their laws or policies that 
impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, resi-
dents, occupants, guests, or housing applicants 
based on criminal activity occurring at a property; 
and 
‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with 
the protections contained herein or describe the 
steps they will take within 180 days to come into 
compliance. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS FROM EXISTING PROGRAMS.— 
Covered governmental entities may seek to use funds from 
grants authorized pursuant to sections 501(a), 1701(b), 
and 2101(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a), 10381(b), 
and 10461(b)), in order to develop and implement alter-
native methods for reducing crime in communities instead 
of laws, programs, or policies that impose penalties based 
on requests for law enforcement or emergency assistance 
or impose penalties on victims of crime, including domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, be-
cause criminal activity occurred at a property. Oversight 
and accountability mechanisms provided for under title 
VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et 
seq.) shall be available to address violations of this sec-
tion.’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 41411 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 41412. Administrative enforcement and enforcement by Secretary, Attor-
ney General, and by private persons. 
‘‘Sec. 41413. Department of Housing and Urban Development Violence Against 
Women Director. 
‘‘Sec. 41414. Data collection and oversight. 
‘‘Sec. 41415. Prohibition on retaliation. 
‘‘Sec. 41416. Right to report crime and emergencies from one’s home.’’. 
SEC. 603. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Vio-
lence Against Women Office’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘, other nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organizations’’ the following: 
‘‘, population-specific organizations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 
2023’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8 percent’’. 
SEC. 604. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) 
MCKINNEY-VENTO
HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—Section 423(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by inserting after ‘‘cur-
rently residing in permanent housing,’’ the following: 
‘‘who are seeking an external emergency transfer 
pursuant to section 41411 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to 
ensure compliance with section 41411(e) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994, including devel-
opment of external emergency transfer memoranda 
of understanding between covered housing providers, 
facilitation of external emergency transfers, and 
monitoring compliance with the confidentiality pro-
tections of section 41411(c)(4) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994.’’. 
(b) ALLOCATION OF AMOUNTS AND INCENTIVES FOR 
SPECIFIC ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Section 428 of the 
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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11386b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
AND
COORDINATION
REGARDING
EMERGENCY 
TRANSFERS.—The Secretary shall provide bonuses 
or other incentives to geographic areas for devel-
oping supportive services under section 423(a)(6) 
and facilitating and coordinating activities for emer-
gency transfers under section 423(a)(13) that have 
been proven to be effective at reducing homelessness 
among victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR MONITORING AND 
FACILITATING COMPLIANCE.—From the amounts made 
available to carry out this part for a fiscal year, a portion 
equal to not less than 5 percent of the sums made avail-
able to carry out part B and this part shall be made avail-
able to monitor and facilitate compliance with section 
41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, in-
cluding supportive services under section 423(a)(6) and 
facilitation and coordination activities under section 
423(a)(13).’’. 
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TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY 
FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 701. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE 
RESPONSES TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. 
Section 41501 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12501) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and to victim service providers and 
community-based organizations to enable such pro-
viders to provide resource materials or other assist-
ance to employers, labor organizations, or employ-
ees’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, including sex-
ual assault and sexual harassment’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amount appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (e) for each fiscal 
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year, the Attorney General may not use more than 
2.5 percent for the administration and monitoring of 
grants made available under this section. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATIONS.—From the amount appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (e) for each fiscal 
year, the Director may use not more than 5 percent 
to award contracts or cooperative agreements to en-
tities with demonstrated expertise in program eval-
uation, to evaluate programs under this section.’’. 
SEC. 702. ENTITLEMENT TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL OR OTHER 
HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING 
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. 
(a) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.—Section 3304 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to approval 
of State unemployment compensation laws) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (19) as 
paragraph (21); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (18) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(19) compensation shall not be denied where 
an individual is separated from employment due to 
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circumstances resulting from the individual being a 
victim of sexual or other harassment, nor shall 
States impose additional conditions that restrict the 
individual’s eligibility for or receipt of benefits be-
yond those required of other individuals who are 
forced to leave their jobs or are deemed to have good 
cause for voluntarily separating from a job in the 
State; 
‘‘(20) compensation shall not be denied where 
an individual is separated from employment due to 
circumstances resulting from the individual being a 
survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, nor shall States impose addi-
tional conditions that restrict the individual’s eligi-
bility for or receipt of benefits beyond those required 
of other individuals who are forced to leave their 
jobs or are deemed to have good cause for volun-
tarily separating from a job in the State; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(19) and (a)(20)— 
‘‘(1) DOCUMENTATION.—In determining eligi-
bility for compensation due to circumstances result-
ing from an individual being a survivor of sexual or 
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other harassment, domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(A) States shall adopt, or have adopted, 
by statute, regulation, or policy a list of forms 
of documentation that may be presented to 
demonstrate eligibility; and 
‘‘(B) presentation of any one of such forms 
of documentation shall be sufficient to dem-
onstrate eligibility, except that a State may re-
quire the presentation of a form of identifica-
tion in addition to the sworn statement of appli-
cant described in paragraph(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) LIST OF FORMS OF DOCUMENTATION.— 
The list referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall, at a 
minimum, include the following forms of documenta-
tion: 
‘‘(A) A sworn statement of the applicant. 
‘‘(B) A police or court record concerning 
the applicant. 
‘‘(C) Documentation from an employee or 
volunteer working for a survivor services organi-
zation, an attorney, a police officer, a medical 
professional, asocial worker, an antiviolence 
counselor, a member of the clergy, or another 
professional, affirming that the applicant is a 
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survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—The term ‘sexual and 
other harassment’, shall have the meaning given 
them under state law, regulation or policy. The 
terms ‘domestic violence’, ‘dating violence’, ‘sexual 
assault’, ‘stalking’, ‘survivor of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking’, and 
‘survivor services organization’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 201 of the Security and 
Financial Empowerment Act of 2017.’’. 
(b) UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PERSONNEL 
TRAINING.—Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Such methods of administration as will en-
sure that— 
‘‘(A) applicants for unemployment com-
pensation and individuals inquiring about such 
compensation are adequately notified of the 
provisions of subsections(a)(19), (a)(20), and 
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(g) of section 3304 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to the availability of un-
employment compensation for survivors of sex-
ual and other harassment, domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking); and 
‘‘(B) claims reviewers and hearing per-
sonnel are adequately trained in— 
‘‘(i) the nature and dynamics of sex-
ual and other harassment, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) methods of ascertaining and 
keeping confidential information about pos-
sible experiences of sexual and other har-
assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking to ensure that— 
‘‘(I) requests for unemployment 
compensation based on separations 
stemming from sexual and other har-
assment, domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking are 
reliably screened, identified, and adju-
dicated; and 
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‘‘(II) full confidentiality is pro-
vided for the individual’s claim and 
submitted evidence; and’’. 
(c) TANF PERSONNEL TRAINING.—Section 402(a) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) CERTIFICATION
THAT
THE
STATE
WILL 
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL 
AND
OTHER
HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, 
DATING
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL
ASSAULT, OR
STALK-
ING.—A certification by the chief officer of the State 
that the State has established and is enforcing 
standards and procedures to— 
‘‘(A) ensure that applicants for assistance 
under the program and individuals inquiring 
about such assistance are adequately notified 
of— 
‘‘(i) the provisions of subsections 
(a)(19), (a)(20), and (g) of section 3304 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relat-
ing to the availability of unemployment 
compensation for survivors of sexual and 
other harassment, domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking); 
and 
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‘‘(ii) assistance made available by the 
State to survivors of sexual and other har-
assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(B) ensure that case workers and other 
agency personnel responsible for administering 
the State program funded under this part are 
adequately trained in— 
‘‘(i) the nature and dynamics of sex-
ual and other harassment, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(ii) State standards and procedures 
relating to the prevention of, and assist-
ance for individuals who are survivors of 
sexual and other harassment, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(iii) methods of ascertaining and 
keeping confidential information about pos-
sible experiences of sexual and other har-
assment, domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(C) if a State has elected to establish and 
enforce standards and procedures regarding the 
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screening for, and identification of, domestic vi-
olence pursuant to paragraph (7), ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) applicants for assistance under 
the program and individuals inquiring 
about such assistance are adequately noti-
fied of options available under such stand-
ards and procedures; and 
‘‘(ii) case workers and other agency 
personnel responsible for administering the 
State program funded under this part are 
provided with adequate training regarding 
such standards and procedures and options 
available under such standards and proce-
dures; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that the training required 
under subparagraphs (B) and, if applicable, 
(C)(ii) is provided through a training program 
operated by an eligible entity.’’. 
(d) SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT, DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR 
STALKING TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
Labor (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) is authorized to award— 
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(A) a grant to a national survivor services 
organization in order for such organization to 
develop and disseminate a model training pro-
gram (and related materials) for the training 
required under section 303(a)(4)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act, as added by subsection (b), 
and under subparagraphs (B) and, if applicable, 
(C)(ii) of section 402(a)(8) of such Act, as 
added by subsection (c); and 
(B) provide technical assistance with re-
spect to such model training program, including 
technical assistance to Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families and unemployment com-
pensation personnel. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated— 
(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 to 
carry out the provisions of paragraph (1)(A); 
and 
(B) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023 to carry out the provisions 
of paragraph (1)(B). 
(e) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAWS, ETC.— 
(1) MORE
PROTECTIVE
LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 
PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—Nothing in this title shall 
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be construed to supersede any provision of any Fed-
eral, State, or local law, collective bargaining agree-
ment, or employment benefits program or plan that 
provides greater unemployment insurance benefits 
for survivors of sexual and other harassment, domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing than the rights established under this title. 
(2) LESS
PROTECTIVE
LAWS, AGREEMENTS, 
PROGRAMS, AND PLANS.—The rights established for 
survivors of sexual and other harassment, domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
under this title shall not be diminished by any more 
restrictive State or local law, collective bargaining 
agreement, or employment benefits program or plan. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) UNEMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2), the 
amendments made by this section shall apply in 
the case of compensation paid for weeks begin-
ning on or after the expiration of 180 days 
from the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 
STATE LAW AMENDMENT.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary of 
Labor identifies a State as requiring a 
change to its statutes, regulations, or poli-
cies in order to comply with the amend-
ments made by this section(excluding the 
amendment made by subsection(c)), such 
amendments shall apply in the case of 
compensation paid for weeks beginning 
after the earlier of— 
(I) the date the State changes its 
statutes, regulations, or policies in 
order to comply with such amend-
ments; or 
(II) the end of the first session of 
the State legislature which begins 
after the date of enactment of this 
Actor which began prior to such date 
and remained in session for at least 
25 calendar days after such date, ex-
cept that in no case shall such amend-
ments apply before the date that is 
180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(ii) SESSION DEFINED.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘session’’ means a 
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regular, special, budget, or other session of 
a State legislature. 
(2) TANF AMENDMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amendment made by 
subsection (c) shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(B) EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 
STATE
LAW
AMENDMENT.—In the case of a 
State plan under part A of Title IV of the So-
cial Security Act which the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services determines requires State 
action (including legislation, regulation, or 
other administrative action) in order for the 
plan to meet the additional requirements im-
posed by the amendment made by subsection 
(c), the State plan shall not be regarded as fail-
ing to comply with the requirements of such 
amendment on the basis of its failure to meet 
these additional requirements before the first 
day of the first calendar quarter beginning after 
the close of the first regular session of the 
State legislature that begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act. For purposes of the pre-
vious sentence, in the case of a State that has 
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a two-year legislative session, each year of the 
session is considered to be a separate regular 
session of the State legislature. 
SEC. 703. STUDY AND REPORTS ON SURVIVORS’ ACCESS TO 
ECONOMIC SECURITY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall 
conduct a study on the barriers that survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
throughout the United States experience in maintaining 
economic security as a result of issues related to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2019, and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Labor, shall submit a report to Congress on the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study and reports under this 
section shall include— 
(1) identification of geographic areas in which 
State laws, regulations, and practices have a strong 
impact on the ability of survivors of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to 
exercise— 
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(A) any rights under this Act without com-
promising personal safety or the safety of oth-
ers, including family members and excluding 
the abuser; and 
(B) other components of economic security; 
(2) identification of geographic areas with 
shortages in resources for such survivors, with an 
accompanying analysis of the extent and impact of 
such shortage; 
(3) analysis of factors related to industries, 
workplace settings, employer practices, trends, and 
other elements that impact the ability of such sur-
vivors to exercise any rights under this Act without 
compromising personal safety or the safety of others, 
including family members; 
(4) the recommendations of the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Secretary of 
Labor with respect to resources, oversight, and en-
forcement tools to ensure successful implementation 
of the provisions of this Act in order to support the 
economic security and safety of survivors of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
and 
(5) best practices for States, employers, health 
carriers, insurers, and other private entities in ad-
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dressing issues related to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
SEC. 704. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that examines, 
with respect to survivors of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking who are, or were, enrolled 
at institutions of higher education and borrowed a loan 
made, insured, or guaranteed under Title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for which 
the survivors have not repaid the total interest and prin-
cipal due, each of the following: 
(1) The implications of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking on a bor-
rower’s ability to repay their Federal student loans. 
(2) The adequacy of policies and procedures re-
garding Federal student loan deferment, forbear-
ance, and grace periods when a survivor has to sus-
pend or terminate the survivor’s enrollment at an in-
stitution of higher education due to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(3) The adequacy of institutional policies and 
practices regarding retention or transfer of credits 
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when a survivor has to suspend or terminate the 
survivor’s enrollment at an institution of higher edu-
cation due to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking. 
(4) The availability or any options for a sur-
vivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking who attended an institution of 
higher education that committed unfair, deceptive, 
or abusive acts or practices, or otherwise substan-
tially misrepresented information to students, to be 
able to seek a defense to repayment of the survivor’s 
Federal student loan. 
(5) The limitations faced by a survivor of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking to obtain any relief or restitution on the 
survivor’s Federal student loan debt due to the use 
of forced arbitration, gag orders, or bans on class 
actions. 
SEC. 705. EDUCATION AND INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR 
SURVIVORS. 
(a) PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary 
of Labor, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Attorney General, shall coordi-
nate and provide for a national public outreach and edu-
cation campaign to raise public awareness of the work-
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