‘‘(A) Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (STOP 
grants). 
‘‘(B) Part U of title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(Grants to encourage arrest policies). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Eligible entities under this 
section are— 
‘‘(1) population specific organizations that have 
demonstrated experience and expertise in providing 
population specific services in the relevant under-
served communities, or population specific organiza-
tions working in partnership with a victim service 
provider or domestic violence or sexual assault coali-
tion; 
‘‘(2) victim service providers offering population 
specific services for a specific underserved population; 
or 
‘‘(3) victim service providers working in partner-
ship with a national, State, or local organization that 
has demonstrated experience and expertise in pro-
viding population specific services in the relevant un-
derserved population. 
‘‘(c) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Attorney General may 
use up to 20 percent of funds available under this section 
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to make one-time planning grants to eligible entities to sup-
port the planning and development of specially designed 
and targeted programs for adult and youth victims in one 
or more underserved populations, including— 
‘‘(1) identifying, building, and strengthening 
partnerships with potential collaborators within un-
derserved populations, Federal, State, tribal, terri-
torial or local government entities, and public and 
private organizations; 
‘‘(2) conducting a needs assessment of the com-
munity and the targeted underserved population or 
populations to determine what the barriers are to 
service access and what factors contribute to those 
barriers, using input from the targeted underserved 
population or populations; 
‘‘(3) identifying promising prevention, outreach, 
and intervention strategies for victims from a tar-
geted underserved population or populations; and 
‘‘(4) developing a plan, with the input of the tar-
geted underserved population or populations, for— 
‘‘(A) implementing prevention, outreach, 
and intervention strategies to address the bar-
riers to accessing services; 
‘‘(B) promoting community engagement in 
the prevention of domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, and stalking within the 
targeted underserved populations; and 
‘‘(C) evaluating the program. 
‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall make grants to eligible entities for the purpose 
of providing or enhancing population specific outreach and 
victim services to adult and youth victims in one or more 
underserved populations, including— 
‘‘(1) working with Federal, State, tribal, terri-
torial and local governments, agencies, and organiza-
tions to develop or enhance population specific victim 
services; 
‘‘(2) strengthening the capacity of underserved 
populations to provide population specific services; 
‘‘(3) strengthening the capacity of traditional 
victim service providers to provide population specific 
services; 
‘‘(4) strengthening the effectiveness of criminal 
and civil justice interventions by providing training 
for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other 
court personnel on domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking in underserved popu-
lations; or 
‘‘(5) working in cooperation with an underserved 
population to develop and implement outreach, edu-
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cation, prevention, and intervention strategies that 
highlight available resources and the specific issues 
faced by victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking from underserved popu-
lations. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a grant 
under this section shall submit an application to the Direc-
tor of the Office on Violence Against Women at such time, 
in such form, and in such manner as the Director may pre-
scribe. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Each eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section shall annually submit to the Director of 
the Office on Violence Against Women a report that de-
scribes the activities carried out with grant funds during 
the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 
section the definitions and grant conditions in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925) shall apply. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to the funds identified in subsection (a)(1), there are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 107. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES GRANT. 
Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14045a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND 
LINGUISTICALLY’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and linguistically’’ each place it 
appears; 
(3) by striking ‘‘and linguistic’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(4) by amending paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PROGRAMS COVERED.—The programs iden-
tified in this paragraph are the programs carried out 
under the following provisions: 
‘‘(A) Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796hh) (Grants to encourage arrest policies). 
‘‘(B) Section 1201 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) (Legal assistance 
for victims). 
‘‘(C) Section 40295 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) (Rural 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
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stalking, and child abuse enforcement assist-
ance). 
‘‘(D) Section 40802 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041a) (En-
hanced training and services to end violence 
against women later in life). 
‘‘(E) Section 1402 of division B of the Vic-
tims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act 
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–7) (Education, train-
ing, and enhanced services to end violence 
against and abuse of women with disabilities).’’; 
and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘linguistic 
and’’. 
SEC. 108. REDUCTION IN 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— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) For each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014, 
not less than 75 percent of the grant amounts shall 
be awarded for purposes under subsection (a)(2).’’. 
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SEC. 109. ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 
TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13941(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘to 
carry out this section’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 110. CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDI-
CIAL PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS. 
Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$2,300,000’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIO-
LENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING 
SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES.—Section 
41601(b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 14043g(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘other pro-
grams’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘other nongovernmental or tribal 
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programs and projects to assist individuals who have 
been victimized by sexual assault, without regard to 
the age of the individual.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘non-
profit, nongovernmental organizations for pro-
grams and activities’’ and inserting ‘‘nongovern-
mental or tribal programs and activities’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking 
‘‘linguistically and’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and territory’’ after 
‘‘each State’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1.50 percent’’ and in-
serting ‘‘0.75 percent’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘of the total appropria-
tions’’; and 
(B) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
preceding formula’’ and inserting ‘‘this para-
graph’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
41601(f)(1) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 14043g(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 
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to remain available until expended for each of the fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 to 
remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 202. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND CHILD 
ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. 
Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(H), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding sexual assault forensic examiners’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘victim 
advocacy 
groups’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service pro-
viders’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including devel-
oping multidisciplinary teams focusing on 
high-risk cases with the goal of preventing 
domestic and dating violence homicides’’ be-
fore the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and other long- and 
short-term assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘legal 
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assistance, and other long-term and short- 
term victim services and population specific 
services’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to develop, expand, or strengthen programs 
addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault fo-
rensic examiner programs, Sexual Assault Response 
Teams, law enforcement training, and programs ad-
dressing rape kit backlogs.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘$55,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017’’. 
SEC. 203. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
WOMEN 
WITH 
DISABILITIES 
GRANTS. 
Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Traf-
ficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg–7) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding using evidence-based indicators to assess 
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the risk of domestic and dating violence homi-
cide)’’ after ‘‘risk reduction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘victim 
service organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘victim 
services organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘victim 
service providers’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking ‘‘non-
profit and nongovernmental victim services organiza-
tion, such as a State’’ and inserting ‘‘victim service 
provider, such as a State or tribal’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017’’. 
SEC. 204. GRANT FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VI-
OLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LATER LIFE. 
Section 40802 of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 40802. GRANT FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN LATER LIFE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means an entity 
that— 
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‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) a State; 
‘‘(ii) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(iii) a tribal government or tribal or-
ganization; 
‘‘(iv) a population specific organiza-
tion with demonstrated experience in assist-
ing individuals in later life; 
‘‘(v) a victim service provider; or 
‘‘(vi) a State, tribal, or territorial do-
mestic violence or sexual assault coalition; 
and 
‘‘(B) is partnered with— 
‘‘(i) a law enforcement agency; 
‘‘(ii) an office of a prosecutor; 
‘‘(iii) a victim service provider; or 
‘‘(iv) a nonprofit program or govern-
ment agency with demonstrated experience 
in assisting individuals in later life. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘elder abuse’ means domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking com-
mitted against individuals in later life. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘individual in later life’ means an 
individual who is 60 years of age or older. 
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may make grants to eligible entities to carry out 
the activities described in paragraph (2). In award-
ing such grants, the Attorney General shall consult 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
ensure that the activities funded under this section 
are not duplicative with the activities funded under 
the elder abuse prevention programs of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY
AND
PERMISSIBLE
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 
entity receiving a grant under this section shall 
use the funds received under the grant to— 
‘‘(i) provide training programs to as-
sist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, 
agencies of States or units of local govern-
ment, population specific organizations, vic-
tim service providers, victim advocates, and 
relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State, 
territorial, and local courts in recognizing 
and addressing instances of elder abuse; 
‘‘(ii) provide or enhance services for 
victims of elder abuse; 
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‘‘(iii) establish or support multidisci-
plinary collaborative community responses 
to victims of elder abuse; and 
‘‘(iv) conduct cross-training for law en-
forcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of 
States or units of local government, attor-
neys, health care providers, population spe-
cific organizations, faith-based advocates, 
victim service providers, and courts to bet-
ter serve victims of elder abuse. 
‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 
entity receiving a grant under this section may 
use not more than 10 percent of the funds re-
ceived under the grant to— 
‘‘(i) provide training programs to as-
sist attorneys, health care providers, faith- 
based leaders, or other community-based or-
ganizations in recognizing and addressing 
instances of elder abuse; or 
‘‘(ii) conduct outreach activities and 
awareness campaigns to ensure that victims 
of elder abuse receive appropriate assist-
ance. 
‘‘(3) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In making 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall 
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give priority to proposals providing culturally spe-
cific or population specific services. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
TITLE 
III—SERVICES, 
PROTEC-
TION, 
AND 
JUSTICE 
FOR 
YOUNG 
VICTIMS 
OF 
VIO-
LENCE 
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 the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, territorial, or tribal’’ after ‘‘crisis 
centers, State’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘and al-
cohol’’ after ‘‘about drugs’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘$80,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(3) FUNDING
FORMULA.—Amounts provided 
under this section shall be allotted to each State, ter-
ritory, and the District of Columbia based on popu-
lation. If the amounts appropriated under paragraph 
(1) exceed $48,000,000 in any fiscal year, a min-
imum allocation of $150,000 shall be awarded to each 
State and territory and the District of Columbia. Any 
remaining funds shall be allotted to each State and 
territory and the District of Columbia based on popu-
lation.’’. 
SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN 
AND YOUTH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle L of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043c et seq.) is amended 
by striking sections 41201 through 41204 and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 41201. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OP-
TIONS, SERVICES, AND EDUCATION FOR CHIL-
DREN AND YOUTH (CHOOSE CHILDREN AND 
YOUTH). 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
working in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Education, shall 
award grants to enhance the safety of youth and children 
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who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and to prevent future 
violence. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—Funds provided under 
this section may be used for the following program purpose 
areas: 
‘‘(1) SERVICES TO ADVOCATE FOR AND RESPOND 
TO YOUTH.—To develop, expand, and strengthen vic-
tim interventions and services that target youth who 
are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking. Services may include vic-
tim services, counseling, advocacy, mentoring, edu-
cational support, transportation, legal assistance in 
civil, criminal and administrative matters, such as 
family law cases, housing cases, child welfare pro-
ceedings, campus administrative proceedings, and 
civil protection order proceedings, services to address 
sex trafficking, population specific services, and other 
activities that support youth in finding safety, sta-
bility, and justice and in addressing the emotional, 
cognitive, and physical effects of trauma on youth. 
Funds may be used to— 
‘‘(A) assess and analyze available services 
for youth victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking, determining 
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relevant barriers to such services in a particular 
locality, and developing a community protocol to 
address such problems collaboratively; 
‘‘(B) develop and implement policies, prac-
tices, and procedures to effectively respond to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking against youth; or 
‘‘(C) provide technical assistance and train-
ing to enhance the ability of school personnel, 
victim service providers, child protective service 
workers, staff of law enforcement agencies, pros-
ecutors, court personnel, individuals who work in 
after school programs, medical personnel, social 
workers, mental health personnel, and workers in 
other programs that serve children and youth to 
improve their ability to appropriately respond to 
the needs of children and youth who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking, as well as homeless youth, 
and to properly refer such children, youth, and 
their families to appropriate services. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORTING YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION 
AND PROTECTION.—To enable secondary or elemen-
tary schools that serve students in any of grades five 
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through twelve and institutions of higher education 
to— 
‘‘(A) provide training to school personnel, 
including health care providers and security per-
sonnel, on the needs of students who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; 
‘‘(B) develop and implement age-appro-
priate prevention and intervention policies in 
accordance with State law in secondary or ele-
mentary schools that serve students in any of 
grades five through twelve, including appropriate 
responses to, and identification and referral pro-
cedures for, students who are experiencing or 
perpetrating domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, and procedures for 
handling the requirements of court protective or-
ders issued to or against students; 
‘‘(C) provide support services for student 
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking, such as a resource per-
son who is either on-site or on-call; 
‘‘(D) provide evidence-based educational 
programs for students regarding domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; or 
‘‘(E) develop strategies to increase identi-
fication, support, referrals, and prevention pro-
grams for youth who are at high risk of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
‘‘(A) a victim service provider, tribal non-
profit organization, population specific organi-
zation, or community-based organization with a 
demonstrated history of effective work addressing 
the needs of youth, including runaway or home-
less youth, who are victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or 
‘‘(B) a victim service provider that is 
partnered with an entity that has a dem-
onstrated history of effective work addressing the 
needs of youth. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(A) EDUCATION.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant for the purposes described in subsection 
(b)(2), an entity described in paragraph (1) 
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shall be partnered with an elementary school or 
secondary school (as such terms are defined in 
section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965), charter school (as de-
fined in section 5210 of such Act), a school that 
is operated or supported by the Bureau of In-
dian Education, or a legally operating private 
school, a school administered by the Department 
of Defense under section 2164 of title 10, United 
States Code, or section 1402 of the Defense De-
pendents’ Education Act of 1978, a group of such 
schools, a local educational agency (as defined in 
section 9101(26) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965), or an institu-
tion of higher education (as defined in section 
101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965). 
‘‘(B) OTHER
PARTNERSHIPS.—All appli-
cants under this section are encouraged to work 
in partnership with organizations and agencies 
that work with the relevant youth population. 
Such entities may include— 
‘‘(i) a State, tribe, unit of local govern-
ment, or territory; 
‘‘(ii) a population specific or commu-
nity-based organization; 
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‘‘(iii) batterer intervention programs 
or sex offender treatment programs with 
specialized knowledge and experience work-
ing with youth offenders; or 
‘‘(iv) any other agencies or nonprofit, 
nongovernmental organizations with the ca-
pacity to provide effective assistance to the 
adult, youth, and child victims served by 
the partnership. 
‘‘(d) 
GRANTEE
REQUIREMENTS.—Applicants 
for 
grants under this section shall establish and implement 
policies, practices, and procedures that— 
‘‘(1) require and include appropriate referral 
systems for child and youth victims; 
‘‘(2) protect the confidentiality and privacy of 
child and youth victim information, particularly in 
the context of parental or third-party involvement 
and consent, mandatory reporting duties, and work-
ing with other service providers with priority on vic-
tim safety and autonomy; 
‘‘(3) ensure that all individuals providing inter-
vention or prevention programs to children or youth 
through a program funded under this section have 
completed, or will complete, sufficient training in 
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connection with domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that parents are informed of the pro-
grams funded under this program that are being of-
fered at their child’s school. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General shall prioritize 
grant applications under this section that coordinate with 
prevention programs in the community. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 
section, the definitions and grant conditions provided for 
in section 40002 shall apply. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(h) ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 50 percent of 
the total amount appropriated under this section for 
each fiscal year shall be used for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than 10 percent 
of the total amount appropriated under this section 
for each fiscal year shall be made available for grants 
under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10).’’. 
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(b) VAWA GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 40002(b) 
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(b)), as amended by section 3(b)(4), is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(14) REQUIREMENT FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRO-
GRAMS.—Any educational programming, training, or 
public awareness communications regarding domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
that are funded under this title must be evidence- 
based.’’. 
SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAM-
PUSES. 
Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14045b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘stalking 
on campuses,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘crimes against women 
on’’ and inserting ‘‘crimes on’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, and to develop and 
strengthen prevention education and aware-
ness programs’’ before the period; and 
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(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, strengthen,’’ after 
‘‘To develop’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘assault and stalking,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘assault, and stalking, in-
cluding the use of technology to commit 
these crimes,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and population spe-
cific services’’ after ‘‘strengthen victim serv-
ices programs’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘entities carrying out’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘stalking vic-
tim services programs’’ and inserting ‘‘vic-
tim service providers’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, regardless of 
whether the services provided by such pro-
gram are provided by the institution or in 
coordination with community victim service 
providers’’ before the period at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(9) To provide evidence-based educational pro-
gramming for students regarding domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(10) To develop or adapt population specific 
strategies and projects for victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
from underserved populations on campus.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘any non-profit’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘victim services programs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘victim service providers’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) 
through (G), respectively; and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C), the following: 
‘‘(D) describe how underserved populations 
in the campus community will be adequately 
served, including the provision of relevant popu-
lation specific services;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2007 
through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 
2017’’; 
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(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the 
following: 
‘‘(3) GRANTEE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
grantee shall comply with the following minimum re-
quirements during the grant period: 
‘‘(A) The grantee shall create a coordinated 
community response including both organiza-
tions external to the institution and relevant di-
visions of the institution. 
‘‘(B) The grantee shall establish a manda-
tory prevention and education program on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking for all incoming students. 
‘‘(C) The grantee shall train all campus law 
enforcement to respond effectively to domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(D) The grantee shall train all members of 
campus disciplinary boards to respond effectively 
to situations involving domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through the period and inserting 
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‘‘$12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 
2017.’’. 
SEC. 304. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
part: 
‘‘PART LL—NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS 
PUBLIC SAFETY 
‘‘SEC. 3021. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFE-
TY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE CEN-
TER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services is authorized 
to establish and operate a National Center for Cam-
pus Public Safety (referred to in this section as the 
‘Center’). 
‘‘(2) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Director of the 
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is 
authorized to award grants to institutions of higher 
education and other nonprofit organizations to assist 
in carrying out the functions of the Center required 
under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTER.—The center shall— 
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‘‘(1) provide quality education and training for 
campus public safety agencies of institutions of higher 
education and the agencies’ collaborative partners, in-
cluding campus mental health agencies; 
‘‘(2) foster quality research to strengthen the 
safety and security of institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(3) serve as a clearinghouse for the identifica-
tion and dissemination of information, policies, pro-
cedures, and best practices relevant to campus public 
safety, including off-campus housing safety, the pre-
vention of violence against persons and property, and 
emergency response and evacuation procedures; 
‘‘(4) develop protocols, in conjunction with the 
Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Secretary of Education, State, local, and 
tribal governments and law enforcement agencies, pri-
vate and nonprofit organizations and associations, 
and other stakeholders, to prevent, protect against, re-
spond to, and recover from, natural and man-made 
emergencies or dangerous situations involving an im-
mediate threat to the health or safety of the campus 
community; 
‘‘(5) promote the development and dissemination 
of effective behavioral threat assessment and manage-
ment models to prevent campus violence; 
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‘‘(6) coordinate campus safety information (in-
cluding ways to increase off-campus housing safety) 
and resources available from the Department of Jus-
tice, the Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of Education, State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments and law enforcement agencies, and private 
and nonprofit organizations and associations; 
‘‘(7) increase cooperation, collaboration, and 
consistency in prevention, response, and problem-solv-
ing methods among law enforcement, mental health, 
and other agencies and jurisdictions serving institu-
tions of higher education; 
‘‘(8) develop standardized formats and models 
for mutual aid agreements and memoranda of under-
standing between campus security agencies and other 
public safety organizations and mental health agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(9) report annually to Congress and the Attor-
ney General on activities performed by the Center 
during the previous 12 months. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES.— 
In establishing the Center, the Director of the Office of Com-
munity Oriented Policing Services shall— 
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‘‘(1) consult with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, the Secretary of Education, and the Attorney 
General of each State; and 
‘‘(2) coordinate the establishment and operation 
of the Center with campus public safety resources that 
may be available within the Department of Homeland 
Security and the Department of Education. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—In this section, the term ‘institution of higher 
education’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).’’. 
(b) JUSTICE PROGRAM CONSOLIDATIONS.—Effective 
30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Office 
of Dispute Resolution of the Department of Justice and the 
jurisdiction and employees of such office shall be— 
(1) transferred to the Office of Legal Policy of 
the Department of Justice; and 
(2) funded through the general administration 
appropriation of the Office of Legal Policy. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE 
REDUCTION PRACTICES 
SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 
Section 402(c) of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
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280b–4(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’. 
SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
THROUGH PREVENTION GRANTS. 
(a) SMART PREVENTION.—Section 41303 of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–2) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 41303. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES 
THROUGH 
PREVENTION 
(SMART 
PREVEN-
TION). 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services and the Secretary of Education, is authorized to 
award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by tak-
ing a comprehensive approach that focuses on youth, chil-
dren exposed to violence, and men as leaders and influencers 
of social norms. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this sec-
tion may be used for the following purposes: 
‘‘(1) 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, 
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sexual assault, and stalking and provide education 
and skills training to young individuals and individ-
uals who influence young individuals. The prevention 
program may use evidence-based, evidence-informed, 
or innovative strategies and practices focused on 
youth. Such a program should include— 
‘‘(A) evidence-based age education on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, and sexual coercion, as well as healthy 
relationship skills, in school, in the community, 
or in health care settings; 
‘‘(B) community-based collaboration and 
training for those with influence on youth, such 
as parents, teachers, coaches, health care pro-
viders, faith-leaders, older teens, and mentors; 
‘‘(C) education and outreach to change envi-
ronmental factors contributing to domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(D) policy development targeted to preven-
tion, including school-based policies and proto-
cols. 
‘‘(2) CHILDREN
EXPOSED
TO
VIOLENCE
AND 
ABUSE.—To develop, maintain or enhance programs 
designed to prevent future incidents of domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by 
preventing, reducing and responding to children’s ex-
posure to violence in the home. Such programs may 
include— 
‘‘(A) providing services for children exposed 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking, including direct counseling or 
advocacy, and support for the non-abusing par-
ent; and 
‘‘(B) training and coordination for edu-
cational, after-school, and childcare programs on 
how to safely and confidentially identify children 
and families experiencing domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking and 
properly refer children exposed and their fami-
lies to services and violence prevention programs. 
‘‘(3) ENGAGING
MEN
AS
LEADERS
AND
ROLE 
MODELS.—To develop, maintain or enhance programs 
that work with men to prevent domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, and stalking by helping 
men to serve as role models and social influencers of 
other men and youth at the individual, school, com-
munity or statewide levels. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall be— 
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‘‘(1) a victim service provider, community-based 
organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other 
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a 
history of effective work preventing domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and exper-
tise in the specific area for which they are applying 
for funds; or 
‘‘(2) a partnership between a victim service pro-
vider, community-based organization, tribe or tribal 
organization, or other nonprofit, nongovernmental or-
ganization that has a history of effective work pre-
venting domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking and at least one of the following 
that has expertise in serving children exposed to do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging men 
to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking: 
‘‘(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally 
accredited private middle or high school, a school 
administered by the Department of Defense 
under section 2164 of title 10, United States 
Code or section 1402 of the Defense Dependents’ 
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Education Act of 1978, a group of schools, or a 
school district. 
‘‘(B) A local community-based organization, 
population-specific organization, or faith-based 
organization that has established expertise in 
providing services to youth. 
‘‘(C) A community-based organization, pop-
ulation-specific 
organization, 
university 
or 
health care clinic, faith-based organization, or 
other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. 
‘‘(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity 
providing services for runaway or homeless 
youth affected by domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(E) Health care entities eligible for reim-
bursement under title XVIII of the Social Secu-
rity Act, including providers that target the spe-
cial needs of children and youth. 
‘‘(F) Any other agencies, population-specific 
organizations, or nonprofit, nongovernmental or-
ganizations with the capacity to provide nec-
essary expertise to meet the goals of the program. 
‘‘(d) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Applicants for grants under 
this section shall prepare and submit to the Director 
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an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Director may re-
quire that demonstrates the capacity of the applicant 
and partnering organizations to undertake the 
project. 
‘‘(2) POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES.—Applicants 
under this section shall establish and implement poli-
cies, practices, and procedures that are consistent 
with the best practices developed under section 402 of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 280b–4) 
and— 
‘‘(A) include appropriate referral systems to 
direct any victim identified during program ac-
tivities to highly qualified follow-up care; 
‘‘(B) protect the confidentiality and privacy 
of adult and youth victim information, particu-
larly in the context of parental or third-party 
involvement and consent, mandatory reporting 
duties, and working with other service providers; 
‘‘(C) ensure that all individuals providing 
prevention programming through a program 
funded under this section have completed or will 
complete sufficient training in connection with 
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domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault 
or stalking; and 
‘‘(D) document how prevention programs 
are coordinated with service programs in the 
community. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Attorney General shall give 
preference to applicants that— 
‘‘(A) include outcome-based evaluation; and 
‘‘(B) identify any other community, school, 
or State-based efforts that are working on domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking prevention and explain how the grantee 
or partnership will add value, coordinate with 
other programs, and not duplicate existing ef-
forts. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this 
section, the definitions and grant conditions provided for 
in section 40002 shall apply. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(g) ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 25 percent of 
the total amounts appropriated under this section in 
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each fiscal year shall be used for each set of purposes 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than 10 percent 
of the total amounts appropriated under this section 
in each fiscal year shall be made available for grants 
to Indian tribes or tribal organizations.’’. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Sections 41304 and 41305 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–3 and 
14043d–4). 
(2) Section 403 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045c). 
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TITLE V—STRENGTHENING THE 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RE-
SPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING 
SEC. 501. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN 
THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM’S RESPONSE TO 
DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) GRANTS.—Section 399P of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–4) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 399P. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE 
SYSTEM’S 
RESPONSE 
TO 
DOMESTIC 
VIO-
LENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 
AND STALKING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 
for— 
‘‘(1) the development or enhancement and imple-
mentation of interdisciplinary training for health 
professionals, public health staff, and allied health 
professionals; 
‘‘(2) the development or enhancement and imple-
mentation of education programs for medical, nurs-
ing, dental, and other health profession students and 
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residents to prevent and respond to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(3) the development or enhancement and imple-
mentation of comprehensive statewide strategies to 
improve the response of clinics, public health facili-
ties, hospitals, and other health settings (including be-
havioral and mental health programs) to domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—Amounts provided under 
a grant under this section shall be used to— 
‘‘(A) fund interdisciplinary training and 
education programs under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) of subsection (a) that— 
‘‘(i) are designed to train medical, psy-
chology, dental, social work, nursing, and 
other health profession students, interns, 
residents, fellows, or current health care 
providers to identify and provide health 
care services (including mental or behav-
ioral health care services and referrals to 
appropriate community services) to individ-
uals who are or who have been victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; and 
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‘‘(ii) plan and develop clinical train-
ing components for integration into ap-
proved internship, residency, and fellowship 
training or continuing medical or other 
health education training that address 
physical, mental, and behavioral health 
issues, including protective factors, related 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, and other forms of violence 
and abuse, focus on reducing health dispari-
ties and preventing violence and abuse, and 
include the primacy of victim safety and 
confidentiality; and 
‘‘(B) design and implement comprehensive 
strategies to improve the response of the health 
care system to domestic or sexual violence in 
clinical and public health settings, hospitals, 
clinics, and other health settings (including be-
havioral and mental health), under subsection 
(a)(3) through— 
‘‘(i) the implementation, dissemina-
tion, and evaluation of policies and proce-
dures to guide health professionals and pub-
lic health staff in identifying and respond-
ing to domestic violence, dating violence, 
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sexual assault, and stalking, including 
strategies to ensure that health information 
is maintained in a manner that protects the 
patient’s privacy and safety, and safely uses 
health information technology to improve 
documentation, identification, assessment, 
treatment, and follow-up care; 
‘‘(ii) the development of on-site access 
to services to address the safety, medical, 
and mental health needs of patients by in-
creasing the capacity of existing health care 
professionals and public health staff to ad-
dress domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, or by contracting 
with or hiring domestic or sexual assault 
advocates to provide such services or to 
model other services appropriate to the geo-
graphic and cultural needs of a site; 
‘‘(iii) the development of measures and 
methods for the evaluation of the practice of 
identification, intervention, and documenta-
tion regarding victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, including the development and testing 
of quality improvement measurements; and 
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‘‘(iv) the provision of training and fol-
lowup technical assistance to health care 
professionals, and public health staff, and 
allied health professionals to identify, as-
sess, treat, and refer clients who are victims 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking, including using tools 
and training materials already developed. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE USES.— 
‘‘(A) CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE.—To the ex-
tent consistent with the purpose of this section, 
a grantee may use amounts received under this 
section to address, as part of a comprehensive 
programmatic approach implemented under the 
grant, issues relating to child or elder abuse. 
‘‘(B) RURAL AREAS.—Grants funded under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) may be 
used to offer to rural areas community-based 
training opportunities (which may include the 
use of distance learning networks and other 
available technologies needed to reach isolated 
rural areas) for medical, nursing, and other 
health profession students and residents on do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
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stalking, and, as appropriate, other forms of vio-
lence and abuse. 
‘‘(C) OTHER USES.—Grants funded under 
subsection (a)(3) may be used for— 
‘‘(i) the development of training mod-
ules and policies that address the overlap of 
child abuse, domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking and elder 
abuse, as well as childhood exposure to do-
mestic and sexual violence; 
‘‘(ii) the development, expansion, and 
implementation of sexual assault forensic 
medical examination or sexual assault 
nurse examiner programs; 
‘‘(iii) the inclusion of the health effects 
of lifetime exposure to violence and abuse as 
well as related protective factors and behav-
ioral risk factors in health professional 
training schools, including medical, dental, 
nursing, social work, and mental and be-
havioral health curricula, and allied health 
service training courses; or 
‘‘(iv) the integration of knowledge of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking into health care ac-
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creditation and professional licensing ex-
aminations, such as medical, dental, social 
work, and nursing boards, and where ap-
propriate, other allied health exams. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) CONFIDENTIALITY AND SAFETY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Grantees under this 
section shall ensure that all programs developed 
with grant funds address issues of confidentiality 
and patient safety and comply with applicable 
confidentiality and nondisclosure requirements 
under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 and the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, and that faculty 
and staff associated with delivering educational 
components are fully trained in procedures that 
will protect the immediate and ongoing security 
and confidentiality of the patients, patient 
records, and staff. Such grantees shall consult en-
tities with demonstrated expertise in the con-
fidentiality and safety needs of victims of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking on the development and adequacy of 
confidentially and security procedures, and pro-
vide documentation of such consultation. 
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‘‘(B) ADVANCE
NOTICE
OF
INFORMATION 
DISCLOSURE.—Grantees under this section shall 
provide to patients advance notice about any cir-
cumstances under which information may be dis-
closed, such as mandatory reporting laws, and 
shall give patients the option to receive informa-
tion and referrals without affirmatively dis-
closing abuse. 
‘‘(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—A grantee shall use not more than 10 per-
cent of the amounts received under a grant under this 
section for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(3) PREFERENCE.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Secretary shall give preference 
to applicants based on the strength of their evaluation 
strategies, with priority given to outcome-based eval-
uations. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) SUBSECTION (a) (1) AND (2) GRANT-
EES.—An entity desiring a grant under para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary may require, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(i) documentation that the applicant 
represents a team of entities working col-
laboratively to strengthen the response of the 
health care system to domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 
which includes at least one of each of— 
‘‘(I) 
an 
accredited 
school 
of 
allopathic or osteopathic medicine, 
psychology, nursing, dentistry, social 
work, or other health field; 
‘‘(II) a health care facility or sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(III) a government or nonprofit 
entity with a history of effective work 
in the fields of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) strategies for the dissemination 
and sharing of curricula and other edu-
cational materials developed under the 
grant, if any, with other interested health 
professions schools and national resource re-
positories for materials on domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking. 
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‘‘(B) SUBSECTION (a)(3) GRANTEES.—An 
entity desiring a grant under subsection (a)(3) 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require, including— 
‘‘(i) documentation that all training, 
education, screening, assessment, services, 
treatment, and any other approach to pa-
tient care will be informed by an under-
standing of violence and abuse victimiza-
tion and trauma-specific approaches that 
will be integrated into prevention, interven-
tion, and treatment activities; 
‘‘(ii) strategies for the development and 
implementation of policies to prevent and 
address domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking over the life-
span in health care settings; 
‘‘(iii) a plan for consulting with State 
and tribal domestic violence or sexual as-
sault coalitions, national nonprofit victim 
advocacy organizations, State or tribal law 
enforcement task forces (where appropriate), 
and population-specific organizations with 
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demonstrated expertise in addressing domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking; 
‘‘(iv) with respect to an application for 
a grant under which the grantee will have 
contact with patients, a plan, developed in 
collaboration with local victim service pro-
viders, to respond appropriately to and 
make correct referrals for individuals who 
disclose that they are victims of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalk-
ing, or other types of violence, and docu-
mentation provided by the grantee of an on-
going collaborative relationship with a local 
victim service provider; and 
‘‘(v) with respect to an application for 
a grant proposing to fund a program de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), a certifi-
cation that any sexual assault forensic med-
ical examination and sexual assault nurse 
examiner programs supported with such 
grant funds will adhere to the guidelines set 
forth by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
funding under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), 
an entity shall be— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization with a his-
tory of effective work in the field of training 
health professionals with an understanding of, 
and clinical skills pertinent to, domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 
lifetime exposure to violence and abuse; 
‘‘(B) an accredited school of allopathic or 
osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, den-
tistry, social work, or allied health; 
‘‘(C) a health care provider membership or 
professional organization, or a health care sys-
tem; or 
‘‘(D) a State, tribal, territorial, or local en-
tity. 
‘‘(2) SUBSECTION (a)(3) GRANTEES.—To be eli-
gible to receive funding under subsection (a)(3), an 
entity shall be— 
‘‘(A) a State department (or other division) 
of health, a State, tribal, or territorial domestic 
violence or sexual assault coalition or victim 
service provider, or any other nonprofit, non-
governmental organization with a history of ef-
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fective work in the fields of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and 
health care, including physical or mental health 
care; or 
‘‘(B) a local victim service provider, a local 
department (or other division) of health, a local 
health clinic, hospital, or health system, or any 
other community-based organization with a his-
tory of effective work in the field of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
and health care, including physical or mental 
health care. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available 
to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may make grants or enter into contracts to 
provide technical assistance with respect to the plan-
ning, development, and operation of any program, ac-
tivity or service carried out pursuant to this section. 
Not more than 8 percent of the funds appropriated 
under this section in each fiscal year may be used to 
fund technical assistance under this subsection. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
MATERIALS.—The Sec-
retary shall make publicly available materials devel-
oped by grantees under this section, including mate-
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rials on training, best practices, and research and 
evaluation. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall publish a 
biennial report on— 
‘‘(A) the distribution of funds under this 
section; and 
‘‘(B) the programs and activities supported 
by such funds. 
‘‘(f) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available 
to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may use not more than 20 percent to make a 
grant or enter into a contract for research and eval-
uation of— 
‘‘(A) grants awarded under this section; and 
‘‘(B) other training for health professionals 
and effective interventions in the health care set-
ting that prevent domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, and sexual assault across the lifespan, pre-
vent the health effects of such violence, and im-
prove the safety and health of individuals who 
are currently being victimized. 
‘‘(2) RESEARCH.—Research authorized in para-
graph (1) may include— 
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‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and child-
hood exposure to domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, or sexual assault on health behaviors, 
health conditions, and health status of individ-
uals, families, and populations, including under-
served populations; 
‘‘(B) research to determine effective health 
care interventions to respond to and prevent do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking; 
‘‘(C) research on the impact of domestic, 
dating, and sexual violence, childhood exposure 
to such violence, and stalking on the health care 
system, health care utilization, health care costs, 
and health status; and 
‘‘(D) research on the impact of adverse 
childhood experiences on adult experience with 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
stalking, and adult health outcomes, including 
how to reduce or prevent the impact of adverse 
childhood experiences through the health care set-
ting. 
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‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, the definitions in section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 apply to this section.’’. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are repealed: 
(1) Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (relating to research on 
effective interventions to address violence; 42 U.S.C. 
13973; as added by section 505 of Public Law 109— 
162 (119 Stat. 3028)) . 
(2) Section 758 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 294h). 
TITLE VI—SAFE HOMES FOR VIC-
TIMS 
OF 
DOMESTIC 
VIO-
LENCE, 
DATING 
VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
AND 
STALKING 
SEC. 601. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Subtitle N of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting after the subtitle heading the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1—GRANT PROGRAMS’’; 
(2) in section 41402 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–1), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
title’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; 
(3) in section 41403 (42 U.S.C. 14043e–2), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub-
title’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2—HOUSING RIGHTS 
‘‘SEC. 41411. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX-
UAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) AFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘affili-
ated individual’ means, with respect to an indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or 
child of that individual, or an individual to 
whom that individual stands in loco parentis; or 
‘‘(B) any individual, tenant, or lawful occu-
pant living in the household of that individual. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE AGENCY.—The term ‘appro-
priate agency’ means, with respect to a covered hous-
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ing program, the Executive department (as defined in 
section 101 of title 5, United States Code) that carries 
out the covered housing program. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
HOUSING
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘covered housing program’ means— 
‘‘(A) the program under section 202 of the 
Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); 
‘‘(B) the program under section 811 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8013); 
‘‘(C) the program under subtitle D of title 
VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); 
‘‘(D) each of the programs under title IV of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11360 et seq.); 
‘‘(E) the program under subtitle A of title 
II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) the program under paragraph (3) of 
section 221(d) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715l(d)) for insurance of mortgages that 
bear interest at a rate determined under the pro-
viso under paragraph (5) of such section 221(d); 
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‘‘(i) states that an applicant or tenant 
is a victim of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) states that the incident of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
or stalking that is the ground for protection 
under subsection (b) meets the requirements 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(iii) includes the name of the indi-
vidual who committed the domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
if the name is known and safe to provide; 
‘‘(B) a document that— 
‘‘(i) is signed by— 
‘‘(I) an employee, agent, or volun-
teer of a victim service provider, an at-
torney, a medical professional, or a 
mental health professional from whom 
an applicant or tenant has sought as-
sistance relating to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, or the effects of the abuse; and 
‘‘(II) the applicant or tenant; and 
‘‘(ii) states under penalty of perjury 
that the individual described in clause (i)(I) 
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‘‘(CC) any public assistance 
or other public benefits received by 
the alien or the alien’s bene-
ficiaries shall be immediately dis-
continued; and 
‘‘(DD) the alien and the 
alien’s beneficiaries shall not be 
eligible for any programs or ini-
tiatives undertaken by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security or 
any other agency or department 
to delay or exempt removal, in-
cluding deferred action. 
‘‘(bb) Upon receiving any evidence 
of any material misrepresentation on a 
petition, during an interview, or dur-
ing any other aspect of the adjudica-
tion, the appropriate officer of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services and the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall— 
‘‘(AA) deny the petition and 
process the alien for expedited re-
moval, 
pursuant 
to 
item 
(aa)(AA); and 
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