Title: National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan Act of 2021
This bill establishes an interagency steering committee within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to expand, intensify, and coordinate federal and nonfederal actions to prevent domestic violence. HHS may include nonfederal subject matter experts if necessary to carry out the committee's activities.
Specifically, the committee must develop an action plan to guide a whole-of-government, goal-oriented approach to domestic violence prevention. The committee must include, as part of the plan, a national media campaign to engage with the public on matters concerning domestic violence prevention.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5762 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5762

  To establish a National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan to 
expand, intensify, and coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts 
 among Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies and with 
          other relevant stakeholders, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2021

 Ms. Wexton (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Vargas, 
 Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Manning, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Clarke of 
  New York, Ms. Adams, and Mr. Mfume) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish a National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan to 
expand, intensify, and coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts 
 among Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies and with 
          other relevant stakeholders, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``National Domestic Violence 
Prevention Action Plan Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Domestic violence is a serious public health problem 
        and more than 10 million individuals experience domestic 
        violence in the United States each year.
            (2) According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual 
        Violence Survey in the United States--
                    (A) more than 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men 
                will experience contact sexual violence, physical 
                violence, or stalking by an intimate partner and 
                experience an intimate partner violence related impact 
                in their lifetime; and
                    (B) approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men 
                experience severe physical violence by an intimate 
                partner in their lifetime.
            (3) More than half of female homicides are connected to 
        intimate partner violence and in a domestic violence situation 
        the presence of a gun increases the risk of homicide by 500 
        percent.
            (4) While domestic violence can affect anyone, research 
        indicates that communities of color, individuals with 
        disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other marginalized 
        communities can be disproportionately impacted.
            (5) Domestic violence leads to the loss of nearly 8 million 
        days of work each year the lifetime economic burden on victims 
        is $3.6 trillion, in which the government pays approximately 
        $1.3 trillion (37 percent) of the burden.
            (6) The United Nations has urged countries to adopt 
        national action plans to combat gender-based violence and 
        violence against women, including domestic violence, and 
        approximately 50 countries, including Canada, the United 
        Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, have adopted 
        such plans.
            (7) The United States does not have a national plan of 
        action on domestic violence or gender-based violence, making it 
        a global outlier.
            (8) While the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) enacted in 
        1984 and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
        (FVPSA) enacted in 1995 are the United States landmark pieces 
        of domestic violence legislation and have many of the hallmarks 
        of a national action plan on domestic violence prevention, from 
        the public health and the enforcement perspectives, 
        respectively, the United States does not have a whole-of-
        government, goal-oriented, community-informed, forward-looking 
        national plan of action for domestic violence prevention.
            (9) In 1995, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) was 
        created within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to administer 
        grants authorized under VAWA and offer financial and technical 
        assistance to communities across the United States that are 
        working to develop and maintain programs, policies, and 
        practices geared towards responding to domestic violence, 
        dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
            (10) In 2002, OVW was codified through Title IV of the 21st 
        Century Department of Justice Appropriations Act (Public Law 
        107-273).
            (11) The FVPSA is the primary Federal resource dedicated to 
        the provision of domestic violence shelters, supportive 
        services, and related programming for victims of domestic/
        dating violence and their dependents.
            (12) The FVPSA Program administers State and Territorial 
        Formula Grants, Native American Tribes Formula Grants, State 
        and Territory Domestic Violence Coalitions Grants, 
        Discretionary Grants, Specialized Services to Abused Parents 
        and their Children, Training and Technical Assistance Resource 
        Centers Grants, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline 
        Grant. The FVPSA authorizes 4 major activities that:
                    (A) Assist States and Tribes in efforts to prevent 
                domestic violence and dating violence.
                    (B) Provide immediate shelter and supportive 
                services for victims of domestic violence and their 
                dependents.
                    (C) Provide for a National Domestic Violence 
                Hotline.
                    (D) Provide for technical assistance and training 
                relating to domestic violence and domestic violence 
                programs to States, Tribes, public agencies, community-
                based programs and the public.
            (13) Since 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention (CDC) has awarded DELTA funding to State Domestic 
        Violence Coalitions (SDVCs) to coordinate specific prevention 
        activities.
            (14) Overall approximately 18 States have received DELTA 
        funding at some point since the programs creation. However, 
        only nine States currently benefit from this funding.
            (15) According to the CDC, DELTA focuses on implementing 
        three strategies with the goal of addressing and decreasing 
        community and societal level risk, identifying factors in 
        communities that may lead to intimate partner violence and 
        increasing protective factors that prevent it by--
                    (A) engaging influential adults and peers;
                    (B) creating protective environments; and
                    (C) strengthening economic supports for families.
            (16) In 1993, the FVPSA established 4 national training and 
        technical assistance resource centers to support, train, and 
        assist domestic violence shelters, community-based 
        organizations, victim advocates, and other professionals in the 
        provision of safe housing and supportive services to domestic 
        violence survivors and their dependents. These resource centers 
        include the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence 
        (NRCDV), the Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, the 
        Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and 
        Custody, and the Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP). In 
        later years, additional resource centers were established to 
        focus on culturally specific populations, Tribes and sovereign 
        nations, American Indian/Alaska Natives, children exposed to 
        domestic violence, mental and behavioral health services, 
        housing, LGBTQ services, and other critical service 
        intersections to meet the needs of survivors. With respect to 
        these resource centers:
                    (A) The purpose of these resource centers, known 
                collectively as the Domestic Violence Resource Network 
                (DVRN), is to engage in individual and collective 
                strategic action to advance public policy, 
                institutional change, community responses, and 
                prevention initiatives that integrate and respond to 
                the diverse realities and needs of survivors, their 
                families, and their communities.
                    (B) The individual advocacy efforts of DVRN members 
                are informed by the wide range of expertise within the 
                network and strengthened by opportunities for critical 
                thinking and robust discussion of cross-cutting policy 
                and practice issues.
                    (C) In 2021, the FVPSA provides funding for two 
                national resource centers, four special issue resource 
                centers, three culturally specific resource centers, 
                five emerging issue resource centers, one statewide 
                Alaska Native resource center, and the National 
                Domestic Violence Hotline and StrongHearts Native 
                Helpline.
                    (D) The National Indian Women's Resource Center 
                (NIWRC) is dedicated to restoring sovereignty to Native 
                nations and safeguarding Native survivors and families 
                from domestic, sexual, and intersecting violence.
                    (E) The NRCDV believes that domestic violence is 
                preventable. NRCDV builds the capacity of individuals, 
                organizations, systems, and communities to strengthen 
                and transform their efforts to end domestic violence 
                through comprehensive technical assistance, training, 
                resource development, and research.
                    (F) The Special Issue Resource Centers are national 
                in scope and enhance domestic violence and dating 
                violence intervention and prevention efforts in:
                            (i) Criminal and civil justice systems.
                            (ii) Child protective services and child 
                        custody.
                            (iii) Health care systems.
                            (iv) Mental health systems.
                    (G) The Culturally Specific Special Issue Resource 
                Centers enhance intervention and prevention efforts for 
                victims of domestic violence for members of racial and 
                ethnic minority groups, including: African American, 
                Asian American/Pacific Islander, and Latino/Latina.
                    (H) FVPSA's emerging issue resource centers expand 
                the capacity of domestic violence organizations, Tribes 
                and Tribal organizations, and other professionals to 
                provide evidence informed promising practices, policy 
                changes, resources, and research to ensure effective 
                services to victims of domestic violence and their 
                dependents at the intersections of housing, gender 
                identity and sexual orientation, organizational 
                capacity building, and children's exposure to trauma.
                    (I) The statewide Alaska Native Women's Resource 
                Center strengthens local Tribal governments' responses 
                through community organizing efforts to advocate for 
                the safety of women and children in their communities 
                and homes through the voices, languages, and teachings 
                of Tribes at statewide, national, and international 
                levels for life-saving changes needed in laws, 
                policies, and social norms.
                    (J) The national hotlines are vital services 
                designed to provide healthy relationship education, 
                tools, and support to help survivors of domestic 
                violence live their lives free of abuse-- 24 hours a 
                day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, including a 
                helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives, 
                offering culturally appropriate support and advocacy.
            (17) Many Federal agencies respond to domestic violence by 
        providing formula-based and discretionary grants to local, 
        State, and Tribal governments, courts, nonprofits 
        organizations, community-based organizations, schools, 
        institutions of higher education, special-issue resource 
        centers and State and Tribal coalitions for the purpose of 
        supporting victims and holding perpetrators accountable for 
        their actions associated with domestic violence. These Federal 
        agencies include the following:
                    (A) The Department of Defense administers the 
                congressionally mandated Family Advocacy Program (FAP) 
                which is devoted to providing clinical assessment, 
                supportive services, and treatment in response to 
                domestic violence, as well as reporting domestic abuse 
                in military families annually to Congress.
                    (B) The Department of State supports numerous 
                programs that address domestic violence globally 
                through its human rights and humanitarian activities, 
                including those housed in the Office of Global Women's 
                Issues that supports anti-gender-based violence (GBV) 
                programs and promotes awareness.
                    (C) Through their agency-wide efforts to address 
                gender inequality and gender-based violence, the U.S. 
                Agency for International Development (USAID) supports 
                programs that aim to prevent and respond to domestic 
                violence globally through its work in development, 
                global health, and humanitarian assistance.
                    (D) The Indian Country Crimes Unit (ICCU) at the 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is responsible 
                for developing and implementing strategies, programs, 
                and policies to address identified crimes problems in 
                Indian country, including but not limited to, 
                initiatives related to domestic violence and sex 
                offenses, program management, and support for the Safe 
                Trails Task Force.
                    (E) The Office of Justice Services at the Bureau of 
                Indian Affairs (BIA-OJS), the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation (FBI), and Tribal governments share 
                jurisdiction in handling crimes, including domestic 
                violence, on Tribal lands.
                    (F) The FBI collects data on victim-offender 
                relationships, including through the National-Incident 
                Based Reporting System.
                    (G) The Department of Education administers the 
                Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program, 
                authorized under Title IV-A of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act, which provides formula grants 
                to State educational agencies and local educational 
                agencies that may be used to support violence 
                prevention programs and activities.
                    (H) The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires 
                institutions of higher education (IHE) to include in 
                their annual security report (ASR) a statement of 
                policy regarding the IHE's programs to prevent domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and other related crimes, 
                and procedures that the IHE will follow once an 
                incident of domestic or dating violence has been 
                reported.
                    (I) The Department of Housing and Urban Development 
                (HUD), in conjunction with the Department of Health and 
                Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice 
                (DOJ), funds housing programs for individuals and 
                families who are fleeing or attempting to flee their 
                home due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or 
                stalking, as well as oversees the Domestic Violence 
                Housing Technical Assistance Consortium through the 
                Safe Housing Partnership that provides technical 
                assistance to community providers on housing and 
                domestic violence.
                    (J) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
                (USCIS) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
                accepts applications and assist survivors of domestic 
                violence in becoming lawful permanent residents through 
                VAWA self-petitions.
            (18) Survivors of domestic violence are affected by the 
        programs of all Federal agencies, even if those agencies have 
        not currently put into place specific programs to support 
        survivors.
            (19) Responses to domestic violence have focused, to date, 
        primarily on intervention after the problem has already been 
        identified and harm has occurred. However, there are prevention 
        strategies and prevention approaches from the public health 
        field that can serve as models for further development of 
        domestic violence prevention, such as a public health campaign 
        that identifies and addresses the underlying causes of the 
        issues.
            (20) Domestic violence prevention should be addressed along 
        a continuum of possible harm:
                    (A) Primary prevention to reduce the incidence of 
                domestic violence before it occurs.
                    (B) Secondary prevention to decrease the prevalence 
                of domestic violence after early signs of such 
                violence.
                    (C) Tertiary prevention to intervene once domestic 
                violence is already clearly evident and causing harm.
            (21) Early evaluations of existing prevention programs show 
        promise, but results are still preliminary and programs remain 
        small, locally based, and scattered throughout the United 
        States.
            (22) The United States needs a broadly based, comprehensive 
        prevention strategy that is supported by sound research and 
        evaluation, receives adequate public backing, and is based on a 
        policy of zero tolerance for domestic violence.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN STEERING 
              COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish a national domestic violence prevention action plan steering 
committee (referred to in this Act as the ``Steering Committee'').
    (b) Duties.--The Steering Committee shall--
            (1) create the ``National Domestic Violence Prevention 
        Action Plan'' (referred to in this Act as the ``Action Plan'') 
        to expand, intensify, and coordinate domestic violence 
        prevention efforts among Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
        government agencies and with other relevant stakeholders to 
        ensure a whole-of-government, goal-oriented, community-
        informed, forward-looking approach in addressing domestic 
        violence prevention pursuant to section 4;
            (2) develop methods and recommendations of programs needed 
        to effectively implement the Action Plan;
            (3) establish goals for implementation of the Action Plan 
        and evaluation methods for ensuring that such goals are met;
            (4) identify resources needed from Congress necessary to 
        implement the Action Plan;
            (5) coordinate stakeholders pursuant to subsection (d);
            (6) as necessary, develop a program of activities pursuant 
        to section 4(c); and
            (7) develop a national media campaign pursuant to section 
        4(d), to be included in the Action Plan, to promote a whole-of-
        government, goal-oriented, community-informed, forward-looking 
        approach toward domestic violence prevention in the United 
        States.
    (c) Chair; Composition.--
            (1) Chair.--The Steering Committee shall be chaired by the 
        Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Chair of the 
        Steering Committee--
                    (A) shall convene and preside over any meeting of 
                the Steering Committee;
                    (B) shall set the meeting agenda for the Steering 
                Committee;
                    (C) shall coordinate the Steering Committee's work;
                    (D) may appoint subject matter experts, including 
                experts from nongovernmental organizations, as 
                determined necessary to carry out the duties of the 
                Steering Committee; and
                    (E) may as appropriate to deal with particular 
                subject matters, establish subcommittees of the 
                Steering Committee.
            (2) Composition.--The Steering Committee shall be composed 
        of the following individuals or a designee made by such 
        individual:
                    (A) The Attorney General.
                    (B) The Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
                Evaluation at the Department of Health and Human 
                Services.
                    (C) The Director of the Office on Women's Health at 
                the Department of Health and Human Services.
                    (D) The Administrator of the Office on Violence 
                Against Women at the Department of Justice.
                    (E) The Administrator of the Division of Violence 
                Prevention at the Center for Disease Control and 
                Prevention.
                    (F) The Administrator of the Division of Injury 
                Prevention at the Center for Disease Control and 
                Prevention.
                    (G) The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
                Justice and Delinquency Prevention at the Department of 
                Justice.
                    (H) The Administrator of the Office of Victim of 
                Crimes at the Department of Justice.
                    (I) The Secretary of Education at the Department of 
                Education.
                    (J) The Deputy Bureau Director for Justice Service 
                at the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Department 
                of Interior.
                    (K) Any other subject matter experts, including 
                experts from nongovernmental organizations, the Chair 
                determines necessary to carry out the duties of the 
                Steering Committee.
    (d) Coordination of Stakeholders.--In creating the Action Plan, the 
Steering Committee shall identify and collaborate with government and 
non-government stakeholders to create the Action Plan. Stakeholders 
shall include those who may be affected by the Action Plan, including 
Federal, State, local, Tribal government officials, public health 
agencies, health care providers, early childhood and child care 
providers, domestic violence advocacy groups, faith-based 
organizations, educational agencies, military branches, community-based 
and culturally specific child, and family serving organizations.
    (e) Existing Authorities and Responsibilities.--The duties of the 
Steering Committee shall not be construed to diminish, supersede, or 
replace any other responsibility, authority, or role of any member of 
the Steering Committee.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN.

    (a) Creation of Action Plan.--The Steering Committee shall create 
the Action Plan, setting forth a comprehensive plan to expand, 
intensify, and coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts among 
Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies and with other 
relevant stakeholders to ensure a whole-of-government, goal-oriented, 
community-informed, forward-looking approach in addressing domestic 
violence prevention in the United States.
    (b) Content of Action Plan.--The Action Plan shall include:
            (1) A mission statement detailing the desired outcome and 
        goals of major objectives of the Action Plan.
            (2) A list of objectives to:
                    (A) Expand, intensify, and coordinate domestic 
                violence prevention efforts among Federal, State, 
                local, and Tribal government agencies and with other 
                relevant stakeholders to ensure a whole-of-government, 
                goal-oriented, community-informed, forward-looking 
                approach in addressing domestic violence prevention in 
                the United States.
                    (B) Intensify domestic violence prevention efforts 
                by addressing the continuum of possible harm, including 
                encouraging recognition of the following:
                            (I) Primary prevention to reduce the 
                        incidence of domestic violence before it 
                        occurs.
                            (ii) Secondary prevention to decrease the 
                        prevalence of domestic violence after early 
                        signs of such violence.
                            (iii) Tertiary prevention to intervene once 
                        domestic violence is already clearly evident 
                        and causing harm.
                    (C) Encourage the implementation of existing 
                domestic violence prevention efforts throughout 
                Federal, State, local, and Tribal government agencies, 
                as well as public health agencies, health care 
                providers, early childhood and child care providers, 
                domestic violence advocacy groups, faith-based 
                organizations, educational agencies, military branches, 
                and community-based and culturally specific child and 
                family serving organizations.
                    (D) Improve the methods of evaluation for domestic 
                violence prevention through targeted data collection 
                and analysis of such data.
                    (E) Increase research opportunities to enhance the 
                effectiveness and long-term benefits of domestic 
                violence prevention programs and efforts.
                    (F) Enhance public awareness of domestic violence 
                prevention programs by establishing a national media 
                awareness campaign focused primarily on education and 
                prevention.
            (3) A description of the current prevalence and severity of 
        any and all forms of domestic violence in the United States.
            (4) A description of the current prevalence of domestic 
        violence prevention programs in the United States.
            (5) A description of other statistical data and information 
        as the Steering Committee considers appropriate to demonstrate 
        and assess trends relating to any and all forms of domestic 
        violence and domestic violence prevention, and the 
        implementation of the Action Plan.
            (6) Comprehensive, research-based, long-term, quantifiable 
        goals for expanding, intensifying, and coordinating domestic 
        violence prevention efforts among Federal, State, local, and 
        Tribal government agencies and with other relevant stakeholders 
        to ensure a whole-of-government, goal-oriented, community-
        informed, forward-looking approach in addressing domestic 
        violence prevention in the United States.
            (7) Five-year projections and recommendations for Federal 
        funding needed to achieve the objectives of the Action Plan.
            (8) Clear descriptions of the role of the Steering 
        Committee and the role of each member of the Steering Committee 
        in facilitating the development and fulfilling the objectives 
        of the Action Plan.
            (9) A review of international, Federal, State, local, 
        Tribal, and private sector domestic violence prevention 
        programs and activities to ensure that the United States 
        pursues coordinated and effective domestic violence prevention 
        programs and activities at all levels of government.
            (10) A description of how each objective under paragraph 
        (2) was determined, including the following:
                    (A) A description of each required consultation 
                pursuant to Section 3(d) and a description of how such 
                consultation was incorporated.
                    (B) Provision of data, research, or other 
                information used to inform the determination to 
                establish each goal.
            (11) A description of how each objective under paragraph 
        (2) will be achieved, including for each goal the following:
                    (A) A list of relevant professional groups, such as 
                public health leaders, health care providers, early 
                childhood and child care providers, domestic violence 
                service providers and prevention specialists, faith-
                based leaders, educators, leaders of the Armed Forces, 
                and community-based and culturally specific child and 
                family serving organizations, and related programs, 
                activities, that each group operates.
                    (B) A list of relevant Federal, State, local, and 
                Tribal programs and activities with respect to domestic 
                violence prevention.
                    (C) A list of the role that programs and activities 
                identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) have in meeting 
                the objectives under paragraph (2).
                    (D) An estimate of Federal funding and other 
                resources needed to achieve each objective.
                    (E) A list of each existing or needed coordination 
                between government and nongovernment stakeholders for 
                each objective.
                    (F) A description of the Steering Committee's role 
                in facilitating the achievement of each objective.
            (12) A list identifying existing data sources, and a 
        description of data collection needed to evaluate the 
        effectiveness of domestic violence prevention efforts, 
        including a description of how the Steering Committee will 
        obtain such data.
            (13) A list of any anticipated challenges to achieving the 
        goals of the Action Plan and planned actions to address such 
        challenges.
            (14) Identification of methods to implement the Action 
        Plan.
            (15) Recommendations on research, programs, activities, and 
        resources necessary to achieve the goals of the Action Plan.
    (c) Program of Activities.--As necessary, the Steering Committee 
may include in the Action Plan a coherent, comprehensive, and sustained 
program of activities that includes actions to expand, intensify, and 
coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts among Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal government agencies and all States and Tribal 
communities to ensure a whole-of-government, goal-oriented, community-
informed, forward-looking approach in addressing domestic violence 
prevention in the United States. Such programs may--
            (1) embrace a human rights-based approach that acknowledges 
        that domestic violence is a violation of human rights and 
        accounts for the disparate impact of domestic violence on 
        marginalized communities;
            (2) address prevention of any and all forms of domestic 
        violence, including all violence that happens across the life 
        course, including violence in public and private spheres, 
        violence in the workplace, including within the Armed Forces of 
        the United States, and violence in other contexts;
            (3) address the root causes, prevalence, and impact of any 
        and all forms of domestic violence, including social and 
        cultural norms and other associated factors;
            (4) tailor strategies to address factors, including but not 
        limited to, race, color, religion, national or social origin, 
        marital status, housing status, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS 
        status, migrant or refugee status, age, disability, or any 
        other relevant characteristics and any of these in combination 
        that contribute to higher rates of any and all forms of 
        domestic violence;
            (5) identify gaps in any and all existing domestic violence 
        prevention programs with the goal of addressing the gaps in 
        future work;
            (6) support government and non-government organizations and 
        community networks to drive activity at the State and local 
        level and ensure coordinated action across all States and 
        localities;
            (7) support independent research on emerging issues that 
        impact any and all forms of domestic violence;
            (8) collect, analyze, and communicate comprehensive 
        qualitative and quantitative data, disaggregated by sex, race, 
        age, ethnicity, and other relevant characteristics, on the 
        nature, prevalence, and impact of any and all forms of domestic 
        violence;
            (9) increase the number and quality of professional 
        relationships involved in the prevention of any and all forms 
        of domestic violence; and
            (10) support broader efforts to ensure gender equality and 
        engage people of all genders and sexualities in combating any 
        and all forms of domestic violence.
    (d) Media Campaign.--
            (1) In general.--The Steering Committee shall include in 
        the action plan a media campaign to facilitate and direct an 
        ongoing and meaningful engagement with the public with respect 
        to domestic violence prevention.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the media campaign shall be 
        to:
                    (A) Educate the public on prevention of any and all 
                forms of domestic violence.
                    (B) Engage with the public on bystander empowerment 
                and education.
                    (C) Teach safe and healthy relationship skills 
                through social-emotional learning.
                    (D) Create protective environments through improved 
                school climate, workplace climate, community climate, 
                as well as Federal, State, local, and Tribal policies.
                    (E) Disrupt the developmental pathways towards 
                domestic violence through parenting and family 
                relationship programs, treatment for at-risk children, 
                faith-based programs, and other culturally specific 
                programming.
                    (F) Combat the stigmas associated with any and all 
                forms of domestic violence.
            (3) Content of media campaign.--The media campaign shall 
        include:
                    (A) The development of national, local, regional, 
                or population specific messaging, including messaging 
                specific to professional groups, such as public health 
                leaders, health care providers, early childhood and 
                child care providers, domestic violence providers, 
                faith-based leaders, educators, military leaders, and 
                community-based and culturally specific child and 
                family serving organizations.
                    (B) The development of social media campaigns to 
                reach targeted populations.
                    (C) The development of a website to publicize and 
                disseminate information.
                    (D) The development of informational and 
                educational pamphlets and brochures.
                    (E) The development of webinars to educate and 
                provide support.
    (e) Reporting.--Not later than the first Monday in October two 
years after the date of enactment, and biannually thereafter, the 
Steering Committee shall submit to Congress in written form the Action 
Plan and as applicable any updates of the implementation of the Action 
Plan.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $25 million for each of the 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to the Department of Health and Human 
Services, of which--
            (1) $20 million, each fiscal year, to carry out this Act; 
        and
            (2) $5 million, each fiscal year, for administrative 
        services, facilities, staff, and other support services 
        necessary to complete the duties of the Steering Committee.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Domestic violence.--The term ``domestic violence'' 
        includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by 
        a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, 
        by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a 
        person who is cohabitation with or has cohabitated with the 
        victim as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly 
        situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family 
        violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by 
        any other person against an adult or youth victim who is 
        protected from that person's acts under the domestic or family 
        violence laws of the jurisdiction.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States and the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the 
        Northern Mariana Islands.
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