[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4116 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4116

To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2009

 Ms. Moore of Wisconsin (for herself, Mr. Schock, Mr. Sablan, and Mrs. 
   Biggert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, 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 ``FVPSA Reauthorization Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES.

    The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows:

          ``TITLE III--FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES

``SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

    ``It is the purpose of this title to provide services and 
interventions to prevent and end family violence, domestic violence, 
and dating violence by--
            ``(1) assisting States and State coalitions in supporting 
        local family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
        programs;
            ``(2) strengthening the capacity of Indian tribes to 
        exercise their sovereign authority to respond to family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence;
            ``(3) providing for technical assistance and training 
        centers relating to family violence, domestic violence, and 
        dating violence;
            ``(4) maintaining a national domestic violence hotline; and
            ``(5) supporting primary and secondary prevention of family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.

``SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title:
            ``(1) Children exposed to family violence, domestic 
        violence, or dating violence.--The term `children exposed to 
        family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence' means 
        the multiple experiences of children living in homes where an 
        adult is using physically violent behavior in a pattern of 
        coercion against an intimate partner. Exposure to domestic 
        violence or dating violence, absent other indicators of abuse 
        or neglect, shall not be construed as child maltreatment.
            ``(2) Dating violence.--The term `dating violence' means 
        any act or pattern of acts of violence, harassment, coercion, 
        forcible detention, kidnapping, or abuse, including any 
        threatened act committed by an adult or minor person who is or 
        has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate 
        nature with the victim, as determined based on the following 
        factors:
                    ``(A) The length of the relationship.
                    ``(B) The type of relationship.
                    ``(C) The frequency of interaction between the 
                persons involved in the relationship.
            ``(3) Domestic violence and family violence.--For the 
        purposes of this chapter, the terms `domestic violence and 
        family violence' means any act or pattern of acts of violence, 
        harassment, coercion, forcible detention, kidnapping, or abuse, 
        including any threatened act, committed by--
                    ``(A) a current or former spouse of the victim;
                    ``(B) a person with whom the victim shares a child 
                in common;
                    ``(C) a person who is cohabitating with or has 
                cohabitated with the victim as a spouse;
                    ``(D) a person similarly situated to a spouse of 
                the victim under the domestic or family violence laws 
                of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies; or
                    ``(E) any other person against an adult or youth 
                victim who is protected from that person's acts under 
                the domestic violence laws of the jurisdiction.
            ``(4) Indian tribe; tribal organization.--The terms `Indian 
        tribe' and `tribal organization' have the meanings given such 
        terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
            ``(5) Personally identifying information; personal 
        information.--The terms `personally identifying information' 
        and `personal information' means individually identifying 
        information for or about an individual including information 
        likely to disclose the location of a victim of family violence, 
        domestic violence or dating violence, regardless of whether the 
        information is encoded, encrypted, hashed, or otherwise 
        protected, including--
                    ``(A) a first and last name;
                    ``(B) a home or other physical address;
                    ``(C) contact information (including a postal, e-
                mail or Internet protocol address, or telephone or 
                facsimile number);
                    ``(D) a Social Security number; and
                    ``(E) any other information, including date of 
                birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious 
                affiliation, that, in combination with any of 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D), would serve to identify 
                any individual.
            ``(6) Racial and ethnic minority group.--The term `racial 
        and ethnic minority group' has the same meaning given such 
        terms in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 300u-6(g)).
            ``(7) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.
            ``(8) Shelter.--The term `shelter' means the provision of 
        temporary refuge and related assistance in compliance with 
        applicable State law (including regulation) governing the 
        provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, 
        and related assistance to victims of family violence or 
        domestic violence, and their dependents.
            ``(9) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, 
        and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, except as 
        otherwise provided.
            ``(10) State domestic violence coalition.--The term `State 
        Domestic Violence Coalition' means a statewide or territory-
        wide nonprofit, nongovernmental domestic violence organization 
        that--
                    ``(A) has a membership that includes a majority of 
                the primary-purpose domestic violence service providers 
                in the State;
                    ``(B) has board membership representative of 
                primary-purpose domestic violence service providers or 
                such service providers and the other representatives of 
                the community in which the services are being provided 
                in the State;
                    ``(C) has as its purpose to provide education, 
                support, and technical assistance to such service 
                providers to enable the providers to establish and 
                maintain shelter and supportive services for victims of 
                domestic violence and their dependents;
                    ``(D) serves as an information clearinghouse, 
                primary point of contact, and resource center on 
                domestic violence for the State and supports the 
                development of polices, protocols, and procedures to 
                enhance domestic violence intervention and prevention 
                in the State; and
                    ``(E) does not operate under the auspice of any 
                government office, private entity, or umbrella 
                organization.
            ``(11) Supportive services.--The term `supportive services' 
        means services for adult and youth victims of family violence, 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and children exposed to 
        family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, that 
        are designed to--
                    ``(A) meet the needs of such victims of family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and 
                their children, for short-term, transitional, or long-
                term safety; or
                    ``(B) provide counseling, advocacy, or assistance 
                for victims in recovery from violence or abuse and 
                their children.
            ``(12) Underserved populations; underserved individuals.--
        The terms `underserved populations' and `underserved 
        individuals' mean--
                    ``(A) adult and youth victims of family violence, 
                domestic violence, and dating violence and their 
                children who face obstacles in accessing and using 
                State and local domestic violence and dating violence 
                services due to factors such as--
                            ``(i) marginalized racial and ethnic 
                        identities;
                            ``(ii) American Indian status;
                            ``(iii) cultural and language barriers;
                            ``(iv) immigration status;
                            ``(v) physical, sensory, or cognitive 
                        disabilities;
                            ``(vi) mental disabilities or other mental 
                        health needs;
                            ``(vii) sexual orientation or gender 
                        identity;
                            ``(viii) age (including both elders and 
                        minors);
                            ``(ix) geographical location; and
                            ``(x) faith or religious practice; and
                    ``(B) other populations determined to be 
                underserved by a State or by the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services Program.
            ``(13) Youth.--The term `youth' means teen and young adult 
        victims of domestic violence or dating violence between the 
        ages of 12 and 24.

``SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this title, except sections 313, 314, 
        and 315, $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 
        2014.
            ``(2) Reservations of funds.--Subject to paragraph (3), 
        from the total amount made available under paragraph (1) for a 
        fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
                    ``(A) not less than 70 percent to carry out section 
                306;
                    ``(B) not less than 10 percent to carry out section 
                309;
                    ``(C) not less than 6.5 percent to carry out 
                section 310;
                    ``(D) not less than 10 percent to carry out section 
                311; and
                    ``(E) not more than 2.5 percent to carry out 
                section 304 and for any other Federal administrative 
                costs related to activities of the Secretary under this 
                title.
            ``(3) Reservations of funds where appropriations equal or 
        exceed $130,000,000.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For a fiscal year for which the 
                amount appropriated under paragraph (1) equals or 
                exceeds $130,000,000, the Secretary shall reserve--
                            ``(i) subject to subparagraph (B), not less 
                        than 68.25 percent to carry out section 306;
                            ``(ii) not less than 10 percent to carry 
                        out section 309;
                            ``(iii) not less than 6.33 percent to carry 
                        out section 310;
                            ``(iv) not less than 9.75 percent to carry 
                        out section 311;
                            ``(v) not less than 2.25 percent to carry 
                        out section 316; and
                            ``(vi) not more than 2.43 percent to carry 
                        out section 304 and for any other Federal 
                        administrative costs related to activities of 
                        the Secretary under this title.
                    ``(B) Special rules.--
                            ``(i) Specialized services for children.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--From any amount 
                                reserved under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
                                Secretary shall reserve 75 percent of 
                                the excess amount to carry out section 
                                306 and the remaining 25 percent shall 
                                be reserved to carry out section 312.
                                    ``(II) Excess amount.--For purposes 
                                of subclause (I), the term `excess 
                                amount' means the amount, if any, by 
                                which the amount reserved under 
                                subparagraph (A)(i) exceeds 
                                $88,725,000.
                            ``(ii) Administration of formula grants.--
                        For a fiscal year for which the amount reserved 
                        under subparagraph (A)(i) exceeds $95,000,000, 
                        the Secretary may reserve not more than 1 
                        percent of the amount reserved under such 
                        subparagraph for administrative costs related 
                        to the provision of grants under section 306, 
                        including the provision of technical assistance 
                        to grantees and subgrantees.
    ``(b) National Domestic Violence Hotline Grant.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 313 $7,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.
    ``(c) Grants for Underserved Populations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 314 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2014.
    ``(d) Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership 
Through Alliances.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out section 315 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

``SEC. 304. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

    ``(a) Authorities.--In order to carry out the provisions of this 
title, the Secretary is authorized to--
            ``(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
        are necessary;
            ``(2) procure, to the extent authorized by section 3109 of 
        title 5, United States Code, such temporary and intermittent 
        services of experts and consultants as are necessary;
            ``(3) make grants to eligible entities or enter into 
        contracts with for-profit or nonprofit, nongovernmental 
        entities and establish reporting requirements for such grantees 
        and contractors;
            ``(4) prescribe such regulations and guidance as are 
        reasonably necessary in order to carry out the objectives and 
        provisions of this title, to ensure accountability and 
        transparency of the actions of grantees, or, as determined by 
        the Secretary, to be reasonably necessary to carry out this 
        title; and
            ``(5) coordinate programs within the Department of Health 
        and Human Services, and seek to coordinate with programs 
        administered by other Federal agencies, that involve or impact 
        efforts to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and 
        dating violence or the provision of assistance for adult and 
        youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
        violence.
    ``(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) select 1 or more employees to carry out the 
        provisions of this title, including carrying out evaluation and 
        monitoring under this title, which employees shall, prior to 
        such appointment, have expertise in the field of family 
        violence, domestic violence, and dating violence prevention and 
        services;
            ``(2) provide for the training of personnel and provide 
        technical assistance in the conduct of programs for the 
        intervention in and prevention of family violence, domestic 
        violence, and dating violence;
            ``(3) provide for and coordinate research into the most 
        effective approaches to the intervention in and prevention of 
        family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, by--
                    ``(A) consulting with experts and program providers 
                within the family violence, domestic violence, and 
                dating violence field to identify gaps in research and 
                knowledge, establish research priorities, and 
                disseminate research findings;
                    ``(B) collecting and reporting data on the 
                provision of family violence, domestic violence, and 
                dating violence services, including assistance and 
                programs supported by Federal funds made available 
                under this title and by other governmental or 
                nongovernmental sources of funds; and
                    ``(C) coordinating family violence, domestic 
                violence, and dating violence research efforts within 
                the Department of Health and Human Services with 
                relevant research administered or carried out by other 
                Federal agencies and other researchers, including 
                research on the provision of assistance for adult and 
                youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, 
                and dating violence; and
            ``(4) support the development and implementation of 
        effective policies, protocols, and programs within the 
        Department and at other Federal agencies that address the 
        safety and support needs of adult and youth victims of family 
        violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
    ``(c) Reports.--Every 2 years, the Secretary shall review and 
evaluate the activities conducted by grantees and subgrantees under 
this title and the effectiveness of the programs administered pursuant 
to this title, and submit a report containing the evaluation to the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 
Such report shall also include a summary of the documentation provided 
to the Secretary through performance reports submitted under section 
306(d). The Secretary shall make publicly available on the Department 
of Health and Human Services website the reports submitted to Congress 
under this subsection, including the summary of the documentation 
provided to the Secretary under section 306(d).

``SEC. 305. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--From the sums made under section 303 to carry 
out section 306 for any fiscal year, each State shall be allotted for a 
grant under section 306(a) $600,000, with the remaining funds to be 
allotted to each State in an amount that bears the same ratio to such 
remaining funds as the population of such State bears to the population 
of all States.
    ``(b) Population.--For the purpose of this section, the population 
of each State, and the total population of all the States, shall be 
determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most recent census data 
available to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall use for such 
purpose, if available, the annual interim current census data produced 
by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section 181 of title 13, 
United States Code.
    ``(c) Ratable Reduction.--If the sums made under section 303 to 
carry out section 306 for any fiscal year are not sufficient to pay in 
full the total amounts that all States are entitled to receive under 
subsection (a) for such fiscal year, then the maximum amounts that all 
States are entitled to receive under subsection (a) for such fiscal 
year shall be ratably reduced. In the event that additional funds 
become available for making such grants for any fiscal year during 
which the preceding sentence is applicable, such reduced amounts shall 
be increased on the same basis as they were reduced.
    ``(d) Reallotment.--If, at the end of the sixth month of any fiscal 
year for which sums are appropriated under section 303, the amount 
allotted to a State has not been made available to such State in a 
grant under section 306(a) because of the failure of such State to meet 
the requirements for such a grant, then the Secretary shall reallot 
such amount to States that meet such requirements.
    ``(e) Continued Availability of Funds.--All funds allotted to a 
State for a fiscal year under this section, made available to such 
State in a grant under section 306(a), and not obligated by the State 
by the end of the third fiscal year shall be made available to the 
Secretary for discretionary activities under section 306. Such funds 
shall remain available for obligation, and for expenditure by a 
recipient of the funds under section 306, for not more than 2 years 
from the beginning of the Federal fiscal year in which the funds were 
appropriated.

``SEC. 306. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.

    ``(a) Formula Grants to States.--The Secretary shall award grants 
to States in order to assist in supporting the establishment, 
maintenance, and expansion of programs and projects to prevent 
incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, 
to provide immediate shelter, supportive services, and access to 
community-based programs for adult and youth victims of family 
violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, 
and to provide specialized services for children and youth exposed to 
family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, underserved 
populations, and victims who are members of racial and ethnic minority 
populations.
    ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--
            ``(1) Administrative costs.--Each State may use not more 
        than 5 percent of the grant funds for State administrative 
        costs.
            ``(2) Subgrants to eligible entities.--A State shall use 
        the remainder of the grant funds to make subgrants to eligible 
        entities for the purposes described in section 308.
    ``(c) Grant Conditions.--
            ``(1) Approved activities.--In carrying out the activities 
        under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with 
        and provide information to Federal, State, local, and tribal 
        public officials and agencies, in accordance with limitations 
        on disclosure of confidential or private information as 
        described in paragraph (5), to develop and implement policies 
        to reduce or eliminate adult and youth family violence, 
        domestic violence, and dating violence.
            ``(2) Discrimination prohibited.--
                    ``(A) Application of civil rights provisions.--For 
                the purpose of applying the prohibitions against 
                discrimination on the basis of age under the Age 
                Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), on 
                the basis of disability under section 504 of the 
                Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), on the 
                basis of sex under title IX of the Education Amendments 
                of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), or on the basis of 
                race, color, or national origin under title VI of the 
                Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), 
                programs and activities funded in whole or in part with 
                funds made available under this title are considered to 
                be programs and activities receiving Federal financial 
                assistance.
                    ``(B) Prohibition on discrimination on basis of 
                sex, religion.--
                            ``(i) In general.--No person shall on the 
                        ground of sex or religion be excluded from 
                        participation in, be denied the benefits of, or 
                        be subject to discrimination under, any program 
                        or activity funded in whole or in part with 
                        funds made available under this title. Nothing 
                        in this title shall require any such program or 
                        activity to include any individual in any 
                        program or activity without taking into 
                        consideration that individual's sex in those 
                        certain instances where sex is a bona fide 
                        occupational qualification or programmatic 
                        factor reasonably necessary to the normal or 
                        safe operation of that particular program or 
                        activity.
                            ``(ii) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall 
                        enforce the provisions of clause (i) in 
                        accordance with section 602 of the Civil Rights 
                        Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1). Section 603 of 
                        such Act (42 U.S.C. 2000d-2) shall apply with 
                        respect to any action taken by the Secretary to 
                        enforce such clause.
                            ``(iii) Construction.--This subparagraph 
                        shall not be construed as affecting any legal 
                        remedy provided under any other provision of 
                        law.
                    ``(C) Enforcement authorities of secretary.--
                Whenever the Secretary finds that a State or other 
                entity that has received financial assistance under 
                this title has failed to comply with a provision of law 
                referred to in subparagraph (A), with subparagraph (B), 
                or with an applicable regulation (including one 
                prescribed to carry out subparagraph (B)), the 
                Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of 
                the State involved and shall request such officer to 
                secure compliance. If, within a reasonable period of 
                time, not to exceed 60 days, the chief executive 
                officer fails or refuses to secure compliance, the 
                Secretary may--
                            ``(i) refer the matter to the Attorney 
                        General with a recommendation that an 
                        appropriate civil action be instituted;
                            ``(ii) exercise the powers and functions 
                        provided by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
                        1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), the Age 
                        Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et 
                        seq.), sections 504 and 505 of the 
                        Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794, 
                        794(a)), or title IX of the Education 
                        Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as 
                        may be applicable; or
                            ``(iii) take such other action as may be 
                        provided by law.
                    ``(D) Enforcement authority of attorney general.--
                When a matter is referred to the Attorney General 
                pursuant to subparagraph (C)(i), or whenever the 
                Attorney General has reason to believe that a State or 
                an entity described in subparagraph (C) is engaged in a 
                pattern or practice in violation of a provision of law 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) or in violation of 
                subparagraph (B), the Attorney General may bring a 
                civil action in any appropriate district court of the 
                United States for such relief as may be appropriate, 
                including injunctive relief.
            ``(3) Income eligibility standards.--No income eligibility 
        standard may be imposed upon individuals with respect to 
        eligibility for assistance or services supported with funds 
        appropriated to carry out this title. No fees may be levied for 
        assistance or services provided with funds appropriated to 
        carry out this title.
            ``(4) Match.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No grant may be made under this 
                section to any entity other than a State or an Indian 
                tribe unless the entity agrees to provide for the 
                following non-Federal matching local share (expressed 
                as a percentage of the total amount of funds provided 
                under this Act to the project involved):
                            ``(i) With respect to an entity operating 
                        an existing program under this Act, not less 
                        than 20 percent.
                            ``(ii) With respect to an entity intending 
                        to operate a new program under this Act, not 
                        less than 35 percent.
                    ``(B) Special rules.--The local share required 
                under this paragraph may be in cash or in-kind. The 
                local share may not include any Federal funds provided 
                under any authority other than this Act.
            ``(5) Nondisclosure of confidential or private 
        information.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In order to ensure the privacy 
                and safety of adult, youth, and child victims of family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and 
                their families, grantees and subgrantees under this 
                title shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of 
                such victims and their families.
                    ``(B) Nondisclosure.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) 
                through (I), grantees and subgrantees shall not--
                            ``(i) disclose, reveal or release any 
                        personally identifying information or 
                        individual information collected in connection 
                        with services requested, utilized, or denied 
                        through grantees' and subgrantees' programs; or
                            ``(ii) disclose, reveal, or release 
                        individual client information regardless of 
                        whether the information is encoded, encrypted, 
                        hashed, or otherwise protected without the 
                        informed, written, reasonably time-limited 
                        authorization and of the person about whom 
                        information is sought, whether for this program 
                        or any other Federal, State, or tribal grant 
                        program.
                    ``(C) Release.--If disclosure, revelation, or 
                release of information described in subparagraph (B) is 
                compelled by statutory or court mandate--
                            ``(i) grantees and subgrantees shall make 
                        reasonable attempts to provide notice to 
                        victims affected by the disclosure of 
                        information; and
                            ``(ii) grantees and subgrantees shall take 
                        steps necessary to protect the privacy and 
                        safety of the persons affected by the 
                        disclosure, revelation, or release of the 
                        information.
                    ``(D) Information sharing.--Grantees and 
                subgrantees may share--
                            ``(i) nonpersonally identifying data in the 
                        aggregate regarding services to their clients 
                        and nonpersonally identifying demographic 
                        information in order to comply with Federal, 
                        State, or tribal reporting, evaluation, or data 
                        collection requirements;
                            ``(ii) court-generated information and law-
                        enforcement generated information contained in 
                        secure, governmental registries for protection 
                        order enforcement purposes; and
                            ``(iii) law enforcement- and prosecution-
                        generated information necessary for law 
                        enforcement and prosecution purposes.
                    ``(E) Minors and persons with guardians.--If a 
                minor or a person with a guardian is permitted by law 
                to receive services without the parent's or guardian's 
                consent, the minor or person with a guardian may 
                release information without additional consent. Under 
                any condition, consent for release of information may 
                not be given by the abuser of the minor, or person with 
                a guardian, or the abuser of the other parent of the 
                minor.
                    ``(F) Oversight.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
                prevent the Secretary from disclosing grant activities 
                authorized in this title to the chairman and ranking 
                members of the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
                exercising congressional oversight authority. In making 
                all such disclosures, the Secretary shall protect the 
                confidentiality of individuals and omit personally 
                identifying information, including location information 
                about individuals and shelters.
                    ``(G) Statutorily permitted reports of abuse or 
                neglect.--Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit a 
                grantee or subgrantee from reporting abuse and neglect, 
                as those terms are defined by law, where mandated by 
                the State or Indian tribe involved.
                    ``(H) Preemption.--Nothing in this paragraph shall 
                be construed to supersede any provision of any Federal, 
                State, tribal, or local law that provides greater 
                protection than this paragraph for victims of family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.
                    ``(I) Confidentiality of location.--The address or 
                location of any shelter facility assisted under this 
                title that otherwise maintains a confidential location 
                shall, except with written authorization of the person 
                or persons responsible for the operation of such 
                shelter, not be made public.
            ``(6) Supplement not supplant.--Federal funds made 
        available to a State under this title shall be used to 
        supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and local 
        public funds expended to provide services and activities that 
        promote the objectives of this title.
            ``(7) Requirements.--Grantees and subgrantees shall meet 
        such requirements as the Secretary reasonably determines are 
        necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this 
        title.
    ``(d) Reports and Evaluation.--Each State grantee shall submit an 
annual performance report to the Secretary at such time as shall be 
reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance report shall 
describe the grantee and subgrantee activities that have been carried 
out with grant funds made available under subsection (a), contain an 
evaluation of the effectiveness of such activities, and provide such 
additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

``SEC. 307. STATE APPLICATION.

    ``(a) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--The chief executive officer of a State 
        seeking funds under section 306(a) shall submit an application 
        to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 
        Secretary may reasonably require.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each such application shall--
                    ``(A) provide documentation that the State has 
                developed or updated a multiyear State plan which 
                includes a current demographic profile and the 
                identification and assessment of unmet needs, including 
                approaches to be used in providing culturally and 
                linguistically appropriate services for racial and 
                ethnic minority groups and other underserved 
                populations;
                    ``(B) provide an annual funding plan which 
                describes how funds will be used to meet the purposes 
                of this Act, including the provision of shelter, 
                supportive services, and prevention and how funds will 
                be used in accordance with subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) provide a description of the procedures that 
                have been developed to ensure compliance with the 
                provisions of sections 306(c) and 308(d);
                    ``(D) provide, with respect to funds provided to a 
                State under section 306(a) for any fiscal year, 
                assurances that--
                            ``(i) not more than 5 percent of such funds 
                        will be used for State administrative costs; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the remaining funds will be 
                        distributed to eligible entities as described 
                        in section 308(a) for approved activities as 
                        described in section 308(b);
                    ``(E) provide an assurance that there will be an 
                equitable distribution of grants and grant funds within 
                the State and between urban and rural areas within such 
                State;
                    ``(F) provide an assurance that the State has and 
                will continue to consult with and provide for the 
                participation of the State Domestic Violence Coalition 
                in the development and implementation of the State plan 
                described in subparagraph (A), as well as other 
                planning, coordination, and monitoring related to the 
                distribution of grants to eligible entities as 
                described in section 308(a) and the administration of 
                the grant programs and projects;
                    ``(G) provide an assurances that the State has and 
                will continue to consult with and provide for the 
                participation of community-based organizations, whose 
                primary purpose is to provide culturally appropriate 
                services for individuals from racial and ethnic 
                minority groups and other underserved populations, in 
                the development and implementation of the State plan 
                described in subparagraph (A), and provide 
                documentation from such organizations describing their 
                participation;
                    ``(H) specify the State agency to be designated as 
                responsible for the administration of programs and 
                activities relating to family violence, domestic 
                violence and dating violence, that are carried out by 
                the State under this title, and for coordination of 
                related programs within the State; and
                    ``(I) meet such requirements as the Secretary 
                reasonably determines are necessary to carry out the 
                objectives and provisions of this title.
    ``(b) Approval of Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve any 
        application that meets the requirements of subsection (a) and 
        section 306. The Secretary shall not disapprove any application 
        under this subsection unless the Secretary gives the applicant 
        reasonable notice of the Secretary's intention to disapprove 
        and a 6-month period providing an opportunity for correction of 
        any deficiencies.
            ``(2) Correction of deficiencies.--The Secretary shall give 
        such notice, within 45 days after the date of submission of the 
        application, if any of the provisions of subsection (a) or 
        section 306 have not been satisfied in such application. If the 
        State does not correct the deficiencies in such application 
        within the 6-month period following the receipt of the 
        Secretary's notice, the Secretary shall reallot such amount to 
        States that meet such requirements.
            ``(3) State domestic violence coalition participation in 
        determinations of compliance.--State Domestic Violence 
        Coalitions shall be permitted to participate in determining 
        whether grantees for corresponding States are in compliance 
        with subsection (a) and section 306, except that no funds made 
        available to a State Domestic Violence Coalition under section 
        311 shall be used to challenge a determination about whether a 
        grantee is in compliance with, or to seek the enforcement of, 
        the requirements of this title.
            ``(4) Failure to report; nonconforming expenditures.--The 
        Secretary shall suspend funding for an approved application if 
        the applicant fails to submit an annual performance report 
        under section 306(d), or if funds are expended for purposes 
        other than those set forth in section 306(b), after following 
        the procedures set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).

``SEC. 308. SUBGRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS.

    ``(a) Subgrants.--A State that receives a grant under section 
306(a) shall use grant funds described in section 306(b)(2) to provide 
subgrants to eligible entities for programs and projects within such 
State, to prevent incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and 
dating violence to provide emergency shelter, culturally competent 
supportive services, or prevention services for adult and youth victims 
of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their 
dependents, in order to prevent future incidents of family violence, 
domestic violence, and dating violence.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds awarded to eligible entities under 
        subsection (a) shall be used to provide shelter or supportive 
        services to adult and youth victims of family violence, 
        domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents, or 
        prevention services, which may include--
                    ``(A) provision, on a regular basis, of emergency 
                shelter and related supportive services to adult and 
                youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
                dating violence, and their dependents, including paying 
                for the operating and administrative expenses of the 
                facilities for such shelter;
                    ``(B) assistance in the development of safety 
                plans, and supporting efforts of adult and youth family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence victims 
                to make decisions related to their ongoing safety and 
                well-being;
                    ``(C) provision of individual and group counseling, 
                peer support groups, and referral to community-based 
                services to assist adult and youth family violence, 
                domestic violence, or dating violence victims, and 
                their dependents, in recovering from the effects of the 
                violence;
                    ``(D) provision of services, training, technical 
                assistance, and outreach to increase awareness of adult 
                and youth family violence, domestic violence, or dating 
                violence and increase the accessibility of family 
                violence, domestic violence, or dating violence 
                services;
                    ``(E) provision of culturally appropriate services 
                in the language, education, and cultural context that 
                is most appropriate for the individuals from racial and 
                ethnic groups and for whom the information and services 
                are intended, and to facilitate access for those who 
                face obstacles to using more traditional services and 
                resources;
                    ``(F) provision of services for children and youth 
                exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or 
                dating violence, including age-appropriate counseling, 
                supportive services, and services for the abused parent 
                that support that parent's role as a caregiver, which 
                may, as appropriate, include services that work with 
                the parent and child together;
                    ``(G) provision of advocacy, case management 
                services, and information and referral services, 
                concerning issues related to adult and youth family 
                violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
                intervention and prevention, including--
                            ``(i) assistance in accessing related 
                        Federal and State financial assistance 
                        programs;
                            ``(ii) legal advocacy to assist adult and 
                        youth victims;
                            ``(iii) medical advocacy, including 
                        provision of referrals for appropriate health 
                        care services (including mental health, 
                        alcohol, and drug abuse treatment), but which 
                        shall not include reimbursement for any health 
                        care services;
                            ``(iv) assistance locating and securing 
                        safe and affordable permanent housing and 
                        homelessness prevention services;
                            ``(v) provision of transportation, child 
                        care, respite care, job training and employment 
                        services, economic advocacy including financial 
                        literacy education and services, financial 
                        planning and related economic empowerment 
                        services, and language assistance, including 
                        translation or written materials, telephonic 
                        and in-person interpreter services to adult and 
                        youth victims with limited English proficiency 
                        or those who are deaf or hard of hearing; and
                            ``(vi) parenting and other educational 
                        services for adult and youth victims and their 
                        dependents;
                    ``(H) prevention services, including outreach to 
                underserved populations, public education campaigns, 
                and other prevention programs for children and youth; 
                and
                    ``(I) partnerships that enhance the design and 
                delivery of services to adult and youth victims and 
                their dependents.
            ``(2) Shelter and supportive services.--Not less than 70 
        percent of the funds distributed by a State under subsection 
        (a) shall be distributed to entities whose primary purpose is 
        to provide emergency shelter and supportive services to adult 
        and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or 
        dating violence, and their dependents, as described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) for the provision of such shelter and 
        services. Not less than 25 percent of the funds distributed by 
        a State under subsection (a) shall be distributed for the 
        purpose of providing supportive services or prevention services 
        as described in subparagraphs (B) through (H) of paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a subgrant from 
a State under this section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a nonprofit private organization (including faith-
        based and charitable organizations, community-based 
        organizations, tribal organizations, voluntary organizations, 
        or a local public agency), that assists victims of family 
        violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their 
        dependents, and has a documented history of effective work 
        concerning family violence, domestic violence, and dating 
        violence; or
            ``(2) an organization whose primary purpose is to provide 
        culturally appropriate services to racial and ethnic minority 
        groups or other underserved populations and is in partnership 
        with an organization described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Subgrant Conditions.--
            ``(1) Direct payments to victims or dependants.--No funds 
        provided through subgrants made under this section may be used 
        as direct payment to any victim of family violence, domestic 
        violence, or dating violence, or to any dependent of such 
        victim.
            ``(2) Voluntarily accepted services.--Receipt of supportive 
        services under this title shall be voluntary. Receipt of the 
        benefits of the emergency shelter described in subsection 
        (b)(1)(A) shall not be conditioned upon the participation by 
        the adult or youth victims, or their dependents, of any or all 
        of the supportive services offered under this title.

``SEC. 309. GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
tribal governments pursuant to Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 450 
note) and in accordance with section 903 of the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14045d), shall continue to award grants for Indian tribes on a formula 
basis from amounts made available under section 303 to carry out this 
section.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be an Indian tribe, or a tribal 
organization or tribal nonprofit private organization authorized by an 
Indian tribe. An Indian tribe shall have the option to authorize a 
tribal organization or a nonprofit private organization to submit an 
application and administer the grant funds awarded under this section.
    ``(c) Conditions.--Each recipient of such a grant shall comply with 
requirements that are consistent with the requirements applicable to 
grantees under section 306(c)(5) and requirements determined by the 
Secretary to be appropriate to the unique circumstances of Indian 
Tribes.
    ``(d) Grantee Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary determines to be essential to carry out the objectives and 
provisions of this title. The application process under this section 
shall be streamlined to increase accessibility of available funds to 
Indian tribes. No entity eligible to submit an application under 
subsection (b) shall be prohibited from making an application during 
any fiscal year for which funds are available because such an entity 
has not previously applied or received funding under this section.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--An amount provided under a grant to an 
eligible entity shall be used for the operation of a domestic violence 
shelter, for projects designed to prevent domestic violence, or to 
provide immediate shelter or supportive services for victims of 
domestic violence and their dependents.
    ``(f) Continued Availability of Funds.--Funds under this section 
shall remain available until expended and in the event that funds 
allocated under subparagraph (a) are deobligated from a grantee, such 
funds shall be reallocated as part of the tribal formula grant program 
in the subsequent fiscal year.

``SEC. 310. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 
              ASSISTANCE CENTERS.

    ``(a) Purpose and Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
        resource information, training, and technical assistance 
        relating to the objectives of this title to improve the 
        capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, 
        and communities to prevent domestic violence and to provide 
        effective intervention services.
            ``(2) Grants authorized.--From the amount reserved under 
        section 303 to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary--
                    ``(A) shall award grants to eligible entities for 
                the establishment and maintenance of 2 national 
                resource centers (as provided for in subsection 
                (b)(1)), and special issue resource centers addressing 
                key areas of domestic violence intervention and 
                prevention (as provided for in subsection (b)(2)); and
                    ``(B) may award grants to support training and 
                technical assistance that address emerging issues 
                related to domestic violence and dating violence.
    ``(b) Domestic Violence Resource Centers.--
            ``(1) National resource centers.--In accordance with 
        subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
        entities for--
                    ``(A) a National Resource Center on Domestic 
                Violence, which shall--
                            ``(i) offer a comprehensive array of 
                        technical assistance and training resources to 
                        Federal, State, and local governmental 
                        agencies, domestic violence service providers, 
                        community-based organizations, and other 
                        professionals and interested parties, related 
                        to domestic violence service programs and 
                        research, including programs and research 
                        related to victims and their dependents; and
                            ``(ii) maintain a central resource library 
                        in order to collect, prepare, analyze, and 
                        disseminate information and statistics related 
                        to--
                                    ``(I) the incidence and prevention 
                                of family violence, domestic violence, 
                                and dating violence; and
                                    ``(II) the provision of shelter, 
                                supportive services, and prevention 
                                services to adult and youth victims of 
                                domestic violence (including services 
                                to prevent repeated incidents of 
                                violence); and
                    ``(B) a National Indian Resource Center Addressing 
                Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women, which 
                shall--
                            ``(i) offer a comprehensive array of 
                        technical assistance and training resources to 
                        Indian tribes and tribal organizations, 
                        specifically designed to enhance the capacity 
                        of the tribes and organizations to respond to 
                        domestic violence and the findings of section 
                        901 of the Violence Against Women and 
                        Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
                        2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note); and
                            ``(ii) enhance the intervention and 
                        prevention efforts of Indian tribes and tribal 
                        organizations to respond to domestic violence 
                        and increase the safety of Indian women in 
                        support of the purposes of section 902 of the 
                        Violence Against Women and Department of 
                        Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
                        3796gg-10 note).
            ``(2) Special issue resource centers.--In accordance with 
        subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall award grants to eligible 
        entities for special issue resource centers, which shall 
        provide information, training, and technical assistance to 
        State and local domestic violence service providers, and shall 
        specialize in at least 1 of the following areas of domestic 
        violence service, prevention, or law:
                    ``(A) The response of the criminal and civil 
                justice systems to domestic violence victims, which may 
                include the response to the use of the self-defense 
                plea by domestic violence victims and the issuance and 
                use of protective orders.
                    ``(B) The response of child protective service 
                agencies to victims of domestic violence and their 
                dependents and child custody issues in domestic 
                violence cases.
                    ``(C) The response of the interdisciplinary health 
                care system to victims of domestic violence and access 
                to health care resources for victims of domestic 
                violence.
                    ``(D) The response of mental health systems, 
                domestic violence service programs, and other related 
                systems and programs to victims of domestic violence 
                and their children who are exposed to domestic 
                violence, or to victims of domestic violence with 
                mental illness.
                    ``(E) In the case of 3 specific resource centers, 
                the response of domestic violence service providers to 
                victims of domestic violence who are members of racial 
                and ethnic minority groups, to enhance the cultural and 
                linguistic relevancy of service delivery, resource 
                utilization, policy, research, technical assistance, 
                community education, and prevention initiatives.
    ``(c) Training and Technical Assistance on Emerging Issues.--Under 
subsection (a)(2)(B), the Secretary may award grants to support 
training and technical assistance that respond to emerging issues in 
the field of domestic violence that the Secretary may identify in 
consultation with representatives from community-based domestic 
violence service providers, State Domestic Violence Coalitions, 
national domestic violence organizations, and culturally specific 
services, including the provision of training and technical assistance 
on the complex issues addressing emerging immigrant communities and 
providing cross-cultural leadership development and training.
    ``(d) Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        subsection (b)(1)(A) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
        subsection (b)(2) and subsection (c), an entity shall be a 
        private nonprofit organization that focuses primarily on 
        domestic violence or is a public or private nonprofit education 
        institution that has a domestic violence institute, center, or 
        programs related to culturally specific issues in domestic 
        violence and that--
                    ``(A) provides documentation to the Secretary 
                demonstrating experience working directly on issues of 
                domestic violence, and (in the case of an entity 
                seeking a grant under subsection (b)(2)) demonstrating 
                experience working directly in the corresponding 
                specific special issue area described in subsection 
                (b)(2);
                    ``(B) includes on the entity's advisory board 
                representatives who are from domestic violence service 
                programs and who are geographically and culturally 
                diverse;
                    ``(C) demonstrates the strong support of domestic 
                violence service programs from across the Nation for 
                the entity's designation as a national resource center 
                or a special issue resource center, as appropriate; and
                    ``(D) demonstrates the capacity to act as a 
                nationwide resource center.
            ``(2) National indian resource center.--To be eligible to 
        receive a grant under subsection (b)(1)(B), an entity shall be 
        a private nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that focuses 
        primarily on issues of domestic violence within Indian tribes 
        and that submits documentation to the Secretary demonstrating--
                    ``(A) experience working with Indian tribes and 
                tribal organizations to respond to domestic violence 
                and the findings of section 901 of the Violence Against 
                Women Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
                (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note);
                    ``(B) experience providing Indian tribes with 
                assistance in developing tribally-based prevention and 
                intervention services addressing domestic violence and 
                safety for Indian women consistent with the purposes of 
                section 902 of the Violence Against Women and 
                Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
                U.S.C. 3796gg-10 note);
                    ``(C) strong support for the entity's designation 
                as the National Indian Resource Center Addressing 
                Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women from 
                advocates working within Indian tribes to address 
                domestic violence and the safety of Indian women; and
                    ``(D) a record of demonstrated effectiveness in 
                assisting Indian tribes with prevention and 
                intervention services addressing domestic violence.
            ``(3) Special issue resource centers concerned with racial 
        and ethnic minority groups.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
        under subsection (b)(2)(E), an entity shall be an entity that--
                    ``(A) is a private nonprofit organization that 
                focuses primarily on issues of domestic violence in a 
                racial or ethnic community, or is a public or private 
                nonprofit educational institution that has a domestic 
                violence institute, center, or program related to 
                culturally specific issues in domestic violence; and
                    ``(B)(i) has documented experience in the areas of 
                domestic violence prevention and services, and 
                experience relevant to the specific racial or ethnic 
                population to which information, training, technical 
                assistance, and outreach would be provided under the 
                grant;
                    ``(ii) demonstrates the strong support of advocates 
                from across the Nation who are working to address 
                domestic violence;
                    ``(iii) has a record of demonstrated effectiveness 
                in enhancing the cultural and linguistic relevancy of 
                service delivery;
                    ``(iv) has an advisory board or steering committee 
                and staffing that are reflective of the targeted 
                community; and
                    ``(v) demonstrates the capacity to act as a 
                nationwide resource center.
    ``(e) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary 
annually and in such manner as shall be reasonably required by the 
Secretary. Such performance report shall describe the activities that 
have been carried out with such grant funds, contain an evaluation of 
the effectiveness of the activities, and provide such additional 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.

``SEC. 311. GRANTS TO STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS.

    ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants for the funding of 
State Domestic Violence Coalitions.
    ``(b) Allotment of Funds.--From the amount reserved under section 
303 to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
allot to each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands an 
amount equal to \1/56\ of the total reserved amount.
    ``(c) Application.--Each coalition desiring a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
determines to be essential to carry out the objectives of this section. 
Only one State Domestic Violence Coalition, as defined in 302(10), may 
be selected from each State. The application submitted by the coalition 
for the grant shall provide documentation of the coalition's work, 
satisfactory to the Secretary, demonstrating that the coalition--
            ``(1) meets all of the applicable requirements set forth in 
        this title; and
            ``(2) demonstrates the ability to appropriately conduct all 
        activities described in this section, as indicated by--
                    ``(A) documented experience in administering 
                Federal grants to conduct the activities described in 
                subsection (d); or
                    ``(B) a documented history of active participation 
                in the activities described in paragraphs (1), (3), 
                (4), and (5) of subsection (d) and a demonstrated 
                capacity to conduct the activities described in 
                subsection (d)(2).
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--A coalition that receives a grant under this 
section shall use the grant funds for administration and operations to 
further the purposes of domestic violence intervention and prevention, 
through activities that--
            ``(1) shall include working with local domestic violence 
        service programs and providers of direct services to encourage 
        appropriate and comprehensive responses to domestic violence 
        against adults or youth within the State involved, including 
        providing training and technical assistance and conducting 
        State needs assessments;
            ``(2) shall include participating in planning and 
        monitoring the distribution of subgrants and subgrant funds 
        within the State under section 308(a);
            ``(3) shall include working in collaboration with service 
        providers and community-based organizations to address the 
        needs of adult and youth domestic violence and dating violence 
        victims, and their dependents, who are members of racial and 
        ethnic minority populations and underserved populations;
            ``(4) may include collaborating with and providing 
        information to entities in such fields as housing, health care, 
        mental health, social welfare, or business to support the 
        development and implementation of effective policies, 
        protocols, and programs that address the safety and support 
        needs of adult and youth victims of domestic violence;
            ``(5) may include working with judicial and law enforcement 
        agencies to encourage appropriate responses to cases of 
        domestic violence against adults or youth;
            ``(6) may include working with family law judges, criminal 
        court judges, child protective service agencies, and children's 
        advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and 
        visitation issues in cases of child exposure to domestic 
        violence and in cases in which both domestic violence and child 
        abuse are present; and
            ``(7) may include designing and conducting public education 
        campaigns regarding domestic violence against adults and youth, 
        that may provide information to the public about prevention of 
        domestic violence, including information targeted to 
        underserved populations.
    ``(e) Prohibition on Lobbying.--No funds made available to entities 
under this section shall be used, directly or indirectly, to influence 
the issuance, amendment, or revocation of any executive order or 
similar promulgation by any Federal, State, or local agency, or to 
undertake to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation by 
Congress, or by any State or local legislative body, or State proposals 
by initiative petition, except that the representatives of the entity 
may testify or make other appropriate communication--
            ``(1) when formally requested to do so by a legislative 
        body, a committee, or a member of the body or committee; or
            ``(2) in connection with legislation or appropriations 
        directly affecting the activities of the entity.
    ``(f) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.
    ``(g) Indian Representatives.--For purposes of this section, a 
State Domestic Violence Coalition may include representatives of Indian 
tribes and tribal organizations.

``SEC. 312. SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Program.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
        program to expand the capacity of family violence, domestic 
        violence, and dating violence service programs and community-
        based programs to prevent future domestic and dating violence 
        by addressing the needs of children and youth exposed to 
        domestic violence.
            ``(2) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to eligible 
        entities through the program established under paragraph (1) 
        for periods of not more than 3 years. If the Secretary 
        determines that an entity has received such a grant and been 
        successful in meeting the objectives of the grant application 
        submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary may renew the 
        grant for 1 additional period of not more than 3 years.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall be a local or domestic violence or dating 
violence service provider or community-based organization with a 
demonstrated record of serving victims of domestic violence and dating 
violence and their children.
    ``(c) Application.--An entity seeking a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably 
require, including--
            ``(1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the 
        safety of, and confidentiality of information about, adult and 
        youth victims of domestic violence and their children;
            ``(2) a description of how the entity will provide 
        developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and 
        linguistically and culturally appropriate services, to the 
        victims and children; and
            ``(3) a description of how the entity will ensure that 
        professionals working with the children receive the training 
        and technical assistance appropriate and relevant to the unique 
        needs of children exposed to domestic violence and address the 
        safety of the non-abusing parent, and support the parent or 
        caretaker's ongoing caregiving capacity.
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--An entity that receives a grant under this 
section for a family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence 
service or community-based program described in subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall use the funds made available through the 
        grant--
                    ``(A) to provide direct counseling, appropriate 
                services, or advocacy on behalf of victims of domestic 
                violence and their children, including coordinating 
                services with services provided by the child welfare 
                system or local law enforcement agencies;
                    ``(B) to provide services for abused parents to 
                support those parents' roles as caregivers and their 
                roles in responding to the social, emotional, and 
                developmental needs of their children; and
                    ``(C) where appropriate, to provide the services 
                described in this subsection while working with such an 
                abused parent and child together; and
            ``(2) may use the funds made available through the grant--
                    ``(A) to provide early childhood development and 
                mental health services;
                    ``(B) to coordinate activities with and provide 
                technical assistance to community-based organizations 
                serving victims of domestic violence or children 
                exposed to domestic violence;
                    ``(C) to provide services including advocacy 
                efforts on behalf of victims of domestic violence and 
                dating violence and their minor children with respect 
                to issues related directly to domestic violence or 
                dating violence, including advocacy with the child 
                welfare system; and
                    ``(D) to provide additional services and referrals 
                to services for children, including child care, 
                transportation, educational support, respite care, 
                supervised visitation, legal services or other 
                necessary services.
    ``(e) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 313. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE GRANT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary--
            ``(1) shall award a grant to a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
        entity to provide for the establishment and operation of a 24-
        hour national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide 
        information and assistance to adults and youth victims of 
        domestic violence and dating violence, family and household 
        members of such victims, and those collaterally affected by the 
        victimization; and
            ``(2) may award a grant to a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
        entity to provide for the establishment and operation of a 24-
        hour national, toll-free helpline providing specialized 
        information and assistance to youth victims of domestic 
        violence and dating violence, family and household members of 
        such victims, and those collaterally affected by the 
        victimization.
    ``(b) Term.--The Secretary shall award grants under this section 
for a period of not more than 5 years.
    ``(c) Annual Approval.--The provision of payments under a grant 
awarded under this section shall be subject to annual approval by the 
Secretary and subject to the availability of appropriations for each 
fiscal year to make the payments.
    ``(d) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary that 
shall--
            ``(1) contain such agreements, assurances, and information, 
        be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the 
        Secretary shall prescribe;
            ``(2) demonstrate that the applicant has the technological 
        capacity to respond to the projected national hotline call or 
        electronic communication volume;
            ``(3) include a complete description of the applicant's 
        plan for the operation of a national domestic violence and 
        dating violence hotline or youth helpline, including 
        descriptions of--
                    ``(A) the hiring criteria and qualifications for 
                personnel;
                    ``(B) the training program for personnel, including 
                technology training to ensure that all persons 
                affiliated are able to effectively operate any 
                technological systems;
                    ``(C) the methods for the creation, maintenance, 
                and updating of a comprehensive resource database;
                    ``(D) a plan for publicizing the availability of 
                services to adults, youth, racial and ethnic 
                minorities, underserved populations, American Indians, 
                Alaska Native, older individuals, and individuals with 
                disabilities and impairments;
                    ``(E) a plan for providing hotline services to 
                users with limited English proficiency; including 
                service through personnel who speak languages other 
                than English;
                    ``(F) a plan for facilitating access to services by 
                persons with hearing impairments;
                    ``(G) a comprehensive disaster preparedness and 
                recovery plan; and
                    ``(H) a comprehensive privacy and confidentiality 
                policy that includes provisions for nondisclosure of 
                any personally identifying information or individual 
                information collected or received in connection with 
                services requested, utilized, or denied through such 
                grantee's program, including provisions that protect 
                personally identifying information or individual 
                information that may be collected, received, or 
                maintained in any form, including electronically;
            ``(4) demonstrate the ability to safely and securely 
        provide information and referrals for callers and electronic 
        communicators, directly connect hotline callers to service 
        providers, and appropriately link electronic communicators to 
        service providers;
            ``(5) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to 
        the provision of services to youth, racial and ethnic 
        minorities, underserved populations, American Indians, Alaska 
        Natives, older individuals, and individuals with disabilities 
        and impairments;
            ``(6) demonstrate that the applicant has recognized 
        expertise in the area of domestic violence and dating violence 
        and a record of high quality service to victims of domestic 
        violence and dating violence and--
                    ``(A) in an application to provide national hotline 
                services under subsection (a)(1)--
                            ``(i) demonstrate that the applicant has 
                        the capacity to effectively operate a 24-hour 
                        national, toll-free hotline that principally 
                        serves victims of domestic violence and dating 
                        violence;
                            ``(ii) demonstrate that the primary purpose 
                        of the applicant is to provide services to 
                        victims of domestic violence and dating 
                        violence or demonstrate a significant 
                        collaboration with a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
                        entity, the primary purpose of which is to 
                        provide services to victims of domestic 
                        violence or dating violence;
                            ``(iii) demonstrate meaningful 
                        collaboration in developing the application 
                        with service providers, including coalitions, 
                        with specialized expertise in serving youth, 
                        racial and ethnic minorities, underserved 
                        populations, American Indians, Alaska Natives, 
                        older individuals, and individuals with 
                        disabilities and impairments; and
                            ``(iv) demonstrate support from domestic 
                        violence and dating violence advocacy groups, 
                        community-based service providers, and State or 
                        tribal coalitions; or
                    ``(B) in an application to provide national youth 
                helpline services under subsection (a)(2)--
                            ``(i) demonstrate that the applicant has 
                        the capacity to use innovative technological 
                        approaches and methods of communication to 
                        effectively operate a 24-hour national, toll-
                        free youth helpline that principally serves 
                        youth victims of domestic violence and dating 
                        violence;
                            ``(ii) demonstrate that the primary purpose 
                        of the applicant is to provide services to 
                        youth victims of domestic violence and dating 
                        violence or demonstrate significant 
                        collaboration with a nonprofit, nongovernmental 
                        entity, the primary purpose of which is to 
                        provide services to youth victims of domestic 
                        violence or dating violence;
                            ``(iii) demonstrate meaningful 
                        collaboration in developing the application 
                        with service providers, including coalitions, 
                        with specialized expertise in serving youth 
                        from racial and ethnic minorities, underserved 
                        populations, American Indian tribes, and Alaska 
                        Native Villages; and
                            ``(iv) demonstrate that the applicant has 
                        support from various dating violence advocacy 
                        groups, community-based youth service 
                        providers, and state or tribal coalitions;
            ``(7) demonstrate that the applicant complies with 
        nondisclosure requirements as described in section 306(c)(5);
            ``(8) demonstrate a plan for developing and following 
        comprehensive quality assurance practices; and
            ``(9) contain such other information as the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(e) Hotline and Helpline Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
        subsection (a)(1) shall use funds made available through the 
        grant to establish and operate a 24-hour national, toll-free 
        telephone hotline to provide information and assistance to 
        adult and youth victims of domestic violence and dating 
        violence. An entity that receives a grant under subsection 
        (a)(2) shall use funds made available through the grant to 
        establish and operate a 24-hour national, toll-free helpline 
        providing specialized information and assistance to youth 
        victims of domestic violence and dating violence through the 
        use of innovative approaches and methods of communication that 
        effectively outreach to the particular interests and 
        perspectives of youth victims of domestic violence and dating 
        violence.
            ``(2) Required and authorized activities.--In operating the 
        hotline or youth helpline, the entity--
                    ``(A) shall contract with a carrier for the use of 
                a toll-free telephone line and an internet service 
                provider that provides the capability to communicate 
                electronically, through text messaging, internet chat 
                or other innovative and appropriate methods of 
                communication while demonstrating due diligence to 
                assess and address the confidentiality and safety of 
                users;
                    ``(B) shall employ, train (including technology 
                training), and supervise personnel to respond to 
                incoming requests for services, provide crisis 
                intervention, advocacy, and referral services on a 24-
                hour-a-day basis, and directly connect hotline callers 
                to service providers or appropriately link electronic 
                communicators to service providers;
                    ``(C) shall assemble and maintain a current and 
                comprehensive database of information relating to 
                services for adult and youth victims of domestic 
                violence and dating violence to which users may be 
                referred throughout the States, American Indian Tribes 
                and Alaska Native Villages, including information on 
                the availability of services for adult and youth 
                victims of domestic violence and dating violence;
                    ``(D) shall provide assistance and referrals to 
                ethnic and racial minorities, persons with limited 
                English proficiency, individuals in underserved 
                populations, American Indian Tribes, Alaska Native 
                Villages, older individuals, and individuals with 
                disabilities and impairments, and shall maintain a 
                current resource database of specialized programs whose 
                primary purpose is providing competent services to 
                individuals from these populations;
                    ``(E) shall publicize available services to 
                potential users throughout the States, including Tribal 
                communities and Alaska Native Villages;
                    ``(F) may provide appropriate assistance and 
                referrals for family and household members of adult and 
                youth victims of domestic violence or dating violence 
                and those collaterally affected by the victimization;
                    ``(G) at the discretion of the hotline or helpline 
                operator, may provide assistance or referrals to self-
                identified adult and youth perpetrators of domestic 
                violence and dating violence, but shall not be required 
                to provide assistance or referrals in any circumstance 
                where the hotline or helpline operator suspects the 
                safety of a victim may be endangered; and
                    ``(H) may collect and disseminate non-personally 
                identifying data about demographics, trends, unmet 
                needs, and other issues gathered from users in 
                compliance with section 306(c)(5).
    ``(f) Reports and Evaluation.--Entities receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe the activities that have been carried out with 
such grant funds, contain an evaluation of the effectiveness of such 
activities, and provide such additional information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require.

``SEC. 314. GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to provide for 
the awarding of grants to assist communities in mobilizing and 
organizing resources in support of effective and sustainable programs 
that will address domestic violence and dating violence experienced by 
adult and youth underserved populations, including racial and ethnic 
minority individuals.
    ``(b) Authority To Award Grants.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, shall award planning, 
implementation, and evaluation grants to eligible entities to assist in 
developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally and linguistically 
appropriate, community-driven strategies to address domestic violence 
and dating violence.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) represent a collaboration--
                    ``(A) whose principal purpose is to develop and 
                implement interventions and prevention strategies to 
                address domestic violence and dating violence in a 
                targeted underserved population in the community served 
                by the collaboration; and
                    ``(B) that includes--
                            ``(i) at least 3 members selected among--
                                    ``(I) at least one member from a 
                                community-based organization with a 
                                proven record of serving and 
                                representing the targeted underserved 
                                population in the community;
                                    ``(II) at least one member from a 
                                local victim services program;
                                    ``(III) Indian tribes, American 
                                Indian, Alaska Native tribal nonprofit 
                                organizations, or national American 
                                Indian organizations;
                                    ``(IV) community health centers; 
                                and
                                    ``(V) nonprofit, nongovernmental 
                                legal services programs that provide 
                                specialized services for domestic 
                                violence and dating violence victims; 
                                and
            ``(2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, 
        in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require, which shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the targeted underserved 
                population in the community to be served under the 
                grant;
                    ``(B) a description of at least one access barrier 
                that exists in the underserved targeted population, 
                such as lack of--
                            ``(i) awareness of domestic violence and 
                        dating violence issues or dynamics;
                            ``(ii) access to or awareness of domestic 
                        violence and dating violence services and 
                        responses; or
                            ``(iii) linguistically or culturally 
                        appropriate domestic violence and dating 
                        violence services;
                    ``(C) documentation that procedures have been 
                developed to ensure the grantees and subgrantees' 
                compliance with all grant conditions as described in 
                section 302(c); and
                    ``(D) a demonstration of a proven record of 
                accomplishment of the collaboration members in serving 
                and working with the targeted community, or a written 
                commitment to developing such competence.
    ``(d) Planning Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award one-time 
        grants to eligible entities described in subsection (c) to 
        support the planning and development of culturally and 
        linguistically appropriate programs that utilize community-
        driven intervention and prevention strategies that address the 
        barriers to domestic violence and dating violence services, 
        raise awareness of domestic violence and dating violence and 
        promote community engagement in the prevention of domestic 
        violence and dating violence within the targeted underserved 
        population in the community to be served under the grant. Such 
        grants may be used to--
                    ``(A) expand the collaboration that is represented 
                by the eligible entity through the identification of 
                additional partners, particularly among the targeted 
                community, and establish linkages with national, State, 
                tribal, or local public and private partners which may 
                include community health workers, advocacy, and policy 
                organizations;
                    ``(B) establish community working groups;
                    ``(C) conduct a needs assessment of the community 
                and targeted adult and youth underserved population to 
                determine what the barriers are to access and the 
                factors contributing to the barriers, using input from 
                the targeted community;
                    ``(D) participate in workshops sponsored by the 
                Family Violence Prevention and Services Program for 
                technical assistance, evaluation, and other 
                programmatic issues;
                    ``(E) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under 
                this subsection to procure technical assistance from a 
                list of providers approved by the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services Program;
                    ``(F) identify promising intervention and 
                prevention strategies;
                    ``(G) develop a plan with the input of the targeted 
                community that includes strategies for--
                            ``(i) implementing intervention and 
                        prevention strategies that have the greatest 
                        potential for addressing the barriers to 
                        accessing services, raising awareness of 
                        domestic violence and dating violence, and 
                        promoting community engagement in the 
                        prevention of domestic violence and dating 
                        violence within the targeted racial or ethnic 
                        or other underserved population;
                            ``(ii) identifying other sources of revenue 
                        and integrating current and proposed funding 
                        sources to ensure long-term sustainability of 
                        the program; and
                            ``(iii) evaluating the program, including 
                        collecting data and measuring progress toward 
                        addressing domestic violence and dating 
                        violence or raising awareness of domestic 
                        violence and dating violence in the targeted 
                        racial or ethnic or other adult and youth 
                        underserved population; and
                    ``(H) conduct an evaluation of the planning and 
                development activities.
            ``(2) Duration.--The period during which payments may be 
        made under a grant under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 24 
        months, except where the Secretary determines that 
        extraordinary circumstances exist.
    ``(e) Implementation Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
        eligible entities that have received a planning grant under 
        subsection (d) to enable such entities to--
                    ``(A) implement a plan including intervention 
                services or prevention strategies to address the 
                identified barrier or awareness issue or initiate the 
                community engagement strategy for the targeted adult 
                and youth underserved population, in an effective and 
                timely manner;
                    ``(B) collect data appropriate for monitoring and 
                evaluating the program carried out under the grant;
                    ``(C) analyze and interpret data, or collaborate 
                with academic or other appropriate institutions, for 
                such analysis and collection;
                    ``(D) participate in conferences and workshops for 
                the purpose of informing and educating others regarding 
                the experiences and lessons learned from the project;
                    ``(E) collaborate with appropriate partners to 
                publish the results of the project for the benefit of 
                other domestic violence and dating violence programs;
                    ``(F) establish mechanisms with other public or 
                private groups to maintain financial support for the 
                program after the grant terminates;
                    ``(G) develop policy initiatives for systems change 
                to address the barriers or awareness issue;
                    ``(H) maintain relationships with local partners 
                and continue to develop new relationships with national 
                and State partners;
                    ``(I) evaluate the implementation of the planned 
                activities above; and
                    ``(J) use up to 5 percent of funds awarded under 
                this subsection to procure technical assistance from a 
                list of providers approved by the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services Program.
            ``(2) Duration.--The period during which payments may be 
        made under a grant under paragraph (1) shall not exceed 5 years 
        with an extension up to 10 years total. Such payments shall be 
        subject to annual approval by the Secretary and to the 
        availability of appropriations for the fiscal year involved.
    ``(f) Evaluation Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award grants to 
        eligible entities that have received an implementation grant 
        under subsection (e) that require additional assistance for the 
        purpose of rigorous data analysis, program evaluation 
        (including process and outcome measures), or dissemination of 
        findings.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) entities that in previous funding cycles--
                            ``(i) have received a planning grant under 
                        subsection (d); or
                            ``(ii) implemented activities of the type 
                        described in subsection (c)(1); and
                    ``(B) entities that incorporate best practices or 
                build on successful models in their action plan, 
                including the use of community advocates.
    ``(g) Sustainability.--The Secretary shall give priority to an 
eligible entity under this section if the entity agrees that, with 
respect to the costs to be incurred by the entity in carrying out the 
activities for which the grant was awarded, the entity (and each of the 
participating partners in the collaboration represented by the entity) 
will maintain its expenditures of non-Federal funds for such activities 
at a level that is not less than the level of such expenditure during 
the fiscal year immediately preceding the first fiscal year for which 
the grant is awarded.
    ``(h) Nonsupplantation.--Federal funds shall be used to supplement 
and not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds expended 
to provide services and activities that promote the purposes of this 
title.
    ``(i) Technical Assistance, Evaluation and Monitoring.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section--
                    ``(A) up to 5 percent of the funds made available 
                under section 303(c) for each fiscal year may be used 
                by the Secretary for evaluation, monitoring and other 
                administrative costs under this section; and
                    ``(B) up to 3 percent of the funds made available 
                under section 303(c) for each fiscal year may be used 
                by the Secretary for technical assistance.
            ``(2) Technical assistance provided by grantees.--The 
        Secretary shall enable grantees to share best practices, 
        evaluation results, and reports using the Internet, 
        conferences, and other pertinent information regarding the 
        projects funded by this section, including the outreach efforts 
        of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program.
            ``(3) Reports and evaluation.--Each entity receiving funds 
        under this section shall file a performance report at such 
        times as requested by the Secretary describing the activities 
        that have been carried out with such grant funds and providing 
        such additional information as the Secretary may require.
    ``(j) Administrative Burdens.--The Secretary shall make every 
effort to minimize duplicative or unnecessary administrative burdens on 
the grantees.

``SEC. 315. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ENHANCEMENT AND LEADERSHIP 
              THROUGH ALLIANCES (DELTA).

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide grants to statewide 
nonprofit organizations to establish and operate projects to engage in 
primary prevention of domestic violence and dating violence including 
violence committed by and against youth, using a coordinated community 
response model and through prevention and education programs.
    ``(b) Term.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide a grant or 
        enter into a cooperative agreement under this section for a 
        period of not more than 5 fiscal years.
            ``(2) Continuation of successful programs.--For grants that 
        are identified under this section and that are deemed by the 
        Secretary to be successful in meeting the objectives of the 
        initial grant solicitation, the Secretary may extend the 
        duration of those grants for up to 5 additional years beyond 
        their scheduled expiration without the requirement for a 
        recompetition. The Secretary may extend such grants for an 
        additional 5 years following a second review in accordance with 
        subsection (c), and the determination by the Secretary that the 
        objectives of the grant are being achieved. Grants awarded 
        before fiscal year 2009 may be extended further at the 
        discretion of the Secretary.
    ``(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity shall be a State Domestic Violence Coalition.
    ``(d) Applications.--An organization that desires to receive a 
grant under this section shall--
            ``(1) submit to the Secretary an application, in such form 
        and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, that 
        demonstrates the capacity of the applicant and partnering local 
        domestic violence service providers and community-based 
        organizations to undertake the project and contains such other 
        information, agreements, and assurances as the Secretary may 
        require;
            ``(2) demonstrate that applicants have experience in 
        providing, or the capacity to provide, prevention focused 
        training and technical assistance;
            ``(3) identify the means through which the populations in 
        the community to be served shall be selected;
            ``(4) demonstrate collaborative community initiatives to 
        prevent domestic violence and dating violence;
            ``(5) demonstrate that the applicant has a commitment to 
        diversity, and to the provision of services and outreach to 
        ethnic, racial, and non-English speaking minorities, victims 
        and children in underserved populations, and older individuals 
        and individuals with disabilities;
            ``(6) demonstrate the capacity of the applicant, who may 
        enter into a partnership with a local domestic violence service 
        provider or community-based organization, to undertake the 
        project involved; and
            ``(7) demonstrate that the applicant has the capacity to 
        monitor and fund local coordinated community responses.
    ``(e) Geographical Dispersion.--The Secretary shall provide grants 
under this section to and enter into cooperative agreements under this 
section with organizations in communities geographically dispersed 
throughout the Nation.
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under 
        subsection (a) shall use the funds made available through the 
        grant or agreement to establish and operate a community project 
        to coordinate services for the prevention of and intervention 
        in domestic violence and dating violence.
            ``(2) Technical assistance, evaluation and monitoring.--The 
        Secretary may use a portion of the funds provided under this 
        section to--
                    ``(A) provide technical assistance;
                    ``(B) monitor the performance of entities carrying 
                out activities under the grants or cooperative 
                agreements; and
                    ``(C) conduct an independent evaluation of the 
                program carried out under this section.
            ``(3) Requirements.--In establishing and operating a 
        project under this section, an eligible entity shall develop, 
        replicate, or conduct domestic violence and dating violence 
        primary prevention programs that reduce risk factors and 
        promote protective factors that reduce the likelihood of 
        domestic violence and dating violence and shall--
                    ``(A) use not more than 75 percent of awarded funds 
                to subcontract with local victim service providers and 
                community-based programs to develop and implement such 
                plans;
                    ``(B) in the case of a new grantee, use at least 
                one and at most three years for planning and capacity 
                building without subcontracting as described above; and
                    ``(C) use up to 8 percent of funds awarded under 
                this section to procure technical assistance from a 
                list of providers approved by the Secretary and peer-
                to-peer technical assistance from other grantees under 
                this section.
        The Secretary shall award funds in amounts (A) not less than 
        $200,000 per year and (B) not more than $1,000,000 per year.
    ``(g) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall submit a performance report to the Secretary at such 
time as shall be reasonably required by the Secretary. Such performance 
report shall describe activities that have been carried out with the 
funds made available through the grant, contain an evaluation of the 
effectiveness of such activities, and provide such additional 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary 
shall make the evaluations received under this subsection publicly 
available on the Department of Health and Human Services website. The 
reports shall also be submitted to the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.

``SEC. 316. GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC 
              SERVICES FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
through the Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Program, shall award competitive grants to enhance culturally competent 
services for adult and youth victims of domestic violence from racial 
and ethnic minority groups.
    ``(b) Purposes.--
            ``(1) In general.--The purposes of the program authorized 
        by this section is to--
                    ``(A) develop and support innovative culturally 
                competent community-based programs to enhance access to 
                shelter services or supportive services to further the 
                purposes of domestic violence and dating violence 
                intervention and prevention for individuals from racial 
                and ethnic minority groups who face obstacles to using 
                more traditional services and resources;
                    ``(B) strengthen the capacity and further the 
                leadership development of individuals in racial and 
                ethnic minority groups to address domestic violence and 
                dating violence in their communities; and
                    ``(C) address the needs of individuals within 
                racial and ethnic minority groups who are also 
                underserved as a result of disabilities, geographic 
                isolation, immigration status, age, or sexual 
                orientation, and other populations determined to be 
                underserved by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--
                    ``(A) Funds awarded to eligible entities, as 
                described in subsection (c), shall be used to establish 
                or enhance domestic violence and dating violence 
                intervention and prevention efforts that address 
                distinctive culturally competent responses to domestic 
                violence and dating violence in racial and ethnic 
                minority groups.
                    ``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary may award initial planning and capacity 
                building grants to those eligible entities that are 
                establishing new culturally competent programs.
                    ``(C) The Secretary shall ensure that awards are 
                made, to the extent practical, only on a competitive 
                basis, and that a grant is awarded for a proposal only 
                if the proposal has been recommended for such an award 
                through a process of peer review.
                    ``(D) Not more than 3 percent of the funds reserved 
                under section 303(a)(3)(A)(v) for any fiscal year shall 
                be available for technical assistance to be used by the 
                grantees to access training and technical assistance 
                from organizations that are on a list of providers 
                approved by the Director to provide training and 
                technical assistance regarding the provision of 
                effective culturally competent, community-based 
                services for racial and ethnic minority groups.
                    ``(E) Not more than 2 percent of the funds reserved 
                under section 303(a)(3)(A)(v) for any fiscal year shall 
                be available to the Director for training and technical 
                assistance for grantees.
            ``(3) Technical assistance and training.--The Secretary 
        shall develop a list of approved technical assistance providers 
        having a demonstrated expertise in and whose primary purpose is 
        addressing the development and provision of culturally 
        competent community-based services to victims of domestic 
        violence and dating violence from the targeted populations to 
        provide training and technical assistance for grantees.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall--
            ``(1) be a private nonprofit, nongovernmental organization 
        that is--
                    ``(A) a community-based organization whose primary 
                purpose is providing culturally competent services to 
                victims of domestic violence or dating violence from 
                racial and ethnic minority groups; or
                    ``(B) a local domestic violence or dating violence 
                organization that has developed or intends to develop a 
                specific program to provide culturally and 
                linguistically specific services to victims of domestic 
                violence and dating violence from racial and ethnic 
                minority groups that has previously established or 
                intends to establish a partnership with a community-
                based organization whose primary purpose is providing 
                culturally competent services to victims of domestic 
                violence and dating violence from racial and ethnic 
                minority groups; and
                    ``(C) a community-based organization whose primary 
                purpose is providing culturally competent services to 
                individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups that 
                can partner with an organization having demonstrated 
                expertise in serving victims of domestic violence and 
                dating violence; and
            ``(2) have an advisory board or steering committee and 
        staffing which is reflective of the targeted minority group.
    ``(d) Cultural Competency of Services.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that information and services provided pursuant to this section are 
provided in the language, educational, and cultural context that is 
most appropriate for the individuals for whom the information and 
services are intended.
    ``(e) Grant Period.--The Secretary shall award grants for a 3-year 
period.
    ``(f) Nonexclusivity.--Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
to exclude linguistic and culturally specific community-based 
organizations or programs from applying for other sources of funding 
available through this Act.
    ``(g) Reports and Evaluation.--Each entity receiving funds under 
this section shall file a performance report at such times as requested 
by the Secretary describing the activities that have been carried out 
with such grant funds and providing such additional information as the 
Secretary may require.''.

SEC. 3. SAFE HAVENS FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Section 1301 of the Victims of Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10420) is transferred to the 
end of subtitle L of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14043c et seq.) and redesignated as section 41205 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--The table of contents for the Violence 
        Against Women Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 41204 the following:

``Sec. 41205. Safe havens for children.''.
            (2) Repeal.--The table of contents for the Victims of 
        Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 
        106-386) is amended by striking the item relating to section 
        1301.
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