[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1321 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1321

 To amend title III of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
 and title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
 limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 1, 1999

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title III of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 
 and title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
 limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children, 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 ``Children Who Witness Domestic 
Violence Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Witnessing domestic violence has a devastating impact 
        on children, placing the children at high risk for anxiety, 
        depression, and, potentially, suicide. Many children who 
        witness domestic violence exhibit more aggressive, antisocial, 
        fearful, and inhibited behaviors.
            (2) Children exposed to domestic violence have a high risk 
        of experiencing learning difficulties and school failure. 
        Research finds that children residing in domestic violence 
        shelters exhibit significantly lower verbal and quantitative 
        skills when compared to a national sample of children.
            (3) Domestic violence is strongly correlated with child 
        abuse. Studies have found that between 50 and 70 percent of men 
        who abuse their female partners also abuse their children. In 
        homes in which domestic violence occurs, children are 
        physically abused and neglected at a rate 15 times higher than 
        the national average.
            (4) Men who witnessed parental abuse during their childhood 
        have a higher risk of becoming physically aggressive in dating 
        and marital relationships.
            (5) Exposure to domestic violence is a strong predictor of 
        violent delinquent behavior among adolescents. It is estimated 
        that between 20 percent and 40 percent of chronically violent 
        adolescents have witnessed extreme parental conflict.
            (6) Women have an increased risk of experiencing battering 
        after separation from an abusive partner. Children also have an 
        increased risk of suffering harm during separation.
            (7) Child visitation disputes are more frequent when 
        families have histories of domestic violence, and the need for 
        supervised visitation centers far exceeds the number of 
        available programs providing those centers, because courts 
        therefore--
                    (A) order unsupervised visitation and endanger 
                parents and children; or
                    (B) prohibit visitation altogether.
            (8) Recent studies have demonstrated that up to 50 percent 
        of children who appear before juvenile courts in matters 
        involving allegations of abuse and neglect have been exposed to 
        domestic violence in their homes.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Domestic violence.--The term ``domestic violence'' 
        includes an act or threat of violence, not including an act of 
        self defense, committed by a current or former spouse of the 
        victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in 
        common, by a person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited 
        with the victim, by a person who is or has been in a social 
        relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, 
        by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under 
        the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction of the 
        victim, or by any other person against a victim who is 
        protected from that person's act under the domestic or family 
        violence laws of the jurisdiction.
            (2) Indian tribal government.--The term ``Indian tribal 
        government'' has the meaning given the term ``tribal 
        organization'' in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 
        1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
        Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands.
            (4) Witness domestic violence.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``witness domestic 
                violence'' means to witness--
                            (i) an act of domestic violence that 
                        constitutes actual or attempted physical 
                        assault; or
                            (ii) a threat or other action that places 
                        the victim in fear of domestic violence.
                    (B) Witness.--In subparagraph (A), the term 
                ``witness'' means to--
                            (i) directly observe an act, threat, or 
                        action described in subparagraph (A), or the 
                        aftermath of that act, threat, or action; or
                            (ii) be within earshot of an act, threat, 
                        or action described in subparagraph (A), or the 
                        aftermath of that act, threat, or action.

SEC. 4. GRANTS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE.

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

``SEC. 319. MULTISYSTEM INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WHO WITNESS DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary, acting through the 
        Director of Community Services, in the Administration for 
        Children and Families, is authorized to award grants to 
        eligible entities to conduct programs to encourage the use of 
        domestic violence intervention models using multisystem 
        partnerships to address the needs of children who witness 
        domestic violence.
            ``(2) Term and amount.--Each grant awarded under this 
        section shall be awarded for a term of 3 years and in an amount 
        of not more than $500,000 for each such year.
            ``(3) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under this section, an entity shall--
                    ``(A) be a nonprofit private organization;
                    ``(B)(i) demonstrate recognized expertise in the 
                area of domestic violence and the impact of domestic 
                violence on children; or
                    ``(ii) enter into a memorandum of understanding 
                regarding the intervention program that--
                            ``(I) is entered into with the State or 
                        tribal domestic violence coalition and entities 
                        carrying out domestic violence programs that 
                        provide shelter or related assistance in the 
                        locality in which the intervention program will 
                        be operated; and
                            ``(II) demonstrates collaboration on the 
                        intervention program with the coalition and 
                        entities and the support of the coalition and 
                        entities for the intervention program; and
                    ``(C) demonstrate a history of providing advocacy, 
                health care, mental health, or other crisis-related 
                services to children.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under this 
section shall use amounts provided through the grant to conduct a 
program to design or replicate, and implement, domestic violence 
intervention models that use multisystem partners to respond to the 
needs of children who witness domestic violence. Such a program shall--
            ``(1)(A) involve collaborative partnerships with--
                    ``(i) local entities carrying out domestic violence 
                programs that provide shelter or related assistance; 
                and
                    ``(ii) partners that are courts, schools, social 
                service providers, health care providers, police, early 
                childhood agencies, entities carrying out Head Start 
                programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
                seq.), or entities carrying out child protection, 
                welfare, job training, housing, battered women's 
                service, or children's mental health programs; and
            ``(B) be carried out to design and implement protocols and 
        systems to identify, refer, and appropriately respond to the 
        needs of, children who witness domestic violence and who 
        participate in programs administered by the partners;
            ``(2) include guidelines to evaluate the needs of a child 
        and make appropriate intervention recommendations;
            ``(3) include institutionalized procedures to enhance or 
        ensure the safety and security of a battered parent, and as a 
        result, the child of the parent;
            ``(4) provide direct counseling and advocacy for adult 
        victims of domestic violence and their children who witness 
        domestic violence;
            ``(5) include the development or replication of a mental 
        health treatment model to meet the needs of children for whom 
        such treatment has been identified as appropriate;
            ``(6) include policies and protocols for maintaining the 
        confidentiality of the battered parent and child;
            ``(7) provide community outreach and training to enhance 
        the capacity of professionals who work with children to 
        appropriately identify and respond to the needs of children who 
        witness domestic violence;
            ``(8) include procedures for documenting interventions used 
        for each child and family; and
            ``(9) include plans to perform a systematic outcome 
        evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions.
    ``(c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall identify successful 
programs providing multisystem and mental health interventions to 
address the needs of children who witness domestic violence. Not later 
than 60 days before the Secretary solicits applications for grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 1 
or more entities carrying out the identified programs to provide 
technical assistance to the applicants and recipients of the grants. 
The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amount 
appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection (e) to provide the 
technical assistance.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2000 through 2002.
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
        (1) shall remain available until expended.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `domestic violence' 
and `witness domestic violence' have the meanings given the terms in 
section 3 of the Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Prevention 
Act.''.
    (b) Administration.--Section 305(a) of the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10404(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``an employee'' and inserting ``1 or more 
        employees''; and
            (2) by striking ``The individual'' and inserting ``Each 
        individual''.

SEC. 5. COMBATTING THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING OR WITNESSING DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.

    (a) Amendment.--Subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7131 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 4124. GRANTS TO COMBAT THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENCING OR WITNESSING 
              DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL 
              CHILDREN.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants to and enter into contracts with elementary schools and 
        secondary schools that work with experts described in paragraph 
        (2), to enable the schools--
                    ``(A) to provide training to school administrators, 
                faculty, and staff, with respect to issues concerning 
                children experiencing domestic violence in dating 
                relationships and witnessing domestic violence, and the 
                impact of the violence described in this subparagraph 
                on children;
                    ``(B) to provide educational programing to students 
                regarding domestic violence and the impact of 
                experiencing or witnessing domestic violence on 
                children;
                    ``(C) to provide support services for students and 
                school personnel for the purpose of developing and 
                strengthening effective prevention and intervention 
                strategies with respect to issues concerning children 
                experiencing domestic violence in dating relationships 
                and witnessing domestic violence, and the impact of the 
                violence described in this subparagraph on children; 
                and
                    ``(D) to develop and implement school system 
                policies regarding identification and referral 
                procedures for students who are experiencing or 
                witnessing domestic violence.
            ``(2) Experts.--The experts referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are experts on domestic violence from the educational, legal, 
        youth, mental health, substance abuse, and victim advocacy 
        fields, and State and local domestic violence coalitions and 
        community-based youth organizations.
            ``(3) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants and 
        contracts under this section on a competitive basis.
            ``(4) Policy dissemination.--The Secretary shall 
        disseminate to elementary schools and secondary schools any 
        Department of Education policy guidance regarding preventing 
        domestic violence and the impact of experiencing or witnessing 
        domestic violence on children.
    ``(b) Uses of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used 
for the following purposes:
            ``(1) To provide training for school administrators, 
        faculty, and staff that addresses issues concerning children 
        experiencing domestic violence in dating relationships and 
        witnessing domestic violence, and the impact of the violence 
        described in this paragraph on children.
            ``(2) To provide education programs for students that are 
        developmentally appropriate for the students' grade levels and 
        are designed to meet any unique cultural and language needs of 
        the particular student populations.
            ``(3) To develop and implement school system policies 
        regarding identification and referral procedures for students 
        who are experiencing or witnessing domestic violence.
            ``(4) To provide the necessary human resources to respond 
        to the needs of students and school personnel when faced with 
        the issue of domestic violence, such as a resource person who 
        is either on-site or on-call, and who is an expert in domestic 
        violence as described in subsection (a)(2).
            ``(5) To provide media center materials and educational 
        materials to schools that address issues concerning children 
        experiencing domestic violence in dating relationships and 
        witnessing domestic violence, and the impact of the violence 
        described in this paragraph on children.
            ``(6) To conduct evaluations to assess the impact of 
        programs assisted under this section in order to enhance the 
        development of the programs.
    ``(c) Confidentiality.--Policies, programs, training materials, and 
evaluations developed and implemented under subsection (b) shall 
address issues of victim safety and confidentiality that are consistent 
with applicable Federal and State laws.
    ``(d) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to be awarded a grant or 
        contract under this section for any fiscal year, an elementary 
        school or secondary school, in consultation with an expert 
        described in subsection (a)(2), shall submit an application to 
        the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
        shall prescribe.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the need for funds provided under 
                the grant or contract and the plan for implementation 
                of any of the uses described in subsection (b);
                    ``(B) describe how the domestic violence experts 
                described in subsection (a)(2) shall work in 
                consultation and collaboration with the elementary 
                school or secondary school; and
                    ``(C) provide measurable goals and expected results 
                from the use of the funds provided under the grant or 
                contract.
    ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `domestic violence' 
and `witness domestic violence' have the meanings given the terms in 
section 3 of the Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Protection Act.
    ``(f) Applicability.--The provisions of this part (other than this 
section) shall not apply to this section.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 4004 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7104) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and ''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
        2002 to carry out section 4124.''.

SEC. 6. CHILD WELFARE WORKER TRAINING ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Grantee.--The term ``grantee'' means a recipient of a 
        grant under this section.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
    (b) Grants Authorized.--
            (1) Authority.--The Attorney General and the Secretary are 
        authorized to jointly award grants to eligible States, Indian 
        tribal governments, and units of local government, in order to 
        encourage agencies and entities within the jurisdiction of the 
        States, organizations, and units to recognize and treat, as 
        part of their ongoing child welfare responsibilities, domestic 
        violence as a serious problem threatening the safety and well-
        being of both children and adults.
            (2) Term and amount.--Each grant awarded under this section 
        shall be awarded for a term of 3 years and in an amount of not 
        less than $250,000.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used to 
support child welfare service agencies in carrying out, with the 
assistance of entities carrying out community-based domestic violence 
programs, activities to achieve the following purposes:
            (1) To provide training to the staff of child welfare 
        service agencies and domestic violence programs with respect to 
        the issue of domestic violence and the impact of the violence 
        on children and their nonabusive parents, which training 
        shall--
                    (A) include training for staff, supervisors, and 
                administrators, including staff responsible for 
                screening, intake, assessment, and investigation of 
                reports of child abuse and neglect; and
                    (B) be conducted in collaboration with child 
                welfare experts, domestic violence experts, entities 
                carrying out community-based domestic violence 
                programs, relevant law enforcement agencies, probation 
                officers, prosecutors, and judges.
            (2) To provide assistance in the modification of policies, 
        procedures, programs, and practices of child welfare service 
        agencies and domestic violence programs in order to ensure that 
        the agencies--
                    (A) recognize the overlap between child abuse and 
                domestic violence in families, the dangers posed to 
                both child and adult victims of domestic violence, and 
                the physical, emotional, and developmental impact of 
                domestic violence on children;
                    (B) develop relevant protocols for screening, 
                intake, assessment, and investigation of and followup 
                to reports of child abuse and neglect, that--
                            (i) address the dynamics of domestic 
                        violence and the relationship between child 
                        abuse and domestic violence; and
                            (ii) enable the agencies to assess the 
                        danger to child and adult victims of domestic 
                        violence;
                    (C) identify and assess the presence of domestic 
                violence in child protection cases, in a manner that 
                ensures the safety of all individuals involved and the 
                protection of confidential information;
                    (D) increase the safety and well-being of children 
                who witness domestic violence, including increasing the 
                safety of nonabusive parents of the children;
                    (E) develop appropriate responses in cases of 
                domestic violence, including safety plans and 
                appropriate services for both the child and adult 
                victims of domestic violence;
                    (F) establish and enforce procedures to ensure the 
                confidentiality of information relating to families 
                that is shared between child welfare service agencies 
                and community-based domestic violence programs, 
                consistent with law (including regulations) and 
                guidelines;
                    (G) provide appropriate supervision to agency 
                staffs who work with families in which there has been 
                domestic violence, including supervision concerning 
                issues regarding--
                            (i) promoting staff safety; and
                            (ii) protecting the confidentiality of 
                        child and adult victims of domestic violence; 
                        and
                    (H) develop protocols with law enforcement, 
                probation, and other justice agencies in order to 
                ensure that justice system interventions and 
                protections are readily available for victims of 
                domestic violence served by the social service agency.
    (d) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, a State, Indian tribal government, or unit of 
        local government shall submit an application to the Attorney 
        General and the Secretary at such time and in such manner as 
        the Attorney General and the Secretary shall prescribe.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall contain information that--
                    (A) describes the specific activities that will be 
                undertaken to achieve 1 or more of the purposes 
                described in subsection (c);
                    (B) lists the child welfare service agencies and 
                domestic violence service agencies in the jurisdiction 
                of the applicant that will be responsible for carrying 
                out the activities; and
                    (C) provides documentation from 1 or more 
                community-based domestic violence programs that the 
                entities carrying out such programs--
                            (i) have been involved in the development 
                        of the application; and
                            (ii) will assist in carrying out the 
                        specific activities described in subparagraph 
                        (A), which may include assisting as 
                        subcontractors.
    (e) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the Attorney 
General and the Secretary shall give priority to applicants who 
demonstrate that entities that carry out domestic violence programs 
will be substantially involved in carrying out the specific activities 
described in subsection (d)(2)(A), and to applicants who demonstrate a 
commitment to educate the staff of child welfare service agencies 
about--
            (1) the impact of domestic violence on children;
            (2) the special risks of child abuse and neglect; and
            (3) appropriate services and interventions for protecting 
        both the child and adult victims of domestic violence.
    (f) Evaluation, Reporting, and Dissemination.--
            (1) Evaluation and reporting.--Each grantee shall annually 
        submit to the Attorney General and the Secretary a report, 
        which shall include--
                    (A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
                activities funded with a grant awarded under this 
                section; and
                    (B) such additional information as the Attorney 
                General and the Secretary may require.
            (2) Dissemination.--Not later than 6 months after the 
        expiration of the 3-year period beginning on the initial date 
        on which grants are awarded under this section, the Attorney 
        General and the Secretary shall distribute to each State child 
        welfare service agency and each State domestic violence 
        coalition, and to Congress, a summary of information on--
                    (A) the activities funded with grants under this 
                section; and
                    (B) any related initiatives undertaken by the 
                Attorney General or the Secretary to promote attention 
                by the staff of child welfare service agencies and 
                community-based domestic violence programs to domestic 
                violence and the impact of domestic violence on child 
                and adult victims of domestic violence.
    (g) Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Identification of successful programs.--Not later than 
        90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall identify successful programs providing training to child 
        welfare and domestic violence programs to address the needs of 
        children who witness domestic violence.
            (2) Agreement.--Not later than 60 days before the Secretary 
        solicits applications for grants under this section, the 
        Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 1 or more entities 
        carrying out the training programs identified under paragraph 
        (1) to provide technical assistance to the applicants and 
        recipients of the grants.
            (3) Funding.--The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent 
        of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection 
        (h) to provide technical assistance pursuant to the agreement 
        under paragraph (2).
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
        through 2002.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 
        shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 7. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General may award grants to 
States (including State courts) and Indian tribal governments in order 
to enable them to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with 
public or private nonprofit entities (including tribal organizations 
and nonprofit organizations operating within the boundaries of an 
Indian reservation) to assist those entities in establishing and 
operating supervised visitation centers for purposes of facilitating 
supervised visitation and visitation exchange of children by and 
between parents. Not less than 50 percent of the total amount awarded 
to a State or Indian tribal government under this subsection for any 
fiscal year shall be used to enter into contracts and cooperative 
agreements with private nonprofit entities.
    (b) Considerations.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the 
Attorney General shall consider--
            (1) the number of families to be served by the proposed 
        visitation center;
            (2) the extent to which the proposed supervised visitation 
        center will serve underserved populations (as defined in 
        section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
        Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-2));
            (3) with respect to an applicant for a contract or 
        cooperative agreement, the extent to which the applicant 
        demonstrates cooperation and collaboration with nonprofit, 
        nongovernmental entities in the local community served, 
        including the State or tribal domestic violence coalition, 
        State or tribal sexual assault coalition, local shelters, and 
        programs for domestic violence and sexual assault victims;
            (4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
        coordination and collaboration with State, tribal, and local 
        court systems, including mechanisms for communication and 
        referral; and
            (5) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
        implementation of domestic violence and sexual assault training 
        for all staff members.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Amounts provided under a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement awarded under this section may be used only to 
establish and operate supervised visitation centers.
    (d) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall award grants 
        for contracts and cooperative agreements under this section in 
        accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may 
        establish by regulation, which regulations shall establish a 
        multiyear grant process.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    (A) demonstrate recognized expertise in the area of 
                domestic violence and a record of high quality service 
                to victims of domestic violence or sexual assault;
                    (B) demonstrate collaboration with and support of 
                the State or tribal domestic violence coalition, State 
                or tribal sexual assault coalition, or local domestic 
                violence shelter, program, or rape crisis center in the 
                locality in which the supervised visitation center will 
                be operated;
                    (C) provide supervised visitation and visitation 
                exchange services over the duration of a court order to 
                promote continuity and stability;
                    (D) ensure that any fees charged to individuals for 
                use of services are based on an individual's income;
                    (E) demonstrate that adequate security measures, 
                including adequate facilities, procedures, and 
                personnel capable of preventing violence, are in place 
                for the operation of supervised visitation; and
                    (F) describe standards by which the supervised 
                visitation center will operate.
            (3) Priority.--In awarding grants for contracts and 
        cooperative agreements under this section, the Attorney General 
        shall give priority to States that, in making a custody 
        determination--
                    (A) consider domestic violence; and
                    (B) require findings on the record.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 120 days after the last day of 
each fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a 
report that includes information concerning--
            (1) the total number of individuals served and the total 
        number of individuals turned away from services (categorized by 
        State), the number of individuals from underserved populations 
        served and the number turned away from services, and the 
        factors that necessitate the supervised visitation or 
        visitation exchange, such as domestic violence, child abuse, 
        sexual assault, and emotional or other physical abuse, or any 
        combination of such factors;
            (2) the number of supervised visitations or visitation 
        exchanges ordered during custody determinations under a 
        separation or divorce decree or protection order, through child 
        protection services or other social services agencies, or by 
        any other order of a civil, criminal, juvenile, or family 
        court;
            (3) the process by which children or abused partners are 
        protected during visitations, temporary custody transfers, and 
        other activities for which the supervised visitation centers 
        are established under this section;
            (4) safety and security problems occurring during the 
        reporting period during supervised visitations or at visitation 
        centers including the number of parental abduction cases;
            (5) the number of parental abduction cases in a judicial 
        district using supervised visitation services, both as 
        identified in criminal prosecutions and in custody violations; 
        and
            (6) program standards for operating supervised visitation 
        centers established throughout the United States.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under 
        section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
        Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section 
        $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
        (1) shall remain available until expended.
            (3) Distribution.--Not less than 95 percent of the total 
        amount made available to carry out this section for each fiscal 
        year shall be used to award grants, contracts, or cooperative 
        agreements.
            (4) Allotment for indian tribes.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not 
                less than 5 percent of the total amount made available 
                to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be 
                available for grants to, or contracts or cooperative 
                agreements with, tribal organizations and nonprofit 
                organizations operating within the boundaries of an 
                Indian reservation.
                    (B) Reallotment of funds.--If, beginning 9 months 
                after the first day of any fiscal year for which 
                amounts are made available under this paragraph, any 
                amount made available under this paragraph remains 
                unobligated, the unobligated amount may be allocated 
                without regard to subparagraph (A).

SEC. 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TRAINING.

    (a) Grants Authorized.--The Attorney General shall award grants to 
nonprofit domestic violence programs, shelters, or organizations in 
collaboration with local police departments, for purposes of training 
local police officers regarding appropriate treatment of children who 
have witnessed domestic violence.
    (b) Use of Funds.--A domestic violence agency working in 
collaboration with a local police department may use amounts provided 
under a grant under this section--
            (1) to train police officers in child development and 
        issues related to witnessing domestic violence so they may 
        appropriately--
                    (A) apply child development principles to their 
                work in domestic violence cases;
                    (B) recognize the needs of children who witness 
                domestic violence;
                    (C) meet children's immediate needs at the scene of 
                domestic violence;
                    (D) call for immediate therapeutic attention to be 
                provided to the child by an advocate from the 
                collaborating domestic violence program, shelter, or 
                organization; and
                    (E) refer children for followup services; and
            (2) to establish a collaborative working relationship 
        between police officers and local domestic violence programs, 
        shelters, and organizations.
    (c) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to be awarded a grant under 
        this section for any fiscal year, a local domestic violence 
        program, shelter, or organization, in collaboration with a 
        local police department, shall submit an application to the 
        Attorney General at such time and in such manner as the 
        Attorney General shall prescribe.
            (2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    (A) describe the need for amounts provided under 
                the grant and the plan for implementation of the uses 
                described in subsection (c);
                    (B) describe the manner in which the local domestic 
                violence program, shelter, or organization shall work 
                in collaboration with the local police department; and
                    (C) provide measurable goals and expected results 
                from the use of amounts provided under the grant.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
        from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund established under 
        section 310001 of the Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement 
        Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14211) to carry out this section 
        $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
        (1) shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. REAUTHORIZATION OF CRISIS NURSERIES.

    (a) Authority To Establish Demonstration Grant Programs.--The 
Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish demonstration 
programs under which grants are awarded to States to assist private and 
public agencies and organizations in providing crisis nurseries for 
children who are abused and neglected, are at risk of abuse or neglect, 
are witnessing domestic violence, or are in families receiving child 
protective services.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2000 through 2002.
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