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‘‘(i) recognize and respond to signs of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking in homes receiving 
home visitation services; 
‘‘(ii) understand the impact of domes-
tic violence or sexual assault on children 
and the protective actions taken by a non-
abusing parent or caretaker in respond to 
such violence or assault; and 
‘‘(iii) link new parents with existing 
community resources; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that relevant State and local 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault and stalking victim service providers and 
coalitions are aware of the efforts of organiza-
tions receiving grants under this section. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—An entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall prepare and submit to the Director every 
18 months a report detailing the activities undertaken 
with grant funds, providing additional information as the 
Director shall require.
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‘‘SEC. 41406. DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA AND DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECTS TO SUPPORT PRIS-
ONER 
RE-ENTRY 
AND 
MENTORING 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women, shall award grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities for the purpose of developing 
or enhancing curricula, policies, procedures, or pro-
grams related to prisoner re-entry or to mentoring 
to help prisoners with a history of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to recon-
nect with their families and communities as appro-
priate, and become mutually respectful, nonviolent 
parents or partners. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Director shall make grants 
under this section for a period of 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) AWARD BASIS.—The Director shall award 
grants— 
‘‘(A) considering the needs of racial and 
ethnic and other underserved populations (as 
described in section 40002); 
‘‘(B) awarding not less than 10 percent of 
such amounts for the funding of tribal projects
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from the amounts made available under this 
section for a fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) awarding up to 8 percent for the 
funding of technical assistance programs from 
the amounts made available under this section 
for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds appropriated under 
this section shall be used by eligible entities— 
‘‘(1) to develop model curricula, policies, and 
procedures related to prisoner re-entry or to men-
toring to help prisoners with a history of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
reconnect with their families as appropriate; or 
‘‘(2) to provide direct services, technical assist-
ance, or program evaluation, including but not lim-
ited to training for program staff and enhancement 
of services for prisoners or their families. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be a— 
‘‘(1) prisoner re-entry program that— 
‘‘(A) has a documented history of pro-
viding effective services for prisoner re-entry or
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mentoring of prisoners or the families or chil-
dren of prisoners; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrates a partnership with an 
organization described in paragraph (2); 
‘‘(2) victim service provider, tribal nonprofit or-
ganization or community-based organization that— 
‘‘(A) has a documented history of effective 
work concerning women, men, and youth ex-
posed to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(B) demonstrates a partnership with an 
organization described in paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(3) State, territorial, or tribal, or local unit of 
government agency that is partnered with organiza-
tions described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 
‘‘(e) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—Under this section, 
an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) prepare and submit to the Director an ap-
plication at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Director may re-
quire; and 
‘‘(2) at a minimum, describe in the application 
the policies and procedures that the entity has or 
will adopt to—
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‘‘(A) enhance or ensure the safety and se-
curity of children and nonabusing parents who 
have been exposed to violence, 
‘‘(B) ensure linguistically, culturally, and 
community relevant curricula for racial and eth-
nic and other underserved communities; 
‘‘(C) ensure that the curricula developed or 
the training provided will— 
‘‘(i) educate prisoners, and those who 
mentor prisoners or children of prisoners, 
on developing mutually respectful, non-
violent relationships once the prisoner re-
turns to his or her community; 
‘‘(ii) ensure that those who mentor 
children of prisoners receive adequate 
training on the potential risk that children 
who witness violence may become future 
victims or perpetrators of violence, and in 
recognizing the impact of exposure to vio-
lence on children; and 
‘‘(D) ensure that relevant State and local 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault and stalking victim service providers and 
coalitions are aware of the efforts of organiza-
tions receiving grants under this section.
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‘‘(f) REPORTS.—An entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall prepare and submit to the Director every 
18 months a report detailing the activities undertaken 
with grant funds, providing additional information as the 
Director shall require. 
‘‘(g) DISSEMINATION.—The Director shall widely dis-
seminate and make available the model curricula, policies, 
and procedures developed through grants made under this 
section, including through electronic means, to grantees 
of the Office on Violence Against Women, as well as to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and prisoner re-entry programs, coalitions, and agencies.’’. 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING 
SEC. 501. PURPOSE. 
It is the purpose of this title to improve the health 
care system’s response to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking through the training 
and education of health care providers, developing com-
prehensive public health responses to violence.
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SEC. 502. TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFES-
SIONALS IN DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE. 
Part D of title VII of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 294 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 758. INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING AND EDUCATION 
ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER TYPES 
OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Health Resources and Services Adminis-
tration, shall award grants under this section to develop 
interdisciplinary training and education programs that 
provide undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate medical, 
nursing (including advanced practice nursing students), 
and other health professions students with an under-
standing of, and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be an accredited school of allopathic or os-
teopathic medicine; 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including—
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‘‘(A) information to demonstrate that the 
applicant includes the meaningful participation 
of a school of nursing and at least one other 
school of health professions or graduate pro-
gram in public health, dentistry, social work, 
midwifery, or behavioral and mental health; 
‘‘(B) strategies for the dissemination and 
sharing of curricula and other educational ma-
terials developed under the grant to other inter-
ested medical and nursing schools and national 
resource repositories for materials on domestic 
violence and sexual assault; and 
‘‘(C) a plan for consulting with, and com-
pensating community-based coalitions or indi-
viduals who have experience and expertise in 
issues related to domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, dating violence, and stalking for services 
provided under the program carried out under 
the grant. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) 
REQUIRED
USES.—Amounts 
provided 
under a grant under this section shall be used to— 
‘‘(A) fund interdisciplinary training and 
education projects that are designed to train 
medical, nursing, and other health professions
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students and residents to identify and provide 
health care services (including mental or behav-
ioral health care services and referrals to appro-
priate community services) to individuals who 
are or who have experienced domestic violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking or dating violence; 
and 
‘‘(B) plan and develop culturally competent 
clinical components for integration into ap-
proved residency training programs that ad-
dress health issues related to domestic violence, 
sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking, 
along with other forms of violence as appro-
priate, and include the primacy of victim safety 
and confidentiality. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIVE
USES.—Amounts provided 
under a grant under this section may be used to— 
‘‘(A) offer community-based training op-
portunities in rural areas for medical, nursing, 
and other students and residents on domestic 
violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating vi-
olence, and other forms of violence and abuse, 
which may include the use of distance learning 
networks and other available technologies need-
ed to reach isolated rural areas; or
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‘‘(B) provide stipends to students from ra-
cial and ethnic population groups who are 
underrepresented in the health professions as 
necessary to promote and enable their partici-
pation in clerkships, preceptorships, or other 
offsite training experiences that are designed to 
develop health care clinical skills related to do-
mestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, 
and stalking. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) CONFIDENTIALITY
AND
SAFETY.— 
Grantees under this section shall ensure that all 
educational programs developed with grant 
funds address issues of confidentiality and pa-
tient safety, and that faculty and staff associ-
ated with delivering educational components are 
fully trained in procedures that will protect the 
immediate and ongoing security of the patients, 
patient records, and staff. Advocacy-based coali-
tions or other expertise available in the commu-
nity shall be consulted on the development and 
adequacy of confidentially and security proce-
dures, and shall be fairly compensated by 
grantees for their services.
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‘‘(B) RURAL
PROGRAMS.—Rural training 
programs carried out under paragraph (2)(A) 
shall reflect adjustments in protocols and proce-
dures or referrals that may be needed to protect 
the confidentiality and safety of patients who 
live in small or isolated communities and who 
are currently or have previously experienced vio-
lence or abuse. 
‘‘(4) CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE.—Issues related 
to child and elder abuse may be addressed as part 
of a comprehensive programmatic approach imple-
mented under a grant under this section. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS OF GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—A grantee shall not use more than 10 per-
cent of the amounts received under a grant under 
this section for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION
OF
FUNDS.—A grantee 
under this section, and any entity receiving assist-
ance under the grant for training and education, 
shall contribute non-Federal funds, either directly or 
through in-kind contributions, to the costs of the ac-
tivities to be funded under the grant in an amount 
that is not less than 25 percent of the total cost of 
such activities.
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 503. GRANTS TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES 
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING GRANTS. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399P. GRANTS TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH RE-
SPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING 
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall award grants to eligi-
ble State, tribal, territorial, or local entities to 
strengthen the response of State, tribal, territorial, 
or local health care systems to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) be—
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‘‘(i) a State department (or other divi-
sion) of health, a State domestic or sexual 
assault coalition or service-based program, 
or any other nonprofit, nongovernmental, 
tribal, territorial, or State entity with a 
history of effective work in the fields of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking, and health care; or 
‘‘(ii) a nonprofit domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
service-based program, a local department 
(or other division) of health, a local health 
clinic, hospital, or health system, or any 
other nonprofit, tribal, or local entity with 
a history of effective work in the field of 
domestic or sexual violence and health; 
‘‘(B) prepare and submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such agreements, assurances, 
and information as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary to carry out the purposes for 
which the grant is to be made; and 
‘‘(C) demonstrate that the entity is rep-
resenting a team of organizations and agencies 
working collaboratively to strengthen the re-
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sponse of the health care system involved to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking and that such team includes domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or 
stalking and health care organizations. 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—A program conducted under 
a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed 
3 years. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—An 
entity 
shall 
use 
amounts received under a grant under this section to 
design and implement comprehensive strategies to 
improve the response of the health care system in-
volved to domestic or sexual violence in clinical and 
public health settings, hospitals, clinics, managed 
care settings (including behavioral and mental 
health), and other health settings. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY STRATEGIES.—Strategies im-
plemented under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The implementation, dissemination, 
and evaluation of policies and procedures to 
guide health care professionals and behavioral 
and public health staff in responding to domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
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stalking, including strategies to ensure that 
health information is maintained in a manner 
that protects the patient’s privacy and safety 
and prohibits insurance discrimination. 
‘‘(B) The development of on-site access to 
services to address the safety, medical, mental 
health, and economic needs of patients either by 
increasing the capacity of existing health care 
professionals and behavioral and public health 
staff to address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, by con-
tracting with or hiring domestic or sexual as-
sault advocates to provide the services, or to 
model other services appropriate to the geo-
graphic and cultural needs of a site. 
‘‘(C) The development or adaptation and 
dissemination of education materials for pa-
tients and health care professionals and behav-
ioral and public health staff. 
‘‘(D) The evaluation of practice and the in-
stitutionalization of identification, intervention, 
and documentation including quality improve-
ment measurements.
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‘‘(3) PERMISSIVE STRATEGIES.—Strategies im-
plemented under paragraph (1) may include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Where appropriate, the development 
of training modules and policies that address 
the overlap of child abuse, domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and 
elder abuse as well as childhood exposure to do-
mestic violence. 
‘‘(B) The creation, adaptation, and imple-
mentation of public education campaigns for 
patients concerning domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention. 
‘‘(C) The development, adaptation, and 
dissemination of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking education 
materials to patients and health care profes-
sionals and behavioral and public health staff. 
‘‘(D) The promotion of the inclusion of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking into health professional training 
schools, including medical, dental, nursing 
school, social work, and mental health cur-
riculum.
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‘‘(E) The integration of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
into health care accreditation and professional 
licensing examinations, such as medical, dental, 
social work, and nursing boards. 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated 
under this section shall be distributed equally between 
State and local programs. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to award grants under 
this section, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 504. IMPROVING FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS’ RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VI-
OLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) TRAINING GRANTS UNDER THE MATERNAL AND 
CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.— 
(1) PREFERENCE IN CERTAIN FUNDING.—Sec-
tion 502(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
702(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) Of the amounts retained for projects described 
in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3), 
the Secretary shall provide preference to qualified appli-
cants that demonstrate that the activities to be carried
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out with such amounts include training of service pro-
viders in how to identify and treat the health effects of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, including children who have been exposed to domestic 
or dating violence. Such training should include— 
‘‘(i) identifying patients of clients experiencing 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(ii) assessing the immediate and short-term 
safety of the patient or client, the impact of the 
abuse on the health of the patient, and assisting the 
patient in developing a plan to promote his or her 
safety; 
‘‘(iii) examining and treating such patients or 
clients within the scope of the health professional’s 
discipline, training, and practice (including providing 
medical advice regarding the dynamics and nature of 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking); 
‘‘(iv) maintaining complete medical or forensic 
records that include the documentation of the exam-
ination, treatment given, and referrals made, and re-
cording the location and nature of the victim’s inju-
ries, and establishing mechanisms to ensure the pri-
vacy and confidentiality of those medical records;
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‘‘(v) referring the patient or client to public and 
private nonprofit entities that provide services for 
such victims; and 
‘‘(vi) ensuring that all services are provided in 
a linguistically and culturally relevant manner.’’. 
(2) REQUIREMENT FOR PORTION OF EXPENDI-
TURES
ON
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
IDENTIFICATION 
AND TREATMENT.—Section 505(a)(5) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 705(a)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 
the following: 
‘‘(G) the State will set aside a reasonable 
portion (based upon the State’s previous use of 
funds under this title) of the funds provided for 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking services.’’. 
(3) REPORTING
DATA.—Section 506(a)(2) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 706(a)(2)) is 
amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
following:
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‘‘(F) Information on how funds provided under 
this title are used to identify and treat domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’. 
(4) SEPARATE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
STALKING IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT.—Title 
V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 511. SEPARATE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 
STALKING SCREENING AND TREATMENTS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS.—For the purpose described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2006 
and each subsequent fiscal year, allot to each State that 
has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under 
section 505(a) an amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(1) the amount appropriated under subsection 
(d) for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) the percentage determined for the State 
under section 502(c)(1)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an allotment under 
subsection (a) with respect to a State is to enable the 
State to provide for domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking identification and treatment, in-
cluding the provision of domestic violence, dating violence,
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sexual assault, or stalking identification, treatment serv-
ices, increasing the number of persons identified, assessed, 
treated, and referred, and including training of health care 
professionals, and behavioral and public health staff, on 
how to identify and respond to adult and minor patients 
experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. Such training shall include— 
‘‘(1) identifying patients of clients experiencing 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(2) assessing the immediate and short-term 
safety of the patient or client, the impact of the 
abuse on the health of the patient, and assisting the 
patient in developing a plan to promote his or her 
safety; 
‘‘(3) examining and treating such patients or 
clients within the scope of the health professional’s 
discipline, training, and practice (including providing 
medical advice regarding the dynamics and nature of 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking); 
‘‘(4) maintaining complete medical or forensic 
records that include the documentation of the exam-
ination, treatment given, and referrals made, and re-
cording the location and nature of the victim’s inju-
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ries, and establishing mechanisms to ensure the pri-
vacy and confidentiality of those medical records; 
‘‘(5) referring the patient or client to public and 
private nonprofit entities that provide services for 
such victims; and 
‘‘(6) ensuring that all services are provided in 
a linguistically and culturally relevant manner. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 503, 507, and 508 
apply to allotments under subsection (a) to the same 
extent and in the same manner as such sections 
apply to allotments under section 502(c). 
‘‘(2) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION.—Sections 505 
and 506 apply to allotments under subsection (a) to 
the extent determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of making allotments under subsection (a), there 
are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX-
UAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IDENTIFICATION
AND 
TREATMENT SERVICES AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CEN-
TERS.—Part P of title III of the Public Health Service
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Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 504, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 399P–1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING PREVEN-
TION, 
IDENTIFICATION, 
AND 
TREATMENT 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants to eligible entities to improve the 
identification and treatment of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub-
section (a) may be used for activities such as— 
‘‘(1) the implementation, dissemination, and 
evaluation of policies and procedures to guide health 
care and behavioral health care professionals and 
other staff responding to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(2) the provision of training and follow-up 
technical assistance to health care professionals and 
staff to identify domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, and to appropriately as-
sess, treat, and refer patients who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and
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‘‘(3) the development of on-site access to serv-
ices to address the safety, medical, mental health, 
and economic needs of patients either by increasing 
the capacity of existing health care professionals and 
staff to address these issues or by contracting with 
or hiring domestic violence or sexual assault advo-
cates to provide the services, or by developing other 
models appropriate to the geographic, cultural, and 
linguistic needs of a site. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a federally qualified health center as de-
fined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)); and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 505. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN 
THE HEALTHCARE SETTING. 
Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902 et seq.), as
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amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 1491 et seq.), and as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 11—RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE 
INTERVENTIONS 
TO 
ADDRESS 
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
‘‘SEC. 40297. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN 
THE HEALTH CARE SETTING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality, shall award grants and contracts to 
fund research on effective interventions in the health care 
setting that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and 
sexual assault across the lifespan and that prevent the 
health effects of such violence and improve the safety and 
health of individuals who are currently being victimized. 
‘‘(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—Research conducted with 
amounts received under a grant or contract under this sec-
tion shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to the authority of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention— 
‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
childhood exposure to domestic, dating, or sex-
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ual violence, on health behaviors, health condi-
tions, and the health status of individuals, fami-
lies, and populations; and 
‘‘(B) research and testing of best messages 
and strategies to mobilize public action con-
cerning the prevention of domestic, dating, or 
sexual violence; and 
‘‘(2) With respect to the authority of the Agen-
cy for Healthcare Research and Quality— 
‘‘(A) research on the impact on the health 
care system, health care utilization, health care 
costs, and health status of domestic and dating 
violence and childhood exposure to domestic 
and dating violence; and 
‘‘(B) research on effective interventions 
within primary care and emergency health care 
settings and with health care settings that in-
clude clinical partnerships within community 
domestic violence providers for adults and chil-
dren exposed to domestic or dating violence. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’.
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TITLE VI—HOUSING OPPORTU-
NITIES AND SAFETY FOR BAT-
TERED 
WOMEN 
AND 
CHIL-
DREN 
SEC. 601. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle O—Addressing the Hous-
ing Needs of Victims of Domes-
tic Violence, Dating Violence, 
Sexual Assault, and Stalking 
‘‘SEC. 41501. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to reduce domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and 
to prevent homelessness by— 
‘‘(1) protecting the safety of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
who reside in homeless shelters, public housing, as-
sisted housing, Indian housing, or other emergency, 
transitional, permanent, or affordable housing, and 
ensuring that such victims have meaningful access to
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the criminal justice system without jeopardizing such 
housing; 
‘‘(2) creating long-term housing solutions that 
develop communities and provide sustainable living 
solutions for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(3) building collaborations between and victim 
service providers, homeless service providers, housing 
providers, and housing agencies to provide appro-
priate services, interventions, and training to ad-
dress the housing needs of victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; 
and 
‘‘(4) enabling public and assisted housing agen-
cies, Indian housing authorities, private landlords, 
property management companies, and other housing 
providers and agencies to respond appropriately to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking, while maintaining a safe environment 
for all housing residents. 
‘‘SEC. 41502. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘assisted housing’ means housing 
assisted—
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‘‘(A) under section 221(d)(3), section 
221(d)(4), or section 236 of the National Hous-
ing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3), (d)(4), or 
1715z–1); 
‘‘(B) under section 101 of the Housing 
and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 
U.S.C. 1701s); or 
‘‘(C) under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); 
‘‘(2) the term ‘continuum of care’ means a com-
munity plan developed to organize and deliver hous-
ing and services to meet the specific needs of people 
who are homeless as they move to stable housing 
and achieve maximum self-sufficiency; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘Indian housing’ means housing 
assistance described in the Native American Hous-
ing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); 
‘‘(4) the term ‘low-income housing assistance 
voucher’ means housing assistance described in sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f); 
‘‘(5) the term ‘public housing’ means housing 
described in section 3(b)(1) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(1));
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‘‘(6) the term ‘public housing agency’ means an 
agency described in section 3(b)(6) of the United 
States 
Housing 
Act 
of 
1937 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(6)); and 
‘‘(7) the term ‘homeless service provider’ means 
a nonprofit, nongovernmental homeless service pro-
vider, such as a homeless shelter, a homeless service 
or advocacy program, a tribal organization serving 
homeless individuals, or coalition or other nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organization carrying out a com-
munity-based homeless or housing program that has 
a documented history of effective work concerning 
homelessness. 
‘‘SEC. 41503. COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO DEVELOP LONG- 
TERM HOUSING FOR VICTIMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, acting through the Adminis-
tration on Children, Youth and Families (‘ACYF’), 
and in consultation with the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, shall award grants and 
contracts for a period of not less than 3 years to eli-
gible entities to develop long-term housing options 
for adult and minor victims of domestic violence,
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dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are 
currently homeless or at risk for becoming homeless. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award— 
‘‘(A) grants for projects that do not in-
clude the cost of construction in amounts— 
‘‘(i) not less than $50,000 per year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not more than $350,000 per 
year; and 
‘‘(B) grants for projects that do include 
the cost of construction in amounts— 
‘‘(i) not less than $150,000 per year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) not more than $1,000,000 per 
year. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall demonstrate 
that it is a coalition or partnership, applying jointly, 
that— 
‘‘(1) shall include a domestic violence service 
provider; 
‘‘(2) shall include— 
‘‘(A) a homeless service provider;
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‘‘(B) a nonprofit, nongovernmental com-
munity housing development organization or a 
Department of Agriculture rural housing service 
program; or 
‘‘(C) in the absence of a homeless service 
provider on tribal lands or nonprofit, non-
governmental community housing development 
organization on tribal lands, an Indian housing 
authority or Tribal housing consortium; 
‘‘(3) may include a dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking victim service provider; 
‘‘(4) may include housing developers, housing 
corporations, State housing finance agencies, other 
housing agencies, and associations representing 
landlords; 
‘‘(5) may include a public housing agency or In-
dian housing authority; 
‘‘(6) may include tenant organizations in public 
or Indian housing, as well as nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tenant organizations; 
‘‘(7) may include other nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organizations participating in the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development’s Con-
tinuum of Care process;
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‘‘(8) may include a State, tribal, territorial, or 
local government or government agency; and 
‘‘(9) may include any other such agencies or 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, including 
religious and community based organizations, with 
the capacity to provide effective help to adult and 
minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity seeking 
a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application shall de-
scribe how long-term housing options and other ac-
tivities, services, and programs for which assistance 
under this section is sought will help deconcentrate 
poverty and how they will be developed and imple-
mented with the input of current or former homeless 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants and contracts awarded 
to eligible entities pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used
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to design or replicate and implement new activities, serv-
ices, and programs to develop long-term housing options 
for adult and minor victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and their dependents, 
who are currently homeless or at risk of becoming home-
less. Such activities, services, or programs— 
‘‘(1) shall participate in the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of 
Care process, unless such a process does not exist in 
the community to be served; 
‘‘(2) shall develop sustainable long-term housing 
in the community by— 
‘‘(A) coordinating efforts and resources 
among the various groups and organizations 
comprised in the entity to access existing pri-
vate and public funding; 
‘‘(B) placing individuals and families in 
long-term housing; and 
‘‘(C) providing services to help individuals 
or families find and maintain long-term hous-
ing, including financial and support assistance; 
‘‘(3) may provide capital costs for the purchase, 
preconstruction, construction, renovation, repair, or 
conversion of affordable housing units;
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‘‘(4) may use funds for the continuing oper-
ation, upkeep, maintenance, and use of housing de-
scribed in paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(5) may provide to the community information 
about housing and housing programs, and the proc-
ess to locate and obtain long-term housing. 
‘‘(e) UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS
AND
PRIOR-
ITIES.—In awarding grants under this section, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
ACYF, shall— 
‘‘(1) give priority to culturally specific services; 
‘‘(2) give priority to applications from entities 
that include a sexual assault service provider as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3); 
‘‘(3) award a minimum of 15 percent of the 
funds appropriated under this section in any fiscal 
year to tribal organizations; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that at least 2 of the grants award-
ed under paragraph (3) must fund projects that in-
clude construction. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Every 18 months, each entity shall, 
in cooperation and coordination with all members of the 
entity, submit a report to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
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‘‘(1) the term ‘long-term housing’ means hous-
ing that is sustainable, affordable, and safe for the 
foreseeable future and is— 
‘‘(A) rented or owned by the individual; 
‘‘(B) subsidized by a voucher or other pro-
gram which is not time-limited and is available 
for as long as the individual meets the eligibility 
requirements for the voucher or program; or 
‘‘(C) provided directly by a program, agen-
cy, or organization and is not time-limited and 
is available for as long as the individual meets 
the eligibility requirements for the program, 
agency, or organization; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘affordable housing’ means hous-
ing that complies with the conditions set forth in 
section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12745). 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION, MONITORING, ADMINISTRATION, 
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—For purposes of this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) up to 3 percent of the funds appropriated 
under subsection (i) for each fiscal year may be used 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
evaluation, monitoring, and administration costs 
under this section; and
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‘‘(2) up to 8 percent of the funds appropriated 
under subsection (i) for each fiscal year may be used 
to provide technical assistance to grantees under this 
section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out the provi-
sions of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 41504. GRANTS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSUALT, AND 
STALKING IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUS-
ING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
assist eligible grantees in responding appropriately to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing so that the status of being a victim of such a crime 
is not a reason for the denial or loss of housing. Such 
assistance shall be accomplished through— 
‘‘(1) development and implementation of appro-
priate housing policies and practices; 
‘‘(2) enhancement of collaboration with victim 
service providers and tenant organizations; and 
‘‘(3) reduction of the number of victims of such 
crimes who are evicted or denied housing because of
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crimes and lease violations committed or directly 
caused by the perpetrators of such crimes. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Director of the Violence Against 
Women Office of the Department of Justice (‘Direc-
tor’), and in consultation with the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development (‘Secretary’), and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Administration for Children, Youth and 
Families (‘ACYF’), shall award grants and contracts 
for not less than 3 years to eligible grantees to pro-
mote the full and equal access to and use of housing 
by adult and minor victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—Not less than 15 percent of 
the funds appropriated to carry out this section shall 
be available for grants to Indian housing authorities. 
‘‘(3) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants and contracts under this section 
on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—Appropriated funds may be 
used only for the purposes described in subsections 
(f) and (i). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Eligible grantees are— 
‘‘(A) public housing agencies; 
‘‘(B) principally managed public housing 
resident management corporations, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; 
‘‘(C) public housing projects owned by 
public housing agencies; 
‘‘(D) agencies and authorities receiving as-
sistance under the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 
(25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); and 
‘‘(E) private, for-profit, and nonprofit own-
ers or managers of assisted housing. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION REQUIRED FOR ALL GRANT-
EES.—To receive assistance under this section, an 
eligible grantee shall certify that— 
‘‘(A) its policies and practices do not pro-
hibit or limit a resident’s right to summon po-
lice or other emergency assistance in response 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; 
‘‘(B) programs and services are developed 
that give a preference in admission to adult and 
minor victims of such violence, consistent with
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local housing needs, and applicable law and the 
Secretary’s instructions; 
‘‘(C) it does not discriminate against any 
person— 
‘‘(i) because that person is or is per-
ceived to be, or has a family or household 
member who is or is perceived to be, a vic-
tim of such violence; or 
‘‘(ii) because of the actions or threat-
ened actions of the individual who the vic-
tim, as certified in subsection (e), states 
has committed or threatened to commit 
acts of such violence against the victim, or 
against the victim’s family or household 
member; 
‘‘(D) plans are developed that establish 
meaningful consultation and coordination with 
local victim service providers, tenant organiza-
tions, culturally specific service providers, State 
domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, 
and, where they exist, tribal domestic violence 
and sexual assault coalitions; and 
‘‘(E) its policies and practices will be in 
compliance with those described in this para-
graph within the later of 2 years or a period se-
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lected by the Attorney General in consultation 
with the Secretary and ACYF. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity seeking a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Attorney General at such a time, in such a manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may 
require. 
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A public housing agency, 
Indian housing authority, or assisted housing pro-
vider receiving funds under this section may request 
that an individual claiming relief under this section 
certify that the individual is a victim of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
The individual shall provide a copy of such certifi-
cation to the public housing agency, Indian housing 
authority, or assisted housing provider within a rea-
sonable period of time after the agency or authority 
requests such certification. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An individual may satisfy the 
certification requirement of paragraph (1) by— 
‘‘(A) providing the public housing agency, 
Indian housing authority, or assisted housing 
provider with documentation, signed by an em-
ployee, agent, or volunteer of a victim service
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provider, an attorney, a member of the clergy, 
a medical professional, or any other professional 
from whom the victim has sought assistance in 
addressing domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking or the effects of 
abuse; or 
‘‘(B) producing a Federal, State, tribal, 
territorial, or local police or court record. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 
shall be construed to require any housing agency, as-
sisted housing provider, Indian housing authority, 
owner, or manager to demand that an individual 
produce official documentation or physical proof of 
the individual’s status as a victim of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in 
order to receive any of the benefits provided in this 
section. A housing authority may provide benefits to 
an individual based solely on the individual’s state-
ment or other corroborating evidence. 
‘‘(4) CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—All information pro-
vided to any housing agency, assisted housing 
provider, Indian housing authority, owner, or 
manager pursuant to paragraph (1), including 
the fact that an individual is a victim of domes-
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tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, shall be retained in the strictest con-
fidence by such housing authority, and shall 
neither be entered into any shared database, 
nor provided to any related housing agency, as-
sisted housing provider, Indian housing author-
ity, owner, or manager, except to the extent 
that disclosure is— 
‘‘(i) requested or consented to by the 
individual in writing; or 
‘‘(ii) otherwise required by applicable 
law. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—An individual shall 
be notified of the limits of such confidentiality 
and informed in advance about circumstances 
in which the housing agency, assisted housing 
provider, Indian housing authority, owner, or 
manager will be compelled to disclose the indi-
vidual’s information. 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants and contracts awarded 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide to eligible entities 
personnel, training, and technical assistance to develop 
and implement policies, practices, and procedures, making 
physical improvements or changes, and developing or en-
hancing collaborations for the purposes of—
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‘‘(1) enabling victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking with other-
wise disqualifying rental, credit, or criminal histories 
to be eligible to obtain housing or housing assist-
ance, if such victims would otherwise qualify for 
housing or housing assistance and can provide docu-
mented evidence information that demonstrates the 
causal connection between such violence or abuse 
and the victims’ negative histories; 
‘‘(2) permitting applicants for housing or hous-
ing assistance to provide incomplete rental and em-
ployment histories, otherwise required as a condition 
of admission or assistance, if the victim believes that 
providing such rental and employment history would 
endanger the victim’s or the victim’s children safety; 
‘‘(3) protecting victims’ confidentiality, includ-
ing protection of victims’ personally identifying in-
formation, address, or rental history; 
‘‘(4) assisting victims who need to leave a pub-
lic housing, Indian housing, or assisted housing unit 
quickly to protect their safety, including those who 
are seeking transfer to a new public housing unit, 
Indian housing or assisted housing unit, whether in 
the same or a different neighborhood or jurisdiction;
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‘‘(5) enabling the public housing agency, Indian 
housing authority, or assisted housing provider, or 
the victim to remove consistent with applicable State 
law the perpetrator of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking without evicting, re-
moving, or otherwise penalizing the victim; 
‘‘(6) enabling the public housing agency, Indian 
housing authority, or assisted housing provider to 
comply with court orders, including civil protection 
orders issued to protect the victim, when notified 
and issued to address the distribution or possession 
of property among the household members in cases 
where a family breaks up; 
‘‘(7) developing and implementing more effec-
tive security policies, protocols, and services; 
‘‘(8) allotting not more than 15 percent of 
funds awarded under the grant to make physical im-
provements or changes; 
‘‘(9) training all personnel to more effectively 
identify and respond to victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(10) effectively providing notice to applicants 
and residents of the above housing policies, prac-
tices, and procedures.
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‘‘(g) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving funds 
under this section shall submit a report to the Attorney 
General evaluating the effectiveness of the activities, serv-
ices, and programs developed with the funds provided 
under this section and containing such additional informa-
tion as the Attorney General may prescribe. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to carry out the provi-
sions of this section. 
‘‘(i) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Up to 12 percent of 
the amount appropriated under subsection (h) for each fis-
cal year shall be used by the Attorney General for tech-
nical assistance costs under this section. Technical assist-
ance may be provided to entities that have not received 
a grant under this section but are described as eligible 
in subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 602. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40299 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services,’’ after 
‘‘Department of Justice,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘tribal organizations’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, including domestic vio-
lence victim service providers, domestic violence 
coalitions, other nonprofit, nongovernmental or-
ganizations, or community-based and culturally 
specific organizations, that have a documented 
history of effective work concerning domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing’’ after ‘‘other organizations’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking’’ after 
‘‘domestic violence’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (3), as redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking’’ after ‘‘violence’’; 
(C) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
redesignated, the following:
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‘‘(1) transitional housing, or acquire land or 
buildings, or rehabilitate or construct buildings for 
the purpose of providing transitional housing to per-
sons described in subsection (a), including funding 
for— 
‘‘(A) the predevelopment cost and capital 
expenses involved in the development of transi-
tional housing; and 
‘‘(B) the operating expenses of newly de-
veloped or existing transitional housing.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)(B) as redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘Participation in the support serv-
ices shall be voluntary. Receipt of the benefits 
of the housing assistance described in para-
graph (2) shall not be conditioned upon the 
participation of the minors, adults, or their de-
pendents in any or all of the support services 
offered them.’’ after ‘‘assistance.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) AMOUNTS TO SUPPLEMENT OTHER FED-
ERAL FUNDS.—Amounts made available under this 
section shall be used to supplement and not supplant 
other Federal and non-Federal funds expended to 
further the purpose of this section.’’;
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(3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (c), by strik-
ing ‘‘18 months’’ and inserting ‘‘24 months’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) describe how the input of current or 
former homeless victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking will 
be used to develop and implement the pro-
grams, services, and other activities described 
in subsection (b); 
‘‘(C) provide assurances that any sup-
portive services offered to participants in pro-
grams developed under subsection (b)(3) are 
voluntary and that refusal to receive such serv-
ices shall not be grounds for termination from 
the program or eviction from the victim’s hous-
ing; and’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘purpose and’’ before ‘‘amount’’;