Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019
Policy area: Families

Summary:
Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019  This bill modifies, expands, and reauthorizes through FY2024 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, among other uses.
Further, HHS must award specified grants to organizations that provide population-specific services in underserved communities and to community-based organizations that provide culturally-competent 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.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2259 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2259

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2019

  Mr. Casey (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   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 IN ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019''.
    (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.).

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 and advance primary and secondary prevention of 
family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence by--
            ``(1) assisting States and territories in supporting local 
        family violence programs to provide accessible, trauma-
        informed, culturally relevant residential and non-residential 
        services to domestic violence victims and their children and 
        dependents;
            ``(2) strengthening the capacity of Indian Tribes to 
        exercise their sovereign authority to respond to 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 hotlines, 
        including a national Indian domestic 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--
            (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Dating partner.--The term `dating partner' means any 
        person who is or has been in a social relationship of a 
        romantic or intimate nature with a victim, and where the 
        existence of such a relationship shall be determined based on a 
        consideration of--
                    ``(A) the length of the relationship;
                    ``(B) the type of the relationship; and
                    ``(C) the frequency of interaction between the 
                persons involved in the relationship.'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) 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, or family violence.
            ``(4) 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; or
                    ``(E) any other person who is protected from any 
                such act under the domestic or family violence laws, 
                policies, or regulations of the jurisdiction.'';
            (4) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) 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).'';
            (5) by--
                    (A) redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as 
                paragraphs (17) and (18), respectively;
                    (B) redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12) as 
                paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; and
                    (C) redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
                paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively;
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) 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).'';
            (7) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking ``42 
        U.S.C. 13925(a)'' and inserting ``34 U.S.C. 12291(a)'';
            (8) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) 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)).
            ``(10) Racial and ethnic minority group.--The term `racial 
        and ethnic minority group' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        300u-6(g)).'';
            (9) by amending paragraph (12), as so redesignated, to read 
        as follows:
            ``(12) 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 family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence, and their children and dependents. Such law includes 
        regulations governing the provision of safe homes and other 
        forms of secure temporary lodging, meals, or supportive 
        services (including providing basic necessities) to victims of 
        family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and 
        their children and dependents.'';
            (10) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (C), by 
                inserting ``, designated by the Secretary,'' after 
                ``organization''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``dependents'' 
                and inserting ``children and dependents'';
            (11) in paragraph (15), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``dependents'' each place it appears and inserting ``children 
        and dependents'';
            (12) by inserting after paragraph (15), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(16) Tribal domestic violence coalition.--The term 
        `Tribal domestic violence coalition' means an established 
        nonprofit, nongovernmental Indian organization 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 family violence, domestic 
                violence, or dating 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.'';
            (13) in paragraph (17), as so redesignated--
                    (A) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting 
                ``Tribally'';
                    (B) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting 
                ``Tribal''; and
                    (C) by striking ``tribe'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``Tribe''; and
            (14) by striking paragraph (18), as so redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(18) Underserved populations and 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, and who may be 
        overrepresented 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, physical, sensory, or cognitive 
        disabilities, mental disabilities or other mental health needs, 
        sexual orientation or gender identity, age (including both 
        elders and minors), geographical location, faith or religious 
        practice, or other bases, as determined by the Secretary, under 
        the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act program carried 
        out under this title.
            ``(19) Child.--The term `child' means an individual who 
        is--
                    ``(A) younger than age 18; and
                    ``(B) not an emancipated minor.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The Act is amended by repealing section 303 (42 U.S.C. 10403) and 
inserting the following:

``SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Application.--This section shall apply for any fiscal year 
before the first fiscal year for which the amount appropriated to carry 
out the provisions specified in subsection (b) is not less than 
$185,000,000.
    ``(b) Authorizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out sections 301 through 312, $252,300,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
            ``(2) Reservation for grants to tribes.--Of the amounts 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 10 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 75 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 domestic violence coalitions.--Of 
        the remainder, not less than 10 percent shall be used to carry 
        out section 311.
            ``(6) Specialized services.--Of the remainder, not less 
        than 5 percent shall be used to carry out section 312.
            ``(7) Administration, evaluation, and monitoring.--Of the 
        remainder, not more than 4 percent shall be used by the 
        Secretary for evaluation, monitoring, and other administrative 
        costs under this title.
    ``(c) Tribal Domestic Violence Coalitions.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 311A $7,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.
    ``(d) National Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 313 $10,250,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.
    ``(e) National Indian Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313A $2,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
    ``(f) 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 2020 through 2024.
    ``(g) Grants for Underserved Populations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 315 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.
    ``(h) Grants for Culturally Specific Services.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 316 $6,250,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

``SEC. 303A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Application.--This section shall apply for--
            ``(1) the first fiscal year for which the amount 
        appropriated to carry out the provisions specified in 
        subsection (b) is not less than $185,000,000; and
            ``(2) each subsequent fiscal year.
    ``(b) Authorization.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out sections 301 through 312 and 316, $250,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
            ``(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.
    ``(c) National Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 313 $10,250,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.
    ``(d) National Indian Domestic Violence Hotline.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313A $2,500,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.
    ``(e) 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 2020 through 2024.
    ``(f) Grants for Underserved Populations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 315 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024.''.

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 
                2019''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prevention and 
                treatment of'' inserting ``prevention of, intervention 
                in, and treatment of,''; and
                    (B) 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 research or 
                evaluation; and''.

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 (including Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) 
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 it 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''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
                        identity under section 40002(b)(13)(A) of the 
                        Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
                        12291(b)(13)(A)),'' after ``title IX of the 
                        Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
                        seq.),'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), 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.''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraphs (C) and (D)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Indian tribe'' 
                                and inserting ``Indian Tribe''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``tribally'' and 
                                inserting ``Tribally'';
                    (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''.

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 (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``provide a 
                                description of the procedures that'' 
                                and inserting ``certify that 
                                procedures''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and provide a 
                                description of such procedures'' before 
                                the semicolon;
                            (ii) 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'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``an 
                        assurance'' and inserting ``a certification'';
                            (iv) 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 
                                a set of service standards and best 
                                practices for grantees'';
                            (v) in subparagraph (E)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``provide 
                                certification and'' before 
                                ``describe''; and
                                    (II) 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;'';
                            (vi) in subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), by 
                        striking ``Indian tribe'' each place it appears 
                        and inserting ``Indian Tribe'';
                            (vii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
                        ``tribally'' and inserting ``Tribally'';
                            (viii) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) 
                        and (I) as subparagraph (I) and (J), 
                        respectively;
                            (ix) 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 family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
                violence, and their children and dependents, including 
                in the design and delivery of shelter services;''; and
                            (x) in subparagraph (I), as so 
                        redesignated--
                                    (I) by striking ``tribe'' and 
                                inserting ``Tribe'';
                                    (II) by striking ``an assurance'' 
                                and inserting ``a certification''; and
                                    (III) by inserting ``, remove, or 
                                exclude'' after ``bar''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``tribe'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Tribe''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``tribal'' 
                        and inserting ``Tribal''; and
                            (ii) 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), by striking ``, supportive services, or 
                        prevention services'' and inserting ``or 
                        supportive services'';
                            (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 the matter preceding clause 
                                (i), by striking ``, case management 
                                services,'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``Federal and State'' and inserting 
                                ``Federal, State, and local'';
                                    (III) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``, but which shall not include 
                                reimbursement for any health care 
                                services'';
                                    (IV) in clause (v), by striking ``; 
                                and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                                    (V) by redesignating clause (vi) as 
                                clause (vii);
                                    (VI) by inserting after clause (v) 
                                the following:
                            ``(vi) language assistance, including 
                        translation of written materials, telephonic 
                        and in-person interpreter services, for victims 
                        with limited English proficiency or victims who 
                        are deaf or hard of hearing; and''; and
                                    (VII) in clause (vii), as so 
                                redesignated, by striking ``; and'' and 
                                inserting a semicolon; and
                            (vii) 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 ``for the primary purpose 
                        of providing'' and inserting ``whose primary 
                        purpose is to provide'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``, for the provision of 
                        such shelter and services'' before the period 
                        at the end of the first sentence;
                            (iii) by striking ``supportive services and 
                        prevention services'' and inserting 
                        ``supportive services or prevention services''; 
                        and
                            (iv) by striking ``through (H)'' and 
                        inserting ``through (I)''; and
                    (C) by striking ``dependents'' each place it 
                appears (other than in paragraph (1)(J)) and inserting 
                ``children and dependents''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``a local public agency, 
                        or''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``dependents'' and 
                        inserting ``children and dependents''; and
                    (B) by striking ``tribal organizations, and 
                voluntary associations),'' and inserting ``Tribal 
                organizations and voluntary associations) or a local 
                public agency''; and
                    (C) 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 family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence, but that is in partnership with an organization 
        described in paragraph (1).''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the heading, by striking ``or 
                        dependants'' and inserting ``, or children or 
                        dependents''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``dependent'' and 
                        inserting ``child or dependent''; and
                    (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Voluntarily accepted services.--Participation in 
        supportive 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 supportive 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 or 303A and made available''; 
                and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Indian tribe'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``Indian Tribe''; and
                    (B) by striking ``tribal organization'' each place 
                it 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 or 
                303A 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), by striking ``7'' and 
                        inserting ``9''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) an Alaska Native Tribal resource 
                        center on domestic violence, to reduce Tribal 
                        disparities; and''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``grants, to'' inserting ``grants to 
                        entities that focus on other critical issues, 
                        such as'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking 
                        ``(including Alaska Native)''; and
                            (iii) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
                        follows:
                            ``(ii) entities demonstrating expertise 
                        related to carrying out an activity described 
                        in subclause (I), (II), or (III) to--
                                    ``(I) address the housing needs of 
                                domestic violence victims and their 
                                children and dependents;
                                    ``(II) develop leadership of 
                                advocates from underserved communities; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) address other emerging 
                                issues related to family violence, 
                                domestic violence, or dating 
                                violence.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i), by inserting 
                                ``and dependents'' after ``children''; 
                                and
                                    (II) in clause (ii), in the matter 
                                preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
                                ``online'' after ``central''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clauses (i) and (ii)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``tribes 
                                        and tribal organizations'' and 
                                        inserting ``Tribes and Tribal 
                                        organizations''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``the 
                                        tribes'' and inserting ``the 
                                        Tribes'';
                                    (II) in clause (i), by striking 
                                ``42'' and all the follows through 
                                ``3796gg-10 note'' and inserting ``34 
                                U.S.C. 10452 note'';
                                    (III) in clause (ii), by striking 
                                ``42'' and all that follows through 
                                ``3796gg-10 note'' and inserting ``34 
                                U.S.C. 10452 note''; and
                                    (IV) in clause (iii), by inserting 
                                ``the Office for Victims of Crime and'' 
                                after ``Human Services, and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``State and local domestic 
                        violence service providers'' and inserting 
                        ``support effective policy, practice, research, 
                        and cross systems collaboration'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), 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 victims'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``dependents'' and inserting ``children'';
                            (iv) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        and the response of domestic violence programs 
                        and other community organizations with respect 
                        to health advocacy and addressing health 
                        issues'' before the period;
                            (v) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
                        follows:
                    ``(D) The response of behavioral health systems, 
                domestic violence and other related systems and 
                programs to victims of domestic violence and their 
                children and dependents who experience psychological 
                trauma, mental health issues, or substance use-related 
                needs.''; and
                            (vi) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) The response of the domestic 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 
                coalitions and of State, territorial, and Tribal 
                administrators who distribute funds under this title to 
                community-based domestic violence programs, with the 
                aim of better enabling such coalitions and 
                administrators--
                            ``(i) to collaborate and respond 
                        effectively to domestic 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 and their families, children, and 
                        dependents.'';
                    (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 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) provide comprehensive community education and 
                domestic violence prevention initiatives in a 
                culturally sensitive and relevant manner; and
                    ``(D) coordinate activities with other Federal 
                agencies, offices, and grantees that address the needs 
                of Alaska Natives that experience domestic 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.''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i), by 
                        striking ``Indian tribes, tribal 
                        organizations'' and inserting ``Indian Tribes, 
                        Tribal organizations''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) by striking ``the tribes'' and 
                                inserting ``the Tribes''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``nontribal'' and 
                                inserting ``non-Tribal''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``(including Alaska 
                        Natives)'' each place it appears; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``or (D)'' and inserting 
                        ``(D), (F), or (G)''; and
                            (ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
                        as follows:
                    ``(B) includes on the board of directors or 
                advisory committee and on the staff of such entity, 
                individuals who are from domestic violence programs and 
                who are geographically and culturally diverse, and, 
                with respect to grantees described in subsection 
                (b)(2)(F), who reflect the targeted communities; and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``tribal organization'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting ``Tribal 
                        organization'';
                            (ii) by striking ``Indian tribes'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting ``Indian 
                        Tribes'';
                            (iii) by striking ``42'' and all that 
                        follows through ``3796gg-10 note'' and 
                        inserting ``34 U.S.C. 10452 note''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``tribally'' and inserting 
                        ``Tribally'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' 
                        and inserting a semicolon;
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) has a board of directors or advisory 
                        committee, and staff, that reflect 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 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 
                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 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 from advocates working with Alaska Tribes to 
                address domestic 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; and
                    ``(E) the capacity to serve Tribes across the State 
                of Alaska.''; and
                    (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``(including Alaska 
                        Natives)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Indian tribe, tribal 
                        organization'' and inserting ``Indian Tribe, 
                        Tribal organization''.

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 or 303A and made 
        available to take 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 family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
                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 (6), by redesignating 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (I) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as 
                subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively, and 
                adjusting the margins accordingly;
                    (J) 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'';
                    (K) by striking paragraph (8); and
                    (L) 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 2020, out of 
amounts appropriated under section 303 or 303A 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 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 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 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 family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
intervention and prevention activities, including--
            ``(1) working with local Tribal family violence, domestic 
        violence, or dating violence service programs and providers of 
        direct services to encourage appropriate and comprehensive 
        responses to family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
        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 family violence, domestic violence, and 
        dating violence, and their children and dependents;
            ``(4) collaborating with, and providing information to, 
        entities in such fields as housing, health care, mental health, 
        social welfare, and law enforcement to support the development 
        and implementation of effective policies;
            ``(5) supporting the development and implementation of 
        effective policies, protocols, legislation, codes, and programs 
        that address the safety and support needs of adult and youth 
        Tribal victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence;
            ``(6) encouraging appropriate responses to cases of family 
        violence, domestic violence, or dating 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 family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; or
                    ``(B) in cases in which--
                            ``(i) family violence, domestic violence, 
                        or dating violence is present; and
                            ``(ii) child abuse is present;
            ``(8) providing information to the public about prevention 
        of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
        within Indian Tribes; and
            ``(9) assisting Indian Tribes' participation in, and 
        attendance of, Federal and State consultations on family 
        violence, domestic violence, or dating 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.
    ``(e) Reallocation.--If, at the end of the sixth month of any 
fiscal year for which sums are appropriated under section 303 or 303A 
and made available to carry out this section, a portion of the 
available amount has not been awarded to Tribal domestic 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 
coalitions that meet such requirements.''.

SEC. 14. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

    Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``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 ``culturally specific 
                        community-based programs to serve children and 
                        youth''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, and to support the 
                        caregiving capacity of adult victims'' before 
                        the period; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``more than 2'' 
                and inserting ``less than 3'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or State domestic 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
            (3) 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 family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        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, developmentally appropriate, age-appropriate, 
                and culturally and linguistically appropriate services 
                to children and youth and their adult 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 family violence, 
                domestic violence, or dating violence, 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.'';
            (4) 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''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or the health system'' 
                        before the semicolon; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) 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
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``health,'' after ``transportation,''; and
            (5) 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 ``toll-free 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 inserting ``or 
                        visual'' after ``hearing''; 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;''; and
            (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, health 
                        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 violence hotline'' and inserting 
                        ``hotline or digital services''.

SEC. 16. NATIONAL INDIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) 84.3 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women 
        have experienced violence in their lifetime;
            (2) 81.6 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native men 
        have experienced violence in their lifetime;
            (3) 56.1 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women 
        will experience sexual violence in their lifetime;
            (4) 55.5 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women 
        will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime;
            (5) 48.8 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women 
        will experience stalking;
            (6) 38 percent of American Indian and Alaska Natives female 
        victims have been previously unable to access victim assistance 
        services;
            (7) Indian Tribes require additional criminal justice and 
        victim services resources to respond to violent assaults 
        against women;
            (8) the unique legal relationship of the United States to 
        Indian Tribes creates a Federal trust responsibility to assist 
        Tribal governments in safeguarding the lives of Indian women; 
        and
            (9) a national Indian domestic violence hotline is required 
        to increase access of Indian adult and youth victims of family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence to Tribal 
        victim services and resources.
    (b) 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.
    (c) 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 national, toll-free telephonic and digital hotline 
service 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, dating, 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 hiring criteria and qualifications for 
                advocacy personnel, including the applicant, 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 non-English 
                speaking callers, including service through hotline and 
                digital services personnel who have non-English 
                language capability;
                    ``(G) a plan for facilitating access to hotline and 
                digital services by individuals with hearing 
                impairments; and
                    ``(H) a plan for providing assistance and referrals 
                to Indian youth victims of domestic 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 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--
                            ``(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 performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
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. 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 for 
                effective primary 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 prevention efforts related 
                to family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
                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 prevention of family 
                        violence, domestic violence and dating 
                        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 scale 
                        up innovative family violence, domestic 
                        violence, or dating violence prevention models, 
                        particularly those programs serving culturally 
                        specific or traditionally underserved 
                        communities; 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 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 5 percent of the amounts 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 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 prevention of family violence, domestic 
                violence and dating violence, including work with other 
                systems central to 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 Act (as in effect on the day before 
                the date of enactment of the Family Violence Prevention 
                and Services Improvement Act of 2019) or under 
                paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Allotment of funds.--From the amount 
                appropriated to carry out this section, and available 
                for this subsection 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.
                    ``(D) 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 
                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 prevention activities 
                        described in this paragraph.
                    ``(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 prevention of 
                                family violence, domestic violence, and 
                                dating violence;
                                    ``(II) provide 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 family violence, domestic 
                                violence, or dating 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, early childhood programs, 
                                economic support programs, schools, 
                                child welfare, workforce development, 
                                community-based programs primarily 
                                serving racial and ethnic minority 
                                groups, community-based programs 
                                primarily serving other underserved 
                                populations, faith-based programs, and 
                                youth programs; and
                                    ``(IV) support dissemination of 
                                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 prevention programs or 
                        initiatives.
                    ``(F) Reports.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
                this section shall submit a performance report to the 
                Secretary at such time as the Secretary requires. Such 
                performance 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 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 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 scale up innovative family violence, 
                domestic violence, or dating violence prevention 
                strategies and models, particularly those serving 
                culturally specific or traditionally underserved 
                communities.
                    ``(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 and Tribal, 
                        State, or local health departments;
                            ``(ii) the education community;
                            ``(iii) a faith-based community;
                            ``(iv) the juvenile justice system;
                            ``(v) family violence, domestic violence, 
                        and dating 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 section for a period 
                of not more than 5 fiscal years.
                    ``(D) Conditions on payment.--The provision of 
                payments under a cooperative agreement under this 
                section 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 
                section 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 family 
                        violence, domestic violence, or dating 
                        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 
                        prevention goals;
                            ``(iv) includes a description of the 
                        expected outcomes from the 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 family 
                        violence, domestic violence, and dating 
                        violence; and
                            ``(viii) contains such other information, 
                        agreements, and assurances as the Secretary may 
                        require.
                    ``(F) Geographical dispersion.--The Secretary shall 
                enter into cooperative agreements under this section 
                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 family violence, domestic violence 
                        and dating violence perpetration and enhance 
                        protective factors to promote positive 
                        development and healthy relationships and 
                        communities.
                            ``(ii) Technical assistance, evaluation, 
                        and monitoring.--The Secretary may use a 
                        portion of the funds provided under this 
                        paragraph to provide for the 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 prevention 
                        project planning;
                            ``(ii) recognize and address the needs of 
                        underserved populations, 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 section shall submit a 
                performance report to the Secretary at such time as 
                shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such 
                performance 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 Primary Prevention.--
            ``(1) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
        program to expand the capacity of communities and systems to 
        engage in effective 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 section, 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 
                        competent services to racial and ethnic 
                        minority groups or other underserved 
                        populations; or
                            ``(ii) a community-based organization with 
                        a program focused on serving youth or serving 
                        children and their parents or caregivers; and
                    ``(B) have a demonstrated record of serving victims 
                of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
                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 
                prevention strategies and approaches in their 
                communities, including culturally appropriate 
                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 prevention activities described in 
                this section.
            ``(5) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a grant under 
        this section 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 prevention of 
                family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence;
                    ``(B) promote strategic 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, 
                and youth programs;
                    ``(C) support dissemination of prevention 
                strategies and approaches throughout the State, 
                territorial, and Tribal communities; and
                    ``(D) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under 
                this section 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) Reports and evaluation.--Each entity receiving a 
        grant under this section shall submit a performance report to 
        the Secretary at such time as shall be reasonably required by 
        the Secretary. Such performance 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 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 in underserved communities.
    ``(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, and promote community 
        engagement in the prevention of domestic violence in targeted 
        underserved populations in the target community. Such grants 
        may be used to--
                    ``(A) expand the collaboration that is represented 
                by the eligible entity through the identification of 
                additional partners, particularly among targeted 
                underserved communities, and establish linkages with 
                national, State, Tribal, or local public and private 
                partners, which may include community health workers, 
                advocacy, 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 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) evaluating the program, including 
                        collecting data and measuring progress toward 
                        addressing domestic violence or raising 
                        awareness of domestic 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 2 
        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) collect data appropriate for monitoring and 
                evaluating the program carried out under the grant;
                    ``(C) analyze and interpret data, or collaborate 
                with academic or other appropriate institutions, for 
                such analysis and collection;
                    ``(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 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) maintain relationships with local partners 
                and continue to develop new relationships with national 
                and State partners;
                    ``(I) evaluate the implementation of the activities 
                described in this paragraph; 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 3-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 rigorous data analysis, program evaluation 
        (including process and outcome measures), or dissemination of 
        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 2 
        years, except where the Secretary determines that extraordinary 
        circumstances exist.
    ``(g) Nonsupplantation.--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 COMPETENT SERVICES FOR RACIAL 
              AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Division of Family Violence 
Prevention and Services in the Administration on Children, Youth, and 
Families (referred to in this section as the `Director'), shall 
establish a grant program to establish or enhance culturally competent 
services for victims of domestic 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 
                competent community-based programs to enhance access to 
                shelter services or supportive services to further the 
                purposes of family violence, domestic violence, and 
                dating violence intervention and prevention for all 
                victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
                dating 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 family violence, 
                domestic violence, and dating violence in their 
                communities; and
                    ``(C) promote strategic partnership development and 
                collaboration, including with health, early childhood 
                programs, economic support programs, schools, child 
                welfare, workforce development, domestic violence 
                programs, other community-based programs, faith-based 
                programs, and youth programs, in order to further a 
                public health approach to addressing domestic violence 
                and dating violence.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Director shall award grants 
                to programs based in the targeted community to 
                establish or enhance domestic violence and dating 
                violence intervention and prevention efforts that 
                address distinctive culturally competent responses to 
                domestic violence and dating 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 competent 
                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 competent, community-
                based services for racial and ethnic minority 
                populations.
            ``(3) Technical assistance and training.--The Director 
        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 competent community-based services to victims of 
        domestic violence and dating 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 competent services to 
                victims of domestic violence and dating violence from 
                racial and ethnic minority populations; or
                    ``(B) a community-based organization whose primary 
                purpose is providing culturally competent services to 
                individuals from racial and ethnic minority populations 
                that can partner with an organization having 
                demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic 
                violence and dating violence; and
            ``(2) have a board of directors and staffing which is 
        reflective of the targeted minority group.
    ``(d) Cultural Competency 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.
    ``(e) Grant Period.--The Director shall award grants for a 3-year 
period, with a possible extension of another 2 years to further 
implementation of the projects under the grant.
    ``(f) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
to exclude linguistic and culturally specific community-based entities 
from applying for other sources of funding available under this title.
    ``(g) 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.''.
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