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V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 511. SEPARATE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 
STALKING SCREENING AND TREATMENTS. 
‘‘(a) ALLOTMENTS.—For the purpose described in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 2006 
and each subsequent fiscal year, allot to each State that 
has transmitted an application for the fiscal year under 
section 505(a) an amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(1) the amount appropriated under subsection 
(d) for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) the percentage determined for the State 
under section 502(c)(1)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an allotment under 
subsection (a) with respect to a State is to enable the 
State to provide for domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking identification and treatment, in-
cluding the provision of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking identification, treatment serv-
ices, increasing the number of persons identified, assessed, 
treated, and referred, and including training of health care 
professionals, and behavioral and public health staff, on 
how to identify and respond to adult and minor patients
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experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking. Such training shall include— 
‘‘(1) identifying patients of clients experiencing 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking; 
‘‘(2) assessing the immediate and short-term 
safety of the patient or client, the impact of the 
abuse on the health of the patient, and assisting the 
patient in developing a plan to promote his or her 
safety; 
‘‘(3) examining and treating such patients or 
clients within the scope of the health professional’s 
discipline, training, and practice (including providing 
medical advice regarding the dynamics and nature of 
domestic violence, dating violence sexual assault, or 
stalking); 
‘‘(4) maintaining complete medical or forensic 
records that include the documentation of the exam-
ination, treatment given, and referrals made, and re-
cording the location and nature of the victim’s inju-
ries, and establishing mechanisms to ensure the pri-
vacy and confidentiality of those medical records; 
‘‘(5) referring the patient or client to public and 
private nonprofit entities that provide services for 
such victims; and
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‘‘(6) ensuring that all services are provided in 
a linguistically and culturally relevant manner. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 503, 507, and 508 
apply to allotments under subsection (a) to the same 
extent and in the same manner as such sections 
apply to allotments under section 502(c). 
‘‘(2) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION.—Sections 505 
and 506 apply to allotments under subsection (a) to 
the extent determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of making allotments under subsection (a), there 
are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX-
UAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IDENTIFICATION
AND 
TREATMENT SERVICES AT COMMUNITY HEALTH CEN-
TERS.—Part P of title III of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.), as amended by section 504, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 399P–1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING PREVEN-
TION, 
IDENTIFICATION, 
AND 
TREATMENT 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to award grants to eligible entities to improve the 
identification and treatment of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under sub-
section (a) may be used for activities such as— 
‘‘(1) the implementation, dissemination, and 
evaluation of policies and procedures to guide health 
care and behavioral health care professionals and 
other staff responding to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(2) the provision of training and follow-up 
technical assistance to health care professionals and 
staff to identify domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking, and to appropriately as-
sess, treat, and refer patients who are victims of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking; and 
‘‘(3) the development of on-site access to serv-
ices to address the safety, medical, mental health, 
and economic needs of patients either by increasing 
the capacity of existing health care professionals and
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staff to address these issues or by contracting with 
or hiring domestic violence or sexual assault advo-
cates to provide the services, or by developing other 
models appropriate to the geographic, cultural, and 
linguistic needs of a site. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a federally qualified health center as de-
fined in section 1861(aa)(4) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4)); and 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and ac-
companied by such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’. 
SEC. 505. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN 
THE HEALTHCARE SETTING. 
Subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902 et seq.), as 
amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 1491 et seq.), and as amended by this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘CHAPTER 11—RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE 
INTERVENTIONS 
TO 
ADDRESS 
VIO-
LENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
‘‘SEC. 40297. RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN 
THE HEALTH CARE SETTING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Re-
search and Quality, shall award grants and contracts to 
fund research on effective interventions in the health care 
setting that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and 
sexual assault across the lifespan and that prevent the 
health effects of such violence and improve the safety and 
health of individuals who are currently being victimized. 
‘‘(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—Research conducted with 
amounts received under a grant or contract under this sec-
tion shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to the authority of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention— 
‘‘(A) research on the effects of domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
childhood exposure to domestic, dating, or sex-
ual violence, on health behaviors, health condi-
tions, and the health status of individuals, fami-
lies, and populations; and
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‘‘(B) research and testing of best messages 
and strategies to mobilize public action con-
cerning the prevention of domestic, dating, or 
sexual violence; and 
‘‘(2) With respect to the authority of the Agen-
cy for Healthcare Research and Quality— 
‘‘(A) research on the impact on the health 
care system, health care utilization, health care 
costs, and health status of domestic and dating 
violence and childhood exposure to domestic 
and dating violence; and 
‘‘(B) research on effective interventions 
within primary care and emergency health care 
settings and with health care settings that in-
clude clinical partnerships within community 
domestic violence providers for adults and chil-
dren exposed to domestic or dating violence. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010.’’.
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TITLE VI—HOUSING OPPORTU-
NITIES AND SAFETY FOR BAT-
TERED 
WOMEN 
AND 
CHIL-
DREN 
SEC. 601. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS 
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Subtitle O—Addressing the Hous-
ing Needs of Victims of Domes-
tic Violence, Dating Violence, 
Sexual Assault, and Stalking 
‘‘SEC. 41501. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this subtitle is to reduce domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and 
to prevent homelessness by— 
‘‘(1) protecting the safety of victims of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
who reside in homeless shelters, public housing, as-
sisted housing, Indian housing, or other emergency, 
transitional, permanent, or affordable housing, and 
ensuring that such victims have meaningful access to
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the criminal justice system without jeopardizing such 
housing; 
‘‘(2) creating long-term housing solutions that 
develop communities and provide sustainable living 
solutions for victims of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(3) building collaborations between and victim 
service providers, homeless service providers, housing 
providers, and housing agencies to provide appro-
priate services, interventions, and training to ad-
dress the housing needs of victims of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; 
and 
‘‘(4) enabling public and assisted housing agen-
cies, Indian housing authorities, private landlords, 
property management companies, and other housing 
providers and agencies to respond appropriately to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking, while maintaining a safe environment 
for all housing residents. 
‘‘SEC. 41502. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘assisted housing’ means housing 
assisted—