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‘‘(3) APPROVED
ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out
the activities under this title, grantees and sub-
grantees may collaborate with and provide informa-
tion to Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial
public officials and agencies to develop and imple-
ment policies to reduce or eliminate domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
‘‘(4) NON-SUPPLANTATION.—Any Federal funds
received under this title shall be used to supplement,
not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise
be available for activities under this title.
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized and ap-
propriated under this title may be used only for the
specific purposes described in this title and shall re-
main available until expended.
‘‘(6) REPORTS.—An entity receiving a grant
under this title shall submit to the disbursing agency
a report detailing the activities undertaken with the
grant funds, including and providing additional in-
formation as the agency shall require.
‘‘(7) EVALUATION.—Federal agencies disbursing
funds under this title shall set aside up to 3 percent
of such funds in order to conduct—
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‘‘(A) evaluations of specific programs or
projects funded by the disbursing agency under
this title or related research; or
‘‘(B) evaluations of promising practices or
problems emerging in the field or related re-
search, in order to inform the agency or agencies
as to which programs or projects are likely to be
effective or responsive to needs in the field.
‘‘(8) NONEXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this title
shall be construed to prohibit male victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing from receiving benefits and services under this
title.
‘‘(9) PROHIBITION ON TORT LITIGATION.—Funds
appropriated for the grant program under this title
may not be used to fund civil representation in a
lawsuit based on a tort claim. This paragraph should
not be construed as a prohibition on providing assist-
ance to obtain restitution in a protection order or
criminal case.
‘‘(10) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING.—Any funds
appropriated for the grant program shall be subject to
the prohibition in section 1913 of title 18, United
States Code, relating to lobbying with appropriated
moneys.
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‘‘(11) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—If there is a
demonstrated history that the Office on Violence
Against Women has previously set aside amounts
greater than 8 percent for technical assistance and
training relating to grant programs authorized under
this title, the Office has the authority to continue set-
ting aside amounts greater than 8 percent.’’.
(b) CHANGE OF CERTAIN REPORTS FROM ANNUAL TO
BIENNIAL.—
(1) STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—Sec-
tion 40610 of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14039) is amended by striking ‘‘The
Attorney General shall submit to the Congress an an-
nual report, beginning 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, that provides’’ and inserting
‘‘Each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit to the Congress a biennial report
that provides’’.
(2) SAFE
HAVENS
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section
1301(d)(l) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence
Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10420(d)(1)) is
amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
by striking ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the last day
of the first fiscal year commencing on or after the
date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 180
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days after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter,’’
and inserting ‘‘Not later than 1 month after the end
of each even-numbered fiscal year,’’.
(3) STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA
GRANTS.—Section 2009(b) of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–3) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than’’
and all that follows through ‘‘the Attorney General
shall submit’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Not later
than 1 month after the end of each even-numbered fis-
cal year, the Attorney General shall submit’’.
(4) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
FOR CHILD VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALK-
ING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Section 40299(f) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13975(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall annually pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
the Judiciary of the Senate a report that contains a
compilation of the information contained in the re-
port submitted under subsection (e) of this section.’’
and inserting ‘‘shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate a report that contains a compilation of the infor-
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mation contained in the report submitted under sub-
section (e) of this section not later than 1 month after
the end of each even-numbered fiscal year.’’.
(c) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS IN CRIME
CONTROL ACT.—
(1) PART T.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by striking section
2008 and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 2008. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.
‘‘In this part the definitions and grant conditions in
section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
shall apply.’’.
(2) PART
U.—Section 2105 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 2105. DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.
‘‘In this part the definitions and grant conditions in
section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
shall apply.’’.
(d) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS IN 2000
ACT.—Section 1002 of the Violence Against Women Act of
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows: