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have completed the training requirements of 
subparagraph (E). 
(4) LEGAL REPRESENTATION.—The State shall 
notify parties of the importance of legal representa-
tion and shall direct the parties to appropriate re-
sources. 
(b) GRANT INCREASE.—The amount of the increase 
provided to a State under the covered formula grant under 
this title shall be equal to not more than 10 percent of 
the average of the total amount of funding provided to 
the State under the covered formula grant under the 3 
most recent awards to the State. 
SEC. 1606. APPLICATION. 
A State seeking a grant under this title shall submit 
an application to the Attorney General at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the At-
torney General may reasonably require, including informa-
tion regarding the law described in section 1605. 
SEC. 1607. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to discourage 
States from adopting additional provisions to increase safe 
outcomes for children; additional protective provisions are 
encouraged.
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SEC. 1608. GRANT TERM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The term of a covered grant shall 
be for 1 year. 
(b) RENEWAL.—A State that receives a covered grant 
may submit an application for a renewal of such grant 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Attorney General may reasonably require. 
(c) LIMIT.—A State shall not receive a covered grant 
for more than 4 years. 
SEC. 1609. USES OF FUNDS. 
A State that receives an increase under the covered 
formula grants under this title shall use the amount of 
the 
increase 
for 
subgrants 
pursuant 
to 
section 
2007(c)(4)(C) or (D) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10446(c)(4)). 
SEC. 1610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026. 
SEC. 1611. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS’ RIGHTS. 
Section 3772(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon;
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(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(D) be informed of the status and loca-
tion of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.’’. 
SEC. 1612. GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL COURTS TO IM-
PLEMENT PROTECTION ORDER PILOT PRO-
GRAMS. 
Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10461 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 2103, 2104, and 
2105 as sections 2104, 2105, and 2106, respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 2102 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 2103. GRANTS TO STATE AND TRIBAL COURTS TO IM-
PLEMENT PROTECTION ORDER PILOT PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State or Tribal 
court that is part of a multidisciplinary partnership that 
includes, to the extent practicable—
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‘‘(1) State, Tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency; 
‘‘(2) a State, Tribal, or local prosecutor advo-
cate group; 
‘‘(3) a victim service provider or State or Tribal 
domestic violence coalition; 
‘‘(4) a nonprofit program or government agency 
with demonstrated experience in providing legal as-
sistance or legal advice to victims of domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault; 
‘‘(5) the bar association of the applicable State 
or Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(6) the State or Tribal association of court 
clerks; 
‘‘(7) a State, Tribal, or local association of 
criminal defense attorneys; 
‘‘(8) not fewer than 2 individuals with expertise 
in the design and management of court case man-
agement systems and systems of integration; 
‘‘(9) not fewer than 2 State or Tribal court 
judges with experience in— 
‘‘(A) the field of domestic violence; and 
‘‘(B) issuing protective orders; and 
‘‘(10) a judge assigned to the criminal docket of 
the State or Tribal court.
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‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to grants au-
thorized under section 2101, the Attorney General 
shall make grants to eligible entities to carry out the 
activities described in subsection (c) of this section. 
‘‘(2) NUMBER.—The Attorney General may 
award not more than 10 grants under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant award-
ed under paragraph (1) may be not more than 
$1,500,000. 
‘‘(c) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 
funds, in consultation with the partners required 
under subsection (a), to— 
‘‘(A) develop and implement a program for 
properly and legally serving protection orders 
through electronic communication methods to— 
‘‘(i) modernize the service process and 
make the process more effective and effi-
cient; 
‘‘(ii) provide for improved safety of 
victims; and
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‘‘(iii) make protection orders enforce-
able as quickly as possible; 
‘‘(B) develop best practices relating to the 
service of protection orders through electronic 
communication methods; 
‘‘(C) ensure that the program developed 
under subparagraph (A) complies with due 
process requirements and any other procedures 
required by law or by a court; and 
‘‘(D) implement any technology necessary 
to carry out the program developed under sub-
paragraph (A), such as technology to verify and 
track the receipt of a protection order by the 
intended party. 
‘‘(2) TIMELINE.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall— 
‘‘(A) implement the program required 
under paragraph (1)(A) not later than 2 years 
after receiving the grant; and 
‘‘(B) carry out the program for not fewer 
than 3 years. 
‘‘(d) DIVERSITY
OF RECIPIENTS.—The Attorney 
General shall award grants under this section to eligible 
entities in a variety of areas and situations, including—
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‘‘(1) a State court that serves a population of 
not fewer than 1,000,000 individuals; 
‘‘(2) a State court that— 
‘‘(A) serves a State that is among the 7 
States with the lowest population density in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) has a relatively low rate of successful 
service with respect to protection orders, as de-
termined by the Attorney General; 
‘‘(3) a State court that— 
‘‘(A) serves a State that is among the 7 
States with the highest population density in 
the United States; and 
‘‘(B) has a relatively low rate of successful 
service with respect to protection orders, as de-
termined by the Attorney General; 
‘‘(4) a court that uses an integrated, statewide 
case management system; 
‘‘(5) a court that uses a standalone case man-
agement system; 
‘‘(6) a Tribal court; and 
‘‘(7) a court that serves a culturally specific 
and underserved population. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall sub-
mit an application to the Attorney General that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) a description of the process that the 
eligible entity uses for service of protection or-
ders at the time of submission of the applica-
tion; 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, statistics re-
lating to protection orders during the 3 cal-
endar years preceding the date of submission of 
the application, including rates of— 
‘‘(i) successful service; and 
‘‘(ii) enforcement; 
‘‘(C) an initial list of the entities serving as 
the partners required under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(D) any other information the Attorney 
General may reasonably require. 
‘‘(2) NO OTHER APPLICATION REQUIRED.—An 
eligible entity shall not be required to submit an ap-
plication under section 2102 to receive a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 40002(b)(11) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11)), as applied under section 
2106 of this part, not less than 5 percent and not more
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than 8 percent of the total amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section shall be available to the Attorney General 
for technical assistance relating to the purposes of this 
section. 
‘‘(g) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after receiving a grant under this section, an eligible 
entity shall submit to the Attorney General a report 
that details the plan of the entity for implementation 
of the program under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after implementing the program under sub-
section (c), and not later than 2 years there-
after, an eligible entity shall submit to the At-
torney General a report that describes the pro-
gram implemented under subsection (c), includ-
ing with respect to— 
‘‘(i) viability; 
‘‘(ii) cost; 
‘‘(iii) service statistics; 
‘‘(iv) challenges; 
‘‘(v) analysis of the technology used to 
fulfill the goals of the program;
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‘‘(vi) analysis of any legal or due proc-
ess issues resulting from the electronic 
service method described in subsection 
(c)(1)(A); and 
‘‘(vii) best practices for implementing 
such a program in other similarly situated 
locations. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF FINAL REPORT.—An 
eligible entity shall include in the second report 
submitted 
under 
subparagraph 
(A) 
rec-
ommendations for— 
‘‘(i) future nationwide implementation 
of the program implemented by the eligible 
entity; and 
‘‘(ii) usage of electronic service, simi-
lar to the service used by the eligible enti-
ty, for other commonly used court orders, 
including with respect to viability and cost. 
‘‘(h) NO
REGULATIONS
OR
GUIDELINES
RE-
QUIRED.—Notwithstanding section 2105, the Attorney 
General shall not be required to publish regulations or 
guidelines implementing this section. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise made available to carry out this 
part, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
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this section $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 through 
2024.’’. 
SEC. 1613. ONLINE SURVEY TOOL FOR CAMPUS SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall, 
in consultation with the Attorney General, Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control, and the Secretary of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services and experts in 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
harassment, and stalking, develop, design, and make avail-
able through a secure and accessible online portal, a 
standardized online survey tool regarding student experi-
ences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT
OF SURVEY TOOL.—In devel-
oping the survey tool required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Education shall— 
(1) use best practices from peer-reviewed re-
search measuring domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking; 
(2) consult with the higher education commu-
nity, experts in survey research related to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har-
assment, and stalking, and organizations engaged in 
the prevention of and response to, and advocacy on 
behalf of victims of, domestic violence, dating vio-