‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘SEC. 41202. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND COLLABORATION 
ON THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND CHILD MALTREATMENT. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
support efforts by child welfare agencies, domestic violence 
or dating violence victim services providers, courts, law en-
forcement, and other related professionals and community 
organizations to develop collaborative responses and serv-
ices and provide cross-training to enhance community re-
sponses to families where there is both child maltreatment 
and domestic violence. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 
through the Violence Against Women Office, shall award 
grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the 
purposes and in the manner described in this section. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
Funds appropriated under this section shall remain avail-
able until expended. Of the amounts appropriated to carry 
out this section for each fiscal year, the Attorney General 
shall—
‘‘(1) use not more than 3 percent for evalua-
tion, monitoring, site visits, grantee conferences, and 
other administrative costs associated with con-
ducting activities under this section; 
‘‘(2) set aside not more than 10 percent for 
grants to programs addressing child maltreatment 
and domestic violence or dating violence that are op-
erated by, or in partnership with, a tribal organiza-
tion; and 
‘‘(3) set aside up to 8 percent for technical as-
sistance and training to be provided by organizations 
having demonstrated expertise in developing collabo-
rative community and system responses to families 
in which there is both child maltreatment and do-
mestic violence or dating violence, whether or not 
they are receiving funds under this section. 
‘‘(d) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In awarding 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall con-
sider the needs of racial and ethnic and other underserved 
populations (as described in section 40002). 
‘‘(e) GRANT AWARDS.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for periods of not more 
than 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) USES
OF FUNDS.—Entities receiving grants 
under this section shall use amounts provided to develop
collaborative responses and services and provide cross- 
training to enhance community responses to families 
where there is both child maltreatment and domestic vio-
lence or dating violence. Amounts distributed under this 
section may only be used for programs and activities de-
scribed in subsection (g). 
‘‘(g) PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES.—The programs 
and activities developed under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage cross training, education, serv-
ice development, and collaboration among child wel-
fare agencies, domestic violence victim service pro-
viders, and courts, law enforcement agencies, com-
munity-based programs, and other entities, in order 
to ensure that such entities have the capacity to and 
will identify, assess, and respond appropriately to— 
‘‘(A) domestic violence or dating violence 
in homes where children are present and may 
be exposed to the violence; 
‘‘(B) domestic violence or dating violence 
in child protection cases; and 
‘‘(C) the needs of both the child and non-
abusing parent; 
‘‘(2) establish and implement policies, proce-
dures, programs, and practices for child welfare 
agencies, domestic violence victim service providers,
courts, law enforcement agencies, and other entities, 
that are consistent with the principles of protecting 
and increasing the immediate and long-term safety 
and well being of children and non-abusing parents 
and caretakers by— 
‘‘(A) increasing the safety, autonomy, ca-
pacity, and financial security of non-abusing 
parents or caretakers, including developing 
service plans and utilizing community-based 
services that provide resources and support to 
non-abusing parents; 
‘‘(B) protecting the safety, security, and 
well-being of children by preventing their un-
necessary removal from a non-abusing parent, 
or, in cases where removal of the child is nec-
essary to protect the child’s safety, taking the 
necessary steps to provide appropriate and com-
munity-based services to the child and the non- 
abusing parent to promote the safe and appro-
priately prompt reunification of the child with 
the non-abusing parent; 
‘‘(C) recognizing the relationship between 
child maltreatment and domestic violence or 
dating violence in a family, as well as the im-
pact of and danger posed by the perpetrators’ 
behavior on both child and adult victims; and 
‘‘(D) holding adult and minor perpetrators 
of domestic violence or dating violence, not child 
and adult victims of abuse or neglect, account-
able for stopping the perpetrators’ abusive be-
haviors, including the development of separate 
service plans, court filings, or community-based 
interventions where appropriate; 
‘‘(3) increase cooperation and enhance linkages 
between child welfare agencies, domestic violence vic-
tim service providers, courts (including family, crimi-
nal, juvenile courts, or tribal courts), law enforce-
ment agencies, and other entities to provide more 
comprehensive community-based services (including 
health, mental health, social service, housing, and 
neighborhood resources) to protect and to serve both 
child and adult victims; 
‘‘(4) identify, assess, and respond appropriately 
to domestic violence or dating violence in child pro-
tection cases and to child maltreatment when it co- 
occurs with domestic violence or dating violence; 
‘‘(5) analyze and change policies, procedures, 
and protocols that contribute to overrepresentation