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(5) FIRE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.—The 
term ‘‘fire code enforcement officials’’ means officials 
of the fire safety code enforcement agency of a State 
or local government or a Tribal organization. 
(6) INTERNATIONAL
FIRE
CODE.—The term 
‘‘IFC’’ means— 
(A) the 2015 or 2018 edition of the Inter-
national Fire Code published by the Inter-
national Code Council; or 
(B) any amended or similar successor code 
pertaining to the proper installation of carbon 
monoxide alarms in dwelling units. 
(7) INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL
CODE.—The 
term ‘‘IRC’’ means— 
(A) the 2015 or 2018 edition of the Inter-
national Residential Code published by the 
International Code Council; or 
(B) any amended or similar successor code 
pertaining to the proper installation of carbon 
monoxide alarms in dwelling units. 
(8) 
NFPA 
720.—The 
term 
‘‘NFPA 
720’’ 
means— 
(A) the Standard for the Installation of 
Carbon 
Monoxide 
Detection 
and 
Warning
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Equipment issued by the National Fire Protec-
tion Association in 2012; and 
(B) any amended or similar successor 
standard relating to the proper installation of 
carbon monoxide alarms in dwelling units. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)); and 
(B) includes— 
(i) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; and 
(ii) any political subdivision of a 
State. 
(10) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘Tribal 
organization’’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)). 
SEC. 204. GRANT PROGRAM FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POI-
SONING PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations authorized under subsection (f), the Commission 
shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to 
States and Tribal organizations that are eligible under sub-
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section (b) to carry out the carbon monoxide poisoning pre-
vention activities described in subsection (e). 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—For the purposes of this section, an 
eligible State or Tribal organization is any State or Tribal 
organization that— 
(1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Com-
mission that the State or Tribal organization has 
adopted a statute or a rule, regulation, or similar 
measure with the force and effect of law, requiring 
compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in 
dwelling units in accordance with NFPA 72, the IFC, 
or the IRC; and 
(2) submits an application— 
(A) to the Commission at such time, in such 
form, and containing such additional informa-
tion as the Commission may require; and 
(B) that may be filed on behalf of the State 
or Tribal organization by the fire safety code en-
forcement agency of that State or Tribal organi-
zation. 
(c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Commission shall deter-
mine the amount of each grant awarded under this section. 
(d) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—In selecting 
eligible States and Tribal organizations for the award of 
grants under this section, the Commission shall give favor-
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able consideration to an eligible State or Tribal organiza-
tion that demonstrates a reasonable need for funding under 
this section and that— 
(1) requires the installation of one or more com-
pliant carbon monoxide alarms in a new or existing 
educational facility, childcare facility, health care fa-
cility, adult dependent care facility, government 
building, restaurant, theater, lodging establishment, 
or dwelling unit— 
(A) within which a fuel-burning appliance, 
including a furnace, boiler, water heater, fire-
place, or any other apparatus, appliance, or de-
vice that burns fuel, is installed; or 
(B) that has an attached garage; and 
(2) has developed a strategy to protect vulnerable 
populations, such as children, the elderly, or low-in-
come households, from exposure to unhealthy levels of 
carbon monoxide. 
(e) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an 
eligible State or Tribal organization to which a grant 
is awarded under this section may use the grant— 
(A) to purchase and install compliant car-
bon monoxide alarms in the dwelling units of 
low-income families or elderly individuals, facili-
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ties that commonly serve children or the elderly 
(including childcare facilities, public schools, 
and senior centers); 
(B) for the development and dissemination 
of training materials, instructors, and any other 
costs relating to the training sessions authorized 
under this subsection; or 
(C) to educate the public about— 
(i) the risk associated with carbon 
monoxide as a poison; and 
(ii) the importance of proper carbon 
monoxide alarm use. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—An eligible 
State or Tribal organization to which a grant is 
awarded under this section may use not more 
than 5 percent of the grant amount to cover ad-
ministrative costs that are not directly related to 
training described in paragraph (1)(B). 
(B) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—An eligible State 
or Tribal organization to which a grant is 
awarded under this section may use not more 
than 25 percent of the grant amount to cover the 
costs of activities described in paragraph (1)(C).
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(C) STATE
CONTRIBUTIONS.—An eligible 
State to which a grant is awarded under this 
section shall, with respect to the costs incurred 
by the State in carrying out activities under the 
grant, provide non-Federal contributions in an 
amount equal to not less than 25 percent of the 
amount of Federal funds provided under the 
grant to administer the program. This subpara-
graph shall not apply to Tribal organizations. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall carry 
out this title using amounts appropriated to the Com-
mission for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to 
extent such funds are available. 
(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—In a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent 
of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to carry out this title may be used for adminis-
trative expenses. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the last day 
of each fiscal year in which grants are awarded under this 
section, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report 
that evaluates the implementation of the grant program re-
quired under this section.
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TITLE III—UNITED STATES ANTI- 
DOPING AGENCY REAUTHOR-
IZATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Anti- 
Doping Agency Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The United States Anti-Doping Agency— 
(A) is the independent national anti-doping 
organization of the United States; and 
(B) manages the anti-doping program, re-
sults management processes, drug reference re-
sources, and athlete education for all United 
States Olympic Committee-recognized national 
governing bodies and the athletes and events of 
such national governing bodies. 
(2) The United States Anti-Doping Agency con-
tributes to the advancement of clean sport through sci-
entific research, anti-doping education, and outreach 
programs, and the mission of the United States Anti- 
Doping Agency is to preserve the integrity of competi-
tion and protect the rights of athletes. 
(3) Participation in youth sports has the poten-
tial to equip young athletes with important skills and
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values necessary for success in life, and it is essential 
that the culture of youth sports emphasizes such skills 
and values. 
(4) The TrueSport program of the United States 
Anti-Doping Agency partners with youth sport orga-
nizations across the United States to promote sports-
manship, character building, and healthy perform-
ance through the use of targeted educational materials 
designed to promote a positive youth sport experience. 
(5) In modifying the authority of the United 
States Anti-Doping Agency to include the promotion 
of the positive values of youth sport, Congress sends 
a strong signal that the goals of youth sport should 
include instilling in young athletes the values of in-
tegrity, respect, teamwork, courage, and responsi-
bility. 
(6) Due to the unique leadership position of the 
United States in the global community, adequate 
funding of the anti-doping and clean sport programs 
of the United States Anti-Doping Agency is impera-
tive to the preparation for the 2028 Summer Olympic 
Games, which will be held in Los Angeles, California. 
(7) Increased appropriations for fiscal years 
2023 through 2031 would enable the United States 
Anti-Doping Agency to directly affect the integrity
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and well-being of sport, both domestically and inter-
nationally. 
SEC. 303. MODIFICATIONS OF AUTHORITY. 
Section 701 of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2001) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) serve as the independent anti-doping or-
ganization for the amateur athletic competitions rec-
ognized 
by 
the 
United 
States 
Olympic 
and 
Paralympic Committee; 
‘‘(B) be responsible for certifying in advance any 
testing conducted by international organizations 
under the World Anti-Doping Code for international 
amateur athletes and athletic competitions occurring 
within the jurisdiction of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) be recognized worldwide as the independent 
national anti-doping organization for the United 
States;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(5) promote a positive youth sport experience 
by using a portion of the funding of the United States 
Anti-Doping Agency to provide educational materials 
on sportsmanship, character building, and healthy 
performance for the athletes, parents, and coaches who 
participate in youth sports.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) DUE PROCESS IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS.— 
Any action taken by the United States Anti-Doping Agency 
to enforce a policy, procedure, or requirement of the United 
States Anti-Doping Agency against a person with respect 
to a violation of Federal law, including an investigation, 
a disciplinary action, a sanction, or any other administra-
tive action, shall be carried out in a manner that provides 
due process protection to the person.’’. 
SEC. 304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 703 of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2003) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the United 
States Anti-Doping Agency— 
‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2023, $15,500,000; 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2024, $16,200,000; 
‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2025, $16,900,000;
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‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2026, $17,700,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2027, $18,500,000; 
‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2028, $19,800,000; 
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2029, $22,100,000; 
‘‘(8) for fiscal year 2030, $24,900,000; and 
‘‘(9) for fiscal year 2031, $23,700,000.’’. 
SEC. 305. INFORMATION SHARING. 
Except as otherwise prohibited by law and except in 
cases in which the integrity of a criminal investigation 
would be affected, pursuant to the obligation of the United 
States under Article 7 of the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific, and Cultural Organization International Con-
vention Against Doping in Sport done at Paris October 19, 
2005, and ratified by the United States in 2008, the Attor-
ney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall provide to the 
United States Anti-Doping Agency any relevant informa-
tion relating to the prevention of the use of performance- 
enhancing drugs or the prohibition of performance-enhanc-
ing methods. 
TITLE IV—PROTECTING INDIAN 
TRIBES FROM SCAMS 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Indian 
Tribes from Scams Act’’.
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SEC. 402. PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES FROM UNFAIR OR 
DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
(a) FTC REPORT ON UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR 
PRACTICES TARGETING INDIAN TRIBES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and after con-
sultation with Indian Tribes, the Commission shall make 
publicly available on the website of the Commission and 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices tar-
geted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, includ-
ing— 
(1) a description of the types of unfair or decep-
tive acts or practices identified by the Commission as 
being targeted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian 
Tribes; 
(2) a description of the consumer education ac-
tivities of the Commission with respect to such acts or 
practices; 
(3) a description of the efforts of the Commission 
to collaborate with Indian Tribes to prevent such acts 
or practices or to pursue persons using such acts or 
practices;
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(4) a summary of the enforcement actions taken 
by the Commission related to such acts or practices; 
and 
(5) any recommendations for legislation to pre-
vent such acts or practices. 
(b) INCREASING AWARENESS OF UNFAIR OR DECEP-
TIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES TARGETING INDIAN TRIBES.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the submission 
of the report required by subsection (a), the Commission 
shall update the website of the Commission to include infor-
mation for consumers and businesses on identifying and 
avoiding unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at 
Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
COMMISSION.—The 
term 
‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
DIVISION R—FAFSA 
SIMPLIFICATION 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘FAFSA Simplifica-
tion Act Technical Corrections Act’’.
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SEC. 102. EXTENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE OF 
FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION ACT BY ONE YEAR. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO THE FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION 
ACT.—The FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division 
FF of Public Law 116–260) is amended in section 701(b)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2023’’ both places the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2024’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘award year 2023–2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘award year 2024–2025’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT 
OF 1965.—The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001 et seq.), as amended by the FAFSA Simplification 
Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), is 
amended— 
(1) in section 401(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking 
‘‘award year 2023–2024’’ and inserting ‘‘award 
year 2024–2025’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2024’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2023 through 2033’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 2034’’;
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(C) in paragraph (7)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘or 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2022, or 2023’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (8)(A), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2033’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2034’’; 
(2) in section 471, by striking ‘‘award year 
2023–2024’’ and inserting ‘‘award year 2024–2025’’; 
(3) in section 479(a), by striking ‘‘July 1, 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2024’’; 
(4) in section 483, by striking ‘‘award year 
2023–2024’’ each place the term appears and insert-
ing ‘‘award year 2024–2025’’; and 
(5) in section 485E(b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘award 
year 2023–2024’’ and inserting ‘‘award year 2024– 
2025’’. 
(c) ON-TIME EFFECTIVE DATE PERMITTED.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
701(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of 
division FF of Public Law 116–260), as amended by 
this division, the Secretary of Education— 
(A) may implement on or after July 1, 
2023, but not later than, July 1, 2024, the 
amendments made by— 
(i) section 702(b) of the FAFSA Sim-
plification Act regarding cost of attendance;
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(ii) section 702(i) of such Act regard-
ing discretion of student financial aid ad-
ministrators; 
(iii) section 702(l) of such Act regard-
ing special rules for independent students 
and definitions; and 
(iv) section 703 of such Act regarding 
only the period of eligibility for grants 
under subsection (d) of section 401 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended 
by the FAFSA Simplification Act; and 
(B) shall specify in a designation on what 
date and for which award years the implementa-
tion of amendments described in subparagraph 
(A) are effective on or after July 1, 2023, and 
prior to July 1, 2024, and shall publish any des-
ignation under this paragraph in the Federal 
Register not less than 60 days before implemen-
tation. 
(2) STUDENT AID INDEX AS EXPECTED FAMILY 
CONTRIBUTION.—For purposes of implementing the 
amendments described in paragraph (1)(A) before 
July 1, 2024, the term ‘‘student aid index’’ as it ap-
pears in such amendments to the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 shall mean ‘‘expected family contribu-
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tion’’, as calculated under part F of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as in effect on the date 
of the implementation. 
SEC. 103. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE FAFSA SIM-
PLIFICATION ACT. 
(a) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—Section 472(a)(13) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by section 
702(b) of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of divi-
sion FF of Public Law 116–260), is amended by inserting 
‘‘, or the average cost of any such fee or premium, as appli-
cable’’ after ‘‘on such loan’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR INDEPENDENT STUDENTS.— 
Section 479D of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
added by section 702(l)(1) of the FAFSA Simplification Act 
(title VII of division FF of Public Law 116–260), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(D), by inserting ‘‘the 
same or’’ before ‘‘a prior award’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘the same 
or’’ before ‘‘a prior award’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘this section, or paragraph 
(2), (8), or (9) of section 480(d),’’ after ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 479A(c),’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘under such paragraph in 
the same award year’’ and inserting ‘‘under such 
provisions in the same or a prior award year’’. 
(c) IRAQ
AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE GRANT
AND 
CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES GRANT.—Part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 
et seq.), as amended by section 703 of the FAFSA Sim-
plification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116– 
260), is amended— 
(1) in section 401(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
respectively; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking 
‘‘(2)(B)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘(2)(A)(i)’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) PREVENTION OF DOUBLE BENEFITS.—No el-
igible student described in paragraph (2) may con-
currently receive a grant under both this subsection 
and subsection (b).
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SEC. 104. CONFORMING CHANGES TO PUBLIC HEALTH 
SERVICE ACT LOANS. 
Title VII of the Public Health Service Act is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 705(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
292d(a)(1))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) by striking clause (iv); and 
(iii) by redesignating clause (v) as 
clause (iv); and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by striking clause (iv); and 
(2) in section 722(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
292r(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by striking ‘‘to a student—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘who is in need’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to a student who is in need’’.
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DIVISION S—VETERANS 
MATTERS 
TITLE I—RAISE ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Veterans 
Affairs Nurse and Physician Assistant Retention and In-
come Security Enhancement Act’’ or the ‘‘VA Nurse and 
Physician Assistant RAISE Act’’. 
SEC. 102. PAY FOR NURSES AND CERTAIN OTHER MEDICAL 
POSITIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) MAXIMUM RATE OF BASIC PAY.—Section 7451 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C), by striking ‘‘and 
physician assistant’’ and inserting ‘‘physician assist-
ant, and podiatrist’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The maximum rate of basic pay for any grade 
for a covered position may not exceed— 
‘‘(i) in the case of an advanced practice nurse, 
the maximum rate of basic pay established for posi-
tions in level I of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5312 of title 5;
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‘‘(ii) in the case of a physician assistant, the 
maximum rate of basic pay established for positions 
in level I of the Executive Schedule under section 
5312 of title 5; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a registered nurse, the max-
imum rate of basic pay established for positions in 
level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 
of title 5; and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of any other covered position, 
the maximum rate of basic pay established for posi-
tions in level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5. 
‘‘(B) The maximum rate of basic pay for a grade for 
the position of certified registered nurse anesthetist pursu-
ant to an adjustment under subsection (d) may exceed the 
maximum rate otherwise provided in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) REGISTERED NURSES AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS 
SERVING IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.—Section 7404 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The pay of physicians’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(A) The pay of physicians’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
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‘‘(B) The basic pay of registered nurses and physician 
assistants serving in positions to which an Executive order 
applies under paragraph (1) may be determined under sub-
chapter IV of this chapter instead of such Executive order. 
Such positions shall not otherwise be covered by such sub-
chapter, except with respect to bonuses under section 7452 
or 7458 or special pay under subsection (g) of such section 
7452.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘basic pay’’ after ‘‘paid’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘rate established for the 
Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of 
title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘rates established under 
subchapter IV of this chapter’’. 
TITLE II—OUTDOOR INDUSTRY 
VETERANS CAREERS GAO STUDY 
SEC. 201. OUTDOOR INDUSTRY VETERANS CAREERS GAO 
STUDY. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on the use by vet-
erans of educational assistance provided under laws admin-
istered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pursue ca-
reers in outdoor recreation.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of opportunities for veterans to 
use educational assistance provided under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
pursue careers in outdoor recreation in the private 
sector and in the public sector. 
(2) Identification of any difficulties with using 
the educational assistance provided under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary to veterans to pursue ca-
reers in outdoor recreation in the private and public 
sector, including trained, apprentice, assistant, and 
certified guides. 
(3) Assessment of the availability of opportuni-
ties for careers in outdoor recreation at the following: 
(A) The Department of Agriculture. 
(B) The Department of the Interior. 
(C) The Army Corps of Engineers. 
(D) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(4) Identification of any challenges veterans may 
have pursuing careers in outdoor recreation at the 
agencies list under paragraph (3).
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(5) Identification of options to increase opportu-
nities for veterans to pursue careers in outdoor recre-
ation at the agencies listed under paragraph (3). 
(c) STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES.—In conducting the 
study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General 
shall obtain the perspectives of the outdoor recreation indus-
try, veterans groups focusing on the outdoors, nongovern-
mental organizations, and other interested stakeholders. 
(d) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 240 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall provide the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a briefing on 
the study required by subsection (a). 
(2) REPORT.—After providing the briefing re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the committees described in such para-
graph a report on the findings of the Comptroller 
General with respect to the study completed under 
subsection (a). 
(e) OUTDOOR RECREATION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘outdoor recreation’’ means recreational activities 
undertaken for pleasure that—
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(1) generally involve some level of intentional 
physical exertion; and 
(2) occur in nature-based environments outdoors. 
DIVISION 
T—CREDIT 
UNION 
GOVERNANCE 
MODERNIZA-
TION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Credit Union Gov-
ernance Modernization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 102. EXPULSION OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNION MEM-
BERS FOR CAUSE. 
Section 118 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1764) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘to the 
member’’ ; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EXPULSION FOR CAUSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
sections (a) and (b) of this section, a member may be
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expelled for cause by a two-thirds vote of a quorum 
of the directors of the Federal credit union pursuant 
to a policy which the National Credit Union Admin-
istration Board shall adopt, pursuant to a rule-
making, not later than the end of the 18-month period 
following the date of enactment of the Credit Union 
Governance Modernization Act of 2022. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF POLICY TO MEMBERS.—A 
Federal credit union may not expel a member pursu-
ant to this subsection unless the Federal credit union 
has provided, in written or electronic form, a copy of 
the policy adopted by the National Credit Union Ad-
ministration Board under paragraph (1) to each 
member of the Federal credit union. 
‘‘(3) PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION
OF
PENDING
EXPUL-
SION.—If a member will, subject to the policy 
adopted under paragraph (1), be subject to ex-
pulsion, the member shall be notified in advance 
of the expulsion, along with the reason for such 
expulsion. Such notice shall be provided in per-
son, by mail to the member’s address, or, if the 
member has elected to receive electronic commu-
nications from the Federal credit union, may be 
provided electronically.
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‘‘(B) RIGHT TO A HEARING.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A member shall 
have 60 days from the date of receipt of a 
notification under subparagraph (A) to re-
quest a hearing from the board of directors 
of the Federal credit union. 
‘‘(ii) EXPULSION IF NO HEARING.—If a 
member does not request a hearing during 
the 60-day period described under clause 
(i), the member shall be expelled after the 
end of the 60-day period. 
‘‘(C) HEARING; VOTE ON EXPULSION.—If a 
member requests a hearing during the 60-day pe-
riod described under subparagraph (B)(i)— 
‘‘(i) the board of directors of the Fed-
eral credit union shall provide the member 
with a hearing; and 
‘‘(ii) after such hearing, the board of 
directors of the Federal credit union shall 
hold a vote in a timely manner on expelling 
the member. 
‘‘(D) NOTICE OF EXPULSION.—If a member 
is expelled under subparagraph (B)(ii) or 
(C)(ii), notice of the expulsion of the member 
shall be provided to the member in person, by
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mail to the member’s address, in written form 
or, if the member has elected to receive electronic 
communications from the Federal credit union, 
may be provided electronically. 
‘‘(4) REINSTATEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A member expelled 
under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) shall be given an opportunity to 
request reinstatement of membership; and 
‘‘(ii) may be reinstated by either— 
‘‘(I) a majority vote of a quorum 
of the directors of the Federal credit 
union; or 
‘‘(II) a majority vote of the mem-
bers of the Federal credit union present 
at a meeting. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed to require that 
an expelled member be allowed to attend the 
meeting described in subparagraph (A)(ii) in 
person. 
‘‘(5) CAUSE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘cause’ means—
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‘‘(A) a substantial or repeated violation of 
the membership agreement of the Federal credit 
union; 
‘‘(B) a substantial or repeated disruption, 
including dangerous or abusive behavior (as de-
fined by the National Credit Union Administra-
tion Board pursuant to a rulemaking), to the op-
erations of a Federal credit union; or 
‘‘(C) fraud, attempted fraud, or other illegal 
conduct that a member has been convicted of in 
relation to the Federal credit union, including 
the Federal credit union’s employees conducting 
business on behalf of the Federal credit union.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘either subsection (a) or 
(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
member’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) NO AUTHORITY TO EXPEL CLASSES OF MEM-
BERS.—An expulsion of a member pursuant to this section 
shall be done individually, on a case-by-case basis, and nei-
ther the Board nor any Federal credit union may expel a 
class of members.’’.
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DIVISION U—ADJUSTABLE 
INTEREST RATE (LIBOR) ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Adjustable Interest 
Rate (LIBOR) Act’’. 
SEC. 102. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) LIBOR is used as a benchmark rate in more 
than $200,000,000,000,000 worth of contracts world-
wide; 
(2) a significant number of existing contracts 
that reference LIBOR do not provide for the use of a 
clearly defined or practicable replacement benchmark 
rate when LIBOR is discontinued; and 
(3) the cessation or nonrepresentativeness of 
LIBOR could result in disruptive litigation related to 
existing contracts that do not provide for the use of 
a clearly defined or practicable replacement bench-
mark rate. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this division— 
(1) to establish a clear and uniform process, on 
a nationwide basis, for replacing LIBOR in existing 
contracts the terms of which do not provide for the use 
of a clearly defined or practicable replacement bench-
mark rate, without affecting the ability of parties to
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LIBOR), to replace LIBOR or any interest rate or 
dividend rate based on LIBOR, whether on a tem-
porary, permanent, or indefinite basis, under or with 
respect to a LIBOR contract. 
(4) BENCHMARK
REPLACEMENT
CONFORMING 
CHANGES.—The term ‘‘benchmark replacement con-
forming changes’’ means any technical, administra-
tive, or operational changes, alterations, or modifica-
tions that— 
(A) the Board determines, in its discretion, 
would address 1 or more issues affecting the im-
plementation, administration, and calculation of 
the Board-selected benchmark replacement in 
LIBOR contracts; or 
(B) solely with respect to a LIBOR contract 
that is not a consumer loan, in the reasonable 
judgment of a calculating person, are otherwise 
necessary or appropriate to permit the imple-
mentation, administration, and calculation of 
the Board-selected benchmark replacement under 
or with respect to a LIBOR contract after giving 
due consideration to any benchmark replacement 
conforming changes under subparagraph (A). 
(5) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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(6) BOARD-SELECTED
BENCHMARK
REPLACE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘Board-selected benchmark replace-
ment’’ means a benchmark replacement identified by 
the Board that is based on SOFR, including any 
tenor spread adjustment pursuant to section 104(e). 
(7) CALCULATING
PERSON.—The term ‘‘calcu-
lating person’’ means, with respect to any LIBOR 
contract, any person, including the determining per-
son, responsible for calculating or determining any 
valuation, payment, or other measurement based on a 
benchmark. 
(8) CONSUMER; CREDIT.—The terms ‘‘consumer’’ 
and ‘‘credit’’ have the meanings given the terms in 
section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1602). 
(9) CONSUMER
LOAN.—The term ‘‘consumer 
loan’’ means a consumer credit transaction. 
(10) DETERMINING PERSON.—The term ‘‘deter-
mining person’’ means, with respect to any LIBOR 
contract, any person with the authority, right, or ob-
ligation, including on a temporary basis (as identi-
fied by the LIBOR contract or by the governing law 
of the LIBOR contract, as appropriate) to determine 
a benchmark replacement.
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(11) FALLBACK PROVISIONS.—The term ‘‘fallback 
provisions’’ means terms in a LIBOR contract for de-
termining a benchmark replacement, including any 
terms relating to the date on which the benchmark re-
placement becomes effective. 
(12) IBOR.—The term ‘‘IBOR’’ means LIBOR, 
any tenor of non-U.S. dollar currency rates formerly 
known as the London interbank offered rate as ad-
ministered by ICE Benchmark Administration Lim-
ited (or any predecessor or successor administrator 
thereof), and any other interbank offered rates that 
are expected to cease. 
(13) IBOR BENCHMARK
REPLACEMENT.—The 
term ‘‘IBOR benchmark replacement’’ means a bench-
mark, or an interest rate or dividend rate (which 
may or may not be based in whole or in part on a 
prior setting of an IBOR), to replace an IBOR or 
any interest rate or dividend rate based on an IBOR, 
whether on a temporary, permanent, or indefinite 
basis, under or with respect to an IBOR contract. 
(14) IBOR CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘IBOR con-
tract’’ means any contract, agreement, indenture, or-
ganizational document, guarantee, mortgage, deed of 
trust, lease, security (whether representing debt or eq-
uity, including any interest in a corporation, a part-
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nership, or a limited liability company), instrument, 
or other obligation or asset that, by its terms, con-
tinues in any way to use an IBOR as a benchmark. 
(15) LIBOR.—The term ‘‘LIBOR’’— 
(A) means the overnight and 1-, 3-, 6-, and 
12-month tenors of U.S. dollar LIBOR (formerly 
known as the London interbank offered rate) as 
administered by ICE Benchmark Administration 
Limited (or any predecessor or successor admin-
istrator thereof); and 
(B) does not include the 1-week or 2-month 
tenors of U.S. dollar LIBOR. 
(16) LIBOR CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘LIBOR 
contract’’ means any contract, agreement, indenture, 
organizational document, guarantee, mortgage, deed 
of trust, lease, security (whether representing debt or 
equity, including any interest in a corporation, a 
partnership, or a limited liability company), instru-
ment, or other obligation or asset that, by its terms, 
uses LIBOR as a benchmark. 
(17) LIBOR REPLACEMENT
DATE.—The term 
‘‘LIBOR replacement date’’ means the first London 
banking day after June 30, 2023, unless the Board 
determines that any LIBOR tenor will cease to be
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published or cease to be representative on a different 
date. 
(18) SECURITY.—The term ‘‘security’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securi-
ties Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). 
(19) SOFR.—The term ‘‘SOFR’’ means the Se-
cured Overnight Financing Rate published by the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor ad-
ministrator). 
(20) TENOR
SPREAD
ADJUSTMENT.—The term 
‘‘tenor spread adjustment’’ means— 
(A) 0.00644 percent for overnight LIBOR; 
(B) 0.11448 percent for 1-month LIBOR; 
(C) 0.26161 percent for 3-month LIBOR; 
(D) 0.42826 percent for 6-month LIBOR; 
and 
(E) 0.71513 percent for 12-month LIBOR. 
SEC. 104. LIBOR CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—On the LIBOR replacement date, 
the Board-selected benchmark replacement shall be the 
benchmark replacement for any LIBOR contract that, after 
giving any effect to subsection (b)— 
(1) contains no fallback provisions; or 
(2) contains fallback provisions that identify nei-
ther—
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(A) a specific benchmark replacement; nor 
(B) a determining person. 
(b) FALLBACK PROVISIONS.—On the LIBOR replace-
ment date, any reference in the fallback provisions of a 
LIBOR contract to— 
(1) a benchmark replacement that is based in 
any way on any LIBOR value, except to account for 
the difference between LIBOR and the benchmark re-
placement; or 
(2) a requirement that a person (other than a 
benchmark administrator) conduct a poll, survey, or 
inquiries for quotes or information concerning inter-
bank lending or deposit rates; 
shall be disregarded as if not included in the fallback provi-
sions of such LIBOR contract and shall be deemed null and 
void and without any force or effect. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF DETERMINING PERSON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (f)(2), a 
determining person may select the Board-selected 
benchmark replacement as the benchmark replace-
ment. 
(2) SELECTION.—Any selection by a determining 
person of the Board-selected benchmark replacement 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) irrevocable;
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(B) made by the earlier of the LIBOR re-
placement date and the latest date for selecting 
a benchmark replacement according to the terms 
of the LIBOR contract; and 
(C) used in any determinations of the 
benchmark under or with respect to the LIBOR 
contract occurring on and after the LIBOR re-
placement date. 
(3) NO
SELECTION.—If a determining person 
does not select a benchmark replacement by the date 
specified in paragraph (2)(B), the Board-selected 
benchmark replacement, on and after the LIBOR re-
placement date, shall be the benchmark replacement 
for the LIBOR contract. 
(d) CONFORMING CHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Board-selected bench-
mark replacement becomes the benchmark replacement 
for a LIBOR contract pursuant to subsection (a) or 
(c), all benchmark replacement conforming changes 
shall become an integral part of the LIBOR contract. 
(2) NO CONSENT REQUIRED.—A calculating per-
son shall not be required to obtain consent from any 
other person prior to the adoption of benchmark re-
placement conforming changes. 
(e) ADJUSTMENT BY BOARD.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), on the LIBOR replacement date, the Board 
shall adjust the Board-selected benchmark replacement 
for each category of LIBOR contract that the Board 
may identify to include the relevant tenor spread ad-
justment. 
(2) CONSUMER LOANS.—For LIBOR contracts 
that are consumer loans, the Board shall adjust the 
Board-selected benchmark replacement as follows: 
(A) During the 1-year period beginning on 
the LIBOR replacement date, incorporate an 
amount, to be determined for any business day 
during that period, that transitions linearly 
from the difference between the Board-selected 
benchmark replacement and the corresponding 
LIBOR tenor determined as of the day imme-
diately before the LIBOR replacement date to the 
relevant tenor spread adjustment. 
(B) On and after the date that is 1 year 
after the LIBOR replacement date, incorporate 
the relevant tenor spread adjustment. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this divi-
sion may be construed to alter or impair— 
(1) any written agreement specifying that a 
LIBOR contract shall not be subject to this division;
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as defined in section 1002 of the Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481). 
SEC. 105. CONTINUITY OF CONTRACT AND SAFE HARBOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Board-selected benchmark re-
placement and the selection or use of a Board-selected 
benchmark replacement as a benchmark replacement under 
or with respect to a LIBOR contract, and any benchmark 
replacement conforming changes, shall constitute— 
(1) a commercially reasonable replacement for 
and a commercially substantial equivalent to LIBOR; 
(2) a reasonable, comparable, or analogous rate, 
index, or term for LIBOR; 
(3) a replacement that is based on a methodology 
or information that is similar or comparable to 
LIBOR; 
(4) substantial performance by any person of 
any right or obligation relating to or based on 
LIBOR; and 
(5) a replacement that has historical fluctuations 
that are substantially similar to those of LIBOR for 
purposes of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1601 note) and regulations promulgated under that 
division. 
(b) NO IMPAIRMENT.—Neither the selection or use of 
a Board-selected benchmark replacement as a benchmark re-
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placement nor the determination, implementation, or per-
formance of benchmark replacement conforming changes 
under section 104 may— 
(1) be deemed to impair or affect the right of 
any person to receive a payment, or to affect the 
amount or timing of such payment, under any 
LIBOR contract; or 
(2) have the effect of— 
(A) discharging or excusing performance 
under any LIBOR contract for any reason, 
claim, or defense (including any force majeure or 
other provision in any LIBOR contract); 
(B) giving any person the right to unilater-
ally terminate or suspend performance under 
any LIBOR contract; 
(C) constituting a breach of any LIBOR 
contract; or 
(D) voiding or nullifying any LIBOR con-
tract. 
(c) SAFE HARBOR.—No person shall be subject to any 
claim or cause of action in law or equity or request for 
equitable relief, or have liability for damages, arising out 
of— 
(1) the selection or use of a Board-selected bench-
mark replacement;
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(2) the implementation of benchmark replace-
ment conforming changes; or 
(3) with respect to a LIBOR contract that is not 
a consumer loan, the determination of benchmark re-
placement conforming changes, 
in each case after giving effect to the provisions of section 
104; provided, however, that in each case any person (in-
cluding a calculating person) shall remain subject to the 
terms of a LIBOR contract that are not affected by this 
division and any existing legal, regulatory, or contractual 
obligations to correct servicing or other ministerial errors 
under or with respect to a LIBOR contract. 
(d) SELECTION.—The selection or use of a Board-se-
lected benchmark replacement or the determination, imple-
mentation, or performance of benchmark replacement con-
forming changes under section 104 shall not be deemed to— 
(1) be an amendment or modification of any 
LIBOR contract; or 
(2) prejudice, impair, or affect the rights, inter-
ests, or obligations of any person under or with re-
spect to any LIBOR contract. 
(e) NO NEGATIVE INFERENCE.—Except as provided in 
subsections (a), (b), or (c)(1) of section 104, nothing in this 
division may be construed to create any negative inference
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or negative presumption regarding the validity or enforce-
ability of— 
(1) any benchmark replacement (including any 
method for calculating, determining, or implementing 
an adjustment to the benchmark replacement to ac-
count for any historical differences between LIBOR 
and the benchmark replacement) that is not a Board- 
selected benchmark replacement; or 
(2) any changes, alterations, or modifications to 
or with respect to a LIBOR contract that are not 
benchmark replacement conforming changes. 
SEC. 106. BENCHMARK FOR LOANS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BANK.—The term ‘‘bank’’ means an institu-
tion subject to examination by a Federal financial in-
stitutions regulatory agency. 
(2) COVERED ACTION.—The term ‘‘covered ac-
tion’’ means— 
(A) the initiation by a Federal supervisory 
agency of an enforcement action, including the 
issuance of a cease-and-desist order; or 
(B) the issuance by a Federal supervisory 
agency of a matter requiring attention, a matter 
requiring immediate attention; or a matter re-
quiring board attention resulting from a super-
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visory activity conducted by the Federal super-
visory agency. 
(3) FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
REGU-
LATORY AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal financial insti-
tutions regulatory agencies’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 1003 of the Federal Financial In-
stitutions Examination Council Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3302). 
(4) FEDERAL SUPERVISORY AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘Federal supervisory agency’’ means an agency listed 
in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of section 1101(7) 
of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 
U.S.C. 3401(7)). 
(5) NON-IBOR LOAN.—The term ‘‘non-IBOR 
loan’’ means any loan that, by its terms, does not use 
in any way LIBOR, any tenor of non-U.S. dollar 
currency rates formerly known as the London inter-
bank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark 
Administration Limited (or any predecessor or suc-
cessor administrator thereof), and any other inter-
bank offered rates that are expected to cease, as a 
benchmark. 
(b) BENCHMARKS USED BY BANKS.—With respect to 
a benchmark used by a bank—
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(1) the bank, in any non-IBOR loan made be-
fore, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act, 
may use any benchmark, including a benchmark that 
is not SOFR, that the bank determines to be appro-
priate for the funding model of the bank; the needs of 
the customers of the bank; and the products, risk pro-
file, risk management capabilities, and operational 
capabilities of the bank; provided, however, that the 
use of any benchmark shall remain subject to the 
terms of the non-IBOR loan, and applicable law; and 
(2) no Federal supervisory agency may take any 
covered action against the bank solely because that 
benchmark is not SOFR. 
SEC. 107. PREEMPTION. 
This division, and regulations promulgated under this 
division, shall supersede any provision of any State or local 
law, statute, rule, regulation, or standard— 
(1) relating to the selection or use of a bench-
mark replacement or related conforming changes; or 
(2) expressly limiting the manner of calculating 
interest, including the compounding of interest, as 
that provision applies to the selection or use of a 
Board-selected benchmark replacement or benchmark 
replacement conforming changes.
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SEC. 108. TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939. 
Section 316(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 
U.S.C. 77ppp(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, except as’’ and inserting ‘‘, ex-
cept— 
‘‘(1) as’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by strik-
ing ‘‘(a), and except that’’ and inserting ‘‘(a); 
‘‘(2) that’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) that the right of any holder of any inden-
ture security to receive payment of the principal of 
and interest on such indenture security shall not be 
deemed to be impaired or affected by any change oc-
curring by the application of section 104 of the Ad-
justable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act to any indenture 
security.’’. 
SEC. 109. AMENDMENT TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 
1965. 
Section 438(b)(2)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087–1(b)(2)(I)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) REVISED
CALCULATION
RULE 
TO ADDRESS INSTANCES WHERE 1-MONTH
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USD LIBOR CEASES OR IS NON-REPRESENT-
ATIVE.— 
‘‘(I) 
SUBSTITUTE
REFERENCE 
INDEX.—The provisions of this clause 
apply to loans for which the special al-
lowance payment would otherwise be 
calculated pursuant to clause (vii). 
‘‘(II) CALCULATION
BASED
ON 
SOFR.—For loans described in sub-
clause (III) or (IV), the special allow-
ance payment described in this sub-
clause shall be substituted for the pay-
ment provided under clause (vii). For 
each calendar quarter, the formula for 
computing the special allowance that 
would otherwise apply under clause 
(vii) shall be revised by substituting ‘of 
the quotes of the 30-day Average Se-
cured 
Overnight 
Financing 
Rate 
(SOFR) in effect for each of the days 
in such quarter as published by the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or 
a successor administrator), adjusted 
daily by adding the tenor spread ad-
justment, as that term is defined in the
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Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, 
for 
1-month 
LIBOR 
contracts 
of 
0.11448 percent’ for ‘of the 1-month 
London Inter Bank Offered Rate 
(LIBOR) for United States dollars in 
effect for each of the days in such quar-
ter as compiled and released by the 
British Bankers Association’. The spe-
cial allowance calculation for loans 
subject to clause (vii) shall otherwise 
remain in effect. 
‘‘(III) 
LOANS
ELIGIBLE
FOR 
SOFR-BASED CALCULATION.—Except as 
provided in subclause (IV), the special 
allowance payment calculated under 
subclause (II) shall apply to all loans 
for which the holder (or, if the holder 
acts as an eligible lender trustee for the 
beneficial owner of the loan, the bene-
ficial owner of the loan) at any time 
after the effective date of this clause no-
tifies the Secretary that the holder or 
beneficial owner affirmatively and per-
manently elects to waive all contrac-
tual, statutory, or other legal rights to
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a special allowance paid under clause 
(vii) or to the special allowance paid 
pursuant to any other formula that 
was previously in effect with respect to 
such loan, and accepts the rate de-
scribed in subclause (II). Any such 
waiver shall apply to all loans then 
held, or to be held from time to time, 
by such holder or beneficial owner; pro-
vided that, due to the need to obtain 
the approval of, demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary— 
‘‘(aa) one or more third par-
ties with a legal or beneficial in-
terest in loans eligible for the 
SOFR-based calculation; or 
‘‘(bb) a nationally recognized 
rating organization assigning a 
rating to a financing secured by 
loans otherwise eligible for the 
SOFR-based calculation, 
the holder of the loan (or, if the holder 
acts as an eligible lender trustee for the 
beneficial owner of the loan, the bene-
ficial owner of the loan) may elect to
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apply the rate described in subclause 
(II) to specified loan portfolios estab-
lished for financing purposes by sepa-
rate notices with different effective 
dates. The special allowance rate based 
on SOFR shall be effective with respect 
to a portfolio as of the first day of the 
calendar quarter following the applica-
ble effective date of the waiver received 
by the Secretary from the holder or 
beneficial owner and shall permanently 
and irrevocably continue for all subse-
quent quarters. 
‘‘(IV) FALLBACK PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(aa) In the event that a 
holder or beneficial owner has not 
elected to waive its rights to a 
special allowance payment under 
clause (vii) with respect to a port-
folio with an effective date of the 
waiver prior to the first of— 
‘‘(AA) the date on which 
the ICE Benchmark Admin-
istration (‘IBA’) has perma-
nently or indefinitely stopped
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providing 
the 
1-month 
United States Dollar LIBOR 
(‘1-month USD LIBOR’) to 
the general public; 
‘‘(BB) the effective date 
of an official public state-
ment by the IBA or its regu-
lator that the 1-month USD 
LIBOR is no longer reliable 
or no longer representative; 
or 
‘‘(CC) the LIBOR re-
placement date, as defined in 
section 103 of the Adjustable 
Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, 
the special allowance rate calcula-
tion as described in subclause (II) 
shall, by operation of law, apply 
to all loans in such portfolio. 
‘‘(bb) In such event— 
‘‘(AA) the last deter-
mined rate of special allow-
ance based on 1-month USD 
LIBOR 
will 
continue 
to 
apply until the end of the
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then current calendar quar-
ter; and 
‘‘(BB) the special allow-
ance rate calculation as de-
scribed in subclause (II) shall 
become effective as of the first 
day of the following calendar 
quarter and remain in effect 
for all subsequent calendar 
quarters.’’. 
SEC. 110. RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Board shall promulgate regulations to carry 
out this division. 
DIVISION 
V—HAITI 
DEVELOP-
MENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND 
INSTITUTIONAL 
TRANS-
PARENCY INITIATIVE ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Haiti Development, 
Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative 
Act’’.
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SEC. 102. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to support the sus-
tainable rebuilding and development of Haiti in a manner 
that— 
(1) recognizes Haitian independence, self-reli-
ance, and sovereignty; 
(2) promotes efforts that are led by and support 
the people and Government of Haiti at all levels so 
that Haitians lead the course of reconstruction and 
development of Haiti; 
(3) contributes to international efforts to facili-
tate conditions for broad, inclusive, and sustained po-
litical dialogue among the different actors in Haiti to 
restore democratic legitimacy and institutions in 
Haiti; 
(4) builds the long-term capacity of the Govern-
ment of Haiti, civil society, and the private sector to 
foster economic opportunities in Haiti; 
(5) fosters collaboration between the Haitian di-
aspora in the United States, including dual citizens 
of Haiti and the United States, and the Government 
of Haiti and the business community in Haiti; 
(6) supports anticorruption efforts, promotes 
press freedom, and addresses human rights concerns, 
including through the enforcement of sanctions im-
posed in accordance with the Global Magnitsky
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Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title 
XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) on 
individuals implicated in human rights violations 
and corruption; 
(7) respects and helps restore the natural re-
sources of Haiti and strengthens community-level re-
silience to environmental and weather-related im-
pacts; 
(8) promotes political stability through the hold-
ing of free, fair, transparent, and timely elections in 
accordance with democratic principles and the Con-
stitution of Haiti; 
(9) provides timely and comprehensive reporting 
on the goals and progress of the Government of Haiti 
and the United States Government, and transparent 
post-program evaluations and contracting data; and 
(10) promotes the participation of Haitian 
women and youth in governmental and nongovern-
mental institutions and in economic development and 
governance assistance programs funded by the United 
States. 
SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES. 
In this division, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means—
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 
104. 
STRENGTHENING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
AND 
ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS IN HAITI AND 
HOLDING PERPETRATORS OF THE LA SALINE 
MASSACRE ACCOUNTABLE. 
(a) PRIORITIZATION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—The 
Secretary of State shall prioritize the protection of human 
rights and anticorruption efforts in Haiti through the fol-
lowing methods: 
(1) Fostering strong relationships with inde-
pendent civil society groups focused on monitoring 
corruption and human rights abuses and promoting 
democracy in Haiti. 
(2) Supporting the efforts of the Government of 
Haiti to identify persons involved in human rights 
violations and significant acts of corruption in Haiti, 
including public and private sector actors, and hold 
them accountable for their actions. 
(3) Addressing concerns of impunity for the al-
leged perpetrators of and the individuals who orga-
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nized and planned the massacre in La Saline that 
took place on November 13, 2018. 
(4) Urging authorities to continue to investigate 
attacks in the neighborhoods of La Saline and Bel Air 
in 2018 and 2019 that left dozens dead in order to 
bring the perpetrators to justice. 
(b) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall brief the appropriate congressional committees 
on the events that took place on November 13, 2018, 
in the neighborhood of La Saline, in Port-au-Prince, 
Haiti, and the aftermath of those events. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An examination of any links between 
the massacre in La Saline and mass protests 
that occurred concurrently in Haiti. 
(B) An analysis of the reports on the mas-
sacre in La Saline authored by the United Na-
tions, the European Union, and the Government 
of Haiti. 
(C) A detailed description of all known per-
petrators of and the individuals who organized 
and planned the massacre.
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(D) An overview of efforts of the Govern-
ment of Haiti to bring the perpetrators of and 
the individuals who organized and planned the 
massacre in La Saline to justice and to prevent 
other similar attacks. 
(E) An assessment of the ensuing treatment 
and displacement of the survivors of the mas-
sacre in La Saline. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall consult with nongovernmental 
organizations in Haiti and the United States. 
SEC. 105. PROMOTING FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND AS-
SEMBLY IN HAITI. 
The Secretary of State shall prioritize the promotion 
of freedom of the press and freedom of assembly and the 
protection of journalists in Haiti through the following 
methods: 
(1) Advocating to Haitian authorities for in-
creased protection for journalists and the press and 
for the freedom to peacefully assemble or protest in 
Haiti. 
(2) Collaborating with officials of the Govern-
ment of Haiti and representatives of civil society to 
increase legal protections for journalists in Haiti.
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(3) Supporting efforts to strengthen transparency 
in the public and private sectors in Haiti and access 
to information in Haiti. 
(4) Using United States foreign assistance for 
programs to strengthen capacity for independent jour-
nalists and increase support for investigative jour-
nalism in Haiti. 
SEC. 106. SUPPORTING POST-EARTHQUAKE, POST-HURRI-
CANE, AND POST-COVID–19 RECOVERY AND 
DEVELOPMENT IN HAITI. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, shall prioritize post-earthquake, post-hurri-
cane, and post-COVID–19 recovery and development efforts 
in Haiti through the following methods: 
(1) Collaborating with the Government of Haiti 
on a detailed and transparent development plan that 
includes clear objectives and benchmarks. 
(2) Building the capacity of Haitian-led public, 
private, and nongovernmental sector institutions in 
Haiti through post-earthquake and post-hurricane re-
covery and development planning. 
(3) Assessing the impact of the recovery efforts of 
the United States and the international community 
in Haiti since January 2010.
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(4) Supporting disaster resilience and recon-
struction efforts. 
(5) Addressing the underlying causes of poverty 
and inequality. 
(6) Improving access to— 
(A) health resources; 
(B) public health technical assistance; and 
(C) clean water, food, and shelter. 
(7) Assessing the impact of the COVID–19 pan-
demic on post-disaster recovery efforts and evaluating 
United States support needed to help with the pan-
demic response in Haiti. 
(8) Supporting— 
(A) the export of additional United States- 
produced COVID–19 vaccine doses to Haiti; and 
(B) the safe storage, transport, and end-to- 
end distribution of United States-produced 
COVID–19 vaccines throughout Haiti, in light of 
ongoing humanitarian access challenges pre-
sented by Haiti’s security environment. 
SEC. 107. REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HAITI. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development (in this section re-
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ferred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) and other relevant agen-
cies and departments, shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on developments in Haiti. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A strategy for carrying out sections 104(a), 
105, and 106 of this division, including established 
baselines, benchmarks, and indicators to measure out-
comes and impact. 
(2) An assessment of major corruption com-
mitted among the public and private sectors in Haiti, 
including identification of any individual or entity 
that financed corruption activities, and all corruption 
prosecutions investigated by the judiciary of Haiti 
since January 2015. 
(3) An overview of efforts of the Government of 
Haiti to address corruption, including the Petrocaribe 
scandal, and corrective measures to strengthen and re-
store trust in the public institutions of Haiti. 
(4) A description of efforts of the United States 
Government to consult and engage with officials of the 
Government of Haiti and independent civil society 
groups focused on monitoring corruption and human 
rights abuses and promoting democracy and press 
freedom in Haiti since January 2015.
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(5) A description of the response by the Govern-
ment of Haiti to civic protests that have taken place 
since July 2018 and any allegations of human rights 
abuses, including attacks on journalists. 
(6) An assessment of United States security as-
sistance to Haiti, including United States support to 
the Haitian National Police and an assessment of 
compliance with section 620M of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d) and section 362 
of title 10, United States Code (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Leahy Laws’’). 
(7) A description of the efforts of the Government 
of Haiti to support displaced survivors of urban and 
gang violence. 
(8) An assessment of United States interagency 
efforts to counter kidnapping and armed violence in 
Haiti. 
(9) An assessment of the impact of presidential 
decrees on the health of Haiti’s democratic institu-
tions and the safeguarding of human rights, including 
decrees relating to— 
(A) reducing the authority of the Superior 
Court of Accounts and Administrative Litiga-
tion; 
(B) promulgating an antiterrorism law;
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(C) establishing the National Intelligence 
Agency; and 
(D) retiring and subsequently appointing 
judges to the Supreme Court of Haiti. 
(10) A review of the alleged coup against Presi-
dent Moı¨se on February 7, 2021, and subsequent ar-
rest and jailings of alleged perpetrators. 
(11) An analysis, conducted in collaboration 
with the Government of Haiti, of efforts to support 
development goals in Haiti since January 2015, in-
cluding steps taken— 
(A) to strengthen institutions at the na-
tional and local levels; and 
(B) to strengthen democratic governance at 
the national and local levels. 
(12) An analysis of the effectiveness and sustain-
ability of development projects financed by the United 
States, including the Caracol Industrial Park and 
supporting infrastructure. 
(13) A description of procurement from Haitian 
small- and medium-sized businesses and nongovern-
mental organizations by the Government of the 
United States and the Government of Haiti for devel-
opment and humanitarian activities, disaggregated
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by year since 2015, and a description of efforts to in-
crease local procurement, including food aid. 
(14) A description of United States efforts since 
January 2015 to assist the Haitian people in their 
pursuits for free, fair, and timely democratic elec-
tions. 
(15) An overview of United States efforts to co-
operate with diplomatic partners in Latin America, 
the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe to engage with 
political leaders, civil society, the private sector, and 
underrepresented populations in Haiti to support a 
stable environment conducive to holding free and fair 
elections. 
(16) Quantitative and qualitative indicators to 
assess progress and benchmarks for United States ini-
tiatives focused on sustainable development in Haiti, 
including democracy assistance, economic revitaliza-
tion, natural disaster recovery, pandemic response, 
resilience, energy and infrastructure, health, and food 
security. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report required 
by subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall 
consult, as appropriate, with— 
(1) nongovernmental organizations and civil so-
ciety groups in Haiti and the United States; and
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(2) the Government of Haiti. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
the report required by subsection (a) publicly available on 
the website of the Department of State. 
SEC. 108. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT 
JOVENEL MOI¨SE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central In-
telligence Agency, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives a report on the July 
7, 2021, assassination of former President of Haiti Jovenel 
Moı¨se. 
(b) UPDATED REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the 
Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney Gen-
eral, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director 
of the Central Intelligence Agency, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
an updated version of the report that includes any signifi-
cant developments related to the assassination of former 
President of Haiti Jovenel Moı¨se.
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(c) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
and the report required by subsection (b) shall each include 
the following elements: 
(1) A detailed description of the events leading 
up to the assassination of former President Jovenel 
Moı¨se and the subsequent investigation of the assas-
sination, including a description and identification of 
key dates and the names of foreign persons related to 
the assassination and the investigation of the assas-
sination. 
(2) A description of United States support for 
the efforts of Haitian authorities to investigate the as-
sassination of former President Jovenel Moı¨se. 
(3) An assessment of the independence and ca-
pacity of Haitian authorities to investigate the assas-
sination of former President Jovenel Moı¨se, including 
analysis of significant advances and deficiencies of 
the investigation. 
(4) A description of any threats and acts of in-
timidation against Haitian law enforcement and ju-
dicial authorities involved in the investigation of the 
assassination of former President Jovenel Moı¨se, in-
cluding the identification of foreign persons involved 
in such threats and acts of intimidation.
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(5) A description of any efforts to interfere in or 
undermine the independence and integrity of the in-
vestigation of the assassination of former President 
Jovenel Moı¨se. 
(6) A description of whether any foreign persons 
previously employed by or who served as a contractor 
or informant for the United States Government were 
involved in the assassination of former President 
Jovenel Moı¨se. 
(7) A description and the identification of for-
eign persons involved in the execution and planning 
of the assassination of former President Jovenel Moı¨se 
and an assessment of the intentions of such foreign 
persons. 
(d) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) and the updated report required by subsection 
(b) shall each be submitted in an unclassified form, but each 
may include a classified annex. 
(e) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of State shall post 
on the public website of the Department of State— 
(1) the unclassified version of the report required 
by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the report is submitted under such sub-
section; and
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(2) the unclassified version of the report required 
by subsection (b) not later than 15 days after the date 
on which the report is submitted under such sub-
section. 
(f) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and the Director of the Central In-
telligence Agency, shall brief the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives on— 
(1) the contents of the report required by sub-
section (a) not later than 15 days after the date on 
which the report is submitted under such subsection; 
and 
(2) the contents of the report required by sub-
section (b) not later than 15 days after the date on 
which the report is submitted under such subsection. 
SEC. 109. REPEAL. 
The Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law 113–162) is repealed. 
SEC. 110. TERMINATION. 
This division shall terminate on December 31, 2025.
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DIVISION 
W—VIOLENCE 
AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 2022 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Violence Against Women 
Act Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘In this title’’ and inserting ‘‘In this 
title, for the purpose of grants authorized under 
this title’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (43) 
through (45) as paragraphs (50) through (52), 
respectively; 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (34) 
through (42) as paragraphs (41) through (49), 
respectively; 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (26) 
through (33) as paragraphs (32) through (39), 
respectively;
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(E) by redesignating paragraphs (18) 
through (25) as paragraphs (23) through (30), 
respectively; 
(F) by redesignating paragraphs (16) and 
(17) as paragraphs (22) and (21), respectively, 
and transferring paragraph (22), as so redesig-
nated, so as to appear before paragraph (23), as 
so redesignated; 
(G) by redesignating paragraphs (12) 
through (15) as paragraphs (17) through (20), 
respectively; 
(H) by redesignating paragraph (11) as 
paragraph (14); 
(I) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and 
(10) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; 
(J) by redesignating paragraph (8) as 
paragraph (12), and transferring it to appear 
after paragraph (11), as so redesignated; 
(K) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
(7) as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; 
(L) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (7), and transferring it to appear be-
fore paragraph (8), as so redesignated; 
(M) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (4), respectively, and
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evaluators, guardians ad litem, lawyers, nego-
tiators, probation, parole, interpreters, victim as-
sistants, victim advocates, and judicial, adminis-
trative, 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 sys-
tem.’’; 
(Q) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘includes felony’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘jurisdiction.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘includes felony or misdemeanor crimes 
committed by a current or former spouse or inti-
mate partner of the victim under the family or 
domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction receiv-
ing grant funding and, in the case of victim 
services, includes the use or attempted use of 
physical abuse or sexual abuse, or a pattern of 
any other coercive behavior committed, enabled,
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or solicited to gain or maintain power and con-
trol over a victim, including verbal, psycho-
logical, economic, or technological abuse that 
may or may not constitute criminal behavior, by 
a person who— 
‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or inti-
mate partner of the victim, or person similarly 
situated to a spouse of the victim; 
‘‘(B) is cohabitating, or has cohabitated, 
with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner; 
‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the vic-
tim; or 
‘‘(D) commits acts against a youth or adult 
victim who is protected from those acts under the 
family or domestic violence laws of the jurisdic-
tion.’’; 
(R) by inserting after paragraph (12), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(13) ECONOMIC
ABUSE.—The term ‘economic 
abuse’, in the context of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, 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, includ-
ing using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to—
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‘‘(A) restrict a person’s access to money, as-
sets, 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, in-
cluding forcing default on joint or other finan-
cial obligations, exploiting powers of attorney, 
guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing or 
neglecting to act in the best interests of a person 
to whom one has a fiduciary duty.’’; 
(S) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(15) FEMALE
GENITAL
MUTILATION
OR
CUT-
TING.—The term ‘female genital mutilation or cut-
ting’ has the meaning given such term in section 116 
of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(16) FORCED
MARRIAGE.—The term ‘forced 
marriage’ means a marriage to which 1 or both par-
ties do not or cannot consent, and in which 1 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.’’;
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(T) by striking paragraph (17), as so redes-
ignated, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(17) HOMELESS.— The term ‘homeless’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 41403.’’; 
(U) in paragraph (22), as so redesignated— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘; IN-
DIAN TRIBE’’ after ‘‘TRIBE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘term ‘Indian tribe’ 
means’’ and inserting ‘‘terms ‘Indian tribe’ 
and ‘Indian Tribe’ mean’’; 
(V) by striking paragraph (24), as so redes-
ignated, and inserting the following: 
‘‘(24) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘legal assist-
ance’ means assistance provided by or under the 
direct supervision of a person described in sub-
paragraph (B) to an adult, youth, or child vic-
tim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking relating to a matter de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) PERSON
DESCRIBED.—A person de-
scribed in this subparagraph is— 
‘‘(i) a licensed attorney;
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‘‘(ii) in immigration proceedings, a 
Board of Immigration Appeals accredited 
representative; 
‘‘(iii) in claims of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, a representative authorized 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or 
‘‘(iv) any person who functions as an 
attorney or lay advocate in tribal court. 
‘‘(C) MATTER
DESCRIBED.—A matter de-
scribed in this subparagraph is a matter relating 
to— 
‘‘(i) divorce, parental rights, child sup-
port, Tribal, territorial, immigration, em-
ployment, administrative agency, housing, 
campus, education, healthcare, privacy, con-
tract, consumer, civil rights, protection or 
other injunctive proceedings, related enforce-
ment proceedings, and other similar mat-
ters; 
‘‘(ii) criminal justice investigations, 
prosecutions, and post-conviction matters 
(including sentencing, parole, and proba-
tion) that impact the victim’s safety, pri-
vacy, or other interests as a victim;
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‘‘(iii) alternative dispute resolution, re-
storative practices, or other processes in-
tended to promote victim safety, privacy, 
and autonomy, and offender accountability, 
regardless of court involvement; or 
‘‘(iv) with respect to a conviction of a 
victim relating to or arising from domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, or sex trafficking victimization of 
the victim, post-conviction relief proceedings 
in State, local, Tribal, or territorial court. 
‘‘(D) INTAKE OR REFERRAL.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, intake or referral, by itself, 
does not constitute legal assistance.’’; 
(W) by inserting after paragraph (30), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(31) RESTORATIVE PRACTICE.—The term ‘re-
storative practice’ means a practice relating to a spe-
cific harm that— 
‘‘(A) is community-based and unaffiliated 
with any civil or criminal legal process; 
‘‘(B) is initiated by a victim of the harm; 
‘‘(C) involves, on a voluntary basis and 
without any evidence of coercion or intimidation 
of any victim of the harm by any individual
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who committed the harm or anyone associated 
with any such individual— 
‘‘(i) 1 or more individuals who com-
mitted the harm; 
‘‘(ii) 1 or more victims of the harm; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the community affected by the 
harm through 1 or more representatives of 
the community; 
‘‘(D) shall include and has the goal of— 
‘‘(i) collectively seeking accountability 
from 1 or more individuals who committed 
the harm; 
‘‘(ii) developing a written process 
whereby 1 or more individuals who com-
mitted the harm will take responsibility for 
the actions that caused harm to 1 or more 
victims of the harm; and 
‘‘(iii) developing a written course of 
action plan— 
‘‘(I) that is responsive to the needs 
of 1 or more victims of the harm; and 
‘‘(II) upon which 1 or more vic-
tims, 1 or more individuals who com-
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mitted the harm, and the community 
can agree; and 
‘‘(E) is conducted in a victim services 
framework that protects the safety and supports 
the autonomy of 1 or more victims of the harm 
and the community.’’; 
(X) by inserting after paragraph (39), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(40) TECHNOLOGICAL ABUSE.—The term ‘tech-
nological abuse’ means an act or pattern of behavior 
that occurs within domestic violence, sexual assault, 
dating violence or stalking and is intended to harm, 
threaten, intimidate, control, stalk, harass, imper-
sonate, exploit, extort, or monitor, except as otherwise 
permitted by law, another person, that occurs using 
any form of technology, including but not limited to: 
internet enabled devices, online spaces and platforms, 
computers, mobile devices, cameras and imaging pro-
grams, apps, location tracking devices, or commu-
nication technologies, or any other emerging tech-
nologies.’’; and 
(Y) in paragraph (51), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘legal assistance and’’ before ‘‘legal 
advocacy’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(H) 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, grantees and subgrantees may 
share personally identifying information or indi-
vidual information that is collected about de-
ceased victims being sought for a fatality review 
to the extent permitted by their jurisdiction’s law 
and only if the following conditions are met: 
‘‘(i) The underlying objectives of the fa-
tality review are to prevent future deaths, 
enhance victim safety, and increase offender 
accountability. 
‘‘(ii) The fatality review includes poli-
cies and protocols to protect identifying in-
formation, including identifying informa-
tion about the victim’s children, from fur-
ther release outside the fatality review team. 
‘‘(iii) The grantee or subgrantee makes 
a reasonable effort to get a release from the 
victim’s personal representative (if one has 
been appointed) and from any surviving
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minor children or the guardian of such chil-
dren (but not if the guardian is the abuser 
of the deceased parent), if the children are 
not capable of knowingly consenting. 
‘‘(iv) The information released is lim-
ited to that which is necessary for the pur-
poses of the fatality review.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘if— 
‘‘(A) the confidentiality and privacy re-
quirements of this title are maintained; and 
‘‘(B) personally identifying information 
about adult, youth, and child victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking is not requested or included in any such 
collaboration or information-sharing.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (11)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Of the total’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the total’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Office on Vio-
lence Against Women shall make all technical as-
sistance available as broadly as possible to any 
appropriate 
grantees, 
subgrantees, 
potential
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grantees, or other entities without regard to 
whether the entity has received funding from the 
Office on Violence Against Women for a par-
ticular program or project, with priority given 
to recipients awarded a grant before the date of 
enactment of the Violence Against Women Act 
Reauthorization Act of 2022.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (14)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘services and assistance 
to victims’’ and inserting ‘‘services and as-
sistance to— 
‘‘(A) victims’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) adult survivors of child sexual abuse; 
and 
‘‘(C) victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking who are also 
victims of female genital mutilation or cutting, 
or forced marriage.’’; 
(E) by striking paragraph (15); 
(F) by redesignating paragraph (16) as 
paragraph (15); and
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(G) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clause (iii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—A re-
cipient of grant funds under this Act that 
is found to have an unresolved audit find-
ing shall be eligible to receive prompt, indi-
vidualized technical assistance to resolve the 
audit finding and to prevent future find-
ings, for a period not to exceed the following 
2 fiscal years.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’ 
and by inserting ‘‘the Director or Principal 
Deputy Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women or’’ before ‘‘the Deputy At-
torney General’’; and 
(H) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) INNOVATION FUND.—Of the amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this title, not more than 1 
percent shall be made available for pilot projects, 
demonstration projects, and special initiatives de-
signed to improve Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 
other community responses to gender-based violence.’’.
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(b) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—Section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291) shall apply to this Act and any grant pro-
gram authorized under this Act. 
SEC. 3. AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT COORDINATION. 
Each head of an Executive department (as defined in 
section 101 of title 5, United States Code) responsible for 
carrying out a program under this Act, the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103– 
322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Violence Against Women Act of 
2000 (division B of Public Law 106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Re-
authorization Act of 2005 (title IX of Public Law 109–162; 
119 Stat. 3080), or the Violence Against Women Reauthor-
ization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 54) may 
coordinate and collaborate on the prevention of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing sharing best practices and efficient use of resources and 
technology for victims and those seeking assistance from the 
Federal Government. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
not take effect until October 1 of the first fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act.
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(b) EFFECTIVE ON DATE OF ENACTMENT.—Sections 
106, 107, 304, 606, 803, and 1306 and any amendments 
made by such sections shall take effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress— 
(1) that sex trafficking victims experience sexual 
violence and assault; and 
(2) that Federal recognition of their recovery is 
important. 
SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions or amend-
ment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be af-
fected.
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TITLE 
I—ENHANCING 
LEGAL 
TOOLS TO COMBAT DOMESTIC 
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 (34 U.S.C. 10441)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: 
‘‘, including implementation of the grant 
conditions in section 40002(b) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291(b))’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by inserting 
‘‘and legal assistance’’ after ‘‘improving de-
livery of victim services’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (9)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘older and dis-
abled women’’ and inserting ‘‘individ-
uals 50 years of age or over, individ-
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uals with disabilities, and Deaf indi-
viduals’’; 
(II) by inserting ‘‘legal assist-
ance,’’ after ‘‘counseling,’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘older and dis-
abled individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘in-
dividuals’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (11), by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including rehabilitative work 
with offenders’’; 
(v) in paragraph (19), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(vi) in paragraph (20)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or stalking’’ and 
inserting ‘‘stalking, or female genital 
mutilation or cutting’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(vii) by inserting after paragraph (20), 
the following: 
‘‘(21) developing, enhancing, or strengthening 
programs and projects to improve evidence collection 
methods for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking, including through
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funding for technology that better detects bruising and 
injuries across skin tones and related training; 
‘‘(22) developing, enlarging, or strengthening cul-
turally specific victim services programs to provide 
culturally specific victim services and responses to fe-
male genital mutilation or cutting; 
‘‘(23) providing victim advocates in State or 
local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, 
and courts to provide supportive services and advo-
cacy to Indian victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(24) paying any fees charged by any govern-
mental authority for furnishing a victim or the child 
of a victim with any of the following documents: 
‘‘(A) A birth certificate or passport of the 
individual, as required by law. 
‘‘(B) An identification card issued to the 
individual by a State or Tribe, that shows that 
the individual is a resident of the State or a 
member of the Tribe.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(3), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 
2027’’; 
(2) in section 2007 (34 U.S.C. 10446)—
1965 
(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 training for victim-centered prosecution de-
scribed in section 2017; 
‘‘(6) certification of compliance with the grant 
conditions under section 40002(b) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)), as 
applicable;’’; 
(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 Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)), as applica-
ble’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(C)(iv), by insert-
ing after ‘‘ethnicity,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual 
orientation, gender identity,’’; and 
(C) in subsection (j)(2), by adding a period 
at the end; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2017. GRANT ELIGIBILITY REGARDING COMPELLING 
VICTIM TESTIMONY. 
‘‘In order for a prosecutor’s office to be eligible to re-
ceive grant funds under this part, the head of the office shall 
certify, to the State, Indian Tribal government, or terri-
torial government receiving the grant funding, that the of-
fice will, during the 3-year period beginning on the date 
on which the grant is awarded, engage in planning, devel-
oping and implementing— 
‘‘(1) training developed by experts in the field re-
garding victim-centered approaches in domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking 
cases; 
‘‘(2) policies that support a victim-centered ap-
proach, informed by such training; and 
‘‘(3) a protocol outlining alternative practices 
and procedures for material witness petitions and 
bench warrants, consistent with best practices, that 
shall be exhausted before employing material witness 
petitions and bench warrants to obtain victim-witness 
testimony in the investigation, prosecution, and trial 
of a crime related to domestic violence, sexual assault, 
dating violence, and stalking of the victim in order to
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prevent further victimization and trauma to the vic-
tim.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(18) of title I 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 
‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
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 
inserting 
‘‘GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RE-
SPONSE’’. 
(b) GRANTS.—Section 2101 of title I 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) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this part is to assist 
States, Indian Tribal governments, State and local courts 
(including juvenile courts), Tribal courts, and units of local 
government to improve the criminal justice response to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
1968 
as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and 
autonomy for victims.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘proarrest’’ and inserting ‘‘offender account-
ability and homicide reduction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘legal ad-
vocacy service programs’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 
advocacy and legal assistance programs’’; 
(C) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘older in-
dividuals (as defined in section 102 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002))’’ and 
inserting ‘‘individuals 50 years of age or over, 
Deaf individuals,’’; 
(D) 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) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)))’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) To develop Statewide databases with infor-
mation on where sexual assault nurse examiners are 
located. 
‘‘(26) To develop and implement alternative 
methods of reducing crime in communities, to sup-
1969 
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 do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking, on the basis of a request by the vic-
tim for law enforcement or emergency assistance; 
or 
‘‘(B) imposes a penalty on such a victim be-
cause of criminal activity at the property in 
which the victim resides.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘encourage 
or mandate arrests of domestic violence of-
fenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrests of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking offenders’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘encour-
age or mandate arrest of domestic violence 
offenders’’ and inserting ‘‘encourage arrest 
of offenders’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and
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(C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
following: 
‘‘(F) except for a court, not later than 3 
years after the date on which an eligible grantee 
receives the first award under this part after the 
date of enactment of the Violence Against Women 
Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, certify that the 
laws, policies, and practices of the State or the 
jurisdiction in which the eligible grantee is lo-
cated ensure that prosecutor’s offices engage in 
planning, developing, and implementing— 
‘‘(i) training developed by experts in 
the field regarding victim-centered ap-
proaches in domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, dating violence, and stalking cases; 
‘‘(ii) policies that support a victim- 
centered approach, informed by such train-
ing; and 
‘‘(iii) a protocol outlining alternative 
practices and procedures for material wit-
ness petitions and bench warrants, con-
sistent with best practices, that shall be ex-
hausted before employing material witness 
petitions and bench warrants to obtain vic-
tim-witness testimony in the investigation,
1971 
prosecution, and trial of a crime related to 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vi-
olence, and stalking of the victim in order 
to prevent further victimization and trauma 
to the victim; and 
‘‘(G) except for a court, certify that the 
laws, policies, and practices of the State or the 
jurisdiction in which the eligible grantee is lo-
cated prohibits the prosecution of a minor under 
the age of 18 with respect to prostitution; and’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a)(19) of title I 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 
‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS. 
Section 1201 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking 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 assistance 
to a dependent is necessary for the safety of a victim, 
such assistance may be provided.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)—
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(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) any person providing legal assistance 
through a program funded under this section— 
‘‘(A)(i) is a licensed attorney or is working 
under the direct supervision of a licensed attor-
ney; 
‘‘(ii) in immigration proceedings, is a 
Board of Immigration Appeals accredited rep-
resentative; 
‘‘(iii) in Veterans’ Administration claims, 
is an accredited representative; or 
‘‘(iv) is any person who functions as an at-
torney or lay advocate in Tribal court; and 
‘‘(B)(i) has demonstrated expertise in pro-
viding legal assistance to victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
in the targeted population; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) is partnered with an entity or per-
son that has demonstrated expertise described in 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) has completed, or will complete, train-
ing in connection with domestic violence, dating 
violence, stalking, or sexual assault and related 
legal issues, including training on evidence-based
1973 
risk factors for domestic and dating violence 
homicide;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or local’’ 
and insert the following: ‘‘local, or culturally 
specific’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), after ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ by inserting ‘‘stalking,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$57,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
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)(8), by striking ‘‘to improve’’ 
and inserting ‘‘improve’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) CULTURAL RELEVANCE.—Any services provided 
pursuant to a grant funded under this section shall be pro-
vided in a culturally relevant manner.’’.
1974 
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 (b)(3), by inserting ‘‘Native 
Hawaiian,’’ before ‘‘or local organization’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘effectiveness’’ and in-
serting ‘‘response’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘population-specific’’ 
before ‘‘training’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening cul-
turally specific programs and projects to provide cul-
turally specific services regarding responses to, and 
prevention of, female genital mutilation and cutting; 
or 
‘‘(7) strengthening the response of social and 
human services by providing population-specific 
training for service providers on domestic violence,
1975 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in under-
served populations.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$6,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 106. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 2265(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘restraining order or injunc-
tion,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The pro-
hibition under this paragraph applies to all protec-
tion 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.’’. 
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 ‘‘2023 through 2027’’.
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SEC. 108. ENHANCING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DAT-
ING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING. 
Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 
20124) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (a)(2) of 
this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall take 5 percent of 
such appropriated amounts’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall take 15 percent of such appropriated 
amounts for the program under paragraph 
(2)(A) and 5 percent of such appropriated 
amounts for the programs under subpara-
graphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2)’’; 
and 
(B) 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 $25,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
1977 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the total amount 
available for grants under this section, not less 
than 40 percent of such funds shall be allocated 
for programs or projects that meaningfully ad-
dress non-intimate partner relationship sexual 
assault. 
‘‘(B) ALTERNATIVE ALLOCATION.—Notwith-
standing 40002(b)(11) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11)), 
the Director may allocate a portion of funds de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) to enhanced tech-
nical assistance relating to non-intimate partner 
sexual assault if the Office on Violence Against 
Women does not receive sufficient qualified ap-
plications proposing to address non-intimate 
partner relationship sexual assault.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Not less than 1 such organization shall 
have demonstrated expertise primarily in domestic vi-
olence services, and not less than 1 such organization 
shall have demonstrated expertise primarily in non- 
intimate partner sexual assault services.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (e); and
1978 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (g), respectively. 
SEC. 109. PILOT PROGRAM ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (title IV of Public Law 103–322), as amended by 
section 205, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘Subtitle R—Restorative Practices 
‘‘SEC. 41801. PILOT PROGRAM ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the 
Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(C) a tribal government; 
‘‘(D) a tribal organization; 
‘‘(E) a victim service provider; 
‘‘(F) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)); and 
‘‘(G) a private or public nonprofit organi-
zation, including—
1979 
‘‘(i) a tribal nonprofit organization; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a faith-based nonprofit organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(3) RESTORATIVE PRACTICE.—The term ‘restor-
ative practice’ means a practice relating to a specific 
harm that— 
‘‘(A) is community-based and unaffiliated 
with any civil or criminal legal process; 
‘‘(B) is initiated by a victim of the harm; 
‘‘(C) involves, on a voluntary basis and 
without any evidence of coercion or intimidation 
of any victim of the harm by any individual 
who committed the harm or anyone associated 
with any such individual— 
‘‘(i) 1 or more individuals who com-
mitted the harm; 
‘‘(ii) 1 or more victims of the harm; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the community affected by the 
harm through 1 or more representatives of 
the community; 
‘‘(D) shall include and has the goal of—
1980 
‘‘(i) collectively seeking accountability 
from 1 or more individuals who committed 
the harm; 
‘‘(ii) developing a written process 
whereby 1 or more individuals who com-
mitted the harm will take responsibility for 
the actions that caused harm to 1 or more 
victims of the harm; and 
‘‘(iii) developing a written course of 
action plan— 
‘‘(I) that is responsive to the needs 
of 1 or more victims of the harm; and 
‘‘(II) upon which 1 or more vic-
tims, 1 or more individuals who com-
mitted the harm, and the community 
can agree; and 
‘‘(E) is conducted in a victim services 
framework that protects the safety and supports 
the autonomy of 1 or more victims of the harm 
and the community. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Director shall 
award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement 
a program, or to assess best practices, for—
1981 
‘‘(1) restorative practices to prevent or address 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(2) training by eligible entities, or for eligible 
entities, courts, or prosecutors, on restorative practices 
and program implementation; and 
‘‘(3) evaluations of a restorative practice de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under subsection 
(b), the Director shall give priority to eligible entities that 
submit proposals that meaningfully address the needs of 
culturally specific or underserved populations. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall dem-
onstrate a history of comprehensive training and experience 
in working with victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity or a sub-
grantee of an eligible entity that offers a restorative 
practices program with funds awarded under this sec-
tion shall ensure that such program— 
‘‘(A) includes set practices and procedures 
for screening the suitability of any individual 
who committed a harm based on—
1982 
‘‘(i) the history of civil and criminal 
complaints against the individual involving 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vi-
olence, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) parole or probation violations of 
the individual or whether active parole or 
probation supervision of the individual is 
being conducted for prior offenses involving 
domestic violence, sexual assault, dating vi-
olence, or stalking; 
‘‘(iii) the risk to the safety of any vic-
tim of the harm based on an evidence-based 
risk assessment; 
‘‘(iv) the risk to public safety, includ-
ing an evidence-based risk assessment of the 
danger to the public; and 
‘‘(v) past participation of any indi-
vidual who committed the harm in restora-
tive practice programing; and 
‘‘(B) denies eligibility to participate in the 
program for any individual who committed a 
harm against whom there is— 
‘‘(i) a pending felony or misdemeanor 
prosecution for an offense against any vic-
1983 
tim of the harm or a dependent of any such 
victim; 
‘‘(ii) a restraining order or a protec-
tion order (as defined in section 2266 of 
title 18, United States Code) that protects 
any victim of the harm or a dependent of 
any such victim, unless there is an excep-
tion in the restraining order or protective 
order allowing for participation in a restor-
ative practices program; 
‘‘(iii) a pending criminal charge in-
volving or relating to sexual assault, includ-
ing rape, human trafficking, or child abuse, 
including child sexual abuse; or 
‘‘(iv) a conviction for child sexual 
abuse against the victim or a sibling of the 
victim if the victim or sibling of the victim 
is currently a minor. 
‘‘(2) REFERRAL.—With respect to a risk assess-
ment described in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) for which an 
eligible entity or a subgrantee of an eligible entity de-
termines that a victim or a dependent of a victim are 
at significant risk of subsequent serious injury, sexual 
assault, or death, the eligible entity or subgrantee
1984 
shall refer the victim or dependent to other victim 
services, instead of restorative practices. 
‘‘(f) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE 
INFORMATION.—For the purpose of section 40002(b)(2), an 
individual described in subsection (a)(3)(C) shall be consid-
ered a person receiving services. 
‘‘(g) RELATION
TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERVEN-
TION.—Restorative practices performed with funds awarded 
under this section are not intended to function as a replace-
ment for criminal justice intervention for a specific harm. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT TO DIRECTOR.—As a part of the 
report required to be submitted under section 
40002(b)(6), an eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section shall annually submit to the Direc-
tor information relating to the effectiveness of the re-
storative practices carried out with amounts from the 
grant, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals for whom 
the eligible entity supported a restorative prac-
tice; 
‘‘(B) if applicable, the number of individ-
uals who— 
‘‘(i) sought restorative practices from 
the eligible entity; and
1985 
‘‘(ii) the eligible entity could not serve; 
‘‘(C) if applicable, the number of individ-
uals— 
‘‘(i) who sought restorative practice 
training; 
‘‘(ii) who received restorative practice 
training; 
‘‘(iii) who provided restorative practice 
training; and 
‘‘(iv) to whom the eligible entity could 
not provide restorative practice training; 
‘‘(D) a victim evaluation component that is 
documented through survey or interview, includ-
ing the satisfaction of victims of a harm with the 
restorative practice services; 
‘‘(E) if applicable, the number of individ-
uals who committed a harm and— 
‘‘(i) successfully completed and exe-
cuted a written course of action plan; 
‘‘(ii) failed to successfully complete and 
execute a written course of action plan; and 
‘‘(iii) were involved in a criminal or 
civil complaint involving domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
against the victims or victims during the
1986 
course of the restorative practice process; 
and 
‘‘(F) any other qualitative or quantitative 
information determined by the Director. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, and 
biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit to 
Congress a report that summarizes the reports re-
ceived by the Director under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Director such sums as 
may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 
to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 41601 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle R—Restorative Practices 
‘‘Sec. 41801. Pilot program on restorative practices.’’. 
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 amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)—
1987 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘direct payments,’’ before ‘‘and comprehensive’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘0.25 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘0.5 percent’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Attorney 
General’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney General’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney 
General shall provide technical assistance to recipi-
ents of grants under this subsection by entering into 
a cooperative agreement or contract with a national, 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization or organiza-
tions whose primary focus and expertise is in ad-
dressing sexual assault within culturally specific com-
munities.’’; and
1988 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000 to remain available until expended 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 to remain available 
until expended for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2.5’’ and inserting 
‘‘8’’; and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting ‘‘of which not less than 
20 percent shall be available for technical 
assistance to recipients and potential recipi-
ents of grants under subsection (c);’’. 
SEC. 202. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE 
ENFORCEMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
1989 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to develop, expand, implement, and improve 
the quality of sexual assault forensic medical exam-
ination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘by the lack of 
access to’’ the following: ‘‘quality forensic 
sexual assault examinations by trained 
health care providers,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shelters and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shelters, and’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’.
1990 
SEC. 203. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VI-
OLENCE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES AND DEAF PEOPLE. 
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— 
(A) by striking ‘‘WOMEN’’ and inserting 
‘‘INDIVIDUALS’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘DISABILITIES’’ the 
following: ‘‘AND DEAF PEOPLE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and sexual assault’’ and 
inserting ‘‘sexual assault, and abuse by care-
givers’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘with disabilities (as 
defined in section 3 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102))’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and Deaf people’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘disabled individuals’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘individuals with 
disabilities and Deaf people’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting after 
‘‘law enforcement’’ the following: ‘‘and other first 
responders’’; and
1991 
(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)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘disabled 
individuals’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals with disabil-
ities and Deaf people’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 204. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END ABUSE IN 
LATER LIFE. 
Subtitle H of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
(34 U.S.C. 12421 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the subtitle heading, by striking ‘‘En-
hanced Training’’ and inserting ‘‘Training’’; 
and 
(2) in section 40801 (34 U.S.C. 12421)— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘EN-
HANCED TRAINING’’ and inserting ‘‘TRAIN-
ING’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (a); and 
(C) in subsection (b)—
1992 
(i) by striking ‘‘(b) GRANT
PRO-
GRAM.—’’ and all that follows through 
paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to 
eligible entities in accordance with the fol-
lowing:’’; 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), 
respectively; 
(iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘, including do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, exploitation, and ne-
glect’’ each place it appears; 
(II) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) in clause (i)— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘elder 
abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘abuse 
in later life’’; and 
(BB) by striking ‘‘vic-
tim advocates, and’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘victim 
advocates, 
or’’; and
1993 
(bb) in clause (iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘advocates, victim service pro-
viders, 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 bet-
ter serve older victims’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) in clause (i), by striking 
‘‘or other community-based orga-
nizations in recognizing and ad-
dressing instances of abuse in 
later life’’ and inserting ‘‘commu-
nity-based organizations, or other 
professionals who may identify or 
respond to abuse in later life’’; 
and 
(bb) in clause (ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘elder abuse and’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)— 
(aa) in clause (iv), by strik-
ing ‘‘with demonstrated experience
1994 
in assisting individuals over 50 
years of age’’; and 
(bb) in clause (v), by striking 
‘‘with demonstrated experience in 
addressing domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by 
striking ‘‘in later life;’’ and inserting 
‘‘50 years of age or over.’’; and 
(v) in paragraph (4), as so redesig-
nated— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 
2027’’. 
SEC. 205. ABBY HONOLD ACT. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Abby Honold Act’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT.—Title IV of the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
1995 
‘‘Subtitle Q—Trauma-Informed, Vic-
tim-Centered Training for Law 
Enforcement 
‘‘SEC. 41701. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAUMA-IN-
FORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED 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 Of-
fice 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) an administrator or personnel of a 
school, university, or other educational program 
or activity (including a campus police officer or 
a school resource officer); 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
1996 
section, means the area over which the eligible entity 
has jurisdiction; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, 
local, territorial, or Tribal law enforcement agency; 
and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘mandatory partner’ means a na-
tional, regional, or local victim services organization 
or agency working in collaboration with a law en-
forcement agency described in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible enti-
ties to collaborate with their mandatory partners to 
carry out the demonstration program under this sec-
tion by implementing evidence-based or promising in-
vestigative policies and practices to incorporate trau-
ma-informed, victim-centered techniques designed 
to— 
‘‘(A) prevent re-traumatization of the vic-
tim; 
‘‘(B) ensure that covered individuals use 
evidence-based practices to respond to and inves-
tigate cases of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking;
1997 
‘‘(C) improve communication between vic-
tims and law enforcement officers in an effort to 
increase the likelihood of the successful investiga-
tion 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 train-
ing process and content. 
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section to multiple eligible 
entities for use in a variety of settings and commu-
nities, 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-
1999 
‘‘(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 report of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking; and 
‘‘(2) promote the efforts of the eligible entity to 
improve the response of covered individuals to domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing through various communication channels, such as 
the website of the eligible entity, social media, print 
materials, and community meetings, in order to en-
sure that all covered individuals within the dem-
onstration site of the eligible entity are aware of those
2000 
efforts and included in trainings, to the extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(d) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TRAININGS ON TRAU-
MA-INFORMED, VICTIM-CENTERED 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 At-
torney General begins to solicit applications for 
grants under this section, that— 
‘‘(i) employ a trauma-informed, vic-
tim-centered approach to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) focus on the fundamentals of— 
‘‘(I) trauma responses; 
‘‘(II) the impact of trauma on 
victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
and 
‘‘(III) techniques for effectively in-
vestigating domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall select
2001 
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 prac-
tices in the field of trauma-informed, victim-centered 
care for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Institute of Jus-
tice, 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 described 
in paragraph (1); and
2002 
‘‘(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.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(g) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to interfere with the due process 
rights of any individual.’’. 
SEC. 206. LGBT SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Violence Against Women Office 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’), shall make 
grants to eligible entities to enhance lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
and transgender (referred to in this section as ‘‘LGBT’’) 
specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault and stalking. 
(b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM AND GRANTS .— 
(1) GENERAL PROGRAM PURPOSE.—The purpose 
of the program required by this section is to promote 
the following:
2003 
(A) The maintenance and replication of ex-
isting successful LGBT specific domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing community-based programs providing serv-
ices and resources for LGBT victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
(B) The development of innovative LGBT 
specific strategies and projects to enhance access 
to services and resources for LGBT victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking who face obstacles to using more 
traditional services and resources. 
(2) PURPOSES
FOR
WHICH
GRANTS
MAY
BE 
USED.—The Director shall make grants to commu-
nity-based programs for the purpose of enhancing 
LGBT specific services for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
Grants under the program shall support community- 
based efforts to address distinctive LGBT specific re-
sponses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, including— 
(A) providing or enhancing services for 
LGBT victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking, including serv-
2004 
ices that address the safety, emotional well-being, 
economic, housing, legal and workplace needs of 
LGBT victims; 
(B) supporting programs that specifically 
address underserved LGBT communities, includ-
ing culturally specific communities, to provide 
specific resources and support for LGBT under-
served victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
(C) working in cooperation with the com-
munity to develop education and prevention 
strategies highlighting LGBT specific issues and 
resources regarding victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
(D) conducting outreach activities to ensure 
that LGBT people who are victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual as-
sault receive appropriate assistance; 
(E) providing training for victim service 
providers, governmental agencies, courts, law en-
forcement and other first responders, and non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations serving 
the LGBT community about risk reduction, 
intervention, prevention, and the nature of do-
2005 
mestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and 
sexual assault; 
(F) developing and implementing LGBT 
specific programming that focuses on victim au-
tonomy, agency, and safety in order to provide 
resolution and restitution for the victim; and 
(G) providing LGBT specific programs for 
the non-offending LGBT parents of children ex-
posed to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking. 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
TRAINING.— 
The Director shall provide technical assistance and 
training to grantees of this and other programs under 
this Act regarding the development and provision of 
effective LGBT specific community-based services by 
entering into cooperative agreements or contracts with 
an organization or organizations having a dem-
onstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is 
addressing the development and provision of LGBT 
specific community-based services to victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing. 
(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities for grants 
under this section include—
2006 
(1) community-based organizations, the primary 
purpose of which is providing LGBT specific services 
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; and 
(2) community-based organizations, the primary 
purpose of which is providing LGBT specific services 
that can partner with a program having dem-
onstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, 
and that agrees to receive technical assistance from a 
program with LGBT specific expertise. 
(d) REPORTING.—The Director shall issue a biennial 
report on the distribution of funding under this section, the 
progress made in replicating and supporting increased 
services to LGBT victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking and the types of LGBT 
specific programs, strategies, technical assistance, and 
training developed or enhanced through this program. 
(e) EVALUATION.—The Director shall award a con-
tract or cooperative agreement to evaluate programs under 
this section to an entity with the demonstrated expertise 
in and primary goal of providing enhanced access to serv-
ices and resources for victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking who face obstacles to 
using more traditional services and resources.
2007 
(f) NON-EXCLUSIVITY.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to exclude LGBT community-based organiza-
tions from applying to other grant programs authorized 
under this Act. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027, to 
remain available until expended. 
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 utili-
zation of other communication technologies for 
purposes related to such a hotline’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘profes-
sionals’’ and inserting ‘‘professionals, including 
school-based professionals, to identify and refer 
students who may have experienced or are at 
risk of experiencing sexual violence’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7)—
2008 
(i) by striking ‘‘sexual assault’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sexual violence, sexual assault, and 
sexual harassment’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and Deaf individ-
uals’’ before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Indian tribal’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Indian Tribal’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(4) by inserting the following new subsection 
after subsection (b): 
‘‘(c) MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT OF STATE SEXUAL 
ASSAULT COALITIONS, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZA-
TIONS, AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.—In awarding 
funds to States under this section, the Secretary shall set 
forth procedures designed to ensure meaningful involvement 
of sexual assault coalitions, culturally specific organiza-
tions, and representatives from underserved communities of 
the State or territory in the application for, and implemen-
tation of, funding.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014
2009 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027’’; 
(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 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL SEXUAL 
ASSAULT COALITION ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the total amount 
appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal 
year, not less than 15 percent shall be allocated 
to State, territorial, and Tribal sexual assault 
coalitions for the purposes of coordinating and 
providing prevention activities, providing assist-
ance to prevention programs, and collaborating 
and coordinating with applicable Federal, State, 
Tribal, and local entities engaged in sexual vio-
lence prevention, in accordance with this para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the total amount 
appropriated under this subsection and allocated 
to making awards to sexual assault coalitions, as
2010 
described in subparagraph (A), for a fiscal 
year— 
‘‘(i) not less than 10 percent shall be 
made available to Tribal sexual assault coa-
litions; and 
‘‘(ii) any remaining amounts shall be 
made available, in equal amounts, to each 
State coalition and each territorial coali-
tion. 
‘‘(C) CLARIFICATION.—Receipt of an award 
under this subsection by a sexual assault coali-
tion shall not preclude the coalition from receiv-
ing additional grants or administering funds to 
carry out the purposes described in subsection 
(a).’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthor-
ization Act of 2022, the Secretary, acting through the Direc-
tor of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall 
submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on the Judi-
ciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Appropriations, the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on the Judiciary
2011 
of the Senate a report on the activities 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 Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12451) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘target youth who are victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, and sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘target youth, including youth in under-
served populations, who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, 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
2012 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) clarify State or local mandatory re-
porting policies and practices regarding peer-on- 
peer dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
and sex trafficking; or 
‘‘(E) develop, enlarge, or strengthen cul-
turally specific victim services and responses re-
lated to, and prevention of, female genital muti-
lation or cutting.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘stalking, or sex trafficking’’ and inserting 
‘‘stalking, sex trafficking, or female genital 
mutilation or cutting’’; 
(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,’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CHILDREN
EXPOSED
TO
VIOLENCE
AND 
ABUSE.—To develop, maintain, or enhance programs
2013 
designed to prevent future incidents of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by 
preventing, reducing and responding to children’s ex-
posure to violence in the home, including by— 
‘‘(A) providing services for children exposed 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking, including— 
‘‘(i) direct counseling or advocacy; and 
‘‘(ii) support for the non-abusing par-
ent; and 
‘‘(B) training and coordination for edu-
cational, after-school, and childcare programs on 
how to— 
‘‘(i) safely and confidentially identity 
children and families experiencing domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) properly refer children exposed 
and their families to services and violence 
prevention programs. 
‘‘(4) TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND 
PREVENTION.—To develop, maintain, or enhance pro-
grams that change attitudes and behaviors around the 
acceptability of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking and provide education
2014 
and skills training to young individuals and individ-
uals who influence young individuals, which— 
‘‘(A) may include the use evidenced-based, 
evidence-informed, or innovative strategies and 
practices focused on youth; and 
‘‘(B) shall include— 
‘‘(i) age and developmentally-appro-
priate education on— 
‘‘(I) domestic violence; 
‘‘(II) dating violence; 
‘‘(III) sexual assault; 
‘‘(IV) stalking; 
‘‘(V) sexual coercion; and 
‘‘(VI) healthy relationship skills, 
in school, in the community, or in 
health care settings; 
‘‘(ii) community-based collaboration 
and training for individuals with influence 
on youth, such as parents, teachers, coaches, 
healthcare providers, faith leaders, older 
teens, and mentors; 
‘‘(iii) 
education 
and 
outreach 
to 
change environmental factors contributing 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking; and
2015 
‘‘(iv) policy development targeted to 
prevention, including school-based policies 
and protocols.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘organization’’ after 
‘‘tribal nonprofit’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian or-
ganization, urban Indian organization,’’ be-
fore ‘‘or population-specific community- 
based organization’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of paragraph (1)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, including training on work-
ing with youth victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or sex trafficking in under-
served populations, if such youth are among those 
being served.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’.
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SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Violence Against 
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) To develop, strengthen, and implement cam-
pus policies, protocols, and services that more effec-
tively identify and respond to the crimes of domestic 
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 resolu-
tion process, including personnel from the Title IX co-
ordinator’s office, student conduct office, and campus 
disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, pro-
tocols, and services that promote a prompt, fair, and 
impartial investigation.’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows:
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‘‘(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 programming 
should be developed in partnership or collaboratively 
with experts in intimate partner and sexual violence 
prevention and intervention.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and pro-
vide’’ and inserting ‘‘, provide, and dissemi-
nate’’; 
(D) in paragraph (10), by inserting after 
‘‘or adapt’’ the following: ‘‘and disseminate’’; 
and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) To train campus health centers and appro-
priate 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 stalking, includ-
ing training health providers on how to provide uni-
2018 
versal education to all members of the campus com-
munity on the impacts of violence on health and 
unhealthy relationships and how providers can sup-
port 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 assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or 
stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experi-
ence 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 trau-
ma response. To the extent practicable, campus per-
sonnel shall allow the reported victim to participate 
in a recorded interview and to receive a copy of the 
recorded interview. 
‘‘(13) To develop and implement restorative 
practices (as defined in section 40002(a) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291(a))).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)—
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘for all incoming students’’ and inserting 
‘‘for all students’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all partici-
pants in the resolution process, including the 
campus disciplinary board, the title IX coordi-
nator’s office, and the student conduct office, to 
respond effectively to situations involving domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘sex,’’ the following: ‘‘sexual orientation, gender 
identity,’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027, of which not less than 10 percent shall 
be made available for grants to historically Black col-
leges and universities’’. 
(b) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES REGARDING DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
STALKING ON CAMPUSES.—Not later than 1 year after the
2020 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education 
shall submit to Congress a report, which shall include— 
(1) an evaluation of programs, events, and edu-
cational materials related to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
(2) an assessment of best practices and guidance 
from the evaluation described in paragraph (1), 
which shall be made publicly available online to uni-
versities and college campuses to use as a resource. 
SEC. 304. STUDY ON STATE COVERAGE OF FORENSIC EX-
AMINATIONS 
AND 
RELATED 
COSTS 
FOL-
LOWING A SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall issue a report to Congress on requirements and fund-
ing of States for forensic exams conducted after sexual as-
saults and any related medical expenses, as applicable, 
which shall include, with respect to each State— 
(1) the total annual cost of conducting forensic 
exams described in section 2010(b) of part T of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10449(b)); 
(2) each funding source used to pay for the fo-
rensic exams described in section 2010(b) of part T
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of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10449(b)); 
(3) a description of any laws or policies of the 
State to ensure that individuals do not receive bills 
for all or part of the cost of forensic exams conducted 
after sexual assaults, consistent with section 2010(b) 
of part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10449(b)), includ-
ing any oversight to ensure those individuals do not 
receive bills; 
(4) an identification of any best practices imple-
mented by the State to ensure that individuals do not 
receive bills for forensic exams conducted after sexual 
assaults; 
(5) any requirements under laws of the State re-
lating to payment for medical expenses and ancillary 
costs relating to a sexual assault, which may include 
treatment of injuries associated with the assault, im-
aging (including x-rays, MRIs, and CAT scans), and 
other emergency medical care required as a result of 
the sexual assault for which a victim receives a foren-
sic exam; and 
(6) if a law of the State requires the State to pay 
for the medical expenses described in paragraph (5)—
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(A) a detailed list of which medical expenses 
require coverage; 
(B) the total annual cost of medical ex-
penses relating to a sexual assault for which a 
victim receives a forensic exam outside of the cost 
of the forensic exam; and 
(C) each funding source the State uses to 
pay for medical expenses relating to a sexual as-
sault for which a victim receives a forensic exam. 
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 ‘‘the fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’.
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SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
THROUGH 
PREVENTION 
(SMART 
PREVEN-
TION) GRANTS. 
Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12463) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘taking a com-
prehensive approach that focuses on youth, children 
exposed to violence, and men’’ and inserting ‘‘focusing 
on men and youth’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for the following purposes:’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘(3) ENGAGING MEN 
AS LEADERS AND MODELS.—To develop’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to develop’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and youth’’ after ‘‘men’’ 
the first 2 times it appears; 
(3) 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.’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2027’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (g). 
TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE 
SEC. 501. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE SYS-
TEM’S 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 (1), by inserting ‘‘com-
munity health workers, violence prevention advo-
cates working with health providers,’’ after 
‘‘health staff,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for med-
ical’’ and all that follows through ‘‘stalking; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘for medical, psychology, 
dental, social work, nursing, and other health 
profession students, interns, residents, fellows, or 
current health care providers (including mid-
wives and doulas);’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘response’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘capacity’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘prevent and respond 
to’’ after ‘‘(including behavioral and mental 
health programs) to’’; and 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the development or enhancement and imple-
mentation of training programs to improve the ca-
pacity of early childhood programs to address domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing among families they serve; and 
‘‘(5) the development or enhancement and imple-
mentation of comprehensive statewide strategies for 
health and violence prevention programs to work to-
gether to promote primary prevention of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to identify and pro-
vide’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide universal 
education on healthy relationships and pro-
vide trauma-informed’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘culturally competent 
clinical training components’’ and inserting 
‘‘training components that center the expe-
riences of, and are developed in collabora-
tion with, culturally specific individuals 
and American Indians and Alaska Natives, 
and include community-defined practices 
such as the use of doulas, midwives, and 
traditional healers,’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(including labor and 
sex trafficking)’’ after ‘‘other forms of vio-
lence and abuse’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘disparities’’ and in-
serting ‘‘inequities’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after 
clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) are designed to be inclusive of 
the experiences of all individuals, including 
LGBT individuals, and include training on 
improving equity and reducing disparities 
in access to health care services and preven-
tion resources; and 
‘‘(iv) include training on the use of a 
universal prevention education approach to
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both prevent and respond to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking in health care settings;’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘response of the 
health care system’’ and inserting ‘‘capacity of 
the health care system to prevent and respond’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘identifying and re-
sponding to’’ inserting ‘‘identifying, re-
sponding to, and promoting prevention of’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during in-person or 
virtual visits’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘and to maximize 
victim choice on the use and sharing of 
their health information’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; 
(F) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on-site access to’’ and 
all that follows through the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘services to 
address the safety, medical, and mental 
health needs of patients by— 
‘‘(I) increasing the capacity of ex-
isting health care professionals (includ-
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ing professionals who specialize in 
trauma or in substance use disorders) 
in behavioral and mental health care, 
community health workers, 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;’’; 
(G) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of identification’’ and 
inserting ‘‘of prevention’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during in-person or 
virtual visits’’ after ‘‘and stalking’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(H) in subparagraph (B)(iv)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘and promote preven-
tion during in-person or virtual visits,’’ 
after ‘‘or stalking,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(I) 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, includ-
ing culturally relevant tools, for mental 
health, behavioral health, and substance use 
disorder professionals to identify and re-
spond to domestic violence, sexual violence, 
stalking, and dating violence; and 
‘‘(vi) the development and provision of 
culturally relevant training and follow-up 
technical assistance to health care profes-
sionals, and public health staff, and allied 
health professionals to identify, assess, treat, 
and refer clients who are victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking from culturally specific commu-
nities and promote prevention, using tools 
and training materials, developed by and
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for culturally specific communities, with 
priority given to trainings provided by cul-
turally specific organizations; and’’; and 
(J) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following: 
‘‘(C) design and implement comprehensive 
strategies to prevent domestic or sexual violence 
including through the use of universal education 
in clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 
clinics and other health settings.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(A)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE’’ and inserting 
‘‘CHILD ABUSE AND ABUSE IN LATER LIFE’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘child or elder abuse’’ and 
inserting ‘‘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)(ii), by inserting ‘‘pro-
grams that promote the prevention of sexual assault 
as well as’’ after ‘‘implementation of’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iii)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and exposure to violence 
across generations’’ after ‘‘abuse’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end;
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(7) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(iv)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘mental health,’’ after 
‘‘dental,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘exams.’’ and inserting 
‘‘exams and certifications;’’; 
(8) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by inserting after 
clause (iv) the following: 
‘‘(v) providing funding to culturally 
specific organizations to improve the capac-
ity of such organizations to engage and 
partner with health care providers to sup-
port victims and meet increased referrals 
from health systems; 
‘‘(vi) developing a State-level pilot pro-
gram to— 
‘‘(I) improve the response of sub-
stance use disorder treatment pro-
grams, harm reduction programs for 
people who use substances, and systems 
to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(II) improve the capacity of sub-
stance use disorder treatment pro-
grams, harm reduction programs for 
people who use substances, and systems
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to serve survivors of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking dealing with substance use 
disorder; and 
‘‘(III) improve the capacity of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking programs to serve 
survivors who have substance use his-
tory; or 
‘‘(vii) developing and utilizing existing 
technical assistance and training resources 
to improve the capacity of substance use 
disorder treatment programs and harm re-
duction programs for people who use sub-
stances to address domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking among 
patients the programs serve.’’; 
(9) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘given to 
outcome based evaluations.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘given to— 
‘‘(i) outcome based evaluations; 
‘‘(ii) culturally specific and population 
specific organizations; and 
‘‘(iii) programs developing and imple-
menting community-driven solutions to ad-
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dress domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking.’’; 
(10) in subsection (c)(3)(B)(i)(III), by inserting 
‘‘, including a culturally specific organization or 
community-based organization working to address the 
social determinants of health,’’ after ‘‘nonprofit enti-
ty’’; 
(11) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘strategies for’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘strategies— 
‘‘(I) for’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and generations’’ after 
‘‘lifespan’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘settings;’’ and inserting 
‘‘settings; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(II) to address primary preven-
tion of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking over 
the lifespan and generations, including 
strategies that address related social 
determinants of health, economic jus-
tice, and equity issues, and that are 
inclusive of LGBT individuals;’’;
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(12) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(iii), by striking 
‘‘State or tribal law enforcement task forces (where 
appropriate)’’ and inserting ‘‘culturally specific orga-
nizations’’; 
(13) in subsection (c)(3)(C)(iv), by inserting 
‘‘(including culturally specific organizations)’’ after 
‘‘service providers’’; 
(14) in subsection (d)(2)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including mental health 
or substance abuse agencies)’’ after ‘‘of health’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or mental’’ and inserting 
‘‘or behavioral’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and substance use dis-
order prevention and treatment’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; 
(15) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘behavioral health treat-
ment system,’’ after ‘‘hospital,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or any other community- 
based’’ and inserting ‘‘a community-based’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or substance use disorder 
prevention and treatment, or a community-based 
organization with a history of partnership with 
programs in the field of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and health
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care, including physical or mental health care or 
substance use disorder prevention and treat-
ment’’ after ‘‘mental health care’’; 
(16) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’; and 
(17) in subsection (h)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘herein’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘provided for’’. 
SEC. 502. MATERNAL MORTALITY OR MORBIDITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the 
Attorney General, the Director of the Indian Health Serv-
ice, and other stakeholders (including community based or-
ganizations), shall conduct a study on the leading causes 
of pregnancy-associated morbidity and mortality and the 
extent which domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking throughout the United States contribute 
to the risk of maternal mortality or morbidity. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
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eral, the Director of the Indian Health Service, and other 
stakeholders (including community based organizations), 
shall report to Congress on the study conducted under sub-
section (a), which shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the extent to which domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
contribute to pregnancy-associated morbidity and 
mortality. 
(2) An analysis of the impact of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on 
access to health care. 
(3) A breakdown of individuals particularly im-
pacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, by race and ethnicity, disability 
status, and sexual orientation and gender identity. 
(4) An analysis of the impact of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking on 
Tribal communities and among Indians. 
(5) An assessment of the factors that increase 
risks for infant and maternal mortality or morbidity 
among victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. 
(6) Recommendations for legislative or policy 
changes to help reduce infant and maternal mortality 
rates.
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(7) Best practices to reduce pregnancy-related 
deaths among survivors of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
(8) Any other information on maternal mor-
tality or morbidity the Secretary determines appro-
priate to include in the report. 
SEC. 503. UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL ASSAULT CARE IN 
HEALTH SYSTEMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
identify areas for improvement in health care delivery sys-
tems providing forensic examinations to survivors of sexual 
assault. 
(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (referred to in this section as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall 
award grants to States and Indian Tribes to develop and 
implement State and Tribal surveys to identify— 
(1) the availability of, and patient access to, 
medical forensic examinations; 
(2) the training level of the health care providers 
who perform medical forensic examinations; 
(3) the hospitals or clinics that offer medical fo-
rensic examinations and whether each hospital or 
clinic has full-time, part-time, or on-call coverage; 
(4) barriers to medical forensic examinations 
provided through sexual assault care and services;
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(5) billing and reimbursement practices for med-
ical forensic examinations; 
(6) State and Tribal requirements, minimum 
standards, and protocols for training sexual assault 
examiners for sexual assault forensic examiners and 
for other personnel involved in medical forensic ex-
aminations; 
(7) the availability of sexual assault forensic ex-
aminer training, the frequency of such training, the 
providers of such training, the State’s or Indian 
Tribe’s role in such training, and the processes or 
procedures in place for continuing education of such 
examiners; and 
(8) the dedicated Federal and State funding 
available to support sexual assault forensic examiner 
training. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a State or Indian Tribe shall submit 
to the Secretary an application through a competitive proc-
ess to be determined by the Secretary. 
(d) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION AND CAMPAIGN.— 
(1) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The results of the 
surveys conducted under grants awarded under this 
section shall be published by the Secretary on the
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website of the Department of Health and Human 
Services on a biennial basis. 
(2) CAMPAIGNS.—A State or Indian Tribe that 
receives a grant under this section shall carry out the 
following activities: 
(A) Make the findings of the survey con-
ducted using amounts received under the grant 
public, including a map showing health care 
providers who perform medical forensic exami-
nations, based on the findings from the State 
and Tribal surveys under subsection (b)(3). 
(B) Use the findings to develop a strategic 
action plan to increase the number of trained 
medical forensic examiners available in the State 
or Tribal community and create policies to in-
crease survivor access to trained examiners. 
(C) Use the findings to develop and imple-
ment a public awareness campaign that includes 
the following: 
(i) An online toolkit describing how 
and where sexual assault survivors can ob-
tain assistance and care, including medical 
forensic examinations, in the State or Trib-
al community.
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(ii) A model standard response pro-
tocol for health care providers to implement 
upon arrival of a patient seeking care for 
sexual assault. 
(iii) A model sexual assault response 
team protocol incorporating interdiscipli-
nary community coordination between hos-
pitals, emergency departments, hospital ad-
ministration, local rape crisis programs, 
law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, and 
other health and human service agencies 
and stakeholders with respect to delivering 
survivor-centered sexual assault care and 
medical forensic examinations. 
(iv) A notice of applicable laws prohib-
iting charging or billing survivors of sexual 
assault for care and services related to sex-
ual assault. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
SEC. 504. NATIONAL REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT SERV-
ICES IN OUR NATION’S HEALTH SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Agen-
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cy for Healthcare Research and Quality, in consultation 
with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Re-
sources and Services Administration, the Indian Health 
Service, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department 
of Justice, the Office on Women’s Health of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, and the Office of Violence 
Against Women of the Department of Justice (collectively 
referred to in this section as the ‘‘Agencies’’), shall submit 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred 
to in this section as ‘‘the Secretary’’) a report of existing 
Federal, Indian Tribe, and State practices relating to med-
ical forensic examinations which may include the findings 
of the surveys developed under section 503. 
(b) CORE COMPETENCIES.—In conducting activities 
under this section, the Agencies shall address sexual assault 
forensic examination competencies, including— 
(1) providing medical care to sexual assault pa-
tients; 
(2) demonstrating the ability to conduct a med-
ical forensic examination, including an evaluation for 
evidence collection; 
(3) showing compassion and sensitivity towards 
survivors of sexual assault;
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(4) testifying in Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
courts; and 
(5) other competencies, as the Agencies determine 
appropriate. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—The Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality shall establish, maintain, and publish 
on the website of the Department of Health and Human 
Services an online public map of availability of sexual as-
sault forensic examinations. Such maps shall clarify if 
there is full-time, part-time, or on-call coverage. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving the report described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives rec-
ommendations for improving sexual assault forensic exam-
ination competencies based on the report described in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 505. IMPROVING AND STRENGTHENING THE SEXUAL 
ASSAULT EXAMINER WORKFORCE CLINICAL 
AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to es-
tablish a pilot program to develop, test, and implement
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training and continuing education that expands and sup-
ports the availability of medical forensic examination serv-
ices for survivors of sexual assault. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (referred to in this sec-
tion as ‘‘the Secretary’’) shall establish a National 
Continuing and Clinical Education Pilot Program 
for sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault 
nurse examiners, and other individuals who perform 
medical forensic examinations. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In establishing such pro-
gram, the Secretary shall consult with the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and 
Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, 
the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of 
Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women of the 
Department of Justice, and the Office on Women’s 
Health of the Department of Health and Human 
Services, and shall solicit input from regional, na-
tional, and Tribal organizations with expertise in fo-
rensic nursing, rape trauma or crisis counseling, in-
vestigating rape and gender violence cases, survivors’
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advocacy and support, sexual assault prevention edu-
cation, rural health, and responding to sexual vio-
lence in Tribal communities. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The pilot program established under 
subsection (b) shall develop, pilot, implement, and update, 
as appropriate, continuing and clinical education program 
modules, webinars, and programs for all hospitals and pro-
viders to increase access to medical forensic examination 
services and address ongoing competency issues in medical 
forensic examination services, including— 
(1) training and continuing education to help 
support sexual assault forensic examiners practicing 
in rural or underserved areas; 
(2) training to help connect sexual assault sur-
vivors who are Indian with sexual assault forensic ex-
aminers, including through emergency first aid, refer-
rals, culturally competent support, and forensic evi-
dence collection in rural communities; 
(3) replication of successful sexual assault foren-
sic examination programs to help develop and im-
prove the evidence base for medical forensic examina-
tions; and 
(4) training to increase the number of medical 
professionals who are considered sexual assault foren-
sic examiners based on the recommendations of the
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National Sexual Assault Forensic Examination 
Training Standards issued by the Office on Violence 
Against Women of the Department of Justice. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY
TO PARTICIPATE
IN PILOT PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall ensure that medical forensic 
examination services provided under the pilot program es-
tablished under subsection (b), and other medical forensic 
examiner services under the pilot program are provided by 
health care providers who are also one of the following: 
(1) A physician, including a resident physician. 
(2) A nurse practitioner. 
(3) A nurse midwife. 
(4) A physician assistant. 
(5) A certified nurse specialist. 
(6) A registered nurse. 
(7) A community health practitioner or a com-
munity health aide who has completed level III or 
level IV certification and training requirements. 
(e) NATURE OF TRAINING.—The continuing education 
program established under this section shall incorporate 
and reflect current best practices and standards on medical 
forensic examination services consistent with the purpose 
of this section. 
(f) AVAILABILITY.—After termination of the pilot pro-
gram established under subsection (b)(1), the training and
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continuing education program established under such pro-
gram shall be available to all sexual assault forensic exam-
iners and other providers employed by, or any individual 
providing services through, facilities that receive Federal 
funding. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The pilot program established 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of such establishment. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2025. 
SEC. 506. EXPANDING ACCESS TO UNIFIED CARE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as 
the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish a program (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘program’’) to award grants to eligible 
entities for the clinical training of sexual assault forensic 
examiners (including registered nurses, nurse practitioners, 
nurse midwives, clinical nurse specialists, physician assist-
ants, and physicians) to administer medical forensic ex-
aminations and treatments to survivors of sexual assault. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program is to en-
able each grant recipient to expand access to medical foren-
sic examination services by providing new providers with 
the clinical training necessary to establish and maintain
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competency in such services and to test the provisions of 
such services at new facilities in expanded health care set-
tings. 
(c) GRANTS.—Under the program, the Secretary shall 
award 3-year grants to eligible entities that meet the re-
quirements established by the Secretary. 
(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) be— 
(A) a safety net clinic acting in partnership 
with a high-volume emergency services provider 
or a hospital currently providing sexual assault 
medical forensic examinations performed by sex-
ual assault forensic examiners, that will use 
grant funds to— 
(i) assign rural health care service pro-
viders to the high-volume hospitals for clin-
ical practicum hours to qualify such pro-
viders as sexual assault forensic examiners; 
or 
(ii) assign practitioners at high-volume 
hospitals to rural health care services pro-
viders to instruct, oversee, and approve clin-
ical practicum hours in the community to 
be served;
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(B) an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such 
Code, that provides legal training and technical 
assistance to Tribal communities and to organi-
zations and agencies serving Indians; or 
(C) an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); and 
(2) submit to the Secretary an application at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, including a 
description of whether the applicant will provide serv-
ices described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of para-
graph (1). 
(e) GRANT AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded under this 
section shall be in an amount not to exceed $400,000 per 
year. A grant recipient may carry over funds from one fis-
cal year to the next without obtaining approval from the 
Secretary. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
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(2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount appropriated 
under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve 15 percent of such amount for purposes 
of making grants to entities that are affiliated with 
Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)), or Urban 
Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1603)). Amounts reserved may be used to support re-
ferrals and the delivery of emergency first aid, cul-
turally competent support, and forensic evidence col-
lection training. 
SEC. 507. EXPANDING ACCESS TO FORENSICS FOR VICTIMS 
OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNITY
HEALTH
AIDE; 
COMMUNITY 
HEALTH
PRACTITIONER.—The terms ‘‘community 
health aide’’ and ‘‘community health practitioner’’ 
have the meanings given such terms for purposes of 
section 119 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1616l). 
(2) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘health 
care provider’’ has the meaning given such term by 
the Secretary, and includes registered nurses, nurse
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practitioners, nurse midwives, clinical nurse special-
ists, physician assistants, and physicians. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE; TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The 
terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal organization’’ 
shall have the meanings given such terms in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(5) 
INTERPERSONAL
VIOLENCE.—The 
term 
‘‘interpersonal violence’’ means any form of violence 
that is emotional and trauma-inducing for victims, 
families of victims, perpetrators, and communities. 
(6) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 12 of the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act (42 U.S.C. 11711). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(8) TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.—The term ‘‘trau-
ma-informed care’’ means care received by trauma 
survivors that is culturally competent in accordance 
with professional standards of practice and account-
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ing for patients’ experiences and preferences in order 
to eliminate or mitigate triggers that may cause re- 
traumatization of the patient. 
(9) URBAN
INDIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘Urban Indian organization’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). 
(b) DEMONSTRATION GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE 
FORENSIC TRAINING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a demonstration program to 
award grants to eligible entities for the clinical train-
ing of health care providers to provide generalist fo-
rensic services and trauma-informed care to survivors 
of interpersonal violence of all ages. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the demonstra-
tion program under this subsection is to develop 
training and curriculum to provide health care pro-
viders with the skills to support the provision of fo-
rensic assessment and trauma-informed care to indi-
viduals, families, and communities that have experi-
enced violence or trauma and to be available to col-
laborate with members of an inter-professional foren-
sic team.
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(3) TERM.—Grants under this subsection shall be 
for a term of 5 years. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall— 
(A) be an institute of higher education, in-
cluding a minority serving institution as de-
scribed in section 371 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q); and 
(B) submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
(5) GRANT
AMOUNT.—Each grant awarded 
under this subsection shall be in an amount that does 
not exceed $400,000 per year. A grant recipient may 
carry over funds from one fiscal year to the next 
without obtaining approval from the Secretary. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027. 
(B) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount appro-
priated under this paragraph for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall reserve 10 percent for pur-
poses of making grants to support training and
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curricula that addresses the unique needs of In-
dian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian 
organizations, and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions. Amounts so reserved may be used to sup-
port training, referrals, and the delivery of emer-
gency first aid, culturally competent support, 
and forensic evidence collection training. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND LEARNING 
COLLECTIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a State and Tribal forensic provider technical re-
source center to provide technical assistance and sup-
port collaboration and best practices for health care 
providers, community health aides, and community 
health practitioners to improve the quality of, and in-
crease access to, forensic services for all survivors of 
interpersonal violence. The Secretary may enter into 
contracts with national experts for purposes of car-
rying out this subsection. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027. 
(d) NATIONAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter,
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the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health 
Resources and Services Administration, the Indian Health 
Service, the Office on Women’s Health of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, and the Office on Violence 
Against Women of the Department of Justice shall jointly 
submit to the Secretary a report on the need for, throughout 
the States, Indian Tribes, and territories— 
(1) access to generalist medical forensic services, 
evidence collection, and documentation that aids in 
meeting the needs of health care patients and im-
proves future law enforcement investigation and pros-
ecution; and 
(2) data for research to support the response to 
and prevention of interpersonal violence, improved 
ability of health care providers to adequately respond 
to patients who exhibit signs of victimization, and 
address the unique needs of Tribal communities. 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR 
VICTIMS 
SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
Section 41411(a) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12491(a)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘brother, 
sister,’’ and inserting ‘‘sibling,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting be-
fore the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding the direct loan program under such sec-
tion’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the 
program under subtitle A of’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
programs under’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (I)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sections 514, 515, 516, 
533, and 538 of the Housing 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, 1490r)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) the provision of assistance from the 
Housing Trust Fund established under section 
1338 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Finan-
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cial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 4501); 
‘‘(L) the provision of assistance for housing 
under the Comprehensive Service Programs for 
Homeless Veterans program under subchapter II 
of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(M) the provision of assistance for housing 
and facilities under the grant program for home-
less veterans with special needs under section 
2061 of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(N) the provision of assistance for perma-
nent housing under the program for financial as-
sistance for supportive services for very low-in-
come veteran families in permanent housing 
under section 2044 of title 38, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(O) the provision of transitional housing 
assistance for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking under the 
grant program under chapter 11 of subtitle B; 
and 
‘‘(P) any other Federal housing programs 
providing affordable housing to low- and mod-
erate-income persons by means of restricted rents 
or rental assistance, or more generally providing
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affordable housing opportunities, as identified by 
the appropriate agency through regulations, no-
tices, or any other means.’’. 
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) REGULAR COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each appropriate agency 
shall establish a process by which to review compli-
ance with the requirements of this subtitle, which 
shall— 
‘‘(A) where possible, be incorporated into 
other existing compliance review processes of the 
appropriate agency, in consultation with the 
Gender-based Violence Prevention Office and Vi-
olence Against Women Act Director described in 
section 41413 and any other relevant officials of 
the appropriate agency; and 
‘‘(B) examine— 
‘‘(i) compliance with requirements pro-
hibiting the denial of assistance, tenancy, or
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occupancy rights on the basis of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(ii) compliance with confidentiality 
provisions set forth in section 41411(c)(4); 
‘‘(iii) compliance with the notification 
requirements 
set 
forth 
in 
section 
41411(d)(2); 
‘‘(iv) compliance with the provisions 
for accepting documentation set forth in sec-
tion 41411(c); 
‘‘(v) compliance with emergency trans-
fer 
requirements 
set 
forth 
in 
section 
41411(e); and 
‘‘(vi) compliance with the prohibition 
on retaliation set forth in section 41414. 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Each appropriate agency 
shall conduct the review described in paragraph (1) 
on a regular basis, as determined by the appropriate 
agency. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of the Violence Against Women 
Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, each appropriate 
agency shall issue regulations in accordance with sec-
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tion 553 of title 5, United States Code, to implement 
subsection (a) of this section, which shall— 
‘‘(A) define standards of compliance under 
covered housing programs; 
‘‘(B) include detailed reporting require-
ments, including the number of emergency trans-
fers requested and granted, as well as the length 
of time needed to process emergency transfers; 
and 
‘‘(C) include standards for corrective action 
plans where compliance standards have not been 
met. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the regula-
tions under paragraph (1), an appropriate agency 
shall engage in additional consultation with appro-
priate stakeholders including, as appropriate— 
‘‘(A) individuals and organizations with ex-
pertise in the housing needs and experiences of 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault and stalking; and 
‘‘(B) individuals and organizations with ex-
pertise in the administration or management of 
covered housing programs, including industry 
stakeholders and public housing agencies.
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‘‘(c) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—Each appropriate agency 
shall ensure that an agency-level assessment of the informa-
tion collected during the compliance review process com-
pleted pursuant to this subsection— 
‘‘(1) includes an evaluation of each topic identi-
fied in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) is made publicly available. 
‘‘SEC. 41413. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE-
VELOPMENT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PRE-
VENTION OFFICE AND VIOLENCE AGAINST 
WOMEN ACT DIRECTOR. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall establish a Gender-based Violence 
Prevention Office with a Violence Against Women Act Di-
rector (in this section referred to as the ‘Director’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Director shall, among other du-
ties— 
‘‘(1) support implementation of this chapter; 
‘‘(2) coordinate with Federal agencies on legisla-
tion, implementation, and other issues affecting the 
housing provisions under this subtitle, as well as 
other issues related to advancing housing protections 
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking;
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‘‘(3) coordinate with State and local governments 
and agencies, including State housing finance agen-
cies, regarding advancing housing protections and ac-
cess to housing for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(4) ensure that technical assistance and support 
are provided to each appropriate agency and housing 
providers regarding implementation of this subtitle, 
as well as other issues related to advancing housing 
protections for victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking, including compli-
ance with this subtitle; 
‘‘(5) implement internal systems to track, mon-
itor, and address compliance failures; and 
‘‘(6) address the housing needs and barriers faced 
by victims of sexual assault, as well as sexual coercion 
and sexual harassment by a public housing agency or 
owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered 
housing program. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such 
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 
2027.
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‘‘SEC. 41414. PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION. 
‘‘(a) NON-RETALIATION REQUIREMENT.—No public 
housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted 
under a covered housing program shall discriminate 
against any person because that person has opposed any 
act or practice made unlawful by this subtitle, or because 
that person testified, assisted, or participated in any matter 
related to this chapter. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COERCION.—No public housing 
agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a 
covered housing program shall coerce, intimidate, threaten, 
or interfere with, or retaliate against, any person in the 
exercise or enjoyment of, on account of the person having 
exercised or enjoyed, or on account of the person having 
aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or en-
joyment of, any rights or protections under this chapter, 
including— 
‘‘(1) intimidating or threatening any person be-
cause that person is assisting or encouraging a person 
entitled to claim the rights or protections under this 
chapter; and 
‘‘(2) retaliating against any person because that 
person has participated in any investigation or ac-
tion to enforce this chapter. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development and the Attorney General shall im-
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plement and enforce this chapter consistent with, and in 
a manner that provides, the rights and remedies provided 
for in title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3601 et seq.).’’. 
SEC. 603. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
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 amended by inserting after 
section 41414 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 41415. RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME AND EMERGENCIES 
FROM ONE’S HOME. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
governmental entity’ means any municipal, county, or 
State government that receives funding under section 106 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5306). 
‘‘(b) RIGHT TO REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Landlords, homeowners, ten-
ants, residents, occupants, and guests of, and appli-
cants for, housing— 
‘‘(A) shall have the right to seek law enforce-
ment or emergency assistance on their own be-
half or on behalf of another person in need of as-
sistance; and
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‘‘(B) shall not be penalized based on their 
requests for assistance or based on criminal ac-
tivity of which they are a victim or otherwise 
not at fault under statutes, ordinances, regula-
tions, or policies adopted or enforced by covered 
governmental entities. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITED
PENALTIES.—Penalties that 
are prohibited under paragraph (1) include— 
‘‘(A) actual or threatened assessment of 
monetary or criminal penalties, fines, or fees; 
‘‘(B) actual or threatened eviction; 
‘‘(C) actual or threatened refusal to rent or 
renew tenancy; 
‘‘(D) actual or threatened refusal to issue 
an occupancy permit or landlord permit; and 
‘‘(E) actual or threatened closure of the 
property, or designation of the property as a 
nuisance or a similarly negative designation. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.—Consistent with the process de-
scribed in section 104(b) of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(b)), covered gov-
ernmental 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-
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owners, tenants, residents, occupants, guests, or hous-
ing applicants 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 the 
covered governmental entities will take within 180 
days to come into compliance, or to ensure compli-
ance among subgrantees. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development and the Attorney General shall im-
plement and enforce this chapter consistent with, and in 
a manner that provides, the same rights and remedies as 
those provided for in title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.). 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANTEES.—For those covered governmental 
entities that distribute funds to subgrantees, compliance 
with subsection (c)(1) includes inquiring about the existence 
of laws and policies adopted by subgrantees that impose 
penalties on landlords, homeowners, tenants, residents, oc-
cupants, guests, or housing applicants based on requests for 
law enforcement or emergency assistance or based on crimi-
nal activity that occurred at a property.’’.
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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 Violence 
Against Women Office’’ and inserting ‘‘the Di-
rector 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 ‘‘2023 through 
2027’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(D) in paragraph (2)(B), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘0.25 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘0.5 percent’’.
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SEC. 605. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) 
MCKINNEY-VENTO
HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 103 (42 U.S.C. 11302), by amend-
ing subsection (b) to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX-
UAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND OTHER DANGEROUS, TRAU-
MATIC, OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS RELATING TO 
SUCH VIOLENCE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless any 
individual or family who— 
‘‘(1) is experiencing trauma or a lack of safety 
related to, or fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
other dangerous, traumatic, or life-threatening condi-
tions related to the violence against the individual or 
a family member in the individual’s or family’s cur-
rent housing situation, including where the health 
and safety of children are jeopardized; 
‘‘(2) has no other safe residence; and 
‘‘(3) lacks the resources to obtain other safe per-
manent housing.’’; and
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(2) in section 423(a) (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Facilitating and coordinating activities to 
ensure compliance with subsection (e) of section 
41411 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12491) and monitoring compliance with the 
confidentiality protections of subsection (c)(4) of such 
section.’’. 
(b) COLLABORATIVE GRANTS TO INCREASE THE LONG- 
TERM STABILITY OF VICTIMS.—Section 41404(i) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12474(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
(c) 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)(1), by striking ‘‘the Director 
of the Violence Against Women Office’’ and inserting 
‘‘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
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(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2014 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2027’’. 
(d) VAWA TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS.—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 amended by inserting after 
section 41415 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 
41416. 
TRAINING 
AND 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development such sums as 
may be necessary for fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to be 
used for training and technical assistance to support the 
implementation of this chapter, including technical assist-
ance agreements with entities whose primary purpose and 
expertise is assisting survivors of sexual assault and domes-
tic violence or providing culturally specific services to vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking.’’. 
SEC. 606. STUDY AND REPORT ON HOUSING AND SERVICE 
NEEDS OF SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND 
INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR TRAFFICKING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SURVIVOR
OF
A
SEVERE
FORM
OF
TRAF-
FICKING.—The term ‘‘survivor of a severe form of
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trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘victim 
of a severe form of trafficking’’ in section 103 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(2) SURVIVOR OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘sur-
vivor of trafficking’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘victim of trafficking’’ in section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7102). 
(b) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall conduct a study assessing 
the availability and accessibility of housing and serv-
ices for individuals experiencing homelessness or 
housing instability who are— 
(A) survivors of trafficking, including sur-
vivors of a severe form of trafficking; or 
(B) at risk of being trafficked. 
(2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In con-
ducting the study required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
(A) coordinate with— 
(i) the Interagency Task Force to Mon-
itor and Combat Trafficking established