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discretion of the Attorney General, a penalty 
may be imposed under clause (i) either by a 
Federal judge, or by the Attorney General’’; 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(i) FAILURE
OF
INTERNATIONAL 
MARRIAGE BROKERS TO COMPLY WITH OB-
LIGATIONS.—Except as provided in clause 
(ii), an international marriage broker that, 
in circumstances in or affecting interstate 
or foreign commerce, or within the special 
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States— 
‘‘(I) except as provided in sub-
clause (II), violates (or attempts to 
violate) paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) 
shall be fined in accordance with title 
18, United States Code, or imprisoned 
for not more than 1 year, or both; or 
‘‘(II) knowingly violates or at-
tempts to violate paragraphs (1), (2), 
(3), or (4) shall be fined in accord-
ance with title 18, United States 
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Code, or imprisoned for not more 
than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(ii) MISUSE
OF
INFORMATION.—A 
person who knowingly discloses, uses, or 
causes to be used any information obtained 
by an international marriage broker as a 
result of a requirement under paragraph 
(2) or (3) for any purpose other than the 
disclosures required under paragraph (3) 
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
United States Code, or imprisoned for not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(iii) FRAUDULENT
FAILURES
OF 
UNITED
STATES
CLIENTS
TO
MAKE
RE-
QUIRED
SELF-DISCLOSURES.—A 
person 
who knowingly and with intent to defraud 
another person outside the United States 
in order to recruit, solicit, entice, or induce 
that other person into entering a dating or 
matrimonial relationship, makes false or 
fraudulent representations regarding the 
disclosures described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), 
or (iv) of subsection (d)(2)(B), including 
by failing to make any such disclosures, 
shall be fined in accordance with title 18, 
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United States Code, imprisoned for not 
more than 1 year, or both. 
‘‘(iv) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PEN-
ALTIES.—The penalties provided in clauses 
(i), (ii), and (iii) are in addition to any 
other civil or criminal liability under Fed-
eral or State law to which a person may be 
subject for the misuse of information, in-
cluding misuse to threaten, intimidate, or 
harass any individual. 
‘‘(v) 
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in 
this paragraph or paragraph (3) or (4) 
may be construed to prevent the disclosure 
of information to law enforcement or pur-
suant to a court order.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘including equi-
table remedies.’’; 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General 
shall be responsible for the enforcement of the 
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provisions of this section, including the prosecu-
tion of civil and criminal penalties provided for 
by this section. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall consult with the Director of the Office 
on Violence Against Women of the Department 
of Justice to develop policies and public edu-
cation designed to promote enforcement of this 
section.’’. 
(d) GAO STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 833(f) of 
the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 
(8 U.S.C. 1375a(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘STUDY AND REPORT.—’’ and inserting ‘‘STUDIES 
AND REPORTS.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CONTINUING
IMPACT
STUDY
AND
RE-
PORT.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY.—The Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study on the continuing impact 
of the implementation of this section and of sec-
tion of 214 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) on the process for grant-
ing K nonimmigrant visas, including specifically 
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a study of the items described in subparagraphs 
(A) through (E) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, 
the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth the re-
sults of the study conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(C) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Secretary of State shall collect and 
maintain the data necessary for the Comptroller 
General to conduct the study required by para-
graph (1)(A).’’. 
SEC. 809. ELIGIBILITY OF CRIME AND TRAFFICKING VIC-
TIMS 
IN 
THE 
COMMONWEALTH 
OF 
THE 
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS TO ADJUST 
STATUS. 
Section 705(c) of the Consolidated Natural Resources 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–229; 48 U.S.C. 1806 note), 
is amended by striking ‘‘except that,’’ and all that follows 
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through the end, and inserting the following: ‘‘except 
that— 
‘‘(1) for the purpose of determining whether an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as 
defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20))) has 
abandoned or lost such status by reason of absence 
from the United States, such alien’s presence in the 
Commonwealth, before, on or after November 28, 
2009, shall be considered to be presence in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(2) for the purpose of determining whether an 
alien whose application for status under subpara-
graph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) 
was granted is subsequently eligible for adjustment 
under subsection (l) or (m) of section 245 of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1255), such alien’s physical presence 
in the Commonwealth before, on, or after November 
28, 2009, and subsequent to the grant of the appli-
cation, shall be considered as equivalent to presence 
in the United States pursuant to a nonimmigrant 
admission in such status.’’. 
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‘‘(8) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
State, or the Attorney General may provide in the 
discretion of either such Secretary or the Attorney 
General for the disclosure of information to national 
security officials to be used solely for a national se-
curity purpose in a manner that protects the con-
fidentiality of such information.’’. 
(b) GUIDELINES.—Section 384(d) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(d)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, Secretary of State,’’ after 
‘‘The Attorney General’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, Department of State,’’ after 
‘‘Department of Justice’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘and severe forms of traf-
ficking in persons or criminal activity listed in sec-
tion 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(u))’’ after ‘‘domestic 
violence’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall provide the guidance required by 
section 384(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im-
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migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(d)), 
consistent with the amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b). 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 384(a)(1) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘241(a)(2)’’ in 
the matter following subparagraph (F) and inserting 
‘‘237(a)(2)’’. 
TITLE IX—SAFETY FOR INDIAN 
WOMEN 
SEC. 901. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 2015(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg– 
10(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘sex traf-
ficking,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘sex traf-
ficking,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and stalking’’ 
and all that follows and inserting ‘‘sexual assault, 
sex trafficking, and stalking;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘sex trafficking,’’ after 
‘‘sexual assault,’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(5) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘sex trafficking,’’ after 
‘‘stalking,’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) provide services to address the needs of 
youth who are victims of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking 
and the needs of youth and children exposed to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, including support for the nonabusing par-
ent or the caretaker of the youth or child; and 
‘‘(10) develop and promote legislation and poli-
cies that enhance best practices for responding to 
violent crimes against Indian women, including the 
crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.’’. 
SEC. 902. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL COALITIONS. 
Section 2001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TRIBAL COALITION GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall 
award a grant to tribal coalitions for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) increasing awareness of domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against Indian women; 
‘‘(B) enhancing the response to violence 
against Indian women at the Federal, State, 
and tribal levels; 
‘‘(C) identifying and providing technical 
assistance to coalition membership and tribal 
communities to enhance access to essential serv-
ices to Indian women victimized by domestic 
and sexual violence, including sex trafficking; 
and 
‘‘(D) assisting Indian tribes in developing 
and promoting State, local, and tribal legisla-
tion and policies that enhance best practices for 
responding to violent crimes against Indian 
women, including the crimes of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex traf-
ficking, and stalking. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants on an annual basis under paragraph 
(1) to— 
‘‘(A) each tribal coalition that— 
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‘‘(i) meets the criteria of a tribal coa-
lition under section 40002(a) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(a)); 
‘‘(ii) is recognized by the Office on Vi-
olence Against Women; and 
‘‘(iii) provides services to Indian 
tribes; and 
‘‘(B) organizations that propose to incor-
porate and operate a tribal coalition in areas 
where Indian tribes are located but no tribal co-
alition exists. 
‘‘(3) USE
OF
AMOUNTS.—For each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018, of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this subsection— 
‘‘(A) not more than 10 percent shall be 
made available to organizations described in 
paragraph (2)(B), provided that 1 or more or-
ganizations determined by the Attorney General 
to be qualified apply; 
‘‘(B) not less than 90 percent shall be 
made available to tribal coalitions described in 
paragraph (2)(A), which amounts shall be dis-
tributed equally among each eligible tribal coali-
tion for the applicable fiscal year. 
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‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
OTHER
GRANTS.—Re-
ceipt of an award under this subsection by a tribal 
coalition shall not preclude the tribal coalition from 
receiving additional grants under this title to carry 
out the purposes described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) MULTIPLE
PURPOSE
APPLICATIONS.— 
Nothing in this subsection prohibits any tribal coali-
tion or organization described in paragraph (2) from 
applying for funding to address sexual assault or do-
mestic violence needs in the same application.’’. 
SEC. 903. CONSULTATION. 
Section 903 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14045d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the Violence Against 
Women Act of 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the Violence 
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013’’ 
before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Department of 
Health and Human Services’’ and inserting 
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‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of the Interior,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
stalking’’ and inserting ‘‘stalking, and sex traf-
ficking’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Attorney General shall 
submit to Congress an annual report on the annual con-
sultations required under subsection (a) that— 
‘‘(1) contains the recommendations made under 
subsection (b) by Indian tribes during the year cov-
ered by the report; 
‘‘(2) describes actions taken during the year 
covered by the report to respond to recommenda-
tions made under subsection (b) during the year or 
a previous year; and 
‘‘(3) describes how the Attorney General will 
work in coordination and collaboration with Indian 
tribes, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
and the Secretary of the Interior to address the rec-
ommendations made under subsection (b). 
‘‘(d) NOTICE.—Not later than 120 days before the 
date of a consultation under subsection (a), the Attorney 
General shall notify tribal leaders of the date, time, and 
location of the consultation.’’. 
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SEC. 904. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE. 
Title II of Public Law 90–284 (25 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Indian Civil Rights Act 
of 1968’’) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 204. TRIBAL JURISDICTION OVER CRIMES OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating vio-
lence’ means violence committed by a person who is 
or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or 
intimate nature with the victim, as determined by 
the length of the relationship, the type of relation-
ship, and the frequency of interaction between the 
persons involved in the relationship. 
‘‘(2) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domes-
tic violence’ means violence committed by a current 
or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, 
by a person with whom the victim shares a child in 
common, by a person who is cohabitating with or 
has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or inti-
mate partner, or by a person similarly situated to a 
spouse of the victim under the domestic- or family- 
violence laws of an Indian tribe that has jurisdiction 
over the Indian country where the violence occurs. 
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‘‘(3) INDIAN
COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian 
country’ has the meaning given the term in section 
1151 of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATING TRIBE.—The term ‘partici-
pating tribe’ means an Indian tribe that elects to ex-
ercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction 
over the Indian country of that Indian tribe. 
‘‘(5) PROTECTION ORDER.—The term ‘protec-
tion order’— 
‘‘(A) means any injunction, restraining 
order, or other order issued by a civil or crimi-
nal court for the purpose of preventing violent 
or threatening acts or harassment against, sex-
ual violence against, contact or communication 
with, or physical proximity to, another person; 
and 
‘‘(B) includes any temporary or final order 
issued by a civil or criminal court, whether ob-
tained by filing an independent action or as a 
pendent lite order in another proceeding, if the 
civil or criminal order was issued in response to 
a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on 
behalf of a person seeking protection. 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMINAL 
JURISDICTION.—The term ‘special domestic violence 
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criminal jurisdiction’ means the criminal jurisdiction 
that a participating tribe may exercise under this 
section but could not otherwise exercise. 
‘‘(7) SPOUSE
OR
INTIMATE
PARTNER.—The 
term ‘spouse or intimate partner’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 2266 of title 18, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(b) NATURE OF THE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in addition to all powers of self-gov-
ernment recognized and affirmed by sections 201 
and 203, the powers of self-government of a partici-
pating tribe include the inherent power of that tribe, 
which is hereby recognized and affirmed, to exercise 
special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over 
all persons. 
‘‘(2) CONCURRENT
JURISDICTION.—The exer-
cise of special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction 
by a participating tribe shall be concurrent with the 
jurisdiction of the United States, of a State, or of 
both. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this sec-
tion— 
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‘‘(A) creates or eliminates any Federal or 
State criminal jurisdiction over Indian country; 
or 
‘‘(B) affects the authority of the United 
States or any State government that has been 
delegated authority by the United States to in-
vestigate and prosecute a criminal violation in 
Indian country. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) VICTIM AND DEFENDANT ARE BOTH 
NON-INDIANS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A participating 
tribe may not exercise special domestic vio-
lence criminal jurisdiction over an alleged 
offense if neither the defendant nor the al-
leged victim is an Indian. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION OF VICTIM.—In this 
subparagraph and with respect to a crimi-
nal proceeding in which a participating 
tribe exercises special domestic violence 
criminal jurisdiction based on a violation of 
a protection order, the term ‘victim’ means 
a person specifically protected by a protec-
tion order that the defendant allegedly vio-
lated. 
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‘‘(B) DEFENDANT LACKS TIES TO THE IN-
DIAN TRIBE.—A participating tribe may exer-
cise special domestic violence criminal jurisdic-
tion over a defendant only if the defendant— 
‘‘(i) resides in the Indian country of 
the participating tribe; 
‘‘(ii) is employed in the Indian coun-
try of the participating tribe; or 
‘‘(iii) is a spouse, intimate partner, or 
dating partner of— 
‘‘(I) a member of the partici-
pating tribe; or 
‘‘(II) an Indian who resides in 
the Indian country of the partici-
pating tribe. 
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL CONDUCT.—A participating tribe may 
exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over 
a defendant for criminal conduct that falls into one or 
more of the following categories: 
‘‘(1) DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
AND
DATING
VIO-
LENCE.—An act of domestic violence or dating vio-
lence that occurs in the Indian country of the par-
ticipating tribe. 
‘‘(2) VIOLATIONS OF PROTECTION ORDERS.— 
An act that— 
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‘‘(A) occurs in the Indian country of the 
participating tribe; and 
‘‘(B) violates the portion of a protection 
order that— 
‘‘(i) prohibits or provides protection 
against violent or threatening acts or har-
assment against, sexual violence against, 
contact or communication with, or physical 
proximity to, another person; 
‘‘(ii) was issued against the defend-
ant; 
‘‘(iii) is enforceable by the partici-
pating tribe; and 
‘‘(iv) 
is 
consistent 
with 
section 
2265(b) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(d) RIGHTS OF DEFENDANTS.—In a criminal pro-
ceeding in which a participating tribe exercises special do-
mestic violence criminal jurisdiction, the participating 
tribe shall provide to the defendant— 
‘‘(1) all applicable rights under this Act; 
‘‘(2) if a term of imprisonment of any length 
may be imposed, all rights described in section 
202(c); 
‘‘(3) the right to a trial by an impartial jury 
that is drawn from sources that— 
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‘‘(A) reflect a fair cross section of the com-
munity; and 
‘‘(B) do not systematically exclude any dis-
tinctive group in the community, including non- 
Indians; and 
‘‘(4) all other rights whose protection is nec-
essary under the Constitution of the United States 
in order for Congress to recognize and affirm the in-
herent power of the participating tribe to exercise 
special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction over 
the defendant. 
‘‘(e) PETITIONS TO STAY DETENTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who has filed a 
petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a court of the 
United States under section 203 may petition that 
court to stay further detention of that person by the 
participating tribe. 
‘‘(2) GRANT OF STAY.—A court shall grant a 
stay described in paragraph (1) if the court— 
‘‘(A) finds that there is a substantial likeli-
hood that the habeas corpus petition will be 
granted; and 
‘‘(B) after giving each alleged victim in the 
matter an opportunity to be heard, finds by 
clear and convincing evidence that under condi-
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tions imposed by the court, the petitioner is not 
likely to flee or pose a danger to any person or 
the community if released. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—An Indian tribe that has or-
dered the detention of any person has a duty to 
timely notify such person of his rights and privileges 
under this subsection and under section 203. 
‘‘(f) GRANTS TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—The At-
torney General may award grants to the governments of 
Indian tribes (or to authorized designees of those govern-
ments)— 
‘‘(1) to strengthen tribal criminal justice sys-
tems to assist Indian tribes in exercising special do-
mestic violence criminal jurisdiction, including— 
‘‘(A) law enforcement (including the capac-
ity of law enforcement or court personnel to 
enter information into and obtain information 
from national crime information databases); 
‘‘(B) prosecution; 
‘‘(C) trial and appellate courts; 
‘‘(D) probation systems; 
‘‘(E) detention and correctional facilities; 
‘‘(F) alternative rehabilitation centers; 
‘‘(G) culturally appropriate services and 
assistance for victims and their families; and 
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‘‘(H) criminal codes and rules of criminal 
procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence; 
‘‘(2) to provide indigent criminal defendants 
with the effective assistance of licensed defense 
counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in criminal pro-
ceedings in which a participating tribe prosecutes a 
crime of domestic violence or dating violence or a 
criminal violation of a protection order; 
‘‘(3) to ensure that, in criminal proceedings in 
which a participating tribe exercises special domestic 
violence criminal jurisdiction, jurors are summoned, 
selected, and instructed in a manner consistent with 
all applicable requirements; and 
‘‘(4) to accord victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, and violations of protection orders 
rights that are similar to the rights of a crime victim 
described in section 3771(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, consistent with tribal law and custom. 
‘‘(g) 
SUPPLEMENT, 
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
made available under this section shall supplement and 
not supplant any other Federal, State, tribal, or local gov-
ernment amounts made available to carry out activities de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of 
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fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out subsection 
(f) and to provide training, technical assistance, data col-
lection, and evaluation of the criminal justice systems of 
participating tribes.’’. 
SEC. 905. TRIBAL PROTECTION ORDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2265 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) TRIBAL COURT JURISDICTION.—For purposes 
of this section, a court of an Indian tribe shall have full 
civil jurisdiction to issue and enforce protection orders in-
volving any person, including the authority to enforce any 
orders through civil contempt proceedings, to exclude vio-
lators from Indian land, and to use other appropriate 
mechanisms, in matters arising anywhere in the Indian 
country of the Indian tribe (as defined in section 1151) 
or otherwise within the authority of the Indian tribe.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this Act, including 
an amendment made by this Act, alters or modifies the 
jurisdiction or authority of an Indian tribe in the State 
of Alaska under section 2265(e) of title 18, United States 
Code (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act). 
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SEC. 906. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ASSAULT STAT-
UTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) Assault with intent to commit murder or 
a violation of section 2241 or 2242, by a fine under 
this title, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, 
or both.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘felony 
under chapter 109A’’ and inserting ‘‘violation 
of section 2241 or 2242’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and 
without just cause or excuse,’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘six 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’; 
(E) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘substantial bodily in-
jury to an individual who has not attained 
the age of 16 years’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
stantial bodily injury to a spouse or inti-
mate partner, a dating partner, or an indi-
vidual who has not attained the age of 16 
years’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘fine’’ and inserting 
‘‘a fine’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or 
dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or at-
tempting to strangle or suffocate, by a fine under 
this title, imprisonment for not more than 10 years, 
or both.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) As used in this sub-
section—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the terms ‘dating partner’ and ‘spouse or 
intimate partner’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 2266; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘strangling’ means intentionally, 
knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breath-
ing or circulation of the blood of a person by apply-
ing pressure to the throat or neck, regardless of 
whether that conduct results in any visible injury or 
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whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly in-
jure the victim; and 
‘‘(5) the term ‘suffocating’ means intentionally, 
knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breath-
ing of a person by covering the mouth of the person, 
the nose of the person, or both, regardless of wheth-
er that conduct results in any visible injury or 
whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly in-
jure the victim.’’. 
(b) INDIAN MAJOR CRIMES.—Section 1153(a) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘assault 
with intent to commit murder, assault with a dangerous 
weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury (as de-
fined in section 1365 of this title)’’ and inserting ‘‘a felony 
assault under section 113’’. 
(c) REPEAT OFFENDERS.—Section 2265A(b)(1)(B) 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘or tribal’’ after ‘‘State’’. 
SEC. 907. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST 
INDIAN WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 904(a) of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘The National’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of the Violence Against Women Re-
authorization Act of 2013, the National’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and in Native villages 
(as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602))’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) sex trafficking.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2013’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this subsection $1,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 and 2015’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
905(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 
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534 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 
through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2014 through 
2018’’. 
SEC. 908. EFFECTIVE DATES; PILOT PROJECT. 
(a) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as pro-
vided in section 4 and subsection (b) of this section, the 
amendments made by this title shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SPECIAL DOMESTIC-VIO-
LENCE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), subsections (b) through (d) of section 204 
of Public Law 90–284 (as added by section 904) 
shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) PILOT PROJECT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At any time during the 
2-year period beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, an Indian tribe may ask the 
Attorney General to designate the tribe as a 
participating tribe under section 204(a) of Pub-
lic Law 90–284 on an accelerated basis. 
(B) PROCEDURE.—The Attorney General 
may grant a request under subparagraph (A) 
after coordinating with the Secretary of the In-
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terior, consulting with affected Indian tribes, 
and concluding that the criminal justice system 
of the requesting tribe has adequate safeguards 
in place to protect defendants’ rights, consistent 
with section 204 of Public Law 90–284. 
(C) 
EFFECTIVE
DATES
FOR
PILOT 
PROJECTS.—An Indian tribe designated as a 
participating tribe under this paragraph may 
commence exercising special domestic violence 
criminal jurisdiction pursuant to subsections (b) 
through (d) of section 204 of Public Law 90– 
284 on a date established by the Attorney Gen-
eral, after consultation with that Indian tribe, 
but in no event later than the date that is 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 909. INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION; REPORT 
ON THE ALASKA RURAL JUSTICE AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(f) of the Indian Law 
Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2812(f)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’. 
(b) REPORT.—The Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Attorney General of the State of Alaska, the 
Commissioner of Public Safety of the State of Alaska, the 
Alaska Federation of Natives and Federally recognized In-
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dian tribes in the State of Alaska, shall report to Congress 
not later than one year after enactment of this Act with 
respect to whether the Alaska Rural Justice and Law En-
forcement 
Commission 
established 
under 
Section 
112(a)(1) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 
should be continued and appropriations authorized for the 
continued work of the commission. The report may con-
tain recommendations for legislation with respect to the 
scope of work and composition of the commission. 
SEC. 910. LIMITATION. 
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act limits, alters, expands, or diminishes the civil or crimi-
nal jurisdiction of the State of Alaska, any subdivision of 
the State of Alaska, or any Indian tribe in the State of 
Alaska. 
TITLE X—SAFER ACT 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Evidence Reporting Act of 2013’’ or the ‘‘SAFER Act 
of 2013’’. 
SEC. 1002. DEBBIE SMITH GRANTS FOR AUDITING SEXUAL 
ASSAULT EVIDENCE BACKLOGS. 
Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) To conduct an audit consistent with sub-
section (n) of the samples of sexual assault evidence 
that are in the possession of the State or unit of 
local government and are awaiting testing. 
‘‘(7) To ensure that the collection and proc-
essing of DNA evidence by law enforcement agencies 
from crimes, including sexual assault and other vio-
lent crimes against persons, is carried out in an ap-
propriate and timely manner and in accordance with 
the protocols and practices developed under sub-
section (o)(1).’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ALLOCATION OF GRANT AWARDS FOR AU-
DITS.—For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017, 
not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 per-
cent, of the grant amounts distributed under para-
graph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify 
such amounts are received by the Attorney General, 
be awarded for purposes described in subsection 
(a)(6), provided that none of the funds required to 
be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or 
otherwise limit the availability of funds required to 
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be awarded to States or units of local government 
under paragraph (3).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(n) USE OF FUNDS FOR AUDITING SEXUAL AS-
SAULT EVIDENCE BACKLOGS.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—The Attorney General may 
award a grant under this section to a State or unit 
of local government for the purpose described in 
subsection (a)(6) only if the State or unit of local 
government— 
‘‘(A) submits a plan for performing the 
audit of samples described in such subsection; 
and 
‘‘(B) includes in such plan a good-faith es-
timate of the number of such samples. 
‘‘(2) GRANT CONDITIONS.—A State or unit of 
local government receiving a grant for the purpose 
described in subsection (a)(6)— 
‘‘(A) may not enter into any contract or 
agreement with any non-governmental vendor 
laboratory to conduct an audit described in sub-
section (a)(6); and 
‘‘(B) shall— 
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‘‘(i) not later than 1 year after receiv-
ing the grant, complete the audit referred 
to in paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with 
the plan submitted under such paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) not later than 60 days after re-
ceiving possession of a sample of sexual as-
sault evidence that was not in the posses-
sion of the State or unit of local govern-
ment at the time of the initiation of an 
audit under paragraph (1)(A), subject to 
paragraph (4)(F), include in any required 
reports under clause (v), the information 
listed under paragraph (4)(B); 
‘‘(iii) for each sample of sexual as-
sault evidence that is identified as awaiting 
testing as part of the audit referred to in 
paragraph (1)(A)— 
‘‘(I) assign a unique numeric or 
alphanumeric identifier to each sam-
ple of sexual assault evidence that is 
in the possession of the State or unit 
of local government and is awaiting 
testing; and 
‘‘(II) identify the date or dates 
after which the State or unit of local 
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government would be barred by any 
applicable statutes of limitations from 
prosecuting a perpetrator of the sex-
ual assault to which the sample re-
lates; 
‘‘(iv) provide that— 
‘‘(I) the chief law enforcement of-
ficer of the State or unit of local gov-
ernment, respectively, is the individual 
responsible for the compliance of the 
State or unit of local government, re-
spectively, with the reporting require-
ments described in clause (v); or 
‘‘(II) the designee of such officer 
may fulfill the responsibility described 
in subclause (I) so long as such des-
ignee is an employee of the State or 
unit of local government, respectively, 
and is not an employee of any govern-
mental 
laboratory 
or 
non-govern-
mental vendor laboratory; and 
‘‘(v) comply with all grantee reporting 
requirements described in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF INITIAL DEADLINE.—The 
Attorney General may grant an extension of the 
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deadline under paragraph (2)(B)(i) to a State or 
unit of local government that demonstrates that 
more time is required for compliance with such para-
graph. 
‘‘(4) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
FORENSIC
EVIDENCE 
REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For not less than 12 
months after the completion of an initial count 
of sexual assault evidence that is awaiting test-
ing during an audit referred to in paragraph 
(1)(A), a State or unit of local government that 
receives a grant award under subsection (a)(6) 
shall, not less than every 60 days, submit a re-
port to the Department of Justice, on a form 
prescribed by the Attorney General, which shall 
contain the information required under sub-
paragraph (B). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—A report 
under this paragraph shall contain the following 
information: 
‘‘(i) The name of the State or unit of 
local government filing the report. 
‘‘(ii) The period of dates covered by 
the report. 
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‘‘(iii) The cumulative total number of 
samples of sexual assault evidence that, at 
the end of the reporting period— 
‘‘(I) are in the possession of the 
State or unit of local government at 
the reporting period; 
‘‘(II) are awaiting testing; and 
‘‘(III) the State or unit of local 
government has determined should 
undergo DNA or other appropriate fo-
rensic analyses. 
‘‘(iv) The cumulative total number of 
samples of sexual assault evidence in the 
possession of the State or unit of local gov-
ernment that, at the end of the reporting 
period, the State or unit of local govern-
ment has determined should not undergo 
DNA or other appropriate forensic anal-
yses, provided that the reporting form shall 
allow for the State or unit of local govern-
ment, at its sole discretion, to explain the 
reasoning for this determination in some 
or all cases. 
‘‘(v) The cumulative total number of 
samples of sexual assault evidence in a 
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total under clause (iii) that have been sub-
mitted to a laboratory for DNA or other 
appropriate forensic analyses. 
‘‘(vi) The cumulative total number of 
samples of sexual assault evidence identi-
fied by an audit referred to in paragraph 
(1)(A) or under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) for 
which DNA or other appropriate forensic 
analysis has been completed at the end of 
the reporting period. 
‘‘(vii) The total number of samples of 
sexual assault evidence identified by the 
State or unit of local government under 
paragraph (2)(B)(ii), since the previous re-
porting period. 
‘‘(viii) The cumulative total number of 
samples of sexual assault evidence de-
scribed under clause (iii) for which the 
State or unit of local government will be 
barred within 12 months by any applicable 
statute of limitations from prosecuting a 
perpetrator of the sexual assault to which 
the sample relates. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION
OF
REPORTS.—Not 
later than 7 days after the submission of a re-
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port under this paragraph by a State or unit of 
local government, the Attorney General shall, 
subject to subparagraph (D), publish and dis-
seminate a facsimile of the full contents of such 
report on an appropriate internet website. 
‘‘(D) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFOR-
MATION.—The Attorney General shall ensure 
that any information published and dissemi-
nated as part of a report under this paragraph, 
which reports information under this sub-
section, does not include personally identifiable 
information or details about a sexual assault 
that might lead to the identification of the indi-
viduals involved. 
‘‘(E) OPTIONAL REPORTING.—The Attor-
ney General shall— 
‘‘(i) at the discretion of a State or 
unit of local government required to file a 
report under subparagraph (A), allow such 
State or unit of local government, at their 
sole discretion, to submit such reports on 
a more frequent basis; and 
‘‘(ii) make available to all States and 
units of local government the reporting 
form created pursuant to subparagraph 
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(A), whether or not they are required to 
submit such reports, and allow such States 
or units of local government, at their sole 
discretion, to submit such reports for pub-
lication. 
‘‘(F) SAMPLES EXEMPT FROM REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT.—The reporting requirements 
described in paragraph (2) shall not apply to a 
sample of sexual assault evidence that— 
‘‘(i) is not considered criminal evi-
dence (such as a sample collected anony-
mously from a victim who is unwilling to 
make a criminal complaint); or 
‘‘(ii) relates to a sexual assault for 
which the prosecution of each perpetrator 
is barred by a statute of limitations. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
AWAITING
TESTING.—The 
term 
‘awaiting testing’ means, with respect to a sam-
ple of sexual assault evidence, that— 
‘‘(i) the sample has been collected and 
is in the possession of a State or unit of 
local government; 
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‘‘(ii) DNA and other appropriate fo-
rensic analyses have not been performed on 
such sample; and 
‘‘(iii) the sample is related to a crimi-
nal case or investigation in which final dis-
position has not yet been reached. 
‘‘(B) FINAL DISPOSITION.—The term ‘final 
disposition’ means, with respect to a criminal 
case or investigation to which a sample of sex-
ual assault evidence relates— 
‘‘(i) the conviction or acquittal of all 
suspected perpetrators of the crime in-
volved; 
‘‘(ii) a determination by the State or 
unit of local government in possession of 
the sample that the case is unfounded; or 
‘‘(iii) a declaration by the victim of 
the crime involved that the act constituting 
the basis of the crime was not committed. 
‘‘(C) POSSESSION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘posses-
sion’, used with respect to possession of a 
sample of sexual assault evidence by a 
State or unit of local government, includes 
possession by an individual who is acting 
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as an agent of the State or unit of local 
government for the collection of the sam-
ple. 
‘‘(ii) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in clause (i) shall be construed to 
create or amend any Federal rights or 
privileges for non-governmental vendor lab-
oratories described in regulations promul-
gated under section 210303 of the DNA 
Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14131). 
‘‘(o) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTOCOLS, TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE, AND DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROTOCOLS AND PRACTICES.—Not later 
than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 
SAFER Act of 2013, the Director, in consultation 
with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agen-
cies and government laboratories, shall develop and 
publish a description of protocols and practices the 
Director considers appropriate for the accurate, 
timely, and effective collection and processing of 
DNA evidence, including protocols and practices spe-
cific to sexual assault cases, which shall address ap-
propriate steps in the investigation of cases that 
might involve DNA evidence, including— 
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‘‘(A) how to determine— 
‘‘(i) which evidence is to be collected 
by law enforcement personnel and for-
warded for testing; 
‘‘(ii) the preferred order in which evi-
dence from the same case is to be tested; 
and 
‘‘(iii) what information to take into 
account when establishing the order in 
which evidence from different cases is to be 
tested; 
‘‘(B) the establishment of a reasonable pe-
riod of time in which evidence is to be for-
warded by emergency response providers, law 
enforcement personnel, and prosecutors to a 
laboratory for testing; 
‘‘(C) the establishment of reasonable peri-
ods of time in which each stage of analytical 
laboratory testing is to be completed; 
‘‘(D) systems to encourage communication 
within a State or unit of local government 
among emergency response providers, law en-
forcement personnel, prosecutors, courts, de-
fense counsel, crime laboratory personnel, and 
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crime victims regarding the status of crime 
scene evidence to be tested; and 
‘‘(E) standards for conducting the audit of 
the backlog for DNA case work in sexual as-
sault cases required under subsection (n). 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 
The Director shall make available technical assist-
ance and training to support States and units of 
local government in adopting and implementing the 
protocols and practices developed under paragraph 
(1) on and after the date on which the protocols and 
practices are published. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘awaiting testing’ and ‘possession’ have the 
meanings given those terms in subsection (n).’’. 
SEC. 1003. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal 
year for which a grant is made for the purpose described 
in section 2(a)(6) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000, as amended by section 1002, the At-
torney General shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) lists the States and units of local govern-
ment that have been awarded such grants and the 
amount of the grant received by each such State or 
unit of local government; 
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(2) states the number of extensions granted by 
the Attorney General under section 2(n)(3) of the 
DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, as 
added by section 1002; and 
(3) summarizes the processing status of the 
samples of sexual assault evidence identified in Sex-
ual Assault Forensic Evidence Reports established 
under section 2(o)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
Act of 2000, including the number of samples that 
have not been tested. 
SEC. 1004. REDUCING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG. 
Section 2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(3)) is amended— 
(a) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(b) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) For each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018, not less than 75 percent of the total grant 
amounts shall be awarded for a combination of pur-
poses under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sub-
section (a).’’. 
SEC. 1005. OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
All grants awarded by the Department of Justice that 
are authorized under this title shall be subject to the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fiscal 
year 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the In-
spector General of the Department of Justice shall 
conduct audits of recipients of grants under this title 
to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds by 
grantees. The Inspector General shall determine the 
appropriate number of grantees to be audited each 
year. 
(2) MANDATORY
EXCLUSION.—A recipient of 
grant funds under this title that is found to have an 
unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to re-
ceive grant funds under this title during the 2 fiscal 
years beginning after the 12-month period described 
in paragraph (5). 
(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
title, the Attorney General shall give priority to eligi-
ble entities that, during the 3 fiscal years before 
submitting an application for a grant under this 
title, did not have an unresolved audit finding show-
ing a violation in the terms or conditions of a De-
partment of Justice grant program. 
(4) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is awarded 
grant funds under this Act during the 2-fiscal-year 
period in which the entity is barred from receiving 
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grants under paragraph (2), the Attorney General 
shall— 
(A) deposit an amount equal to the grant 
funds that were improperly awarded to the 
grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; 
and 
(B) seek to recoup the costs of the repay-
ment to the fund from the grant recipient that 
was erroneously awarded grant funds. 
(5) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term 
‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means an audit report 
finding in the final audit report of the Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice that the 
grantee has utilized grant funds for an unauthorized 
expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not 
closed or resolved within a 12-month period begin-
ning on the date when the final audit report is 
issued. 
(6) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
section and the grant programs described in 
this title, the term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ 
means an organization that is described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney General 
shall not award a grant under any grant pro-
gram described in this title to a nonprofit orga-
nization that holds money in offshore accounts 
for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax de-
scribed in section 511(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organi-
zation that is awarded a grant under a grant 
program described in this title and uses the 
procedures prescribed in regulations to create a 
rebuttable presumption of reasonableness for 
the compensation of its officers, directors, trust-
ees and key employees, shall disclose to the At-
torney General, in the application for the grant, 
the process for determining such compensation, 
including the independent persons involved in 
reviewing and approving such compensation, the 
comparability data used, and contemporaneous 
substantiation of the deliberation and decision. 
Upon request, the Attorney General shall make 
the information disclosed under this subsection 
available for public inspection. 
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(7) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Unless oth-
erwise explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, 
not more than 7.5 percent of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under this title may be used 
by the Attorney General for salaries and administra-
tive expenses of the Department of Justice. 
(8) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Justice 
under this title may be used by the Attorney 
General or by any individual or organization 
awarded discretionary funds through a coopera-
tive agreement under this Act, to host or sup-
port any expenditure for conferences that uses 
more than $20,000 in Department funds, un-
less the Deputy Attorney General or the appro-
priate Assistant Attorney General, Director, or 
principal deputy as the Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral may designate, provides prior written au-
thorization that the funds may be expended to 
host a conference. 
(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written ap-
proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
conference, including the cost of all food and 
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beverages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria 
for speakers, and any entertainment. 
(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives on all conference expenditures 
approved by operation of this paragraph. 
(9) PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts authorized to 
be appropriated under this title may not be uti-
lized by any grant recipient to— 
(i) lobby any representative of the De-
partment of Justice regarding the award of 
grant funding; or 
(ii) lobby any representative of a Fed-
eral, State, local, or tribal government re-
garding the award of grant funding. 
(B) PENALTY.—If the Attorney General 
determines that any recipient of a grant under 
this title has violated subparagraph (A), the At-
torney General shall— 
(i) require the grant recipient to repay 
the grant in full; and 
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