A bill to make technical corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
PL 109-271 (S.3693), enacted 08/12/2006

120 STAT. 750
PUBLIC LAW 109–271—AUG. 12, 2006
Public Law 109–271
109th Congress
An Act
To make technical corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNIVERSAL GRANT CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF
THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 2005.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—Section 1 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended
by—
(1) inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘This’’; and
(2) adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) SEPARATE SHORT TITLES.—Section 3 and titles I through
IX of this Act may be cited as the ‘Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2005’. Title XI of this Act may be cited
as the ‘Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
of 2005’.’’.
(b) CLARIFY EFFECTIVE DATES.—The Violence Against Women
Act and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109–162) is amended by adding after section 3 the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SPECIFIC SECTIONS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other
law, sections 101, 102 (except the amendment to section 2101(d)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 included
in that section), 103, 121, 203, 204, 205, 304, 306, 602, 906, and
907 of this Act shall not take effect until the beginning of fiscal
year 2007.’’.
(c) ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE DEFINITIONAL SECTION.—
(1) CRIMES
ON
CAMPUSES.—Section 304 of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this section the
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’.
(2) OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—Section 120
of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this section the
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’.
Applicability.
42 USC 14045.
Applicability.
42 USC 14045b.
42 USC 3793
note.
42 USC 13701
note.
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(3) CULTURAL
SERVICES.—Section 121 of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.—In this section the
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.’’.
(d) 
CORRECT
DEFINITION
OF
SEXUAL
ASSAULT.—Section
40002(a)(23) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as added
by section 3 of the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162), is
amended by striking ‘‘prescribed’’ and inserting ‘‘proscribed’’.
(e) TRIBAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 40002(a) of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994, as added by section 3 of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Alaskan’’ and inserting
‘‘Alaska Native’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (31) through (36) as para-
graphs (32) through (37), respectively; and
(3) by adding after paragraph (30) the following:
‘‘(31) TRIBAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal
nonprofit organization’ means—
‘‘(A) a victim services provider that has as its primary
purpose to assist Native victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and
‘‘(B) staff and leadership of the organization must
include persons with a demonstrated history of assisting
American Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.’’.
(f) CLARIFY MATCHING PROVISION IN THE UNIVERSAL GRANT
CONDITION.—Section 40002(b) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994, as added by section 3 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109–162), is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) MATCH.—No matching funds shall be required for any
grant or subgrant made under this Act for—
‘‘(A) any tribe, territory, or victim service provider;
or
‘‘(B) any other entity, including a State, that—
‘‘(i) petitions for a waiver of any match condition
imposed by the Attorney General or the Secretaries
of Health and Human Services or Housing and Urban
Development; and
‘‘(ii) whose petition for waiver is determined by
the Attorney General or the Secretaries of Health and
Human Services or Housing and Urban Development
to have adequately demonstrated the financial need
of the petitioning entity.’’.
SEC. 2. TITLE I—LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS.
(a) DUPLICATE PROVISION.—Title I of the Violence Against
Women Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is amended by striking
section 108.
42 USC 13941.
42 USC 13925.
42 USC 13925.
42 USC 13925.
42 USC 14045a.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION PERIOD.—Section 1167 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 2005 is amended by striking ‘‘2006 through
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2007 through 2011’’.
(c) DEFINITION
OF SPOUSE
OF INTIMATE PARTNER.—Section
2266(7)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
clause (ii) and inserting the following:
‘‘(ii) section 2261A—
‘‘(I) a spouse or former spouse of the target
of the stalking, a person who shares a child in
common with the target of the stalking, and a
person who cohabits or has cohabited as a spouse
with the target of the stalking; or
‘‘(II) a person who is or has been in a social
relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with
the target of the stalking, as determined by the
length of the relationship, the type of the relation-
ship, and the frequency of interaction between the
persons involved in the relationship.’’.
(d) STRIKE REPEATED SECTIONS.—The Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended
by striking sections 1134 and 1135.
(e) 
CONDITIONS
ON
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Section
40002(b)(11) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is amended
by inserting before ‘‘If there’’ the following: ‘‘Of the total amounts
appropriated under this title, not less than 3 percent and up to
8 percent, unless otherwise noted, shall be available for providing
training and technical assistance relating to the purposes of this
title to improve the capacity of the grantees, subgrantees, and
other entities.’’.
(f) REMOVE THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVISION IN STOP
AND GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST.—The Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended—
(1) in section 2007, by striking subsection (i), as added
by section 101 of the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005; and
(2) by striking section 2106, as added by section 102 of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005.
(g) CORRECT STOP GRANT ALLOCATION.—Section 2007 (b)(2)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–1), as amended by section 101 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005,
is amended by striking ‘‘and the coalitions for combined Territories
of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘the coalition for Guam, the
coalition for American Samoa, the coalition for the United States
Virgin Islands, and the coalition for the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.’’.
(h) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS REPORT.—Section 120(g) of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 is amended by striking ‘‘, every 18 months,’’.
(i) CORRECT DEFINITION OF DATING PARTNER.—Section 2266(10)
of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 116 of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005, is further amended by striking ‘‘and the exist-
ence of such a relationship’’ and inserting ‘‘. The existence of such
a relationship is’’.
42 USC 14045.
42 USC
3796hh–5.
42 USC
3796gg–1.
20 USC 1152; 42
USC 3796gg–1,
3796gg–3, 10420,
13975, 14039.
42 USC 13925.
42 USC 13941.
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(j) ALTER COMPLIANCE TIME
FOR FORENSIC EXAM CERTIFI-
CATION.—Section 2010(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–4(d)) as added by section
101 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005, is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
’’; and
(2) inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(2) COMPLIANCE PERIOD.—States, territories, and Indian
tribal governments shall have 3 years from the date of enact-
ment of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 to come into compliance with this
subsection.’’.
(k) CORRECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS GRANT PROGRAM.—
Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The requirements of the grant programs identified
in paragraph (2) shall not apply to this new grant program.’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking the period and inserting
‘‘, including—
‘‘(A) working with State and local governments and
social service agencies to develop and enhance effective
strategies to provide culturally and linguistically specific
services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking;
‘‘(B) increasing communities’ capacity to provide cul-
turally and linguistically specific resources and support
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking crimes and their families;
‘‘(C) strengthening criminal justice interventions, by
providing training for law enforcement, prosecution, courts,
probation, and correctional facilities on culturally and
linguistically specific responses to domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
‘‘(D) enhancing traditional services to victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking through the leadership of culturally and linguis-
tically specific programs offering services to victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking;
‘‘(E) working in cooperation with the community to
develop education and prevention strategies highlighting
culturally and linguistically specific issues and resources
regarding victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking;
‘‘(F) providing culturally and linguistically specific pro-
grams for children exposed to domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
‘‘(G) providing culturally and linguistically specific
resources and services that address the safety, economic,
housing, and workplace needs of victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking,
including emergency assistance; or
42 USC 14045a.
Deadline.
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‘‘(H) examining the dynamics of culture and its impact
on victimization and healing.’’.
(l) FIX ALLOCATION ISSUE IN STOP GRANTS.—Subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of section 2007(c)(3) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(c)(3)
(A) and (B)) are amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) not less than 25 percent shall be allocated for
law enforcement and not less than 25 percent shall be
allocated for prosecutors;
‘‘(B) not less than 30 percent shall be allocated for
victims services of which at least 10 percent shall be distrib-
uted to culturally specific community-based organizations;
and’’.
(m) CORRECT GAO STUDY.—Section 119(a) of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act
of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is amended by striking ‘‘of domestic
violence.’’ and inserting ‘‘of these respective crimes.’’.
(n) PROTECTION ORDER CORRECTION.—Section 106(c) of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is amended by striking
‘‘the registration or filing of a protection order’’ and inserting ‘‘the
registration, filing of a petition for, or issuance of a protection
order, restraining order or injunction’’.
SEC. 3. TITLE II—IMPROVED SERVICES.
(a) SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES INTO VAWA.—Section 202 of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is repealed.
(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.—The Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘Subtitle P—Sexual Assault Services
‘‘SEC. 41601. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
‘‘(1) to assist States, Indian tribes, and territories in pro-
viding intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services,
and related assistance for—
‘‘(A) adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault;
‘‘(B) family and household members of such victims;
and
‘‘(C) those collaterally affected by the victimization,
except for the perpetrator of such victimization; and
‘‘(2) to provide for technical assistance and training relating
to sexual assault to—
‘‘(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial and local govern-
ments, law enforcement agencies, and courts;
‘‘(B) professionals working in legal, social service, and
health care settings;
‘‘(C) nonprofit organizations;
‘‘(D) faith-based organizations; and
‘‘(E) other individuals and organizations seeking such
assistance.
‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATES AND TERRITORIES.—
42 USC 14043g.
42 USC
3796gg–9.
18 USC 2265.
119 Stat. 2989.
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‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General shall
award grants to States and territories to support the establish-
ment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis centers and
other programs and projects to assist those victimized by sexual
assault.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent
of the grant funds received by a State or territory govern-
mental agency under this subsection for any fiscal year
may be used for administrative costs.
‘‘(B) GRANT FUNDS.—Any funds received by a State
or territory under this subsection that are not used for
administrative costs shall be used to provide grants to
rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental
organizations for programs and activities within such State
or territory that provide direct intervention and related
assistance.
‘‘(C) INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE.—Inter-
vention and related assistance under subparagraph (B)
may include—
‘‘(i) 24-hour hotline services providing crisis inter-
vention services and referral;
‘‘(ii) accompaniment and advocacy through med-
ical, criminal justice, and social support systems,
including medical facilities, police, and court pro-
ceedings;
‘‘(iii) crisis intervention, short-term individual and
group support services, and comprehensive service
coordination and supervision to assist sexual assault
victims and family or household members;
‘‘(iv) information and referral to assist the sexual
assault victim and family or household members;
‘‘(v) community-based, linguistically and culturally
specific services and support mechanisms, including
outreach activities for underserved communities; and
‘‘(vi) the development and distribution of materials
on issues related to the services described in clauses
(i) through (v).
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant
under this subsection shall submit an application to the
Attorney General at such time and in such manner as
the Attorney General may reasonably require.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted under
subparagraph (A) shall—
‘‘(i) set forth procedures designed to ensure mean-
ingful involvement of the State or territorial sexual
assault coalition and representatives from underserved
communities in the development of the application and
the implementation of the plans;
‘‘(ii) set forth procedures designed to ensure an
equitable distribution of grants and grant funds within
the State or territory and between urban and rural
areas within such State or territory;
‘‘(iii) identify the State or territorial agency that
is responsible for the administration of programs and
activities; and
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‘‘(iv) meet other such requirements as the Attorney
General reasonably determines are necessary to carry
out the purposes and provisions of this section.
‘‘(4) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney General shall allo-
cate to each State not less than 1.50 percent of the total
amount appropriated in a fiscal year for grants under this
section, except that the United States Virgin Islands, American
Samoa, Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each
be allocated 0.125 percent of the total appropriations. The
remaining funds shall be allotted to each State and each terri-
tory in an amount that bears the same ratio to such remaining
funds as the population of such State and such territory bears
to the population of all the States and the territories. The
District of Columbia shall be treated as a territory for purposes
of calculating its allocation under the preceding formula.
‘‘(c) GRANTS FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS ADDRESSING
SEXUAL ASSAULT.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General shall
award grants to eligible entities to support the establishment,
maintenance, and expansion of culturally specific intervention
and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under this section, an entity shall—
‘‘(A) be a private nonprofit organization that focuses
primarily on culturally specific communities;
‘‘(B) must have documented organizational experience
in the area of sexual assault intervention or have entered
into a partnership with an organization having such exper-
tise;
‘‘(C) have expertise in the development of community-
based, linguistically and culturally specific outreach and
intervention services relevant for the specific communities
to whom assistance would be provided or have the capacity
to link to existing services in the community tailored to
the needs of culturally specific populations; and
‘‘(D) have an advisory board or steering committee
and staffing which is reflective of the targeted culturally
specific community.
‘‘(3) AWARD
BASIS.—The Attorney General shall award
grants under this section on a competitive basis.
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION.—
‘‘(A) The Attorney General shall not use more than
2.5 percent of funds appropriated under this subsection
in any year for administration, monitoring, and evaluation
of grants made available under this subsection.
‘‘(B) Up to 5 percent of funds appropriated under this
subsection in any year shall be available for technical
assistance by a national, nonprofit, nongovernmental
organization or organizations whose primary focus and
expertise is in addressing sexual assault within under-
served culturally specific populations.
‘‘(5) TERM.—The Attorney General shall make grants under
this section for a period of no less than 2 fiscal years.
‘‘(6) REPORTING.—Each entity receiving a grant under this
subsection shall submit a report to the Attorney General that
describes the activities carried out with such grant funds.
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‘‘(d) GRANTS
TO STATE, TERRITORIAL, AND TRIBAL SEXUAL
ASSAULT COALITIONS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall award
grants to State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault coali-
tions to assist in supporting the establishment, mainte-
nance, and expansion of such coalitions.
‘‘(B) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Not less than 10 percent of
the total amount appropriated to carry out this section
shall be used for grants under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—Each of the State, terri-
torial, and tribal sexual assault coalitions.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds received under this sub-
section may be used to—
‘‘(A) work with local sexual assault programs and other
providers of direct services to encourage appropriate
responses to sexual assault within the State, territory,
or tribe;
‘‘(B) work with judicial and law enforcement agencies
to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault cases;
‘‘(C) work with courts, child protective services agen-
cies, and children’s advocates to develop appropriate
responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual
assault has been determined to be a factor;
‘‘(D) design and conduct public education campaigns;
‘‘(E) plan and monitor the distribution of grants and
grant funds to their State, territory, or tribe; or
‘‘(F) collaborate with and inform Federal, State, or
local public officials and agencies to develop and implement
policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—From amounts appro-
priated for grants under this subsection for each fiscal year—
‘‘(A) not less than 10 percent of the funds shall be
available for grants to tribal sexual assault coalitions; and
‘‘(B) the remaining funds shall be available for grants
to State and territorial coalitions, and the Attorney General
shall allocate an amount equal to 1⁄56 of the amounts so
appropriated to each of those State and territorial coali-
tions.
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring a grant
under this subsection shall submit an application to the
Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Attorney General determines to be
essential to carry out the purposes of this section.
‘‘(5) FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS.—No entity shall be prohibited
from submitting an application under this subsection during
any fiscal year for which funds are available under this sub-
section because such entity has not previously applied or
received funding under this subsection.
‘‘(e) GRANTS TO TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General may
award grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and non-
profit tribal organizations for the operation of sexual assault
programs or projects in Indian tribal lands and Alaska Native
villages to support the establishment, maintenance, and expan-
sion of programs and projects to assist those victimized by
sexual assault.
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‘‘(2) ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 5 percent
of the grant funds received by an Indian tribe, tribal
organization, and nonprofit tribal organization under this
subsection for any fiscal year may be used for administra-
tive costs.
‘‘(B) GRANT
FUNDS.—Any funds received under this
subsection that are not used for administrative costs shall
be used to provide grants to tribal organizations and non-
profit tribal organizations for programs and activities
within Indian country and Alaskan native villages that
provide direct intervention and related assistance.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated
$50,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of
the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the provisions
of this section.
‘‘(2) ALLOCATIONS.—Of the total amounts appropriated for
each fiscal year to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) not more than 2.5 percent shall be used by the
Attorney General for evaluation, monitoring, and other
administrative costs under this section;
‘‘(B) not more than 2.5 percent shall be used for the
provision of technical assistance to grantees and sub-
grantees under this section;
‘‘(C) not less than 65 percent shall be used for grants
to States and territories under subsection (b);
‘‘(D) not less than 10 percent shall be used for making
grants to State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault coali-
tions under subsection (d);
‘‘(E) not less than 10 percent shall be used for grants
to tribes under subsection (e); and
‘‘(F) not less than 10 percent shall be used for grants
for culturally specific programs addressing sexual assault
under subsection (c).’’.
SEC. 4. TITLE III—YOUNG VICTIMS.
(a) CORRECT CITATION IN SECTION 41204.—Section 41204(f)(2)
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043c–
3) is amended by striking ‘‘(b)(4)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b)(4)’’.
(b) CORRECT CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM’S PURPOSE AREAS.—Sec-
tion 304(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) is
amended by striking the first sentence and inserting ‘‘To develop
and implement campus policies, protocols, and services that more
effectively identify and respond to the crimes of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, and to train campus
administrators, campus security personnel, and personnel serving
on campus disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, protocols,
and services.’’.
(c) CORRECTION.—In section 758(c)(1)(A) of the Public Health
Services Act (42 U.S.C. 294h(c)(1)(A)), insert ‘‘experiencing’’ after
‘‘to individuals who are’’ and before ‘‘or who have experienced’’.
(d) CAMPUS REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 304(d)(2)(A) of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 is amended by striking ‘‘biennial’’.
42 USC 14045b.
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SEC. 5. TILE VI—HOUSING AMENDMENTS.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO COLLABORATIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section
41404 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (as added by
Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3033) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘of Children’’ and
inserting ‘‘for Children’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end ‘‘Such activities, services,
or programs—’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES, SERV-
ICES, PROGRAMS.—Such activities, services, or programs
described in paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(1)’’;
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking
‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOME-
LESS
ASSISTANCE
ACT.—Section 423(a)(8) of the Stewart B.
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)(8)) is
amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘or ‘victim service
providers’ ’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
OF 2005.—Section 606 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005
(Public Law 104–162; 119 Stat. 3041) is amended in the heading
by striking ‘‘VOUCHER’’.
(d) SELECTION OF TENANTS.—Section 8(d)(1)(A) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(A)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(A) the selection of tenants shall be the function of
the owner, subject to the annual contributions contract
between the Secretary and the agency, except that with
respect to the certificate and moderate rehabilitation pro-
grams only, for the purpose of selecting families to be
assisted, the public housing agency may establish local
preferences, consistent with the public housing agency plan
submitted under section 5A (42 U.S.C. 1437c–1) by the
public housing agency and that an applicant or participant
is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence,
or stalking is not an appropriate basis for denial of program
assistance or for denial of admission if the applicant other-
wise qualifies for assistance or admission;’’.
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS
TO HOUSING ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(9)(C), by striking clause (ii) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i) or any Federal, State, or local
law to the contrary, an owner or manager may bifurcate a lease
under this section, or remove a household member from a lease
under this section, without regard to whether a household member
is a signatory to a lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate
42 USC
14043e–3.
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occupancy rights, or terminate assistance to any individual who
is a tenant or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts
of physical violence against family members or others, without
evicting, removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penal-
izing the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful
occupant. Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy rights,
or termination of assistance shall be effected in accordance with
the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, and local law for the
termination of leases or assistance under the relevant program
of HUD-assisted housing.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking subclause (II)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I) or any Federal, State, or
local law to the contrary, a public housing agency may terminate
assistance to, or an owner or manager may bifurcate a lease under
this section, or remove a household member from a lease under
this section, without regard to whether a household member is
a signatory to a lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate occupancy
rights, or terminate assistance to any individual who is a tenant
or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical
violence against family members or others, without evicting,
removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing the
victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful occupant.
Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy rights, or termi-
nation of assistance shall be effected in accordance with the proce-
dures prescribed by Federal, State, and local law for the termination
of leases or assistance under the relevant program of HUD-assisted
housing.’’;
(3) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (10)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘blood and mar-
riage’’ and inserting ‘‘blood or marriage’’;
(4) in subsection (o)—
(A) in the second sentence of paragraph (6)(B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘by’’ after ‘‘denial of program assist-
ance’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘for admission for’’ and inserting
‘‘for admission or’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘admission, and that nothing’’ and
inserting ‘‘admission. Nothing’’;
(B) in paragraph (7)(D)—
(i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding clause (i) or
any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a
public housing agency may terminate assistance to,
or an owner or manager may bifurcate a lease under
this section, or remove a household member from a
lease under this section, without regard to whether
a household member is a signatory to a lease, in order
to evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, or termi-
nate assistance to any individual who is a tenant or
lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of
physical violence against family members or others,
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without evicting, removing, terminating assistance to,
or otherwise penalizing the victim of such violence
who is also a tenant or lawful occupant. Such eviction,
removal, termination of occupancy rights, or termi-
nation of assistance shall be effected in accordance
with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, and
local law for the termination of leases or assistance
under the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing.’’;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘access to control’’
and inserting ‘‘access or control’’; and
(iii) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘terminate,’’ and
inserting ‘‘terminate’’; and
(C) in paragraph (20)(D)(ii), by striking ‘‘distribution’’
and inserting ‘‘distribution or’’; and
(5) in subsection (ee)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the owner, man-
ager, or public housing agency requests such certification’’
and inserting ‘‘the individual receives a request for such
certification from the owner, manager, or public housing
agency’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘the owner, manager, public housing
agency, or assisted housing provider has requested
such certification in writing’’ and inserting ‘‘the indi-
vidual has received a request in writing for such certifi-
cation for the owner, manager, or public housing
agency’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘manager, public housing’’ and
inserting ‘‘manager or public housing’’ each place that
term appears; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘, or assisted housing provider’’
each place that term appears;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sexual assault,’’;
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘sexual assault,’’;
and
(E) in subparagraph (E)—
(i) by striking ‘‘manager, public housing’’ and
inserting ‘‘manager or public housing’’ each place that
term appears; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or assisted housing provider’’
each place that term appears.
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6 OF UNITED STATES
HOUSING ACT OF 1937.—Section 6 of the United States Housing
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (l)(6), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following: ‘‘(B) notwithstanding subparagraph (A)
or any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a public
housing agency may bifurcate a lease under this section, or
remove a household member from a lease under this section,
without regard to whether a household member is a signatory
to a lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights,
or terminate assistance to any individual who is a tenant
or lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical
violence against family members or others, without evicting,
removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing
the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful
occupant and such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy
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rights, or termination of assistance shall be effected in accord-
ance with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, and
local law for the termination of leases or assistance under
the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing;’’; and
(2) in subsection (u)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘the public housing
agency requests such certification’’ and inserting ‘‘the indi-
vidual receives a request for such certification from the
public housing agency’’;
(B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the public housing
agency has requested such certification in writing’’ and
inserting ‘‘the individual has received a request in writing
for such certification from the public housing agency’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3)(D)(ii), by striking ‘‘blood and mar-
riage’’ and inserting ‘‘blood or marriage’’.
SEC. 6. TITLE VIII—IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.
(a) PETITIONS FOR IMMIGRANT STATUS.—Section 204(a)(1)(D)(v)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(D)(v))
is amended by inserting ‘‘or (B)(iii)’’ after ‘‘(A)(iv)’’.
(b) INADMISSIBLE ALIENS.—Section 212 of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1182) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (4)(C)(i)—
(i) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(III) classification or status as a VAWA self-
petitioner; or’’;
(B) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii), by amending subclause (I)
to read as follows:
‘‘(I) the alien is a VAWA self-petitioner;’’; and
(C) in paragraph (9)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘the Attorney
General has consented’’ and all that follows through
‘‘United States.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the Secretary
of Homeland Security has consented to the alien’s re-
applying for admission.
‘‘(iii) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may waive the application of clause (i) in the
case of an alien who is a VAWA self-petitioner if there
is a connection between—
‘‘(I) the alien’s battering or subjection to
extreme cruelty; and
‘‘(II) the alien’s removal, departure from the
United States, reentry or reentries into the United
States; or attempted reentry into the United
States.’’;
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by amending subparagraph (C)
to read as follows:
‘‘(C) is a VAWA self-petitioner,’’;
(3) in subsection (h)(1), by amending subparagraph (C)
to read as follows:
‘‘(C) the alien is a VAWA self-petitioner; and’’; and
(4) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘an alien granted classi-
fication under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 204(a)(1)(A) or clause
(ii) or (iii) of section 204(a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘a VAWA self-
petitioner’’.
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(c) DEPORTABLE ALIENS.—Section 237(a)(1)(H)(ii) of such Act
(8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(H)(ii)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(ii) is a VAWA self-petitioner.’’.
(d) REMOVAL.—Section 239(e)(2)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1229(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘(V)’’ and inserting ‘‘(U)’’.
(e) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL.—Section 240A(b)(4)(B) of such
Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘they were
applications filed under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or
(B)(iii) for purposes of section 245 (a) and (c).’’ and inserting ‘‘the
applicants were VAWA self-petitioners.’’.
(f) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section 245 of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1255) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘under subparagraph
(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section 204(a)(1) or’’ and
inserting ‘‘as a VAWA self-petitioner’’; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under subparagraph
(A)(iii), (A)(iv), (A)(v), (A)(vi), (B)(ii), (B)(iii), or (B)(iv) of section
204(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘as a VAWA self-petitioner’’.
(g) IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.—Section 287 of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1357) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(h).
(h) PENALTIES
FOR
DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION.—Section
384(a)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(a)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘clause (iii) or (iv)’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(15)(T), (15)(U), or (51) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act or section 240A(b)(2) of such Act.’’.
SEC. 7. TITLE IX—INDIAN WOMEN.
(a) OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS.—
(1) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN.—
Part T of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 is amended—
(A) by redesignating the second section 2007 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–10) (relating to grants to Indian tribal govern-
ments), as added by section 906 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act
of 2005, as section 2015;
(B) by redesignating the second section 2008 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–11) (relating to a tribal deputy), as added by section
907 of the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, as section 2016; and
(C) by moving those sections so as to appear at the
end of the part.
(2) STATE GRANT AMOUNTS.—Section 2007(b) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–1(b)), as amended by section 906(b) of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005, is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) 10 percent shall be available for grants under the
program authorized by section 2015, which shall not otherwise
be subject to the requirements of this part (other than section
2008);’’.
(3) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.—Section 2015
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
as added by section 906 of the Violence Against Women and
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Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)(A)), is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)—
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘and tribal organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘or
authorized designees of Indian tribal governments’’;
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) provide legal assistance necessary to provide effective
aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking,
or sexual assault who are seeking relief in legal matters arising
as a consequence of that abuse or violence, at minimal or
no cost to the victims.’’; and
(B) by striking subsection (c).
(4) TRIBAL DEPUTY RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 2016(b)(1)(I)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(as redesignated by paragraph (1)(B)) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘technical assistance’’ the following: ‘‘that is developed
and provided by entities having expertise in tribal law, cus-
tomary practices, and Federal Indian law’’.
(5) GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ARREST POLICIES AND ENFORCE-
MENT OF PROTECTION ORDERS.—Section 2101 of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh)
is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of the total
amount available under this section for each fiscal year shall
be available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015.
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements of this part
shall not apply to funds allocated for the program described
in paragraph (1).’’.
(b) RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 40295(d) of the Safe Homes for
Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(d)), as amended by section
306 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005, is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of the
total amount available under this section for each fiscal
year shall be available for grants under the program
authorized by section 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10).
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements of this
section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program
described in subparagraph (A).’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 906 of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005 is amended by—
(A) striking subsection (d); and
(B) redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as sub-
sections (d) through (f), respectively.
(c) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994.—
42 USC
3796gg–6, 10420,
13975.
42 USC 13971.
42 USC
3796gg–11.
42 USC
3796gg–10.
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(1) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—Section 40299(g)
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975(g)),
as amended by sections 602 and 906 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005,
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking clause (i) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(i) INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent
of the total amount available under this section
for each fiscal year shall be available for grants
under the program authorized by section 2015 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10).
‘‘(II) APPLICABILITY
OF
PART.—The require-
ments of this section shall not apply to funds allo-
cated for the program described in subclause (I).’’;
and
(B) by striking paragraph (4).
(2) COURT TRAINING AND IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 41006
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043a–
3), as added by section 105 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, is
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) SET ASIDE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of the total
amount available under this section for each fiscal year shall
be available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10).
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements of this sec-
tion shall not apply to funds allocated for the program described
in paragraph (1).’’.
(d) VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 2000.—
(1) LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.—Section 1201(f) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6(f)),
as amended by sections 103 and 906 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005,
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘10 percent’’
and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’;
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(B) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 7 percent of the
total amount available under this section for each fiscal
year shall be available for grants under the program
authorized by section 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–
10).
‘‘(ii) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements of
this section shall not apply to funds allocated for the
program described in clause (i).’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (4).
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(2) SAFE
HAVENS
FOR
CHILDREN.—Section 1301 of the
Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10420), as
amended by sections 906 and 306 of the Violence Against
Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005,
is amended—
(A) in subsection (e)(2)—
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C)
as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(B) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(f) ALLOTMENT FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 10 percent of the total
amount available under this section for each fiscal year shall
be available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10).
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY OF PART.—The requirements of this sec-
tion shall not apply to funds allocated for the program described
in paragraph (1).’’.
SEC. 8. TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
(a) ORGANIZED
RETAIL
THEFT.—Section 1105(a)(3) of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is amended by striking
‘‘The Attorney General through the Bureau of Justice Assistance
in the Office of Justice may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the
Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs
may’’.
(b) FORMULAS
AND REPORTING.—Sections 1134 and 1135 of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3108), and
the amendments made by such sections, are repealed.
(c) GRANTS FOR YOUNG WITNESS ASSISTANCE.—Section 1136(a)
of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3743(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘The Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Jus-
tice Assistance, may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the Bureau
of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice Programs may’’.
(d) USE OF FEDERAL TRAINING FACILITIES.—Section 1173 of
the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 530c note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or for meals, lodging,
or other expenses related to such internal training or conference
meeting’’ before the period; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘that requires specific
authorization’’ and inserting ‘‘authorized’’.
(e) OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT.—Part
A of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by redesignating the
section 105 titled ‘‘OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGE-
MENT’’ as section 109 and transferring such section to the end
of such part A.
(f) COMMUNITY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.—Section 106
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3712e) is amended by striking ‘‘section 105(b)’’ each place
such term appears and inserting ‘‘section 103(b)’’.
42 USC 3712d,
3712h.
20 USC 1152; 42
USC 3796gg–1,
3796gg–3, 10420,
13975, 14039.
Grants.
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(g) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 108(b) of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712g(b))
is amended by striking ‘‘revert to the Treasury’’ and inserting
‘‘be deobligated’’.
(h) DELETION OF DUPLICATIVE REFERENCE TO TRIBAL GOVERN-
MENTS.—Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a
period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(i) APPLICATIONS FOR BYRNE GRANTS.—Section 502 of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3752)
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘120 days’’.
(j) MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.—Part
AA of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 2701(a), by striking ‘‘The Attorney General,
acting through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Serv-
ices,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director of the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services (in this section referred to as the
‘Director’)’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place such term
appears and inserting ‘‘Director’’.
(k) FUNDING.—Section 1101 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109–162) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘$800,255,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$809,372,000’’;
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘$923,613,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$935,817,000’’;
(3) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘$8,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
(4) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘$1,270,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,303,000’’.
(l) DRUG COURTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 2957(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–6(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Community
Capacity Development Office’’ each place such term appears and
inserting ‘‘Bureau of Justice Assistance’’.
(m) AIMEE’S LAW.—Section 2001(e)(1) of division C of Public
Law 106–386 (42 U.S.C. 13713(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
506 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968’’
and inserting ‘‘section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968’’.
(n) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) OFFICE OF WEED AND FEED STRATEGIES.—Section 1121(c)
of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712a note) is amended
by striking ‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘with respect to appropriations for fiscal
year 2007 and for each fiscal year thereafter’’.
(2) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of subtitle B of title XI
of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
119 Stat. 1086.
42 USC
3797a–3797c.
42 USC 3797a.
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PUBLIC LAW 109–271—AUG. 12, 2006
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 3110)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1147. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘The amendments made by sections 1144 and 1145 shall take
effect on October 1, 2006.’’.
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
in section 2 of the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
106–162; 119 Stat. 2960) is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 1146 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1147. Effective date.’’.
(3) OFFICE OF AUDIT, ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT.—
Section 1158(b) of the Violence Against Women and Department
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712d note)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
section 109 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712d) shall take effect on April 5,
2006.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of
section 109 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712d) shall take effect on October
1, 2006.’’.
(4) OFFICE OF APPLIED LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1160(b) of the Violence
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712f note) is amended by striking
‘‘90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘on October 1, 2006’’.
(B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1161(b) of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712g note) is
amended by striking ‘‘90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 1, 2006’’.
(5) EVIDENCE-BASED
APPROACHES.—Section 1168 of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthor-
ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat. 3122) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Section 1802’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1802’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 2006.’’.
(6) STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section
1196 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162; 119 Stat.
3130) is amended by adding at the end the following:
8 USC 1231 note.
42 USC 3796ee–2
note.
42 USC
3796ee–2.
119 Stat. 3110.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3693:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
July 19, considered and passed Senate.
July 28, considered and passed House.
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections
(a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2006.’’.
Approved August 12, 2006.
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