[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3699 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3699

To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to reauthorize 
      the national toll-free telephone domestic violence hotline.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1998

 Mrs. Morella (for herself and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to reauthorize 
      the national toll-free telephone domestic violence hotline.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 316(f)(1) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Act (42 U.S.C. 10416(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out the purposes of this section--
                    ``(A) $1,600,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    ``(B) $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(C) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    ``(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
                    ``(E) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    Section 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10416) is amended by redesignating subsection (f) (as amended by 
section 1) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following:
    ``(f) Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, any entity receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall 
prepare and submit a report to the Secretary that evaluates the 
effectiveness of the use of amounts received under such grant by such 
grantee and containing such other information as the Secretary may 
prescribe. The Secretary shall publish any such report and provide at 
least 90 days for notice and opportunity for public comment before 
awarding or renewing any such grant.''.
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