Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.2119 | Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy (D-GA)
Policy area: Families

Summary:
Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021  This bill modifies, expands, and reauthorizes through FY2026 the Family Violence and Prevention Services program, which funds emergency shelters and supports related assistance for victims of domestic violence.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants and enter cooperative agreements with state and tribal domestic violence coalitions, and community-based organizations, to support prevention services. Depending on the type of organization, grant recipients must use funding to (1) provide technical assistance; (2) promote evidence-informed prevention strategies; (3) implement coordinated, community responses to reduce risk factors for family violence; and (4) develop prevention partnership strategies.
Further, HHS must award specified grants to organizations that provide population-specific services in underserved communities and to community-based organizations that provide culturally specific domestic violence services to racial and ethnic minority groups. The bill also establishes a grants program for tribal domestic violence coalitions to support the provision of local, tribal, family domestic or dating violence services and requires HHS to award a grant for the administration of a hotline dedicated to serving Indians affected by domestic violence.  In addition, the bill modifies certain program-wide definitions; changes the requirements for specified grant applications, eligibility criteria, and use of funds; and makes other technical revisions.

To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make 
                             improvements.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; SEVERABILITY.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021''.
    (b) References.--Except as otherwise specified, amendments made by 
this Act to a section or other provision of law are amendments to such 
section or other provision of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.).
    (c) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, an amendment made 
by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any 
person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of 
this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the application of such 
provision or amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be 
affected thereby.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    Subsection (b) of section 301 (42 U.S.C. 10401) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this title to improve services 
and interventions for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
and family violence, and to advance primary and secondary prevention of 
domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence by--
            ``(1) assisting States and territories in supporting local 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
        programs to provide accessible, trauma-informed, culturally 
        relevant residential and non-residential services to domestic 
        violence, dating violence, and family violence victims and 
        their children and dependents;
            ``(2) strengthening the capacity of Indian Tribes to 
        exercise their sovereign authority to respond to domestic 
        violence, dating violence, and family violence committed 
        against Indians;
            ``(3) providing for a network of technical assistance and 
        training centers to support effective policy, practice, 
        research, and cross-system collaboration to improve 
        intervention and prevention efforts throughout the country;
            ``(4) supporting the efforts of State, territorial, and 
        Tribal coalitions to document and address the needs of victims 
        and their children and dependents, including victims and their 
        children and dependents who are underserved, implement 
        effective coordinated community and systems responses, and 
        promote ongoing public education and community engagement;
            ``(5) maintaining national domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and family violence hotlines, including a national 
        Indian domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
        hotline; and
            ``(6) supporting the development and implementation of 
        evidence-informed, coalition-led, and community-based primary 
        prevention approaches and programs.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 302 (42 U.S.C. 10402) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title:
            ``(1) Alaska native.--The term `Alaska Native' has the 
        meaning given the term Native in section 3 of the Alaska Native 
        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
            ``(2) Child.--The term `child' means an individual who is 
        younger than age 18.
            ``(3) Dating partner.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `dating partner' means 
                any person who is or has been in a social relationship 
                of a romantic or intimate nature with an abuser, and 
                where the existence of such a relationship shall be 
                determined based on a consideration of one or more of 
                the following factors:
                            ``(i) The length of the relationship.
                            ``(ii) The type of the relationship.
                            ``(iii) The frequency of interaction 
                        between the persons involved in the 
                        relationship.
                            ``(iv) The cultural context of the 
                        relationship.
                    ``(B) Construction.--Sexual contact is not a 
                necessary component of a relationship described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Digital services.--The term `digital services' means 
        services, resources, information, support, or referrals 
        provided through electronic communications platforms and media, 
        which may include mobile phone technology, video technology, 
        computer technology (including use of the internet), and any 
        other emerging communications technologies that are appropriate 
        for the purposes of providing services, resources, information, 
        support, or referrals for the benefit of victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, and family violence.
            ``(5) Domestic violence, dating violence, family 
        violence.--The terms `domestic violence', `dating violence', 
        and `family violence' mean any act, threatened act, or pattern 
        of acts of physical or sexual violence, stalking, harassment, 
        psychological abuse, economic abuse, technological abuse, or 
        any other form of abuse, including threatening to commit harm 
        against children or dependents or other members of the 
        household of the recipient of the threat for the purpose of 
        coercion, threatening, or causing harm, directed against--
                    ``(A) a dating partner or other person similarly 
                situated to a dating partner under the laws of the 
                jurisdiction;
                    ``(B) a person who is cohabitating with or has 
                cohabitated with the person committing such an act;
                    ``(C) a current or former spouse or other person 
                similarly situated to a spouse under the laws of the 
                jurisdiction;
                    ``(D) a person who shares a child or dependent in 
                common with the person committing such an act;
                    ``(E) a person who is related by marriage, blood, 
                or is otherwise legally related; or
                    ``(F) any other person who is protected from any 
                such act under the domestic or family violence laws, 
                policies, or regulations of the jurisdiction.
            ``(6) Economic abuse.--The term `economic abuse', when used 
        in the context of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
        family violence, means behavior that is coercive or deceptive 
        related to a person's ability to acquire, use, or maintain 
        economic resources to which they are entitled, or that 
        unreasonably controls or restrains a person's ability to 
        acquire, use, or maintain economic resources to which they are 
        entitled. This includes using coercion, fraud, or manipulation 
        to--
                    ``(A) restrict a person's access to money, assets, 
                credit, or financial information;
                    ``(B) unfairly use a person's personal economic 
                resources, including money, assets, and credit, for 
                one's own advantage; or
                    ``(C) exert undue influence over a person's 
                financial and economic behavior or decisions, including 
                forcing default on joint or other financial 
                obligations, exploiting powers of attorney, 
                guardianship, or conservatorship, or failing or 
                neglecting to act in the best interests of a person to 
                whom one has a fiduciary duty.
            ``(7) Indian; indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms 
        `Indian', `Indian Tribe', and `Tribal organization' have the 
        meanings given the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal 
        organization', respectively, in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(8) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            ``(9) Native hawaiian; native hawaiian organization.--The 
        terms `Native Hawaiian' and `Native Hawaiian organization' have 
        the meanings given such terms in section 6207 of the Native 
        Hawaiian Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7517).
            ``(10) Personally identifying information.--The term 
        `personally identifying information' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
        1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).
            ``(11) Population specific services.--The term `population 
        specific services' has the meaning given such term in section 
        40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act (34 U.S.C. 
        12291(a)).
            ``(12) Racial and ethnic minority group; racial and ethnic 
        minority population.--The terms `racial and ethnic minority 
        group' and `racial and ethnic minority population' include each 
        group listed in the definition of such term in section 1707(g) 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)).
            ``(13) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            ``(14) Shelter.--The term `shelter' means the provision of 
        temporary refuge and basic necessities, in conjunction with 
        supportive services, provided on a regular basis, in compliance 
        with applicable State, Tribal, territorial, or local law to 
        victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
        violence and their children and dependents. Such law includes 
        regulations governing the provision of safe homes and other 
        forms of secure temporary lodging, meals, other basic 
        necessities, or supportive services to victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, or family violence and their 
        children and dependents.
            ``(15) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, and, except as otherwise provided, Guam, American Samoa, 
        the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
        Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``(16) State domestic violence coalition.--The term `State 
        Domestic Violence Coalition' means a statewide nongovernmental 
        nonprofit private domestic violence, dating violence, and 
        family organization designated by the Secretary that--
                    ``(A) has a membership that includes a majority of 
                the primary-purpose domestic violence, dating violence, 
                and family violence service providers in the State;
                    ``(B) has board membership that is representative 
                of primary-purpose domestic violence, dating violence, 
                and family violence service providers, and which may 
                include representatives of the communities in which the 
                services are being provided in the State;
                    ``(C) has as its purpose to provide education, 
                support, and technical assistance to such service 
                providers to enable the providers to establish and 
                maintain shelter and supportive services for victims of 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                and their children and dependents; and
                    ``(D) serves as an information clearinghouse, 
                primary point of contact, and resource center on 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                for the State and supports the development of polices, 
                protocols, and procedures to enhance domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence intervention and 
                prevention in the State.
            ``(17) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
        means services for adult and youth victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, or family violence, and children and 
        dependents exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, or 
        family violence, that are designed to--
                    ``(A) meet the needs of such victims of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, or family violence, and 
                their children and dependents, for short-term, 
                transitional, or long-term safety; and
                    ``(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or assistance 
                for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or 
                family violence, and their children and dependents.
            ``(18) Technological abuse.--The term `technological abuse' 
        means an act or pattern of behavior that--
                    ``(A) occurs within domestic violence, dating 
                violence, or family violence;
                    ``(B) is intended to harm, threaten, intimidate, 
                control, stalk, harass, impersonate, exploit, extort, 
                or monitor, except as otherwise permitted by law, 
                another person; and
                    ``(C) uses any form of information technology, 
                including any of the following:
                            ``(i) Internet-enabled devices.
                            ``(ii) Online spaces or platforms.
                            ``(iii) Computers, mobile devices, or 
                        software applications.
                            ``(iv) Location tracking devices.
                            ``(v) Communication technologies.
                            ``(vi) Cameras or imaging platforms.
                            ``(vii) Any other emerging technology.
            ``(19) Tribal domestic violence coalition.--The term 
        `Tribal domestic violence coalition' means an established 
        nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian organization recognized by 
        the Office of Violence Against Women at the Department of 
        Justice that--
                    ``(A) provides education, support, and technical 
                assistance to member Indian service providers in a 
                manner that enables the member providers to establish 
                and maintain culturally appropriate services, including 
                shelter (including supportive services) designed to 
                assist Indian victims of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, or family violence and the children and 
                dependents of such victims; and
                    ``(B) is comprised of members that are 
                representative of--
                            ``(i) the member service providers 
                        described in subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(ii) the Tribal communities in which the 
                        services are being provided.
            ``(20) Tribally designated official.--The term `Tribally 
        designated official' means an individual designated by an 
        Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or nonprofit private 
        organization authorized by an Indian Tribe, to administer a 
        grant under section 309.
            ``(21) Underserved populations; underserved individuals.--
        The terms `underserved populations' and `underserved 
        individuals' mean victims of domestic violence, dating 
        violence, or family violence, and their children and dependents 
        who face obstacles in accessing and using State, Tribal, 
        territorial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, or 
        family violence services, or who may be overrepresented in 
        experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
        violence due to historical barriers. Populations may be 
        underserved on the basis of, marginalized racial and ethnic 
        minority populations, Indigenous status, cultural and language 
        barriers, immigration status, disabilities, mental health 
        needs, sexual orientation or gender identity, age (including 
        both elders and children), geographical location, faith or 
        religious practice or lack thereof, or other bases, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(22) Victim.--The term `victim' means an individual 
        against whom an act of domestic violence, dating violence, or 
        family violence is carried out.
            ``(23) Youth.--The term `youth' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 4002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act (34 
        U.S.C. 12291(a)(45)).''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 303 (42 U.S.C. 10403) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out sections 301 through 312 and 316, $270,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
            ``(2) Reservations for grants to tribes.--Of the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 12.5 
        percent shall be reserved and used to carry out section 309.
            ``(3) Formula grants to states.--Of the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year and not 
        reserved under paragraph (2) (referred to in this subsection as 
        the `remainder'), not less than 70 percent shall be used for 
        making grants under section 306(a).
            ``(4) Technical assistance and training centers.--Of the 
        remainder, not less than 6 percent shall be used to carry out 
        section 310.
            ``(5) Grants for state and tribal domestic violence 
        coalitions.--Of the remainder--
                    ``(A) not less than 10 percent shall be used to 
                carry out section 311; and
                    ``(B) not less than 3 percent shall be used to 
                carry out section 311A.
            ``(6) Specialized services.--Of the remainder, not less 
        than 5 percent shall be used to carry out section 312.
            ``(7) Culturally specific services.--Of the remainder, not 
        less 2.5 percent shall be used to carry out section 316.
            ``(8) Administration, evaluation, and monitoring.--Of the 
        remainder, not more than 3.5 percent shall be used by the 
        Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative 
        costs under this title.
    ``(b) National Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 313 $14,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026.
    ``(c) National Indian Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313A $4,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
    ``(d) Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership 
Through Alliances.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
section 314 $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
    ``(e) Grants for Underserved Populations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 315 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026.
    ``(f) Research and Evaluation.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for research and evaluation of activities under this title 
$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

    Section 304 (42 U.S.C. 10404) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or 
                institutions of higher education, including to support 
                and evaluate demonstration or discretionary projects in 
                response to current and emerging issues,'' after 
                ``nongovernmental entities''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``CAPTA 
                Reauthorization Act of 2010'' and inserting ``Family 
                Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 
                2021'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``have expertise 
                in the field of family violence and domestic violence 
                prevention and services and, to the extent practicable, 
                have expertise in the field of dating violence;'' and 
                inserting ``have expertise in the field of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                prevention and services;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prevention and 
                treatment of'' and inserting ``prevention of, 
                intervention in, and treatment of,''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; 
                        and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (ii) by adding after subparagraph (C) the 
                        following:
                    ``(D) making grants to eligible entities or 
                entering into contracts with for-profit or nonprofit 
                nongovernmental entities or institutions of higher 
                education to conduct domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence research or evaluation; 
                and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Emergency Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--In response to any emergency or disaster 
        described in paragraph (3) that substantially disrupts the 
        provision of services under this title, for the duration of the 
        emergency or disaster, the Secretary may--
                    ``(A) modify or broaden the allowable uses of funds 
                by grantees and subgrantees solely to ensure the 
                continuity of services authorized under this title, 
                including for remote and mobile service delivery; and
                    ``(B) modify or waive any administrative 
                conditions, processes, or deadlines, including with 
                respect to--
                            ``(i) application requirements;
                            ``(ii) reporting requirements; and
                            ``(iii) grant award extensions.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to allow altering or waiving the requirements in 
        section 306(c)(2).
            ``(3) Emergencies described.--The emergencies and disasters 
        described in this paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) A major disaster declared by the President 
                under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
                Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170).
                    ``(B) An emergency declared by the President under 
                section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
                and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191).
                    ``(C) A public health emergency determined by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 
                section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                247d).''.

SEC. 6. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

    Section 305 (42 U.S.C. 10405) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--From the sums appropriated under section 303 and 
available for grants to States under section 306(a) for any fiscal 
year, each State shall be allotted for a grant under section 306(a), 
$600,000, with the remaining funds to be allotted to each State (other 
than Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) in an amount that bears 
the same ratio to such remaining funds as the population of such State 
bears to the population of all such States (excluding Guam, American 
Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands).'';
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``under section 314'' 
        each place such term appears and inserting ``under this 
        title''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 7. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

    Section 306 (42 U.S.C. 10406) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``dependents'' 
                and inserting ``children and dependents''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``Indians, 
                members of Indian Tribes, or'' after ``who are'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
                        follows:
                    ``(A) Application of civil rights provisions.--
                Programs and activities funded in whole or in part with 
                funds made available under this title are considered to 
                be programs and activities receiving Federal financial 
                assistance for the purpose of applying the prohibitions 
                against discrimination under the Age Discrimination Act 
                of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), section 504 of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), title IX of 
                the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
                seq.), section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the Violence Against 
                Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(13)(A)), and 
                title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
                2000d et seq.).'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, including 
                                sexual orientation or gender 
                                identity,'' after ``on the ground of 
                                sex''; and
                                    (II) by striking the second 
                                sentence and inserting the following: 
                                ``If sex-segregated or sex-specific 
                                programming is necessary to the 
                                essential operation of a program, 
                                nothing in this paragraph shall prevent 
                                any such program or activity from being 
                                provided in a sex-specific manner. In 
                                such circumstances, grantees may meet 
                                the requirements of this paragraph by 
                                providing comparable services to 
                                individuals who cannot be provided with 
                                the sex-segregated or sex-specific 
                                programming.'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Indian tribe'' 
                                and inserting ``Indian Tribe''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``tribally'' and 
                                inserting ``Tribally''; and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``Indian tribe'' and inserting ``Indian 
                        Tribe'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
                    (D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the 
                        end the following: ``The nondisclosure of 
                        confidential or private information 
                        requirements under section 40002(b)(2) of the 
                        Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
                        12291(b)(2)) shall apply to grantees and 
                        subgrantees under this title in the same manner 
                        such requirements apply to grantees and 
                        subgrantees under such Act.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (G)(i), by striking 
                        ``tribal'' and inserting ``Tribal'';
                            (iii) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), 
                        (D), and (F); and
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), 
                        (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                        (D), respectively; and
                    (E) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``Indian tribe'' and 
                        inserting ``Indian Tribe''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting 
                        ``Tribal''; and
            (3) in subsection (d) by inserting ``and information on the 
        development and implementation of barrier removal plans to 
        ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
        1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
        U.S.C. 794)'' after ``activities,''.

SEC. 8. STATE APPLICATION.

    Section 307 (42 U.S.C. 10407) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting 
                        ``Tribally''; and
                            (ii) by adding ``For purposes of section 
                        2007(c)(3) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
                        Safe Streets Act of 1968, a State's application 
                        under this paragraph shall be deemed to be a 
                        `State plan'.'' at the end; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``assurances'' and 
                                inserting ``certifications''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iii)--
                                            (aa) in subclause (I)--

                                                    (AA) by striking 
                                                ``operation of 
                                                shelters'' and 
                                                inserting ``provision 
                                                of shelter''; and

                                                    (BB) by striking 
                                                ``dependents'' and 
                                                inserting ``children 
                                                and dependents''; and

                                            (bb) in subclause (II), by 
                                        striking ``dependents'' and 
                                        inserting ``children and 
                                        dependents'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``an 
                        assurance'' and inserting ``a certification'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``an assurance'' 
                                and inserting ``a certification'';
                                    (II) by striking ``planning and 
                                monitoring'' and inserting ``planning, 
                                coordination, and monitoring''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``and the 
                                administration of the grant programs 
                                and projects'' and inserting ``, the 
                                administration of the grant programs 
                                and projects, and the establishment of 
                                service standards and best practices 
                                for grantees'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``to 
                        underserved populations'' and all that follows 
                        through the semicolon and inserting ``for 
                        individuals from racial and ethnic minority 
                        groups, Tribal populations, and other 
                        underserved populations, in the State planning 
                        process, and how the State plan addresses the 
                        unmet needs of such populations, including a 
                        certification and description of how the State 
                        or Indian Tribe will disseminate information 
                        about the national resource centers authorized 
                        under section 310;'';
                            (v) in subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), by 
                        striking ``Indian tribe'' each place such term 
                        appears and inserting ``Indian Tribe'';
                            (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
                        ``tribally'' and inserting ``Tribally'';
                            (vii) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 
                        and (I) as subparagraphs (I) and (J), 
                        respectively;
                            (viii) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 
                        the following:
                    ``(H) describe how activities and services provided 
                by the State or Indian Tribe are designed to promote 
                trauma-informed care, autonomy, and privacy for victims 
                of domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
                violence, and their children and dependents, including 
                in the design and delivery of shelter services;'';
                            (ix) in subparagraph (I), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) by striking ``tribe'' and 
                                inserting ``Tribe'';
                                    (II) by striking ``an assurance'' 
                                and inserting ``a certification'';
                                    (III) by inserting ``, remove, or 
                                exclude'' after ``bar''; and
                                    (IV) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (x) in subparagraph (J), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking the period at the end 
                        and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (xi) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K) provide a certification that all funded 
                entities demonstrate the ability to provide services 
                for Deaf individuals and individuals with disabilities 
                in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 
                of 1990 and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
                1973 (29 U.S.C. 794).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``tribe'' each 
                place such term appears and inserting ``Tribe''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Indian tribes'' 
                each place such term appears and inserting ``Indian 
                Tribes''.

SEC. 9. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS.

    Section 308 (42 U.S.C. 10408) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``that is designed'' and inserting 
                ``that are designed''; and
                    (B) by striking ``dependents'' and inserting 
                ``children and dependents'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``shelter, 
                                supportive services, or prevention 
                                services'' and inserting ``shelter or 
                                supportive services'';
                                    (II) by inserting ``or prevention 
                                services'' after ``dependents,''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``include--'' and 
                                inserting ``include making material 
                                improvements in the accessibility of 
                                physical structures, transportation, 
                                communication, or digital services, as 
                                well as--'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``developing safety plans'' and inserting 
                        ``safety planning'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
                        ``for racial and ethnic minority groups'' 
                        before the semicolon;
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
                        through (H) as subparagraphs (G) through (I), 
                        respectively;
                            (v) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the 
                        following:
                    ``(F) provision of shelter and services to 
                underserved populations;'';
                            (vi) in subparagraph (H), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``Federal and State'' and inserting 
                                ``Federal, State, and local'';
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``mental health, alcohol, and drug 
                                abuse treatment), but which shall not 
                                include reimbursement for any health 
                                care services'' and inserting ``mental 
                                health and substance use disorder 
                                treatment)'';
                                    (III) in clause (v), by striking 
                                ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                                    (IV) by redesignating clause (vi) 
                                as clause (vii);
                                    (V) by inserting after clause (v) 
                                the following:
                            ``(vi) language assistance, including 
                        translation of written materials and telephonic 
                        and in-person interpreter services, for victims 
                        with limited English proficiency, victims who 
                        are Deaf or hard of hearing, victims with 
                        sensory disabilities (including individuals who 
                        are blind or low vision), victims with speech-
                        related disabilities, and victims with other 
                        disabilities; and''; and
                                    (VI) in clause (vii), as so 
                                redesignated, by striking ``and'' at 
                                the end;
                            (vii) in subparagraph (I), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking the period at the end 
                        and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (viii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) partnerships that enhance the design and 
                delivery of services to victims and their children and 
                dependents.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``supportive services and 
                        prevention services'' and inserting 
                        ``supportive services or prevention services''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``through (H)'' and 
                        inserting ``through (I)'';
                    (C) by striking ``dependents'' each place such term 
                appears (other than in paragraph (1)(J)) and inserting 
                ``children and dependents''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Sense of congress regarding use of funds for removal 
        of architectural barriers to accessibility.--It is the sense of 
        the Congress that--
                    ``(A) Deaf individuals and individuals with 
                disabilities experience domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence at disproportionate 
                rates;
                    ``(B) domestic violence shelters are often not 
                equipped to provide effective services to Deaf 
                individuals and individuals with disabilities, which 
                can act as an impediment to victims seeking and 
                receiving services; and
                    ``(C) the Secretary should allow subgrant funds 
                received under this section to be used for making 
                material improvements in the accessibility of physical 
                structures, transportation, communication, or digital 
                services.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``a local public agency, 
                        or'';
                            (ii) by striking ``tribal organizations, 
                        and voluntary associations),'' and inserting 
                        ``Tribal organizations and voluntary 
                        associations) or a local public agency''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``dependents'' and 
                        inserting ``children and dependents''; and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) an organization whose primary purpose is to provide 
        culturally appropriate services to racial and ethnic minority 
        groups, Tribal communities, or other underserved populations, 
        that does not have a documented history of effective work 
        concerning domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
        violence, but that is in partnership with an organization 
        described in paragraph (1).''; and
            (4) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Voluntarily Accepted Services.--Participation in services 
under this title shall be voluntary. Receipt of the benefits of shelter 
described in subsection (b)(1)(A) shall not be conditioned upon the 
participation of the adult or youth, or their children or dependents, 
in any or all of the services offered under this title.''.

SEC. 10. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

    Section 309 (42 U.S.C. 10409) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``42 U.S.C. 14045d'' and inserting 
                ``34 U.S.C. 20126'';
                    (B) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting 
                ``Tribal'';
                    (C) by striking ``Indian tribes'' and inserting 
                ``Indian Tribes''; and
                    (D) by striking ``section 303(a)(2)(B)'' and 
                inserting ``section 303 and made available''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Indian tribe'' each place such 
                term appears and inserting ``Indian Tribe''; and
                    (B) by striking ``tribal organization'' each place 
                such term appears and inserting ``Tribal 
                organization''.

SEC. 11. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

    Section 310 (42 U.S.C. 10410) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``under this title and reserved under section 
                303(a)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``under section 303 and 
                made available to carry out this section'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``; and'' 
                        and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) by striking ``7'' and inserting 
                                ``11''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``dating 
                                violence, and family violence,'' after 
                                ``domestic violence,''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) an Alaska Native Tribal resource 
                        center on domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        and family violence, to reduce disparities in 
                        the rate of such violence within the Alaska 
                        Native population;
                            ``(iv) a Native Hawaiian resource center on 
                        domestic violence, to reduce Native Hawaiian 
                        disparities; and''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``grants, to'' and inserting ``grants 
                        to entities that focus on other critical 
                        issues, such as'';
                            (ii) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence,'' after 
                                ``domestic violence'';
                                    (II) by striking ``(including 
                                Alaska Native)''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end; and
                            (iii) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
                        follows:
                            ``(ii) entities demonstrating expertise 
                        related to--
                                    ``(I) addressing the housing needs 
                                of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                                and family violence victims and their 
                                children and dependents;
                                    ``(II) developing leadership and 
                                advocacy skills among individuals from 
                                underserved populations; or
                                    ``(III) addressing other emerging 
                                issues related to domestic violence, 
                                dating violence, or family violence.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``, 
                                        dating violence, and family 
                                        violence'' after ``domestic 
                                        violence'' each place such term 
                                        appears; and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``and 
                                        dependents'' after 
                                        ``children''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) in the matter 
                                        preceding subclause (I), by 
                                        inserting ``online'' after 
                                        ``central'';
                                            (bb) in subclause (I), by 
                                        striking ``family violence and 
                                        domestic violence'' and 
                                        inserting ``domestic violence, 
                                        dating violence, and family 
                                        violence''; and
                                            (cc) in subclause (II), by 
                                        inserting ``, dating violence, 
                                        and family violence'' after 
                                        ``domestic violence''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``tribes 
                                        and tribal organizations'' and 
                                        inserting ``Tribes and Tribal 
                                        organizations'';
                                            (bb) by striking ``the 
                                        tribes'' and inserting ``the 
                                        Tribes'';
                                            (cc) by inserting ``, 
                                        dating violence, and family 
                                        violence'' after ``domestic 
                                        violence''; and
                                            (dd) by striking ``42'' and 
                                        all the follows through 
                                        ``3796gg-10 note'' and 
                                        inserting ``34 U.S.C. 10452 
                                        note'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``tribes 
                                        and tribal organizations'' and 
                                        inserting ``Tribes and Tribal 
                                        organizations'';
                                            (bb) by inserting ``, 
                                        dating violence, and family 
                                        violence'' after ``domestic 
                                        violence''; and
                                            (cc) by striking ``42'' and 
                                        all that follows through 
                                        ``3796gg-10 note'' and 
                                        inserting ``34 U.S.C. 10452 
                                        note''; and
                                    (III) in clause (iii)--
                                            (aa) by inserting ``dating 
                                        violence, and family 
                                        violence,'' after ``domestic 
                                        violence,''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``the 
                                        Office for Victims of Crime 
                                        and'' after ``Human Services, 
                                        and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``State and local 
                                domestic violence service providers'' 
                                and inserting ``support effective 
                                policy, practice, research, and cross 
                                systems collaboration''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence'' after 
                                ``enhancing domestic violence'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence'' after 
                                ``to domestic violence''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``which may 
                                include the response to the use of the 
                                self-defense plea by domestic violence 
                                victims and the issuance and use of 
                                protective orders'' and inserting 
                                ``including the issuance and use of 
                                protective orders, batterers' 
                                intervention programming, and responses 
                                to charged, incarcerated, and re-
                                entering domestic violence, dating 
                                violence, and family violence 
                                victims'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence'' after 
                                ``domestic violence'' each place such 
                                term appears; and
                                    (II) by striking ``dependents'' and 
                                inserting ``children'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence'' after 
                                ``domestic violence'' the first place 
                                such term appears; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, and the 
                                response of domestic violence, dating 
                                violence, and family violence programs 
                                and other community organizations with 
                                respect to health advocacy and 
                                addressing the health of victims'' 
                                before the period;
                            (v) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
                        follows:
                    ``(D) The response of mental health, substance use 
                disorder treatment and recovery, domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence and related 
                systems and programs to victims of domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence and their children 
                and dependents who experience psychological trauma, 
                mental health needs, or substance-use-related needs.'';
                            (vi) in subparagraph (E); by inserting ``, 
                        dating violence, and family violence'' after 
                        ``domestic violence'' each place such term 
                        appears; and
                            (vii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) The response of the domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence programs and related 
                systems to victims who are underserved due to sexual 
                orientation or gender identity, including expanding the 
                capacity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 
                organizations to respond to and prevent domestic 
                violence.
                    ``(G) Strengthening the organizational capacity of 
                State, territorial, and Tribal domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence coalitions and of 
                State, territorial, and Tribal administrators who 
                distribute funds under this title to community-based 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                programs, with the aim of better enabling such 
                coalitions and administrators--
                            ``(i) to collaborate and respond 
                        effectively to domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, and family violence;
                            ``(ii) to meet the conditions and carry out 
                        the provisions of this title; and
                            ``(iii) to implement best practices to meet 
                        the emerging needs of victims of domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                        and their families, children, and dependents.
                    ``(H) The response of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence service providers to 
                victims who are Deaf and victims with disabilities, 
                including expanding the capacity of community-based 
                organizations serving individuals who are Deaf and 
                individuals with disabilities to respond to, and 
                prevent, domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
                violence.'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Alaska native tribal resource center.--In accordance 
        with subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award a grant to an 
        eligible entity for an Alaska Native Tribal resource center on 
        domestic violence to reduce Tribal disparities, which shall--
                    ``(A) offer a comprehensive array of technical 
                assistance and training resources to Indian Tribes and 
                Tribal organizations, specifically designed to enhance 
                the capacity of the Tribes and organizations to respond 
                to domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
                violence and the findings of section 901 and purposes 
                in section 902 of the Violence Against Women and 
                Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
                U.S.C. 10452 note);
                    ``(B) coordinate all projects and activities with 
                the national resource center described in paragraph 
                (1)(B), including projects and activities that involve 
                working with non-Tribal State and local governments to 
                enhance their capacity to understand the unique needs 
                of Alaska Natives;
                    ``(C) work with non-Tribal State and local 
                governments and domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                family violence service providers to enhance their 
                capacity to understand the unique needs of Alaska 
                Natives;
                    ``(D) provide comprehensive community education and 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                prevention initiatives in a culturally sensitive and 
                relevant manner; and
                    ``(E) coordinate activities with other Federal 
                agencies, offices, and grantees that address the needs 
                of Alaska Natives that experience domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence, including the 
                Office of Justice Services of the Bureau of Indian 
                Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and the Office for 
                Victims of Crime and the Office on Violence Against 
                Women of the Department of Justice.'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), by 
                        striking ``Indian tribes, tribal 
                        organizations'' each place such term appears 
                        and inserting ``Indian Tribes, Tribal 
                        organizations'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, 
                        dating violence, and family violence'' after 
                        ``domestic violence'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``the tribes'' and inserting ``the 
                                Tribes'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``nontribal'' and inserting ``non-
                                Tribal''; and
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by inserting 
                                ``, dating violence, and family 
                                violence'' after ``domestic violence''; 
                                and
                            (iv) by striking ``(including Alaska 
                        Natives)'' each place such term appears; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Native hawaiian resource center.--In accordance with 
        subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award a grant to an 
        eligible entity for an Native Hawaiian resource center on 
        domestic violence to reduce Native Hawaiian disparities, which 
        shall--
                    ``(A) offer a comprehensive array of technical 
                assistance and training resources to Native Hawaiian 
                organizations, specifically designed to enhance the 
                capacity of the Native Hawaiian organizations to 
                respond to family violence, domestic violence, and 
                dating violence;
                    ``(B) coordinate all projects and other activities 
                with the national resource center described in 
                paragraph (1)(B);
                    ``(C) coordinate all projects and other activities, 
                with State and local governments, that involve working 
                with the State and local governments, to enhance their 
                capacity to understand the unique needs of Native 
                Hawaiians;
                    ``(D) provide comprehensive community education and 
                prevention initiatives relating to family violence, 
                domestic violence, and dating violence in a culturally 
                sensitive and relevant manner; and
                    ``(E) coordinate activities with other Federal 
                agencies, offices, and grantees that address the needs 
                of Native Hawaiians who experience family violence, 
                domestic violence, and dating violence, including the 
                Office for Victims of Crime and the Office on Violence 
                Against Women of the Department of Justice.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence'' after 
                                ``domestic violence''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``or (D)'' and 
                                inserting ``(D), (F), or (G)'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
                        ``dating violence, and family violence,'' after 
                        ``domestic violence,''; and
                            (iii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(B) includes individuals with demonstrated 
                experience working in domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence programs, and, with 
                respect to grantees described in subsection (b)(2)(F), 
                individuals with demonstrated expertise in serving the 
                targeted communities on the board of directors (or 
                advisory committee) and on the staff; and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, dating violence, and 
                        family violence'' after ``domestic violence'' 
                        each place such term appears;
                            (ii) by striking ``tribal organization'' 
                        each place such term appears and inserting 
                        ``Tribal organization'';
                            (iii) by striking ``Indian tribes'' each 
                        place such term appears and inserting ``Indian 
                        Tribes'';
                            (iv) by striking ``42'' and all that 
                        follows through ``3796gg-10 note'' each place 
                        such term appears and inserting ``34 U.S.C. 
                        10452 note''; and
                            (v) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting 
                        ``Tribally'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, and family violence'' after 
                                ``domestic violence'' the first place 
                                such term appears; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``, dating 
                                violence, or family violence'' after 
                                ``domestic violence'' the second place 
                                such term appears; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting ``, 
                                dating violence, and family violence'' 
                                after ``domestic violence'';
                                    (II) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                the period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                    (IV) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(iv) has a board of directors (or advisory 
                committee) and staff with demonstrated expertise in 
                serving the targeted community.'';
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5);
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Alaska native tribal resource center on domestic 
        violence.--To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection 
        (b)(3), an entity shall be a Tribal organization or a nonprofit 
        private organization that focuses primarily on issues of 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence within 
        Tribes in Alaska that submits information to the Secretary 
        demonstrating--
                    ``(A) experience working with Alaska Tribes and 
                Tribal organizations to respond to domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence and the findings 
                of section 901 of the Violence Against Women and 
                Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
                (Public Law 109-162; 34 U.S.C. 10452 note);
                    ``(B) experience providing Alaska Tribes and Tribal 
                organizations with assistance in developing Tribally 
                based prevention and intervention services addressing 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                and safety for Indian women consistent with the 
                purposes of section 902 of the Violence Against Women 
                and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
                (Public Law 109-162; 34 U.S.C. 10452 note);
                    ``(C) strong support for the entity's designation 
                as the Alaska Native Tribal resource center on domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and family violence from 
                advocates working with Alaska Tribes to address 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                and the safety of Alaska Native women;
                    ``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 
                assisting Alaska Tribes and Tribal organizations with 
                prevention and intervention services addressing 
                domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
                violence; and
                    ``(E) the capacity to serve Tribes across the State 
                of Alaska.'';
                    (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``(b)(3),'' and inserting 
                        ``(b)(4),''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``(including Alaska Natives)''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``Indian 
                                        tribe, tribal organization'' 
                                        and inserting ``Indian Tribe, 
                                        Tribal organization''; and
                                            (bb) by inserting ``, 
                                        dating violence, and family 
                                        violence'' after ``domestic 
                                        violence''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Native hawaiian resource center.--To be eligible to 
        receive a grant under subsection (b)(3), an entity shall be a 
        Native Hawaiian organization, or a nonprofit private 
        organization that focuses primarily on issues of family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence within the 
        Native Hawaiian community, that submits information to the 
        Secretary demonstrating--
                    ``(A) experience working with Native Hawaiian 
                organizations to respond to family violence, domestic 
                violence, and dating violence;
                    ``(B) experience providing Native Hawaiian 
                organizations with assistance in developing prevention 
                and intervention services addressing family violence, 
                domestic violence, and dating violence and safety for 
                Native Hawaiian women;
                    ``(C) strong support for the entity's designation 
                as the Native Hawaiian resource center on domestic 
                violence from advocates working with Native Hawaiian 
                organizations to address family violence, domestic 
                violence, and dating violence and the safety of Native 
                Hawaiian women;
                    ``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 
                assisting Native Hawaiian organizations with prevention 
                and intervention services addressing family violence, 
                domestic violence, and dating violence; and
                    ``(E) the capacity to serve geographically diverse 
                Native Hawaiian communities and organizations.''.

SEC. 12. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

    Section 311 (42 U.S.C. 10411) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``section 
        303(a)(2)(D)'' and inserting ``section 303 and made available 
        to carry out this section'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``shall include'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, and evidence-informed 
                        prevention of,'' after ``comprehensive 
                        responses to''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``working with local'' and 
                        inserting ``shall include--
                    ``(A) working with local'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, and adjusting 
                the margins accordingly;
                    (D) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so 
                redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``dependents'' and 
                        inserting ``children and dependents''; and
                            (ii) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon; 
                        and
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (C) of 
                paragraph (1), as so redesignated, the following:
                    ``(D) collaborating with Indian Tribes and Tribal 
                organizations (and corresponding Native Hawaiian groups 
                or communities) to address the needs of Indian 
                (including Alaska Native) and Native Hawaiian victims 
                of domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
                violence, as applicable in the State; and'';
                    (F) in paragraph (4), by striking ``collaborating 
                with and providing'' and inserting ``may include--
                    ``(A) collaborating with and providing'';
                    (G) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (2);
                    (H) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``health care, mental health'' and inserting 
                ``health care (including mental health and substance 
                use disorder treatment)'';
                    (I) in paragraph (6), by redesignating 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (J) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
                subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively, and 
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (K) in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
                (2), as so redesignated, by striking ``child abuse is 
                present;'' and inserting ``there is a co-occurrence of 
                child abuse; and'';
                    (L) by striking paragraph (8); and
                    (M) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                period;
            (3) by striking subsection (e);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as 
        subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
            (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``Indian tribes and tribal organizations'' and inserting 
        ``Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations''.

SEC. 13. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 311 the following:

``SEC. 311A. GRANTS TO TRIBAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--Beginning with fiscal year 2022, out of 
amounts appropriated under section 303 and made available to carry out 
this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to 
eligible entities in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be a Tribal domestic violence, dating 
violence, or family violence coalition that is recognized by the Office 
on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice that provides 
services to Indian Tribes.
    ``(c) Application.--Each Tribal domestic violence, dating violence, 
or family violence coalition desiring a grant under this section shall 
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The 
application submitted by the coalition for the grant shall provide 
documentation of the coalition's work, demonstrating that the 
coalition--
            ``(1) meets all the applicable requirements set forth in 
        this section; and
            ``(2) has the ability to conduct all activities described 
        in this section, as indicated by--
                    ``(A) a documented experience in administering 
                Federal grants to conduct the activities described in 
                subsection (d); or
                    ``(B) a documented history of activities to further 
                the purposes of this section set forth in subsection 
                (d).
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A Tribal domestic violence, dating violence, 
or family violence coalition eligible under subsection (b) that 
receives a grant under this section may use the grant funds for 
administration and operation to further the purposes of domestic 
violence, dating violence, and family violence intervention and 
prevention activities, including--
            ``(1) working with local Tribal domestic violence, dating 
        violence, or family violence service programs and providers of 
        direct services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive 
        responses to domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
        violence against adults or youth within the Indian Tribes 
        served, including providing training and technical assistance 
        and conducting Tribal needs assessments;
            ``(2) participating in planning and monitoring the 
        distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds within the State 
        under section 308(a);
            ``(3) working in collaboration with Tribal service 
        providers and community-based organizations to address the 
        needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
        family violence, and their children and dependents;
            ``(4) collaborating with, and providing information to, 
        entities in such fields as housing, health care (including 
        mental health and substance use disorder treatment), social 
        welfare, education, and law enforcement to support the 
        development and implementation of effective policies;
            ``(5) supporting the development and implementation of 
        effective policies, protocols, and programs that address the 
        safety and support needs of adult and youth Tribal victims of 
        domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence;
            ``(6) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of 
        domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence against 
        adults or youth, by working with Tribal, State, and Federal 
        judicial agencies and law enforcement agencies;
            ``(7) working with Tribal, State, and Federal judicial 
        agencies, including family law judges, criminal court judges, 
        child protective service agencies, and children's advocates to 
        develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation 
        issues--
                    ``(A) in cases of child exposure to domestic 
                violence, dating violence, or family violence; or
                    ``(B) in cases in which--
                            ``(i) domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        or family violence is present; and
                            ``(ii) child abuse is present;
            ``(8) providing information to the public about prevention 
        of domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
        within Indian Tribes;
            ``(9) assisting Indian Tribes' participation in, and 
        attendance of, Federal and State consultations on domestic 
        violence, dating violence, or family violence, including 
        consultations mandated by the Violence Against Women Act of 
        1994 (title IV of Public Law 103-322), the Victims of Crime Act 
        of 1984 (34 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.), or this title; and
            ``(10) providing shelter or supportive services to Tribal 
        adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
        and family violence, and their children and dependents.
    ``(e) Reallocation.--If, at the end of the sixth month of any 
fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under section 303 and made 
available to carry out this section, a portion of the available amount 
has not been awarded to Tribal domestic violence, dating violence, or 
family violence coalitions for grants under this section because of the 
failure of such coalitions to meet the requirements for such grants, 
then the Secretary shall award such portion, in equal shares, to Tribal 
domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence coalitions that 
meet such requirements.''.

SEC. 14. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR CAREGIVERS AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO 
              HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
              AND FAMILY VIOLENCE.

    Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``abused parents 
        and their children'' and inserting ``parents, caregivers and 
        children and youth who have been exposed to domestic violence, 
        dating violence, and family violence'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``family violence, domestic 
                        violence, and dating violence service programs 
                        and community-based programs to prevent future 
                        domestic violence by addressing, in an 
                        appropriate manner, the needs of children'' and 
                        inserting ``domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        family violence, and culturally specific 
                        community-based programs to serve children and 
                        youth''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and to support the 
                        caregiving capacity of adult victims or other 
                        caregivers'' before the period; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``more than 2'' 
                the first place it appears and inserting ``less than 
                3'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or State domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence services'' after 
                ``local'';
                    (B) by inserting ``a culturally specific 
                organization,'' after ``associations),'';
                    (C) by striking ``tribal organization'' and 
                inserting ``Tribal organization'';
                    (D) by inserting ``adult and child'' after 
                ``serving''; and
                    (E) by striking ``and their children''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the 
        safety of, and confidentiality of information about adult and 
        child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
        violence;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``developmentally 
                appropriate and age-appropriate services, and 
                culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to 
                the victims and children; and'' and inserting ``trauma-
                informed and age, gender, developmentally, culturally, 
                and linguistically appropriate services to children and 
                youth, and their caregivers;'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``appropriate and 
                relevant to the unique needs of children exposed to 
                family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
                violence.'' and inserting ``relevant to the unique 
                needs of children and youth exposed to domestic 
                violence, dating violence, or family violence, 
                including children and youth with disabilities and 
                children from underserved populations, and address the 
                parent's or caregiver's ongoing caregiving capacity; 
                and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) a description of prevention activities targeting 
        child and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, 
        or dating violence.'';
            (5) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``community-based program described in 
                subsection (a)'' and inserting ``culturally specific, 
                community-based program'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) by striking ``victims of family 
                        violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
                        and their children'' and inserting ``child and 
                        adult victims of family violence, domestic 
                        violence, or dating violence, including 
                        children and youth with disabilities and 
                        children and youth from underserved 
                        populations''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or the health system'' 
                        before the semicolon; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``mental'' and inserting ``behavioral'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``community-based organizations serving victims 
                        of family violence, domestic violence, or 
                        dating violence or children exposed to family 
                        violence, domestic violence, or dating 
                        violence'' and inserting ``health, education, 
                        or other community-based organizations serving 
                        adult and child victims of family violence, 
                        domestic violence, or dating violence''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``health,'' after ``transportation,''; and
            (6) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by inserting ``shall participate in an 
                evaluation and'' after ``under this section''; and
                    (B) by striking ``contain an evaluation of'' and 
                inserting ``information on''.

SEC. 15. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

    Section 313 (42 U.S.C. 10413) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``telephone'' and inserting 
                ``telephonic and digital services'';
                    (B) by striking ``a hotline that provides'' and 
                inserting ``a hotline and digital services that 
                provide''; and
                    (C) by inserting before the period at the end of 
                the second sentence the following: ``, and who provide 
                information about healthy relationships for adults and 
                youth'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``and digital services'' 
                        after ``hotline'';
                            (ii) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
                        striking ``hotline personnel'' each place such 
                        term appears and inserting ``advocacy 
                        personnel'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``are able to effectively operate any 
                        technological systems used by the hotline'' and 
                        inserting ``or digital services are able to 
                        effectively operate any technological systems 
                        used by the hotline or provide any digital 
                        services, as applicable'';
                            (iv) in subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), by 
                        inserting ``and digital services'' after 
                        ``hotline'' each place such term appears;
                            (v) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``persons with hearing impairments'' and 
                        inserting ``individuals who are Deaf or hard of 
                        hearing, those with speech-related 
                        disabilities, those with sensory disabilities 
                        (including those who are blind or low vision), 
                        and individuals with other disabilities, 
                        including training for hotline personnel to 
                        support such access''; and
                            (vi) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
                        ``teen dating violence hotline'' and inserting 
                        ``youth dating violence hotline and other 
                        digital services and resources'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, digital 
                services,'' after ``hotline'';
                    (C) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) demonstrate the ability to--
                    ``(A) provide information and referrals for 
                individuals contacting the hotline via telephonic or 
                digital services;
                    ``(B) directly connect callers or assist digital 
                services users in connecting to service providers; and
                    ``(C) employ crisis interventions meeting the 
                standards of family violence, domestic violence, and 
                dating violence providers;'';
                    (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) demonstrate the ability to provide information about 
        healthy relationships for adults and youth;'';
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and Digital 
                Services'' after ``Hotline'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``telephone hotline'' and 
                        inserting ``telephonic hotline and digital 
                        services''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``assistance to adult'' 
                        and inserting ``for the benefit of adult''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and 
                        an internet service provider for the use of 
                        operating digital services'' before the 
                        semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, 
                        provide counseling and referral services for 
                        callers on a 24-hour-a-day basis, and directly 
                        connect callers'' and inserting ``and digital 
                        services contracts, provide counseling, healthy 
                        relationship information, and referral services 
                        for callers and digital services users, on a 
                        24-hour-a-day basis, and directly connect 
                        callers and digital services users'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``or digital services users'' after 
                        ``callers'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 
                        ``and digital services'' after ``hotline'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``underserved populations'' and inserting 
                        ``racial and ethnic minority groups, Tribal and 
                        underserved populations,''; and
                            (vi) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
                        ``teen dating violence hotline'' and inserting 
                        ``hotline or digital services''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Administration, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--Of amounts made 
available to carry out this section, not more than 4 percent may be 
used by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
administrative costs under this section.''.

SEC. 16. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase the 
availability of information and assistance to Indian adult or youth 
victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
family and household members of such victim, and individuals affected 
by such victimization by supporting a national, toll-free telephonic 
and digital hotline to provide services that are--
            (1) informed of Federal Indian law and Tribal laws 
        impacting Indian victims of family violence, domestic violence, 
        or dating violence;
            (2) culturally appropriate to Indian adult and youth 
        victims; and
            (3) developed in cooperation with victim services offered 
        by Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations.
    (b) Grant Program.--The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
(42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 313 the 
following:

``SEC. 313A. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award a grant to a Tribal 
organization or private, non-profit entity to maintain the ongoing 
operation of a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephonic and digital 
services hotline to provide information and assistance to Indian adult 
and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
violence, family and household members of such victims, and other 
individuals affected by such victimization.
    ``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall award a grant under this section 
for a period of not more than 5 years.
    ``(c) Conditions on Payment.--The provision of payments under a 
grant awarded under this section shall be subject to annual approval by 
the Secretary and subject to the availability of appropriations for 
each fiscal year to make the payments.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall be a Tribal organization or a nonprofit 
private organization that focuses primarily on issues of domestic 
violence as it relates to American Indians and Alaska Natives, and 
submit an application to the Secretary that shall--
            ``(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 
        be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 
        Secretary shall prescribe;
            ``(2) include a complete description of the applicant's 
        plan for the operation of a national Indian domestic violence 
        hotline and digital services, including descriptions of--
                    ``(A) the training program for advocacy personnel 
                relating to the provision of culturally appropriate and 
                legally accurate services, information, resources and 
                referrals for Indian victims of domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence;
                    ``(B) the training program for advocacy personnel, 
                relating to technology requirements to ensure that all 
                persons affiliated with the hotline and digital 
                services are able to effectively operate any 
                technological systems required to provide the necessary 
                services used by the hotline;
                    ``(C) the qualifications of the applicant and the 
                hiring criteria and qualifications for advocacy 
                personnel, to ensure that hotline advocates and other 
                personnel have demonstrated knowledge of Indian legal, 
                social, and cultural issues, to ensure that the unique 
                needs of Indian callers and users of digital services 
                are met;
                    ``(D) the methods for the creation, maintenance, 
                and updating of a resource database of culturally 
                appropriate victim services and resources available 
                from Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;
                    ``(E) a plan for publicizing the availability of 
                the services from the national Indian hotline to Indian 
                victims of domestic violence and dating violence;
                    ``(F) a plan for providing service to limited 
                English proficiency callers, including service through 
                hotline and digital services personnel who have limited 
                English proficiency;
                    ``(G) a plan for facilitating access to the hotline 
                and digital services by individuals who are Deaf or 
                hard of hearing, individuals with speech-related 
                disabilities, individuals with sensory disabilities 
                (including those who are blind or low vision), and 
                other individuals with disabilities, including training 
                for hotline personnel to support such access; and
                    ``(H) a plan for providing assistance and referrals 
                to Indian youth victims of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence, and for victims of 
                dating violence who are minors, which may be carried 
                out through a national Indian youth dating violence 
                hotline, digital services, or other resources;
            ``(3) demonstrate recognized expertise providing services, 
        including information on healthy relationships and referrals 
        for Indian victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
        dating violence and coordinating services with Indian Tribes or 
        Tribal organizations;
            ``(4) demonstrate support from Indian victim services 
        programs, Tribal coalitions recognized by the Office on 
        Violence Against Women and Tribal grantees under this title;
            ``(5) demonstrate capacity and the expertise to maintain a 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence 
        hotline, digital services and a comprehensive database of 
        service providers from Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations;
            ``(6) demonstrate compliance with nondisclosure 
        requirements as described in section 306(c)(5) and following 
        comprehensive quality assurance practices; and
            ``(7) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(e) Indian Hotline Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
        this section shall use funds made available through the grant 
        for the purpose described in subsection (a), consistent with 
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Activities.--In establishing and operating the 
        hotline, the entity--
                    ``(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of 
                a toll-free telephone line and an internet service 
                provider for digital services;
                    ``(B) shall employ, train (including providing 
                technology training), and supervise personnel to answer 
                incoming calls and digital services contacts, provide 
                counseling, healthy relationship and referral services 
                for Indian callers and digital services users, directly 
                connect callers, and assist digital services users in 
                connecting to service providers;
                    ``(C) shall assemble and maintain a database of 
                information relating to services for Indian victims of 
                family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
                to which Indian callers or digital services users may 
                be referred, including information on the availability 
                of shelters and supportive services for victims of 
                family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence;
                    ``(D) shall widely publicize the hotline and 
                digital services throughout Indian Tribes and 
                communities, including to--
                            ``(i) national and regional member 
                        organizations of Indian Tribes;
                            ``(ii) Tribal domestic violence services 
                        programs; and
                            ``(iii) Tribal non-profit victim service 
                        providers;
                    ``(E) at the discretion of the hotline operator, 
                may provide appropriate assistance and referrals for 
                family and household members of Indian victims of 
                family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, 
                and Indians affected by the victimization described in 
                subsection (a); and
                    ``(F) at the discretion of the hotline operator, 
                may provide assistance, or referrals for counseling or 
                intervention, for identified Indian perpetrators, 
                including self-identified perpetrators, of family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, but 
                shall not be required to provide such assistance or 
                referrals in any circumstance in which the hotline 
                operator fears the safety of a victim may be impacted 
                by an abuser or suspected abuser.
    ``(f) Reports and Evaluation.--The entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a report to the Secretary at such time as 
shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such report shall 
describe the activities that have been carried out with such grant 
funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, 
and provide such additional information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require.
    ``(g) Administration, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--Of amounts made 
available to carry out this section, not more than 4 percent may be 
used by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
administrative costs under this section.''.

SEC. 17. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP.

    Section 314 (42 U.S.C. 10414) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 314. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP.

    ``(a) Purpose and Description of Grants.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The purposes of this section are--
                    ``(A) to continue efforts to build evidence about 
                effective primary and secondary prevention practices, 
                programs, and policies that reduce and end family 
                violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
                    ``(B) to build capacity at the State, Tribal, 
                territorial, and local levels to meet the objectives 
                described in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) to advance primary and secondary prevention 
                efforts related to domestic violence, dating violence, 
                and family violence nationally.
            ``(2) Description of grants.--From the amounts appropriated 
        under this section, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) acting through the Division of Violence 
                Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and 
                Prevention, in consultation with the Director of the 
                Division of Family Violence Prevention and Services of 
                the Administration for Children and Families--
                            ``(i) provide core grants under subsection 
                        (b)(1) to support primary and secondary 
                        prevention of domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, and family violence; and
                            ``(ii) enter into cooperative agreements 
                        under subsection (b)(2) with State, 
                        territorial, and Tribal domestic violence 
                        coalitions that are in partnerships with 
                        entities carrying out local and culturally 
                        specific programs, to test, evaluate, or, as 
                        appropriate, scale up innovative domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, or family violence 
                        primary and secondary prevention models, 
                        particularly those programs serving culturally 
                        specific or traditionally underserved 
                        populations; and
                    ``(B) acting through the Family Violence Prevention 
                and Services Program of the Administration for Children 
                and Families, award grants under subsection (c) to 
                enhance the capacity of communities and systems to 
                engage in effective primary and secondary prevention 
                efforts.
            ``(3) Technical assistance, evaluation, and monitoring.--Of 
        the amounts appropriated under this section for a fiscal year 
        the Secretary may use--
                    ``(A) not more than 7 percent of the amounts for 
                each fiscal year for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
                administrative costs under this section; and
                    ``(B) not more than 3 percent of the amounts for 
                each fiscal year for technical assistance under this 
                section.
    ``(b) Grants to State, Territorial, and Tribal Coalitions.--
            ``(1) Grants to build primary and secondary prevention 
        capacity of domestic violence coalitions.--
                    ``(A) Purpose.--The Secretary shall provide a core 
                grant for each eligible State, territorial, and Tribal 
                coalition. The Secretary shall provide such a grant to 
                build organizational capacity and leadership for 
                primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and family violence, including work 
                with other systems central to primary and secondary 
                prevention at the local, State, territorial, and Tribal 
                levels.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this paragraph, a State, territorial, or 
                Tribal coalition shall be a State domestic violence 
                coalition, territorial domestic violence coalition, or 
                Tribal domestic violence coalition, respectively, that 
                has not entered into a cooperative agreement under 
                section 314 of this title (as in effect on the day 
                before the date of enactment of the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021) or 
                under paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Application.--Each coalition seeking a grant 
                under this paragraph shall submit an application to the 
                Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 
                such information as the Secretary may require. The 
                application submitted by the coalition for the grant 
                shall provide documentation of the coalition's primary 
                prevention work, satisfactory to the Secretary, 
                demonstrating that the coalition--
                            ``(i) meets all of the applicable 
                        requirements of this paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) demonstrates the ability to conduct 
                        appropriately the primary and secondary 
                        prevention activities described in this 
                        paragraph.
                    ``(D) Allotment of funds.--Of the amounts made 
                available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary 
                shall allot an equal share to each qualified entity 
                receiving funds under section 311 or section 311A to 
                carry out evidence-informed prevention activities.
                    ``(E) Use of funds.--A coalition that receives a 
                grant under this paragraph--
                            ``(i) shall use the grant funds to--
                                    ``(I) build the coalition's 
                                organizational capacity and enhance its 
                                State or Tribal leadership to advance 
                                evidence-informed primary and secondary 
                                prevention of domestic violence, dating 
                                violence, and family violence;
                                    ``(II) provide primary and 
                                secondary prevention-focused training, 
                                technical assistance, peer learning 
                                opportunities, and other support to 
                                local domestic violence programs and 
                                other community-based and culturally 
                                specific programs working to address 
                                domestic violence, dating violence, or 
                                family violence;
                                    ``(III) provide training and 
                                advocacy to other State, Tribal, and 
                                local public and private systems on how 
                                to prevent domestic violence, dating 
                                violence, and family violence, and help 
                                victims, including through health 
                                services, housing and shelter services, 
                                early childhood programs, economic 
                                support programs, schools, child 
                                welfare, workforce development, 
                                community-based programs primarily 
                                serving racial and ethnic minority 
                                groups, community-based programs 
                                serving Deaf individuals and 
                                individuals with disabilities, 
                                community-based programs primarily 
                                serving other underserved populations, 
                                faith-based programs, and youth 
                                programs; and
                                    ``(IV) support dissemination of 
                                primary and secondary prevention 
                                strategies and approaches throughout 
                                the State, territorial, or Tribal 
                                communities; and
                            ``(ii) may use the grant funds to provide 
                        subgrants to local programs to support the 
                        dissemination of primary and secondary 
                        prevention programs or initiatives.
                    ``(F) Reports.--Each coalition receiving a grant 
                under this paragraph shall submit a report to the 
                Secretary at such time as the Secretary requires. Such 
                report shall describe the activities that have been 
                carried out with such grant funds and the effectiveness 
                of such activities, and provide such additional 
                information as the Secretary may require.
                    ``(G) Federal activities.--The Secretary may use a 
                portion of the funds provided under this paragraph to 
                provide primary and secondary prevention-focused 
                training, technical assistance, and other support to 
                coalitions described in subparagraph (B) or State or 
                local entities that are in partnerships with such 
                coalitions.
            ``(2) Cooperative agreement for implementation and 
        evaluation of primary and secondary prevention strategies.--
                    ``(A) Purpose.--The Secretary shall enter into 
                cooperative agreements with qualified State, 
                territorial, and Tribal domestic violence coalitions 
                that are in partnerships with entities carrying out 
                local and culturally specific programs, to test, 
                evaluate, or, as appropriate, scale up innovative 
                domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence 
                primary and secondary prevention strategies and models, 
                particularly those serving culturally specific or 
                traditionally underserved populations.
                    ``(B) Qualification.--To be qualified to enter into 
                a cooperative agreement under subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), 
                an organization shall be a State, territorial, or 
                Tribal domestic violence coalition and include 
                representatives of pertinent sectors of the local 
                community, which may include--
                            ``(i) health care providers (including 
                        mental health providers and substance use 
                        disorder treatment providers) and Tribal, 
                        State, or local health departments;
                            ``(ii) the education community;
                            ``(iii) a faith-based community;
                            ``(iv) the juvenile justice system;
                            ``(v) domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        and family violence service program advocates;
                            ``(vi) public human service entities;
                            ``(vii) business and civic leaders;
                            ``(viii) child and youth-serving 
                        organizations;
                            ``(ix) community-based organizations whose 
                        primary purpose is to provide culturally 
                        appropriate services to underserved 
                        populations, including racial and ethnic 
                        minority communities; and
                            ``(x) other pertinent sectors.
                    ``(C) Term.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
                cooperative agreement under this paragraph for a period 
                of not more than 5 fiscal years.
                    ``(D) Conditions on payment.--The provision of 
                payments under a cooperative agreement under this 
                paragraph shall be subject to--
                            ``(i) annual approval by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) the availability of appropriations 
                        for each fiscal year to make the payments.
                    ``(E) Applications.--An organization that desires 
                to enter into a cooperative agreement under this 
                paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an application, 
                in such form and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
                require, that--
                            ``(i) identifies models and strategies to 
                        be tested and partner organizations who will be 
                        implementing programs to prevent domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, or family violence;
                            ``(ii) demonstrates that the applicant has 
                        developed effective and collaborative 
                        relationships with diverse communities, 
                        including with organizations primarily serving 
                        racial and ethnic minority populations or other 
                        underserved populations;
                            ``(iii) identifies other partners and 
                        sectors who will be engaged to meet the primary 
                        and secondary prevention goals;
                            ``(iv) includes a description of the 
                        expected outcomes from the primary and 
                        secondary prevention activities and how the 
                        strategy is expected to achieve those outcomes;
                            ``(v) describes the method to be used for 
                        identification and selection of project staff 
                        and a project evaluator;
                            ``(vi) describes the method to be used for 
                        identification and selection of a project 
                        council consisting of representatives of the 
                        community sectors listed in subparagraph (B);
                            ``(vii) demonstrates that the applicant has 
                        the capacity to carry out collaborative 
                        community initiatives to prevent domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, and family violence;
                            ``(viii) describes the applicant's plans to 
                        evaluate the models and strategies it intends 
                        to implement, including demonstrating that the 
                        methods selected are rigorous;
                            ``(ix) describes the applicant's existing 
                        capacity to collect and analyze data to monitor 
                        performance and support evaluation and other 
                        evidence-building activities or how they will 
                        use the grant to develop such capacity; and
                            ``(x) contains such other information, 
                        agreements, and assurances as the Secretary may 
                        require.
                    ``(F) Geographic dispersion.--The Secretary shall 
                enter into cooperative agreements under this paragraph 
                with organizations in States, territories, and Tribes 
                geographically dispersed throughout the Nation.
                    ``(G) Use of funds.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An organization that 
                        enters into a cooperative agreement under this 
                        paragraph shall use the funds made available 
                        through the agreement to establish, operate, 
                        and maintain implementation and evaluation of 
                        coordinated community response to reduce risk 
                        factors for domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        and family violence perpetration and enhance 
                        protective factors to promote positive 
                        development and healthy relationships and 
                        communities.
                            ``(ii) Evaluation, monitoring, 
                        administration, and technical assistance.--The 
                        Secretary may use a portion of the funds 
                        provided under this paragraph for evaluation, 
                        monitoring, administration, and technical 
                        assistance described in subsection (a)(3) with 
                        respect to the prevention projects.
                    ``(H) Requirements.--In establishing and operating 
                a project under this paragraph, an organization shall--
                            ``(i) utilize evidence-informed primary and 
                        secondary prevention project planning;
                            ``(ii) recognize and address the needs of 
                        underserved populations, including racial and 
                        ethnic minority groups, and individuals with 
                        disabilities;
                            ``(iii) use not less than 30 percent or 
                        more than 50 percent of awarded funds to 
                        subcontract with local domestic violence 
                        programs or other community-based programs to 
                        develop and implement such projects;
                            ``(iv) in the case of a new grantee, use 
                        the funds for up to 1 year for planning and 
                        capacity building without subcontracting as 
                        described in clause (iii); and
                            ``(v) use up to 8 percent of the funds 
                        awarded under this paragraph to procure 
                        technical assistance from a list of providers 
                        approved by the Secretary and peer-to-peer 
                        technical assistance from other grantees under 
                        this paragraph.
                    ``(I) Reports.--Each organization entering into a 
                cooperative agreement under this paragraph shall submit 
                a report to the Secretary at such time as shall be 
                reasonably required by the Secretary. Such report shall 
                describe activities that have been carried out with the 
                funds made available through the agreement and the 
                effectiveness of such activities, and provide such 
                additional information as the Secretary may reasonably 
                require. The Secretary shall make the evaluations 
                received under this subparagraph publicly available on 
                the Department of Health and Human Services internet 
                website, and shall submit such reports to the Committee 
                on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
                and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
                of Representatives.
    ``(c) Grants to Expand Community-Based Prevention.--
            ``(1) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
        program to expand the capacity of communities and systems to 
        engage in effective primary and secondary prevention efforts.
            ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to eligible 
        entities through the program established under paragraph (1) 
        for periods of not more than 4 years. If the Secretary 
        determines that an entity has received such a grant and been 
        successful in meeting the objectives of the grant application 
        so submitted, the Secretary may renew the grant for 1 
        additional period of not more than 4 years.
            ``(3) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall--
                    ``(A) be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental 
                organization (which may include faith-based and 
                charitable organizations) or a Tribal organization that 
                is--
                            ``(i) a community-based organization whose 
                        primary purpose is providing culturally 
                        specific services to racial and ethnic minority 
                        groups or other underserved populations;
                            ``(ii) a community-based organization with 
                        a program focused on serving youth or serving 
                        children and their parents or caregivers; or
                            ``(iii) a community-based organization that 
                        offers legal services to help victims of 
                        domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
                        violence and that works to serve the needs of 
                        racial or ethnic minority groups, other 
                        underserved populations, youth, or children and 
                        their parents or caregivers; and
                    ``(B) have a demonstrated record of serving victims 
                of domestic violence, dating violence, or family 
                violence, or demonstrate a partnership with another 
                organization that has such a record.
            ``(4) Application.--An entity seeking a grant under this 
        subsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may reasonably require, including--
                    ``(A) a description of how the entity will develop, 
                expand, or replicate evidence-informed primary and 
                secondary prevention strategies and approaches in their 
                communities, including culturally and linguistically 
                appropriate primary and secondary prevention 
                programming;
                    ``(B) documents that the entity meets all of the 
                applicable requirements set forth in this subsection; 
                and
                    ``(C) demonstrates the ability to conduct 
                appropriately the primary and secondary prevention 
                activities described in this section.
            ``(5) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
        this subsection shall use the grant funds to--
                    ``(A) build their organizational capacity and 
                enhance their leadership of the organization within the 
                community to promote community engagement in and 
                advancement of evidence-informed primary and secondary 
                prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, or 
                family violence;
                    ``(B) promote strategic primary and secondary 
                prevention partnership development, including between 
                any of domestic violence programs and health programs, 
                early childhood programs, economic support programs, 
                schools, child welfare programs, workforce development, 
                culturally specific community-based organizations, 
                faith-based programs, community-based organizations 
                serving Deaf individuals and individuals with 
                disabilities, and youth programs;
                    ``(C) support dissemination of primary and 
                secondary prevention strategies and approaches to 
                States, territories, Tribal organizations, and Tribes; 
                and
                    ``(D) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under 
                this subsection to procure technical assistance from a 
                list of providers approved by the Secretary, from peer-
                to-peer technical assistance from other grantees under 
                this section, or from both.
            ``(6) Technical assistance, evaluation, and monitoring.--
        The Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under 
        this subsection for evaluation, monitoring, administration, and 
        technical assistance with respect to the prevention projects.
            ``(7) Reports and evaluation.--Each entity receiving a 
        grant under this subsection shall submit a report to the 
        Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by the 
        Secretary. Such report shall describe the activities that have 
        been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation 
        of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such 
        additional information as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require.''.

SEC. 18. ADDITIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 315. GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to provide grants 
to assist communities in mobilizing and organizing resources in support 
of effective and sustainable programs that will prevent and address 
domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence experienced by 
underserved populations.
    ``(b) Authority To Award Grants.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Division of Family Violence Prevention and Services, 
shall award capacity building, implementation, and evaluation grants to 
eligible entities to assist in developing, implementing, and evaluating 
culturally and linguistically appropriate, community-driven strategies 
to prevent and address domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
violence in underserved populations.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) with respect to the programs under subsections (d) 
        and (e), be--
                    ``(A) a population specific organization that has 
                demonstrated experience and expertise in providing 
                population specific services in the relevant 
                underserved communities, or a population specific 
                organization working in partnership with a victim 
                service provider or domestic violence or sexual assault 
                coalition; or
                    ``(B) a victim service provider offering 
                population-specific services for a specific underserved 
                population; or
            ``(2) with respect to the program under subsection (f), be 
        an eligible entity described in paragraph (1) that is working 
        in collaboration with an entity specializing in evaluation with 
        documented experience working with targeted underserved 
        populations.
    ``(d) Capacity Building Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
        eligible entities to support the capacity building, planning, 
        and development of programs for underserved communities that 
        utilize community-driven intervention and prevention strategies 
        that address the barriers to domestic violence services, raise 
        awareness of domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
        violence and promote community engagement in the prevention of 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence in 
        targeted underserved populations. Such grants may be used to--
                    ``(A)(i) expand the collaboration with community 
                partners who can provide appropriate assistance to the 
                targeted underserved populations that are represented 
                by the eligible entity through the identification of 
                additional partners, particularly among targeted 
                underserved communities; and
                    ``(ii) establish linkages with national, State, 
                Tribal, or local public and private partners, which may 
                include community health workers, advocacy 
                organizations, and policy organizations;
                    ``(B) establish community working groups;
                    ``(C) conduct a needs assessment of targeted 
                underserved populations to determine the barriers to 
                access and factors contributing to such barriers, using 
                input from targeted underserved communities;
                    ``(D) participate in training and technical 
                assistance sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention 
                and Services program for program development, 
                implementation, evaluation, and other programmatic 
                issues;
                    ``(E) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under 
                this subsection to procure technical assistance from a 
                list of providers approved by the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services program;
                    ``(F) identify promising intervention and 
                prevention strategies;
                    ``(G) develop a plan with the input of targeted 
                underserved communities that includes strategies for--
                            ``(i) implementing intervention and 
                        prevention strategies that have the greatest 
                        potential for addressing the barriers to 
                        accessing services, raising awareness of 
                        domestic violence, and promoting community 
                        engagement in the prevention of domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                        within targeted underserved populations;
                            ``(ii) identifying other sources of revenue 
                        and integrating current and proposed funding 
                        sources to ensure long-term sustainability of 
                        the program; and
                            ``(iii) conducting performance measurement 
                        processes, including collecting data and 
                        measuring progress toward addressing domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                        or raising awareness of domestic violence, 
                        dating violence, and family violence in 
                        targeted underserved populations; and
                    ``(H) conduct an evaluation of the planning and 
                development activities.
            ``(2) Duration.--The period during which payments may be 
        made under a grant under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 4 
        years, except where the Secretary determines that extraordinary 
        circumstances exist.
    ``(e) Implementation Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
        eligible entities that have received a planning grant under 
        subsection (d) or who already have demonstrated experience and 
        expertise in providing population specific services in the 
        relevant underserved communities to enable such entities to--
                    ``(A) implement a plan including intervention 
                services or prevention strategies to address the 
                identified barrier or awareness issue or initiate the 
                community engagement strategy for targeted underserved 
                populations, in an effective and timely manner;
                    ``(B) design and implement a plan to evaluate the 
                program, including collecting data appropriate for 
                monitoring performance of the program carried out under 
                the grant;
                    ``(C) analyze data consistent with the evaluation 
                design, including collaborating with academic or other 
                appropriate institutions for such analysis;
                    ``(D) participate in training for the purpose of 
                informing and educating other entities regarding the 
                experiences and lessons learned from the project;
                    ``(E) collaborate with appropriate partners to 
                disseminate information gained from the project for the 
                benefit of other domestic violence, dating violence, 
                and family violence programs;
                    ``(F) establish mechanisms with other public or 
                private groups to maintain financial support for the 
                program after the grant terminates;
                    ``(G) develop policy initiatives for systems change 
                to address the barriers or awareness issue;
                    ``(H) develop and implement community engagement 
                strategies;
                    ``(I) maintain relationships with local partners 
                and continue to develop new relationships with national 
                and State partners; and
                    ``(J) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under 
                this subsection to procure technical assistance from a 
                list of providers approved by the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services program.
            ``(2) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this subsection for 4-year periods.
    ``(f) Evaluation Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants to 
        eligible entities that have received an implementation grant 
        under subsection (e) and that require additional assistance for 
        the purpose of executing the proposed evaluation design, 
        including developing the design, collecting and analyzing data 
        (including process and outcome measures), and disseminating 
        findings.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) entities that in previous funding cycles--
                            ``(i) have received a grant under 
                        subsection (d); or
                            ``(ii) established population specific 
                        organizations that have demonstrated experience 
                        and expertise in providing population-specific 
                        services in the relevant underserved 
                        communities programs; and
                    ``(B) entities that incorporate best practices or 
                build on successful models in their action plan, 
                including the use of community advocates.
            ``(3) Duration.--The period during which payments may be 
        made under a grant under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 4 
        years, except where the Secretary determines that extraordinary 
        circumstances exist.
    ``(g) Supplement, Not Supplant.--Funds provided under this section 
shall be used to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and 
local public funds expended to provide services and activities that 
promote the purposes of this title.
    ``(h) Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds appropriated under this 
        section for each fiscal year--
                    ``(A) up to 5 percent may be used by the Secretary 
                for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative 
                costs under this section; and
                    ``(B) up to 3 percent may be used by the Secretary 
                for technical assistance.
            ``(2) Technical assistance provided by grantees.--The 
        Secretary shall enable grantees to share best practices, 
        evaluation results, and reports using the internet, 
        conferences, and other pertinent information regarding the 
        projects funded by this section, including the outreach efforts 
        of the Family Violence Prevention and Services program.
            ``(3) Reports and evaluation.--Each entity receiving funds 
        under this section shall file a performance report at such 
        times as requested by the Secretary describing the activities 
        that have been carried out with such grant funds and providing 
        such additional information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(i) Administrative Burdens.--The Secretary shall make every 
effort to minimize duplicative or unnecessary administrative burdens on 
the grantees.

``SEC. 316. GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR RACIAL 
              AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant program 
to establish or enhance culturally specific services for victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence from racial and 
ethnic minority populations.
    ``(b) Purposes.--
            ``(1) In general.--The purposes of the grant program under 
        this section are to--
                    ``(A) develop and support innovative culturally 
                specific community-based programs to enhance access to 
                shelter services or supportive services to further the 
                purposes of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                family violence intervention and prevention for all 
                victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                family violence from racial and ethnic minority 
                populations who face obstacles to using more 
                traditional services and resources;
                    ``(B) strengthen the capacity and further the 
                leadership development of individuals in racial and 
                ethnic minority populations to address domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and family violence in their 
                communities; and
                    ``(C) promote strategic partnership development and 
                collaboration, including with health systems, early 
                childhood programs, economic support programs, schools, 
                child welfare, workforce development, domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and family violence 
                programs, other community-based programs, community-
                based organizations serving individuals with 
                disabilities, faith-based programs, and youth programs, 
                in order to further a public health approach to 
                addressing domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                family violence.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants 
                to programs based in the targeted community to 
                establish or enhance domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence intervention and 
                prevention efforts that address distinctive culturally 
                specific responses to domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and family violence in racial and ethnic 
                minority populations.
                    ``(B) New programs.--In carrying out this section, 
                the Secretary may award initial planning and capacity 
                building grants to eligible entities that are 
                establishing new programs in order to support the 
                planning and development of culturally specific 
                programs.
                    ``(C) Competitive basis.--The Secretary shall 
                ensure that grants are awarded, to the extent 
                practical, only on a competitive basis, and that a 
                grant is awarded for a proposal only if the proposal 
                has been recommended for such an award through a 
                process of peer review.
                    ``(D) Technical assistance.--Up to 5 percent of 
                funds appropriated under this section for a fiscal year 
                shall be available for technical assistance to be used 
                by the grantees to access training and technical 
                assistance from organizations that have entered into a 
                cooperative agreement with the Director to provide 
                training and technical assistance regarding the 
                provision of effective culturally specific, community-
                based services for racial and ethnic minority 
                populations.
            ``(3) Technical assistance and training.--The Secretary 
        shall enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with 
        organizations having a demonstrated expertise in and whose 
        primary purpose is addressing the development and provision of 
        culturally specific, accessible, community-based services to 
        victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and family 
        violence from the targeted populations to provide training and 
        technical assistance for grantees.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental organization 
        that is--
                    ``(A) a community-based organization whose primary 
                purpose is providing culturally specific services to 
                victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                family violence from racial and ethnic minority 
                populations; or
                    ``(B) a community-based organization whose primary 
                purpose is providing culturally specific services to 
                individuals from racial and ethnic minority populations 
                that can partner with an organization having 
                demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and family violence; and
            ``(2) have a board of directors and staffing with 
        demonstrated expertise in serving racial and ethnic minority 
        populations.
    ``(d) Cultural Responsiveness of Services.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that information and services provided pursuant to this section 
are provided in the language, educational, and cultural context that is 
most appropriate for the individuals for whom the information and 
services are intended, and that information is made available in 
accessible formats as appropriate.
    ``(e) Grant Period.--The Secretary shall award grants for a 4-year 
period, with a possible extension of another 2 years to further 
implement the projects under the grant.
    ``(f) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
to exclude linguistically and culturally specific community-based 
entities from applying for other sources of funding available under 
this title.
    ``(g) Reports.--Each entity receiving funds under this section 
shall file a performance report at such times as requested by the 
Secretary describing the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds and providing such additional information as the 
Secretary may require.
    ``(h) Administration, Evaluation, and Monitoring.--Of amounts made 
available to carry out this section, not more than 4 percent may be 
used by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
administrative costs under this section.
    ``(i) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
allow a grantee to limit services to victims of domestic violence, 
dating, violence, or family violence on the basis of race or 
ethnicity.''.

SEC. 19. ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY AMONG 
              SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND 
              FAMILY VIOLENCE.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and 
issue a report that includes--
            (1) a review of what is known about the number of survivors 
        of domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence in 
        the United States;
            (2) statistical data, where available, for recent fiscal 
        years, on the number of survivors described in paragraph (1);
            (3) a description of the key Federal programs providing 
        survivors described in paragraph (1) with financial and non-
        financial support;
            (4) an analysis of the gaps in current Federal programs, in 
        terms of benefit adequacy and benefit coverage for the 
        population of survivors described in paragraph (1);
            (5) a demographic analysis of the distribution of the gaps 
        described in paragraph (4), for groups including racial and 
        ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, tribal 
        populations, and individuals who are geographically isolated;
            (6) a review of challenges that could affect program 
        utilization by the population of survivors described in 
        paragraph (1);
            (7) an indication of the extent to which Federal agencies 
        or departments currently administering programs described in 
        paragraph (3) have taken steps to ensure that survivors of 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence have 
        access to programs that will support their financial stability; 
        and
            (8) information on the outreach efforts conducted pursuant 
        to section 308 on outreach to racial and ethnic minorities, 
        individuals with disabilities, tribal populations, and 
        individuals who are geographically isolated, to determine 
        ways--
                    (A) to increase the availability of services 
                relating to domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                family violence for such groups; and
                    (B) to ensure access to such services.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 26, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
                                                       Calendar No. 156

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2119

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