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SEC. 813. GAO REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS TO COOPERATE 
WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit a report 
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives a report regarding the adjudication of petitions and 
applications under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) assess the effectiveness of the requirements 
set out in Section 802 of this Act in ensuring that 
potential U visa recipients aid in the investigation, 
apprehension, and prosecution of criminals; 
(2) determine the effect of the requirements set 
out in Section 802 of this Act, on the number of U 
visas issued annually; and 
(3) determine the effect of the requirements set 
out in Section 802 of this Act, on the number of in-
dividuals seeking U visas. 
SEC. 814. CONSIDERATION OF OTHER EVIDENCE. 
Section 237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(E)(i)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘If the conviction records 
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do not conclusively establish whether a crime of domestic 
violence constitutes a crime of violence (as defined in sec-
tion 16 of title 18, United States Code), the Attorney Gen-
eral may consider any other evidence that the Attorney 
General determines to be reliable in making this deter-
mination, including sentencing reports and police re-
ports.’’. 
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; 
(5) in paragraph (8)— 
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(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 children exposed to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, in-
cluding support for the nonabusing parent or the 
caretaker of the 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(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) developing and promoting State, 
local, or tribal legislation and policies that en-
hance best practices for responding to violent 
crimes against Indian women, including the 
crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘individ-
uals or’’. 
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 2012’’ 
before the period at the end; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Department of 
Health and Human Services’’ and inserting 
‘‘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). 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 904. 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)— 
(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 2012, 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: 
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