‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated under this 
section shall remain available until expended and may only 
be used for the specific programs and activities described 
in this subtitle. 
‘‘(c) SET ASIDE.—Of the amounts made available 
under this subsection in each fiscal year, not less than 10 
percent shall be used for grants to tribes. 
‘‘SEC. 41008. ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR TEENS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
encourage cross training and collaboration between the 
courts, domestic violence and sexual assault service pro-
viders, youth organizations and service providers, violence 
prevention programs, and law enforcement agencies, so 
that communities can establish and implement policies, 
procedures, and practices to protect and more comprehen-
sively and effectively serve youth victims of dating vio-
lence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking be-
tween the ages of 12 and 24, and to engage, where nec-
essary, other entities addressing the safety, health, mental 
health, social service, housing, and economic needs of 
youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
through the Director of the Office on Violence
Against Women (in this section referred to as the 
‘Director’), shall make grants to eligible entities to 
enable entities to jointly carry out cross training and 
other collaborative initiatives that seek to carry out 
the purposes of this section. Amounts appropriated 
under this section may only be used for programs 
and activities described under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) GRANT PERIODS.—Grants shall be award-
ed under this section for a period of 3 fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, a grant applicant shall es-
tablish a collaboration that shall include— 
‘‘(A) a Tribal, State, Territorial or local 
juvenile, family, civil, criminal or other trial 
court with jurisdiction over domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault or stalking cases 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘courts’’); and 
‘‘(B) a victim service provider that has ex-
perience in working on domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the ef-
fect that those forms of abuse have on young 
people. 
‘‘(c) USES OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall use the funds made available
through the grant for cross-training and collaborative ef-
forts to— 
‘‘(1) assess and analyze currently available serv-
ices for youth victims of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking; determine rel-
evant barriers to such services in a particular local-
ity; 
‘‘(2) establish and enhance linkages and col-
laboration between courts; domestic violence or sex-
ual assault service providers, and, where applicable, 
law enforcement agencies, and other entities ad-
dressing the safety, health, mental health, social 
service, housing, and economic needs of youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault or stalking, including community-based sup-
ports such as schools, local health centers, commu-
nity action groups, and neighborhood coalitions to 
identify, assess, and respond appropriately to the 
varying needs of youth victims of dating violence, 
domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking; 
‘‘(3) educate the staff of courts, domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault service providers, and, as 
applicable, the staff of law enforcement agencies, 
youth organizations, schools, healthcare providers 
and other community prevention and intervention
programs to responsibly address youth victims and 
perpetrators of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault and stalking, and to understand rel-
evant laws, court procedures and policies; and 
‘‘(4) provide appropriate resources in juvenile 
court matters to respond to dating violence, domestic 
violence, sexual assault and stalking and assure nec-
essary services dealing with the health and mental 
health of youth victims are available. 
‘‘(d) GRANT APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, the entities that are members 
of the applicant collaboration described in subsection 
(b)(3) shall jointly submit an application to the Director 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Director may require. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Director shall give priority to entities that have 
submitted applications in partnership with law enforce-
ment agencies and religious and community organizations 
and service providers that work primarily with youth, es-
pecially teens, and who have demonstrated a commitment 
to coalition building and cooperative problem solving in 
dealing with problems of dating violence, domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking in teen populations.
‘‘(f) DISTRIBUTION.—In awarding grants under this 
section— 
‘‘(1) not less than 10 percent of funds appro-
priated under this section in any year shall be avail-
able for grants to collaborations involving tribal 
courts, tribal coalitions, tribal organizations, or do-
mestic violence or sexual assault service providers 
the primary purpose of which is to provide culturally 
relevant services to American Indian or Alaska Na-
tive women or youth; 
‘‘(2) the Director shall not use more than 2.5 
percent of funds appropriated under this section in 
any year for monitoring and evaluation of grants 
made available under this section; 
‘‘(3) the Attorney General shall not use more 
than 2.5 percent of funds appropriated under this 
section in any year for administration of grants 
made available under this section; and 
‘‘(4) up to 8 percent of funds appropriated 
under this section in any year shall be available to 
provide technical assistance for programs funded 
under this section. 
‘‘(g) REPORTING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMA-
TION.—
‘‘(1) REPORTS.—Each of the entities that are 
members of the applicant collaboration described in 
subsection (b)(3) and that receive a grant under this 
section shall jointly prepare and submit a report to 
the Director every 18 months detailing the activities 
that the entities have undertaken under the grant 
and such additional information as the Director may 
require. 
‘‘(2) DISSEMINATION
OF
INFORMATION.—Not 
later than 12 months after the end of the grant pe-
riod under this section, the Director shall prepare, 
submit to Congress, and make widely available, in-
cluding through electronic means, summaries that 
contain information on— 
‘‘(A) the activities implemented by the re-
cipients of the grants awarded under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) related initiatives undertaken by the 
Director to promote attention to dating vio-
lence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking and their impact on young victims 
by— 
‘‘(i) the staffs of courts;
‘‘(ii) domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking service 
providers; and 
‘‘(iii) law enforcement agencies and 
community organizations. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 105. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURTS ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Domestic Violence Courts Assistance Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Nearly one-third of American women report 
being physically or sexually abused by a husband or 
boyfriend at some point in their lives. 
(2) Family violence costs the nation between 
$5,000,000,000 and $10,000,000,000 each year in 
medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters 
and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-
productivity. 
(3) The Nation’s first specialized domestic vio-
lence court was established in Chicago in the early 
1980s to centralize the prosecution of domestic vio-
lence offenders.
(4) There are presently more than 300 domestic 
violence courts in at least 23 States nationwide. 
(5) Specialized domestic violence courts in sev-
eral communities have resulted in cutting the proc-
essing time of domestic violence, reducing a backlog 
of existing domestic violence cases and raising the 
conviction rate. 
(6) Specialized domestic violence courts allow 
judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys to focus 
on the intricacies of domestic violence cases, espe-
cially with regards to repeat offenders. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE 
COURT
SYSTEMS
FROM
AMOUNTS
AVAILABLE
FOR 
GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Part T of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (relat-
ing to grants to combat violent crimes against 
women) is amended as follows: 
(A) PURPOSES FOR WHICH GRANTS MAY 
BE
USED.—Section 2001(b) of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) in paragraph (11), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) providing the resources to establish and 
maintain a court system dedicated to the adjudica-
tion of domestic violence cases, including providing 
such resources as— 
‘‘(A) prosecutors and court personnel, in-
cluding those who perform interpretation and 
translation services; 
‘‘(B) technical assistance and counseling; 
‘‘(C) training of attorneys, judges, and 
court personnel, including those who perform 
interpretation and translation services (which 
should be carried out in consultation with local 
domestic violence advocates, State domestic vio-
lence coalitions, or both); 
‘‘(D) technological improvements and data 
collection; and 
‘‘(E) improvement of court facilities, in-
cluding the creation of safe waiting areas and 
improved security.’’.
(B) QUALIFICATION FOR FUNDS.—Section 
2002(c)(3)(C) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 3796gg- 
1(c)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘in-
cluding juvenile courts’’ the following: ‘‘and spe-
cialized domestic violence courts’’. 
(2) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than thirty days after the expiration of the third fis-
cal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
Congress a report on the implementation and effec-
tiveness of the amendments made by paragraph (1), 
including the effectiveness of grants made under 
such amendments in reducing the rates of domestic 
violence and shortening the period of judicial review 
in domestic violence cases. 
(3) 
STATE
JUSTICE
INSTITUTE.—Section 
206(c) of the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10705(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (15) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
‘‘(16) implement and evaluate court-based ap-
proaches to adjudicating domestic violence cases in 
State courts, including— 
‘‘(A) domestic violence courts; 
‘‘(B) integrated case management informa-
tion systems; 
‘‘(C) collaborations among courts, law en-
forcement agencies, social service agencies, 
women’s shelters, and victims of crime support 
organizations; and 
‘‘(D) any other innovative practices likely 
to improve the criminal justice system’s re-
sponse to domestic violence; and 
‘‘(17) provide technical assistance to State 
courts to facilitate the development and adoption of 
improved practices in the adjudication of domestic 
violence cases.’’. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
paragraphs (16) and (17) of section 206(c) of the 
State Justice Institute Act of 1984, as added by 
paragraph (3), $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2009.
SEC. 106. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS ISSUED 
BY TERRITORIES.—Section 2265 of title 18, United 
States Code, are amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘or Indian tribe’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘, Indian tribe, or territory’’; 
and 
(2) striking ‘‘State or tribal’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘State, tribal, or territorial’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF ENTITIES HAVING ENFORCE-
MENT
AUTHORITY
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 
2265(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘and enforced as if it were’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
enforced by the court and law enforcement personnel of 
the other State, Indian tribal government or Territory as 
if it were’’. 
(c) PROTECTION ORDERS.—Sections 2265 and 2266 
of title 18, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘protection order’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘protection order, restraining order, or injunction’’. 
(d) LIMITS ON INTERNET PUBLICATION OF PROTEC-
TION ORDER INFORMATION.—Section 2265(d) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITS
ON
INTERNET
PUBLICATION
OF 
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION.—A 
State, 
Indian
tribe, or territory shall not publish publicly on the 
Internet any information regarding the registration 
or filing of a protection order, restraining order, or 
injunction in either the issuing or enforcing State, 
tribal or territorial jurisdiction, if such publication 
would be likely to publicly reveal the identity or loca-
tion of the party protected under such order. A 
State, Indian tribe, or territory may share court-gen-
erated law enforcement generated information con-
tained in secure, governmental registries for protec-
tion order enforcement purposes.’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2266 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) 
PROTECTION
ORDER, 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER, 
OR
INJUNCTION.—The term ‘protection 
order, restraining order, or injunction’ includes— 
‘‘(A) any injunction or other order issued 
by a civil or criminal court for the purpose of 
preventing violent or threatening acts or har-
assment against, sexual violence, or contact or 
communication with or physical proximity to, 
another person, including any temporary or 
final order issued by a civil or criminal court 
whether obtained by filing an independent ac-
tion or as a pendente lite order in another pro-
ceeding so long as any civil or criminal order 
was issued in response to a complaint, petition, 
or motion filed by or on behalf of a person seek-
ing protection; and 
‘‘(B) any support, child custody or visita-
tion provisions, orders, remedies or relief issued 
as part of a protection order, restraining order, 
or injunction pursuant to State, tribal, terri-
torial, or local law authorizing the issuance of 
protection orders, restraining orders, or injunc-
tions for the protection of victims of domestic 
violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or 
stalking.’’. 
SEC. 107. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE, AND STALKING. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 
1902 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Subtitle K—Privacy Protections 
for Victims of Domestic Vio-
lence, Dating Violence, Sexual 
Violence, and Stalking 
‘‘SEC. 41101. TASK FORCE. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall establish a task force 
to review and report on policies, procedures, and techno-
logical issues that may affect the privacy and confiden-
tiality of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
stalking and sexual assault. The Attorney General shall 
include representatives from States, tribes, territories and 
private/non-profit organizations whose mission is to help 
develop a best practices model to prevent personally identi-
fying information of adult and minor victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual assault from 
being released to the detriment of such victimized persons. 
The Attorney General shall designate one staff member 
to work with the task force. The Attorney General is 
authorzed to make grants to develop a demonstration 
project to implement the best practices identified by the 
Task Force. 
‘‘SEC. 41102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle $1,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under 
this section shall remain available until expended and may 
only be used for the specific programs and activities de-
scribed in this subtitle.’’. 
SEC. 108. STALKER DATABASE. 
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’. 
SEC. 109. VICTIM ASSISTANTS FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Section 40114 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 40114. AUTHORIZATION FOR FEDERAL VICTIM AS-
SISTANTS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
United States attorneys for the purpose of appointing vic-
tim assistants for the prosecution of sex crimes and do-
mestic violence crimes where applicable (such as the Dis-
trict of Columbia), $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2010.’’.
SEC. 110. PREVENTING CYBERSTALKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 223 (h) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(h)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) in the case of subparagraph (C) of 
subsection (a)(1), includes any device or soft-
ware that can be used to originate telecommuni-
cations or other types of communications that 
are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the 
Internet (as such term is defined in section 
1104 of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (47 
U.S.C. 151 note)).’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This section and the 
amendment made by this section may not be construed 
to affect the meaning given the term ‘‘telecommunications 
device’’ in section 223(h)(1) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as in effect before the date of the enactment of 
this section.