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applicant agency is eligible to sign certifications 
in T- or U-visa cases.’’. 
(d) 
TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975) is amended in subsection 
(d)(2)(B) by— 
(1) inserting ‘‘— (i)’’ after ‘‘provide assurances 
that’’; and 
(2) adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) applicants are able to prove eligi-
bility for the housing program funded 
under this grant using any credible evi-
dence (as defined in section 204(a)(1)(J) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(J))); and 
‘‘(iii) the program serves underserved 
victims and is compliant with title VI of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Execu-
tive Order 13166 (65 Fed. Reg. 50, 
121).’’. 
(e) CAMPUS GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR VICTIMS WITH 
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.—Section 304 of the Vi-
olence Against Women and Department of Justice Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘and lan-
guage access to such services’’ after ‘‘physiological 
counseling,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by inserting ‘‘pro-
portion, demographics, and language needs of inter-
national students,’’ after ‘‘demographics of the popu-
lation,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘trans-
lation,’’ after ‘‘technical,’’. 
SEC. 502. VAWA UNIT ADJUDICATIONS. 
(a) TRANSFER OF ALL VAWA CONFIDENTIALITY 
AND VAWA-RELATED CASES TO THE VAWA UNIT.—Sec-
tion 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(52) Applications under sections 101(a)(51), 
101(a)(15)(T), 
101(a)(15)(U), 
106, 
section 
216(c)(4), and parole for children of VAWA can-
cellation recipients and the full range of adjudica-
tions related to such cases including adjustments, 
work authorizations, parole, fax-back benefits au-
thorizations, employment verification, and natu-
ralization, for applicants and derivative beneficiaries 
shall be adjudicated at the VAWA Unit of Vermont 
Service Center.’’. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as 
may be necessary to provide for the Violence Against 
Women Act Unit at the Vermont Service Center of 
the United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices which shall be responsible for processing con-
sistent with VAWA confidentiality requirements the 
full range of adjudications, adjustments, work au-
thorizations, parole, fax-back benefits and employ-
ment verification, and naturalization, for applicants 
and derivative beneficiaries related to VAWA self-pe-
titions (INA section 101(a)(51); T visas (INA sec-
tion 
101(a)(15)(T), 
U 
visas 
(INA 
section 
101(a)(15)(U); battered spouse waivers (INA section 
216(c)(4)); abused immigrant work authorizations 
(INA section 106) and parole for children of VAWA 
cancellation recipients (Public Law 103–222, reau-
thorized Public Laws 106–326, 108–193; 109–162; 
109–164) and any other VAWA confidentiality pro-
tected matters. Nothing in this section shall preclude 
DHS placement at the VAWA Unit of other victim 
related adjudications. Subject the authority of immi-
gration judges adjudicate adjustment of status appli-
cations from aliens in proceedings who have been 
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granted VAWA self-petition, T visas or U visas, no 
official in the Department of Homeland Security or 
the Department of Justice is authorized to adju-
dicate any matter related that is directed by this 
section to be determined by the VAWA Unit. 
(2) The Department of Homeland Security 
shall include in its budget each year a specific line 
item describing funding included to support the 
VAWA Unit. 
SEC. 503. VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) 
CRIME
VICTIM
COMPENSATION.—Section 
1403(b)(4) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10602(b)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or non-citi-
zens of the United States’’ after ‘‘nonresidents of the 
State’’. 
(b) CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE.—Section 1404 of 
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10603) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘spousal abuse,’’ and inserting ‘‘ domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, stalking, elder abuse,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘(i) 
are based on the definition of ‘underserved pop-
ulations’ as defined in section 40002(a) of the 
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Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(a)), and (ii)’’ after ‘‘implement 
this section that’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) ensure that programs receiving funds 
are open to crime victims on a non-discrimina-
tory basis without regard to language pro-
ficiency or alienage status.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by moving subparagraph (F) two ems 
to the left, and by striking the period at the end 
of such subparagraph and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) does not discriminate against, and of-
fers services and assistance to, victims who do 
not unreasonably refuse to provide assistance in 
a criminal investigation or prosecution. For 
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