Union Calendar No. 539
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1248
[Report No. 106–891, Part I]
A BILL
To prevent violence against women.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an
amendment
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Referral to the Committees on Education and the Work-
force and Commerce extended for a period ending not
later than September 26, 2000
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Committees on Education and the Workforce and Com-
merce discharged; committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered
to be printed
IB
Union Calendar No. 539
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1248
[Report No. 106–891, Part I]
To prevent violence against women.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 24, 1999
Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Ms. CARSON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas, Mr. SHOWS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHAYS, Mrs. WILSON, Ms.
MCKINNEY, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mrs. BIGGERT,
Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. DANNER, Mr. LEACH, Mr. RANGEL,
Mrs. CUBIN, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GILMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LANTOS,
Mr. WAXMAN, and Ms. GRANGER) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Commerce, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Additional sponsors: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr.
FROST, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. BORSKI, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.
KIND, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr.
DELAHUNT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. WEINER,
Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr.
BOEHLERT, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. FILNER,
Mr. NADLER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. JEFFERSON,
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. COOKSEY, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. MOORE, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. CUMMINGS,
Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr.
BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. BRADY
of Texas, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WYNN, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. POMEROY,
Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BONIOR, Mr.
HOEFFEL, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms.
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. GREEN
of Texas, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. MEEK of Flor-
ida, Mr. BALDACCI, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. PAYNE, Ms.
KILPATRICK, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. TALENT, Mr.
UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. WISE, Mrs. THURMAN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of
New York, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. MARTINEZ,
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BRADY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
MCDERMOTT, Mr. REYES, Mr. DEUTSCH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MORAN of
Virginia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr.
KOLBE, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HILLIARD, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. KUYKENDALL, Ms. WA-
TERS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. COOK, Mr. LARSON, Ms. DUNN, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.
KUCINICH, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. PRICE of
North Carolina, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. HOYER, Mr. UDALL of
Colorado, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr.
BISHOP, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. OLVER, Mr.
FORD, Mr. HOLT, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. WATT of North Carolina, Mr. ACK-
ERMAN, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PORTER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr.
SESSIONS, Mr. WU, Mr. SAXTON, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. TIERNEY,
Mr. BACA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Mr. BASS, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. HORN, Mr. OWENS, Mr. DEAL of
Georgia, Ms. LEE, Mr. STARK, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. KLECZ-
KA, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. COYNE, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. QUINN, Mr.
SHIMKUS, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. RIVERS, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota, 
Mr. 
GREEN
of 
Wisconsin, 
Mr. 
WHITFIELD, 
Mr.
LATOURETTE, Mr. EVERETT, Mrs. BONO, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. CONDIT,
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WALSH, Mr.
BEREUTER, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. THOMPSON
of Mississippi, Mr. OSE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. GANSKE, Mr.
HALL of Ohio, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr.
LAHOOD, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. SABO, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. GORDON, Mr.
ROGAN, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr.
EHLERS, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. SHERMAN,
Mr. DIXON, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. LEVIN
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Referral to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Commerce
extended for a period ending not later than September 26, 2000
SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
Committees on Education and the Workforce and Commerce discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 24, 1999]
A BILL
To prevent violence against women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 2000’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COMMITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants To Combat Violence
Against Women
Sec. 101. Reauthorization.
Sec. 102. Technical amendments.
Sec. 103. State coalition grants.
Sec. 104. Full faith and credit enforcement of protection orders.
Sec. 105. Filing costs for criminal charges
Sec. 106. Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Subtitle B—National Domestic Violence Hotline
Sec. 111. Reauthorization.
Sec. 112. Technical amendments.
Subtitle C—Battered Women’s Shelters and Services
Sec. 121. Short title.
Sec. 122. Authorization of appropriations for family violence prevention and
services.
Sec. 123. FVPSA improvements.
Sec. 124. Transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence.
Subtitle D—Community Initiatives
Sec. 131. Grants for community initiatives.
Subtitle E—Education and Training for Judges and Court Personnel
Sec. 141. Reauthorization.
Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage Arrest Policies
Sec. 151. Reauthorization.
Sec. 152. Technical amendment.
Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement
Sec. 161. Reauthorization.
Sec. 162. Technical amendments.
Subtitle H—National Stalker and Domestic Violence Reduction
Sec. 171. Technical amendments.
Sec. 172. Reauthorization.
Subtitle I—Federal Victims’ Counselors
Sec. 181. Reauthorization.
Subtitle J—Education and Prevention Grants To Reduce Sexual Abuse of
Runaway, Homeless, and Street Youth
Sec. 191. Reauthorization.
Sec. 192. Dissemination of information.
Subtitle K—Victims of Child Abuse Programs
Sec. 193. Reauthorization of court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 194. Reauthorization of child abuse training programs for judicial personnel
and practitioners.
Sec. 195. Reauthorization of grants for televised testimony.
Sec. 196. Dissemination of information.
TITLE II—SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION
Sec. 201. Transfer of rape prevention and education program.
Sec. 202. Rape prevention education.
Sec. 203. Sexual assault and interpersonal violence; demonstration projects.
TITLE III—OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Strengthening Services to Victims of Violence
Sec. 301. Civil legal assistance for victims.
Subtitle B—Limiting the Effects of Violence on Children
Sec. 305 . Safe havens for children pilot program.
Subtitle C—Protections Against Violence and Abuse for Women with
Disabilities
Sec. 310. Findings.
Sec. 311. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Sec. 312. Violence Against Women Act.
Sec. 313. Grants for technical assistance.
Subtitle D—Standards, Practice, and Training for Sexual Assault
Examinations
Sec. 315. Short title.
Sec. 316. Standards, practice, and training for sexual assault forensic examina-
tions.
Subtitle E—Domestic Violence Task Force
Sec. 320. Domestic Violence Task Force.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
(1) 
OMNIBUS
CRIME
CONTROL
AND
SAFE
STREETS
ACT.—Section 2003(1) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–2(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ includes acts or
threats of violence, not including acts of self-defense,
committed by a current or former spouse of the vic-
tim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child
in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or
has cohabited with the victim, by a person similarly
situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic
or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any
other person against a victim who is protected from
that person’s acts under the domestic or family vio-
lence laws of the jurisdiction;’’.
(2) 
OMNIBUS
CRIME
CONTROL
AND
SAFE
STREETS
ACT.—Section 2105(1) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796hh–4(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) the term ‘domestic violence’ includes acts or
threats of violence, not including acts of self-defense,
committed by a current or former spouse of the vic-
tim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child
in common, by a person who is cohabiting with or
has cohabited with the victim, by a person similarly
situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic
or family violence laws of the jurisdiction, or by any
other person against a victim who is protected from
that person’s acts under the domestic or family vio-
lence laws of the jurisdiction; and’’.
(b) INDIAN COUNTRY.—Section 2003(2) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–2(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) the term ‘Indian country’ has the same
meaning as is given such term by section 1151 of title
18, United States Code;’’.
(c) STALKING.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
2) is amended by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (8) and inserting a semicolon and by adding after
paragraph (8) the following:
‘‘(9) the term ‘stalking’ means engaging in con-
duct that is directed at an individual with the intent
to injure and harass the individual and which places
the individual in reasonable fear of the death of, or
serious bodily injury to, that individual, a member of
that individual’s immediate family or that individ-
ual’s intimate partner;’’.
(d) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 2003(7) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) the term ‘underserved populations’ includes
populations underserved because of geographic loca-
tion (such as rural isolation), underserved racial and
ethnic populations, populations underserved because
of special needs (such as language barriers, disabil-
ities, or age), and any other population determined to
be underserved by the State planning process in con-
sultation with the Attorney General;’’.
(e) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION.—Section 2003 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2), as amended by subsection (c), is
amended by adding after paragraph (9) the following:
‘‘(10) the term ‘domestic violence coalition’
means a statewide (except in the case of a coalition
within lands under tribal authority) nonprofit, non-
(1) SECTION 2003.—Section 2003 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3996gg–2), as amended by subsection (f), is
amended by adding after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) The term ‘dating violence’ means violence
committed by a person—
‘‘(A) who is or has been in a social relation-
ship of a romantic or intimate nature with the
victim; and
‘‘(B) where the existence of such a relation-
ship shall be determined based on a consider-
ation of the following factors:
‘‘(i) the length of the relationship;
‘‘(ii) the type of relationship; and
‘‘(iii) the frequency of interaction be-
tween the persons involved in the relation-
ship.’’.
(2) SECTION 2105.—Section 2105 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796hh–4) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by
adding after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) the term ‘dating violence’ means violence
committed by a person—
‘‘(A) who is or has been in a social relation-
ship of a romantic or intimate nature with the
victim; and
‘‘(B) where the existence of such a relation-
ship shall be determined based on a consider-
ation of the following factors:
‘‘(i) the length of the relationship;
‘‘(ii) the type of relationship; and
‘‘(iii) the frequency of interaction be-
tween the persons involved in the relation-
ship.’’.
TITLE I—CONTINUING THE COM-
MITMENT OF THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Subtitle A—Law Enforcement and
Prosecution Grants To Combat
Violence Against Women
SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 1001(a)(18) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (F) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(G) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(H) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(I) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(J) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
‘‘(K) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.
SEC. 102. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) GRANT ALLOCATION.—Section 2002(c)(3) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–1(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) at least 50 percent is allocated to grants for
law enforcement, prosecution, and State and local
court systems and at least 35 percent is allocated for
victim services; and’’.
(b) REALLOTMENT.—Section 2002(e) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–1(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) If, at the end of the 9th month of any
fiscal year for which funds are appropriated
under section 1001(a)(18), the amounts made
available are unspent or unobligated, such
unspent or unobligated funds shall be reallotted
to the current fiscal year recipients in the victim
services area pursuant to section 2002(c)(3) pro-
portionate to their original allotment for the cur-
rent fiscal year.
‘‘(B) For the first 2 fiscal years following
the date of the enactment of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000, the Attorney General may
waive the qualification requirements of section
2002(c)(3), at the request of the State and with
the support of law enforcement, prosecution, and
victim services grantees currently funded under
this section, if the reallocation of funds among
law enforcement, prosecution, victim services,
and State and local court systems mandated by
this Act adversely impacts victims of sexual as-
sault, domestic violence, and stalking, due to the
reduction of funds to programs and services
funded under this section in the prior fiscal
year. Any waiver granted under this subpara-
graph shall not diminish the allocation of any
State for victim services.’’.
(c) EXPANDED GRANT PURPOSES.—Section 2001(b) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sexual assault
and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual assault,
domestic violence, and dating violence’’;
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘sexual assault
and domestic violence’’ and inserting ‘‘sexual assault,
domestic violence, and dating violence’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(4) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (10) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(7) developing, enlarging, or strengthening
State and local court programs, including training
for State, local, and tribal judges and court personnel,
addressing violent crimes against women, including
sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking;
‘‘(8) training of sexual assault forensic medical
personnel examiners in the collection and preserva-
tion of evidence, analysis, prevention, and providing
expert testimony and treatment of trauma related to
sexual assault;
‘‘(9) supporting the development of sexual as-
sault response teams to strengthen the investigation of
sexual assaults and coordinate services for victims of
sexual assault; and’’.
(d) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—Section 2002 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1) is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (f), (g), (h), and
(i), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the
following:
‘‘(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Attorney
General shall deny applications—
‘‘(1) that do not meet the requirements set forth
in subsections (c) and (d); and
‘‘(2) for failure to provide documentation, in-
cluding memoranda of understanding, contract, or
other documentation of any collaborative efforts with
other agencies or organizations.’’.
(e) VICTIM SERVICES.—Section 2003(8) of Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–2(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘assisting domestic vi-
olence or sexual assault victims through the legal process’’
and inserting ‘‘providing advocacy and assistance for vic-
tims seeking abuse-related health care services and legal and
social services, and, except that such term shall not include
programs or activities that are targeted primarily for of-
fenders’’.
(f) INDIAN TRIBAL GRANTS.—Section 2002(b)(1) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–1(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘4 percent’’
and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’.
(g) 
MEDICAL
COST
REIMBURSEMENT.—Section
2005(b)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (D) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(E) the reimbursement is not contingent
upon the victim’s report of the sexual assault to
law enforcement or upon the victim’s cooperation
in the prosecution of the sexual assault.’’.
(h) STATE AND LOCAL COURTS.—Section 2002(a) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, State
and local courts’’ after ‘‘States’’ the second time it appears.
(i) INFORMATION REPORTING.—Section 2001(b)(4) of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)(4)) is amended by adding before the
semicolon the following: ‘‘, including the reporting of such
information to the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System’’.
SEC. 103. STATE COALITION GRANTS.
Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended by in-
serting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) TO
COALITIONS.—The Attorney General
shall make grants to each of the State domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault coalitions in the State for the
purposes of coordinating State victim services activi-
ties, and collaborating and coordinating with Federal,
State, and local entities engaged in violence against
women activities. In no case will such awards pre-
clude the State domestic violence and sexual assault
coalitions from receiving grants under this part to
fulfill the purposes described in subsections (a) and
(b).
‘‘(2) PERCENT ALLOCATIONS.—Domestic violence
coalitions and sexual assault coalitions shall each re-
ceive not less than two and one-half percent of the
funds appropriated for a fiscal year under section
1001(a)(18) for the purposes described in paragraph
(1).
‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOTMENT.—
‘‘(A) AMOUNT.—The domestic violence and
sexual assault coalition in each State, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, and the combined United States Territories
shall each receive an amount equal to 1⁄54 of the
amount made available under paragraph (2).
The combined United States Territories shall not
receive less than 1.5 percent of the funds made
available under paragraph (2) for each fiscal
year and the tribal domestic violence and sexual
assault coalitions shall not receive less than 1.5
percent of the funds made available under para-
graph (2) for each fiscal year.
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this
section, the term ‘combined United States Terri-
tories’ means Guam, American Samoa, the
United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pa-
cific Islands.
‘‘(C) INDIANS.—1⁄54 of the amount appro-
priated shall be made available for development
and operation of nonprofit nongovernmental
tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coali-
tions in Indian country.
‘‘(4) DISBURSEMENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOT-
MENTS.—50 percent of the 1⁄54 allotted to each State,
the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the combined United States Territories, and In-
dian country under paragraph (3) shall be made
available to the domestic violence coalition as defined
in section 2003(10) of this Act and 50 percent shall
be made available to the sexual assault coalition as
defined in section 2003(11) of this Act; and
‘‘(5) COMPONENT ELIGIBILITY.—In the case of
combined domestic violence and sexual assault coali-
tions, each component shall be deemed eligible for the
awards for sexual assault and domestic violence ac-
tivities, respectively.
‘‘(6) APPLICATION.—In the application sub-
mitted by a coalition for the grant, the coalition pro-
vides assurances satisfactory to the Attorney General
that the coalition—
‘‘(A) has actively sought and encouraged the
participation of law enforcement agencies and
other legal or judicial entities in the preparation
of the application; and
‘‘(B) will actively seek and encourage the
participation of such entities in the activities
carried out with the grant.’’.
SEC. 104. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT ENFORCEMENT OF PRO-
TECTION ORDERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part U of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796hh et seq.) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by adding ‘‘AND EN-
FORCEMENT 
OF 
PROTECTION 
OR-
DERS’’ at the end;
(2) in section 2101(b)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding juvenile courts)’’ after ‘‘courts’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) To provide technical assistance and com-
puter and other equipment to police departments,
prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions to facili-
tate the widespread enforcement of protection orders,
including interstate enforcement, enforcement between
States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforcement be-
tween tribal jurisdictions.’’; and
(3) in section 2102—
(A) in subsection (b)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘, including
the enforcement of protection orders from
other States and jurisdictions (including
tribal jurisdictions);’’; and
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) have established cooperative agreements or
can demonstrate effective ongoing collaborative ar-
rangements with neighboring jurisdictions to facili-
tate the enforcement of protection orders from other
States and jurisdictions (including tribal jurisdic-
tions); and
‘‘(4) will give priority to using the grant to de-
velop and install data collection and communication
systems, including computerized systems, and train-
ing on how to use these systems effectively to link po-
lice, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions for
the purpose of identifying and tracking protection or-
ders and violations of protection orders, in those ju-
risdictions where such systems do not exist or are not
fully effective.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The Attorney
General shall annually compile and broadly disseminate
(including through electronic publication) information
about successful data collection and communication systems
that meet the purposes described in this section. Such dis-
semination shall target States, State and local courts, In-
dian tribal governments, and units of local government.’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST
POLICIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2101 of part U of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph
(4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) certify that their laws, policies, and prac-
tices do not require, in connection with the prosecu-
tion of any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence
offense, or in connection with the filing, issuance, reg-
istration, or service of a protection order to protect a
victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual as-
sault, that the victim bear the costs associated with
the filing of criminal charges against the offender, or
the costs associated with the filing, issuance, registra-
tion, or service of a warrant, protection order, or wit-
ness subpoena, whether issued inside or outside the
State, tribal, or local jurisdiction.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protection
order’ has the meaning given the term in section 2266 of
title 18, United States Code.’’.
(2) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE
ARREST POLICIES.—Section 2102(a)(1)(B) of part U
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–1(a)(1)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2 years of the date of enactment
of this part’’ and inserting ‘‘the expiration of the 1-
year period beginning on the date of enactment of the
Violence Against Women Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 105. FILING COSTS FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES
Section 2006 of part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
5) is amended—
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FILING’’
and inserting ‘‘AND PROTECTION ORDERS’’
after ‘‘CHARGES’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) certifies that its laws, policies, and practices
do not require, in connection with the prosecution of
any misdemeanor or felony domestic violence offense,
or in connection with the filing, issuance, registra-
tion, or service of a protection order to protect a vic-
tim of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault,
that the victim bear the costs associated with the fil-
ing of criminal charges against the offender, or the
costs associated with the filing, issuance, registration,
or service of a warrant, civil or criminal protection
order, or witness subpoena, whether issued inside or
outside the State, tribal, or local jurisdiction; or’’;
and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year after the
date of enactment of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘protection
order’ has the meaning given the term in section 2266 of
title 18, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 106. ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat.
1902) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Subtitle H—Elder Abuse, Neglect,
and Exploitation, Including Do-
mestic Violence and Sexual As-
sault Against Older or Disabled
Individuals
‘‘SEC. 40801. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this subtitle:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation’, and ‘older individual’ have
the meanings given the terms in section 102 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
‘‘(2) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘domestic
violence’ has the meaning given such term by section
2105 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh–4).
‘‘(3) SEXUAL
ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ has the meaning given the term in section 2003
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).
‘‘SEC. 40802. LAW SCHOOL CLINICAL PROGRAMS ON ELDER
ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.
‘‘The Attorney General shall make grants to law school
clinical programs for the purposes of funding the inclusion
of cases addressing issues of elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation, including domestic violence and sexual assault,
against older or disabled individuals.
‘‘SEC. 40803. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS.
‘‘The Attorney General shall develop curricula and
offer, or provide for the offering of, training programs to
assist law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and relevant of-
ficers of Federal, State, and local courts in recognizing, ad-
dressing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of elder
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic violence
and sexual assault, against older or disabled individuals.
‘‘SEC. 40804. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000
for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005 to carry out
this subtitle.’’.
Subtitle B—National Domestic
Violence Hotline
SEC. 111. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 316(f)(1) of the Family Violence Prevention
and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)(1)) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the purposes of this
section—
‘‘(A) $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(B) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 112. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10416) is amended by redesignating
subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after sub-
section (e) the following:
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Within 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, all
entities receiving funds pursuant to activities under sub-
section (a) shall prepare and submit a report to the Sec-
retary that evaluates the effectiveness of the use of amounts
received under such grants by such grantee and containing
such other information as the Secretary may prescribe. The
Secretary shall publish any such reports and provide at
least 90 days for notice and opportunity for public comment
prior to awarding or renewing any such grants.’’.
Subtitle C—Battered Women’s
Shelters and Services
SEC. 121. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Battered Women’s
Shelters and Services Act’’.
SEC. 122. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FAM-
ILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.
Section 310(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title (other than section 316)—
‘‘(1) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(2) $160,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(3) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(4) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
SEC. 123. FVPSA IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 304(a) of the
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10403(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘grant authorized under
section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘$500,000, with the re-
maining funds to be allotted to each State in’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (1), by striking the
dash preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(2)’’, and
by running in the text of paragraph (2) after ‘‘except
that’’; and
(3) by striking the last sentence.
(b) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 304(d) of the
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10403(d)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘to such State in grants
under section 303(a)’’ the following: ‘‘or Indian tribe
or tribal organization under section 303(b)’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘failure of such State’’ the
following: ‘‘or Indian tribe or tribal organization, or
other entity’’;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘such amount to States’’
the following: ‘‘and Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions’’;
(4) by inserting after ‘‘which meet such require-
ments’’ the following: ‘‘proportionate to the original
allocation made under subsection (a) or (b) of section
303, respectively’’; and
(5) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3) and adding after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) If, at the end of the sixth month of any fiscal
year for which sums are appropriated under section 310,
the amount allotted to an entity has not been made avail-
able to such entity in grants under sections 308 and 311
because of the failure of such entity to meet the requirements
for a grant or because the limitation on expenditure has
been reached, then the Secretary shall reallot such amount
to States and Indian tribes and tribal organizations that
meet such requirements proportionate to the original alloca-
tion under subsection (a) or (b) of section 303, respectively.’’
(c) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section
308(a)(2) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services
Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(a)(2)) is amended by adding ‘‘on pro-
viding training and technical assistance’’ after ‘‘focusing’’,
and by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may
award grants to nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations
for technical assistance and training initiatives on the sub-
jects identified in subsection (c) if such initiatives do not
duplicate the work of the entities funded under subsection
(c) and the total amounts awarded for such initiatives do
not exceed $500,000.’’
(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 308(c) of
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10407(c)) is amended by adding ‘‘on emerging issues in do-
mestic violence service, prevention, or law’’ before ‘‘, and’’,
by striking ‘‘of domestic violence service, prevention, or
law’’ after ‘‘following areas’’, and by adding after para-
graph (7) the following:
‘‘(8) Providing technical assistance and training
to local domestic violence programs that provide shel-
ter or related assistance.
‘‘(9) Improving access to services, information,
and training within Indian tribes and tribal organi-
zations.
‘‘(10) Responding to emerging issues in the field
of domestic violence that the Secretary may identify
in consultation with advocates representing local pro-
grams providing shelter or related assistance, State
domestic violence coalitions, and national domestic
violence organizations.
‘‘(11) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
Secretary from making multiple grants to any non-
profit, nongovernmental entity to fulfill the purposes
of this section.’’.
(e) FAMILY VIOLENCE.—Section 309(1)(B) of the
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10408(1)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, with whom such
person is or has been in a continuing social relationship
of a romantic or intimate nature,’’ before ‘‘or with whom’’.
(f) SECTION 308 GRANTS.—Section 310(c) of the Fam-
ily Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10409(c)) is amended by adding after ‘‘for each fiscal year,’’
the following: ‘‘the lesser of $7,500,000 or’’.
(g) COALITION GRANTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 310(d) of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10409(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than’’ and
inserting ‘‘the lesser of $22,000,000 or’’ and by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘At such time as the ap-
propriation under this subsection exceeds $11,000,000,
the Secretary shall designate that of the amounts ap-
propriated under this subsection up to 20 percent of
such funds shall be made available in the amounts
necessary to State domestic violence coalitions for the
specific purpose of providing technical assistance and
training and direct assistance in the following areas
or other priorities that may be determined by the Sec-
retary in consultation with State domestic violence
coalitions and programs that provide shelter or re-
lated assistance:
‘‘(1) MODEL LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION IN UNDERSERVED POPU-
LATIONS.—The Secretary shall award model leader-
ship grants of up to 3 years to not more than 10
State and tribal domestic violence coalitions and not
more than 10 local domestic violence programs pro-
viding shelter or related assistance to develop model
strategies to address domestic violence in underserved
populations as defined in section 2003(7) of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)). Such grants shall be made to
assess the needs of underserved populations in the
State or Indian country; build collaborative relation-
ships with community-based organizations serving
underserved populations; and develop and implement
model community intervention strategies to decrease
the incidence of domestic violence in underserved pop-
ulations.
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a 1-
year model leadership grant under this para-
graph, an applicant shall demonstrate—
‘‘(i) a plan for assessing the needs of
underserved populations and identifying a
specific population for development of an
intervention strategy in the year of the
grant; and
‘‘(ii) inclusion of representatives from
community-based organizations in under-
served populations in planning, designing,
and disseminating the needs assessment in-
struments.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CONTINUED
FUND-
ING.—To be eligible for continued funding of up
to 2 additional years of a 1-year model leader-
ship grant, an applicant shall provide—
‘‘(i) a plan for implementing the model
strategies which includes collaborative part-
nerships with community-based organiza-
tions within the underserved populations
identified; and
‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating the
model strategy throughout the State or In-
dian country, or to other States during year
3 of the grant.
‘‘(C) PRIORITY FOR COLLABORATIVE FUND-
ING.—In awarding grants under this paragraph,
the Secretary shall give preference to State and
tribal domestic violence coalitions and local do-
mestic violence shelters and programs that sub-
mit applications in collaboration with commu-
nity-based organizations serving underserved
populations. A grant may not be made under
this subsection in an amount less than $100,000
for each fiscal year.
‘‘(2) DIRECT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO VIC-
TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award grants to each State and tribal domestic
violence coalition for the purpose of admin-
istering an emergency assistance fund for vic-
tims of domestic violence. Funds received under
this paragraph may be used only to provide
emergency assistance directly to victims of do-
mestic violence who are in the process of fleeing
an abusive situation. Emergency assistance shall
include transportation, housing, and other ex-
penses associated with relocation. Funds shall be
requested by domestic violence shelters and pro-
grams on behalf of victims.
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—Prior to receipt of
emergency assistance grants under this para-
graph, the State or tribal domestic violence coali-
tion shall provide to the Secretary—
‘‘(i) a detailed description of the proc-
ess for receiving and reviewing applications
for emergency assistance;
‘‘(ii) a detailed description of the proc-
ess for notifying domestic violence shelters
and programs about the availability of
emergency assistance funds;
‘‘(iii) an application form that in-
cludes the type of assistance requested, a
statement of need for the funds, a statement
about the impact of the funds on the vic-
tim’s ability to escape domestic violence,
and other such information that would be
helpful in disbursing emergency assistance
funds;
‘‘(iv) the process used to make pay-
ments to recipients; and
‘‘(v) a statement of procedures used to
protect the confidentiality of recipients.
‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The State or tribal do-
mestic violence coalition shall file an annual re-
port to the Secretary describing the distribution
of funds to victims of domestic violence by type
and amount of assistance provided. For reasons
of safety and confidentiality, such report shall
not contain individually identifying informa-
tion.
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR
STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRO-
GRAMS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
award grants to a State or tribal domestic vio-
lence coalition for the purpose of providing
training and technical assistance for State and
tribal domestic violence coalitions and other non-
profit, nongovernmental State, local, and tribal
domestic violence programs. Funds received
under this paragraph shall be used to conduct re-
gional training and technical assistance initia-
tives to be developed and implemented by a non-
profit, nongovernmental State or tribal domestic
violence coalition within each of the regions ad-
ministered by the Department of Health and
Human Services. Funds shall be used to
prioritize, plan, and implement solutions to re-
gional problems experienced by domestic violence
coalitions and programs providing shelter or re-
lated assistance within the region.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a
grant under this paragraph the grantee shall
have the support of the majority of State and
tribal domestic violence coalitions within the re-
gion and shall have its principal place of oper-
ation within the region. Nothing in this section
shall prohibit domestic violence programs within
Indian tribes from receiving technical assistance
and training under this grant program. Grant-
ees shall be encouraged to work in collaboration
with domestic violence advocates and organiza-
tions outside of the region and with the national
resource center and special issue resource centers
established in this Act to provide expertise in de-
livering training and technical assistance within
the region.
‘‘(C) REPORTING.—The grantee State or
tribal domestic violence coalition shall file an
annual report to the Secretary describing the re-
cipients and the type of technical assistance and
training received.’’.
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—The subsection
heading for subsection (d) is amended by inserting
‘‘AND TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’.
(h) REPORTS.—Section 308(e) of the Family Violence
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10407(e)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Within 90
days after the date of the enactment of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2000, all entities receiving funds pursuant
to activities under this section shall prepare and submit
a report to the Secretary that evaluates the effectiveness of
the use of amounts received under such grants by such
grantee and containing such other information as the Sec-
retary may prescribe. The Secretary shall publish any such
reports and provide at least 90 days for notice and oppor-
tunity for public comment prior to awarding or renewing
any such grants.’’.
(i) INVOLVEMENT IN APPLICATION.—Section 307(a) of
the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10402(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall deny any application that
fails to provide documentation, including memoranda of
understanding, of the specific involvement of the State or
tribal domestic violence coalition and other knowledgeable
individuals and interested organizations, in the develop-
ment of the State or tribe’s application.’’.
(j) TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.—Sec-
tion 303(b) of the Family Violence Prevention Services Act
(42 U.S.C. 10402(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(4) From the amounts made available under para-
graph (1), there shall be awarded by the Secretary not less
than 5 percent of such amounts for the funding of tribal
domestic violence coalitions. To be eligible for a grant under
this paragraph, an entity shall be a private nonprofit coali-
tion whose membership includes representatives from a ma-
jority of the programs for victims of domestic violence oper-
ating within the boundaries of an Indian reservation and
programs whose primary purpose is serving the populations
of such Indian country and whose board membership is rep-
resentative of such programs. Such coalitions shall further
the purposes of domestic violence intervention and preven-
tion through activities including—
‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for
local Indian domestic violence programs and
providers of direct services to encourage appro-
priate responses to domestic violence in Indian
country;
‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs assess-
ments and planning for comprehensive services
in Indian country;
‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing-
house and resource center for the Indian reserva-
tion represented by the coalition receiving these
funds;
‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian, State, and
Federal governmental systems which affect bat-
tered women in Indian country, including judi-
cial and law enforcement and child protective
services agencies, to encourage appropriate re-
sponses to domestic violence cases;
‘‘(E) conducting public education and out-
reach activities addressing domestic violence in
Indian country;
‘‘(F) collaborating with State domestic vio-
lence coalitions in the areas described above; and
‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni-
toring of the distribution of grants and grant
funds to the Indian reservation and tribal orga-
nizations under paragraph (1).’’
SEC. 124. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VIC-
TIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2007. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall award
grants to States, units of local government, and Indian
tribes under this section to carry out programs to provide
assistance to individuals and their dependents—
‘‘(1) who are homeless or in need of transitional
housing or other housing assistance, as a result of
fleeing domestic violence; and
‘‘(2) for whom emergency shelter services are un-
available or insufficient.
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED.—Assistance provided
under this section may include—
‘‘(1) short-term housing assistance, including
rental or utilities payments assistance, where such as-
sistance is necessary to prevent homelessness due to
fleeing domestic violence; and
‘‘(2) short-term support services, including ex-
penses and costs associated with transportation and
job training referrals, child care, counseling, transi-
tional housing identification and placement, and re-
lated expenses such as utility or security deposits and
other costs incidental to relocation to transitional
housing.
‘‘(c) TERM OF ASSISTANCE.—An individual or family
assisted under this section may not receive transitional
housing assistance for a total of more than 12 months.
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives
a grant under this section shall annually pre-
pare and submit to the Attorney General a re-
port describing the number of individuals and
dependents assisted, and the types of housing as-
sistance and support services provided, under
this section.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall include
information on—
‘‘(i) the purpose and amount of hous-
ing assistance provided to each individual
or dependent assisted under this section;
‘‘(ii) the number of months each indi-
vidual or dependent received the assistance;
‘‘(iii) the number of individuals and
dependents who were eligible to receive the
assistance, and to whom the entity could
not provide the assistance solely due to a
lack of available housing; and
‘‘(iv) the type of support services pro-
vided to each individual or dependent as-
sisted under this section.
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall annually prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate a report that contains a compilation of the infor-
mation contained in reports submitted under para-
graph (1).
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section—
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001
through 2003; and
‘‘(2) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
and 2005.’’.
Subtitle D—Community Initiatives
SEC. 131. GRANTS FOR COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 318(h) of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10418(h))
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section—
‘‘(1) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(b) INFORMATION.—Subsection (i) of section 318 of the
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C.
10418) is amended by inserting the text of the subsection
as a cut-in paragraph (1) with the heading ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL.—’’ and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally compile and broadly disseminate (including
through electronic publication) information about the
use of funds and about the projects funded under this
section, including any evaluations of the projects and
information to enable replication and adoption of the
strategies identified in the projects. Such dissemina-
tion shall target other community-based programs, in-
cluding domestic violence and sexual assault pro-
grams.’’.
Subtitle E—Education and Train-
ing for Judges and Court Per-
sonnel
SEC. 141. REAUTHORIZATION.
(a) GRANTS
FOR EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
FOR
JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN STATE COURTS.—
(1) SECTION 40412.—Section 40412 of the Equal
Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 13992) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (18);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (19) and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the
following:
‘‘(20) the issues raised by domestic violence in
determining custody and visitation, including how to
protect the safety of the child and of a parent who is
not a predominant aggressor of domestic violence, the
legitimate reasons parents may report domestic vio-
lence, the ways domestic violence may relate to an
abuser’s desire to seek custody, and evaluating expert
testimony in custody and visitation determinations
involving domestic violence;
‘‘(21) the issues raised by child sexual assault in
determining custody and visitation, including how to
protect the safety of the child, the legitimate reasons
parents may report child sexual assault, and evalu-
ating expert testimony in custody and visitation de-
terminations involving child sexual assault, including
the current scientifically-accepted and empirically
valid research on child sexual assault;
‘‘(22) the extent to which addressing domestic vi-
olence and victim safety contributes to the efficient
administration of justice;’’.
(2) SECTION 40414.—Section 40414(a) of the
Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 13994(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
$1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(b) GRANTS
FOR EDUCATION
AND TRAINING
FOR
JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL IN FEDERAL COURTS.—
(1) SECTION 40421.—Section 40421(d) of the
Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14001(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—The Federal Judicial Center, in carrying out sec-
tion 620(b)(3) of title 28, United States Code, shall include
in the educational programs it prepares, including the
training programs for newly appointed judges, information
on the aspects of the topics listed in section 40412 that per-
tain to issues within the jurisdiction of the Federal courts,
and shall prepare materials necessary to implement this
subsection.’’.
(2) SECTION 40422.—Section 40422(2) of the
Equal Justice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14002(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
$500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001 through
2005’’ after ‘‘1996’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EQUAL JUSTICE
FOR WOMEN IN THE COURTS ACT OF 1994.—
(1) ENSURING COLLABORATION WITH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS.—Section
40413 of the Equal Justice for Women in the Courts
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13993) is amended by adding
‘‘, including national, State, tribal, and local domes-
tic violence and sexual assault programs and coali-
tions’’ after ‘‘victim advocates’’.
(2) PARTICIPATION OF TRIBAL COURTS IN STATE
TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.—Section
40411 of the Equal Justice for Women in the Courts
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13991) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘Nothing shall preclude the
attendance of tribal judges and court personnel at
programs funded under this section for States to train
judges and court personnel on the laws of the States.’’
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
DISSEMINATION
OF
MODEL PROGRAMS.—Section 40414 of the Equal Jus-
tice for Women in the Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13994) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE.—The State Justice
Institute may use up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated
under this section for annually compiling and broadly dis-
seminating (including through electronic publication) in-
formation about the use of funds and about the projects
funded under this section, including any evaluations of the
projects and information to enable the replication and
adoption of the projects.’’.
(d) DATING VIOLENCE.—
(1) SECTION 40411.—Section 40411 of the Equal
Justice for Women in Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13991) is amended by inserting ‘‘dating violence,’’
after ‘‘domestic violence,’’.
(2) SECTION 40412.—Section 40412 of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 13992) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘and
dating violence’’ before the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘and
dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’;
(C) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘and
dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’ in both places that it
appears;
(D) in paragraph (17) by inserting ‘‘or dat-
ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’ in both places that it ap-
pears; and
(E) in paragraph (18), by inserting ‘‘and
dating’’ after ‘‘domestic’’.
Subtitle F—Grants To Encourage
Arrest Policies
SEC. 151. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 1001(a)(19) of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(E) $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(F) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(G) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
‘‘(H) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.’’.
SEC. 152. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.
Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘and dat-
ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ‘‘and dat-
ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:.
‘‘(e) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of the funds
appropriated under 1001(a)(19) shall be used for grants to
Indian tribal governments.’’.
Subtitle G—Rural Domestic Vio-
lence and Child Abuse Enforce-
ment
SEC. 161. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 40295(c)(1) of the Safe Homes for Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.
SEC. 162. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 40295 of the Safe Homes for Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and dat-
ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and dat-
ing’’ after ‘‘domestic’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the
following:.
‘‘(3) DISBURSEMENT.—At least 5 percent of the
funds appropriated under paragraph (1) shall be used
for grants to Indian tribal governments.’’.
Subtitle H—National Stalker and
Domestic Violence Reduction
SEC. 171. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
Section 40602(a) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14031(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
implement’’ after ‘‘improve’’.
SEC. 172. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 40603 of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14032) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.
Subtitle I—Federal Victims’
Counselors
SEC. 181. REAUTHORIZATION.
The text of section 40114 of the Safe Streets for Women
Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There are au-
thorized to be appropriated for the United States Attorneys
for the purpose of appointing Victim/Witness Counselors for
the prosecution of domestic violence and sexual assault
crimes where applicable (such as the District of Columbia)
$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, and 2005.’’.
Subtitle J—Education and Preven-
tion Grants To Reduce Sexual
Abuse of Runaway, Homeless,
and Street Youth
SEC. 191. REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 316(c) of the Runaway and Homeless Youth
Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(4) $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
SEC. 192. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
Section 316 of part A of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5712d) is amended by redesignating
subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after sub-
section (c) the following:
‘‘(d) INFORMATION.—The Secretary shall annually
compile and broadly disseminate (including through elec-
tronic publication) information about the use of funds and
about the projects funded under this subtitle, including any
evaluations of the projects and information to enable rep-
lication and adoption of the strategies identified in the
projects. Such dissemination shall target community-based
programs, including domestic violence and sexual assault
programs.’’.
Subtitle K—Victims of Child Abuse
Programs
SEC. 193. REAUTHORIZATION OF COURT-APPOINTED SPE-
CIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.
Section 218(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(4);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) $12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.’’
SEC. 194. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD ABUSE TRAINING
PROGRAMS FOR JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND
PRACTITIONERS.
Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 13024(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(4);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) $2,300,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001,
2002, 2003, and 2004.’’.
SEC. 195. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS FOR TELEVISED
TESTIMONY.
Section 1001(a)(7) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(7))
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (E) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(F) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.’’.
SEC. 196. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
Section 40156 of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 is amended by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(d) INFORMATION.—The Attorney General shall an-
nually compile and broadly disseminate (including through
electronic publication) information about the use of funds
and about the projects funded under this section, including
any evaluations of the projects and information to enable
replication and adoption of the strategies identified in the
projects. Such dissemination shall target community-based
programs, including domestic violence and sexual assault
programs.’’.
TITLE II—SEXUAL ASSAULT
PREVENTION
SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF RAPE PREVENTION AND EDU-
CATION PROGRAM.
Part J of title III of the Public Health Service Act
is amended by inserting after section 393A the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 393B. USE OF ALLOTMENTS FOR RAPE PREVENTION
EDUCATION.
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) PERMITTED USE.—Notwithstanding section
1904(a)(1), amounts transferred by the State for use
under this part shall be used for rape prevention and
education programs conducted by rape crisis centers
and private nonprofit nongovernmental State and
tribal sexual assault coalitions for—
‘‘(A) educational seminars;
‘‘(B) the operation of hotlines;
‘‘(C) training programs for professionals;
‘‘(D) the preparation of informational ma-
terial; and
‘‘(E) other efforts to increase awareness of
the facts about, or to help prevent, sexual assault,
including efforts to increase awareness in under-
served populations (as defined in section 2003(7)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)).
‘‘(2) TERMS.—
‘‘(A) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall
make grants under subsection (a) to each State
on the basis of the population of the State.
‘‘(B) RAPE
PREVENTION
AND
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.—No State may use funds made
available by reason of paragraph (1) in any fis-
cal year for administration of any prevention
program other than the rape prevention and edu-
cation program for which grants are made under
paragraph (1).
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—Any amount paid to
a State for a fiscal year and remaining unobli-
gated at the end of such year shall remain avail-
able for the next fiscal year to such State for the
purposes for which it was made.
‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE.—The Secretary shall use not more
than 5 percent of the funds available under
paragraph (1) for the purposes of administrative
and technical assistance.
‘‘(E) TARGETING
OF
EDUCATION
PRO-
GRAMS.—States receiving grant moneys under
paragraph (1) shall ensure that at least 25 per-
cent of the moneys are devoted to educational
programs targeted for middle school, junior high,
and high school aged students. The programs tar-
geted under this subsection shall be conducted by
rape crisis centers and State and tribal sexual
assault coalitions.
‘‘(b) NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—At such time as appro-
priations under subsection (c) reach at least
$80,000,000, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall, through the National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, establish a National Resource
Center on Sexual Assault to provide resource informa-
tion, policy, training, and technical assistance to
Federal, State, and Indian tribal agencies, as well as
to State and tribal sexual assault coalitions and local
sexual assault programs and to other professionals
and interested parties on issues relating to sexual as-
sault. The Resource Center shall maintain a central
resource library in order to collect, prepare, analyze,
and disseminate information and statistics and anal-
yses thereof relating to the incidence and prevention
of sexual assault.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary
shall award a grant under paragraph (1) to a private
nonprofit organization which can—
‘‘(A) demonstrate that it has recognized ex-
pertise in the area of sexual assault and a record
of high-quality services to victims of sexual as-
sault, including a demonstration of support from
advocacy groups, such as State and tribal sexual
assault coalitions or recognized national sexual
assault groups; and
‘‘(B) demonstrate a commitment to diver-
sity and to the provision of services to under-
served populations as defined in section 2003(7)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7)).
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(B) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(C) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
‘‘(D) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
‘‘(E) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
Funds authorized to be appropriated under this sec-
tion are appropriated from the Violent Crime Reduc-
tion Fund pursuant to section 310001(c) of the Vio-
lent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14211(c)) and paragraph (16) under the
definition of prevention program in section 310004(d)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14214(d)).
‘‘(2) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
COALITIONS.—At such
time as appropriations under subsection (c) reach at
least $80,000,000, the Secretary shall designate 15
percent of the total amount appropriated to be used
for making grants to nonprofit, nongovernmental
State sexual assault coalitions to address public
health issues associated with sexual assault through
training, resource development, or similar research.
‘‘(3) INDIAN COUNTRY.—At such time as the ap-
propriations under subsection (c) reach at least
$80,000,000, there shall be awarded by the Secretary
not less than 5 percent of such amounts for the fund-
ing of tribal sexual assault coalitions. To be eligible
for a grant under this paragraph, an entity shall be
a private nonprofit coalition whose membership in-
cludes representatives from a majority of the pro-
grams for adult and child victims of sexual assault
operating within the boundaries of such Indian coun-
try and programs whose primary purpose is serving
the population of an Indian reservation, and whose
board membership is representative of such programs.
Such coalitions shall further the purposes of sexual
assault intervention and prevention through activities
including—
‘‘(A) training and technical assistance for
local Indian sexual assault programs and pro-
viders of direct services to encourage appropriate
responses to sexual assault in Indian country;
‘‘(B) planning and conducting needs assess-
ments and planning for comprehensive services
in Indian country;
‘‘(C) serving as an information clearing-
house and resource center for any Indian res-
ervation represented by the coalition receiving
these funds;
‘‘(D) collaborating with Indian, State, and
Federal systems which affect adult and child vic-
tims of sexual assault in Indian country, includ-
ing judicial, law enforcement, and child protec-
tive services agencies, to encourage appropriate
responses to sexual assault cases;
‘‘(E) conducting public education and out-
reach activities addressing sexual assault in In-
dian country;
‘‘(F) collaborating with sexual assault coali-
tions in the areas described above; and
‘‘(G) participating in planning and moni-
toring of the distribution of grants and grant
funds to Indian reservation and tribal organiza-
tions under this section.
‘‘(4) 
SUBSECTION
(b)
ALLOTMENT.—Of 
the
amount appropriated for any fiscal year under this
section, at least $1,000,000 shall be made available
for grants under subsection (b), with yearly increases
of at least 10 percent of the prior year’s allotment.
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) A State may use funds under subsection (a)
only so as to supplement and, to the extent prac-
ticable, increase the level of funds that would be avail-
able from non-Federal sources for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (a), and in no case may such
funds be used to supplant funds from other sources.
‘‘(2) A State may not use more than 2 percent
of the funds received in each fiscal year under this
section for surveillance studies or prevalence studies
and funds for such studies shall be available only at
such time as appropriations under subsection (c)
reach at least $80,000,000.
‘‘(3) A State may not use more than 5 percent
of funds received in each fiscal year under subsection
(a) for administrative expenses.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian Coun-
try’ has the same meaning as is given such term by
section 1151 of title 18, United States Code.
‘‘(2) RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘rape prevention
and education’ includes education and prevention ef-
forts directed at sexual offenses committed by offend-
ers who are not known to the victim as well as offend-
ers who are known to the victim.
‘‘(3) SEXUAL
ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any conduct proscribed by chapter 109A
of title 18, United States Code, whether or not the
conduct occurs in the special maritime and territorial
jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal pris-
on and includes both assaults committed by offenders
who are strangers to the victim and assaults com-
mitted by offenders who are known to the victim or
related by blood or marriage to the victim.
‘‘(4) RAPE CRISIS CENTER.—The term ‘rape cri-
sis center’ means a private, nonprofit, nongovern-
mental organization that is organized, or has as one
of its primary purposes, to provide services for vic-
tims of sexual assault and has a record of commit-
ment and demonstrated experience in providing serv-
ices to victims of sexual assault.
‘‘(5) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
PROGRAM.—The term
‘sexual assault program’ means a private, nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization that is organized, or
has as one of its primary purposes, to provide services
for victims of sexual assault and has a record of com-
mitment and demonstrated experience in providing
services to victims of sexual assault.
‘‘(6) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
COALITION.—The term
‘sexual assault coalition’ means a coalition that co-
ordinates State victim service activities, and collabo-
rates and coordinates with Federal, State, and local
entities to further the purposes of sexual assault inter-
vention and prevention.’’.
SEC. 202. RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION.
(a) REPEAL.—The section added by section 40151 of
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by subsection
(a) of this section shall take effect the day after the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 203. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND INTERPERSONAL VIO-
LENCE; DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 393 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b–1a) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
subsection:
‘‘(b)(1) With respect to all victims of sexual assault
and interpersonal violence who present at hospital emer-
gency rooms and other sites offering services to such victims,
demonstration projects under subsection (a)(6) shall include
projects in which, on a 24-hour basis, nurses and other
health care professionals at such rooms and sites who are
trained in accordance with protocols under paragraph
(2)—
‘‘(A) identify victims of such violence;
‘‘(B) collect physical evidence from the victims
that may be of use in judicial proceedings regarding
the violence; and
‘‘(C) provide information and appropriate refer-
rals to rape crisis center programs and victim service
providers, including referrals to health-related services
and social services.
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall carry out a program to train nurses and other health
care professionals to provide the services described in such
paragraph. The program shall develop a protocol for such
training.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) to section 393 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 280b–1a) shall apply to demonstration projects
funded under subsection (a)(6) of such Act which are ongo-
ing on the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE III—OTHER DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Strengthening Services
to Victims of Violence
SEC. 301. CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The purpose of this section is to
enable the Attorney General to award grants to increase the
availability of civil legal assistance necessary to provide ef-
fective aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking, or sexual assault who are seeking relief in legal
matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence,
at minimal or no cost to the victims.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘domestic
violence’’ has the meaning given the term in section
2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).
(2) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘‘dating vio-
lence’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2003
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).
(3) CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.—The
term ‘‘civil legal assistance’’ includes legal assistance
to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalk-
ing, and sexual assault in any administrative, civil,
judicial, family, or immigration proceeding. No funds
made available under this section may be used to pro-
vide financial assistance in support of any litigation
described in paragraph (14) of section 504(a) of Pub-
lic Law 104–134.
(4) SEXUAL
ASSAULT.—The term ‘‘sexual as-
sault’’ has the meaning given the term in section 2003
of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2).
(c) LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS GRANTS.—The
Attorney General may award grants under this subsection
to private nonprofit entities, Indian tribal governments,
tribally recognized organizations, qualified Legal Services
Corporation grantees, other voluntary legal services organi-
zations, and publicly funded organizations not acting in
a governmental capacity such as law schools, and which
shall be used—
(1) to implement, expand, and establish coopera-
tive efforts and projects between domestic violence and
sexual assault victim services organizations and legal
assistance providers to provide legal assistance for
victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual as-
sault;
(2) to implement, expand, and establish efforts
and projects to provide legal assistance for victims of
domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault by or-
ganizations with a demonstrated history of providing
direct legal or advocacy services on behalf of these vic-
tims; and
(3) to provide training, technical assistance, and
data collection to improve the capacity of grantees
and other entities to offer legal assistance to victims
of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault.
(d) To be eligible for a grant under subsection (c), ap-
plicants shall certify in writing that—
(1) any person providing civil legal assistance
through a program funded under subsection (c) has
completed or will complete training in connection
with domestic violence or sexual assault and related
legal issues;
(2) any training program conducted in satisfac-
tion of the requirement of paragraph (1) has been or
will be developed with input from and in collabora-
tion with a State, local, or tribal domestic violence or
sexual assault program or coalition, as well as appro-
priate State and local law enforcement officials;
(3) any person or organization providing civil
legal assistance through a program funded under sub-
section (c) has informed and will continue to inform
State, local, or tribal domestic violence or sexual as-
sault programs and coalitions, as well as appropriate
State and local law enforcement officials of their
work; and
(4) the grantee’s organizational policies do not
require mediation or counseling involving offenders
and victims physically together, in cases where sexual
assault, domestic violence, or child sexual abuse is an
issue.
(e) EVALUATION.—The Attorney General may evaluate
the grants funded under this section through contracts or
other arrangements with entities expert on domestic vio-
lence, stalking, and sexual assault, and on evaluation re-
search.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund established under section 310001 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section—
(A) $35,250,000 for fiscal year 2001;
(B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
(C) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
(E) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
(A) TRIBAL
PROGRAMS.—Of the amount
made available under this subsection in each fis-
cal year, not less than 5 percent shall be used for
grants for programs that assist victims of domes-
tic violence, stalking, and sexual assault on
lands within the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.
(B) VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Not less
than 25 percent of the funds used for direct serv-
ices, training, and technical assistance shall be
used to support projects focused solely or pri-
marily on civil legal assistance for victims of
sexual assault.
(3) NONSUPPLANTATION.—Amounts made avail-
able under this section shall be used to supplement
and not supplant other Federal, State, and local
funds expended to further the purpose of this section.
Subtitle B—Limiting the Effects of
Violence on Children
SEC. 305. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may award
grants to States, units of local government, and Indian trib-
al governments that propose to enter into or expand the
scope of existing contracts and cooperative agreements with
public or private nonprofit entities to provide supervised
visitation and safe visitation exchange of children by and
between parents in cases of domestic violence, child abuse,
or sexual assault.
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General shall take into account—
(1) the number of families to be served by the
proposed visitation programs and services;
(2) the extent to which the proposed supervised
visitation programs and services serve underserved
populations (as defined in section 2003 of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2));
(3) with respect to an applicant for a contract
or cooperative agreement, the extent to which the ap-
plicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration
with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local
community served, including the State domestic vio-
lence coalition, State sexual assault coalition, local
shelters, and programs for domestic violence and sex-
ual assault victims; and
(4) the extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates coordination and collaboration with State
and local court systems, including mechanisms for
communication and referral.
(c) APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall award grants for contracts and cooperative agree-
ments to applicants that—
(1) demonstrate expertise in the area of family
violence, including the areas of domestic violence or
sexual assault, as appropriate;
(2) ensure that any fees charged to individuals
for use of programs and services are based on the in-
come of those individuals, unless otherwise provided
by court order;
(3) demonstrate that adequate security measures,
including adequate facilities, procedures, and per-
sonnel capable of preventing violence, are in place for
the operation of supervised visitation programs and
services or safe visitation exchange; and
(4) prescribe standards by which the supervised
visitation or safe visitation exchange will occur.
(d) REPORTING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the last day of the first fiscal year commencing on or
after the date of enactment of this Act, and not later
than 180 days after the last day of each fiscal year
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Con-
gress a report that includes information concerning—
(A) the number of—
(i) individuals served and the number
of individuals turned away from visitation
programs and services and safe visitation
exchange (categorized by State);
(ii) the number of individuals from
underserved populations served and turned
away from services; and
(iii) the type of problems that underlie
the need for supervised visitation or safe
visitation exchange, such as domestic vio-
lence, child abuse, sexual assault, other
physical abuse, or a combination of such
factors;
(B) the numbers of supervised visitations or
safe visitation exchanges ordered under this sec-
tion during custody determinations under a sep-
aration or divorce decree or protection order,
through child protection services or other social
services agencies, or by any other order of a civil,
criminal, juvenile, or family court;
(C) the process by which children or abused
partners are protected during visitations, tem-
porary custody transfers, and other activities for
which supervised visitation is established under
this section;
(D) safety and security problems occurring
during the reporting period during supervised
visitation under this section, including the num-
ber of parental abduction cases; and
(E) the number of parental abduction cases
in a judicial district using supervised visitation
programs and services under this section, both as
identified in criminal prosecution and custody
violations.
(2) GUIDELINES.—The Attorney General shall
establish guidelines for the collection and reporting of
data under this subsection.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section $15,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002.
(f) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Not less than
5 percent of the total amount made available for each fiscal
year to carry out this section shall be available for grants
to Indian tribal governments.
Subtitle C—Protections Against Vi-
olence and Abuse for Women
with Disabilities
SEC. 310. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) women with disabilities are more likely to be
the victims of abuse and violence than women without
disabilities because of their increased physical, eco-
nomic, social, or psychological dependence on others;
(2) in domestic violence cases, women with dis-
abilities stay with their batterers almost twice as long
as women without disabilities;
(3) violence and abuse against women with dis-
abilities takes many forms, including verbal abuse,
physical abuse, sexual assault, forced isolation, con-
trol over economic resources, and the withholding of
equipment, medication, transportation, or personal
care assistance;
(4) many women with disabilities fail to report
abuse because they are dependent on their abusers and
fear being abandoned or institutionalized;
(5) many women with disabilities are unable to
leave abusive or violent spouses or cohabitants because
of the inaccessibility of services or the fear of aban-
doning dependent children; and
(6) law enforcement, the criminal justice system,
legal services, and victim services are often not
equipped or trained to effectively identify and re-
spond to abuse or violence against women with dis-
abilities.
SEC. 311. OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS
ACT OF 1968.
Section 2001(b)(5) of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)), as amended
by section 141(a)(1), is amended by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and forms of violence
and abuse particularly suffered by women with disabil-
ities’’.
SEC. 312. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT.
Section 40412 of the Equal Justice for Women in the
Courts Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13992) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, stereo-
typing of persons with disabilities who are victims of
rape, sexual assault, abuse, or violence’’ after ‘‘racial
stereotyping of rape victims’’;
(2) in paragraph (13), by inserting ‘‘or among
persons 
with 
disabilities,’’ 
after 
‘‘socioeconomic
groups,’’; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (22) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(23) issues related to violence and abuse against
persons with disabilities, including the nature of
physical, mental, and communications disabilities,
the special vulnerability to violence of persons with
disabilities, and the types of violence and abuse expe-
rienced by persons with disabilities;
‘‘(24) the requirements placed on courts and
judges under existing disability laws, including the
requirements to provide appropriate auxiliary aids
and services and to ensure physical access; and
‘‘(25) the stereotypes regarding the fitness of per-
sons with disabilities to retain custody of children, es-
pecially in domestic violence cases.’’.
SEC. 313. GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make
grants to States, nongovernmental private entities, and
tribal organizations to provide education and technical as-
sistance for the purpose of providing training, consultation,
and information on violence, abuse, and sexual assault
against women who are individuals with disabilities (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)).
(b) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under this section,
the Attorney General shall give priority to applications de-
signed to provide education and technical assistance on—
(1) the nature, definition, and characteristics of
violence, abuse, and sexual assault experienced by
women who are individuals with disabilities;
(2) outreach activities to ensure that women who
are individuals with disabilities who are victims of
violence, abuse, and sexual assault receive appropriate
assistance;
(3) the requirements of shelters and victim serv-
ices organizations under Federal anti-discrimination
laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973; and
(4) cost-effective ways that shelters and victim
services may accommodate the needs of individuals
with disabilities in accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990.
(c) USES OF GRANTS.—Each recipient of a grant
under this section shall provide information and training
to national, State, local, and tribal organizations and pro-
grams that provide services to individuals with disabilities,
including independent living centers, disability-related
service organizations, domestic violence programs providing
shelter or related assistance, rape crisis centers, and pro-
grams providing sexual assault services, other victim serv-
ices organizations, and women with disabilities.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated from the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund established under section 310001 of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
Subtitle 
D—Standards, 
Practice,
and Training for Sexual Assault
Examinations
SEC. 315. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Standards, Practice,
and Training for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
Act’’.
SEC. 316. STANDARDS, PRACTICE, AND TRAINING FOR SEX-
UAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall—
(1) evaluate existing standards of training and
practice for licensed health care professionals per-
forming sexual assault forensic examinations and de-
velop a national recommended standard for training;
(2) recommend sexual assault forensic examina-
tion training for all health care students to improve
the recognition of injuries suggestive of rape and sex-
ual assault and baseline knowledge of appropriate re-
ferrals in victim treatment and evidence collection;
and
(3) review existing national, State, tribal, and
local protocols on sexual assault forensic examina-
tions, and based on this review, develop a rec-
ommended national protocol and establish a mecha-
nism for its nationwide dissemination.
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Attorney General shall con-
sult with national, State, tribal, and local experts in the
area of rape and sexual assault, including rape crisis cen-
ters, State and tribal sexual assault and domestic violence
coalitions and programs, and programs for criminal jus-
tice, forensic nursing, forensic science, emergency room
medicine, law, social services, and sex crimes in under-
served communities (as defined in section 2003(7) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–2(7) as amended by section 2(d)).
(c) REPORT.—The Attorney General shall ensure that
no later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,
a report of the actions taken pursuant to subsection (a) is
submitted to Congress.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$200,000 for fiscal year 2001.
Subtitle E—Domestic Violence Task
Force
SEC. 320. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (108 Stat.
1902), as amended by section 107, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘Subtitle I—Domestic Violence Task
Force
‘‘SEC. 40901. TASK FORCE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISH.—The Attorney General, in consulta-
tion with national nonprofit, nongovernmental organiza-
tions whose primary expertise is in domestic violence, shall
establish a task force to coordinate research on domestic vio-
lence and to report to Congress on any overlapping or du-
plication of efforts on domestic violence issues. The task
force shall be comprised of representatives from all Federal
agencies that fund such research.
‘‘(b) USES OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated under
this section shall be used to—
‘‘(1) develop a coordinated strategy to strengthen
research focused on domestic violence education, pre-
vention, and intervention strategies;
‘‘(2) track and report all Federal research and
expenditures on domestic violence; and
‘‘(3) identify gaps and duplication of efforts in
domestic violence research and governmental expendi-
tures on domestic violence issues.
‘‘(c) REPORT.—The Task Force shall report to Con-
gress annually on its work under subsection (b).
‘‘(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘domestic violence’ has the meaning given such term
by section 2003 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(1).
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2001 through 2004 to carry out this section.’’.