SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Universal definitions and grant conditions. 
Sec. 3. Reporting on female genital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female 
circumcision. 
Sec. 4. Agency and Department Coordination. 
TITLE I—ENHANCING LEGAL TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 101. Stop grants. 
Sec. 102. Grants to improve the criminal justice response. 
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims. 
Sec. 104. Grants to support families in the justice system. 
Sec. 105. Outreach and services to underserved populations grants. 
Sec. 106. Criminal provisions. 
Sec. 107. Rape survivor child custody. 
Sec. 108. Enhancing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 109. Grants for lethality assessment programs. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program. 
Sec. 202. Sexual Assault Services Program. 
Sec. 203. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
child abuse enforcement assistance program. 
Sec. 204. Training and services to end violence against people with disabilities. 
Sec. 205. Training and services to end abuse in later life. 
Sec. 206. Demonstration program on trauma-informed training for law enforce-
ment. 
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant. 
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services, and education 
(CHOOSE) for children and youth. 
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
Sec. 304. Combat online predators. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES 
Sec. 401. Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Sec. 402. Saving Money and Reducing Tragedies (SMART) through Prevention 
grants.
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS 
RESPONSE 
Sec. 501. Grants to strengthen the healthcare systems response to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 602. Ensuring compliance and implementation; prohibiting retaliation 
against victims. 
Sec. 603. Protecting the right to report crime from one’s home. 
Sec. 604. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
Sec. 605. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Sec. 606. United States Housing Act of 1937 amendments. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS 
Sec. 701. Findings. 
Sec. 702. National Resource Center on workplace responses to assist victims of 
domestic and sexual violence. 
Sec. 703. Entitlement to unemployment compensation for victims of sexual and 
other harassment and survivors of domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. 
Sec. 704. Study and reports on barriers to survivors’ economic security access. 
Sec. 705. GAO Study. 
Sec. 706. Education and information programs for survivors. 
Sec. 707. Severability. 
TITLE VIII—HOMICIDE REDUCTION INITIATIVES 
Sec. 801. Prohibiting persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes against dating 
partners and persons subject to protection orders. 
Sec. 802. Prohibiting stalkers and individuals subject to court order from pos-
sessing a firearm. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN 
Sec. 901. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 902. Authorizing funding for the tribal access program. 
Sec. 903. Tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, 
obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, 
and assault of a law enforcement officer or corrections officer. 
Sec. 904. Annual reporting requirements. 
Sec. 905. Report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of 
missing or murdered Indians. 
TITLE X—OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
Sec. 1001. Establishment of Office on Violence Against Women. 
Sec. 1002. Report of the Attorney General on the effects of the shutdown. 
TITLE XI—IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL 
CUSTODY
Sec. 1101. Improving the treatment of primary caretaker parents and other in-
dividuals in federal prisons. 
Sec. 1102. Public health and safety of women. 
Sec. 1103. Research and report on women in federal incarceration. 
Sec. 1104. Reentry planning and services for incarcerated women. 
TITLE XII—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC 
SAFETY 
Sec. 1201. Notification to law enforcement agencies of prohibited purchase or 
attempted purchase of a firearm. 
Sec. 1202. Reporting of background check denials to state, local, and tribal au-
thorities. 
Sec. 1203. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys. 
TITLE XIII—CLOSING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSENT 
LOOPHOLE 
Sec. 1301. Short title. 
Sec. 1302. Prohibition on engaging in sexual acts while acting under color of 
law. 
Sec. 1303. Incentives for States. 
Sec. 1304. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 1305. Definition. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 1401. National stalker and domestic violence reduction. 
Sec. 1402. Federal victim assistants reauthorization. 
Sec. 1403. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practi-
tioners reauthorization. 
Sec. 1404. Sex offender management. 
Sec. 1405. Court-appointed special advocate program. 
Sec. 1406. Rape kit backlog. 
Sec. 1407. Sexual assault forensic exam program grants. 
Sec. 1408. Review on link between substance use and victims of domestic vio-
lence dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
Sec. 1409. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data 
on sexual violence. 
Sec. 1410. National Domestic Violence Hotline. 
Sec. 1411. Rule of construction regarding compliance with immigration laws. 
TITLE XV—CYBERCRIME ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 1501. Local law enforcement grants for enforcement of cybercrimes. 
Sec. 1502. National Resource Center Grant. 
Sec. 1503. National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime. 
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
Section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘In this title’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘In this title, including for the purpose of 
grants authorized under this Act’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (34) 
through (45) as paragraphs (42) through (53); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (33) the 
following: 
‘‘(39) INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.—The term 
‘internet enabled device’ means devices that have a 
connection the Internet, send and receive informa-
tion and data, and maybe accessed via mobile device 
technology, video technology, or computer tech-
nology, away from the location where the device is 
installed, and may include home automation sys-
tems, door locks, and thermostats. 
‘‘(40) 
TECHNOLOGICAL
ABUSE.—The 
term 
‘technological abuse’ means behavior intended to 
harm, threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, 
impersonate, or monitor, except as otherwise per-
mitted by law, another person, that occurs using the 
Internet, internet enabled devices, social networking 
sites, computers, mobile devices, cellular telephones, 
apps, location tracking devices, instant messages, 
text messages, or other forms of technology. Techno-
logical abuse may include—
‘‘(A) unwanted, repeated telephone calls, 
text messages, instant messages, or social 
media posts; 
‘‘(B) non-consensual accessing e-mail ac-
counts, texts or instant messaging accounts, so-
cial networking accounts, or cellular telephone 
logs; 
‘‘(C) controlling or restricting a person’s 
ability to access technology with the intent to 
isolate them from support and social connec-
tion; 
‘‘(D) using tracking devices or location 
tracking software for the purpose of monitoring 
or stalking another person’s location; 
‘‘(E) impersonating a person (including 
through the use of spoofing technology in photo 
or video or the creation of accounts under a 
false name) with the intent to deceive or cause 
harm; or 
‘‘(F) sharing or urging or compelling the 
sharing of another person’s private information, 
photographs, or videos without their consent. 
‘‘(41) FEMALE
GENITAL
MUTILATION.—The 
terms ‘female genital mutilation’, ‘female genital 
cutting’, ‘FGM/C’, or ‘female circumcision’ mean the
intentional removal or infibulation (or both) of either 
the whole or part of the external female genitalia for 
non-medical reasons. External female genitalia in-
cludes the pubis, labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, 
and urethral and vaginal openings.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking 
‘‘and probation’’ and inserting ‘‘probation, and 
vacatur or expungement’’; 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (13) 
through (33) as paragraphs (18) through (38); 
(F) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(13) DIGITAL
SERVICES.—The term ‘digital 
services’ means services, resources, information, sup-
port or referrals provided through electronic commu-
nications platforms and media, whether via mobile 
device technology, video technology, or computer 
technology, including utilizing the internet, as well 
as any other emerging communications technologies 
that are appropriate for the purposes of providing 
services, resources, information, support, or referrals 
for the benefit of victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(14) ECONOMIC ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 
abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, and abuse in later life, means behavior that 
is coercive, deceptive, or unreasonably controls or re-
strains a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain 
economic resources to which they are entitled, in-
cluding using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to— 
‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, 
assets, credit, or financial information; 
‘‘(B) unfairly use a person’s personal eco-
nomic resources, including money, assets, and 
credit, for one’s own advantage; or 
‘‘(C) exert undue influence over a person’s 
financial and economic behavior or decisions, 
including forcing default on joint or other fi-
nancial obligations, exploiting powers of attor-
ney, guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing 
or neglecting to act in the best interests of a 
person to whom one has a fiduciary duty. 
‘‘(15) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘elder abuse’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the 
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act. The 
terms ‘abuse,’ ‘elder,’ and ‘exploitation’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j). 
‘‘(16) FORCED
MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 
marriage’ means a marriage to which one or both
parties do not or cannot consent, and in which one 
or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is 
present. Forced marriage can be both a cause and 
a consequence of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault or stalking. 
‘‘(17) HOMELESS.—The term ‘homeless’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 41403(6).’’; 
(G) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and 
(10) as paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; 
(H) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(10) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means a pattern of behavior involving 
the use or attempted use of physical, sexual, verbal, 
emotional, economic, or technological abuse or any 
other coercive behavior committed, enabled, or solic-
ited to gain or maintain power and control over a 
victim, by a person who— 
‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or dat-
ing partner of the victim, or other person simi-
larly situated to a spouse of the victim under 
the family or domestic violence laws of the ju-
risdiction; 
‘‘(B) 
is 
cohabitating 
with 
or 
has 
cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or dat-
ing partner, or other person similarly situated 
to a spouse of the victim under the family or 
domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction; 
‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the 
victim; 
‘‘(D) is an adult family member of, or paid 
or nonpaid caregiver for, a victim aged 50 or 
older or an adult victim with disabilities; or 
‘‘(E) commits acts against a youth or adult 
victim who is protected from those acts under 
the family or domestic violence laws of the ju-
risdiction.’’; 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(J) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(7) COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PER-
SONNEL.—The terms ‘court-based personnel’ and 
‘court-related personnel’ mean persons working in 
the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— 
‘‘(A) clerks, special masters, domestic rela-
tions officers, administrators, mediators, cus-
tody evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, 
negotiators, probation, parole, interpreters, vic-
tim assistants, victim advocates, and judicial,
administrative, or any other professionals or 
personnel similarly involved in the legal process; 
‘‘(B) court security personnel; 
‘‘(C) personnel working in related, supple-
mentary offices or programs (such as child sup-
port enforcement); and 
‘‘(D) any other court-based or community- 
based personnel having responsibilities or au-
thority to address domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking in the court 
system.’’; 
(K) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (4) through (6) re-
spectively; 
(L) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE RESPONSE.—The 
term ‘alternative justice response’ means a process, 
whether court-ordered or community-based, that— 
‘‘(A) involves, on a voluntary basis, and to 
the extent possible, those who have committed 
a specific offense and those who have been 
harmed as a result of the offense; 
‘‘(B) has the goal of collectively seeking ac-
countability from the accused, and developing a
process whereby the accused will take responsi-
bility for his or her actions, and a plan for pro-
viding relief to those harmed, through allocu-
tion, restitution, community service, or other 
processes upon which the victim, the accused, 
the community, and the court (if court-ordered) 
can agree; 
‘‘(C) is conducted in a framework that pro-
tects victim safety and supports victim auton-
omy; and 
‘‘(D) provides that information disclosed 
during such process may not be used for any 
other law enforcement purpose, including im-
peachment or prosecution, without the express 
permission of all participants.’’; 
(M) by redesignating paragraph (1) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(N) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as 
redesignated in subparagraph (M) of this para-
graph) the following: 
‘‘(1) ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.—The term ‘abuse 
in later life’ means neglect, abandonment, domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
of an adult over the age of 50 by any person, or eco-
nomic abuse of that adult by a person in an ongoing,
relationship of trust with the victim. Self-neglect is 
not included in this definition.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) the following: 
‘‘(G) DEATH OF THE PARTY WHOSE PRI-
VACY HAD BEEN PROTECTED.—In the event of 
the death of any victim whose confidentiality 
and privacy is required to be protected under 
this subsection, such requirement shall continue 
to apply, and the right to authorize release of 
any confidential or protected information be 
vested in the next of kin, except that consent 
for release of the deceased victim’s information 
may not be given by a person who had per-
petrated abuse against the deceased victim.’’; 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (E) as subparagraphs (E) 
through (F); and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following:
‘‘(D) USE
OF
TECHNOLOGY.—Grantees 
and subgrantees may use telephone, internet, 
and other technologies to protect the privacy, 
location and help-seeking activities of victims 
using services. Such technologies may include— 
‘‘(i) software, apps or hardware that 
block caller ID or conceal IP addresses, in-
cluding instances in which victims use dig-
ital services; or 
‘‘(ii) technologies or protocols that in-
hibit or prevent a perpetrator’s attempts to 
use technology or social media to threaten, 
harass or harm the victim, the victim’s 
family, friends, neighbors or co-workers, or 
the program providing services to them.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘designed to reduce or eliminate domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing’’ the following: ‘‘provided that the confiden-
tiality and privacy requirements of this title are 
maintained, and that personally identifying in-
formation about adult, youth, and child victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault and stalking is not requested or included
in any such collaboration or information-shar-
ing’’; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘However, such disbursing agen-
cies must ensure that the confidentiality and 
privacy requirements of this title are main-
tained in making such reports, and that person-
ally identifying information about adult, youth 
and child victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault and stalking is not re-
quested or included in any such reports.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (11), by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The Office on Violence 
Against Women shall make all technical assist-
ance available as broadly as possible to any ap-
propriate 
grantees, 
subgrantees, 
potential 
grantees, or other entities without regard to 
whether the entity has received funding from 
the Office on Violence Against Women for a 
particular program or project.’’; 
(E) in paragraph (13)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
after ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2013’’ the following: 
‘‘(Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘section 3789d of title 42, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 809 of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10228)’’; 
(F) in paragraph (14), by inserting after 
‘‘are also victims of’’ the following: ‘‘forced 
marriage, or’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (16)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking 
‘‘$20,000 in Department funds, unless the 
Deputy Attorney General’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000 in Department funds, unless 
the Director or Principal Deputy Director 
of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
the Deputy Attorney General,’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) 
INELIGIBILITY.—If 
the 
Attorney 
General finds that a recipient of grant funds 
under this Act has fraudulently misused such 
grant funds, after reasonable notice and oppor-
tunity for a hearing, such recipient shall not be 
eligible to receive grant funds under this Act 
for up to 5 years. A misuse of grant funds or
an error that does not rise to the level of fraud 
is not grounds for ineligibility.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this 
Act, nothing may be construed to preclude the term ‘do-
mestic violence’ from including economic abuse each place 
the term ‘domestic violence’ occurs unless doing so would 
trigger an extension of effective date under section 
703(f)(1)(B) of the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2019.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING ON FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION, FE-
MALE GENITAL CUTTING, OR FEMALE CIR-
CUMCISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation shall, pursuant to section 534 of title 
28, United States Code, classify the offense of female gen-
ital mutilation, female genital cutting, or female circumci-
sion as a part II crime in the Uniform Crime Reports. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the terms ‘‘female 
genital mutilation’’, ‘‘female genital cutting’’, ‘‘FGM/C’’, 
or ‘‘female circumcision’’ mean the intentional removal or 
infibulation (or both) of either the whole or part of the 
external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. Exter-
nal female genitalia includes the pubis, labia minora, labia 
majora, clitoris, and urethral and vaginal openings.
SEC. 4. AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. 
The heads of Executive Departments responsible for 
carrying out this Act are authorized to coordinate and col-
laborate on the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, including sharing best 
practices and efficient use of resources and technology for 
victims and those seeking assistance from the Govern-
ment. 
TITLE 
I—ENHANCING 
LEGAL 
TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING 
SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part T of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10441 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘includ-
ing implementation of the non-discrimination 
requirements in section 40002(b)(13) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994’’; 
(B) in paragraph (9)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older and disabled 
women’’ and inserting ‘‘people 50 years of
age or over and people with disabilities’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘older and disabled in-
dividuals’’ and inserting ‘‘people’’; 
(C) in paragraph (19), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(D) in paragraph (20), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (20), the 
following: 
‘‘(21) developing and implementing laws, poli-
cies, procedures, or training to ensure the lawful re-
covery and storage of any dangerous weapon by the 
appropriate law enforcement agency from an adju-
dicated perpetrator of any offense of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
and the return of such weapon when appropriate, 
where any Federal, State, tribal, or local court 
has— 
‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain-
ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 
‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty 
of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; and
‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 
dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos-
sesses or has used in the commission of at least 
one of the aforementioned crimes; 
Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 
training under this section shall include the safest 
means of recovery of, and best practices for storage 
of, relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 
and their return, when applicable, at such time as 
the individual is no longer prohibited from pos-
sessing such weapons under Federal, State, or Trib-
al law, or posted local ordinances; 
‘‘(22) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
culturally specific victim services programs to pro-
vide culturally specific victim services regarding, re-
sponses to, and prevention of female genital mutila-
tion, female genital cutting, or female circumcision; 
‘‘(23) providing victim advocates in State or 
local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, 
and courts and providing supportive services and ad-
vocacy to urban American Indian and Alaska Native 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking.’’; 
(2) in section 2007— 
(A) in subsection (d)—
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (5) 
and (6) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respec-
tively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) 
the following: 
‘‘(5) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding protocols to strongly discourage compel-
ling victim testimony, described in section 2017; 
‘‘(6) proof of compliance with the requirements 
regarding civil rights under section 40002(b)(13) of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994;’’; 
(B) in subsection (i)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘and the requirements under section 
40002(b) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b))’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert-
ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual 
orientation, gender identity,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) REVIEWS
FOR
COMPLIANCE
WITH
NON-
DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If allegations of discrimina-
tion in violation of section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(b)(13)(A)) by a potential grantee under this 
part have been made to the Attorney General, the 
Attorney General shall, prior to awarding a grant 
under this part to such potential grantee, conduct a 
review of the compliance of the potential grantee 
with such section. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RULE.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 
the Attorney General shall by rule establish proce-
dures for such a review. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the date 
that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 
the Attorney General shall report to the Committees 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and of the House of 
Representatives regarding compliance with section 
40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)) by recipients 
of grants under this part.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 
VICTIM TESTIMONY. 
‘‘In order to be eligible for a grant under this part, 
a State, Indian tribal government, territorial government, 
or unit of local government shall certify that, not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, 
their laws, policies, or practices will include a detailed pro-
tocol to discourage the use of bench warrants, material 
witness warrants, perjury charges, or other means of com-
pelling victim-witness testimony in the investigation, pros-
ecution, trial, or sentencing of a crime related to the do-
mestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking 
of the victim.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(18)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 
through 2024’’. 
SEC. 102. GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE-
SPONSE. 
(a) HEADING.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10461 et seq.) is amended in the heading, by striking 
‘‘GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUS-
TICE RESPONSE’’.
(b) GRANTS.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose of 
this part is to assist States, State and local courts (includ-
ing juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, tribal 
courts, and units of local government to develop and 
strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution 
strategies to combat violent crimes against women, and 
to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involv-
ing violent crimes against women.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account-
ability and homicide reduction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘older individuals (as 
defined in section 102 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘people 50 years of age or over’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘individuals with dis-
abilities (as defined in section 3(2) of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102(2)))’’ and inserting 
‘‘people with disabilities (as defined in the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12102))’’; 
(C) in paragraph (19), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following ‘‘, including 
victims among underserved populations (as de-
fined in section 40002(a)(46) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) To develop and implement an alternative 
justice response (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994). 
‘‘(24) To develop and implement policies, proce-
dures, protocols, laws, regulations, or training to en-
sure the lawful recovery and storage of any dan-
gerous weapon by the appropriate law enforcement 
agency from an adjudicated perpetrator of any of-
fense of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, and the return of such weapon 
when appropriate, where any Federal, State, tribal, 
or local court has—
‘‘(A)(i) issued protective or other restrain-
ing orders against such a perpetrator; or 
‘‘(ii) found such a perpetrator to be guilty 
of misdemeanor or felony crimes of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(B) ordered the perpetrator to relinquish 
dangerous weapons that the perpetrator pos-
sesses or has used in the commission of at least 
one of the aforementioned crimes. 
Policies, procedures, protocols, laws, regulations, or 
training under this section shall include the safest 
means of recovery of and best practices for storage 
of relinquished and recovered dangerous weapons 
and their return, when applicable, at such time as 
the persons are no longer prohibited from possessing 
such weapons under Federal, State, Tribal or munic-
ipal law.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrests of domestic vio-
lence offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage 
arrests of offenders’’; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 
offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 
of offenders’’; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(F) certify that, not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this subpara-
graph, their laws, policies, or practices will in-
clude a detailed protocol to strongly discourage 
the use of bench warrants, material witness 
warrants, perjury charges, or other means of 
compelling victim-witness testimony in the in-
vestigation, prosecution, trial, or sentencing of 
a crime related to the domestic violence, sexual 
assault, dating violence or stalking of the vic-
tim; and’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(19)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 
through 2024’’.
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1201 of division B of the 
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
2000 (34 U.S.C. 20121) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘no cost 
to the victims.’’ the following: ‘‘When legal assist-
ance to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a 
victim, such assistance may be provided.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting after 
‘‘stalking, and sexual assault’’ the following: ‘‘, 
or for dependents when necessary for the safety 
of a victim’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘stalking, and sexual assault’’ the following: ‘‘, 
or for dependents when necessary for the safety 
of a victim,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘sexual assault, or stalking’’ the following: ‘‘, or 
for dependents when necessary for the safety of 
a victim,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to Congress a report
on the return on investment for legal assistance grants 
awarded pursuant to section 1201 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 
(34 U.S.C. 20121), including an accounting of the amount 
saved, if any, on housing, medical, or employment social 
welfare programs. 
SEC. 104. GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1301 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
12464) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and in-
serting ‘‘improve’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) develop and implement an alternative jus-
tice response (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994).’’; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 105. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
POPULATIONS GRANTS. 
Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20123) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening 
culturally specific programs and projects to provide 
culturally specific services regarding, responses to, 
and prevention of female genital mutilation, female 
genital cutting, or female circumcision.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 106. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 2265 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘restraining order or in-
junction,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The prohibition under this paragraph applies 
to all protection orders for the protection of a 
person residing within a State, territorial, or 
tribal jurisdiction, whether or not the protection 
order was issued by that State, territory, or 
Tribe.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘This applies to all Alaska tribes without 
respect to ‘Indian country’ or the population of the 
Native village associated with the Tribe.’’. 
SEC. 107. RAPE SURVIVOR CHILD CUSTODY. 
Section 409 of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking 
Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. 21308) is amended by striking 
‘‘2015 through 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 108. ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING. 
Section 121(a) of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34
U.S.C. 20124(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to the amounts made avail-
able under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 
SEC. 109. GRANTS FOR LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, 
domestic violence victim service providers, and State or 
Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions for technical assist-
ance and training in the operation or establishment of a 
lethality assessment program. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘lethality 
assessment program’’ means a program that— 
(1) rapidly connects a victim of domestic vio-
lence to local community-based victim service pro-
viders; 
(2) helps first responders and others in the jus-
tice system, including courts, law enforcement agen-
cies, and prosecutors of tribal government and units 
of local government, identify and respond to possibly 
lethal circumstances; and
(3) identifies victims of domestic violence who 
are at high risk of being seriously injured or killed 
by an intimate partner. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an applicant shall demonstrate experi-
ence in developing, implementing, evaluating, and dissemi-
nating a lethality assessment program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
this section for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Terms used in this section have 
the meanings given such terms in section 40002 of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘0.25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC. 202. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(f)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available 
until expended for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000,000 to remain available 
until expended for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 203. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE 
ENFORCEMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 40295 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘women’’ 
and inserting ‘‘adults, youth,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 204. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE 
AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
20122) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘WOMEN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘PEOPLE’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘individuals’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘people’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘disabled individuals’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘people with dis-
abilities’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘law enforcement’’ the following: ‘‘and other 
first responders’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘pro-
viding advocacy and intervention services with-
in’’ and inserting ‘‘to enhance the capacity of’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘disabled indi-
viduals’’ and inserting ‘‘people with disabilities’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 205. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 
LATER LIFE. 
Section 40801 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12421)— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ENHANCED 
TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAINING’’; 
(2) by striking subsection ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
In this section—’’ and all that follows through para-
graph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to 
eligible entities in accordance with the following:’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) of subsection (b) as paragraphs (1) through (4); 
(4) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3) of this subsection)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, including domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
exploitation, and neglect’’ each place it appears; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting after 
‘‘elder abuse’’ the following: ‘‘and abuse in 
later life’’; 
(ii) in clauses (ii) and (iii), by insert-
ing after ‘‘victims of’’ the following: ‘‘elder 
abuse and’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘advo-
cates, victim service providers, and courts 
to better serve victims of abuse in later 
life’’ and inserting ‘‘leaders, victim advo-
cates, victim service providers, courts, and 
first responders to better serve older vic-
tims’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or other 
community-based organizations in recog-
nizing and addressing instances of abuse in 
later life’’ and inserting ‘‘community-based 
organizations, or other professionals who 
may identify or respond to abuse in later 
life’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting after 
‘‘victims of’’ the following: ‘‘elder abuse 
and’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(B)’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘over 
50 years of age’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age 
or over’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘in 
later life’’ and inserting ‘‘50 years of age or 
over’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
SEC. 206. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle Q—Trauma-informed 
Training for Law Enforcement 
‘‘SEC. 41701. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘Attorney General’ means the At-
torney General, acting through the Director of the 
Office on Violence Against Women; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in-
dividual who interfaces with victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
including— 
‘‘(A) an individual working for or on behalf 
of an eligible entity; 
‘‘(B) a school or university administrator; 
and 
‘‘(C) an emergency services or medical em-
ployee; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘demonstration site’, with respect 
to an eligible entity that receives a grant under this 
section, means—
‘‘(A) if the eligible entity is a law enforce-
ment agency described in paragraph (4)(A), the 
area over which the eligible entity has jurisdic-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) if the eligible entity is an organiza-
tion or agency described in paragraph (4)(B), 
the area over which a law enforcement agency 
described in paragraph (4)(A) that is working 
in collaboration with the eligible entity has ju-
risdiction; and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 
law enforcement agency; or 
‘‘(B) a national, regional, or local victim 
services organization or agency working in col-
laboration with a law enforcement agency de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible enti-
ties to carry out the demonstration program under 
this section by implementing evidence-based or 
promising policies and practices to incorporate trau-
ma-informed techniques designed to—
‘‘(A) prevent re-traumatization of the vic-
tim; 
‘‘(B) ensure that covered individuals use 
evidence-based practices to respond to and in-
vestigate cases of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(C) improve communication between vic-
tims and law enforcement officers in an effort 
to increase the likelihood of the successful in-
vestigation and prosecution of the reported 
crime in a manner that protects the victim to 
the greatest extent possible; 
‘‘(D) increase collaboration among stake-
holders who are part of the coordinated commu-
nity response to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(E) evaluate the effectiveness of the 
training process and content by measuring— 
‘‘(i) investigative and prosecutorial 
practices and outcomes; and 
‘‘(ii) the well-being of victims and 
their satisfaction with the criminal justice 
process. 
‘‘(2) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants under this section for each of the first 2 fis-
cal years beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
‘‘(3) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants under this section to multiple eli-
gible entities for use in a variety of settings and 
communities, including— 
‘‘(A) urban, suburban, Tribal, remote, and 
rural areas; 
‘‘(B) college campuses; or 
‘‘(C) traditionally underserved commu-
nities. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the grant to— 
‘‘(1) train covered individuals within the dem-
onstration site of the eligible entity to use evidence- 
based, trauma-informed techniques and knowledge of 
crime victims’ rights throughout an investigation 
into domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking, including by— 
‘‘(A) conducting victim interviews in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(i) elicits valuable information about 
the domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and
‘‘(ii) avoids re-traumatization of the 
victim; 
‘‘(B) conducting field investigations that 
mirror best and promising practices available at 
the time of the investigation; 
‘‘(C) customizing investigative approaches 
to ensure a culturally and linguistically appro-
priate approach to the community being served; 
‘‘(D) becoming proficient in understanding 
and responding to complex cases, including 
cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(i) facilitated by alcohol or drugs; 
‘‘(ii) involving strangulation; 
‘‘(iii) committed by a non-stranger; 
‘‘(iv) committed by an individual of 
the same sex as the victim; 
‘‘(v) involving a victim with a dis-
ability; 
‘‘(vi) involving a male victim; or 
‘‘(vii) involving a lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, or transgender (commonly referred to 
as ‘LGBT’) victim; 
‘‘(E) developing collaborative relationships 
between—
‘‘(i) law enforcement officers and 
other members of the response team; and 
‘‘(ii) the community being served; and 
‘‘(F) developing an understanding of how 
to define, identify, and correctly classify a re-
port of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the eligible entity to 
improve the response of covered individuals to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking through various communication channels, 
such as the website of the eligible entity, social 
media, print materials, and community meetings, in 
order to ensure that all covered individuals within 
the demonstration site of the eligible entity are 
aware of those efforts and included in trainings, to 
the extent practicable. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM
TRAININGS
ON 
TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES.— 
‘‘(1) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
EXISTING 
TRAININGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall identify trainings for law enforcement offi-
cers, in existence as of the date on which the
Attorney General begins to solicit applications 
for grants under this section, that— 
‘‘(i) employ a trauma-informed ap-
proach to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) focus on the fundamentals of— 
‘‘(I) trauma responses; and 
‘‘(II) the impact of trauma on 
victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall select 
one or more of the approaches employed by a 
training identified under subparagraph (A) to 
test within the demonstration site of the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall consult with 
the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime in 
order to seek input from and cultivate consensus 
among outside practitioners and other stakeholders 
through facilitated discussions and focus groups on 
best practices in the field of trauma-informed care 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking.
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Institute of 
Justice, shall require each eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section to identify a research partner, 
preferably a local research partner, to— 
‘‘(1) design a system for generating and col-
lecting the appropriate data to facilitate an inde-
pendent process or impact evaluation of the use of 
the grant funds; 
‘‘(2) periodically conduct an evaluation de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(3) periodically make publicly available, during 
the grant period— 
‘‘(A) preliminary results of the evaluations 
conducted under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) recommendations for improving the 
use of the grant funds. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The At-
torney General shall carry out this section using amounts 
otherwise available to the Attorney General. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to interfere with the due process 
rights of any individual.’’.
TITLE III—SERVICES, PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG VICTIMS 
SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION GRANT. 
Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280b–1b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting before 
the semicolon at the end the following ‘‘or dig-
ital services (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual violence, sexual 
assault, and sexual harassment’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian trib-
al’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘Not less than 80 percent of the
total amount made available under this sub-
section in each fiscal year shall be awarded in 
accordance with this paragraph.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2019, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, shall submit to Congress, the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on the activi-
ties funded by grants awarded under this section and best 
practices relating to rape prevention and education.’’. 
SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION (CHOOSE) FOR 
CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 
Section 41201 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘stalking, or sex traf-
ficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalking’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Grants awarded under this section may be 
used to address sex trafficking or bullying as 
part of a comprehensive program focused pri-
marily on domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘target youth who 
are victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex 
trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘target youth, 
including youth in underserved populations 
who are victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, stalking, and 
sex trafficking’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following:
‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re-
porting policies and practices regarding peer-to- 
peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and sex trafficking; or 
‘‘(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen cul-
turally specific programs and projects to pro-
vide culturally specific services regarding, re-
sponses to, and prevention of female genital 
mutilation, female genital cutting, or female cir-
cumcision.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘stalking, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital 
mutilation, female genital cutting, or fe-
male circumcision’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘confidential’’ before ‘‘support services’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
after ‘‘programming for youth’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including youth in underserved 
populations,’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘stalk-
ing, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘or stalk-
ing’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘stalking, 
and sex trafficking’’ and inserting ‘‘and stalking, in-
cluding training on working with youth in under-
served populations (and, where intervention or pro-
gramming will include a focus on female genital mu-
tilation, female genital cutting, or female circumci-
sion, or on sex trafficking, sufficient training on 
those topics)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) To develop, strengthen, and implement 
campus policies, protocols, and services that more ef-
fectively identify and respond to the crimes of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
stalking, including the use of technology to commit 
these crimes, and to train campus administrators, 
campus security personnel, and all participants in 
the resolution process, including the Title IX coordi-
nator’s office and student conduct office on campus 
disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, pro-
tocols, and services.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) To provide prevention and education pro-
gramming about domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking, including technological 
abuse and reproductive and sexual coercion, that is 
age-appropriate, culturally relevant, ongoing, deliv-
ered in multiple venues on campus, accessible, pro-
motes respectful nonviolent behavior as a social 
norm, and engages men and boys. Such program-
ming should be developed in partnership or collabo-
ratively with experts in intimate partner and sexual 
violence prevention and intervention.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting after 
‘‘improve delivery of’’ the following: ‘‘primary 
prevention training and’’; 
(D) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and 
provide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi-
nate’’; 
(E) in paragraph (10), by inserting after 
‘‘or adapt’’ the following ‘‘and disseminate’’; 
and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) To train campus health centers and ap-
propriate campus faculty, such as academic advisors 
or professionals who deal with students on a daily 
basis, on how to recognize and respond to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, including training health providers on how to 
provide universal education to all members of the 
campus community on the impacts of violence on 
health and unhealthy relationships and how pro-
viders can support ongoing outreach efforts. 
‘‘(12) To train campus personnel in how to use 
a victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech-
nique, which means asking questions of a student or 
a campus employee who is reported to be a victim 
of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, or stalking, in a manner that 
is focused on the experience of the reported victim, 
that does not judge or blame the reported victim for 
the alleged crime, and that is informed by evidence- 
based research on the neurobiology of trauma. To 
the extent practicable, campus personnel shall allow 
the reported victim to participate in a recorded 
interview and to receive a copy of the recorded inter-
view. 
‘‘(13) To develop and implement an alternative 
justice response (as such term is defined in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘for 
all incoming students’’ and inserting ‘‘for all 
students’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3)(D) to read 
as follows:
‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all partici-
pants in the resolution process, including the 
Title IX coordinator’s office and student con-
duct office, to respond effectively to situations 
involving domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘sex,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender 
identity,’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’. 
(b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AS-
SAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Education shall submit to Congress a report, which in-
cludes— 
(1) an evaluation of programs, events, and edu-
cational materials related to domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
(2) an assessment of best practices and guid-
ance from the evaluation described in paragraph (1),
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 110A of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 2261A the following new item: 
‘‘2261B. Enhanced penalty for stalkers of children.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2261A of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended in the matter 
following paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘section 2261(b) 
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2261(b) or section 
2261B, as the case may be’’. 
(d) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING EN-
FORCEMENT OF ANTI-STALKING LAWS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress, which 
shall— 
(1) include an evaluation of Federal, tribal, 
State, and local efforts to enforce laws relating to 
stalking; and 
(2) identify and describe those elements of such 
efforts that constitute the best practices for the en-
forcement of such laws.
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION PRACTICES 
SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 402 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 280b–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘violence 
against women’’ and inserting ‘‘violence against 
adults, youth,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’. 
SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
(SMART) THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 
Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) strategies within each of these areas 
addressing the unmet needs of underserved pop-
ulations.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) include a focus on the unmet needs of 
underserved populations.’’; 
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024’’; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) REMAINING AMOUNTS.—Any amounts not 
made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) may be 
used for any set of purposes described in paragraphs 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), or for a project 
that fulfills two or more of such sets of purposes.’’.
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTHCARE 
SYSTEMS 
RE-
SPONSE 
SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYS-
TEMS RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
STALKING. 
Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the development or enhancement and im-
plementation of training programs to improve the 
capacity of early childhood programs to address do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking among families they serve.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, 
including labor and sex trafficking’’ after 
‘‘other forms of violence and abuse’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(ii)—
(i) by striking ‘‘on-site access to’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘patients by increas-
ing’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting the following: ‘‘patients 
by— 
‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of 
existing health care professionals, in-
cluding specialists in trauma and in 
behavioral health care, and public 
health staff to address domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, and children exposed to vio-
lence; 
‘‘(II) contracting with or hiring 
advocates for victims of domestic vio-
lence or sexual assault to provide such 
services; or 
‘‘(III) providing funding to State 
domestic and sexual violence coalitions 
to improve the capacity of such coali-
tions to coordinate and support health 
advocates and other health system 
partnerships;’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(D) in subparagraph (B)(iv) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, with priority given to programs ad-
ministered through the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, Office of Women’s 
Health; and’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(v) the development, implementation, 
dissemination, and evaluation of best prac-
tices, tools, and training materials for be-
havioral health professionals to identify 
and respond to domestic violence, sexual 
violence, stalking, and dating violence.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CHILD 
AND
ELDER
ABUSE’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER 
LIFE’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘child or elder abuse’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘child abuse or abuse in 
later life’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘elder 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse in later life’’;
(5) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after 
‘‘dental,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘exams.’’ and inserting 
‘‘exams and certifications;’’; 
(7) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after 
clause (iv) the following: 
‘‘(v) development of a State-level pilot 
program to— 
‘‘(I) improve the response of sub-
stance use disorder treatment pro-
grams and systems to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking; and 
‘‘(II) improve the capacity of 
substance use disorder treatment pro-
grams and systems to serve survivors 
of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking dealing 
with substance use disorder; or 
‘‘(vi) development and utilization of 
existing technical assistance and training 
resources to improve the capacity of sub-
stance use disorder treatment programs to 
address domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking among pa-
tients the programs serve.’’; 
(8) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or behavioral health’’ 
after ‘‘of health’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘behavioral’’ after ‘‘phys-
ical or’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘mental’’ before ‘‘health 
care’’; 
(9) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or health system’’ and in-
serting ‘‘behavioral health treatment system’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘mental’’ and inserting 
‘‘behavioral’’; 
(10) in subsection (f) in the heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘RESEARCH AND EVALUATION’’ and inserting 
‘‘RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND
DATA
COLLEC-
TION’’; 
(11) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘research 
and evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘research, evaluation, 
or data collection’’;
(12) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘health care’’ the following: ‘‘or behavioral health’’; 
(13) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting after ‘‘RE-
SEARCH’’ the following: ‘‘AND
DATA
COLLEC-
TION’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘or data collection’’ before 
‘‘authorized in paragraph (1)’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) research on the intersection of sub-
stance use disorder and domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking, in-
cluding the effect of coerced use and efforts by 
an abusive partner or other to interfere with 
substance use disorder treatment and recovery; 
and 
‘‘(F) improvement of data collection using 
existing Federal surveys by including questions
about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking and substance use disorder, 
coerced use, and mental or behavioral health.’’; 
(14) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’; 
and 
(15) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘herein’’ and 
‘‘provided for’’. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
Section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘brother, sister,’’ and inserting ‘‘sibling,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘including the direct loan program 
under such section’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘the program under subtitle A’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the programs under subtitles A 
through D’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (I)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘sections 514, 
515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 
1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 514, 515, 516, 
533, 538, and 542 of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 1486, 
1490m, 1490p–2, and 1490r)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in subparagraph (J), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) the provision of assistance from the 
Housing Trust Fund as established under sec-
tion 1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 
(12 U.S.C. 4501); 
‘‘(L) the provision of assistance for hous-
ing under the Comprehensive Service Programs 
for Homeless Veterans program under sub-
chapter II of chapter 20 of title 38, United 
States Code (38 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 
‘‘(M) the provision of assistance for hous-
ing and facilities under the grant program for 
homeless veterans with special needs under sec-
tion 2061 of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(N) the provision of assistance for perma-
nent housing under the program for financial 
assistance for supportive services for very low- 
income veteran families in permanent housing 
under section 2044 of title 38, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(O) any other Federal housing programs 
providing affordable housing to low-income per-
sons by means of restricted rents or rental as-
sistance as identified by the appropriate agen-
cy.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) COVERED HOUSING PROVIDER.—The term 
‘covered housing provider’ refers to the individual or 
entity under a covered housing program that has re-
sponsibility for the administration or oversight of 
housing assisted under a covered housing program 
and includes public housing agencies, sponsors, own-
ers, mortgagors, managers, grantee under the Con-
tinuum of Care, State and local governments or 
agencies thereof, and nonprofit or for-profit organi-
zations or entities. 
‘‘(5) CONTINUUM OF CARE.—The term ‘Con-
tinuum of Care’ means the Federal program author-
ized under subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(6) INTERNAL TRANSFER.—The term ‘internal 
transfer’ means an emergency transfer under sub-
section (e) from a unit of a covered housing provider 
to a unit of the same covered housing provider and 
under the same covered housing program except for 
programs under the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act that can transfer to any unit of the 
same covered housing provider. 
‘‘(7) EXTERNAL TRANSFER.—The term ‘exter-
nal transfer’ means an emergency transfer under 
subsection (e) from a unit of a covered housing pro-
vider to a unit of a different covered housing pro-
vider under the same covered housing program.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting after 
‘‘CRIMINAL ACTIVITY’’ the following: ‘‘AND FAM-
ILY BREAK-UP’’;
(B) by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) DENIAL OF ASSISTANCE, TENANCY, 
AND OCCUPANCY RIGHTS PROHIBITED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A tenant shall not 
be denied assistance, tenancy, or occu-
pancy rights to housing assisted under a 
covered housing program solely on the 
basis of criminal activity directly relating 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking that is engaged in 
by a member of the household of the ten-
ant or any guest or other person under the 
control of the tenant, if the tenant or an 
affiliated individual of the tenant is the 
victim or threatened victim of such domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking. 
‘‘(ii) CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ENGAGED IN 
BY
PERPETRATOR
OF
ABUSE.—A tenant 
shall not be denied assistance, tenancy, or 
occupancy rights to housing assisted under 
a covered housing program solely on the 
basis of criminal activity, including drug- 
related criminal activity (as such term is
defined section 3(b)(9) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437a(b)(9)), engaged in by the perpe-
trator of the domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(iii) REVIEW PRIOR TO DENIAL OF 
ASSISTANCE.—Prior to denying assistance, 
tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing as-
sisted under a covered housing program to 
a tenant on the basis of criminal activity of 
the tenant, including drug-related criminal 
activity, the covered housing provider must 
conduct an individualized review of the to-
tality of the circumstances regarding the 
criminal activity at issue if the tenant is a 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. Such review 
shall include consideration of— 
‘‘(I) the nature and severity of 
the criminal activity; 
‘‘(II) the amount of time that 
has elapsed since the occurrence of 
the criminal activity; 
‘‘(III) if the tenant engaged in 
more than one instance of criminal ac-
tivity, the frequency and duration of 
the criminal activity; 
‘‘(IV) whether the criminal activ-
ity was related to a symptom of a dis-
ability, including a substance use dis-
order; 
‘‘(V) whether the victim was co-
erced by the perpetrator of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; 
‘‘(VI) whether the victim has 
taken affirmative steps to reduce the 
likelihood that the criminal activity 
will recur; and 
‘‘(VII) any mitigating factors. 
The covered housing program must provide 
the tenant with a written summary of its 
review and the tenant shall have the oppor-
tunity to invoke the covered housing pro-
gram’s grievance policy to dispute the find-
ings.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘BI-
FURCATION’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘FAMILY 
BREAK-UP’’;
(ii) by redesignating clauses (i) and 
(ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii) respectively; 
(iii) by inserting before clause (ii) (as 
redesignated by clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph) the following: 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a family break- 
up results from an occurrence of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, and the perpetrator no longer re-
sides in the unit and was the sole tenant 
eligible to receive assistance under a cov-
ered housing program, the covered housing 
provider shall— 
‘‘(I) provide any other tenant or 
resident the opportunity to establish 
eligibility for the covered housing pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(II) provide that tenant or resi-
dent with at least 180 days to remain 
in the unit under the same terms and 
conditions as the perpetrator and find 
new housing or establish eligibility for 
another covered housing program.’’; 
(iv) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by 
clause (ii) of this subparagraph)—
(I) in the heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘EVIC-
TION’’; and 
(II) by inserting after ‘‘a public 
housing agency’’ the following: ‘‘, par-
ticipating jurisdictions, grantees under 
the Continuum of Care, grantees,’’; 
and 
(v) by striking clause (iii) (as redesig-
nated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph); 
(D) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) to limit any right, remedy, or 
procedure otherwise available under the Vi-
olence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 119 Stat. 
2960) prior to the date of enactment of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization 
Act of 2019.’’; and
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) EARLY
TERMINATION.—A covered 
housing provider shall permit a tenant assisted 
under the covered housing program to termi-
nate the lease at any time prior to the end date 
of the lease, without penalty, if the tenant has 
been a victim of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ten-
ant— 
‘‘(i) sends notice of the early lease ter-
mination to the landlord in writing prior to 
or within 3 days of vacating the premises 
unless a shorter notice period is provided 
for under State law; 
‘‘(ii)(I) reasonably believes that the 
tenant is threatened with imminent harm 
if the tenant remains within the same 
dwelling unit subject to the lease; or 
‘‘(II) is a victim of sexual assault, the 
sexual assault occurred on the premises 
during the 180-day period preceding the 
request for lease termination; and
‘‘(iii) provides a form of documenta-
tion consistent with the requirements out-
lined in subsection (c)(3). 
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed 
to preclude any automatic termination of a 
lease by operation of law.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any information sub-
mitted to a public housing agency or owner or 
manager’’ and inserting ‘‘Covered housing pro-
viders shall ensure any information submitted’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘owner or manager’’ 
the following: ‘‘of housing assisted under a cov-
ered housing program’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) EMERGENCY TRANSFERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A tenant who is a victim of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking may apply for an emergency transfer to an-
other available and safe dwelling unit assisted under 
a covered housing program, and the covered housing 
provider shall grant such application if—
‘‘(A) the tenant expressly requests the 
transfer from the covered housing provider; and 
‘‘(B)(i) the tenant reasonably believes that 
the tenant is threatened with imminent harm 
from further violence if the tenant remains 
within the same dwelling unit assisted under a 
covered housing program; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a tenant who is a victim 
of sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on 
the premises during the 180 day period pre-
ceding the request for transfer. 
A tenant who is not in good standing retains the 
right to an emergency transfer if they meet the eligi-
bility requirements in this section and the eligibility 
requirements of the program to which the tenant in-
tends to transfer. 
‘‘(2) POLICIES.—Each appropriate agency shall 
adopt an emergency transfer policy for use by cov-
ered housing programs. Such emergency transfer 
policies shall reflect the variations in program oper-
ation and administration by covered housing pro-
gram type. The policies must, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) describe a process that— 
‘‘(i) permits tenants who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking to move to another 
available and safe dwelling quickly through 
an internal transfer and by receiving a ten-
ant protection voucher, if eligible, pursuant 
to subsection (f); 
‘‘(ii) provides that the victim can 
choose between completing an internal 
transfer or receiving a tenant protection 
voucher, whichever is the safest option for 
the victim; and 
‘‘(iii) requires that an internal trans-
fer must occur within 10 days after a cov-
ered housing provider’s approval of a re-
quest for an emergency transfer; 
‘‘(B) describe a process to permit tenants 
who are victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking to complete an 
external transfer; 
‘‘(C) describe a process that allows a vic-
tim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking to temporarily relocate, 
while maintaining eligibility for the covered 
housing program without the loss of their hous-
ing status, if there are no alternative com-
parable housing program units available, until a
‘‘(H) mandate that if a victim cannot re-
ceive an internal transfer, external transfer, and 
a tenant protection voucher, then the covered 
housing provider must assist the victim in iden-
tifying other housing providers who may have 
safe and available units to which the victim can 
move and that the covered housing provider 
also assist tenants in contacting local organiza-
tions offering assistance to victims; and 
‘‘(I) mandate a uniform policy for how a 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking requests an internal or 
external transfer. 
‘‘(3) LOCAL SYSTEMS FUNDED BY CONTINUUM 
OF CARE.—In addition to adopting the policies as 
defined in paragraph (2) in an emergency transfer 
policy, each grantee under the Continuum of Care 
shall designate the entity within its geographic area 
that will coordinate and facilitate emergency trans-
fers, and that entity shall also— 
‘‘(A) coordinate external transfers among 
all covered housing providers participating in 
the Continuum of Care; 
‘‘(B) identify an external transfer, if avail-
able, within 30 days of an approved request;
‘‘(C) coordinate emergency transfers with 
Continua of Care in other jurisdictions in cases 
where the victim requests an out-of-jurisdiction 
transfer; and 
‘‘(D) ensure a victim is not required to be 
reassessed through the local Continuum of Care 
intake process when seeking an emergency 
transfer placement. 
‘‘(4) REGIONAL OFFICES.—Each regional office 
of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment (hereinafter in this section referred to as a 
‘HUD regional office’) shall develop and implement 
a regional emergency transfer plan in collaboration 
with public housing agencies and the entities des-
ignated under paragraph (3). Such a plan shall set 
forth how public housing agencies will coordinate 
emergency transfers with other public housing agen-
cies regionally. The plans must be submitted to the 
Violence Against Women Director and be made pub-
licly available. HUD regional offices shall defer to 
any additional emergency transfer policies, priorities 
and strategies set by entities designated under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(5) COVERED
HOUSING
PROVIDERS.—Each 
covered housing provider shall develop and imple-
ment an emergency transfer policy consistent with 
the requirements in paragraph (2) or (3).’’; 
(5) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall establish these poli-
cies and procedures within 60 days after the date of 
enactment of the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2019.’’; 
(6) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (k); and 
(7) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) EMERGENCY TRANSFER POLICIES AND PROCE-
DURES.—The head of each appropriate agency shall estab-
lish the policy required under subsection (e) with respect 
to emergency transfers and emergency transfer vouchers 
within 180 days after the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. 
‘‘(h) EMERGENCY TRANSFER VOUCHERS.—Provision 
of emergency transfer vouchers to victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking under 
subsection (e), shall be considered an eligible use of any 
funding for tenant protection voucher assistance available 
under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out emergency 
transfers under this section, $20,000,000 under section 
8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(o)) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
‘‘(j) TRAINING AND REFERRALS.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING FOR STAFF OF COVERED HOUS-
ING
PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development, in partnership with domestic 
violence experts, shall develop mandatory training 
for staff of covered housing providers to provide a 
basic understanding of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to facilitate 
implementation of this section. All staff of covered 
housing providers shall attend the basic under-
standing training once annually; and all staff and 
managers engaged in tenant services shall attend 
both the basic understanding training and the imple-
mentation training once annually. 
‘‘(2) REFERRALS.—The appropriate agency 
with respect to each covered housing program shall 
supply all appropriate staff of the covered housing 
providers with a referral listing of public contact in-
formation for all domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking service providers offer-
ing services in its coverage area.’’. 
SEC. 602. ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION; 
PROHIBITING RETALIATION AGAINST VIC-
TIMS. 
Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title IV of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 41411 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41412. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS. 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.—Each appro-
priate agency administering a covered housing program 
shall establish a process by which to review compliance 
with the requirements of this subtitle, on an annual basis, 
of the covered housing providers administered by that 
agency. Such a review shall examine the following topics: 
‘‘(1) Covered housing provider compliance with 
requirements prohibiting the denial of assistance, 
tenancy, or occupancy rights on the basis of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(2) Covered housing provider compliance with 
confidentiality provisions set forth in section 
41411(c)(4).
‘‘(3) Covered housing provider compliance with 
the notification requirements set forth in section 
41411(d)(2). 
‘‘(4) Covered housing provider compliance with 
accepting 
documentation 
set 
forth 
in 
section 
41411(c). 
‘‘(5) Covered housing provider compliance with 
emergency transfer requirements set forth in section 
41411(e). 
‘‘(6) Covered housing provider compliance with 
the prohibition on retaliation set forth in section 
41414. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—Each appropriate agency shall 
issue regulations to implement subsection (a) not later 
than 1 year after the effective date of the Violence Against 
Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. These regulations 
shall— 
‘‘(1) define standards of compliance for covered 
housing providers; 
‘‘(2) include detailed reporting requirements, in-
cluding the number of emergency transfers re-
quested and granted, as well as the length of time 
needed 
to 
process 
emergency 
transfers, 
disaggregated by external and internal transfers; 
and
‘‘(3) include standards for corrective action 
plans where a covered housing provider has failed to 
meet compliance standards. 
‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agen-
cy shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the in-
formation collected during the compliance review process 
completed pursuant to this subsection is made publicly 
available. This agency-level assessment shall include an 
evaluation of each topic identified in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding 
commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 
with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth-
erwise available under the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 
119 Stat. 2960), as in effect on the day prior to 
such date of enactment; or 
‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
State, or local law that provides greater protection 
than this section for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE-
VELOPMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DI-
RECTOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be, within the 
Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, a Violence Against Women Director 
(in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) support implementation of the provisions 
of this subtitle; 
‘‘(2) coordinate development of Federal regula-
tions, policy, protocols, and guidelines on matters re-
lating to the implementation of this subtitle, at each 
agency administering a covered housing program; 
‘‘(3) advise and coordinate with designated offi-
cials within the United States Interagency Council 
on Homelessness, the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Department of the Treas-
ury, the Department of Agriculture, the Department 
of Health and Human Services, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Justice 
concerning legislation, implementation, and other 
issues relating to or affecting the housing provisions 
under this subtitle; 
‘‘(4) provide technical assistance, coordination, 
and support to each appropriate agency regarding
advancing housing protections and access to housing 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 
this subtitle; 
‘‘(5) ensure that adequate technical assistance 
is made available to covered housing providers re-
garding implementation of this subtitle, as well as 
other issues related to advancing housing protections 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, including compliance with 
this subtitle; 
‘‘(6) act as a liaison with the judicial branches 
of Federal, State, and local governments on matters 
relating to the housing needs of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; 
‘‘(7) implement a quality control system and a 
corrective action plan system for those covered hous-
ing providers that fail to comply with this subtitle, 
wherein— 
‘‘(A) such corrective action plans shall be 
developed in partnership with national, State, 
or local programs focused on child or adult vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and
‘‘(B) such corrective action plans shall in-
clude provisions requiring covered housing pro-
viders to review and develop appropriate no-
tices, procedures, and staff training to improve 
compliance with this subtitle, in partnership 
with national, state, or local programs focused 
on child or adult victims; 
‘‘(8) establish a formal reporting process to re-
ceive individual complaints concerning noncompli-
ance with this subtitle; 
‘‘(9) coordinate the development of interagency 
guidelines to ensure that information concerning 
available dwelling units is forwarded to the Director 
by all covered housing providers for use by the Sec-
retary in facilitating the emergency transfer process; 
‘‘(10) coordinate with HUD regional offices and 
officials at each appropriate agency the development 
of Federal regulations, policy, protocols, and guide-
lines regarding uniform timeframes for the comple-
tion of emergency transfers; and 
‘‘(11) ensure that the guidance and notices to 
victims are distributed in commonly encountered lan-
guages. 
‘‘(c) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed—
‘‘(1) to limit any claim filed or other proceeding 
commenced, by the date of enactment of the Vio-
lence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, 
with regard to any right, remedy, or procedure oth-
erwise available under the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162, 
119 Stat. 2960), as in effect on the day prior to 
such date of enactment; or 
‘‘(2) to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
State, or local law that provides greater protection 
than this section for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘SEC. 41414. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 
‘‘(a) NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENT.—No cov-
ered housing provider shall discriminate against any per-
son because that person has opposed any act or practice 
made unlawful by this subtitle, or because that individual 
testified, assisted, or participated in any matter related 
to this subtitle. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No covered hous-
ing provider shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere 
with, or retaliate against, any person in the exercise or 
enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised 
or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or 
encouraged any other individual in the exercise or enjoy-
ment of, any rights or protections under this subtitle, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person be-
cause that person is assisting or encouraging an in-
dividual entitled to claim the rights or protections 
under this subtitle; and 
‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that 
person has participated in any investigation or ac-
tion to enforce this subtitle. 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT
AUTHORITY
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The authority of the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Office for Fair Housing and 
Equal Opportunity to enforce this section shall be the 
same as the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3610 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 603. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of subtitle N of title 
IV of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12491 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amend-
ed by inserting after section 41414 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41415. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, resi-
dents, occupants, and guests of, and applicants for, hous-
ing assisted under a covered housing program shall have
the right to seek law enforcement or emergency assistance 
on their own behalf or on behalf of another person in need 
of assistance, and shall not be penalized based on their 
requests for assistance or based on criminal activity of 
which they are a victim or otherwise not at fault under 
statutes, ordinances, regulations, or policies adopted or en-
forced by covered governmental entities as defined in sub-
section (d). Penalties that are prohibited include— 
‘‘(1) actual or threatened assessment of pen-
alties, fees, or fines; 
‘‘(2) actual or threatened eviction; 
‘‘(3) actual or threatened refusal to rent or 
renew tenancy; 
‘‘(4) actual or threatened refusal to issue an oc-
cupancy permit or landlord permit; and 
‘‘(5) actual or threatened closure of the prop-
erty, or designation of the property as a nuisance or 
a similarly negative designation. 
‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process pro-
vided for in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)), covered 
governmental entities shall— 
‘‘(1) report any of their laws or policies, or, as 
applicable, the laws or policies adopted by sub-
grantees, that impose penalties on landlords, home-
owners, residents, occupants, guests, or housing ap-
plicants based on requests for law enforcement or 
emergency assistance or based on criminal activity 
that occurred at a property; and 
‘‘(2) certify that they are in compliance with 
the protections under this subtitle or describe the 
steps they will take within 180 days to come into 
compliance, or to ensure compliance among sub-
grantees. 
‘‘(c) OVERSIGHT.—Oversight and accountability 
mechanisms provided for under title VIII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) shall be avail-
able to address violations of this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, 
‘covered governmental entity’ shall mean any municipal, 
county, or state government that receives funding pursu-
ant to section 106 of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered govern-
mental entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, com-
pliance with subsection (b)(1) includes inquiring about the 
existence of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that 
impose penalties on landlords, homeowners, residents, oc-
cupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests
for law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on 
criminal activity that occurred at a property.’’. 
(b) SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE, ALTERNATIVE CRIME 
REDUCTION METHODS.— 
(1) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF BYRNE- 
JAG FUNDS.—Section 501(a)(1) of subpart 1 of part 
E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is 
amended by adding after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) Programs for the development and im-
plementation of alternative methods of reducing 
crime in communities, to supplant punitive pro-
grams or policies. For purposes of this subpara-
graph, a punitive program or policy is a pro-
gram or policy that (i) imposes a penalty on a 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking, on the basis of a re-
quest by the victim for law enforcement or 
emergency assistance; or (ii) imposes a penalty 
on such a victim because of criminal activity at 
the property in which the victim resides.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
AUTHORIZED
USE
OF
COPS 
FUNDS.—Section 1701(b) of part Q of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (23), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) to develop and implement alternative 
methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup-
plant punitive programs or policies (as such term is 
defined in section 501(a)(1)(I)).’’. 
(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED USE OF GRANTS 
TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES.—Section 2101(b) 
of part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461(b)), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) To develop and implement alternative 
methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup-
plant punitive programs or policies. For purposes of 
this paragraph, a punitive program or policy is a 
program or policy that (A) imposes a penalty on a 
victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, on the basis of a request by the 
victim for law enforcement or emergency assistance;
or (B) imposes a penalty on such a victim because 
of criminal activity at the property in which the vic-
tim resides.’’. 
SEC. 604. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALK-
ING. 
Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12351) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Vio-
lence Against Women Office’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘, other nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organizations’’ the following: 
‘‘, population-specific organizations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 through 
2024’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘5 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘8 percent’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘0.25 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’. 
SEC. 605. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) 
MCKINNEY-VENTO
HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—Section 423(a) of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to 
ensure compliance with section 41411(e) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994, including, in con-
sultation with the regional office (if applicable) of 
the appropriate agency (as such term is defined in 
section 41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994), development of external transfer memoranda 
of understanding between covered housing providers, 
participating in the local Continua of Care, facilita-
tion of external transfers between those covered 
housing providers participating in the local Continua 
of Care, and monitoring compliance with the con-
fidentiality protections of section 41411(c)(4) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 for reporting 
to that regional office.’’.
(b) DEFINITION
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
AND 
OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS 
AMENDED.—Section 103(b) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(b)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER DANGEROUS 
OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall con-
sider to be homeless any individual or family who— 
‘‘(1) is fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and who have no other residence and lack resources 
to obtain other permanent housing; or 
‘‘(2) is fleeing or attempting to flee a dangerous 
or life-threatening condition in the individual’s or 
family’s current housing situation, including where 
the health and safety of children are jeopardized and 
who have no other residence and lack the resources 
or support networks to obtain other permanent 
housing.’’. 
(c) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE
THE 
LONG-TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12474(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2020 through 2024’’.
(d) GRANTS
TO
COMBAT
VIOLENCE
AGAINST 
WOMEN IN PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING.—Section 
41405 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12475) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the Director 
of the Violence Against Women Office’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
Women’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(D), by inserting after 
‘‘linguistically and culturally specific service pro-
viders,’’ the following: ‘‘population-specific organiza-
tions,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘2020 through 
2024’’. 
SEC. 606. UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 AMEND-
MENTS. 
Section 5A(d) of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (13) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(13) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) COPIES.—A copy of—
‘‘(i) all standardized notices issued 
pursuant to the housing protections under 
subtitle N of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994, including the notice required 
under section 41411(d) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994; 
‘‘(ii) the emergency transfer plan 
issued pursuant to section 41411 of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994; and 
‘‘(iii) any and all memoranda of un-
derstanding with other covered housing 
providers developed to facilitate emergency 
transfers under section 41411(e) of the Vi-
olence Against Women Act of 1994. 
‘‘(B) DESCRIPTIONS.—A description of— 
‘‘(i) any activities, services, or pro-
grams provided or offered by an agency, ei-
ther directly or in partnership with other 
service providers, to child or adult victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) any activities, services, or pro-
grams provided or offered by a public 
housing agency that helps child and adult 
victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, or stalking, to obtain 
or maintain housing; 
‘‘(iii) any activities, services, or pro-
grams provided or offered by a public 
housing agency to prevent domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking, or to enhance victim safety in as-
sisted families; and 
‘‘(iv) all training and support services 
offered to staff of the public housing agen-
cy to provide a basic understanding of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking, and to facilitate imple-
mentation of the housing protections of 
section 41411 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (16), by inserting ‘‘the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994,’’ before ‘‘the 
Fair Housing Act’’. 
TITLE VII—ECONOMIC SECURITY 
FOR VICTIMS 
SEC. 701. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Over 1 in 3 women experience sexual vio-
lence, and 1 in 5 women have survived completed or
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attempted rape. Such violence has a devastating im-
pact on women’s physical and emotional health, fi-
nancial security, and ability to maintain their jobs, 
and thus impacts interstate commerce and economic 
security. 
(2) The Office on Violence Against Women of 
the Department of Justice defines domestic violence 
as a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship 
that is used by one intimate partner to gain or 
maintain power and control over another intimate 
partner. Domestic violence can include physical, sex-
ual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or 
threats of actions that influence another person. Do-
mestic violence includes any behaviors that intimi-
date, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, ter-
rorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or 
wound an individual. 
(3) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention report that domestic violence or intimate 
partner violence is a serious public health issue for 
millions of individuals in the United States. Nearly 
1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the United States 
have suffered sexual violence, physical violence, or 
stalking by an intimate partner.
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(4) Transgender and gender non-conforming 
people face extraordinary levels of physical and sex-
ual violence. 
(5) More than 1 in 4 transgender people have 
faced bias-driven assault, and this rate is higher for 
trans women and trans people of color. 
(6) The American Foundation for Suicide Pre-
vention has found that transgender and gender non- 
conforming people had an elevated prevalence of sui-
cide attempts, especially when they have suffered 
physical or sexual violence. 
(7) Homicide is one of the leading causes of 
death for women on the job. Domestic partners or 
relatives commit 43 percent of workplace homicides 
against women. One study found that intimate part-
ner violence resulted in 142 homicides among women 
at work in the United States from 2003 to 2008, a 
figure which represents 22 percent of the 648 work-
place homicides among women during the period. In 
fact, in 2010, homicides against women at work in-
creased by 13 percent despite continuous declines in 
overall workplace homicides in recent years. 
(8) Women in the United States are 11 times 
more likely to be murdered with guns than women 
in other high-income countries. Female intimate
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partners are more likely to be murdered with a fire-
arm than all other means combined. The presence of 
a gun in domestic violence situations increases the 
risk of homicide for women by 500 percent. 
(9) Violence can have a dramatic impact on the 
survivor of such violence. Studies indicate that 44 
percent of surveyed employed adults experienced the 
effect of domestic violence in the workplace, and 64 
percent indicated their workplace performance was 
affected by such violence. Another recent survey 
found that 78 percent of offenders used workplace 
resources to express anger, check up on, pressure, or 
threaten a survivor. Sexual assault, whether occur-
ring in or out of the workplace, can impair an em-
ployee’s work performance, require time away from 
work, and undermine the employee’s ability to main-
tain a job. Nearly 50 percent of sexual assault sur-
vivors lose their jobs or are forced to quit in the 
aftermath of the assaults. 
(10) Studies find that 60 percent of single 
women lack economic security and 81 percent of 
households with single mothers live in economic inse-
curity. Significant barriers that survivors confront 
include access to housing, transportation, and child 
care. Ninety-two percent of homeless women have