SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. VAWA definitions and grant conditions. 
Sec. 4. Accountability provisions. 
Sec. 5. Effective date. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS 
TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 101. STOP grants. 
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of protection or-
ders. 
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 
Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the justice system. 
Sec. 105. Court-appointed special advocate program. 
Sec. 106. Outreach and services to underserved populations grant. 
Sec. 107. Culturally specific services grant. 
Sec. 108. Reduction in rape kit backlog. 
Sec. 109. Assistance to victims of sexual assault training programs. 
Sec. 110. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi-
tioners. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
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 women with disabilities 
grants. 
Sec. 204. Grant for training and services to end violence against women in later 
life. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education for 
children and youth. 
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
Sec. 304. National Center for Campus Public Safety. 
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—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the health care system’s re-
sponse to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 602. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 603. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 701.
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims 
of domestic and sexual violence. 
TITLE VIII—IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Fraud prevention initiatives. 
Sec. 802. Clarification of the requirements applicable to U visas. 
Sec. 803. Protections for a fiance´e or fiance´ of a citizen. 
Sec. 804. Regulation of international marriage brokers. 
Sec. 805. GAO report. 
Sec. 806. Temporary Nature of U Visa Status. 
Sec. 807. Annual report on immigration applications made by victims of abuse. 
Sec. 808. Protection for children of VAWA self-petitioners. 
Sec. 809. Public charge. 
Sec. 810. Age-Out Protection for U Visa Applicants. 
Sec. 811. Hardship waivers. 
Sec. 812. Disclosure of Information for National Security Purpose. 
Sec. 813. GAO report on requirements to cooperate with law enforcement offi-
cials. 
Sec. 814. Consideration of other evidence. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 
Sec. 901. Grants to Indian tribal governments. 
Sec. 902. Grants to Indian tribal coalitions. 
Sec. 903. Consultation. 
Sec. 904. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women. 
Sec. 905. Assistant United States attorney domestic violence tribal liaisons. 
TITLE X—CRIMINAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1001. Criminal provisions relating to sexual abuse. 
Sec. 1002. Sexual abuse in custodial settings. 
Sec. 1003. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including cyberstalking. 
Sec. 1004. Amendments to the Federal assault statute.
Sec. 1005. Mandatory minimum sentence. 
Sec. 1006. Federal protection orders. 
SEC. 3. VAWA DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 40002 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to an 
unemancipated minor’’ after ‘‘serious harm’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘a nonprofit, nongovernmental, 
or tribal organization that serves a specific geo-
graphic community’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6) by inserting ‘‘or intimate 
partner’’ after ‘‘former spouse’’ and after ‘‘as a 
spouse’’; 
(4) by amending paragraph (16) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(16) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘legal as-
sistance’— 
‘‘(A) includes assistance to adult and youth 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking in— 
‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(B) may include services and assistance 
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking who are also victims 
of severe forms of trafficking in persons as de-
fined by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); 
except that intake or referral, without other action, 
does not constitute legal assistance.’’. 
(5) by amending paragraph (18) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(18) 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 
disclose the location of a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, regard-
less of whether the information is encoded,
encrypted, hashed, or otherwise protected, 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, driver li-
cense number, passport number, or student 
identification number; and 
‘‘(E) any other information, including date 
of birth, racial or ethnic background, or reli-
gious affiliation, that would serve to identify 
any individual.’’; 
(6) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘services’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assistance’’; 
(7) in paragraph (21)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 
the period and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) any federally recognized Indian 
tribe.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (22)—
(A) by striking ‘‘52’’ and inserting ‘‘57’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘150,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘250,000’’; 
(9) by amending paragraph (23) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(23) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act pro-
scribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including 
when the victim lacks capacity to consent.’’; 
(10) by amending paragraph (33) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(33) 
UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS.—The 
term ‘underserved populations’ means populations 
who face barriers to accessing and using victim serv-
ices, and includes populations underserved because 
of geographic location or religion, underserved racial 
and ethnic populations, populations underserved be-
cause of special needs (such as language barriers, 
disabilities, alienage status, or age), and any other 
population determined to be underserved by the At-
torney General or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, as appropriate.’’; 
(11) by amending paragraph (37) to read as 
follows:
‘‘(37) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means a per-
son who is 11 to 24 years of age.’’; 
(12) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(38) ALASKA
NATIVE
VILLAGE.—The term 
‘Alaska Native village’ has the same meaning given 
such term in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
‘‘(39) CHILD.—The term ‘child’ means a person 
who is under 11 years of age. 
‘‘(40) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC.—The term ‘cul-
turally specific’ (except when used as part of the 
term ‘culturally specific services’) means primarily 
composed of racial and ethnic minority groups (as 
defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g))). 
‘‘(41) CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES.—The 
term ‘culturally specific services’ means community- 
based services and resources that are culturally rel-
evant and linguistically specific to culturally specific 
communities. 
‘‘(42) 
HOMELESS, 
HOMELESS
INDIVIDUAL, 
HOMELESS PERSON.—The terms ‘homeless’, ‘home-
less individual’, and ‘homeless person’—
‘‘(A) mean an individual who lacks a fixed, 
regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) an individual who— 
‘‘(I) is sharing the housing of 
other persons due to loss of housing, 
economic hardship, or a similar rea-
son; 
‘‘(II) is living in a motel, hotel, 
trailer park, or campground due to 
the lack of alternative adequate ac-
commodations; 
‘‘(III) is living in an emergency 
or transitional shelter; 
‘‘(IV) is abandoned in a hospital; 
or 
‘‘(V) is awaiting foster care 
placement; 
‘‘(ii) an individual who has a primary 
nighttime residence that is a public or pri-
vate place not designed for or ordinarily 
used as a regular sleeping accommodation 
for human beings; or 
‘‘(iii) migratory children (as defined in 
section 1309 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; 20 U.S.C. 
6399) who qualify as homeless under this 
section because the children are living in 
circumstances described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(43) POPULATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘population specific organization’ means a 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that pri-
marily serves members of a specific underserved 
population and has demonstrated experience and ex-
pertise providing targeted services to members of 
that specific underserved population. 
‘‘(44) POPULATION
SPECIFIC
SERVICES.—The 
term ‘population specific services’ means victim serv-
ices that— 
‘‘(A) address the safety, health, economic, 
legal, housing, workplace, immigration, con-
fidentiality, or other needs of victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(B) are designed primarily for, and are 
targeted to, a specific underserved population. 
‘‘(45) RAPE CRISIS CENTER.—The term ‘rape 
crisis center’ means— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or trib-
al organization that provides intervention and
related assistance, as specified in section 
41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault 
without regard to the age of the victims; or 
‘‘(B) a governmental entity that— 
‘‘(i) is located in a State other than a 
Territory; 
‘‘(ii) provides intervention and related 
assistance, 
as 
specified 
in 
section 
41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual as-
sault without regard to the age of the vic-
tims; 
‘‘(iii) is not a law enforcement agency 
or other entity that is part of the criminal 
justice system; and 
‘‘(iv) offers a level of confidentiality to 
victims that is comparable to a nonprofit 
entity that provides similar victim services. 
‘‘(46) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means any conduct proscribed by section 
1591 of title 18, United States Code, whether or not 
the conduct occurs in interstate or foreign commerce 
or within the special maritime and territorial juris-
diction of the United States. 
‘‘(47) TRIBAL COALITION.—The term ‘tribal co-
alition’ means an established nonprofit, nongovern-
mental Indian organization, Alaska Native organiza-
tion, or a Native Hawaiian organization that— 
‘‘(A) provides education, support, and tech-
nical assistance to member Indian service pro-
viders in a manner that enables those member 
providers to establish and maintain culturally 
appropriate services, including shelter and rape 
crisis services, designed to assist Indian women 
and the dependents of those women who are 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(B) is comprised of board and general 
members that are representative of— 
‘‘(i) the member service providers de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the tribal communities in which 
the services are being provided. 
‘‘(48) UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The 
term ‘unit of local government’ means any city, 
county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or 
other general purpose political subdivision of a 
State. 
‘‘(49) VICTIM
SERVICES.—The term ‘victim 
services’—
‘‘(A) means services provided to victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, including telephonic or web- 
based hotlines, legal advocacy, economic advo-
cacy, emergency and transitional shelter, ac-
companiment and advocacy through medical, 
civil or criminal justice, immigration, and social 
support systems, crisis intervention, short-term 
individual and group support services, informa-
tion and referrals, culturally specific services, 
population specific services, and other related 
supportive services; and 
‘‘(B) may include services and assistance 
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking who are also victims 
of severe forms of trafficking in persons as de-
fined by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(50) VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘victim service provider’ means a nonprofit, non-
governmental or tribal organization or rape crisis 
center, including a State sexual assault coalition or 
tribal coalition, that— 
‘‘(A) assists domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, includ-
ing domestic violence shelters, faith-based orga-
nizations, and other organizations; and 
‘‘(B) has a documented history of effective 
work concerning domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(13) by striking paragraphs (17), (29), and 
(36), and then reordering the remaining paragraphs 
of such subsection (including the paragraphs added 
by paragraph (12) of this subsection) in alphabetical 
order based on the headings of such paragraphs, and 
renumbering such paragraphs as so reordered. 
(b) GRANTS CONDITIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by amending 
clauses (i) and (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) disclose, reveal, or release any 
personally identifying information or indi-
vidual information collected in connection 
with services requested, utilized, or denied 
through grantees’ and subgrantees’ pro-
grams, regardless of whether the informa-
tion has been encoded, encrypted, hashed, 
or otherwise protected; or
‘‘(ii) disclose, reveal, or release indi-
vidual client information without the in-
formed, written, reasonably 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 legal 
incapacity, a court-appointed guardian) 
about whom information is sought, wheth-
er for this program or any other Federal, 
State, tribal, or territorial grant program, 
except that— 
‘‘(I) consent for release may not 
be given by the abuser of the minor, 
incapacitated person, or the abuser of 
the other parent of the minor; and 
‘‘(II) if a minor or a person with 
a legally appointed guardian is per-
mitted by law to receive services with-
out the parent’s or guardian’s con-
sent, such minor or person with a 
guardian may release information 
without additional consent.’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (D), to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION SHARING.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Grantees and sub-
grantees may share— 
‘‘(I) 
nonpersonally 
identifying 
data in the aggregate regarding serv-
ices to their clients and nonpersonally 
identifying demographic information 
in order to comply with Federal, 
State, tribal, or territorial reporting, 
evaluation, or data collection require-
ments; 
‘‘(II) court-generated information 
and law enforcement-generated infor-
mation contained in secure, govern-
mental registries for protection order 
enforcement purposes; and 
‘‘(III) law enforcement-generated 
and prosecution-generated information 
necessary for law enforcement, intel-
ligence, national security, or prosecu-
tion purposes. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—Grantees 
and 
subgrantees may not— 
‘‘(I) require an adult, youth, or 
child victim of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing to provide a consent to release his 
or her personally identifying informa-
tion as a condition of eligibility for the 
services provided by the grantee or 
subgrantee; or 
‘‘(II) share any personally identi-
fying information in order to comply 
with Federal reporting, evaluation, or 
data collection requirements, whether 
for this program or any other Federal 
grant program.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) STATUTORILY
MANDATED
REPORTS 
OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.—Nothing in this para-
graph prohibits a grantee or subgrantee from 
reporting suspected abuse or neglect, as those 
terms are defined by law, when specifically 
mandated by the State or tribe involved.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) CONFIDENTIALITY ASSESSMENT AND 
ASSURANCES.—Grantees and subgrantees shall
certify their compliance with the confidentiality 
and privacy provisions required under this sec-
tion.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(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, and develop and promote State, local, 
or tribal legislation or model codes, designed to re-
duce or eliminate domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), by inserting at the end 
the following: 
‘‘Final reports of such evaluations shall be made 
publically available on the website of the disbursing 
agency.’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(12) DELIVERY OF LEGAL ASSISTANCE.—Any 
grantee or subgrantee providing legal assistance with 
funds awarded under this title shall comply with the 
eligibility requirements in section 1201(d) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–6(d)). 
‘‘(13) CIVIL RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(A) NONDISCRIMINATION.—No person in 
any State shall on the basis of actual or per-
ceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 
or disability be denied the assistance of, or ex-
cluded from receiving services from, a grantee 
under any program or activity funded in whole 
or in part with funds made available under the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV 
of Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the 
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division 
B of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the 
Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of 
Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2012, or any other program or activity funded 
in whole or in part with funds appropriated for 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other as-
sistance administered by the Office on Violence 
Against Women. 
‘‘(B) 
REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent consid-
eration of an individual’s gender for purposes of 
a program or activity described in subpara-
graph (A) if the grantee involved determines 
that gender segregation or gender-specific pro-
gramming is necessary to the essential oper-
ation of such program or activity. In such a 
case, alternative reasonable accommodations are 
sufficient to meet the requirements of this para-
graph. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION.—The provisions of 
paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 809(c) of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3789d(c)) shall 
apply to violations of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed, inter-
preted, or applied to supplant, displace, pre-
empt, or otherwise diminish the responsibilities 
and liabilities of grantees under other Federal 
or State civil rights law, whether statutory or 
common.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 41403(6) 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (14043e– 
2(6)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) the terms ‘homeless’, ‘homeless individual’, 
and ‘homeless person’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 40002(a);’’. 
SEC. 4. ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR DOJ GRANT APPLICANTS TO 
INCLUDE
CERTAIN
INFORMATION
ABOUT
FEDERAL 
GRANTS IN DOJ GRANT APPLICATIONS.—Each applicant 
for a grant from the Department of Justice shall submit, 
as part of the application for the grant, the following in-
formation: 
(1) A list of each Federal grant the applicant 
applied for during the one-year period preceding the 
date of submission of the application. 
(2) A list of each Federal grant the applicant 
received during the five-year period preceding the 
date of submission of the application. 
(b) ENHANCING GRANT EFFICIENCY AND COORDINA-
TION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, take actions to further the coordination of 
the administration of grants within the Department 
of Justice to increase the efficiency of such adminis-
tration.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General shall submit to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the actions taken by the At-
torney General under paragraph (1) and the 
progress of such actions in achieving coordination 
described in such paragraph. 
(c) REQUIRING OFFICE
OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, 
AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS TO APPLY TO VAWA 
GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 109(b) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Any program or activity funded in whole 
or in part with funds made available under the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public 
Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Violence 
Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of Public
Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109– 
162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2012, or any other program 
or activity funded in whole or in part with funds ap-
propriated for grants, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance administered by the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to grant 
periods beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(d) 
VAWA 
GRANT
ACCOUNTABILITY.—Section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded under 
this title shall be subject to the following accountability 
provisions: 
‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fis-
cal year 2013, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice or 
the Inspector General of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, as applicable, shall conduct an
audit of not fewer than 10 percent of all grantees 
under this title to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse 
of funds by such grantees. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A grantee de-
scribed in paragraph (1) that is found by the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Justice or the In-
spector General of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, as applicable, to have an unre-
solved audit finding (as defined in paragraph (5)) 
shall not be eligible to receive grant funds under this 
title during the 2 fiscal years beginning after the 12- 
month period described in such paragraph. 
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is award-
ed grant funds under this title during any period in 
which the entity is prohibited from receiving funds 
under paragraph (2), the head of the Federal agency 
administering a grant program under this title 
shall— 
‘‘(A) deposit into the General Fund of the 
Treasury an amount equal to the grant funds 
that were improperly awarded to the grantee; 
and 
‘‘(B) seek to recoup the costs of the repay-
ment to the Fund from the entity that was er-
roneously awarded such grant funds.
‘‘(4) UNRESOLVED AUDIT FINDING DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘unresolved audit find-
ing’ means, with respect to a grantee described in 
paragraph (1), an audit report finding, statement, or 
recommendation by the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Justice or the Inspector General of the 
Department of Health and Human Service, as appli-
cable, that the grantee has utilized grant funds for 
an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallow-
able cost that is not closed or resolved within 12 
months from the date of an initial notification of the 
finding, statement, or recommendation. 
‘‘(5) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ 
means an organization that is described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall not award a grant under any grant 
program under this title to a nonprofit organi-
zation that holds money in offshore accounts 
for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax de-
scribed in section 511(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Unless oth-
erwise explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, 
not more than 5.0 percent of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under this title may be used 
by the Attorney General for salaries and administra-
tive expenses of the Office on Violence Against 
Women. 
‘‘(7) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts author-
ized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice or Department of Health and Human 
Services under this title may be used by the At-
torney General, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, or by any individual or orga-
nization awarded funds under this title, to host 
or support any expenditure for conferences, un-
less in the case of the Department of Justice, 
the Deputy Attorney General or the appropriate 
Assistant Attorney General, or in the case of 
the Department of Health and Human Services 
the Deputy Secretary, provides prior written 
authorization that the funds may be expended
to host or support any expenditure for such a 
conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written au-
thorization under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude a written estimate of all costs associated 
with the conference, including the cost of all 
food and beverages, audio/visual equipment, 
honoraria for speakers, and any entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral and Deputy Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall submit an annual report 
to the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
on all conference expenditures approved and de-
nied during the fiscal year for which the report 
is submitted. 
‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts authorized 
to be appropriated under this title may not be 
utilized by any grantee or subgrantee to lobby 
any representative of the Federal Government 
(including the Department of Justice) or a
State, local, or tribal government regarding the 
award of grant funding. 
‘‘(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 
or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, as applicable, determines that any grantee 
or subgrantee receiving funds under this title 
has violated subparagraph (A), the Attorney 
General or the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, as applicable, shall— 
‘‘(i) require the grantee or subgrantee 
to repay such funds in full; and 
‘‘(ii) prohibit the grantee or sub-
grantee from receiving any funds under 
this title for not less than 5 years. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in 
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the 
enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2012, the Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral for the Office of Justice Programs, the Director 
of the Office on Violence Against Women, and the 
Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
certification for such year that— 
‘‘(A) all audits issued by the Office of the 
Inspector General under paragraph (1) have 
been completed and reviewed by the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Office of Justice Pro-
grams; 
‘‘(B) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (2) have been issued; 
‘‘(C) all reimbursements required under 
paragraph (3) have been made; and 
‘‘(D) includes a list of any grantees and 
subgrantees excluded during the previous year 
under paragraph (2).’’. 
(e) TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR VAWA GRANT-
EES.—Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925) is further amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND GRANT 
PROVISIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘, GRANT
PROVI-
SIONS, AND TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR 
VAWA GRANTEES’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR VAWA GRANT-
EES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, as appli-
cable, shall— 
‘‘(A) develop standards, protocols, and 
sample tools and forms to provide guidance to 
grantees and subgrantees under any program or 
activity described in paragraph (2) regarding fi-
nancial record-keeping and accounting practices 
required of such grantees and subgrantees as 
recipients of funds from the disbursing agency; 
‘‘(B) provide training to such grantees and 
subgrantees regarding such standards, proto-
cols, and sample tools and forms; and 
‘‘(C) publish on the public Internet website 
of the Office of Violence Against Women infor-
mation to assist such grantees and subgrantees 
with compliance with such standards, protocols, 
and sample tools and forms. 
‘‘(2) VAWA PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), a program or activity de-
scribed in this paragraph is any program or activity 
funded in whole or in part with funds made available 
under this title, the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 
1491), the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title 
IX of Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Vi-
olence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, 
or any other program or activity funded in whole or 
in part with funds appropriated for grants, coopera-
tive agreements, and other assistance administered 
by the Office on Violence Against Women.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, 
the provisions of titles I, II, III, IV, VII, and sections 3, 
602, 901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until 
the first day of the fiscal year following the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING JUDICIAL 
AND 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
(a) STOP GRANTS.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3711 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)), 
as amended by paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘equipment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘resources’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘for the protection 
and safety of victims,’’ before ‘‘and specifi-
cally,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ and all that follows through ‘‘dating 
violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault and domestic violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault and domestic violence’’ and inserting 
‘‘domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking, as well as the appropriate 
treatment of victims’’; 
(E) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, classifying,’’ after 
‘‘identifying’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and 
domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’;
(F) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and legal assistance’’ 
after ‘‘victim services’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘sexual assault and 
domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘including crimes’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘includ-
ing crimes of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking;’’; 
(G) by striking paragraph (6) and redesig-
nating paragraphs (7) through (14) as para-
graphs (6) through (13), respectively; 
(H) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘sexual as-
sault and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; 
(I) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated by 
subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and dating vio-
lence’’ and inserting ‘‘dating violence, and 
stalking’’; 
(J) in paragraph (9), as so redesignated by 
subparagraph (G)—
(i) by striking ‘‘domestic violence or 
sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such violence or as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘such violence, as-
sault, or stalking’’; 
(K) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘triage protocols to ensure that dangerous 
or potentially lethal cases are identified 
and prioritized’’ and inserting ‘‘the use of 
evidence-based indicators to assess the risk 
of domestic and dating violence homicide 
and prioritize dangerous or potentially le-
thal cases’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(L) in paragraph (13), as so redesignated 
by subparagraph (G)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ and 
inserting ‘‘providing’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘nonprofit non-
governmental’’; and 
(III) by striking the comma after 
‘‘local governments’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon in subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi-
colon; 
(M) by inserting after paragraph (13), as 
so redesignated by subparagraph (G), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) developing and promoting State, local, or 
tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac-
tices for responding to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(15) developing, implementing, or enhancing 
Sexual Assault Response Teams, or other similar co-
ordinated community responses to sexual assault; 
‘‘(16) developing and strengthening policies, 
protocols, best practices, and training for law en-
forcement agencies and prosecutors relating to the 
investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases 
and the appropriate treatment of victims;
‘‘(17) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
programs addressing sexual assault against men, 
women, and youth in correctional and detention set-
tings; 
‘‘(18) identifying and conducting inventories of 
backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits 
and developing protocols and policies for responding 
to and addressing such backlogs, including protocols 
and policies for notifying and involving victims; and 
‘‘(19) with not more than 5 percent of the total 
amount allocated to a State for this part, developing, 
enhancing, or strengthening prevention and edu-
cational programming to address domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(N) in the flush text at the end, by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraph (14)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(13)’’; 
(2) in section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘non-
profit nongovernmental victim services pro-
grams’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service pro-
viders’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘(not 
including populations of Indian tribes)’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)—
(i) by amending paragraph (2) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a 
plan for implementation and may consult and co-
ordinate with— 
‘‘(A) the State sexual assault coalition; 
‘‘(B) the State domestic violence coalition; 
‘‘(C) the law enforcement entities within 
the State; 
‘‘(D) prosecution offices; 
‘‘(E) State and local courts; 
‘‘(F) tribal governments or tribal coalitions 
in those States with State or federally recog-
nized Indian tribes; 
‘‘(G) representatives from underserved 
populations; 
‘‘(H) victim service providers; 
‘‘(I) population specific organizations; and 
‘‘(J) other entities that the State or the 
Attorney General identifies as necessary for the 
planning process;’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respec-
tively;
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following: 
‘‘(3) grantees shall coordinate the State imple-
mentation plan described in paragraph (2) with the 
State plans described in section 307 of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
10407) and the plans described in the Victims of 
Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and 
section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280b–1b); and’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (4), as so redesig-
nated by clause (ii)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘and not less than 25 percent 
shall be allocated for prosecutors’’; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs 
(D) and (E); 
(III) by inserting after subpara-
graph (A), the following: 
‘‘(B) not less than 25 percent shall be allo-
cated for prosecutors; 
‘‘(C) for each fiscal year beginning on or 
after the date that is 2 years after the date of 
enactment of the Violence Against Women Re-
authorization Act of 2012, not less than 20 per-
cent shall be allocated for programs or projects 
that meaningfully address sexual assault, in-
cluding stranger rape, acquaintance rape, alco-
hol or drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the 
context of an intimate partner relationship;’’; 
and 
(IV) in subparagraph (E), as so 
redesignated by subclause (II), by 
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; 
(D) by amending subsection (d) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An application 
for a grant under this part shall include— 
‘‘(1) the certifications of qualification required 
under subsection (c); 
‘‘(2) proof of compliance with the requirements 
for the payment of forensic medical exams and judi-
cial notification, described in section 2010; 
‘‘(3) proof of compliance with the requirements 
for paying fees and costs relating to domestic vio-
lence and protection order cases described in section 
2011;
‘‘(4) proof of compliance with the requirements 
prohibiting polygraph examinations of victims of sex-
ual assault described in section 2013; 
‘‘(5) an implementation plan required under 
subsection (i); and 
‘‘(6) any other documentation that the Attorney 
General may require.’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘domestic violence and sexual as-
sault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by 
striking ‘‘linguistically and’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) CONDITIONS.—In disbursing grants under 
this part, the Attorney General may impose reason-
able conditions on grant awards disbursed after the 
date of enactment of the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2012 to ensure that the 
States meet statutory, regulatory, and other pro-
grams requirements.’’;
(F) in subsection (f), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, except that, for pur-
poses of this subsection, the costs of the 
projects for victim services or tribes for which 
there 
is 
an 
exemption 
under 
section 
40002(b)(1) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(b)(1)) shall not 
count toward the total costs of the projects.’’; 
and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.—A State applying for 
a grant under this part shall— 
‘‘(1) develop an implementation plan in con-
sultation with representatives of the entities listed in 
subsection (c)(2), that identifies how the State will 
use the funds awarded under this part; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Attorney General as part of 
the application submitted in accordance with sub-
section (d)— 
‘‘(A) the implementation plan developed 
under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) documentation from each member of 
the planning committee with respect to the 
member’s participation in the planning process;
‘‘(C) documentation from the prosecution, 
law enforcement, court, and victim services pro-
grams to be assisted, describing— 
‘‘(i) the need for the grant funds; 
‘‘(ii) the intended use of the grant 
funds; 
‘‘(iii) the expected result of the grant 
funds; and 
‘‘(iv) the demographic characteristics 
of the populations to be served, including 
age, disability, race, ethnicity, and lan-
guage background; 
‘‘(D) a description of how the State will 
ensure that any subgrantees will consult with 
victim service providers during the course of de-
veloping their grant applications to ensure that 
the proposed activities are designed to promote 
the safety, confidentiality, and economic inde-
pendence of victims; 
‘‘(E) demographic data on the distribution 
of underserved populations within the State and 
a description of how the State will meet the 
needs of underserved populations, including the 
minimum allocation for population specific serv-
ices required under subsection (c)(4)(C);
‘‘(F) a description of how the State plans 
to meet the requirements pursuant to regula-
tions issued under subsection (e)(2); 
‘‘(G) goals and objectives for reducing do-
mestic and dating violence-related homicides 
within the State; and 
‘‘(H) any other information requested by 
the Attorney General. 
‘‘(j) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—A State may use 
any returned or remaining funds for any authorized pur-
pose under this part if— 
‘‘(1) funds from a subgrant awarded under this 
part are returned to the State; or 
‘‘(2) the State does not receive sufficient eligi-
ble applications to award the full funding within the 
allocations under subsection (c)(4).’’; 
(3) in section 2010 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by amending para-
graph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, Indian tribal gov-
ernment, or unit of local government shall not be en-
titled to funds under this subchapter unless the 
State, Indian tribal government, unit of local govern-
ment, or another governmental entity—
‘‘(A) incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of 
forensic medical exams described in subsection 
(b) for victims of sexual assault; and 
‘‘(B) coordinates with health care providers 
in the region to notify victims of sexual assault 
of the availability of rape exams at no cost to 
the victims.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, except 
that such funds’’ and all that follows and in-
serting a period; and 
(D) by amending subsection (d) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(d) NONCOOPERATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be in compliance with 
this section, a State, Indian tribal government, or 
unit of local government shall comply with sub-
section (b) without regard to whether the victim par-
ticipates in the criminal justice system or cooperates 
with law enforcement.
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE PERIOD.—States, territories, 
and Indian tribal governments shall have 3 years 
from the date of enactment of the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 to come into 
compliance with this subsection.’’; and 
(4) in section 2011(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
5(a)(1))— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘modification, enforce-
ment, dismissal,’’ after ‘‘registration,’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘domestic violence, stalk-
ing, or sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)), is 
amended by striking ‘‘$225,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$222,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES AND 
ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2101 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘States,’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘units of local government’’ 
and inserting ‘‘grantees’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and enforcement of protection orders 
across State and tribal lines’’ before the 
period; 
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘and training in police departments to im-
prove tracking of cases’’ and inserting 
‘‘data collection systems, and training in 
police departments to improve tracking of 
cases and classification of complaints’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘and provide the appropriate training and 
education about domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’ after 
‘‘computer tracking systems’’; 
(v) in paragraph (5), by inserting 
‘‘and other victim services’’ after ‘‘legal ad-
vocacy service programs’’;
(vi) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘judges’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, State, 
tribal, territorial, and local judges, and 
court-based and court-related personnel’’; 
(vii) in paragraph (8), by striking 
‘‘and sexual assault’’ and inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking’’; 
(viii) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘non-profit, non-governmental victim serv-
ices organizations,’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers, population specific orga-
nizations,’’; and 
(ix) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) To develop and implement training pro-
grams for prosecutors and other prosecution-related 
personnel regarding best practices to ensure offender 
accountability, victim safety, and victim consultation 
in cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(15) To develop or strengthen policies, proto-
cols, and training for law enforcement officers, pros-
ecutors, and the judiciary in recognizing, inves-
tigating, and prosecuting instances of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
‘‘(16) To develop and promote State, local, or 
tribal legislation and policies that enhance best prac-
tices for responding to the crimes of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including the appropriate treatment of victims. 
‘‘(17) To develop, implement, or enhance sexual 
assault nurse examiner programs or sexual assault 
forensic examiner programs, including the hiring 
and training of such examiners. 
‘‘(18) To develop, implement, or enhance Sex-
ual Assault Response Teams or similar coordinated 
community responses to sexual assault. 
‘‘(19) To develop and strengthen policies, proto-
cols, and training for law enforcement officers and 
prosecutors regarding the investigation and prosecu-
tion of sexual assault cases and the appropriate 
treatment of victims of sexual assault. 
‘‘(20) To provide the following human immuno-
deficiency virus services for victims of sexual assault: 
‘‘(A) Testing. 
‘‘(B) Counseling. 
‘‘(C) Prophylaxis. 
‘‘(21) To identify and inventory backlogs of sex-
ual assault evidence collection kits and to develop 
protocols for responding to and addressing such
backlogs, including policies and protocols for noti-
fying and involving victims. 
‘‘(22) To develop multidisciplinary high-risk 
teams focusing on reducing domestic violence and 
dating violence homicides by— 
‘‘(A) using evidence-based indicators to as-
sess the risk of homicide and link high-risk vic-
tims to immediate crisis intervention services; 
‘‘(B) identifying and managing high-risk 
offenders; and 
‘‘(C) providing ongoing victim advocacy 
and referrals to comprehensive services includ-
ing legal, housing, health care, and economic 
assistance.’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘except 
for a court,’’ before ‘‘certify’’; and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, and adjusting the 
margin accordingly;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘except 
for 
a 
court,’’ 
before 
‘‘dem-
onstrate’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘modification, 
enforcement, dismissal,’’ after ‘‘reg-
istration,’’ each place it appears; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(iv) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘, not later 
than 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this section,’’; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively, and adjusting the 
margin accordingly; 
(III) in clause (ii), as redesig-
nated by subclause (II) of this clause, 
by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’; and
(IV) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(v) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (5), as amended by this subpara-
graph, as subparagraphs (A) through (E), 
respectively, and adjusting the margin ac-
cordingly; 
(vi) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), as redesignated by clause (v) of 
this subparagraph— 
(I) 
by 
striking 
the 
second 
comma; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘grantees are 
States’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘grantees are— 
‘‘(1) States’’; and 
(vii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) a State, tribal, or territorial domestic vio-
lence or sexual assault coalition or a victim service 
provider that partners with a State, Indian tribal 
government, or unit of local government that cer-
tifies that the State, Indian tribal government, or 
unit of local government meets the requirements 
under paragraph (1).’’;
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, policy,’’ 
after ‘‘law’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘and the defendant is in cus-
tody or has been served with the in-
formation or indictment’’ before the 
semicolon; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘it’’ 
and inserting ‘‘its’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL COALITIONS.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each 
fiscal year, not less than 5 percent shall be available for 
grants under section 2001(d) of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)). 
‘‘(g) ALLOCATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Of the 
amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each 
fiscal year, not less than 25 percent shall be available for 
projects that address sexual assault, including stranger 
rape, acquaintance rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, 
and rape within the context of an intimate partner rela-
tionship.’’; and
(2) in section 2102(a) (42 U.S.C. 3796hh– 
1(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘court,’’ 
after ‘‘tribal government,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘non-
profit, private sexual assault and domestic vio-
lence programs’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service 
providers and, as appropriate, population spe-
cific organizations’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$73,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’; and 
(2) by striking the second period. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘aris-
ing as a consequence of’’ and inserting ‘‘relat-
ing to or arising out of’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘or arising out of’’ after ‘‘relating to’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
GRANT
CONDITIONS’’ after ‘‘DEFINITIONS’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and grant conditions’’ 
after ‘‘definitions’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘victim 
services organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) to implement, expand, and establish efforts 
and projects to provide competent, supervised pro 
bono legal assistance for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (c) has completed’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘this section— 
‘‘(A) has demonstrated expertise in pro-
viding legal assistance or advocacy to victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking in the targeted population; or 
‘‘(B)(i) is partnered with an entity or per-
son that has demonstrated expertise described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) has completed, or will complete, train-
ing in connection with domestic violence, dating 
violence, stalking, or sexual assault and related 
legal issues, including training on evidence- 
based risk factors for domestic and dating vio-
lence homicide;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘stalking 
organization’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking victim 
service provider’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this sec-
tion’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘this section $57,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Of the amount made available under 
this subsection in each fiscal year, not more
than 10 percent may be used for purposes de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3).’’. 
SEC. 104. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMI-
LIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1509) is amended by 
striking the section preceding section 1302 (42 U.S.C. 
10420), as amended by section 306 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3016), 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1301. COURT TRAINING AND SUPERVISED VISITATION 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, courts (includ-
ing juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, nonprofit 
organizations, legal services providers, and victim services 
providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil 
and criminal justice system to families with a history of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under this section 
may be used to—
‘‘(1) provide supervised visitation and safe visi-
tation exchange of children and youth by and be-
tween parents in situations involving domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, child sexual abuse, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; 
‘‘(2) develop and promote State, local, and trib-
al legislation, policies, and best practices for improv-
ing civil and criminal court functions, responses, 
practices, and procedures in cases involving a history 
of domestic violence or sexual assault, or in cases in-
volving allegations of child sexual abuse, including 
cases in which the victim proceeds pro se; 
‘‘(3) educate court-based and court-related per-
sonnel (including custody evaluators and guardians 
ad litem) and child protective services workers on 
the dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, including information 
on perpetrator behavior, evidence-based risk factors 
for domestic and dating violence homicide, and on 
issues relating to the needs of victims, including 
safety, security, privacy, and confidentiality, includ-
ing cases in which the victim proceeds pro se; 
‘‘(4) provide adequate resources in juvenile 
court matters to respond to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault (including child sexual
abuse), and stalking and ensure necessary services 
dealing with the physical health and mental health 
of victims are available; 
‘‘(5) enable courts or court-based or court-re-
lated programs to develop or enhance— 
‘‘(A) court infrastructure (such as special-
ized courts, consolidated courts, dockets, intake 
centers, or interpreter services); 
‘‘(B) community-based initiatives within 
the court system (such as court watch pro-
grams, victim assistants, pro se victim assist-
ance programs, or community-based supple-
mentary services); 
‘‘(C) offender management, monitoring, 
and accountability programs; 
‘‘(D) safe and confidential information- 
storage 
and 
information-sharing 
databases 
within and between court systems; 
‘‘(E) education and outreach programs to 
improve community access, including enhanced 
access for underserved populations; and 
‘‘(F) other projects likely to improve court 
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking;
‘‘(6) collect data and provide training and tech-
nical assistance, including developing State, local, 
and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the 
capacity of grantees and communities to address the 
civil justice needs of victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who 
have legal representation, who are proceeding pro se, 
or who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal 
advocate; and 
‘‘(7) improve training and education to assist 
judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare 
personnel, and legal advocates in the civil justice 
system regarding domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, stalking, or child abuse. 
‘‘(c) CONSIDERATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In making grants for pur-
poses described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
subsection (b), the Attorney General shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the number of families to be served 
by the proposed programs and services; 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the proposed pro-
grams and services serve underserved popu-
lations; 
‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant 
demonstrates cooperation and collaboration
with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the 
local community with demonstrated histories of 
effective work on domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 
State or tribal domestic violence coalitions, 
State or tribal sexual assault coalitions, local 
shelters, and programs for domestic violence 
and sexual assault victims; and 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the applicant 
demonstrates coordination and collaboration 
with State, tribal, and local court systems, in-
cluding mechanisms for communication and re-
ferral. 
‘‘(2) OTHER GRANTS.—In making grants under 
subsection (b)(8) the Attorney General shall take 
into account the extent to which the grantee has ex-
pertise addressing the judicial system’s handling of 
family violence, child custody, child abuse and ne-
glect, adoption, foster care, supervised visitation, di-
vorce, and parentage. 
‘‘(d) APPLICANT
REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney 
General may make a grant under this section to an appli-
cant that—
‘‘(1) demonstrates expertise in the areas of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate; 
‘‘(2) ensures that any fees charged to individ-
uals for use of supervised visitation programs and 
services are based on the income of those individ-
uals, unless otherwise provided by court order; 
‘‘(3) if the applicant proposes to operate super-
vised visitation programs and services or safe visita-
tion exchange, demonstrates that adequate security 
measures, including adequate facilities, procedures, 
and personnel capable of preventing violence, and 
adequate standards are, or will be, in place (includ-
ing the development of protocols or policies to ensure 
that confidential information is not shared with 
courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare 
agencies unless necessary to ensure the safety of any 
child or adult using the services of a program fund-
ed under this section); 
‘‘(4) certifies that the organizational policies of 
the applicant do not require mediation or counseling 
involving offenders and victims being physically 
present in the same place, in cases where domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
is alleged;
‘‘(5) certifies that any person providing legal 
assistance through a program funded under this sec-
tion has completed or will complete training on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, including child sexual abuse, and related 
legal issues; and 
‘‘(6) certifies that any person providing custody 
evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a 
program funded under this section has completed or 
will complete training, developed with input from 
and in collaboration with a tribal, State, territorial, 
or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking victim service provider or coalition, 
on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual as-
sault, including child sexual abuse, that includes 
training on how to review evidence of past abuse and 
the use of evidenced-based theories to make rec-
ommendations on custody and visitation. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 
2017. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection 
are authorized to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(f) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of 
the total amount available under this section for 
each fiscal year shall be available for grants under 
the program authorized by section 2015 of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
PART.—The require-
ments of this section shall not apply to funds allo-
cated for the program described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Subtitle J of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 14043 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 105. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PRO-
GRAM. 
Subtitle B of title II of the Crime Control Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 13011 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 216 (42 U.S.C. 13012), by strik-
ing ‘‘January 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 
2015’’; 
(2) in section 217 (42 U.S.C. 13013)— 
(A) in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘Code of Ethics’’ and inserting ‘‘Standards for 
Programs’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
‘‘(e) REPORTING.—An organization that receives a 
grant under this section for a fiscal year shall submit to 
the Administrator a report regarding the use of the grant 
for the fiscal year, including a discussion of outcome per-
formance measures (which shall be established by the Ad-
ministrator) to determine the effectiveness of the pro-
grams of the organization in meeting the needs of children 
in the child welfare system.’’; and 
(3) in section 219(a) (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)), by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 106. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS GRANT. 
Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14045) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 120. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UN-
DERSERVED POPULATIONS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under the grant programs identified in para-
graph (2), the Attorney General shall take 2 percent 
of such appropriated amounts and combine them to 
award grants to eligible entities described in sub-
section (b) of this section to develop and implement
outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking in underserved populations and to 
provide victim services to meet the needs of adult 
and youth victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking in underserved 
populations. The requirements of the grant pro-
grams identified in paragraph (2) shall not apply to 
this grant program. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS
COVERED.—The programs 
identified in this paragraph are the programs carried 
out under the following provisions: 
‘‘(A) Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(STOP grants). 
‘‘(B) Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(Grants to encourage arrest policies). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under 
this section are— 
‘‘(1) population specific organizations that have 
demonstrated experience and expertise in providing 
population specific services in the relevant under-
served communities, or population specific organiza-
tions working in partnership with a victim service
provider or domestic violence or sexual assault coali-
tion; 
‘‘(2) victim service providers offering population 
specific services for a specific underserved popu-
lation; or 
‘‘(3) victim service providers working in part-
nership with a national, State, or local organization 
that has demonstrated experience and expertise in 
providing population specific services in the relevant 
underserved population. 
‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Attorney General 
may use up to 20 percent of funds available under this 
section to make one-time planning grants to eligible enti-
ties to support the planning and development of specially 
designed and targeted programs for adult and youth vic-
tims in one or more underserved populations, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying, building, and strengthening 
partnerships with potential collaborators within un-
derserved populations, Federal, State, tribal, terri-
torial or local government entities, and public and 
private organizations; 
‘‘(2) conducting a needs assessment of the com-
munity and the targeted underserved population or 
populations to determine what the barriers are to 
service access and what factors contribute to those
barriers, using input from the targeted underserved 
population or populations; 
‘‘(3) identifying promising prevention, outreach, 
and intervention strategies for victims from a tar-
geted underserved population or populations; and 
‘‘(4) developing a plan, with the input of the 
targeted underserved population or populations, 
for— 
‘‘(A) implementing prevention, outreach, 
and intervention strategies to address the bar-
riers to accessing services; 
‘‘(B) promoting community engagement in 
the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking within the 
targeted underserved populations; and 
‘‘(C) evaluating the program. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS.—The Attorney 
General shall make grants to eligible entities for the pur-
pose of providing or enhancing population specific out-
reach and victim services to adult and youth victims in 
one or more underserved populations, including— 
‘‘(1) working with Federal, State, tribal, terri-
torial and local governments, agencies, and organiza-
tions to develop or enhance population specific vic-
tim services;
‘‘(2) strengthening the capacity of underserved 
populations to provide population specific services; 
‘‘(3) strengthening the capacity of traditional 
victim service providers to provide population spe-
cific services; 
‘‘(4) strengthening the effectiveness of criminal 
and civil justice interventions by providing training 
for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other 
court personnel on domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved pop-
ulations; or 
‘‘(5) working in cooperation with an under-
served population to develop and implement out-
reach, education, prevention, and intervention strate-
gies that highlight available resources and the spe-
cific issues faced by victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking from un-
derserved populations. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the 
Director of the Office on Violence Against Women at such 
time, in such form, and in such manner as the Director 
may prescribe. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall annually submit to the Director
of the Office on Violence Against Women a report that 
describes the activities carried out with grant funds during 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS
AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In 
this section the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925) shall apply. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad-
dition to the funds identified in subsection (a)(1), there 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 
2017.’’. 
SEC. 107. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES GRANT. 
Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14045a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
LINGUISTICALLY’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and linguistically’’ each place it 
appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘and linguistic’’ each place it 
appears; 
(4) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection 
(a) to read as follows:
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS
COVERED.—The programs 
identified in this paragraph are the programs carried 
out under the following provisions: 
‘‘(A) Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796hh) (Grants to encourage ar-
rest policies). 
‘‘(B) Section 1201 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) (Legal assist-
ance for victims). 
‘‘(C) Section 40295 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) 
(Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, and child abuse enforcement 
assistance). 
‘‘(D) Section 40802 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14041a) (Enhanced training and services to 
end violence against women later in life). 
‘‘(E) Section 1402 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–7) (Education, 
training, and enhanced services to end violence
against and abuse of women with disabilities).’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘linguistic 
and’’. 
SEC. 108. REDUCTION IN RAPE KIT BACKLOG. 
Section 2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(3)), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) For each of the fiscal years 2013 and 
2014, not less than 75 percent of the grant 
amounts shall be awarded for purposes under 
subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 109. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13941(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘to 
carry out this section’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’.
SEC. 110. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI-
CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS. 
Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,300,000’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017.’’. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING 
SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES.—Section 
41601(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 14043g(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘other pro-
grams’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘other nongovernmental or 
tribal programs and projects to assist individuals 
who have been victimized by sexual assault, without 
regard to the age of the individual.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations for pro-
grams and activities’’ and inserting ‘‘nongovern-
mental or tribal programs and activities’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking 
‘‘linguistically and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and territory’’ after 
‘‘each State’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1.50 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘0.75 percent’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘of the total appro-
priations’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
preceding formula’’ and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
41601(f)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 14043g(f)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 to remain available until expended for each 
of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available until expended for each 
of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’.
SEC. 202. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(H), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding sexual assault forensic examiners’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘victim 
advocacy 
groups’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service pro-
viders’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including devel-
oping multidisciplinary teams focusing on 
high-risk cases with the goal of preventing 
domestic and dating violence homicides’’ 
before the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and other long- and 
short-term assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 
assistance, and other long-term and short- 
term victim services and population spe-
cific services’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to develop, expand, or strengthen pro-
grams addressing sexual assault, including sexual 
assault forensic examiner programs, Sexual Assault 
Response Teams, law enforcement training, and pro-
grams addressing rape kit backlogs.’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(e)(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$55,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 203. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
WOMEN 
WITH 
DISABILITIES 
GRANTS. 
Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–7) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding using evidence-based indicators to as-
sess the risk of domestic and dating violence 
homicide)’’ after ‘‘risk reduction’’;
as parents, teachers, coaches, health care pro-
viders, faith-leaders, older teens, and mentors; 
‘‘(C) education and outreach to change en-
vironmental factors contributing to domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; and 
‘‘(D) policy development targeted to pre-
vention, including school-based policies and pro-
tocols. 
‘‘(2) CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND 
ABUSE.—To develop, maintain or enhance programs 
designed to prevent future incidents of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
by preventing, reducing and responding to children’s 
exposure to violence in the home. Such programs 
may include— 
‘‘(A) providing services for children ex-
posed to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault or stalking, including direct coun-
seling or advocacy, and support for the non- 
abusing parent; and 
‘‘(B) training and coordination for edu-
cational, after-school, and childcare programs 
on how to safely and confidentially identify chil-
dren and families experiencing domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing and properly refer children exposed and 
their families to services and violence prevention 
programs. 
‘‘(3) ENGAGING MEN AS LEADERS AND ROLE 
MODELS.—To develop, maintain or enhance pro-
grams that work with men to prevent domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
by helping men to serve as role models and social 
influencers of other men and youth at the individual, 
school, community or statewide levels. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(1) a victim service provider, community-based 
organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a 
history of effective work preventing domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and 
expertise in the specific area for which they are ap-
plying for funds; or 
‘‘(2) a partnership between a victim service pro-
vider, community-based organization, tribe or tribal 
organization, or other nonprofit, nongovernmental 
organization that has a history of effective work pre-
venting domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
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sault, or stalking and at least one of the following 
that has expertise in serving children exposed to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging 
men to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking: 
‘‘(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally 
accredited private middle or high school, a 
school administered by the Department of De-
fense under section 2164 of title 10, United 
States Code or section 1402 of the Defense De-
pendents’ Education Act of 1978, a group of 
schools, or a school district. 
‘‘(B) A local community-based organiza-
tion, population-specific organization, or faith- 
based organization that has established exper-
tise in providing services to youth. 
‘‘(C) A community-based organization, 
population-specific organization, university or 
health care clinic, faith-based organization, or 
other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. 
‘‘(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity 
providing services for runaway or homeless
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clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 
clinics, and other health settings (including be-
havioral and mental health), under subsection 
(a)(3) through— 
‘‘(i) the implementation, dissemina-
tion, and evaluation of policies and proce-
dures to guide health professionals and 
public health staff in identifying and re-
sponding to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing strategies to ensure that health infor-
mation is maintained in a manner that 
protects the patient’s privacy and safety, 
and safely uses health information tech-
nology to improve documentation, identi-
fication, assessment, treatment, and follow- 
up care; 
‘‘(ii) the development of on-site access 
to services to address the safety, medical, 
and mental health needs of patients by in-
creasing the capacity of existing health 
care professionals and public health staff 
to address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, or by 
contracting with or hiring domestic or sex-