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‘‘(11) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other orga-
nized group or community of Indians, including any 
Alaska Native village or regional or village corpora-
tion (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 
et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special 
programs and services provided by the United States 
to Indians because of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(12) INDIAN
LAW
ENFORCEMENT.—The term 
‘Indian law enforcement’ means the departments or 
individuals under the direction of the Indian tribe 
that maintain public order. 
‘‘(13) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The term ‘law en-
forcement’ means a public agency charged with polic-
ing functions, including any of its component bureaus 
(such as governmental victim services programs), in-
cluding those referred to in section 3 of the Indian 
Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2802). 
‘‘(14) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘legal as-
sistance’— 
‘‘(A) includes assistance to adult, youth, 
and minor victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking in—
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‘‘(i) family, tribal, territorial, immi-
gration, employment, administrative agen-
cy, housing matters, campus administrative 
or protection or stay away order pro-
ceedings, and other similar matters; and 
‘‘(ii) criminal justice investigations, 
prosecutions and post-trial matters (includ-
ing sentencing, parole, and probation) that 
impact the victim’s safety and privacy, sub-
ject to subparagraph (B); and 
‘‘(B) does not include representation of a 
defendant in a criminal or juvenile proceeding. 
‘‘(15) LINGUISTICALLY
AND
CULTURALLY
SPE-
CIFIC SERVICES.—The term ‘linguistically and cul-
turally specific services’ means community-based serv-
ices that offer full linguistic access and culturally spe-
cific services and resources, including outreach, col-
laboration, and support mechanisms primarily di-
rected toward racial and ethnic populations and other 
underserved communities. 
‘‘(16) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION 
OR PERSONAL INFORMATION.—The term ‘personally 
identifying information’ or ‘personal information’ 
means individually identifying information for or 
about an individual including information likely to
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disclose the location of a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) a first and last name; 
‘‘(B) a home or other physical address; 
‘‘(C) contact information (including a post-
al, e-mail or Internet protocol address, or tele-
phone or facsimile number); 
‘‘(D) a social security number; and 
‘‘(E) any other information, including date 
of birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious 
affiliation, that, in combination with any of sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D), would serve to 
identify any individual. 
‘‘(17) PROSECUTION.—The term ‘prosecution’ 
means any public agency charged with direct respon-
sibility for prosecuting criminal offenders, including 
such agency’s component bureaus (such as govern-
mental victim services programs). 
‘‘(18) PROTECTION
ORDER
OR
RESTRAINING 
ORDER.—The term ‘protection order’ or ‘restraining 
order’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any injunction, restraining order, or 
any other order issued by a civil or criminal 
court for the purpose of preventing violent or
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threatening acts or harassment against, sexual 
violence or contact or communication with or 
physical proximity to, another person, including 
any temporary or final orders issued by civil or 
criminal courts whether obtained by filing an 
independent action or as a pendente lite order in 
another proceeding so long as any civil order 
was issued in response to a complaint, petition, 
or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seek-
ing protection; and 
‘‘(B) any support, child custody or visita-
tion provisions, orders, remedies, or relief issued 
as part of a protection order, restraining order, 
or stay away injunction pursuant to State, trib-
al, territorial, or local law authorizing the 
issuance of protection orders, restraining orders, 
or injunctions for the protection of victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking. 
‘‘(19) RURAL AREA AND RURAL COMMUNITY.— 
The terms ‘rural area’ and ‘rural community’ 
mean— 
‘‘(A) any area or community, respectively, 
no part of which is within an area designated as
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a standard metropolitan statistical area by the 
Office of Management and Budget; or 
‘‘(B) any area or community, respectively, 
that is— 
‘‘(i) within an area designated as a 
metropolitan statistical area or considered 
as part of a metropolitan statistical area; 
and 
‘‘(ii) located in a rural census tract. 
‘‘(20) RURAL
STATE.—The term ‘rural State’ 
means a State that has a population density of 52 or 
fewer persons per square mile or a State in which the 
largest county has fewer than 150,000 people, based 
on the most recent decennial census. 
‘‘(21) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any conduct prescribed by chapter 109A 
of title 18, United States Code, whether or not the 
conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial 
jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal pris-
on and includes both assaults committed by offenders 
who are strangers to the victim and assaults com-
mitted by offenders who are known or related by blood 
or marriage to the victim.
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‘‘(22) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means en-
gaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific 
person that would cause a reasonable person to— 
‘‘(A) fear for his or her safety or the safety 
of others; or 
‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional distress. 
‘‘(23) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, and except as otherwise 
provided, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Is-
lands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(24) STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.— 
The term ‘State domestic violence coalition’ means a 
program determined by the Administration for Chil-
dren and Families under the Family Violence Preven-
tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410(b)). 
‘‘(25) STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The 
term ‘State sexual assault coalition’ means a program 
determined by the Center for Injury Prevention and 
Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention under the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280b et seq.). 
‘‘(26) TERRITORIAL
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
OR 
SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION.—The term ‘territorial
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domestic violence or sexual assault coalition’ means a 
program addressing domestic violence that is— 
‘‘(A) an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental territorial coalition addressing domestic 
violence or sexual assault within the territory; or 
‘‘(B) a nongovernmental organization with 
a demonstrated history of addressing domestic 
violence or sexual assault within the territory 
that proposes to incorporate as a nonprofit, non-
governmental territorial coalition. 
‘‘(27) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal coa-
lition’ means— 
‘‘(A) an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tribal coalition addressing domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against American In-
dian and Alaskan Native women; or 
‘‘(B) individuals or organizations that pro-
pose to incorporate as nonprofit, nongovern-
mental tribal coalitions to address domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against American In-
dian and Alaskan Native women. 
‘‘(28) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘tribal 
government’ means— 
‘‘(A) the governing body of an Indian tribe; 
or
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‘‘(B) a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other 
organized group or community of Indians, in-
cluding any Alaska Native village or regional or 
village corporation (as defined in, or established 
pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settle-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recog-
nized as eligible for the special programs and 
services provided by the United States to Indians 
because of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(29) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 
organization’ means— 
‘‘(A) the governing body of any Indian 
tribe; 
‘‘(B) any legally established organization of 
Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or char-
tered by such governing body of a tribe or tribes 
to be served, or which is democratically elected 
by the adult members of the Indian community 
to be served by such organization and which in-
cludes the maximum participation of Indians in 
all phases of its activities; or 
‘‘(C) any tribal nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(30) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—The term 
‘underserved populations’ includes populations under-
served because of geographic location, underserved ra-
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cial and ethnic populations, populations underserved 
because of special needs (such as language barriers, 
disabilities, alienage status, or age), and any other 
population determined to be underserved by the Attor-
ney General. 
‘‘(31) VICTIM ADVOCATE.—The term ‘victim ad-
vocate’ means a person, whether paid or serving as a 
volunteer, who provides services to victims of domestic 
violence, sexual assault, stalking, or dating violence 
under the auspices or supervision of a victim services 
program. 
‘‘(32) VICTIM ASSISTANT.—The term ‘victim as-
sistant’ means a person, whether paid or serving as 
a volunteer, who provides services to victims of domes-
tic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or dating vio-
lence under the auspices or supervision of a court or 
a law enforcement or prosecution agency. 
‘‘(33) VICTIM SERVICES OR VICTIM SERVICE PRO-
VIDER.—The term ‘victim services’ or ‘victim service 
provider’ means a nonprofit, nongovernmental orga-
nization that assists domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including 
rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, faith- 
based organizations, and other organizations, with a 
documented history of effective work, or a dem-
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onstrated capacity to work effectively in collaboration 
with an organization with a documented history of ef-
fective work, concerning domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(34) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means teen and 
young adult victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(b) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROVISION.—In this 
section, the term ‘violence against women provision’ means 
any provision required by law to be carried out by or 
through the Violence Against Women Office. 
‘‘SEC. 2000C. REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO ANY GRANT 
PROGRAM 
CARRIED 
OUT 
BY 
VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out grants under this 
part, and in carrying out grants under any other violence 
against women grant program, the Director of the Violence 
Against Women Office shall ensure each of the following: 
‘‘(1) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRI-
VATE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure the 
safety of adult, youth, and minor victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, and their families, each grantee and
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subgrantee shall reasonably protect the confiden-
tiality and privacy of persons receiving services. 
‘‘(B) NONDISCLOSURE.—Subject to subpara-
graph (C), grantees and subgrantees shall not— 
‘‘(i) disclose any personally identifying 
information or individual information col-
lected in connection with services requested, 
utilized, or denied through grantees’ and 
subgrantees’ programs; or 
‘‘(ii) reveal individual client informa-
tion without the informed, written, reason-
ably time-limited consent of the person (or 
in the case of an unemancipated minor, the 
minor and the parent or guardian or in the 
case of persons with disabilities, the guard-
ian) about whom information is sought, 
whether for this program or any other Fed-
eral, State, tribal, or territorial grant pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) RELEASE.—If release of information 
described in subparagraph (B) is compelled by 
statutory or court mandate or is requested by a 
Member of Congress— 
‘‘(i) grantees and subgrantees shall 
make reasonable attempts to provide notice
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to victims affected by the disclosure of infor-
mation; and 
‘‘(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall 
take steps necessary to protect the privacy 
and safety of the persons affected by the re-
lease of the information. 
‘‘(D) 
INFORMATION
SHARING.—Grantees 
and subgrantees may share— 
‘‘(i) nonpersonally identifying data in 
the aggregate regarding services to their cli-
ents and nonpersonally identifying demo-
graphic information in order to comply 
with Federal, State, tribal, or territorial re-
porting, evaluation, or data collection re-
quirements; and 
‘‘(ii) court-generated information and 
law-enforcement generated information con-
tained in secure, governmental registries for 
investigation, prosecution, and enforcement 
purposes. 
‘‘(2) APPROVED
ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
activities under the grant program, 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-
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ment policies to reduce or eliminate domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(3) NON-SUPPLANTATION.—Any Federal funds 
received under the grant program shall be used to 
supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funds that 
would otherwise be available for the activities carried 
out under the grant. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized and ap-
propriated under the grant program may be used 
only for the specific purposes described in the grant 
program and shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(5) EVALUATION.—Grantees must collect data 
for use to evaluate the effectiveness of the program (or 
for use to carry out related research), pursuant to the 
requirements described in paragraph (1)(D). 
‘‘(6) 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. 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION ON TORT LITIGATION.—Funds 
appropriated for the grant program may not be used 
to fund civil representation in a lawsuit based on a 
tort claim. This paragraph shall not be construed as
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a prohibition on providing assistance to obtain res-
titution in a protection order or criminal case. 
‘‘(b) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN GRANT PROGRAM.— 
In this section, the term ‘violence against women grant pro-
gram’ means any grant program required by law to be car-
ried out by or through the Violence Against Women Office.’’. 
TITLE V—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 
AND 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
SEC. 501. STOP GRANTS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(8)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$185,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$215,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2010’’. 
(b) 
PURPOSE
AREA
ENHANCEMENTS.—Section 
2001(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, and specifically, for the pur-
poses of—’’ and inserting ‘‘, including collaborating 
with and informing public officials and agencies in 
order to develop and implement policies to reduce or 
eliminate domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
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assault, and stalking, and specifically only for the 
purposes of—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ‘‘protec-
tion orders are granted,’’ the following: ‘‘supporting 
nonprofit nongovernmental victim services programs 
and tribal organizations in working with public offi-
cials and agencies to develop and implement policies, 
rules, and procedures in order to reduce or eliminate 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) maintaining core victim services and 
criminal justice initiatives, while supporting com-
plementary new initiatives and emergency services for 
victims and their families; and 
‘‘(13) supporting the placement of special victim 
assistants (to be known as ‘Jessica Gonzales Victim 
Assistants’) in local law enforcement agencies to serve 
as liaisons between victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking and per-
sonnel in local law enforcement agencies in order to 
improve the enforcement of protection orders. Jessica 
Gonzales Victim Assistants shall have expertise in do-
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mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking and may undertake the following activities— 
‘‘(A) developing, in collaboration with pros-
ecutors, courts, and victim service providers, 
standardized response policies for local law en-
forcement agencies, including triage protocols to 
ensure that dangerous or potentially lethal cases 
are identified and prioritized; 
‘‘(B) notifying persons seeking enforcement 
of protection orders as to what responses will be 
provided by the relevant law enforcement agency; 
‘‘(C) referring persons seeking enforcement 
of protection orders to supplementary services 
(such as emergency shelter programs, hotlines, or 
legal assistance services); and 
‘‘(D) taking other appropriate action to as-
sist or secure the safety of the person seeking en-
forcement of a protection order.’’. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES REGARDING UN-
DERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 2007 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘and describe how the State
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will address the needs of racial and ethnic minorities 
and other underserved populations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking subpara-
graph (D) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) recognize and meaningfully respond to 
the needs of racial and ethnic and other under-
served populations and ensure that monies set 
aside to fund services and activities for racial 
and ethnic and other underserved populations 
are distributed equitably among those popu-
lations.’’. 
(d) TRIBAL AND TERRITORIAL SETASIDES.—Section 
2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1), as amended by subsection 
(c), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘1⁄54’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1⁄56’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and the 
coalition for the combined Territories of the 
United States, each receiving an amount equal 
to 1⁄54’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam, American Samoa, 
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
each receiving an amount equal to 1⁄56’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘1⁄54’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1⁄56’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end: 
‘‘(7) such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘victim services’’ the following: ‘‘, of which at least 10 
percent shall be distributed to culturally specific com-
munity-based organizations’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a memorandum of understanding showing 
that tribal, territorial, State, or local prosecution, law 
enforcement, and court and victim service provider 
subgrantees have consulted with tribal, territorial,
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State, or local victim services programs during the 
course of developing their grant applications in order 
to ensure that proposed services, activities and equip-
ment acquisitions are designed to promote the safety, 
confidentiality, and economic independence of victims 
of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dat-
ing violence.’’. 
(e) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION.—Section 2007 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1), as 
amended by this section, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DATA 
COLLECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amounts appro-
priated under this part, not less than 3 percent and 
up to 8 percent shall be available for providing train-
ing, technical assistance, and data collection relating 
to the purpose areas of this part to improve the ca-
pacity of grantees, subgrantees, and other entities to 
offer services and assistance to victims of domestic vi-
olence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRAINING.—The Director of the Vio-
lence Against Women Office shall ensure that train-
ing, technical assistance, and data collection regard-
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ing violence against Indian women will be developed 
and provided by entities having expertise in tribal 
law and culture. 
‘‘(j) LIMITS ON INTERNET PUBLICATION OF REGISTRA-
TION INFORMATION.—As a condition of receiving grant 
amounts under this part, the recipient shall not make avail-
able publicly on the Internet any information regarding the 
registration or filing of a protection order, restraining 
order, or injunction in either the issuing or enforcing State, 
tribal, or territorial jurisdiction, if such publication would 
be likely to publicly reveal the identity or location of the 
party protected under such order. A State, Indian tribe, or 
territory may share court-generated law enforcement gen-
erated information contained in secure, governmental reg-
istries for protection order enforcement purposes.’’. 
(f) AVAILABILITY OF FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMS.— 
Section 2010 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State or Indian tribal gov-
ernment may use Federal grant funds under this part to 
pay for forensic medical exams performed by trained exam-
iners for victims of sexual assault, except that such funds 
may not be used to pay for forensic medical exams by any 
State or Indian tribal government that requires victims of
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sexual assault to seek reimbursement for such exams from 
their insurance carriers. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to permit a State to require a victim 
of sexual assault to participate in the criminal justice sys-
tem or cooperate with law enforcement in order to be pro-
vided with a forensic medical exam, reimbursement for 
charges incurred on account of such an exam, or both.’’. 
(g) POLYGRAPH TESTING PROHIBITION.—Part T of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2012. POLYGRAPH TESTING PROHIBITION. 
‘‘In order to be eligible for grants under this part, a 
State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local govern-
ment must certify within three years of enactment of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005 that 
their laws, policies, or practices ensure that no law enforce-
ment officer, prosecuting officer, or other government offi-
cial shall ask or require an adult, youth, or minor victim 
of a sex offense as defined under Federal, tribal, State, terri-
torial or local law to submit to a polygraph examination 
or similar truth-telling device or method as a condition for 
proceeding with the investigation, charging or prosecution 
of such an offense. A victim’s refusal to submit to the afore-
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mentioned shall not prevent the investigation, charging or 
prosecution of the pending case.’’. 
(h) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Part T of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2013. NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
GRANTEES. 
‘‘No matching funds shall be required for a grant or 
subgrant made under this part, if made— 
‘‘(1) to a law enforcement agency having fewer 
than 20 officers; 
‘‘(2) to a victim service provider having an an-
nual operating budget of less than $5,000,000; or 
‘‘(3) to any entity that the Attorney General de-
termines has adequately demonstrated financial 
need.’’. 
SEC. 502. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST AND ENFORCE 
PROTECTION ORDERS IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006
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through 2010. Funds appropriated under this paragraph 
shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2101 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘to treat do-
mestic violence as a serious violation’’ and inserting 
‘‘to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking as serious violations’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
inserting after ‘‘State’’ the following: ‘‘, tribal, 
territorial,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘manda-
tory arrest or’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by— 
(i) inserting after ‘‘educational pro-
grams,’’ the following: ‘‘protection order reg-
istries,’’; and 
(ii) striking ‘‘domestic violence and 
dating violence.’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking. Such policies, educational 
programs, registries, and training shall in-
corporate confidentiality and privacy pro-
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tections for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘domestic violence cases’’ 
and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking cases’’; 
and 
(ii) striking ‘‘groups’’ and inserting 
‘‘teams’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘domestic 
violence and dating violence’’ and inserting ‘‘do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; 
(F) in paragraph (6), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘other’’ and inserting 
‘‘civil’’; and 
(ii) inserting after ‘‘domestic violence’’ 
the following: ‘‘, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) To enhance and support the capacity of vic-
tims services programs to collaborate with and inform 
efforts by State and local jurisdictions and public of-
ficials and agencies to develop best practices and poli-