ordinated service program or emergency inter-
disciplinary coordinated service program, as 
necessary. 
‘‘(c) MISSION.—The mission of a program developed 
and implemented with a grant under this section shall be 
to—
‘‘(1) streamline access to services by victims of 
crime; 
‘‘(2) eliminate barriers to services for victims of 
crime; 
‘‘(3) coordinate client services across disciplines 
to assure continuity of care, including the use of 
technology to link service providers to each other; 
‘‘(4) improve how victims of crime experience 
the criminal justice system in order to promote co-
operation and trust; 
‘‘(5) reduce duplication of effort in outreach 
and provision of services to victims; 
‘‘(6) assist crime victims in avoiding unneces-
sary and repetitive interviewing, retelling of victim-
ization, and completion of applications; and 
‘‘(7) improve service delivery through client 
input and feedback. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Director shall give preference to lead entities
that collaborate with the most comprehensive coalition of 
entities that impact or serve victims of crime. 
‘‘(e) OVERSIGHT.—
‘‘(1) FUNDING PROPOSAL.—The proposed dis-
tribution of funding among the lead entity and any 
collaborating entities shall be included in any grant 
application for funding. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Each lead entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Direc-
tor, for each year in which funds from a grant under 
this section are expended, a report assessing the ef-
fectiveness of the emergency interdisciplinary coordi-
nated service program or the interdisciplinary co-
ordinated service program. 
‘‘(f) REVIEW OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na-
tional Institute for Justice shall conduct an evalua-
tion of the emergency interdisciplinary coordinated
service programs and the interdisciplinary coordi-
nated service programs carried out under this sec-
tion to determine the effectiveness and cost effective-
ness of the programs in carrying out the mission 
and duties described under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the
National Institute of Justice shall submit, to the 
Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, a written report on the 
results of the evaluation required under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(g) DURATION.—The Director shall award grants 
under this section for a period not to exceed 4 years, but 
may renew the grant for a period not to exceed 2 years 
on such terms as the Director may reasonably require. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition to funds made available by 
section 1402(d)(4)(C)—
‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2004 through 2007 for emergency inter-
disciplinary service programs; and 
‘‘(B) $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2004 through 2007 for interdisciplinary 
service programs. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINES.—Funds appropriated for 
emergency interdisciplinary service programs shall 
be made available by the Director not later than 30 
days after the date of the community crisis and dis-
tributed not later than 120 days after the date of 
the community crisis.
‘‘(3) TRANSFER OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—All 
funds appropriated, but not expended, for emergency 
interdisciplinary service programs during each fiscal 
year shall be obligated to interdisciplinary service 
programs for distribution in the subsequent fiscal 
year and shall not be diverted to offset increased 
spending. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—Funds appropriated pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) may be used to carry out the 
provisions under subsection (f). 
‘‘(5) MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—Funds ap-
propriated pursuant to this section shall be used to 
supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds 
that would otherwise be available to support inter-
disciplinary service programs and emergency inter-
disciplinary service programs. 
‘‘(i) FALSE
CLAIMS
ACT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, amounts collected pursuant to sec-
tions 3729 through 3731 of title 31, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘False Claims Act’), may be used 
for grants under this section.’’.
SEC. 205. GRANTS FOR SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS WITH 
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION NEEDS. 
The Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1404E, as 
added by section 204 of this Act, the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1404F. SERVICES TO VICTIMS WITH SPECIAL COMMU-
NICATION NEEDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to 
award demonstration grants under section 1404(c)(1)(A) 
to States, tribal governments, local governments, and 
qualified public or private entities to support the extension 
of services to victims with special communication needs. 
‘‘(b) MISSION.—The mission of a demonstration 
grant awarded under this section shall be to expand the 
capacity of victim service providers to serve crime victims 
with special communication needs relating to limited 
English proficiency, hearing loss, or developmental disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(c) USE
OF FUNDS.—Activities funded under a 
demonstration grant awarded under this section may in-
clude—
‘‘(1) contracting with a telephonic interpreter 
service to offer services to a specified pool of victim 
service providers, at no additional cost to such serv-
ice providers or at a discounted rate; 
‘‘(2) the use of local interpreters;
‘‘(3) the use of bilingual or multilingual victim 
advocates or assistants; 
‘‘(4) foreign language classes and cultural com-
petency training for service providers; 
‘‘(5) translation of materials; 
‘‘(6) hearing assistance devices; 
‘‘(7) services to help individuals with develop-
mental disabilities understand court proceedings; 
‘‘(8) community outreach; and 
‘‘(9) other means to improve accessibility of vic-
tim services for crime victims with special commu-
nication needs. 
‘‘(d) TASK FORCES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a State, tribal government, 
local government, or qualified public or private enti-
ty shall have established a task force to study needs 
and alternatives for promoting greater access to 
services for crime victims with special communica-
tion needs. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The task force referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall be composed of representa-
tives of—
‘‘(A) system and non-system based victim 
service providers;