1.This Act may be cited as the
Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act of 2012
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. VAWA definitions and grant conditions.
Sec. 4. Accountability provisions.
Sec. 5. Effective date.
Title I—Enhancing Judicial and Law Enforcement Tools To Combat
Violence Against Women
Sec. 101. STOP grants.
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement
of protection orders.
Sec. 103. Legal assistance for victims.
Sec. 104. Consolidation of grants to support families in the
justice system.
Sec. 105. Court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 106. Outreach and services to underserved populations
grant.
Sec. 107. Culturally specific services grant.
Sec. 108. Reduction in rape kit backlog.
Sec. 109. Assistance to victims of sexual assault training
programs.
Sec. 110. Child abuse training programs for judicial personnel
and practitioners.
Title II—Improving services for victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
Sec. 201. Sexual assault services program.
Sec. 202. Rural domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, stalking, and child abuse enforcement assistance.
Sec. 203. Training and services to end violence against women
with disabilities grants.
Sec. 204. Grant for training and services to end violence
against women in later life.
Title III—Services, protection, and justice for young victims of
violence
Sec. 301. Rape prevention and education grant.
Sec. 302. Creating hope through outreach, options, services,
and education for children and youth.
Sec. 303. Grants to combat violent crimes on
campuses.
Sec. 304. National Center for Campus Public Safety.
Title IV—Violence reduction practices
Sec. 401. Study conducted by the centers for disease control
and prevention.
Sec. 402. Saving money and reducing tragedies through
prevention grants.
Title V—Strengthening the health care system’s response to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the health care
system’s response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.
Title VI—Safe homes for victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking
Sec. 601. Housing protections for victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Sec. 602. Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Sec. 603. Addressing the housing needs of victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Title VII—Economic security for victims of violence
Sec. 701. National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to
assist victims of domestic and sexual violence.
Title VIII—Immigration provisions
Sec. 801. Fraud prevention initiatives.
Sec. 802. Clarification of the requirements applicable to U
visas.
Sec. 803. Protections for a fiancée or fiancé of a
citizen.
Sec. 804. Regulation of international marriage
brokers.
Sec. 805. GAO report.
Sec. 806. Temporary Nature of U Visa Status.
Sec. 807. Annual report on immigration applications made by
victims of abuse.
Sec. 808. Protection for children of VAWA
self-petitioners.
Sec. 809. Public charge.
Sec. 810. Age-Out Protection for U Visa Applicants.
Sec. 811. Hardship waivers.
Sec. 812. Disclosure of Information for National Security
Purpose.
Sec. 813. GAO report on requirements to cooperate with law
enforcement officials.
Sec. 814. Consideration of other evidence.
Title IX—Safety for Indian women
Sec. 901. Grants to Indian tribal governments.
Sec. 902. Grants to Indian tribal coalitions.
Sec. 903. Consultation.
Sec. 904. Analysis and research on violence against Indian
women.
Sec. 905. Assistant United States attorney domestic violence
tribal liaisons.
Title X—Criminal provisions
Sec. 1001. Criminal provisions relating to sexual
abuse.
Sec. 1002. Sexual abuse in custodial settings.
Sec. 1003. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including
cyberstalking.
Sec. 1004. Amendments to the Federal assault
statute.
Sec. 1005. Mandatory minimum sentence.
Sec. 1006. Federal protection orders.
3.VAWA definitions
and grant conditions
(a)Subsection
(a) of section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13925(a)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph (2), by inserting to an
unemancipated minor
after serious harm
;
(2)in paragraph (3), by striking an
organization
and inserting a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or
tribal organization that serves a specific geographic community
;
(3)in paragraph (6)
by inserting or intimate partner
after former
spouse
and after as a spouse
;
(4)by amending
paragraph (16) to read as follows:
(16)The term legal assistance—
(A)includes
assistance to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking in—
(i)family, tribal,
territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing matters,
campus administrative or protection or stay away order proceedings, and other
similar matters; and
(ii)criminal justice
investigations, prosecutions and post-trial matters (including sentencing,
parole, and probation) that impact the victim's safety and privacy; and
(B)may include
services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking who are also victims of severe forms of trafficking
in persons as defined by section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102);
except
that intake or referral, without other action, does not constitute legal
assistance..
(5)by amending
paragraph (18) to read as follows:
(18)Personally
identifying information or personal informationThe term
personally identifying information or personal
information means individually identifying information for or about an
individual, including information likely to disclose the location of a victim
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 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, driver license number, passport number, or student identification
number; and
(E)any other
information, including date of birth, racial or ethnic background, or religious
affiliation, that would serve to identify any
individual.
;
(6)in paragraph (19),
by striking services
and inserting
assistance
;
(7)in paragraph
(21)—
(A)in subparagraph
(A), by striking or
after the semicolon;
(B)in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or
; and
(C)by adding at the
end the following:
(C)any federally
recognized Indian
tribe.
;
(8)in paragraph
(22)—
(A)by striking
52
and inserting 57
; and
(B)by striking
150,000
and inserting 250,000
;
(9)by amending paragraph (23) to read as
follows:
(23)The term sexual assault means any
nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including
when the victim lacks capacity to
consent.
;
(10)by amending
paragraph (33) to read as follows:
(33)The term underserved populations means
populations who face barriers to accessing and using victim services, and
includes populations underserved because of geographic location or religion,
underserved racial and ethnic populations, populations underserved because of
special needs (such as language barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or
age), and any other population determined to be underserved by the Attorney
General or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as
appropriate.
;
(11)by amending paragraph (37) to read as
follows:
(37)The
term youth means a person who is 11 to 24 years of
age.
;
(12)by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
(38)The term Alaska Native village has the same
meaning given such term in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
(43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).
(39)The
term child means a person who is under 11 years of age.
(40)The term
culturally specific (except when used as part of the term
culturally specific services) means primarily composed of racial
and ethnic minority groups (as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health
Service Act (42
U.S.C. 300u–6(g))).
(41)Culturally
specific servicesThe term culturally specific
services means community-based services and resources that are
culturally relevant and linguistically specific to culturally specific
communities.
(42)Homeless,
homeless individual, homeless personThe terms
homeless, homeless individual, and homeless
person—
(A)mean an individual
who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and
(B)includes—
(i)an
individual who—
(I)is sharing the
housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a
similar reason;
(II)is living in a
motel, hotel, trailer park, or campground due to the lack of alternative
adequate accommodations;
(III)is living in an
emergency or transitional shelter;
(IV)is abandoned in a
hospital; or
(V)is awaiting foster
care placement;
(ii)an individual who
has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not
designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human
beings; or
(iii)migratory
children (as defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965; 20
U.S.C. 6399) who qualify as homeless under this section because
the children are living in circumstances described in this paragraph.
(43)Population
specific organizationThe term population specific
organization means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that
primarily serves members of a specific underserved population and has
demonstrated experience and expertise providing targeted services to members of
that specific underserved population.
(44)Population
specific servicesThe term population specific
services means victim services that—
(A)address the
safety, health, economic, legal, housing, workplace, immigration,
confidentiality, or other needs of victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and
(B)are designed
primarily for, and are targeted to, a specific underserved population.
(45)The term rape crisis center means—
(A)a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal
organization that provides intervention and related assistance, as specified in
section 41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault without regard to the age
of the victims; or
(B)a governmental
entity that—
(i)is located in a
State other than a Territory;
(ii)provides intervention and related
assistance, as specified in section 41601(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual
assault without regard to the age of the victims;
(iii)is not a law
enforcement agency or other entity that is part of the criminal justice system;
and
(iv)offers a level of confidentiality to
victims that is comparable to a nonprofit entity that provides similar victim
services.
(46)The term sex trafficking means any
conduct proscribed by
section
1591 of title 18, United States Code, whether or not the
conduct occurs in interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
(47)The term
tribal coalition means an established nonprofit, nongovernmental
Indian organization, Alaska Native organization, or a Native Hawaiian
organization that—
(A)provides
education, support, and technical assistance to member Indian service providers
in a manner that enables those member providers to establish and maintain
culturally appropriate services, including shelter and rape crisis services,
designed to assist Indian women and the dependents of those women who are
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
and
(B)is comprised of
board and general members that are representative of—
(i)the member service
providers described in subparagraph (A); and
(ii)the tribal
communities in which the services are being provided.
(48)The term unit of local government means
any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general
purpose political subdivision of a State.
(49)The term victim services—
(A)means services
provided to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, including telephonic or web-based hotlines, legal advocacy, economic
advocacy, emergency and transitional shelter, accompaniment and advocacy
through medical, civil or criminal justice, immigration, and social support
systems, crisis intervention, short-term individual and group support services,
information and referrals, culturally specific services, population specific
services, and other related supportive services; and
(B)may include services and assistance to
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who
are also victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined by
section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C.
7102).
(50)The term
victim service provider means a nonprofit, nongovernmental or
tribal organization or rape crisis center, including a State sexual assault
coalition or tribal coalition, that—
(A)assists domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including
domestic violence shelters, faith-based organizations, and other organizations;
and
(B)has a documented
history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.
;
and
(13)by striking paragraphs (17), (29), and
(36), and then reordering the remaining paragraphs of such subsection
(including the paragraphs added by
paragraph (12) of this subsection) in
alphabetical order based on the headings of such paragraphs, and renumbering
such paragraphs as so reordered.
(b)Subsection (b) of section 40002 of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(b)) is
amended—
(1)in paragraph
(2)—
(A)in subparagraph (B), by amending clauses
(i) and (ii) to read as follows:
(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, regardless of whether the information has
been encoded, encrypted, hashed, or otherwise protected; or
(ii)disclose, reveal,
or release individual client information without the informed, written,
reasonably time-limited consent of the person (or in the case of an
unemancipated minor, the minor and the parent or guardian or in the case of
legal incapacity, a court-appointed guardian) about whom information is sought,
whether for this program or any other Federal, State, tribal, or territorial
grant program, except that—
(I)consent for
release may not be given by the abuser of the minor, incapacitated person, or
the abuser of the other parent of the minor; and
(II)if a minor or a
person with a legally appointed guardian is permitted by law to receive
services without the parent's or guardian's consent, such minor or person with
a guardian may release information without additional
consent.
;
(B)by amending
subparagraph (D), to read as follows:
(D)
(i)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, tribal, or territorial 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-generated and prosecution-generated information necessary for law
enforcement, intelligence, national security, or prosecution purposes.
(ii)Grantees
and subgrantees may not—
(I)require an adult,
youth, or child victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking to provide a consent to release his or her personally identifying
information as a condition of eligibility for the services provided by the
grantee or subgrantee; or
(II)share any
personally identifying information in order to comply with Federal reporting,
evaluation, or data collection requirements, whether for this program or any
other Federal grant
program.
;
(C)by redesignating
subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
(D)by inserting after
subparagraph (D) the following:
(E)Statutorily
mandated reports of abuse or neglectNothing in this paragraph
prohibits a grantee or subgrantee from reporting suspected abuse or neglect, as
those terms are defined by law, when specifically mandated by the State or
tribe involved.
;
and
(E)by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:
(G)Confidentiality
assessment and assurancesGrantees and subgrantees shall certify
their compliance with the confidentiality and privacy provisions required under
this
section.
;
(2)by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
(3)In carrying out the activities under this title,
grantees and subgrantees may collaborate with and provide information to
Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial public officials and agencies to
develop and implement policies, and develop and promote State, local, or tribal
legislation or model codes, designed to reduce or eliminate domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.
;
(3)in paragraph (7),
by inserting at the end the following:
Final
reports of such evaluations shall be made publically available on the website
of the disbursing agency.
; and(4)by inserting after
paragraph (11) the following:
(12)Delivery of
legal assistanceAny grantee or subgrantee providing legal
assistance with funds awarded under this title shall comply with the
eligibility requirements in section 1201(d) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 2000 (42
U.S.C. 3796gg–6(d)).
(13)
(A)No
person in any State shall on the basis of actual or perceived race, color,
religion, national origin, sex, or disability be denied the assistance of, or
excluded from receiving services from, a grantee under any program or activity
funded in whole or in part with funds made available under the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (title IV of
Public Law
103–322; 108 Stat. 1902), the Violence Against Women Act of
2000 (division B of
Public Law
106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of
Public Law
109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2012, or any other program or activity funded in whole
or in part with funds appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance administered by the Office on Violence Against Women.
(B)Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent
consideration of an individual’s gender for purposes of a program or activity
described in subparagraph (A) if the grantee involved determines that gender
segregation or gender-specific programming is necessary to the essential
operation of such program or activity. In such a case, alternative reasonable
accommodations are sufficient to meet the requirements of this
paragraph.
(C)The provisions of paragraphs (2) through
(4) of section 809(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3789d(c)) shall apply to violations of subparagraph
(A).
(D)Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed,
interpreted, or applied to supplant, displace, preempt, or otherwise diminish
the responsibilities and liabilities of grantees under other Federal or State
civil rights law, whether statutory or
common.
.
(c)Section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (14043e–2(6)) is amended to read as follows:
(6)the terms homeless,
homeless individual, and homeless person have the
meanings given such terms in section
40002(a);
.
4.Accountability
provisions
(a)Requirement for
DOJ grant applicants To include certain information about Federal grants in DOJ
grant applicationsEach applicant for a grant from the Department
of Justice shall submit, as part of the application for the grant, the
following information:
(1)A
list of each Federal grant the applicant applied for during the one-year period
preceding the date of submission of the application.
(2)A
list of each Federal grant the applicant received during the five-year period
preceding the date of submission of the application.
(b)Enhancing grant
efficiency and coordination
(1)The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, take
actions to further the coordination of the administration of grants within the
Department of Justice to increase the efficiency of such administration.
(2)Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee
on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on the actions taken by the Attorney General under
paragraph (1) and the progress of such actions in achieving coordination
described in such paragraph.
(c)Requiring Office
of Audit, Assessment, and Management functions To apply to VAWA grants
(1)Section 109(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 is amended—
(A)by redesignating
paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(B)by inserting after
paragraph (2), the following new paragraph:
(3)Any program or activity funded in whole or
in part with funds made available under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(title IV of Public Law 103–322; 108 Stat. 1902),
the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of
Public Law
106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of
Public Law
109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2012, or any other program or activity funded in whole
or in part with funds appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance administered by the Office on Violence Against
Women.
.
(2)The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to grant periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d)VAWA grant
accountabilitySection 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C.
13925) is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
(c)All grants awarded under this title shall
be subject to the following accountability provisions:
(1)Beginning in
fiscal year 2013, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of
the Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the Department of Health
and Human Services, as applicable, shall conduct an audit of not fewer than 10
percent of all grantees under this title to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of
funds by such grantees.
(2)A grantee described
in paragraph (1) that is found by the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice or the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human
Services, as applicable, to have an unresolved audit finding (as defined in
paragraph (5)) shall not be eligible to
receive grant funds under this title during the 2 fiscal years beginning after
the 12-month period described in
such paragraph.
(3)If an entity is awarded grant funds under
this title during any period in which the entity is prohibited from receiving
funds under
paragraph (2), the head of the Federal
agency administering a grant program under this title shall—
(A)deposit into the
General Fund of the Treasury an amount equal to the grant funds that were
improperly awarded to the grantee; and
(B)seek to recoup the
costs of the repayment to the Fund from the entity that was erroneously awarded
such grant funds.
(4)Unresolved audit
finding definedIn this subsection, the term unresolved
audit finding means, with respect to a grantee described in paragraph
(1), an audit report finding, statement, or recommendation by the Inspector
General of the Department of Justice or the Inspector General of the Department
of Health and Human Service, as applicable, that the grantee has utilized grant
funds for an unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost that is not
closed or resolved within 12 months from the date of an initial notification of
the finding, statement, or recommendation.
(5)Nonprofit
organization requirements
(A)For purposes of this paragraph, the term
nonprofit organization means an organization that is described in
section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
(B)The
Attorney General shall not award a grant under any grant program under this
title to a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the
purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in
section
511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(6)Unless otherwise
explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, not more than 5.0 percent of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this title may be used by the
Attorney General for salaries and administrative expenses of the Office on
Violence Against Women.
(7)
(A)No
amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice or
Department of Health and Human Services under this title may be used by the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or by any
individual or organization awarded funds under this title, to host or support
any expenditure for conferences, unless in the case of the Department of
Justice, the Deputy Attorney General or the appropriate Assistant Attorney
General, or in the case of the Department of Health and Human Services the
Deputy Secretary, provides prior written authorization that the funds may be
expended to host or support any expenditure for such a conference.
(B)Written authorization under subparagraph (A) shall
include a written estimate of all costs associated with the conference,
including the cost of all food and beverages, audio/visual equipment, honoraria
for speakers, and any entertainment.
(C)The Deputy Attorney General and Deputy
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit an annual report to the
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on all conference
expenditures approved and denied during the fiscal year for which the report is
submitted.
(8)Prohibition on
lobbying activity
(A)Amounts authorized to be appropriated under this title
may not be utilized by any grantee or subgrantee to lobby any representative of
the Federal Government (including the Department of Justice) or a State, local,
or tribal government regarding the award of grant funding.
(B)If the Attorney General or the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, as applicable, determines that any grantee or
subgrantee receiving funds under this title has violated
subparagraph (A), the Attorney General
or the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as applicable, shall—
(i)require the
grantee or subgrantee to repay such funds in full; and
(ii)prohibit the grantee or subgrantee from
receiving any funds under this title for not less than 5 years.
(9)Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after
the date of the enactment of the Violence
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012, the Assistant Attorney
General for the Office of Justice Programs, the Director of the Office on
Violence Against Women, and the Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a certification for
such year that—
(A)all audits issued
by the Office of the Inspector General under
paragraph (1) have been completed and
reviewed by the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice
Programs;
(B)all mandatory
exclusions required under
paragraph (2) have been issued;
(C)all reimbursements
required under
paragraph (3) have been made; and
(D)includes a list of
any grantees and subgrantees excluded during the previous year under
paragraph
(2).
.
(e)Training and
resources for VAWA granteesSection 40002 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (42
U.S.C. 13925) is further amended—
(1)in the heading, by
striking and grant
provisions
and inserting , grant provisions, and training and resources for
VAWA grantees
; and
(2)by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
(d)Training and
resources for VAWA grantees
(1)The Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human
Services, as applicable, shall—
(A)develop standards, protocols, and sample
tools and forms to provide guidance to grantees and subgrantees under any
program or activity described in paragraph (2) regarding financial
record-keeping and accounting practices required of such grantees and
subgrantees as recipients of funds from the disbursing agency;
(B)provide training
to such grantees and subgrantees regarding such standards, protocols, and
sample tools and forms; and
(C)publish on the
public Internet website of the Office of Violence Against Women information to
assist such grantees and subgrantees with compliance with such standards,
protocols, and sample tools and forms.
(2)VAWA programs
and activitiesFor purposes
of paragraph (1), a program or activity described in this paragraph is any
program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under
this title, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (division B of
Public Law
106–386; 114 Stat. 1491), the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (title IX of
Public Law
109–162; 119 Stat. 3080), the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2012, or any other program or activity funded in whole
or in part with funds appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance administered by the Office on Violence Against
Women.
.
5.Except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Act, the provisions of titles I, II, III, IV,
VII, and sections 3, 602, 901, and 902 of this Act shall not take effect until
the first day of the fiscal year following the date of enactment of this
Act.
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grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part T of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3711">42 U.S.C. 3711 et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H663FA15F927D4138AE506514A3C40493"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 2001(b)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg">42 U.S.C.
3796gg(b)</external-xref>), as amended by paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7544EE792E074E8FA7D690BD1795D3C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H851226E74C00412FA2B60208ECA27A70"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>equipment</quote> and inserting <quote>resources</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H78EB1EFEA38D4B7A97AA929AA319A74E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>for the protection and safety of victims,</quote> before
<quote>and specifically,</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA7A9AC25472B4C158E426CF0F69FB8AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>sexual assault</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>dating violence</quote> and inserting <quote>domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1F1F4684882444669EBB7C4ACCECAE26"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>sexual assault and domestic violence</quote> and inserting
<quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H64740627B4914C688C3B843A39503EF3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>sexual assault and domestic violence</quote> and inserting
<quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as
well as the appropriate treatment of victims</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA6D247041888429BB99005741216CF4B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="H7F0824F9097B41EFA9B58FE253266A3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, classifying,</quote> after <quote>identifying</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1D65EF8E82734E88AA50B7BD3D21164D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>sexual assault and domestic violence</quote> and inserting
<quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3DD43756DF1A43D4A411361F8E76F3A3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)—</text>
<clause id="HA3BB76356B4E4E1DB81BE69F94DEA9FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and legal assistance</quote> after <quote>victim
services</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7BF744AA8DEB42E494A0F8341A1A696B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>sexual assault and domestic violence</quote> and inserting
<quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9C77163B88104DA7B7EA4EDE5CD1D360"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>including crimes</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>including crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking;</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9DB83900A97489DBF8848B3279C86A4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraphs (7) through (14) as paragraphs (6)
through (13), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20389281502D4965A082836687884838"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
as so redesignated by subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>sexual assault and
domestic violence</quote> and inserting <quote>domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44746BC2E7F04941B90A4E23A708EFE7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in paragraph (7),
as so redesignated by subparagraph (G), by striking <quote>and dating
violence</quote> and inserting <quote>dating violence, and
stalking</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB77CFE53F8D422A91614CD4AD545AD5"><enum>(J)</enum><text>in paragraph (9),
as so redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text>
<clause id="H920BFCAD087041FEA91646BBD4F55B65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>domestic violence or sexual assault</quote> and inserting
<quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H64452CD56D65428F9EAFDCBF6CEFE059"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>such violence or assault</quote> and inserting <quote>such
violence, assault, or stalking</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A29E3E669E0458D9D12594F4CA5AE47"><enum>(K)</enum><text>in paragraph (12),
as so redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text>
<clause id="HD1E5E20A12C94B43B0FF3EF7B3F316C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>triage protocols to ensure that dangerous
or potentially lethal cases are identified and prioritized</quote> and
inserting <quote>the use of evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of
domestic and dating violence homicide and prioritize dangerous or potentially
lethal cases</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H187CB3CA7D794F07A490865AEA5FAF67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EBBB951C4794ECAA88DE792684A2AFE"><enum>(L)</enum><text>in paragraph (13),
as so redesignated by subparagraph (G)—</text>
<clause id="HC3EEEF9A2CC94906AB8799C6708B4E3B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H430992A9910444EB9EFC48B7E88923EB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>to provide</quote> and inserting <quote>providing</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H176F157B5B224DB8A3D9BFD0D3B11DD1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>nonprofit nongovernmental</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE567BF9D765D49B6A57648106DD553D8"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking the
comma after <quote>local governments</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H7461D00395FF4410B3835B7F42FA6975"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon in subparagraph (B);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H29E713CB67E846A9BA8E37D7FA0C187B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a
semicolon;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA254DC0D8A34FD696552B87C25E3556"><enum>(M)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (13), as so redesignated by subparagraph (G), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16964D682FF141DAA11D1047C74C426E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F438F368C13468F87A1FB41C77F8904"><enum>(14)</enum><text>developing and
promoting State, local, or tribal legislation and policies that enhance best
practices for responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA86D03C0C51542B987F4465826BA0C4A"><enum>(15)</enum><text>developing,
implementing, or enhancing Sexual Assault Response Teams, or other similar
coordinated community responses to sexual assault;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1784293C08584940B5E06AED72AC6693"><enum>(16)</enum><text>developing and
strengthening policies, protocols, best practices, and training for law
enforcement agencies and prosecutors relating to the investigation and
prosecution of sexual assault cases and the appropriate treatment of
victims;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H253D667395C844A29D8E63724EFAF62F"><enum>(17)</enum><text>developing,
enlarging, or strengthening programs addressing sexual assault against men,
women, and youth in correctional and detention settings;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB08C4D6CB8EC4E63B149D084DA9B3383"><enum>(18)</enum><text>identifying and
conducting inventories of backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits
and developing protocols and policies for responding to and addressing such
backlogs, including protocols and policies for notifying and involving victims;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5F2048ABE4B49089833195A0CE8533E"><enum>(19)</enum><text>with not more
than 5 percent of the total amount allocated to a State for this part,
developing, enhancing, or strengthening prevention and educational programming
to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDDBE0A0911442FCA643CBFD82B576BA"><enum>(N)</enum><text>in the flush text
at the end, by striking <quote>paragraph (14)</quote> and inserting
<quote>paragraph (13)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H265B8C4AE5B84F9FBE209DD4627115A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 2007
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-1">42 U.S.C.
3796gg–1</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC4B2B0018CF54DED8AB86AA6BCBE7BDD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by striking <quote>nonprofit nongovernmental victim services programs</quote>
and inserting <quote>victim service providers</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H940CB60E2CBC4381B9669A7879AC51FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(6), by striking <quote>(not including populations of Indian
tribes)</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC3BAC785D8B0456482776C99D922E982"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3509ED5254AA4B12ACD2000D2352BB51"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="HFBC9936291F44EB698722332C8B2B11B" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA704B85EEEE94D04A4AB12D7C153A8C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>grantees and
subgrantees shall develop a plan for implementation and may consult and
coordinate with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2DE4EE6A56134EA6A211D539D8B2F1F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the State sexual
assault coalition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFDFED04E12684747B9DF0140DF834736"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State domestic
violence coalition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF26CF46A887346408E38B348D5DDB353"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the law
enforcement entities within the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0FA0614393A8440588FCE28C9B87DF83"><enum>(D)</enum><text>prosecution
offices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H197C6C936F894924934EE2F551C3FD84"><enum>(E)</enum><text>State and local
courts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H42C2895B2DF64F23913C167C2B86E9D1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>tribal governments
or tribal coalitions in those States with State or federally recognized Indian
tribes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA8243E50F57A4894BC840CD4DA1FF6BB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>representatives
from underserved populations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5A240699AD9D4B0A8D8905684F352627"><enum>(H)</enum><text>victim service
providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE3467B6337C641EC90D0046955A1AD28"><enum>(I)</enum><text>population
specific organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H497701D22E154DE8A59A77AE4B7A6AE4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>other entities
that the State or the Attorney General identifies as necessary for the planning
process;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H840B8EB71455464CA9DD18F5DFCFC4C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H58B01388AC5F41EAB77D4D60BB53BBBD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="HF489FBB403D24CA39E5E785B3DDB6430" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA0F47DA40F4944F59A79CE74756E5DFD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grantees shall
coordinate the State implementation plan described in paragraph (2) with the
State plans described in section 307 of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10407">42
U.S.C. 10407</external-xref>) and the plans described in the Victims of Crime
Act of 1984 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10601">42
U.S.C. 10601 et seq.</external-xref>) and section 393A of the Public Health
Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280b-1b">42
U.S.C. 280b–1b</external-xref>); and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCCA4E91037A442809F721144249BF1F5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
as so redesignated by
<internal-xref idref="HB7B4D038EC9548B58D904C4C9108FCCC" legis-path="101.(a)(4)(C)(iii)">clause (ii)</internal-xref>—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB6C8419044B04E5BAF0534F5DE270FA0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and not less than 25 percent shall be allocated for
prosecutors</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HA5E979798F8A492B8DE74548D4C62789"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E);</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H2B295A25F6374585BBAD805805592289"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by inserting
after subparagraph (A), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D683CC7BA0D4E23A8B4FC281B7472FC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD25FC2BC2DF743939B06DE8A0C199274"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than 25
percent shall be allocated for prosecutors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HADE83201730944BB90EF6C64FA77C45B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each fiscal year beginning on or after
the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
2012</short-title>, not less than 20 percent shall be allocated for programs or
projects that meaningfully address sexual assault, including stranger rape,
acquaintance rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the
context of an intimate partner
relationship;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HB5A6F087551A4A97A359F3E2D91F2BAF"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), as so redesignated by subclause (II), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and
inserting a period;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5BAFBF258914F079741A8E2F69CCE69"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending subsection (d) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="HCD68A34672ED4266B14FA48212247C39" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H79109419D4DE4129B0E97B2BAB04EB09"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application
requirements</header><text>An application for a grant under this part shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H90408D77B0554A1389CA3FBBDAD0F2D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the certifications
of qualification required under subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED43DCC9411F417B9C2E163AC53F6D39"><enum>(2)</enum><text>proof of
compliance with the requirements for the payment of forensic medical exams and
judicial notification, described in section 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B997ADFF55A42CDB78A3BDAD1F68F4C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>proof of
compliance with the requirements for paying fees and costs relating to domestic
violence and protection order cases described in section 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF74FCA3126A4F189F9F7B297C8D43E5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>proof of
compliance with the requirements prohibiting polygraph examinations of victims
of sexual assault described in section 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1E828694F2774FC69C1E521F057925DF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>an implementation
plan required under subsection (i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE5B6B20C77A8418F89DB5B58FED21646"><enum>(6)</enum><text>any other
documentation that the Attorney General may
require.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21D80C4364A34DFB8D14814DD33FC6F4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<clause id="H3E35C8A77F7A4C4FA8A36338BD6CFF77"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2)—</text>
<subclause id="H806A4E91229C42DDB812E24B200C9452"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>domestic violence and sexual assault</quote> and
inserting <quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC6F5D9CEA7414F7094086E3732A1220C"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking
<quote>linguistically and</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HFE93A4A4128B4B5A95842F4ECF324C5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="HDECE3CDB0373405883F1DCB832844BD4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H80F9ACAE7C1F4B41A4F850FE3D353737"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In disbursing grants under this part, the
Attorney General may impose reasonable conditions on grant awards disbursed
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Violence
Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012</short-title> to ensure that the
States meet statutory, regulatory, and other programs
requirements.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F0A61E1E4484A409BF7BCB36D08D7CF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in subsection (f),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, except that, for
purposes of this subsection, the costs of the projects for victim services or
tribes for which there is an exemption under section 40002(b)(1) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13925">42 U.S.C. 13925(b)(1)</external-xref>) shall not
count toward the total costs of the projects.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7050E5AA27244BF84FA5D34B29E51E9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="H5C78538F46AC43D5BCCDE11F22579D02" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAE304224C2F342E880104CFAB2F164AB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Implementation
plans</header><text>A State applying for a grant under this part shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H205BFAD295834B3E8E0B4399BF00EFF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop an implementation plan in
consultation with representatives of the entities listed in subsection (c)(2),
that identifies how the State will use the funds awarded under this part;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8C3289FCBB84EDB9EA6639D53FF97EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to the Attorney General as part of
the application submitted in accordance with subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31F5799FCF8A409485AB1E98D765199B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implementation
plan developed under
<internal-xref idref="H205BFAD295834B3E8E0B4399BF00EFF3" legis-path="(i)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD7D7CBD77E99469A9A01393067837A32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documentation from
each member of the planning committee with respect to the member’s
participation in the planning process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCFFAEF8B7E9C42DAB65540A5C3F279EB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>documentation from
the prosecution, law enforcement, court, and victim services programs to be
assisted, describing—</text>
<clause id="HDD9EE06DCB4B40FB8CFB2B28E825E189"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the need for the
grant funds;</text>
</clause><clause id="H001E3A5568434A839C377868122DCD52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the intended use
of the grant funds;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5149B26AE0644815AABA521F57C28076"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the expected
result of the grant funds; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1C3848669D55452C86C851D3FBD795F9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the demographic
characteristics of the populations to be served, including age, disability,
race, ethnicity, and language background;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5152391905B4706944B67F9F1D55020"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
how the State will ensure that any subgrantees will consult with victim service
providers during the course of developing their grant applications to ensure
that the proposed activities are designed to promote the safety,
confidentiality, and economic independence of victims;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FDF93D0B8EF4BFD8C5B570FFB37B8CC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>demographic data
on the distribution of underserved populations within the State and a
description of how the State will meet the needs of underserved populations,
including the minimum allocation for population specific services required
under subsection (c)(4)(C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DD3F991CEBA4660A8D6DAFEACB12F2A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a description of
how the State plans to meet the requirements pursuant to regulations issued
under subsection (e)(2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H241E88E425D34BAC80AF26604F1131CF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>goals and
objectives for reducing domestic and dating violence-related homicides within
the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16336C64B81F4E29A5EEFA71E86F5E5F"><enum>(H)</enum><text>any other
information requested by the Attorney General.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H78291C3DCE8F4322A99561D07F2652E7"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Reallocation of
funds</header><text>A State may use any returned or remaining funds for any
authorized purpose under this part if—</text>
<paragraph id="H1679D202F3DD4A8AB6C76631273B2BAC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funds from a
subgrant awarded under this part are returned to the State; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C7D561AA00948C292792FE73A27A081"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the State does not
receive sufficient eligible applications to award the full funding within the
allocations under subsection
(c)(4).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4320CF24E7CC4317A576598E54584B98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 2010
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-4">42 U.S.C.
3796gg–4</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6662EB6DF64247B8BD6DDA9A1027F6C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by amending paragraph
(1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CA433E20C0B4FC7A83532622B2ED4DD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H812A4AEBBD59406C81C2425D3183E4E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local
government shall not be entitled to funds under this subchapter unless the
State, Indian tribal government, unit of local government, or another
governmental entity—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0C4D335A399499F9AFDAD7A71C8FE4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incurs the full
out-of-pocket cost of forensic medical exams described in subsection (b) for
victims of sexual assault; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC307AB26D70F4B7C856461F3290C950D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinates with
health care providers in the region to notify victims of sexual assault of the
availability of rape exams at no cost to the
victims.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC317A3A935FF4F43B23837A0913DB17A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="HC826ADB48CDB4E1D901AAABC6F0DB63C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2FE015089B14845B0657BF519894056"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by striking <quote>; or</quote> and inserting a period;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4E2E579965014084B292387267A74369"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (3);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF22393DF59445AD98D8005473ECCF13"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking <quote>, except that such funds</quote> and all that follows and
inserting a period; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H531F72E56BFD457298AFD1E24AB7C30B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (d) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B6E62495C544C9F82E4E7801327E4FF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCCD150EBAFA246D9BE9E64C0FB03FE7D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Noncooperation</header>
<paragraph id="HBDF8527E73FF44DBB68593455525882E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be in compliance with this section, a State, Indian
tribal government, or unit of local government shall comply with subsection (b)
without regard to whether the victim participates in the criminal justice
system or cooperates with law enforcement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6947D43B78EC4708B16130F5424007CE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance
period</header><text>States, territories, and Indian tribal governments shall
have 3 years from the date of enactment of the
<short-title>Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
2012</short-title> to come into compliance with this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64BF4323B67D419BADA1399C7E2E014F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section
2011(a)(1) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-5">42
U.S.C. 3796gg–5(a)(1)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27ED04022EFA48AF8916FC20999032E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>modification, enforcement, dismissal,</quote> after
<quote>registration,</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H08F304F71F08493B9236BC91AEEE681E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault</quote> and inserting
<quote>domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H54D6D619AB5D429F980B32370C51FF2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
1001(a)(18) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3793">42 U.S.C.
3793(a)(18)</external-xref>), is amended by striking <quote>$225,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>$222,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H12B95B1D2F754674AB1F82F086B6A3E6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Grants to
encourage arrest policies and enforcement of protection orders</header>
<subsection id="H016BA61685B74A90AE9525DBD1D478F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part U of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796hh">42 U.S.C. 3796hh et
seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H07076023C9D244E392B15CA6610A4AC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796hh">42 U.S.C.
3796hh</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3EB4514F82FC4C7AB3D0C2AC87DB9D85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<clause id="H72A88107C3644A87A9AA08277583485D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>States,</quote> and all
that follows through <quote>units of local government</quote> and inserting
<quote>grantees</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H142B59DE495C4B81AC9E25E50FFF3AC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and enforcement of protection orders across
State and tribal lines</quote> before the period;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8AF22B4954C4242BC50ECC9827359E8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and training in police departments to improve
tracking of cases</quote> and inserting <quote>data collection systems, and
training in police departments to improve tracking of cases and classification
of complaints</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9AECFEBD2E214DED96325C5ADB230A02"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>and provide the appropriate training and
education about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</quote> after <quote>computer tracking systems</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H87FBB2CBEB194F2B9DF38CD777BE373D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>and other victim services</quote> after
<quote>legal advocacy service programs</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD609B7ECEE8249939A629D6231B9FE53"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6), by striking <quote>judges</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal,
State, tribal, territorial, and local judges, and court-based and court-related
personnel</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H264FC4DA6B6F455B87A22CA8EDE9A63B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (8), by striking <quote>and sexual assault</quote> and inserting
<quote>, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2E34D0D2603547BBBF1C5050B732906A"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(10), by striking <quote>non-profit, non-governmental victim services
organizations,</quote> and inserting <quote>victim service providers,
population specific organizations,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7D0877FB7D964EF7AE45DB3446689D1C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H388471A2DAB54F4D8B139E7B7939AFDB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBD03F671C1D446AAB24DDA6AFEAB2C79"><enum>(14)</enum><text>To develop and
implement training programs for prosecutors and other prosecution-related
personnel regarding best practices to ensure offender accountability, victim
safety, and victim consultation in cases involving domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H024FB0A79AA5425A877A319064EFA4FD"><enum>(15)</enum><text>To develop or
strengthen policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement officers,
prosecutors, and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting
instances of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H68F7B946705E49C4A7C8BA88AF555C24"><enum>(16)</enum><text>To develop and
promote State, local, or tribal legislation and policies that enhance best
practices for responding to the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking, including the appropriate treatment of
victims.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B012BFB711C43CBBDD48E90AABA2D54"><enum>(17)</enum><text>To develop,
implement, or enhance sexual assault nurse examiner programs or sexual assault
forensic examiner programs, including the hiring and training of such
examiners.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72AD01720E73475B9235DDF71DF89D7D"><enum>(18)</enum><text>To develop,
implement, or enhance Sexual Assault Response Teams or similar coordinated
community responses to sexual assault.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57C979E5F39A4814BF72263CCFC1FE62"><enum>(19)</enum><text>To develop and
strengthen policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement officers and
prosecutors regarding the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases
and the appropriate treatment of victims of sexual assault.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF90B775B890C49A2A167623FB869D3BA"><enum>(20)</enum><text>To provide the
following human immunodeficiency virus services for victims of sexual
assault:</text>
<subparagraph id="H427555F9F8454223BD6FE765D49DC7B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Testing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DA481D18AD2413EAB048FE245BA30D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Counseling.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C525A80F5774B0BBDDF2D0E080A7C68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Prophylaxis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H394AD224B5EB4290A75B36354FAB3893"><enum>(21)</enum><text>To identify and
inventory backlogs of sexual assault evidence collection kits and to develop
protocols for responding to and addressing such backlogs, including policies
and protocols for notifying and involving victims.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADD37407FE674123BD888885CC85243A"><enum>(22)</enum><text>To develop
multidisciplinary high-risk teams focusing on reducing domestic violence and
dating violence homicides by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8F91FAB14C8403B9C1BE72FB5361410"><enum>(A)</enum><text>using
evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of homicide and link high-risk
victims to immediate crisis intervention services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBB9B1FC093146FB9625084A94FA418A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying and
managing high-risk offenders; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA165CD86EE5749D28C9DB5BBD6D4A0DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing ongoing
victim advocacy and referrals to comprehensive services including legal,
housing, health care, and economic
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H577008F65EA648B0A2DB6D877CF3B332"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause id="H394A5BA2A8494AF1B1A80D0B8E981201"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subclause id="H99602F2B23F145E99E3036C45B745567"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>except for a court,</quote>
before <quote>certify</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H641C65A93E254A2497E73026262C4D06"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting
the margin accordingly;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0FA68655E19943FFA8914B5C64730AD5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>except for a court,</quote> before
<quote>demonstrate</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H292143874B5D43109D1492A484EE6A62"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (4)—</text>
<subclause id="H66844BD71C184D31AE7E668CBC9CCCBA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>modification, enforcement, dismissal,</quote> after
<quote>registration,</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2CD19A26D5A640CCB2CDEB2BBEF4FC96"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>dating violence,</quote> after <quote>domestic violence,</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H3F2DA440038842728E176D648ACCCA72"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HBE514565750F45DE892B72241816C3E6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5)—</text>
<subclause id="HE5FE8D2E095A438F98220A1D0B9FE37A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>, not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this section,</quote>;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HC7868693BD7F4F48BA5BA04483A05421"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting
the margin accordingly;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4A95DF8C25374AA3875FC2FB75F4AA41"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
as redesignated by subclause (II) of this clause, by striking
<quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (i)</quote>;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9EC0DA7A17F240BCACB38D1385A6C424"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H822D8EEBF21F465981C3EB6B1582A6D1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) through
(5), as amended by this subparagraph, as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively, and adjusting the margin accordingly;</text>
</clause><clause id="H78AB79926B1F4D55A1487AC023B558F0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesignated by clause (v) of this
subparagraph—</text>
<subclause id="H6A47396C87564265B1B3D3418C75C02E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking the
second comma; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H63A995BB96944451889F3424BDA910E0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>grantees are States</quote> and inserting the following: “grantees
are—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D6C364E62984A959D35CD13ABD918C9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H80D9EB94502349E68D1A39A82A720240"><enum>(1)</enum><text>States</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HBB3A4EB3732241E58E8018A1BBBEA6F9"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E50E6C251B245A598D1DF1B249B76B4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF93C6C2B2F4B49DEB17EE9CDEFE3BCA8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a State, tribal,
or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalition or a victim
service provider that partners with a State, Indian tribal government, or unit
of local government that certifies that the State, Indian tribal government, or
unit of local government meets the requirements under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6571D503C6A4DE1966E8556034CC3A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<clause id="H6D39715DA2E4498CA90F9EAB2A083E0C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)—</text>
<subclause id="H3586D2CE2BB2482D8AB3BA7A22C42065"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>, policy,</quote> after
<quote>law</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB21FFEE2B8D74B249E921E813B26F335"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by inserting <quote>and the defendant is in custody or has been served
with the information or indictment</quote> before the semicolon; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H832432DC921F4B3284BBA4BE1A1F3944"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (2), by striking <quote>it</quote> and inserting <quote>its</quote>;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0C3C3D64891745EEAFC5DE418828C4F1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF03BBDAF72DE42F29AB2D6975205423A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H88B909B5DA7F4C1396E223CA8C805AEB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Allocation for
tribal coalitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the
amounts appropriated for purposes of this part for each fiscal year, not less
than 5 percent shall be available for grants under section 2001(d) of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg">42 U.S.C.
3796gg(d)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9F72FB5917BA4E16BEC6BF8F2002A489"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Allocation for
sexual assault</header><text>Of the amounts appropriated for purposes of this
part for each fiscal year, not less than 25 percent shall be available for
projects that address sexual assault, including stranger rape, acquaintance
rape, alcohol or drug-facilitated rape, and rape within the context of an
intimate partner relationship.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD373A943B43E41F6AD03341017F42E75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 2102(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796hh-1">42 U.S.C.
3796hh–1(a)</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB0DACD7427C74CDFAAB694B2813A97F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>court,</quote> after <quote>tribal government,</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17246CC57A3D4FF9B415CFDC9CA11681"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>nonprofit, private sexual assault and domestic violence
programs</quote> and inserting <quote>victim service providers and, as
appropriate, population specific organizations</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5CBC791B6A442D6A237BFCEAEC4DB52"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 1001(a)(19) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3793">42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(19)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3517BF18ED1E44C0ADA9CAD035312711"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$75,000,000</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2011</quote> and
inserting <quote>$73,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
2017</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C67F519D56F46558841AD9F268BDDAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
second period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2EC195578871414F8F044495694423AD"><enum>103.</enum><header>Legal
assistance for victims</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-6">42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5975129D914E49FD81114D4B7C3AE1FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE704543BF3AA41D8AE937196FE650E7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>arising as a consequence of</quote> and inserting
<quote>relating to or arising out of</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE84F6E41F7C4272818945C47B32DAE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by inserting <quote>or arising out of</quote> after <quote>relating
to</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA9A33604C644F1C87E6DB4A4DFD580D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E7FC6618BC64C5BA56BA4C05B8FA793"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and grant
conditions</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Definitions</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3605D2D069AD47C0BBC8DFD104729DD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and grant conditions</quote> after <quote>definitions</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEA79061FE1D04A099F0285BDB155F442"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6D57A8E98EA46369900ED6EED0219A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>victim services organizations</quote> and inserting
<quote>victim service providers</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00CA5279583646FB8946E86D4E30309C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCC09D489A634B6FB6D02D778C793890" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFC1FFE070C5F400AB63783D8A84ACDEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to implement,
expand, and establish efforts and projects to provide competent, supervised pro
bono legal assistance for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F1AD1B718414337BFCEB0ED42F71239"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF2986244B324D9EB28124AD772D8ED5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>subsection (c) has completed</quote> and all that follows
and inserting the following: “this section—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64679BEA5B72446480B8B1D2934459B7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC9117BF052FF4619B0FF4ED221E29B77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has demonstrated
expertise in providing legal assistance or advocacy to victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in the targeted
population; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF29604B0344E4FEF9566B7D5A6A2A226"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEBA21DFB722D457194D8131901C0F2D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is partnered with an
entity or person that has demonstrated expertise described in subparagraph (A);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD7B9D6C2382946B58E3DF585D911A1C9" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has completed, or will complete,
training in connection with domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or
sexual assault and related legal issues, including training on evidence-based
risk factors for domestic and dating violence
homicide;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0894BCD04D134879896643C119A97FC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>stalking organization</quote> and inserting <quote>stalking
victim service provider</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1E92FAEB1C4449A698A0B95A01461473"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H40F5D62667B842749F00BE7C7E580753"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>this section</quote> and all that follows through the period
at the end and inserting <quote>this section $57,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86CAC21A2BD04304A283DA213A170278"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE263CDB8DDA84CD1849414A1206A284B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H088D0B399BD542589E2D50255F6657DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount made available under this
subsection in each fiscal year, not more than 10 percent may be used for
purposes described in subsection
(c)(3).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B53F4BCB8C24AAA953D9E71C2F0EB89"><enum>104.</enum><header>Consolidation
of grants to support families in the justice system</header>
<subsection id="H72EB0F527B2B4B85B1A23B3EAE7BFF7B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Title III of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">Public Law 106–386</external-xref>; 114 Stat. 1509)
is amended by striking the section preceding section 1302 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10420">42 U.S.C. 10420</external-xref>),
as amended by section 306 of the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 3016),
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA3500C818EF24BEBA3AB8BA17A37F5C3" style="OLC">
<section id="H62E32AC277064130B0D5F270A9AA4E39"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Court training
and supervised visitation improvements</header>
<subsection id="H374345C9E4324EB39FFFDA7F1480C5DA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of
local government, courts (including juvenile courts), Indian tribal
governments, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim
services providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil and
criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or in cases involving allegations of
child sexual abuse.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8777686C739B49A1ABADA78E59E04A0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A grant under this section may be used to—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C76B900BB594BEC95949742A3BA39ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide supervised
visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between
parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child
sexual abuse, sexual assault, or stalking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DD0E0259C174C559BBCEBEE71776D0D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop and
promote State, local, and tribal legislation, policies, and best practices for
improving civil and criminal court functions, responses, practices, and
procedures in cases involving a history of domestic violence or sexual assault,
or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse, including cases in
which the victim proceeds pro se;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1BBE5D7DE28444493EA9B7055C65CD8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>educate
court-based and court-related personnel (including custody evaluators and
guardians ad litem) and child protective services workers on the dynamics of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including
information on perpetrator behavior, evidence-based risk factors for domestic
and dating violence homicide, and on issues relating to the needs of victims,
including safety, security, privacy, and confidentiality, including cases in
which the victim proceeds pro se;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD86C42A6E9424F67B4DACB9BD378FDB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide adequate
resources in juvenile court matters to respond to domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking and
ensure necessary services dealing with the physical health and mental health of
victims are available;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02B977E0E23E4CEE8F822EC677377B1A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enable courts or
court-based or court-related programs to develop or enhance—</text>
<subparagraph id="H93A18BBC18D049A6A24E6A8E317E986C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>court
infrastructure (such as specialized courts, consolidated courts, dockets,
intake centers, or interpreter services);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2844898974EA45CA84110D66FEA7B289"><enum>(B)</enum><text>community-based
initiatives within the court system (such as court watch programs, victim
assistants, pro se victim assistance programs, or community-based supplementary
services);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A70B48BAD424A2A8080EFE11ECE1603"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offender
management, monitoring, and accountability programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H011FEAF3057943F69FC9DB8F36006397"><enum>(D)</enum><text>safe and
confidential information-storage and information-sharing databases within and
between court systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H57EA95635DC74FB388F98242E9EA4531"><enum>(E)</enum><text>education and
outreach programs to improve community access, including enhanced access for
underserved populations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4AD60C86E99148FA84607665583A3AA8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other projects
likely to improve court responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3290936C95C9469DA841C405E647CB8A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>collect data and
provide training and technical assistance, including developing State, local,
and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the capacity of grantees and
communities to address the civil justice needs of victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who have legal representation,
who are proceeding pro se, or who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal
advocate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8C014C5A0DB40E6995B68710BF4DDBF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>improve training
and education to assist judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare
personnel, and legal advocates in the civil justice system regarding domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or child abuse.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA4B1D9B4757243099545FC2B1FDE0860"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Considerations</header>
<paragraph id="H3E86FD7E8B2748FFA4A8F33298FA5753"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In making grants for purposes described in paragraphs (1)
through (6) of subsection (b), the Attorney General shall consider—</text>
<subparagraph id="H837E601E11CA483AA36C6A72E66E2916"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
families to be served by the proposed programs and services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCE9CEFAA146E403AAF72028C8237DEC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to
which the proposed programs and services serve underserved populations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF53872B2DA7841F684A4D7D3B9E5BB1D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to
which the applicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration with nonprofit,
nongovernmental entities in the local community with demonstrated histories of
effective work on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, including State or tribal domestic violence coalitions, State or
tribal sexual assault coalitions, local shelters, and programs for domestic
violence and sexual assault victims; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEF90EBB94B624DDAABFB2001DD4A4C5E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to
which the applicant demonstrates coordination and collaboration with State,
tribal, and local court systems, including mechanisms for communication and
referral.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7FD13880A22C49A6AD0AC89497F8666D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other
grants</header><text>In making grants under subsection (b)(8) the Attorney
General shall take into account the extent to which the grantee has expertise
addressing the judicial system’s handling of family violence, child custody,
child abuse and neglect, adoption, foster care, supervised visitation, divorce,
and parentage.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB2B269421CB845E68B02E0353F25A3FE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicant
requirements</header><text>The Attorney General may make a grant under this
section to an applicant that—</text>
<paragraph id="H01084F4E87094CE492E0979966D262C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates
expertise in the areas of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H02699C107828436ABD7F4F3384B82F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensures that any
fees charged to individuals for use of supervised visitation programs and
services are based on the income of those individuals, unless otherwise
provided by court order;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4344559EF234470DA9CBCAA8C0BBF057"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if the applicant
proposes to operate supervised visitation programs and services or safe
visitation exchange, demonstrates that adequate security measures, including
adequate facilities, procedures, and personnel capable of preventing violence,
and adequate standards are, or will be, in place (including the development of
protocols or policies to ensure that confidential information is not shared
with courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare agencies unless
necessary to ensure the safety of any child or adult using the services of a
program funded under this section);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8442CCD20C03435D999676504E318725"><enum>(4)</enum><text>certifies that the
organizational policies of the applicant do not require mediation or counseling
involving offenders and victims being physically present in the same place, in
cases where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is
alleged;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E416D0D77614DCC9D974ECCD4FCC36A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>certifies that any
person providing legal assistance through a program funded under this section
has completed or will complete training on domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking, including child sexual abuse, and related legal
issues; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8FB42DE9C9374327B5C3A1A8F913E9AA"><enum>(6)</enum><text>certifies that any
person providing custody evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a
program funded under this section has completed or will complete training,
developed with input from and in collaboration with a tribal, State,
territorial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking victim service provider or coalition, on the dynamics of domestic
violence and sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, that includes
training on how to review evidence of past abuse and the use of evidenced-based
theories to make recommendations on custody and visitation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE42E4168CC234F8AA278911544F59510"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, $22,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to remain
available until expended.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21252C3666364E4C804464EAD754379B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Allotment for
Indian tribes</header>
<paragraph id="H8B5AF0F9807C4E07873042FC21E4CF0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less than 10 percent of the total amount available
under this section for each fiscal year shall be available for grants under the
program authorized by section 2015 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-10">42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2007F95BF64AB8969B7188C2F7AC9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of
part</header><text>The requirements of this section shall not apply to funds
allocated for the program described in
<internal-xref idref="H8B5AF0F9807C4E07873042FC21E4CF0F" legis-path="1301.(f)(1)">paragraph
(1)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HC69F01759E984CDEAE4BA80A35345B56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>Subtitle J of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043">42 U.S.C.
14043 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3D281150DEF84E6799A76D7C88FD656D"><enum>105.</enum><header>Court-appointed
special advocate program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title II of the Crime Control
Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13011">42
U.S.C. 13011 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2BD6D83037BF448EA72A3A5C2440567E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 216
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13012">42 U.S.C.
13012</external-xref>), by striking <quote>January 1, 2010</quote> and
inserting <quote>January 1, 2015</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H215B5A821C8B414FB4902A016F0694D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 217
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13013">42 U.S.C.
13013</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE963F4C464A74F8CA3BB2EA91EDDDED9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(2)(A), by striking <quote>Code of Ethics</quote> and inserting
<quote>Standards for Programs</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H020A276D126A4010B72C04D13008E027"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DE26BCF938B4CB188B6F5FBB139F8F1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6E7FB2116F8E4AE0B2525F458893D268"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An organization that receives a grant under
this section for a fiscal year shall submit to the Administrator a report
regarding the use of the grant for the fiscal year, including a discussion of
outcome performance measures (which shall be established by the Administrator)
to determine the effectiveness of the programs of the organization in meeting
the needs of children in the child welfare
system.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBC9AA770A84747978C0CCD597CEDA330"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 219(a)
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13014">42 U.S.C.
13014(a)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2007 through
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through
2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H623590BC95E9400C94AF05CF0E0B591B"><enum>106.</enum><header>Outreach and
services to underserved populations grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14045">42 U.S.C. 14045</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H440876D719314C0EBB9E8F3679748F5A" style="OLC">
<section id="H5F5D18ED0EB941A3B5EB5077F427EBC4"><enum>120.</enum><header>Grants for
outreach and services to underserved populations</header>
<subsection id="HA127D3E9289647579091BC87D3312C56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="HF4F0C97593A043DE84CFF9B28F2EC7D4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the amounts appropriated under the grant programs
identified in
<internal-xref idref="H29A65F7A5B0B44DB97B251BE08E645F6" legis-path="120.(a)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref>, the Attorney General
shall take 2 percent of such appropriated amounts and combine them to award
grants to eligible entities described in subsection (b) of this section to
develop and implement outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved
populations and to provide victim services to meet the needs of adult and youth
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in
underserved populations. The requirements of the grant programs identified in
<internal-xref idref="H29A65F7A5B0B44DB97B251BE08E645F6" legis-path="120.(a)(2)">paragraph (2)</internal-xref> shall not apply to this
grant program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H29A65F7A5B0B44DB97B251BE08E645F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Programs
covered</header><text>The programs identified in this paragraph are the
programs carried out under the following provisions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA729F224A5E249A387BC781696033565"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part T of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (STOP grants).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H355BB243F712485689E31D0362EE8C84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Part U of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Grants to encourage
arrest policies).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC60D18C910BA4324BE9E6983F692037A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>Eligible entities under this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD6F9D4F10CB44B6BEC5968194C4F2F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>population
specific organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in
providing population specific services in the relevant underserved communities,
or population specific organizations working in partnership with a victim
service provider or domestic violence or sexual assault coalition;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB20AAF9F76B4F3A8D47059B89B1EB93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>victim service
providers offering population specific services for a specific underserved
population; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB668641E6A7F4273BA844F8F1178DCCE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>victim service
providers working in partnership with a national, State, or local organization
that has demonstrated experience and expertise in providing population specific
services in the relevant underserved population.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1CF3A6F1CA654F9EBA953953C55A9D6B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planning
grants</header><text>The Attorney General may use up to 20 percent of funds
available under this section to make one-time planning grants to eligible
entities to support the planning and development of specially designed and
targeted programs for adult and youth victims in one or more underserved
populations, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H027E09EDA9C04CD69FA073646704C2F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying,
building, and strengthening partnerships with potential collaborators within
underserved populations, Federal, State, tribal, territorial or local
government entities, and public and private organizations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60D24774AF6C461B948BD8566276476D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conducting a needs
assessment of the community and the targeted underserved population or
populations to determine what the barriers are to service access and what
factors contribute to those barriers, using input from the targeted underserved
population or populations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA2D9025632E4CA38F4124309D15CF42"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifying
promising prevention, outreach, and intervention strategies for victims from a
targeted underserved population or populations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2EB454658C23408483265272ED646136"><enum>(4)</enum><text>developing a plan,
with the input of the targeted underserved population or populations,
for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H43C781DDC1D94311B9C08EC8BDFFBD80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>implementing
prevention, outreach, and intervention strategies to address the barriers to
accessing services;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF086AEB5924C4C6399F7A3A0D6A54987"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promoting
community engagement in the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking within the targeted underserved populations;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3AA15AB932D04F7AA3C48767F9B0AFBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evaluating the
program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD79069C1BE084FDF83854C0BF561AE7C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation
grants</header><text>The Attorney General shall make grants to eligible
entities for the purpose of providing or enhancing population specific outreach
and victim services to adult and youth victims in one or more underserved
populations, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HD3D41A396E484330BA0A35DD3434ACC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>working with
Federal, State, tribal, territorial and local governments, agencies, and
organizations to develop or enhance population specific victim services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8098EDDB8E5459E87F4949F1F083200"><enum>(2)</enum><text>strengthening the
capacity of underserved populations to provide population specific
services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFF08D334DD44655BCC3770D7C65D4BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>strengthening the
capacity of traditional victim service providers to provide population specific
services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H46B492B7E2D24460ABC50FF09C2C745E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>strengthening the
effectiveness of criminal and civil justice interventions by providing training
for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other court personnel on domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved
populations; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32EC068F86E543DAB557C25FF02A0B37"><enum>(5)</enum><text>working in
cooperation with an underserved population to develop and implement outreach,
education, prevention, and intervention strategies that highlight available
resources and the specific issues faced by victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking from underserved populations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5DF2E21885B3414EA705E5AA9E066704"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application
to the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women at such time, in such
form, and in such manner as the Director may prescribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H140D9C57F021497BBCB463443287BF65"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Each
eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall annually submit to
the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women a report that describes
the activities carried out with grant funds during the preceding fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFA15A68689364F319AF0D35414738B97"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Definitions and
grant conditions</header><text>In this section the definitions and grant
conditions in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13925">42 U.S.C.
13925</external-xref>) shall apply.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H83E43771851C400D83C66C415EBBBCE3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>In addition to the funds identified in subsection
(a)(1), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through
2017.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F89F7ACB54B4FACAB822431DEB54CB4"><enum>107.</enum><header>Culturally
specific services grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 121 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14045a">42 U.S.C. 14045a</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H33AC812ADB464D42A150B93EBB580FFC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and
linguistically</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4225B08D4FA1431D81CC32265970366B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and linguistically</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC80B1975AA4546FD8AF6348E357AE156"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and linguistic</quote> each place it appears;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H838E32820F6942EAA3D6584F1873F487"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H74E74BF94D7A4735BC3156F37D357385" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBC3745C9B62D4D90B14361BEEF7F0C6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Programs
covered</header><text>The programs identified in this paragraph are the
programs carried out under the following provisions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCBD7A1F6C264CAA91F86511D8451671"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Part U of title I
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796hh">42 U.S.C. 3796hh</external-xref>)
(Grants to encourage arrest policies).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45181F136E5F496BBF19322132489557"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 1201 of
division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-6">42 U.S.C.
3796gg–6</external-xref>) (Legal assistance for victims).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D70D352337D45849A6AAAA4B54EFBC6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 40295 of
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13971">42 U.S.C. 13971</external-xref>) (Rural domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child abuse
enforcement assistance).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0F11A078B164AD6AD67B3FF64002D0F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 40802 of
the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14041a">42 U.S.C. 14041a</external-xref>) (Enhanced
training and services to end violence against women later in life).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCB96C2C581F4346B80D8DA510F53D1F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section 1402 of
division B of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-7">42 U.S.C.
3796gg–7</external-xref>) (Education, training, and enhanced services to end
violence against and abuse of women with
disabilities).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD49EE13950554848B5A130B42544CD24"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g),
by striking <quote>linguistic and</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3BEF6806267E418285F6978209C5B20B"><enum>108.</enum><header>Reduction in
rape kit backlog</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14135">42 U.S.C.
14135(c)(3)</external-xref>), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB06DB6045B2346179D323DCF0606EFFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2012</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B02111CD6CE4CB5B77FEBD180511E57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFC1C07DDC634FDCAA243BB35F850CB5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HC195E024C86B472BAC49B73A38387BD8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>For each of the
fiscal years 2013 and 2014, not less than 75 percent of the grant amounts shall
be awarded for purposes under subsection
(a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H92C9639F376048F79CFECC2B655E0287"><enum>109.</enum><header>Assistance to
victims of sexual assault training programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against
Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13941">42 U.S.C. 13941(c)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>to carry out this section</quote> and all that follows through
the period at the end and inserting <quote>to carry out this section $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2BEB2B73E7DD494B940029F63656178E"><enum>110.</enum><header>Child abuse
training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse
Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13024">42
U.S.C. 13024(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>$2,300,000</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting <quote>$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
2017.</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Improving
services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</header>
<section id="H4D1D1045A88B4479A0933E7B68E8FF5F"><enum>201.</enum><header>Sexual assault
services program</header>
<subsection id="H2A3F46624B9A4A26A28DFFC6C899AC8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants to States
and territories</header><text>Section 41601(b) of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043g">42
U.S.C. 14043g(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9498BF6DD2E94440BDA520CDE33CE8E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>other programs</quote> and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting <quote>other nongovernmental or tribal programs
and projects to assist individuals who have been victimized by sexual assault,
without regard to the age of the individual.</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB2895C9B4674BB6A37EA27383B82377"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA872AE1766F64E93829DC4D91D647C98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations for programs
and activities</quote> and inserting <quote>nongovernmental or tribal programs
and activities</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB3B5ADC5F5BD47DC88082723EE72BCEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C)(v), by striking <quote>linguistically and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H362C793CCAAA4C43A2B8FC1F2CEAB3A8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H914D40DE26234C5C92632EA2FE19C87A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence—</text>
<clause id="H426D81329EA4448ABFCE9178896FC084"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and territory</quote> after <quote>each State</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4513CA7A63A6403797C03359E3A979EF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>1.50 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>0.75 percent</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC5D30099D2C5498B889B38C5DC990BE1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>, except that</quote> and all that follows through <quote>of
the total appropriations</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2CD01DA969944730AD8E95975EAE9EA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the last
sentence, by striking <quote>the preceding formula</quote> and inserting
<quote>this paragraph</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA64181E00AE74E3A81C58D5576E1B0CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 41601(f)(1) of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043g">42
U.S.C. 14043g(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000
to remain available until expended for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000,000 to remain available until
expended for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCFA7C2FBBE1943FFB48AD8AF6C0EC49B"><enum>202.</enum><header>Rural domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child abuse
enforcement assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13971">42 U.S.C. 13971</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H87426C0B039040D6B4AA7EE2D12E68D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1)(H), by inserting <quote>, including sexual assault forensic
examiners</quote> before the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2978A0E7F4D04E68837748D15DBDE567"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1B65B8CD478459AAEE56916C617CB34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H6E20BEC2402D42E79248913BA11E34D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>victim advocacy groups</quote> and inserting <quote>victim
service providers</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H79B60890565E4BA4987F52EEAB800CEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, including developing multidisciplinary teams focusing on
high-risk cases with the goal of preventing domestic and dating violence
homicides</quote> before the semicolon;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2119917A69754F7B910A94763E72DE8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="HDC163642B34E4A758CF0E073E0B1DCD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and other long- and short-term assistance</quote> and inserting
<quote>legal assistance, and other long-term and short-term victim services and
population specific services</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA1E5AB1E7A364218ACAB95F861D7F6BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEA75A1420C964874B18403D89360106F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5CA9D3810A38474A940B032383701FCB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE922811480D24340BDA3C0051979E02C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBE2E887DA9F940889EFEC72726972402"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop, expand, or strengthen programs
addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault forensic examiner programs,
Sexual Assault Response Teams, law enforcement training, and programs
addressing rape kit backlogs.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3B939F7865B04E27B7FAB53F67C57322"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)(1), by striking <quote>$55,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2013 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB9375F1775A8469EA013D1B7490B9400"><enum>203.</enum><header>Training and
services to end violence against women with disabilities grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-7">42 U.S.C. 3796gg–7</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA76C2FF858AF491997F0E29582893A89"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF61DB18CDA54DF38AE6CE9F200F122B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>(including using evidence-based indicators to assess the
risk of domestic and dating violence homicide)</quote> after <quote>risk
reduction</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H775E8CFFFC064644AFE6D25FEF22285E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>victim service organizations</quote> and inserting
<quote>victim service providers</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2EFB86806B9427792B81F5FD565F321"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>victim
services organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>victim service
providers</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A4EEFA056EF434EBB080DDE7622C59E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1)(D), by striking <quote>nonprofit and nongovernmental victim services
organization, such as a State</quote> and inserting <quote>victim service
provider, such as a State or tribal</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACC3FD3820BB45CBB48F49EC4E455974"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013
through 2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H99095EAFF6CD489DA0238FAB0DE2E742"><enum>204.</enum><header>Grant for
training and services to end violence against women in later life</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 40802 of the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14041a">42
U.S.C. 14041a</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64178D022E284779A34A541E711EE3E0" style="OLC">
<section id="H81F8CC062B4D46FFB85976F76B12DE53"><enum>40802.</enum><header>Grant for
training and services to end violence against women in later life</header>
<subsection id="H91C318EE91814497877C8ADADA681CB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H29EDC64545C146FEB62FF5DCB03AE815"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>eligible entity</term> means an entity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FEF5E200DAF4FCCB7004B2CB48B3462"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text>
<clause id="HDDFD27FC8FFC4401B83DAD84D417F597"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
State;</text>
</clause><clause id="H536A53FAA3B447D6850E54C3234B6F89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
unit of local government;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB4575287C46847FCAFBEEC368F116372"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a tribal
government or tribal organization;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2D6093E3362A4FE6B759E8EF284176F7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
population specific organization with demonstrated experience in assisting
individuals in later life;</text>
</clause><clause id="H19565A9228A546BEB166DE76F8B99F54"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a
victim service provider; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H371B1A09D73D495EA615FB509CB9703A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
State, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalition;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF46C534DABB4327B1737849F0BBFC32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is partnered
with—</text>
<clause id="HE672C31066C54DD3B1E92EC967651591"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
law enforcement agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H10774EB516EE4D3DBFFB8E98B866718D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an office of a
prosecutor;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0499F96581264B1F8D6ABDBD2340B606"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a victim service
provider; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H78EA50A16432415589B6A40A63D29B60"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
nonprofit program or government agency with demonstrated experience in
assisting individuals in later life.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H161A78726685407080513140B4147FA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>elder abuse</term> means domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking committed against individuals in later life.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA69B03203DA4ACE84A5B9F2580B5E6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>individual in later life</term> means an individual who is 60 years of
age or older.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6E821B8F6C564F7790EA7D5ACA8617CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant
Program</header>
<paragraph id="HC8E6BBD14B34403F959E3260E377B37A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney
General may make grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities
described in paragraph (2). In awarding such grants, the Attorney General shall
consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that the
activities funded under this section are not duplicative with the activities
funded under the elder abuse prevention programs of the Department of Health
and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97F88D2C76F04C4C8D37727E755E712C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory and
permissible activities</header>
<subparagraph id="HCCC664B30FE247E090CB9541D0C2C498"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mandatory
activities</header><text>An eligible entity receiving a grant under this
section shall use the funds received under the grant to—</text>
<clause id="HD4417747879D4C78A88784250FC26FCD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide training
programs to assist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or
units of local government, population specific organizations, victim service
providers, victim advocates, and relevant officers in Federal, tribal, State,
territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing instances of elder
abuse;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0BD463C21B624386BC12E37F181D68CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide or
enhance services for victims of elder abuse;</text>
</clause><clause id="H72E8F829FC084F88980085264D41E12F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish or
support multidisciplinary collaborative community responses to victims of elder
abuse; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD99B6D5646654CD5B455F38DB2E85D13"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>conduct
cross-training for law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agencies of States or
units of local government, attorneys, health care providers, population
specific organizations, faith-based advocates, victim service providers, and
courts to better serve victims of elder abuse.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93CA831C0F8649319B52F54CEAF022FD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Permissible
activities</header><text>An eligible entity receiving a grant under this
section may use not more than 10 percent of the funds received under the grant
to—</text>
<clause id="H56921655F0C749CB84FD05B33D494167"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide training
programs to assist attorneys, health care providers, faith-based leaders, or
other community-based organizations in recognizing and addressing instances of
elder abuse; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H550ACE3D977047788D0C1D15E66ABD86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conduct outreach
activities and awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of elder abuse
receive appropriate assistance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E4DC08A0BDF4923947AAAC4356D6FA4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Underserved
populations</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Attorney
General shall give priority to proposals providing culturally specific or
population specific services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA8476A9C33B4233B61E339293B8F8E8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Services,
protection, and justice for young victims of violence</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD630736407944982A319C341FA55AF63"><enum>301.</enum><header>Rape prevention
and education grant</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
393A of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280b-1b">42 U.S.C. 280b–1b</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0947A754630E412CB7525D07F8BA9DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDE0E75CB0E69463EA8CF569B16FF9260"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, territorial, or tribal</quote>
after <quote>crisis centers, State</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H871A20CCDC17457B8F157AA40DA5B7C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (6),
by inserting <quote>and alcohol</quote> after <quote>about
drugs</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H00175C473101492DA8573316B2B57137"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by striking <quote>$80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013
through 2017</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H402B48E223AB4AB69715F5567FCFA098"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03E73CC84329486CAE1A84DBA1ECEFEC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H70C05312AA3749EDAB51E016291DE2D9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funding
formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts provided
under this section shall be allotted to each State, territory, and the District
of Columbia based on population. If the amounts appropriated under paragraph
(1) exceed $48,000,000 in any fiscal year, a minimum allocation of $150,000
shall be awarded to each State and territory and the District of Columbia. Any
remaining funds shall be allotted to each State and territory and the District
of Columbia based on
population.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD326D17A15954B65BC357156323A01DB"><enum>302.</enum><header>Creating hope
through outreach, options, services, and education for children and
youth</header>
<subsection id="H0C1E9428E01F4172ABE8F8CDCEC82CAD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle L of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043c">42 U.S.C. 14043c et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended by striking sections 41201 through 41204 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4C102B7471F04F39AFC79D88D62CCD64" style="OLC">
<section id="HB33578C94465491E93741092EE98FF76"><enum>41201.</enum><header>Creating hope
through outreach, options, services, and education for children and youth
(CHOOSE Children and Youth)</header>
<subsection id="H65D9A0759D5340099F20DDBF62C92595"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Attorney General, working in collaboration with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education,
shall award grants to enhance the safety of youth and children who are victims
of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking and to prevent future violence.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1A40B8DF05DB4D6E9D0408C80FFA688A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
purposes</header><text>Funds provided under this section may be used for the
following program purpose areas:</text>
<paragraph id="H21EAD88E756A4022B7FF087CC2C82716"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Services to
advocate for and respond to youth</header><text>To develop, expand, and
strengthen victim interventions and services that target youth who are victims
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Services
may include victim services, counseling, advocacy, mentoring, educational
support, transportation, legal assistance in civil, criminal and administrative
matters, such as family law cases, housing cases, child welfare proceedings,
campus administrative proceedings, and civil protection order proceedings,
services to address sex trafficking, population specific services, and other
activities that support youth in finding safety, stability, and justice and in
addressing the emotional, cognitive, and physical effects of trauma on youth.
Funds may be used to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA72E6E77FEE94F58A5EEA3AA9D64B8AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess and analyze
available services for youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking, determining relevant barriers to such services in
a particular locality, and developing a community protocol to address such
problems collaboratively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD79087B286EF46F8A5AED5526E6B24B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop and
implement policies, practices, and procedures to effectively respond to
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against youth;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81B8078A6A39417FA449F5105B1912FE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance and training to enhance the ability of school personnel, victim
service providers, child protective service workers, staff of law enforcement
agencies, prosecutors, court personnel, individuals who work in after school
programs, medical personnel, social workers, mental health personnel, and
workers in other programs that serve children and youth to improve their
ability to appropriately respond to the needs of children and youth who are
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as
well as homeless youth, and to properly refer such children, youth, and their
families to appropriate services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9E1E1C9EBE7A4E4A8722094D18D659B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supporting youth
through education and protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To enable secondary or elementary schools
that serve students in any of grades five through twelve and institutions of
higher education to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H75A43DA90D134246859CC2B0347AE0CD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide training
to school personnel, including health care providers and security personnel, on
the needs of students who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDB2199AAF574C5AA1BAC6C038C84698"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and implement age-appropriate
prevention and intervention policies in accordance with State law in secondary
or elementary schools that serve students in any of grades five through twelve,
including appropriate responses to, and identification and referral procedures
for, students who are experiencing or perpetrating domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and procedures for handling the
requirements of court protective orders issued to or against students;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EF1607E30494715A9A9A36D7075FB99"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide support
services for student victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking, such as a resource person who is either on-site or
on-call;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1652001B8C46470E82AE85054C6C00C7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide
evidence-based educational programs for students regarding domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EA29F21BFA04AE39B1192880B2558F9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop strategies
to increase identification, support, referrals, and prevention programs for
youth who are at high risk of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5CE3EC4FB20848ECA8999F6BCB32E2B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
applicants</header>
<paragraph id="H0A70927B33F8415D916267CCD92A3348"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an
entity shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H005754D5D1AC4C468DFCB037F0BD68F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a victim service provider, tribal nonprofit
organization, population specific organization, or community-based organization
with a demonstrated history of effective work addressing the needs of youth,
including runaway or homeless youth, who are victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7C44CA4EF2CC416E822F192A4F173020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a victim service
provider that is partnered with an entity that has a demonstrated history of
effective work addressing the needs of youth.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03E1352684F741FB9A34B920293B7907"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Partnerships</header>
<subparagraph id="HC8A647F5937D484B8441EF3EF9D48B93"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a grant for the
purposes described in
<internal-xref idref="H9E1E1C9EBE7A4E4A8722094D18D659B1" legis-path="41201.(b)(2)">subsection (b)(2)</internal-xref>, an entity
described in
<internal-xref idref="H0A70927B33F8415D916267CCD92A3348" legis-path="41201.(c)(1)">paragraph (1)</internal-xref> shall be partnered with
an elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are defined in section
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), charter school (as
defined in section 5210 of such Act), a school that is operated or supported by
the Bureau of Indian Education, or a legally operating private school, a school
administered by the Department of Defense under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2164">section
2164</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, or section 1402 of the
Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978, a group of such schools, a local
educational agency (as defined in section 9101(26) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965), or an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCC65D926D7D45E783D0CD97D9CB8B48"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
partnerships</header><text>All applicants under this section are encouraged to
work in partnership with organizations and agencies that work with the relevant
youth population. Such entities may include—</text>
<clause id="H2C8E15C69EDC44B9BC1CC366A370F4CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
State, tribe, unit of local government, or territory;</text>
</clause><clause id="H45F7F68B3BED45999BC06026644A87E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
population specific or community-based organization;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB9BB490ACCE34C0E97F3FFE1BBFC7261"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>batterer
intervention programs or sex offender treatment programs with specialized
knowledge and experience working with youth offenders; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H965ABBA307684E64BFE2C8836CB2A810"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other
agencies or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations with the capacity to
provide effective assistance to the adult, youth, and child victims served by
the partnership.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B1FA5452958447B820E25D8F115041D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grantee
requirements</header><text>Applicants for grants under this section shall
establish and implement policies, practices, and procedures that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D5BACECE17740E4B0AE6D46F0C020E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require and
include appropriate referral systems for child and youth victims;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H804BC9AFB0A845D4979E99DBA2EB3809"><enum>(2)</enum><text>protect the
confidentiality and privacy of child and youth victim information, particularly
in the context of parental or third-party involvement and consent, mandatory
reporting duties, and working with other service providers with priority on
victim safety and autonomy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87D7A6FBA4C846BF8617C067021878A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that all
individuals providing intervention or prevention programs to children or youth
through a program funded under this section have completed, or will complete,
sufficient training in connection with domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA8A388F9352142E480CBE9D103C4AD16"><enum>(4)</enum><text>ensure that
parents are informed of the programs funded under this program that are being
offered at their child’s school.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HABB11D954AD54E188DBBE84266A7D409"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Attorney General shall prioritize grant applications under this section that
coordinate with prevention programs in the community.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1B5CBEBBBCE64D6488A2B85BED0F6442"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions and
grant conditions</header><text>In this section, the definitions and grant
conditions provided for in section 40002 shall apply.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H91E170A272B54A81B42BB83429B4123B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through
2017.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F0269490B854676992841961FA25B04"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Allotment</header>
<paragraph id="HC5F374BDA325483CB18F6111F93FE1B1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less than 50 percent of the total amount appropriated
under this section for each fiscal year shall be used for the purposes
described in
<internal-xref idref="H21EAD88E756A4022B7FF087CC2C82716" legis-path="41201.(b)(1)">subsection (b)(1)</internal-xref>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1997BCEECF834FA2915E7C3AB1084513"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian
tribes</header><text>Not less than 10 percent of the total amount appropriated
under this section for each fiscal year shall be made available for grants
under the program authorized by section 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-10">42 U.S.C.
3796gg–10</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H199706DC167C4E8C9C166697FBDEA139"><enum>(b)</enum><header>VAWA grant
requirements</header><text>Section 40002(b) of the Violence Against Women Act
of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13925">42 U.S.C.
13925(b)</external-xref>), as amended by section 3(b)(4), is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6C734995B3347ADB9121FB906F280B4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5B9EE4C88413474C91ACA2DE272204C0"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Requirement for
evidence-based programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any
educational programming, training, or public awareness communications regarding
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking that are funded
under this title must be
evidence-based.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H7A2C652E909F41DC97FB85A4ED4B78C6"><enum>303.</enum><header>Grants to
combat violent crimes on campuses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 304 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14045b">42 U.S.C. 14045b</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H24D379E67926408182FA4FF8756386B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H70E840F2BED74EC499C966E431747D1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="H1B19DCFBF6EF4FC482E543F58E9E26F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>and</quote> after <quote>stalking on campuses,</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H9F7773490D5A4951B583825ED548E32A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>crimes against women on</quote> and inserting <quote>crimes on</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE6AAA9E87BB34EBE881D362CFCE59054"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, and to develop and strengthen prevention education and
awareness programs</quote> before the period; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25C208D6A5F344ECA64F047947143C9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$300,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H280E39583061460E9AA6E325F9F3C63A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53CF5868B82C4A2283F0DC8E722FB8B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="H582A8CF5AE8D4DA7AEA6C810E8F21E7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, strengthen,</quote> after <quote>To develop</quote>;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC487F4447F3E45958C3D23ACBCAA1920"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>assault and stalking,</quote> and inserting <quote>assault, and
stalking, including the use of technology to commit these
crimes,</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C66A7882B9A424DA36C9436C54E4199"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="H2A002542C3C1458492D5CB28414BECC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>and population specific services</quote> after
<quote>strengthen victim services programs</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAA60E4E02B3A4137B95C9668300201B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>entities carrying out</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>stalking victim services programs</quote> and inserting <quote>victim
service providers</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBA8C90473E374B9AA338818B6C9EF236"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>, regardless of whether the services provided by such program
are provided by the institution or in coordination with community victim
service providers</quote> before the period at the end; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE64DBDAD4294A14B60CF6B42F45D5D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7D9054200364F5EB3292978A74D33DD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H160B3E66D2DC4C0E9BE75C03A14D206C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>To provide
evidence-based educational programming for students regarding domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B3442D8739C4429AD6A11F29B711085"><enum>(10)</enum><text>To develop or
adapt population specific strategies and projects for victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from underserved
populations on
campus.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBA6A65AC26464DADAACED3D9F2785DA7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H67CBC1A5582949AEACC8E14D2CC93112"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="HD7A494D0E8FD44279B12C040DBAB9755"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>any
non-profit</quote> and all that follows through the first occurrence of
<quote>victim services programs</quote> and inserting <quote>victim service
providers</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="H116699D7F62142F1B9E56EF87375EF94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G),
respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H525562C491264302834814E5FA61578B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting after subparagraph (C), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDED88EECCB8A4970BDEF9BA439D389AD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H3A441D1DB6A54E09B03600337DF9CE12"><enum>(D)</enum><text>describe how
underserved populations in the campus community will be adequately served,
including the provision of relevant population specific
services;</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B911B5205044A9BB68DA745B09BE6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>2007 through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2013 through
2017</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEE65BE1517FA4B9DB787C52510B5B2F2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD67B09A2835E4C0AB31FA724196FE665"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE843D29877B4064A45226870340696E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2FAE38C610A4609B07FBFA0977F27B8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H31F99F1FFD71419AB0DFCD0062AF9248"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grantee minimum
requirements</header><text>Each grantee shall comply with the following minimum
requirements during the grant period:</text>
<subparagraph id="H492713F6BC4F491C942AFA39F12C7CFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The grantee shall
create a coordinated community response including both organizations external
to the institution and relevant divisions of the institution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B60FCD817CA4AE4A28FBEFFF63F9C3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The grantee shall
establish a mandatory prevention and education program on domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for all incoming students.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA395D20179724B7DA86225ABAC7A2872"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The grantee shall
train all campus law enforcement to respond effectively to domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A308A2766C945FBA3676D5AB400A23B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The grantee shall
train all members of campus disciplinary boards to respond effectively to
situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H44FC901734B44519AB68DEEA74255FB1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (e),
by striking <quote>$12,000,000</quote> and all that follows through the period
and inserting <quote>$12,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013 through
2017.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H624A803FC2DC490BA517D1D0B7AE7469"><enum>304.</enum><header>National Center
for Campus Public Safety</header>
<subsection id="HE4DB1E53DCF84E1AA6E65F931465343D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3711">42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended
by adding at the end the following new part:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFAD638087A04E53811DFF9A6AD2874E" style="OLC">
<part id="H304E8FB88BE74660B901B86BD435CA48"><enum>LL</enum><header>National Center
for Campus Public Safety</header>
<section id="HD8DE973B729E4AB2AC1AC5E84C0C76FA"><enum>3021.</enum><header>National
Center for Campus Public Safety</header>
<subsection id="H3020AE2A4A89453D896EEF1876825512"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to
establish and operate Center</header>
<paragraph id="H95493DC41F5E462AAAB8D0E8BCFBDB77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is authorized to establish and
operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety (referred to in this section
as the <quote>Center</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5C6DB2D17C1146A6B931D40B9940D53F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant
authority</header><text>The Director of the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services is authorized to award grants to institutions of higher
education and other nonprofit organizations to assist in carrying out the
functions of the Center required under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8072CAEF9F44884AB5A174D1A22CBFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Functions of the
center</header><text>The center shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HA7F7253939B34FE6A55E8496021F3E04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide quality
education and training for campus public safety agencies of institutions of
higher education and the agencies’ collaborative partners, including campus
mental health agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H76C5C4ACF99645388FFCE4E36A6EB4B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>foster quality
research to strengthen the safety and security of institutions of higher
education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE7282B5530F47A1B876DA54A3F404C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>serve as a
clearinghouse for the identification and dissemination of information,
policies, procedures, and best practices relevant to campus public safety,
including off-campus housing safety, the prevention of violence against persons
and property, and emergency response and evacuation procedures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3EA8DD4C91B549BBA470BE48C3DC49E2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop protocols,
in conjunction with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Secretary of Education, State, local, and tribal governments and law
enforcement agencies, private and nonprofit organizations and associations, and
other stakeholders, to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from,
natural and man-made emergencies or dangerous situations involving an immediate
threat to the health or safety of the campus community;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6379BF748CFA4AE29667070FE27CA3CB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>promote the
development and dissemination of effective behavioral threat assessment and
management models to prevent campus violence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4579C8809F8345F19A3C33563293E883"><enum>(6)</enum><text>coordinate campus
safety information (including ways to increase off-campus housing safety) and
resources available from the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Department of Education, State, local, and tribal governments and
law enforcement agencies, and private and nonprofit organizations and
associations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF3B148C144534C759DFE8CA6932ACB17"><enum>(7)</enum><text>increase
cooperation, collaboration, and consistency in prevention, response, and
problem-solving methods among law enforcement, mental health, and other
agencies and jurisdictions serving institutions of higher education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB819CFA7EF646F19E6220E7B9BCDE26"><enum>(8)</enum><text>develop
standardized formats and models for mutual aid agreements and memoranda of
understanding between campus security agencies and other public safety
organizations and mental health agencies; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H912CFCAA8180436B8C43A62E0E39A994"><enum>(9)</enum><text>report annually to
Congress and the Attorney General on activities performed by the Center during
the previous 12 months.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE0E7EA2EAEEB479DBEFF8CC6BE9607F2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination
with available resources</header><text>In establishing the Center, the Director
of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB85AC6E0466B4A7CAFBDDBADE61FB7F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Education, and the Attorney
General of each State; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE79F0766127D4955A59C49C92C955E55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate the
establishment and operation of the Center with campus public safety resources
that may be available within the Department of Homeland Security and the
Department of Education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBC8195ED18AB4E218A04E84B534FAF49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of
institution of higher education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>institution
of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C.
1001</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H79D92A37AF4A49D0BAC46E7EA2D1663F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Justice program
consolidations</header><text>Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of
this section, the Office of Dispute Resolution of the Department of Justice and
the jurisdiction and employees of such office shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H29394BAD6D7C45D180848F7A1308C99D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>transferred to the
Office of Legal Policy of the Department of Justice; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0F966FEAD2C4B7799B7E84DEE693B83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funded through the
general administration appropriation of the Office of Legal Policy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Violence
reduction practices</header>
<section id="HE0EF5B48ED484B7AB0D5879AE6B180D6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Study conducted
by the centers for disease control and prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402(c) of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280b-4">42 U.S.C. 280b–4(c)</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013
through 2017</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H085610B488E644F2A5E0211B0AAB0B79"><enum>402.</enum><header>Saving money
and reducing tragedies through prevention grants</header>
<subsection id="HF4ED14DFA0814208A924ACA09AEFE5F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>SMART
prevention</header><text>Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043d-2">42 U.S.C.
14043d–2</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC493F2610A234C8EA46A0F910000E682" style="OLC">
<section id="H21B5AFF242F44AFBAC5CBBDC18EFC104"><enum>41303.</enum><header>Saving Money
and Reducing Tragedies Through Prevention (SMART prevention)</header>
<subsection id="HDAE2894B37484662AED4B1E9F7995418"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants
authorized</header><text>The Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education, is
authorized to award grants for the purpose of preventing domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by taking a comprehensive
approach that focuses on youth, children exposed to violence, and men as
leaders and influencers of social norms.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1990BAA8C5E6473BAD3E49172B1A291D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds provided under this section may be used for the
following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H696A8F1982594A8A965946AE991FBD67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Teen dating
violence awareness and prevention</header><text>To develop, maintain, or
enhance programs that change attitudes and behaviors around the acceptability
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and provide
education and skills training to young individuals and individuals who
influence young individuals. The prevention program may use evidence-based,
evidence-informed, or innovative strategies and practices focused on youth.
Such a program should include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC02CCDA767364428B3BCE6E13636E783"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evidence-based age
education on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and
sexual coercion, as well as healthy relationship skills, in school, in the
community, or in health care settings;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6F435EA34C54F85B06C8F05412AAEAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>community-based
collaboration and training for those with influence on youth, such as parents,
teachers, coaches, health care providers, faith-leaders, older teens, and
mentors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC70EDA56ECE45699F0FCE46262A4F54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>education and
outreach to change environmental factors contributing to domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H34AC0C1197AE4CC68FDA9DE07315E682"><enum>(D)</enum><text>policy development
targeted to prevention, including school-based policies and protocols.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H61C679578622444188620A0645845407"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Children exposed
to violence and abuse</header><text>To develop, maintain or enhance programs
designed to prevent future incidents of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking by preventing, reducing and responding to
children’s exposure to violence in the home. Such programs may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC88715B6437A4035B23283B5D0E22FA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>providing services
for children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or
stalking, including direct counseling or advocacy, and support for the
non-abusing parent; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE80820E2A370442AA6E39D4C91825C11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training and
coordination for educational, after-school, and childcare programs on how to
safely and confidentially identify children and families experiencing domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and properly refer
children exposed and their families to services and violence prevention
programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B0951565CB94E1189CE22759EF791A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Engaging men as
leaders and role models</header><text>To develop, maintain or enhance programs
that work with men to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking by helping men to serve as role models and social
influencers of other men and youth at the individual, school, community or
statewide levels.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFED2A79F827F41598BD70454E18FD5C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an
entity shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF699E76F9334F0BAACBFB850B8F77E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a victim service
provider, community-based organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has a history of effective work
preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and
expertise in the specific area for which they are applying for funds; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1680BE24AA0E4946A208D2E8056D56D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a partnership
between a victim service provider, community-based organization, tribe or
tribal organization, or other nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that has
a history of effective work preventing domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking and at least one of the following that has
expertise in serving children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, youth domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking prevention, or engaging men to prevent domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking:</text>
<subparagraph id="H507E968EE7094122BE514B439EB04C8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A public, charter,
tribal, or nationally accredited private middle or high school, a school
administered by the Department of Defense under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2164">section
2164</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code or section 1402 of the
Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978, a group of schools, or a school
district.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DC7FEF8790845A185C72996E5B0E8ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A local
community-based organization, population-specific organization, or faith-based
organization that has established expertise in providing services to
youth.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A1159D684374CEB835E9866B4702822"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A community-based
organization, population-specific organization, university or health care
clinic, faith-based organization, or other nonprofit, nongovernmental
organization.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD28DE6AE9F1649E0A957D29492A421D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A nonprofit,
nongovernmental entity providing services for runaway or homeless youth
affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19F9CACC35B64076AFE71434522C5F74"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Health care
entities eligible for reimbursement under title XVIII of the Social Security
Act, including providers that target the special needs of children and
youth.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24CE84EBE6F145628C5805E2D6CEE764"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any other
agencies, population-specific organizations, or nonprofit, nongovernmental
organizations with the capacity to provide necessary expertise to meet the
goals of the program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H16F881495E1B42DEA734730285E53B1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Grantee
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H500E1C362FA6408988F93B0F6E0519FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Applicants for grants under this section shall prepare
and submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Director may require that demonstrates the
capacity of the applicant and partnering organizations to undertake the
project.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B726DB6148C471F81DAB20D113F0813"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Policies and
procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicants under
this section shall establish and implement policies, practices, and procedures
that are consistent with the best practices developed under section 402 of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280b-4">42 U.S.C.
280b–4</external-xref>) and—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0A2B06EA2BC45BC93AF4495B3482977"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include
appropriate referral systems to direct any victim identified during program
activities to highly qualified follow-up care;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70B9996831D54131981B146847D144E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>protect the
confidentiality and privacy of adult and youth victim information, particularly
in the context of parental or third-party involvement and consent, mandatory
reporting duties, and working with other service providers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0028D48DFD39459CACC36575F32E01DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that all
individuals providing prevention programming through a program funded under
this section have completed or will complete sufficient training in connection
with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC69C951B0DD94152BDCCCA10F4F0855E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>document how
prevention programs are coordinated with service programs in the
community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2DBB2D98FA948A6BA8178CAC07EC3D8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In
selecting grant recipients under this section, the Attorney General shall give
preference to applicants that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD321D1C90B741C2BC9ED1B85F1916C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>include
outcome-based evaluation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30A5ADC67EF34A9DB135FF0869B489CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify any other
community, school, or State-based efforts that are working on domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking prevention and explain
how the grantee or partnership will add value, coordinate with other programs,
and not duplicate existing efforts.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C66C3D79685418B8CD60F8A7431C597"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Definitions and
grant conditions</header><text>In this section, the definitions and grant
conditions provided for in section 40002 shall apply.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCBB7907D609A4D15823338FCCFEDD0D5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
2017.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB3F226BDC8454FCD9DDF9CEBD7E759B8"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Allotment</header>
<paragraph id="H2BD1AA46AE184CE2B5F3FE0C8D0DEC98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not less than 25 percent of the total amounts
appropriated under this section in each fiscal year shall be used for each set
of purposes described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F2DB2E782C143C7A8B69673DE24A977"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indian
tribes</header><text>Not less than 10 percent of the total amounts appropriated
under this section in each fiscal year shall be made available for grants to
Indian tribes or tribal
organizations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0C165DB951BB4DC5BD8AC58783455A72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>The
following provisions are repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="H93247B840F5242AB999727EAEA3A5A13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Sections 41304 and
41305 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d–3 and
14043d–4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32304A331A354A76AB510A27F4C47C66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 403 of the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14045c">42 U.S.C.
14045c</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Strengthening the
health care system’s response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC92DDF0C5484EA3AFA04AC9AFE521FD"><enum>501.</enum><header>Consolidation
of grants to strengthen the health care system’s response to domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking</header>
<subsection id="HAFFBFCE6B73944449983D557FDB7A060"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>Section
399P of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280g-4">42 U.S.C. 280g–4</external-xref>) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1623B089DA064EFB8CBDFE71E910158D" style="OLC">
<section id="H17A3DB18D42E4ABDBB05884E6EA5854D"><enum>399P.</enum><header>Grants to
strengthen the health care system’s response to domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking</header>
<subsection id="HB61F7076D2C6434E9434BAF394743E88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall award grants for—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB6B500D9DC748A29C35C07462BE7596"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the development or
enhancement and implementation of interdisciplinary training for health
professionals, public health staff, and allied health professionals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4907C38A4F164215A9EFF5374DABA4EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development or
enhancement and implementation of education programs for medical, nursing,
dental, and other health profession students and residents to prevent and
respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FB0D6164062414CB253EF26CF7EFDEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development or
enhancement and implementation of comprehensive statewide strategies to improve
the response of clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, and other health
settings (including behavioral and mental health programs) to domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H806DBE85B91D4F8EAEB776FEAFBA208F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="H8EA2EC5A39E446C5BF1B15777176BB41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required
uses</header><text>Amounts provided under a grant under this section shall be
used to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD47EF8DE34DB4C9588A20E2F77E77842"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fund
interdisciplinary training and education programs under paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (a) that—</text>
<clause id="H1A9A0DF14421415798C8B3D4275FB235"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are designed to
train medical, psychology, dental, social work, nursing, and other health
profession students, interns, residents, fellows, or current health care
providers to identify and provide health care services (including mental or
behavioral health care services and referrals to appropriate community
services) to individuals who are or who have been victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6BE97610FFFF4E6BB0A46DFF59D4C80F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>plan and develop
clinical training components for integration into approved internship,
residency, and fellowship training or continuing medical or other health
education training that address physical, mental, and behavioral health issues,
including protective factors, related to domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, stalking, and other forms of violence and abuse, focus on
reducing health disparities and preventing violence and abuse, and include the
primacy of victim safety and confidentiality; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD57A66E1826341DA8FFA4400BE98B333"><enum>(B)</enum><text>design and
implement comprehensive strategies to improve the response of the health care
system to domestic or sexual violence in clinical and public health settings,
hospitals, clinics, and other health settings (including behavioral and mental
health), under subsection (a)(3) through—</text>
<clause id="H5E890640F7EA41649696F284CC54871B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of policies and procedures to
guide health professionals and public health staff in identifying and
responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking,
including strategies to ensure that health information is maintained in a
manner that protects the patient’s privacy and safety, and safely uses health
information technology to improve documentation, identification, assessment,
treatment, and follow-up care;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCA9488789A654F33A35BB41718C9F4EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development
of on-site access to services to address the safety, medical, and mental health
needs of patients by increasing the capacity of existing health care
professionals and public health staff to address domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or by contracting with or hiring
domestic or sexual assault advocates to provide such services or to model other
services appropriate to the geographic and cultural needs of a site;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9519B0C802E6489CBCA99938167C59AF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of measures and methods for
the evaluation of the practice of identification, intervention, and
documentation regarding victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking, including the development and testing of quality
improvement measurements; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6D5AC9F57D746C68094FD985647277C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the provision of
training and followup technical assistance to health care professionals, and
public health staff, and allied health professionals to identify, assess,
treat, and refer clients who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, including using tools and training materials
already developed.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABDB48E0B6364737A823A66A2ABE4BA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permissible
uses</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC18316F76C24D7EBBB0E5F1A4068313"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Child and elder
abuse</header><text>To the extent consistent with the purpose of this section,
a grantee may use amounts received under this section to address, as part of a
comprehensive programmatic approach implemented under the grant, issues
relating to child or elder abuse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC7327E4AC16D4B168AFA1AE11360A4D8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural
areas</header><text>Grants funded under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(a) may be used to offer to rural areas community-based training opportunities
(which may include the use of distance learning networks and other available
technologies needed to reach isolated rural areas) for medical, nursing, and
other health profession students and residents on domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, stalking, and, as appropriate, other forms of
violence and abuse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8216E226A1834B23957DCC629AB4B40B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other
uses</header><text>Grants funded under subsection (a)(3) may be used
for—</text>
<clause id="H82826667F5F34A3C871C1D0E71A17C5E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the development of
training modules and policies that address the overlap of child abuse, domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and elder abuse, as
well as childhood exposure to domestic and sexual violence;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4C9B7635044949F89793FA03B220FA20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the development,
expansion, and implementation of sexual assault forensic medical examination or
sexual assault nurse examiner programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC668DECE0C7F43B6BDF3F9A2C699DD45"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the inclusion of
the health effects of lifetime exposure to violence and abuse as well as
related protective factors and behavioral risk factors in health professional
training schools, including medical, dental, nursing, social work, and mental
and behavioral health curricula, and allied health service training courses;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="H71C97A2D342D4BD89295D86FA67D35BD"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the integration
of knowledge of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking into health care accreditation and professional licensing
examinations, such as medical, dental, social work, and nursing boards, and
where appropriate, other allied health exams.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8030125A2074A15B1C79061966A6368"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements for
grantees</header>
<paragraph id="H0C855E4B264946D9A437F1BBE7FECAEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Confidentiality
and safety</header>
<subparagraph id="HD04C061AE3DD47679261339EC0F016B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Grantees under this section shall ensure that all
programs developed with grant funds address issues of confidentiality and
patient safety and comply with applicable confidentiality and nondisclosure
requirements under section 40002(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women Act of
1994 and the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, and that faculty and
staff associated with delivering educational components are fully trained in
procedures that will protect the immediate and ongoing security and
confidentiality of the patients, patient records, and staff. Such grantees
shall consult entities with demonstrated expertise in the confidentiality and
safety needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking on the development and adequacy of confidentially and security
procedures, and provide documentation of such consultation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D209E1E9925436AA6B8AAC7E6F3B580"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advance notice
of information disclosure</header><text>Grantees under this section shall
provide to patients advance notice about any circumstances under which
information may be disclosed, such as mandatory reporting laws, and shall give
patients the option to receive information and referrals without affirmatively
disclosing abuse.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF570055FE36A48569D0DA28C12CAB290"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on
administrative expenses</header><text>A grantee shall use not more than 10
percent of the amounts received under a grant under this section for
administrative expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C769F29F5DA4054BD4051F54300DAB8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting grant recipients under this
section, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants based on the
strength of their evaluation strategies, with priority given to outcome-based
evaluations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA678B24CCE374952A3446590514EEDA4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="HE9B51B25C555475A8E7919AE19B7324B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Subsection
<enum-in-header>(a)</enum-in-header> <enum-in-header>(1)</enum-in-header> and
<enum-in-header>(2)</enum-in-header> grantees</header><text>An entity desiring
a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information and assurances as the Secretary may require, including—</text>
<clause id="H0FE6C1A630E04D7F81CEA119B7178142"><enum>(i)</enum><text>documentation that
the applicant represents a team of entities working collaboratively to
strengthen the response of the health care system to domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and which includes at least one of each
of—</text>
<subclause id="H66C26323A493412CAD3F527706FF33F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an accredited
school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry,
social work, or other health field;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF210E605D3564B3382F97937EE04E2AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a health care
facility or system; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8D00021C739045C1A62AD4D99E207929"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a government or
nonprofit entity with a history of effective work in the fields of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5F317BAEBF8A4299A21EE30AC9182727"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>strategies for
the dissemination and sharing of curricula and other educational materials
developed under the grant, if any, with other interested health professions
schools and national resource repositories for materials on domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC5580EE163D4FBB92D6FD4B54231BA2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsection
<enum-in-header>(a)(3)</enum-in-header> grantees</header><text>An entity
desiring a grant under subsection (a)(3) shall submit an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and
assurances as the Secretary may require, including—</text>
<clause id="H95A149C22B954129A5FEEC2CA2C4FAA3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>documentation that
all training, education, screening, assessment, services, treatment, and any
other approach to patient care will be informed by an understanding of violence
and abuse victimization and trauma-specific approaches that will be integrated
into prevention, intervention, and treatment activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H01066AC4399C48318155A6DC016BAA36"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>strategies for
the development and implementation of policies to prevent and address domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking over the lifespan in
health care settings;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6ADD336F8AAA45A39E9CAA0F909270E0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a plan for
consulting with State and tribal domestic violence or sexual assault
coalitions, national nonprofit victim advocacy organizations, State or tribal
law enforcement task forces (where appropriate), and population-specific
organizations with demonstrated expertise in addressing domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF2D3080A064645E8AF6E5D5D759D42E6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>with respect to
an application for a grant under which the grantee will have contact with
patients, a plan, developed in collaboration with local victim service
providers, to respond appropriately to and make correct referrals for
individuals who disclose that they are victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other types of violence, and
documentation provided by the grantee of an ongoing collaborative relationship
with a local victim service provider; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H09FF81C8278D4B559BE49D4A5C2F80DD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>with respect to an
application for a grant proposing to fund a program described in subsection
(b)(2)(C)(ii), a certification that any sexual assault forensic medical
examination and sexual assault nurse examiner programs supported with such
grant funds will adhere to the guidelines set forth by the Attorney
General.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7450B1A472654DD38F6AD5A5415D56D0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header>
<paragraph id="H2D7EAA5015864CEF84F5C817079B9626"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible to receive funding under paragraph (1) or
(2) of subsection (a), an entity shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAAC7995CF2134C29A21FD4818B5B67DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a nonprofit
organization with a history of effective work in the field of training health
professionals with an understanding of, and clinical skills pertinent to,
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and lifetime
exposure to violence and abuse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A80F7BA1E054F5FB380F229A72948EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an accredited
school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry,
social work, or allied health;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D3DF3DE77C147EB87D80302FB78797F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a health care
provider membership or professional organization, or a health care system;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE017F27B11214EBBB69F871E41E8B1B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a State, tribal,
territorial, or local entity.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H33FCA0E179484DE7B7A492A47B123FF6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Subsection
<enum-in-header>(a)(3)</enum-in-header> grantees</header><text>To be eligible
to receive funding under subsection (a)(3), an entity shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06CB23A6830B4320B932BDD6F8B4C9CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State department
(or other division) of health, a State, tribal, or territorial domestic
violence or sexual assault coalition or victim service provider, or any other
nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with a history of effective work in the
fields of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and
health care, including physical or mental health care; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28E3E881059A40DB8CF2F235B6BF8819"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a local victim
service provider, a local department (or other division) of health, a local
health clinic, hospital, or health system, or any other community-based
organization with a history of effective work in the field of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and health care,
including physical or mental health care.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7F190C9932024696BE68C94EFADF66F1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HFB275685ADBE4E498CE4365E47A652F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out this section for
any fiscal year, the Secretary may make grants or enter into contracts to
provide technical assistance with respect to the planning, development, and
operation of any program, activity or service carried out pursuant to this
section. Not more than 8 percent of the funds appropriated under this section
in each fiscal year may be used to fund technical assistance under this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0801B0639B294787B709302173E5F3C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
materials</header><text>The Secretary shall make publicly available materials
developed by grantees under this section, including materials on training, best
practices, and research and evaluation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC218934DD724C79BD83ADE28C501592"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>The
Secretary shall publish a biennial report on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC89013C283194CC79DD785593A8D967E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the distribution
of funds under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1DBE234A7BBA416995BE05B9CBFE82AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the programs and
activities supported by such funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H457642C796524E56AD54B7DBC3F14151"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Research and
evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H2CDFB176AE9A403F9388622EECEF0E11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out this section for
any fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 20 percent to make a grant
or enter into a contract for research and evaluation of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H19663EAD6FF2487A9450D92B2A1AE7A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grants awarded
under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E3F6E0CB7D34123B1E55906FBA49D19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other training for
health professionals and effective interventions in the health care setting
that prevent domestic violence, dating violence, and sexual assault across the
lifespan, prevent the health effects of such violence, and improve the safety
and health of individuals who are currently being victimized.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCED9A14C21AE4368AB023FE01D98058D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research</header><text>Research
authorized in paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H754679E1B0BD4575BD48C74AC100229D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research on the
effects of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and childhood
exposure to domestic violence, dating violence, or sexual assault on health
behaviors, health conditions, and health status of individuals, families, and
populations, including underserved populations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D1CCAFCC57C48B38036C0A51C2636C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>research to
determine effective health care interventions to respond to and prevent
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70D0DECAE7C142E4BEFCCB2770439258"><enum>(C)</enum><text>research on the
impact of domestic, dating, and sexual violence, childhood exposure to such
violence, and stalking on the health care system, health care utilization,
health care costs, and health status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA05110A0D5544DDCA0272DAEE7A51C12"><enum>(D)</enum><text>research on the
impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult experience with domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and adult health outcomes,
including how to reduce or prevent the impact of adverse childhood experiences
through the health care setting.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE44DA22670724B43ADA7F0EE50048F7F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5EDDE566BB43419AB64893B820BF56C5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Except
as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions in section 40002 of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 apply to this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H53A99976DFD9485FABD178C567A86E76"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeals</header><text>The
following provisions are repealed:</text>
<paragraph id="H9A52929032424F0982B652637A818F58"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Chapter 11 of
subtitle B of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (relating to research on
effective interventions to address violence;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13973">42 U.S.C.
13973</external-xref>; as added by section 505 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">Public Law
109–162</external-xref> (119 Stat. 3028)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6F2933A4074E459FA6485CB985567790"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 758 of the
Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/294h">42 U.S.C. 294h</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Safe
homes for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</header>
<section id="HACE0E40AD2B64AB59E821F9D6FAF5F8C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header>Housing protections
for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking</header>
<subsection id="HF0638E95CFDE4385BF527BE6F3E34F0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Subtitle
N of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e">42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB383C04766B417FA62F7FC813B9CF24"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting after
the subtitle heading the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8D140B337474201B137A79D231491F0" style="OLC">
<chapter id="HBA0876E4F1D74C618353F08621F0AEFC"><enum>1</enum><header>Grant
programs</header>
</chapter><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H14E69B191B01471081DE306E70CA0B12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 41402
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-1">42 U.S.C.
14043e–1</external-xref>), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0C2653CA3784CA29DFAB0F86EB3881F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 41403
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-2">42 U.S.C.
14043e–2</external-xref>), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>chapter</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10E5A4C459E846A9BC371F98998F7481"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD29B6695D4714A30AC826E21F5552A4D" style="OLC">
<chapter id="HA74F3CA8764B4A2CBFB7E7AED1DDA6BE"><enum>2</enum><header>Housing rights
</header>
<section id="H5614BD8C38D842ED9AF6CD9BBD90E5F6"><enum>41411.</enum><header>Housing
protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking</header>
<subsection id="H8BF92FC2C1E04FDFA33F76766612B0B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this chapter:</text>
<paragraph id="HA4FDB034A74E4FB1A8370485109C29AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Affiliated
individual</header><text>The term <term>affiliated individual</term> means,
with respect to an individual—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31166F68B8E44792A610ADDEFA989A16"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a spouse, parent,
brother, sister, or child of that individual, or an individual to whom that
individual stands in loco parentis; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BC10B10FCCC4091A8E38222792ACCC5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any individual,
tenant, or lawful occupant living in the household of that individual.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7C6866E995914BFC8431BF5810455B25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate
Agency</header><text>The term <term>appropriate agency</term> means, with
respect to a covered housing program, the Executive department (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/101">section
101</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code) that carries out the
covered housing program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75F9220D514649DF8210A08DDF5BAA03"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered housing
program</header><text>The term <term>covered housing program</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E1AA55018C146BE880A8B291E142DA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program under
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">12 U.S.C. 1701q</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B9EE56017A34E9EB79555F02B5D9CBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the program under
section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">42 U.S.C.
8013</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E9E322750F640A9B38CB4A36857E36D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the program under
subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12901">42 U.S.C.
12901 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D3A61572A604C5FAF50FF678242CF38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>each of the
programs under title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11360">42 U.S.C. 11360 et
seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H734DC1CFEAAD4B16BEBB6BC527F4742A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program under subtitle A of title II of
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12741">42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC6F7DE9B1DF44B89936E5410D4F157D1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the program under
paragraph (3) of section 221(d) of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715l">12 U.S.C.
1715l(d)</external-xref>) for insurance of mortgages that bear interest at a
rate determined under the proviso under paragraph (5) of such section
221(d);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B753BE1277544BC94C5AE833B34AA02"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the program under
section 236 of the National Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">12 U.S.C. 1715z–1</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H875AA535CFAA4C20A96A21CA479159A7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the programs under
sections 6 and 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d and
1437f);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H29B2034314DD4AF8B92FED4EB33D50F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>rural housing
assistance provided under sections 514, 515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Housing
Act of 1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1484">42
U.S.C. 1484</external-xref>, 1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p–2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ED3FE159D83454F83E1CAF1D771CEF4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the low-income
housing tax credit program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/42">section
42</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5F29ADFF6DCE4844ADBEE4A1C8965A1F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibited basis
for denial or termination of assistance or eviction</header>
<paragraph id="H3AC0E5C9D90A4D828D61DD81FCB41B08"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An applicant for or tenant of housing assisted under a
covered housing program may not be denied admission to, denied assistance
under, terminated from participation in, or evicted from the housing program or
housing on the basis that the applicant or tenant is or has been a victim of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, if the
applicant or tenant otherwise qualifies for admission, assistance,
participation, or occupancy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H13B8274B042140F2A80582B5E8C29809"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction of
lease terms</header><text>An incident of actual or threatened domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking shall not be construed
as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB43AF7482BAB4A538A0B55A91CBA2801"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a serious or
repeated violation of a lease for housing assisted under a covered housing
program by the victim or threatened victim of such incident; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8247363092348EB849EDFFC3E8E5E73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>good cause for
terminating the assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing assisted
under a covered housing program of the victim or threatened victim of such
incident.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H224DBAAD65804BEAAD8426585FE55A37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination on
the basis of criminal activity</header>
<subparagraph id="H7F66EF8E07864F7582BD9F03BE2D1EC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Denial of
assistance, tenancy, and occupancy rights prohibited</header><text>No person
may deny assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to housing assisted under a
covered housing program to a tenant solely on the basis of criminal activity
directly relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking that is engaged in by a member of the household of the tenant or any
guest or other person under the control of the tenant, if the tenant or an
affiliated individual of the tenant is the victim or threatened victim of such
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AE12A7955B5468D990DDC04E3156242"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Bifurcation</header>
<clause id="H9DCE05A8206A4767B8695D42AC10C9A8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a public housing agency
or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program may
bifurcate a lease for the housing in order to evict, remove, or terminate
assistance to any individual who is a tenant or lawful occupant of the housing
and who engages in criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking against an affiliated individual
or other individual, without evicting, removing, terminating assistance to, or
otherwise penalizing a victim of such criminal activity who is also a tenant or
lawful occupant of the housing.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE522BD4935024C5DB8F46AEF9644E2F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect of
eviction on other tenants</header><text>If a public housing agency or owner or
manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program evicts, removes, or
terminates assistance to an individual under clause (i), and the individual is
the sole tenant eligible to receive assistance under a covered housing program,
the public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under the
covered housing program shall provide any remaining tenant an opportunity to
establish eligibility for the covered housing program. If a tenant described in
the preceding sentence cannot establish eligibility, the public housing agency
or owner or manager of the housing shall provide the tenant a reasonable time,
as determined by the appropriate agency, to find new housing or to establish
eligibility for housing under another covered housing program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC53BDBF98641476586ED12F4C6D06577"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rules of
construction</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be
construed—</text>
<clause id="HCA940BA8844246B8863F8C24955B26EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
limit the authority of a public housing agency or owner or manager of housing
assisted under a covered housing program, when notified of a court order, to
comply with a court order with respect to—</text>
<subclause id="H362AE9C0913241BB9AF560B1E62AD5A4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the rights of
access to or control of property, including civil protection orders issued to
protect a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H16AA8A5D387D48C7BDCBFE8730A94E9E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the distribution
or possession of property among members of a household in a case;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HB6D78172EBDE41F7B40E984A7511366C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to limit any
otherwise available authority of a public housing agency or owner or manager of
housing assisted under a covered housing program to evict or terminate
assistance to a tenant for any violation of a lease not premised on the act of
violence in question against the tenant or an affiliated person of the tenant,
if the public housing agency or owner or manager does not subject an individual
who is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking to a more demanding standard than other tenants in
determining whether to evict or terminate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9CED15F359DE421B8F0AF04BD587EF3D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to limit the
authority to terminate assistance to a tenant or evict a tenant from housing
assisted under a covered housing program if a public housing agency or owner or
manager of the housing can demonstrate that an actual and imminent threat to
other tenants or individuals employed at or providing service to the property
would be present if the assistance is not terminated or the tenant is not
evicted; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HD63E8C0906724F3C9A1DC296F8459D78"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to supersede any
provision of any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection
than this section for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDF999E31BF554209812A648F6CFAA4AF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Documentation</header>
<paragraph id="HB51E1AD388324A77A309FC148B1F1983"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Request for
documentation</header><text>If an applicant for, or tenant of, housing assisted
under a covered housing program represents to a public housing agency or owner
or manager of the housing that the individual is entitled to protection under
subsection (b), the public housing agency or owner or manager may request, in
writing, that the applicant or tenant submit to the public housing agency or
owner or manager a form of documentation described in paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H236C2B3E2B51412182239AB558207538"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to
provide certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H7E56EBA75BAB46ED8BC03BC6DC985B18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If an applicant or tenant does not provide the
documentation requested under paragraph (1) within 14 business days after the
tenant receives a request in writing for such certification from a public
housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing
program, nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the authority of the
public housing agency or owner or manager to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H06D0B764C6A74D2BB4441D9DA0AF0218"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deny admission by
the applicant or tenant to the covered program;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF22A8ADAEF4349D2880310A66D2A9D9F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>deny assistance
under the covered program to the applicant or tenant;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H5B9D86695CBE48EB8FD6042E3EBFFB1B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>terminate the
participation of the applicant or tenant in the covered program; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD6F22E671FF24AF4ACD7E286E85EE257"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>evict the
applicant, the tenant, or a lawful occupant that commits violations of a
lease.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A58F554EE0445A5A893FD67BCCDBFCA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>A
public housing agency or owner or manager of housing may extend the 14-day
deadline under subparagraph (A) at its discretion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D03FC40B62546D1A2A127ECC1F7C7A2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of
documentation</header><text>A form of documentation described in this paragraph
is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88745424CB18416C8B35AB9A59DBBA81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification
form approved by the appropriate agency that—</text>
<clause id="H2CE0FFD24413468994DB4ECDF51946E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>states that an
applicant or tenant is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking;</text>
</clause><clause id="H71930CD30C5742B18D4B2D8488AF5102"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>states that the
incident of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
that is the ground for protection under subsection (b) meets the requirements
under subsection (b); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CE5F7A7134E4CA0BE39EEBC75681F4C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>includes the
name of the individual who committed the domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, if the name is known and safe to provide;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H603321B2485142C7B64F0AB2340EFDE9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a document
that—</text>
<clause id="HB38F9B19EFE54C61B90F554525E947F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
signed by—</text>
<subclause id="HB27F7E5D67114198A8720C4C0A762A02"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an employee,
agent, or volunteer of a victim service provider, an attorney, a medical
professional, or a mental health professional from whom an applicant or tenant
has sought assistance relating to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking, or the effects of the abuse; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HB9E245CC0F0B475E901A385E0B52414C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the applicant or
tenant; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HD5D48E6A90DB48A6940F4B7E53C173A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>states under
penalty of perjury that the individual described in clause (i)(I) believes that
the incident of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
that is the ground for protection under subsection (b) meets the requirements
under subsection (b);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H591BB18168854F0AB789934E3BEEBF32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a record of a
Federal, State, tribal, territorial, or local law enforcement agency, court, or
administrative agency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD327B9FA14CC4924A8A3ECAB6D6A22A4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>at the discretion
of a public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a
covered housing program, a statement or other evidence provided by an applicant
or tenant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H68D07CAD5902439CB286778D2D29C7D3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>Any
information submitted to a public housing agency or owner or manager under this
subsection, including the fact that an individual is a victim of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking shall be maintained in
confidence by the public housing agency or owner or manager and may not be
entered into any shared database or disclosed to any other entity or
individual, except to the extent that the disclosure is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA595AD7CF10C4519A830A15B061899A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>requested or
consented to by the individual in writing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA93780A971B474B994F16775BF655A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>required for use
in an eviction proceeding under subsection (b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB468E77388BE4834892CA35EF57354D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>otherwise required
by applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD4837B1679C6439C8009462A89132435"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Documentation
not required</header><text>Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
require a public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a
covered housing program to request that an individual submit documentation of
the status of the individual as a victim of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C4E7065DFD043B898FDBC98450F8B5B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Compliance not
sufficient to constitute evidence of unreasonable act</header><text>Compliance
with subsection (b) by a public housing agency or owner or manager of housing
assisted under a covered housing program based on documentation received under
this subsection, shall not be sufficient to constitute evidence of an
unreasonable act or omission by the public housing agency or owner or manager
or an employee or agent of the public housing agency or owner or manager.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the liability of a public
housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under a covered housing
program for failure to comply with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69ADA913A7B6458D8E3006CC76990E83"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Response to
conflicting certification</header><text>If a public housing agency or owner or
manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program receives
documentation under this subsection that contains conflicting information, the
public housing agency or owner or manager may require an applicant or tenant to
submit third-party documentation, as described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D)
of paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFC1E0F059B704CC7A126C1404A74A3D3"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Preemption</header><text>Nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to supersede any provision of any
Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protection than this
subsection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC29E57CB3FF64F45A8A8A631EC9817B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification</header>
<paragraph id="HD2CCA9E487844770AE810948E1C382EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall develop a notice of the rights of individuals under this
section, including the right to confidentiality and the limits thereof, and
include such notice in documents required by law to be provided to tenants
assisted under a covered housing program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H622672AC61B54CAB9C72F801FEC11293"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision</header><text>The
applicable public housing agency or owner or manager of housing assisted under
a covered housing program shall provide the notice developed under paragraph
(1) to an applicant for or tenant of housing assisted under a covered housing
program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2DC3D3A38B5743469BF871835260C848"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the time the
applicant is denied residency in a dwelling unit assisted under the covered
housing program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H373E067BEDD14D0F8CD6CE7D4A9EC1D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the time the
individual is admitted to a dwelling unit assisted under the covered housing
program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD64BA048CFA847E9ACEC52C3A7D63DC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in multiple
languages, consistent with guidance issued by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development in accordance with Executive Order No. 13166 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000d-1">42 U.S.C.
2000d–1</external-xref> note; relating to access to services for persons with
limited English proficiency).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44DB1ECDA4DF4E4FB7172D61CBC68CA3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Emergency
Relocation and Transfers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each
appropriate agency shall develop a model emergency relocation and transfer plan
for voluntary use by public housing agencies and owners or managers of housing
assisted under a covered housing program that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA95482EE81F640D68DF5ADC212AC628A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>allows tenants who
are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
to relocate or transfer to another available and safe dwelling unit assisted
under a covered housing program and retain their status as tenants under the
covered housing program if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F5D5ED7C481408886D883C31C97B6CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the tenant
expressly requests to move;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE75C05952E764A3EBC7F03A6AC11D10C"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7D9EF737A984B288BA8C54CCF44FAE2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the tenant reasonably
believes that the tenant is threatened with imminent harm from further violence
if the tenant remains within the same dwelling unit assisted under a covered
housing program; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H02CA22FC96FB4D32AAA898AE6DC04592" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the sexual assault, domestic
violence, dating violence, or stalking occurred on the premises during the
90-day period preceding the request to move; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9E9BA5F50B045CEAB071EE11E0F1488"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the tenant has
provided documentation as described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C) or (D) of
subsection (c)(3) if requested by a public housing agency or owner or
manager;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5992AA3F01C140529F31D039ACF04ED3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporates
reasonable confidentiality measures to ensure that the public housing agency or
owner or manager does not disclose the location of the dwelling unit of a
tenant to a person that commits an act of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking against the tenant;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95AE45F050B842B3A83412D23E954077"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes how the
appropriate agency will coordinate relocations or transfers between dwelling
units assisted under a covered housing program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H898421B733D24A7090D71AB06BDB0789"><enum>(4)</enum><text>takes into
consideration the existing rules and regulations of the covered housing
program;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC0314FC5269438DA96638E9DDE056E3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>is tailored to the
specific type of the covered housing program based on the volume and
availability of dwelling units under the control or management of the public
housing agency, owner, or manager; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H916019B768F543B089880AF7C1638FB8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>provides guidance
for use in situations in which it is not feasible for an individual public
housing agency, owner, or manager to effectuate a transfer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA51751E9E3F14B468DA804CDC84C438D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Policies and
procedures for emergency transfer</header><text>The Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development shall establish policies and procedures under which a victim
requesting an emergency transfer under subsection (e) may receive, subject to
the availability of tenant protection vouchers for assistance under section
8(o)(16) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(16)</external-xref>), assistance under such section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0319FFB2D07F45628882BD6DB441F26A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The
appropriate agency with respect to each covered housing program shall implement
this section, as this section applies to the covered housing
program.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H97614BCCAE1D499E8BFE51E803A82AF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HE7E0DFE2FEC646F98F0EE1A1A1C073D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Section
<enum-in-header>6</enum-in-header></header><text>Section 6 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437d">42 U.S.C. 1437d</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5DE84BB9661F4A29B6AF1B376CDB11A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<clause id="HB22AA42CB1234A8691215D91FEF66475"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (3); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E22DB33CF7045609EBDD2179300BE11"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4),
respectively;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DD5A90DBFBA4718A79F74E2CBCF38C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(l)—</text>
<clause id="H3632CDA68FE247459F8869E63DDBF6D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking <quote>, and that an incident</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>victim of such violence</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2F55A0D6D72F4BBFA3A2EB919865F32D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6), by striking <quote>; except that</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>stalking.</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15A6E653AB7346A78B2DC75513B85D28"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (u).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H53204BE12C1F48EE919CD0602114AE84"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Section
<enum-in-header>8</enum-in-header></header><text>Section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">42 U.S.C. 1437f</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H57623A8FC8E24CD89B4D7A0254B7E429"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by striking paragraph (9);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF5E97B3F9FD94C5186A9FE20B41775EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(1)—</text>
<clause id="H7E9BD11E883D43648261C65425748F85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and that an applicant</quote> and all that
follows through <quote>assistance or admission</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C602AD47CCD4615AF56A4B34A8E3BA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="HAE5E938D08794D1EABFE9317B2BCD599"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by
striking <quote>, and that an incident</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>victim of such violence</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H696639A5D67D44D6B218388AD8D28122"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by striking <quote>, except that:</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>stalking.</quote>;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE4E4585FDD640C18599C8EDB712E5CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(f)—</text>
<clause id="H10B66EC079F4416985DA97201FD94D6E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB7694459D7C2475AB61DC41813376667"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (7), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E64D6A4B0A94E55B7FE994B54739F4F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11);</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49D4A49F3C834B8AA40AA810EA0F0BF7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(o)—</text>
<clause id="H8CD51D08ACEF45249081D30A4568ED01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (6)(B), by striking the last sentence;</text>
</clause><clause id="H609595B8559F4E35AACC86B6C1968A03"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (7)—</text>
<subclause id="HC30616F5A4204DC4A5B1A8222D056044"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>and that an incident</quote> and all that follows
through <quote>victim of such violence</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7AEA7505421D4C3E8C563978CBA605AF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by striking <quote>; except that</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>stalking.</quote>; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H338E8516D8714A92A821B88351203826"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (20); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8603411BEF648F3A88A3E6268DED215"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (ee).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50B96028BC6A4BAC9A7F3FF05911B5E7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this
Act, shall be construed—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB13C2F537EEC423796C0A7E3560FD109"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to limit the
rights or remedies available to any person under section 6 or 8 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d and 1437f), as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25F00931D15B4F49B3F70740D99CA561"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to limit any
right, remedy, or procedure otherwise available under any provision of part 5,
91, 880, 882, 883, 884, 886, 891, 903, 960, 966, 982, or 983 of title 24, Code
of Federal Regulations, that—</text>
<clause id="H60B033FB052646A5BF7E252D98023CA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>was
issued under the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">Public Law 109–162</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2960)
or an amendment made by that Act; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA03B659547ED4503824A9EB282D5855E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides greater
protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking than this Act or the amendments made by this Act; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H602FF079A68A47C799AE346CE02C31B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to disqualify an
owner, manager, or other individual from participating in or receiving the
benefits of the low-income housing tax credit program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/42">section
42</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 because of
noncompliance with the provisions of this Act or the amendments made by this
Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H044C99ABF81D43D5AE7C962B8D3233D7"><enum>602.</enum><header>Transitional
housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, and stalking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 11 of subtitle B of the Violence
Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13975">42 U.S.C. 13975</external-xref>; as added by
section 611 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/21">Public Law 108–21</external-xref> (117 Stat. 693)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5B4322DED1C1400080440C569E6DBB89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the chapter
heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="OLC">child
victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual
assault</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="chapter" style="OLC">victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault, or stalking</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF22A80467BEB46FBBE301C4860A1F6A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 40299 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13975">42 U.S.C.
13975</external-xref>)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2CF6CCB9C6EA4C91A447A1FD138A9476"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the header, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">child victims of
domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault</header-in-text></quote> and
inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94ABE389B3D943DC9C0A57E9992E5FF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(1), by striking <quote>fleeing</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26A24429824E4FB9A6394073586C9C11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1FD8637D42F541A1A1C941DB742DAD80"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)—</text>
<clause id="H8D869B2F1C5C4FE687FA09B42AE293FF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2013 through 2017</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H626240DDDB0248A78E544E28E6DDC0E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
paragraph (3)—</text>
<subclause id="H258093F9BBAE45509D680D20623519F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>eligible</quote> and inserting
<quote>qualified</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H4A86C9A72DB1461A9E2DE685D8372767"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE5DA43FCB5D4E989555949FE899E43A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H437E1F030BB8465CB5063D2A14713140"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Qualified
application defined</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>qualified
application</term> means an application that—</text>
<clause id="H72E4BEC57B844F2E929D4432B0994485"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has been submitted
by an eligible applicant;</text>
</clause><clause id="H85B724F00C314EB88AEDD0AAC9E86DEB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>does not propose
any significant activities that may compromise victim safety;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD6D726B52EFC40969E4A366362879FBC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reflects an
understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CEEF8EBBDA34286ADBA9D7B725A339A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>does not propose
prohibited activities, including mandatory services for victims, background
checks of victims, or clinical evaluations to determine eligibility for
services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="HC6E62C2E5E5B4A9E8B7289C8A30BF1D0"><enum>603.</enum><header>Addressing the
housing needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
and stalking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle N of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e">42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8F347EAB65D7418D84FC6841B69BB175"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 41404(i) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-3">42 U.S.C.
14043e–3(i)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2013 through 2017</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC2B805F66944F6B8146354FDF1679EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
41405(g) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043e-4">42
U.S.C. 14043e–4(g)</external-xref>), by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2007 through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>$4,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2013 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>VII</enum><header>Economic
security for victims of violence</header>
<section id="HACAFADB2FE5C48298149C5E87ABF484D"><enum>701.</enum><header>
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic
and sexual violence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
41501(e) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14043f">42 U.S.C.
14043f(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2007
through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2013 through
2017</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>VIII</enum><header>Immigration
provisions</header>
<section id="H3C5703C66E544EB88E7BEB25EC907039"><enum>801.</enum><header>Fraud
prevention initiatives</header>
<subsection id="H7715AFFC950E4E37930BC9838EEBF739"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Credible
evidence considered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
240A(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229b">8 U.S.C. 1229b</external-xref>) is
amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB79C36C13DC14791BD30C9326044816D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H937CB5DBFC414FBD9DA93569378631C6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Credible
evidence considered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In acting
on applications under this paragraph, the Attorney General shall consider any
credible evidence relevant to the application, including credible evidence
submitted by a national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence accused of the conduct described in subparagraph (A)(i) so
long as this evidence is not gathered in violation of section 384 of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H67AD1650D1C244549C73763913A267DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
special rule for battered spouse, parent, or child</header><text>Section
204(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1154">8 U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4C80DF946CA423F8C7477686D7A0759"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting
after subclause (II) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB10C4F0DA9942E3A23E6A09B1A5CBFC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDFD5F07328EA406DBFC5316FCACC5C0E"><enum>(III)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEEB763FE7155438F8F79056EE9E04730"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon filing, each petition under this
clause shall be assigned to an investigative officer for adjudication and final
determination of eligibility.</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB2694ED5A084C39A21FFAEB4565C9D9" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the adjudication of each petition
under this paragraph, an investigative officer from a local office of United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall conduct an in-person
interview of the alien who filed the petition. The investigative officer may
also gather other evidence so long as this evidence is not gathered in
violation of section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996. The investigative officer who conducted the
in-person interview shall provide to the investigative officer who is
responsible for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility a
summary of the interview and any other evidence gathered and a determination of
the credibility of the interviewee and other evidence gathered.</text>
</clause><clause id="H40327F214E8B4F83A44DDC167B3D2D8E" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>All interviews under this clause
shall be conducted under oath and subject to applicable penalties for
perjury.</text>
</clause><clause id="H136E053D9D4E41B8B349F76CE5633131" indent="up1"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>The investigative officer who is
responsible for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall
determine whether the petitioner had filed previous applications or petitions
for immigration benefits that had been denied and whether the petitioner had
been the beneficiary of a previous petition filed pursuant to this section that
had been denied. If either was the case, the investigative officer shall
consider the denials and the reasons for the denials as part of the
adjudication of the petition.</text>
</clause><clause id="H20A112DBBA7D4438A98FCBAAEA8E129F" indent="up1"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The investigative officer who is
responsible for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall
as part of the adjudication of the petition consult with the investigative
officer at the local office of United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services who had conducted the in-person interview of the alien who filed the
petition.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0314F9EF00B14ABB866C68A089598E5A" indent="up1"><enum>(ff)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the conclusion of the adjudication
process under this subparagraph, the investigative officer who is responsible
for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall issue a final
written determination to approve or deny the petition. The investigative
officer shall not approve the petition unless the officer finds, in writing and
with particularity, that all requirements under this paragraph, including proof
that the alien is a victim of the conduct described in clause (iii)(I)(bb),
have been proven by a preponderance of the evidence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5ED04B3BFCD34895AB4A1F2A383512DE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the adjudication of a petition under
this clause—</text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A2A221E7F244AEF877EA866D57B2144"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the petition shall not be granted unless
the petition is supported by a preponderance of the evidence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H279D3F1DDB8D48EA865915A8B827E0B0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all credible evidence submitted by an
accused national of the United States or alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence shall be considered so long as this evidence was not gathered in
violation of section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE09B41A05D8343DABDE9733A51672EFA"><enum>(V)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7C0C993E86E34C9BAA357D80F4C967AF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the adjudication of a petition under
this paragraph, the investigative officer who is responsible for the
adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall determine whether any
Federal, State, territorial, tribal, or local law enforcement agency has
undertaken an investigation or prosecution of the abusive conduct alleged by
the petitioning alien.</text>
</clause><clause id="H41D4D96890A345348AE0AB775F638610" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>If an investigation or prosecution
was commenced, the investigative officer shall—</text>
<subclause id="H05028E3FF4BC42038BC7AAF52516C31C"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>obtain as much information as possible
about the investigation or prosecution; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H90688480E91C479DB357EBDE7D68C63A"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>consider that information as part of the
adjudication of the petition.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H799869FB4A7F4A5DA4538DF4F53061A7" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>If an investigation or prosecution
is pending, the adjudication of the petition shall be stayed pending the
conclusion of the investigation or prosecution. If no investigation has been
undertaken or if a prosecutor’s office has not commenced a prosecution after
the matter was referred to it, that fact shall be considered by the
investigative officer as part of the adjudication of the petition.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73A98289C05740F2A8FFC38856C5E5F1"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a petition filed under this paragraph is
denied, any obligations under an underlying affidavit of support previously
filed by the accused national of the United States or alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence shall be
terminated.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA29CA7EB534D4B78915CD5FED4E26F9C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(iv), by adding at the
end the following: <quote>The petition shall be adjudicated according to the
procedures that apply to self-petitioners under clause (iii).</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05FF7F47C8D34625839F7C2C03CDC274"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(vii), by adding at the
end the following continuation text:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H527B5386CDC04C0B932541879817E76A" style="OLC">
<quoted-block-continuation-text indent="up3" quoted-block-continuation-text-level="clause">The petition shall be adjudicated according to the
procedures that apply to self-petitioners under clause
(iii).</quoted-block-continuation-text><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H238F02D7BE42408BBEED00C6A27B882C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(ii), by inserting after subclause (II) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63C0398783E94EC5BEAA7A85C80A192D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEF119DD8C8BF42B5BD531CD3B0BA2ABF"><enum>(III)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H08C40C679C8D4E4EB6FB83CB5538355F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon filing, each petition under this
clause shall be assigned to an investigative officer for adjudication and final
determination of eligibility.</text>
</clause><clause id="H56E3628240174F3AB2C23C061E131778" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the adjudication of each petition
under this paragraph, an investigative officer from a local office of United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall conduct an in-person
interview of the alien who filed the petition. The investigative officer may
also gather other evidence so long as this evidence is not gathered in
violation of section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996. The investigative officer who conducted the
in-person interview shall provide to the investigative officer who is
responsible for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility a
summary of the interview and any other evidence gathered and a determination of
the credibility of the interviewee and other evidence gathered.</text>
</clause><clause id="HE82760C045AD43C1B04A64A6A70BC4F6" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>All interviews under this clause
shall be conducted under oath and subject to applicable penalties for
perjury.</text>
</clause><clause id="HF7B31D826DF64024AACDEFFCB26C838C" indent="up1"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>The investigative officer who is
responsible for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall
determine whether the petitioner had filed previous applications or petitions
for immigration benefits that had been denied and whether the petitioner had
been the beneficiary of a previous petition filed pursuant to this section that
had been denied. If either was the case, the investigative officer shall
consider the denials and the reasons for the denials as part of the
adjudication of the petition.</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B782D0ACC2A4E2EA73E3B2339D721B8" indent="up1"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>The investigative officer who is
responsible for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall
as part of the adjudication of the petition consult with the investigative
officer at the local office of United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services who had conducted the in-person interview of the alien who filed the
petition.</text>
</clause><clause id="H4CB9E30A29F347A59BA60335F0DBA2E9" indent="up1"><enum>(ff)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the conclusion of the adjudication
process under this subparagraph, the investigative officer who is responsible
for the adjudication and final determination of eligibility shall issue a final
written determination to approve or deny the petition. The investigative
officer shall not approve the petition unless the officer finds, in writing and
with particularity, that all requirements under this paragraph, including proof
that the alien is a victim of the conduct described in clause (ii)(I)(bb), have
been proven by a preponderance of the evidence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H451E90F245E34F2986A643BB4D2F02C6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the adjudication of a petition under
this clause—</text>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B78C510E3D4D7DB167BF5EF7473C43"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the petition shall not be granted unless
the petition is supported by a preponderance of the evidence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H289B4449252D4A9E9F391ADB742A44B6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all credible evidence submitted by an
accused national of the United States or alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence shall be considered so long as this evidence was not gathered in
violation of section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H631B37E188BC418A9360ACBC4DE50907"><enum>(V)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H25648B5E564B492B936790E0635AB270"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the adjudication of a petition under
this clause, the investigative officer who is responsible for the adjudication
and final determination of eligibility shall determine whether any Federal,
State, territorial, tribal, or local law enforcement agency has undertaken an
investigation or prosecution of the abusive conduct alleged by the petitioning
alien.</text>
</clause><clause id="H1293A420AC8245A5A2C87FFFB2062E8E" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>If an investigation or prosecution
was commenced, the investigative officer shall—</text>
<subclause id="H64D1AC9966B048E1A6E0727B760ADB0D"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>obtain as much information as possible
about the investigation or prosecution; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H95EEC17BA67A40F7883F5A5A60702F38"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>consider that information as part of the
adjudication of the petition.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HC3967DCA681D4DE29972795B0C829187" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>If an investigation or prosecution
is pending, the adjudication of the petition shall be stayed pending the
conclusion of the investigation or prosecution. If no investigation has been
undertaken or if a prosecutor’s office has not commenced a prosecution after
the matter was referred to it, that fact shall be considered by the
investigative officer as part of the adjudication of the petition.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B3BC1C2AA804FF999AD9820A6143A34"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a petition filed under this clause is
denied, any obligations under an underlying affidavit of support previously
filed by the accused national of the United States or alien lawfully admitted
for permanent residence shall be
terminated.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8615B8CA698549909088F262C9C656B5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B)(iii), by adding at the end the following: <quote>The petition shall be
adjudicated according to the procedures that apply to self-petitioners under
clause (ii).</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8F716907C5694ACB933A9F198E91A30A"><enum>802.</enum><header>Clarification
of the requirements applicable to U visas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(p)(1) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8
U.S.C. 1184(p)(1)</external-xref>) is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HFA7ED903AAD146C2BC1CD4F42C007781"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">By striking <quote>The petition</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0203A77760B24F8D9CBE2C61E88B6EB4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCD781C0603B24A6CADCA757E23956AB8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The
petition</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3DD6DBA8A5F4940A4C1DEA50D4851BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>By adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H512515BFCE9B46FDBEECF4209DC8A218" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFB6ACE08264144ED96213399E147779E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification
requirements</header><text>Each certification submitted under subparagraph (A)
shall confirm under oath that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H1BA889A1BC9E45A6A15CF25273A48E2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the criminal
activity is actively under investigation or a prosecution has been commenced;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD7E2CE3AD1704F97B092EF1204591D8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the petitioner has provided to law
enforcement information that will assist in identifying the perpetrator of the
criminal activity or the perpetrator’s identity is known.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H580700EA0DEC46BDB88C11BAD22841B8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Requirement for
certification</header><text>No application for a visa under section
101(a)(15)(U) may be granted unless accompanied by the certification as
described in this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H19622AB73552478C9CEBCFAD94522BAA"><enum>803.</enum><header>Protections for
a fiancée or fiancé of a citizen</header>
<subsection id="H905A76989993450BAF6CBE32116AE2DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C.
1184</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A399A7F94F94B0D97F8BCB497EF0EF3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F15327A2BC24B5CAF2968CCFAB2BD2E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>crime.</quote> and inserting <quote>crime described in
paragraph (3)(B) and information on any permanent protection or restraining
order issued against the petitioner related to any specified crime described in
paragraph (3)(B)(i).</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F7C710C083D4C14ADD505BD3AF420F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(B)(i), by striking <quote>abuse, and stalking.</quote> and inserting
<quote>abuse, stalking, or an attempt to commit any such crime.</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4E12FBC7485A41AB97F88A66468F2D1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(r)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H812902384B7B496CA3B24EFEAB43D175"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>crime.</quote> and inserting <quote>crime described in
paragraph (5)(B) and information on any permanent protection or restraining
order issued against the petitioner related to any specified crime described in
subsection (5)(B)(i).</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11B25A74C72B433484789AACE76CA7A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(5)(B)(i), by striking <quote>abuse, and stalking.</quote> and inserting
<quote>abuse, stalking, or an attempt to commit any such crime.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H800BC6523CAB4E65A12FCD78CF836EDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Provision of
information to K nonimmigrants</header><text>Section 833 of the International
Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1375a">8 U.S.C. 1375a</external-xref>) is amended in
subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking <quote>or</quote> after <quote>orders</quote>
and inserting <quote>and</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5F1EEC8D12964AE893DDE3C25CBA4DCA"><enum>804.</enum><header>Regulation of
international marriage brokers</header>
<subsection id="H007BD0E6017D40A5A21C71FCE34788AA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Implementation
of the international marriage broker Act of 2005</header><text>Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall
submit to Congress a report that includes the name of the component of the
Department of Justice responsible for prosecuting violations of the
International Marriage Broker Act of 2005 (subtitle D of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">Public Law
109–162</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 3066) and the amendments made by this
title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEBBC765712514F138E1FADB123CC14F1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulation of
international marriage brokers</header><text>Section 833(d) of the
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1375a">8 U.S.C. 1375a(d)</external-xref>)
is amended as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H7A1C14664A094A17AE22A5029930615D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>By amending
paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B430FB22AB4456299C97AA85B581077" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7AB89646212E4C8FB0E96BE6851D5BDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on
marketing of or to children</header>
<subparagraph id="H0FABD386C86E41ABA1C7961624C48D96"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An international marriage broker shall not provide any
individual or entity with personal contact information, photograph, or general
information about the background or interests of any individual under the age
of 18.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6BF9321415AE495685D08D2DD75BE078"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>To
comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A), an international marriage
broker shall—</text>
<clause id="HB92BBFCFF2F34ABCB9C45474E97C25A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>obtain a valid
copy of each foreign national client’s birth certificate or other proof of age
document issued by an appropriate government entity;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD375FB4D02C346F6901E7D7900E6006C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>indicate on such
certificate or document the date it was received by the international marriage
broker;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7EA925592AAF43E68A7AF6E616BD548C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>retain the
original of such certificate or document for 5 years after such date of
receipt; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H801B5CDAED1242BDB01ACB01E80B8131"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>produce such
certificate or document upon request to an appropriate authority charged with
the enforcement of this
paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55CA430515F340DCACBCFE0AE814FE24"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In paragraph
(2)(B)(ii), by striking <quote>or stalking.</quote> and inserting
<quote>stalking, or an attempt to commit any such crime.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE54AEB96A7D541A1968CF141D17CE977"><enum>805.</enum><header>GAO
report</header>
<subsection id="H943E6D859FE24CB1AD29BC2DB83F7849"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report
regarding the adjudication of petitions and applications under section
101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(U)</external-xref>) and the self-petitioning process for VAWA
self-petitioners (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(51) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8F9A72E7E7BE41339C90E22767BC6C38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H44316A2E63534817B5E4E2C050CF467B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the efficiency and reliability of
the process for reviewing such petitions and applications, including whether
the process includes adequate safeguards against fraud and abuse; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEC7687C303FD4571B5911F6E7627AF73"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify possible improvements to the
adjudications of petitions and applications in order to reduce fraud and
abuse.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD96FD59A01854ABAA7001ABFA269F9BB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>806.</enum><header>Temporary Nature of
U Visa Status</header>
<subsection id="HC5608BFE9FDF421B8D6C1343781349B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 245(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">8 U.S.C.
1255(m)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the alien is not
described</quote> and inserting <quote>the individual who was convicted of the
criminal activity referred to in section 101(a)(15)(U)(i)(I) that was the basis
for the alien being admitted into the United States (or otherwise provided
nonimmigrant status) under section 101(a)(15)(U) was himself or herself an
alien and has been physically removed to the foreign state of which the alien
with nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(U) is a national, and if the
alien with nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(U) is not
described</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1CAA70FFEFF741CE865D81FCB038B93E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration of
nonimmigrant status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
214(p)(6) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by
striking <quote>if the alien is eligible for relief under section 245(m) and is
unable to obtain such relief because regulations have not been issued to
implement such section and shall be extended</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB273BE7A05064299BFF16B944B61EEFC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to applications for adjustment of status submitted on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to previously filed
applications that are pending on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25812010E758450AB6DF190A23D91BE1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>807.</enum><header>Annual report on
immigration applications made by victims of abuse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than December 1, 2012, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives a report that includes the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA3740BDEBAC143F48440504EAB33E5C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of
aliens who—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED6DD44AA58D407687B4DA962E9D8F9C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submitted an
application for nonimmigrant status under paragraph (15)(T)(i), (15)(U)(i), or
(51) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C. 1101(a)</external-xref>)
during the preceding fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA66D021DEDC145759674646B50D878F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>were granted such
nonimmigrant status during such fiscal year; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D815137A3A445678B6818661B8CA2E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>were denied such
nonimmigrant status during such fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H211A1EC759034BABA19A01BCE58E5396"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The mean amount of
time and median amount of time to adjudicate an application for such
nonimmigrant status during such fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA8BA1B685E345ED84C2BDDD1557F6C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The mean amount of
time and median amount of time between the receipt of an application for such
nonimmigrant status and the issuance of work authorization to an eligible
applicant during the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6EFE3E374AD4CAD9734B2D5FA136073"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The number of
aliens granted continued presence in the United States under section 107(c)(3)
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7105">22 U.S.C.
7105(c)(3)</external-xref>) during the preceding fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H291027502C42462FBFE7DE8562CE2384"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
description of any actions being taken to reduce the adjudication and
processing time, while ensuring the safe and competent processing, of an
application described in paragraph (1) or a request for continued presence
referred to in paragraph (4).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9997A375F0284A28A56D99187BC3F47C"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The actions being taken to combat fraud and
to ensure program integrity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H309450BECE944F4FA9CF5B2157A72726"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Each type of
criminal activity by reason of which an alien received nonimmigrant status
under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(U)</external-xref>) during the preceding fiscal year and the number
of occurrences of that criminal activity that resulted in such aliens receiving
such status.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3DFC8C02956F4142B3B346FFF6A5701D"><enum>808.</enum><header>Protection for
children of VAWA self-petitioners</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204(l)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1154">8
U.S.C. 1154(l)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H66F0E058C8104FC2A6ADE16A8D835A35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(E), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FC069DCB04C4391BB4F712CFB9DB037"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE4EA4E7934F4B5D891908FA87481298"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (E) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35EE4BC1DC6C4A3089398A5129C355E7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB48C7B710B5A4FA8A9375BA0D519A20D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a child of an
alien who filed a pending or approved petition for classification or
application for adjustment of status or other benefit specified in section
101(a)(51) as a VAWA self-petitioner;
or</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HEF1D8A919A254DF6914DB52E313F306A"><enum>809.</enum><header>Public
charge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 212(a)(4) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1182">8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42E9619DF0B54A088404BDAF5DB8B3A7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H432A4A2897924D49958C5AEAF9495B13"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Special rule for
qualified alien victims</header><text>Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) shall not
apply to an alien who—</text>
<clause id="HEC120A562D674E3DA145BCEAA291744F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
a VAWA self-petitioner;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA58B3FDF3F424E6B89EDA6006F95A67A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is an applicant
for, or is granted, nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(U); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A6F1644517A46EC97786B2A7A516392"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is a qualified
alien described in section 431(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1641">8 U.S.C.
1641(c)</external-xref>).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H3EC6B65E28AB45B89639A670D7214D28"><enum>810.</enum><header>Age-Out
Protection for U Visa Applicants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(p) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1184">8
U.S.C. 1184(p)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F2C2F280AE94B538680102D81C95DF6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H971806B7C766489E9F3D342C71D2F3D4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Age
determinations</header>
<subparagraph id="H412A6D3F809B4348A80CB07D7953CA4F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Children</header><text>An
unmarried alien who seeks to accompany, or follow to join, a parent granted
status under section 101(a)(15)(U)(i), and who was under 21 years of age on the
date on which such parent petitioned for such status, shall continue to be
classified as a child for purposes of section 101(a)(15)(U)(ii), if the alien
attains 21 years of age after such parent’s petition was filed but while it was
pending.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8DC6E9DA5D8142399579A3F8145D73A3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Principal
aliens</header><text>An alien described in clause (i) of section 101(a)(15)(U)
shall continue to be treated as an alien described in clause (ii)(I) of such
section if the alien attains 21 years of age after the alien’s application for
status under such clause (i) is filed but while it is
pending.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H02922FB591314ECBA719D6BB3E81A4A1"><enum>811.</enum><header>Hardship
waivers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 216(c)(4) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1186a">8 U.S.C. 1186a(c)(4)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7B4504FFC86348B4BD3ED42266D30033"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking the comma at the end and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36950CA091674A22AC1CE582426F9861"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>(1), or</quote> and inserting <quote>(1);
or</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F2E3474526B4DCBB09278FB7111A347"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and
<quote>or</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62BBC75F4A9B46009AB198CEFF54BD22"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H265CF40F291E428B92AA5A3A806907D4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8423DC4D468741E680F748A51DD11202"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the alien meets
the requirements under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB) and following the
marriage ceremony was battered by or subject to extreme cruelty perpetrated by
the alien's intended spouse and was not at fault in failing to meet the
requirements of paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA93B1043E1DB444F8A6DF00034744DA5"><enum>812.</enum><header>Disclosure of
Information for National Security Purpose</header>
<subsection id="HA2BA488759CC42EB88E2E807E1A07B2B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information
sharing</header><text>Section 384(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1367">8 U.S.C. 1367(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA2E004E9C7D498F83F5BE8D7168E9D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84D04651FD16495BA351294550A1DA35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security or the</quote> before <quote>Attorney
General may</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97CCC6A433714A259B72A90A1BA87A53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Secretary’s or the</quote> before <quote>Attorney General’s
discretion</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA405088314594B54B9A81596D518CC81"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DC8E97D22EB4CEB8B07CD8DC92CD29A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Secretary of Homeland Security or the</quote> before <quote>Attorney
General may</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H817852BF761C4CDB97A042884ED107F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>Secretary or the</quote> before <quote>Attorney General for</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0B773ACB27C94FFEBF4F25166B71770E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>in a manner that protects the confidentiality of such
information</quote> after <quote>law enforcement purpose</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H079C4619D24149B4A372A0EB6561E5C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>Attorney General is</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary
of Homeland Security and the Attorney General are</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37CB5CF6FE3B4F1F957AC4B026492897"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end a new paragraph as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HACDDA2CC73F84DDFB3C4653485FC2353" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4E6D05DC0D6E41F39FF480B991FFB8F8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Notwithstanding
subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State,
or the Attorney General may provide in the discretion of either such Secretary
or the Attorney General for the disclosure of information to national security
officials to be used solely for a national security purpose in a manner that
protects the confidentiality of such
information.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57F0C6FF768D4FD69E5D43FA6A48BF3A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (d) (as added by section 817(4)
of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005) of section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1367">8 U.S.C. 1367(d)</external-xref>) is amended by
inserting <quote>and severe forms of trafficking in persons or criminal
activity listed in section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(u)</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>domestic
violence</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC55EC36E3E4D47DF954BFC86B6065F0D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney
General and Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the guidance required
by section 384(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1367">8 U.S.C. 1367(d)</external-xref>), consistent with
the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC0C0993AD3D04CA4967E0BCE056CA84D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>Section 384(a)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended by striking
<quote>241(a)(2)</quote> in the matter following subparagraph (F) and inserting
<quote>237(a)(2)</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H457A6F5E59584B1FA778E7A4F6FBEBC7"><enum>813.</enum><header>GAO report on
requirements to cooperate with law enforcement officials</header>
<subsection id="H41D72C245D0649F2827AB704C35445B7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement for
report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives a report regarding the adjudication of petitions
and applications under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(U)</external-xref>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCAE5A9B97B214AA6915AE433F22B9CA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report required by subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H74C794A366B24A1187C6AFCD8606F932"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the
effectiveness of the requirements set out in Section 802 of this Act in
ensuring that potential U visa recipients aid in the investigation,
apprehension, and prosecution of criminals;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H942F89D35EE14D94B82737DD32D2B9B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determine the
effect of the requirements set out in Section 802 of this Act, on the number of
U visas issued annually; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5814664FBF264B32B09B7813BF86CAD2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>determine the
effect of the requirements set out in Section 802 of this Act, on the number of
individuals seeking U visas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H00EA0419DEF742AABA0058721696874D"><enum>814.</enum><header>Consideration
of other evidence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
237(a)(2)(E)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1227">8 U.S.C.
1227(a)(2)(E)(i)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the
following: <quote>If the conviction records do not conclusively establish
whether a crime of domestic violence constitutes a crime of violence (as
defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/16">section
16</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code), the Attorney General may
consider any other evidence that the Attorney General determines to be reliable
in making this determination, including sentencing reports and police
reports.</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>IX</enum><header>Safety for Indian
women</header>
<section id="H1E075E34A90F4BB39AD6B907AF7C0979"><enum>901.</enum><header>Grants to
Indian tribal governments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2015(a) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-10">42 U.S.C. 3796gg–10(a)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H03186D4241A047F3A14C3675A2992C90"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>sex trafficking,</quote> after <quote>sexual
assault,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D60899504E94712AE1370F34A57D2C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting <quote>sex trafficking,</quote> after <quote>sexual
assault,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H670AC5EA95B0438E8906DE359165331B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>and stalking</quote> and all that follows and inserting
<quote>sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking;</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EFE1B0481B04AEBAF63E997781628E7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9ED70C1B46BB4501B6D01614C5C8FFBF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>sex trafficking,</quote> after <quote>sexual assault,</quote> each place
it appears; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H28C0DEF2CC254B26B95E9AA61DBA77D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA4937B0A63764A3CA82DCDB1FB671B7F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph
(8)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0353F805B4944F25853D09D872B0B89C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>sex trafficking,</quote> after <quote>stalking,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0AEDFCD26F347D5BD19A9776DF65BE3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H165ADCE8A5544AFD894EE849DE5E55B9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H80AD079EFD6648088BD80A8E0D92E247" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8F2DC1BA324745518E14CE9B461A28EC"><enum>(9)</enum><text>provide services
to address the needs of youth who are victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking and the needs of
children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
stalking, including support for the nonabusing parent or the caretaker of the
child; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00C81549D73F47CCA81C46A569003992"><enum>(10)</enum><text>develop and
promote legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to
violent crimes against Indian women, including the crimes of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB22BA66B87A34D73BF5F477E1BFF260C"><enum>902.</enum><header>Grants to
Indian tribal coalitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2001(d) of title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg">42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD30B20696D7E4274922E4A916096062B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H547F53B9E1E7402994948958D39B54AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7DA3D2E4658E43B898742246FC4AB36D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC373148CA3D04DCF98C048C43CFB3267"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CF29F4893D246A5ABED3F3A9067121A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD8099167A4A24120B0CCAB096D0926C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>developing and
promoting State, local, or tribal legislation and policies that enhance best
practices for responding to violent crimes against Indian women, including the
crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex
trafficking.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1BBD1C2E48234397A6BB54A6911A3523"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(B), by striking <quote>individuals or</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1A65FB5E5D734CF196A334132F5A4DD3"><enum>903.</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 903 of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/14045d">42 U.S.C. 14045d</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H93FC2A0F5DCC4DD2BA788833FCE11ACA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H19DC5BA9787A4E898025343893B41709"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and the Violence Against Women Act of 2000</quote> and inserting
<quote>, the Violence Against Women Act of 2000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H868063467C434236AE603FE1220C6293"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, and the <short-title>Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2012</short-title></quote> before the period at the
end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9069E76F9E6F4B7A916216CCB4D3BE56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFDA576C794594BDA8FEA5E74C9298A21"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA946FDD79BAA4B4F9473BF4A3115BCF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and stalking</quote> and inserting <quote>stalking, and sex
trafficking</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6A9DA51A555F49729B47569437CF6D1C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H73C20ECA9C3240C089336A6C42ED7690" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC66CDAAAF90D4978A423F5F45A99E475"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><text>The Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual
report on the annual consultations required under subsection (a) that—</text>
<paragraph id="HA178131583C046ACA4684386AB0DB7B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contains the
recommendations made under subsection (b) by Indian tribes during the year
covered by the report;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H864CA50A53FC48F7BF69F59C62ECE43F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes actions
taken during the year covered by the report to respond to recommendations made
under subsection (b) during the year or a previous year; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B43BE763FF04129B6221A79FE1CC15D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describes how the
Attorney General will work in coordination and collaboration with Indian
tribes, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the
Interior to address the recommendations made under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2BDF010AC68B43928FE3460C2086BA5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>Not
later than 120 days before the date of a consultation under subsection (a), the
Attorney General shall notify tribal leaders of the date, time, and location of
the
consultation.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HB3A934C3480141B7921601428996C2CC"><enum>904.</enum><header>Analysis and
research on violence against Indian women</header>
<subsection id="HB6E0BB6C5DD74F6DA35AE957BE42363F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 904(a) of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-10">42 U.S.C.
3796gg–10</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFD4EC723555D4BBEA0F80E92849CF3F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06B6D947AF184E98B9AFCDD78A56E76A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The National</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of the <short-title>Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2012</short-title>, the National</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0603961FE7B84816BDFB4F4C2181AFE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and in Native villages (as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>))</quote> before the
period at the end;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC895CE8C2FA04C5EA22A7E6E30643320"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD8EA429D5484A5CBDE9BFD2102C57F3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A87128373DF4A7EBF63C3FA39999173"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (v), by
striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAD0974AA0A3D41798433C457C700AC23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBE4A3229E16043DA99401572AAB33532" style="OLC">
<clause id="HA6C7FD86D10C49F69666B42E026A55F9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>sex
trafficking.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7E0430E8A5464CB38B05FE2C9C3146B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the
<short-title>Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of
2012</short-title></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H43EFAEA207394B07B387BA06F6D54055"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and
2008</quote> and inserting <quote>this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 and 2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0980AE0AB5574176A7B80995C8D4828F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>Section 905(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/534">28 U.S.C. 534</external-xref> note) is amended by
striking <quote>fiscal years 2007 through 2011</quote> and inserting
<quote>fiscal years 2013 through 2017</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H50A0C75AF74A4D63B8666CB058C0D3CA"><enum>905.</enum><header>Assistant
United States attorney domestic violence tribal liaisons</header>
<subsection id="H550857E1AF8E4E8E8850B82572C704BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General is authorized and
encouraged to appoint the Assistant United States Attorney Tribal Liaison
appointed in each judicial district that includes Indian country to also serve
as a domestic violence tribal liaison.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H548C3606C56F47B099FABD8DFA290C84"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The duties of a domestic violence tribal
liaison appointed under this section shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HA016F3F5BD2C448E8171B6B5417885E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Encouraging and
assisting in arrests and Federal prosecution for crimes, including misdemeanor
crimes, of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
that occur in Indian country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5971136776245FD91B3BD5EE06556D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Conducting
training sessions for tribal law enforcement officers and other individuals and
entities responsible for responding to crimes in Indian country to ensure that
such officers, individuals, and entities understand their arrest authority over
non-Indian offenders.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10EF302CAAAD45FDAE2B965E687A19B2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Developing
multidisciplinary teams to combat domestic and sexual violence offenses against
Indians by non-Indians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H987E9DB3DDCB483890E9D0A5E6B9CFEA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Consulting and
coordinating with tribal justice officials and victims' advocates to address
any backlog in the prosecution of crimes, including misdemeanor crimes, of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking that occur in
Indian country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC67B97CE09534F3FA636A7E8AD8077EC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Developing working
relationships and maintaining communication with tribal leaders, tribal
community and victims’ advocates, and tribal justice officials to gather
information from, and share appropriate information with, tribal justice
officials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H45800F44A6BA4926958AE1F64D767572"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Indian
country</header><text>In this section, the term <quote>Indian country</quote>
has the meaning given such term in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1151">section
1151</external-xref> of title 18.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA348E8A5798A48669E03CA569457DA82"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>X</enum><header>Criminal
provisions</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE34E8817F7A949C3ABD04AD43DEAA4B9"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Criminal
provisions relating to sexual abuse</header>
<subsection id="H176098F5F98A4950A85F1E1B506BFB2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sexual abuse of
a minor or ward</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2243">Section 2243(b)</external-xref> of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5320A3157DE2444DB731E503238CFA67" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H051A6FBB3C06419A8C14B409A065A913"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Of a
ward</header>
<paragraph id="H94B3187DE14C408FAC1E9D1A5F7A71D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Offenses</header><text>It
shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly engage, or knowingly attempt to
engage, in a sexual act with another person who is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE1571F28F9B42C382AE48FC4234FB4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in official
detention or supervised by, or otherwise under the control of, the United
States—</text>
<clause id="H05AA0AD532BE476EB9D4633924D2E610"><enum>(i)</enum><text>during
arrest;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8EF6C5163920490CA125ED5DC0C9E43F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>during pretrial
release;</text>
</clause><clause id="H69FA5D69EAD249A1A4C9DC18A8AE8103"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>while in
official detention or custody; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H986B1F9B87024B77BEB07BDC3E1EAA44"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>while on
probation, supervised release, or parole;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9BC1542747F444218BA37D6438DDAD2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under the
professional custodial, supervisory, or disciplinary control or authority of
the person engaging or attempting to engage in the sexual act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59492C4B2C134A859074C8C766E67B41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at the time of the
sexual act—</text>
<clause id="HB24556D5E32544C58DBE414E812F740B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States;</text>
</clause><clause id="H37125EA51F0149B882F635E3075B4B30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in a Federal
prison, or in any prison, institution, or facility in which persons are held in
custody by direction of, or pursuant to a contract or agreement with, the
United States; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HE8DB9B975E54447E9760E07411D40FEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>under
supervision or other control by the United States, or by direction of, or
pursuant to a contract or agreement with, the United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5DA7D15968E74863B19ECABDBD7FE8A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>Whoever
violates paragraph (1)(A) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0AE005CDD3704042B3735ABE4604394F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be fined under
this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years, or both; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H84F89A5B003D450297A00C4305426F97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if, in the course
of committing the violation of paragraph (1), the person engages in conduct
that would constitute an offense under section 2241 or 2242 if committed in the
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, be subject
to the penalties provided for under section 2241 or 2242,
respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0D5F37DFBB954C3793DDC0BD8B07A94C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties for
sexual abuse</header>
<paragraph id="HE1D17E5E676C475FB343CBD3F405CBBD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/13">Chapter 13</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1FB3A949C7EE458183401DE7EBFEA027" style="USC">
<section id="H0D89BF4DB6104AB2BB38D2555239BA84"><enum>250.</enum><header>Penalties for
sexual abuse</header>
<subsection id="H476E863E48754A6888CEAB3C8C65B3E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Offense</header><text>It
shall be unlawful for any person, in the course of committing an offense under
this chapter or under section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3631">42 U.S.C. 3631</external-xref>) to
engage in conduct that would constitute an offense under chapter 109A if
committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE54707E4E08B431D9A07FB15C042E5AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalties</header><text>A
person that violates subsection (a) shall be subject to the penalties under the
provision of chapter 109A that would have been violated if the conduct was
committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United
States, unless a greater penalty is otherwise authorized by
law.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5E712531F464114AADD00C85172CCE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/13">chapter 13</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3F4FB6F074734942A5D040B9E2C878FE" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">250. Penalties for sexual
abuse.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF51498C5115A4D1082FE9185802A386F"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Sexual abuse
in custodial settings</header>
<subsection id="HDE4FE7FA5D48452193014CF768A39773"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Suits by
prisoners</header><text>Section 7(e) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized
Persons Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1997e">42
U.S.C. 1997e(e)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the period at
the end the following: <quote>or the commission of a sexual act (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2246">section
2246</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDC5DB6B7942C491CBA1550FCBA6ABF53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>United states as
defendant</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1346">Section 1346(b)(2)</external-xref> of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: <quote>or the commission of a sexual act (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2246">section
2246</external-xref> of title 18)</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H13C82E591706453F99B2CCF6FA494BFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adoption and
effect of national standards</header><text>Section 8 of the Prison Rape
Elimination Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15607">42 U.S.C. 15607</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF149FF7651EB4FD0A23536974EB3D1C3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (c) as subsection (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H98CDA53DB35F4CCAA2C44836FEFBB3F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD7B50FE9A287402BBB91EDB8665C7600" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB36E1EB884DE46E3B3EB9D4451EB509A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability to
detention facilities operated by the department of homeland security</header>
<paragraph id="H6E7358B794E145CFA50E5E2421235907"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish a
final rule adopting national standards for the detection, prevention,
reduction, and punishment of rape and sexual assault in facilities that
maintain custody of aliens detained for a violation of the immigrations laws of
the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H44E8C0C7343842FD9771B87F237D8DDD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The standards adopted under paragraph (1)
shall apply to detention facilities operated by the Department of Homeland
Security and to detention facilities operated under contract with, or pursuant
to an intergovernmental service agreement with, the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C3B33FC38FE4E4B9D53F8858D55EC93"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H964F3010D59C47F6860EF7A5763C198A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess compliance
with the standards adopted under paragraph (1) on a regular basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1A27E1B6B1E0497999DB7F7629966C2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the
results of the assessments in performance evaluations of facilities completed
by the Department of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H77AEAD7444C04B17AABF0DAA2BFEEA3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
adopting standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall give due consideration to the recommended national standards provided by
the Commission under section 7(e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H89ED8A37B7F94E868D7FFFA14F06CC16"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability to
custodial facilities operated by the department of health and human
services</header>
<paragraph id="H0C1FDACD49F84AD88AFCD86501F0B3FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
the <short-title>Violence Against Women Reauthorization
Act of 2012</short-title>, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
publish a final rule adopting national standards for the detection, prevention,
reduction, and punishment of rape and sexual assault in facilities that
maintain custody of unaccompanied alien children (as defined in section 462(g)
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/279">6 U.S.C. 279(g)</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B167B54603F441D8BA19C7123795CE6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
standards adopted under paragraph (1) shall apply to facilities operated by the
Department of Health and Human Services and to facilities operated under
contract with the Department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1BF6E3CB945842BC9EFE630E62B280BA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD0436C2B7AF48109B807BC914B3B32A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess compliance
with the standards adopted under paragraph (1) on a regular basis; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H548318EF3292499C8F9D0FD6EAEFED4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include the
results of the assessments in performance evaluations of facilities completed
by the Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H28C21C4C40B941D79B26CA43F8B34F79"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
adopting standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall give due consideration to the recommended national standards
provided by the Commission under section
7(e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H49C934D080854F7F9A27DE62D550788B"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Criminal
provision relating to stalking, including cyberstalking</header>
<subsection id="HAADD626F5B9848B49B19E4A530967575"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2261A">Section 2261A</external-xref> of title 18, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H66A3CA4110EB4292A1F4B11C8A594EF0" style="USC">
<section id="HE3A0478AA56B4D4EA71A9189AF9FE147"><enum>2261A.</enum><header>Stalking</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H9D5E9158FE514F3F8FB18887715B7C93"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever uses the mail, any interactive
computer service, or any facility of interstate or foreign commerce to engage
in a course of conduct or travels in interstate or foreign commerce or within
the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or
enters or leaves Indian country, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or
intimidate another person, or place another person under surveillance with the
intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate such person and in the course of,
or as a result of, such travel or course of conduct—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC1DC60966162486C91C0B237E5A69F1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>places that person
in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to such person, a
member of their immediate family (as defined in section 115), or their spouse
or intimate partner; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4E7F5FB8831A4414896213F33A1693E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>causes or attempts
to cause serious bodily injury or serious emotional distress to such person, a
member of their immediate family (as defined in section 115), or their spouse
or intimate partner;</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be
punished as provided in subsection (b).</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HEA9F57F9885E4319AEB1F9CB2F2DC522"><enum>(b)</enum><text>The punishment for
an offense under this section is the same as that for an offense under section
2261, except that if—</text>
<paragraph id="H233BB6FDC4324FF29E6CC7A0BCF123A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the offense
involves conduct in violation of a protection order; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ED491E4B6B740869B3F5E5CD6E540E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the victim of the
offense is under the age of 18 years or over the age of 65 years, the offender
has reached the age of 18 years at the time the offense was committed, and the
offender knew or should have known that the victim was under the age of 18
years or over the age of 65 years;</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">the
maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed is increased by 5 years over
the term of imprisonment otherwise provided for that offense in section
2261.</continuation-text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HE060CFEED5044BB6AC1125DEEAE12014"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The item relating to section 2261A in the table of
sections at the beginning of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110A">chapter 110A</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2B18A00A9FBC48B3AE43D3B3BF9A8C9C" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">2261A.
Stalking.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF12F6DA247F744B6A6D35CF47867FD05"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Amendments to
the Federal assault statute</header>
<subsection id="HCECEF203A71C46168EEE993FE22AF2BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/113">Section 113</external-xref> of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1C892B4FEACC4ECD8C6609634B6805CF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2838B7F86CA24F7FA62309273BDF7899"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5E8E30B6A32F4EFA85D6E6CB3CB2D33C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBEC114DFC9594BA6AAA49453E89E9FFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Assault with
intent to commit murder or a violation of section 2241 or 2242, by a fine under
this title, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or
both.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C1D81D09CCC4B3D8B9F824A610AAF8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>felony under chapter 109A</quote> and inserting
<quote>violation of section 2241 or 2242</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC806FAEC0AA547668EF31487C66C0CCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>and without just cause or excuse,</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H318C82B12C164692998D9D99656EA1ED"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by striking <quote>six months</quote> and inserting <quote>1
year</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF01F7D9ADBED49AD9832D2D7337E901C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5),
by striking <quote>1 year</quote> and inserting <quote>5 years</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E0C92F1038745728E768B8D7138B01B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in paragraph
(7)—</text>
<clause id="HC55607F377B642C0BAE4D1654B925191"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>substantial bodily injury to an individual who has not attained
the age of 16 years</quote> and inserting <quote>substantial bodily injury to a
spouse or intimate partner, a dating partner, or an individual who has not
attained the age of 16 years</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HEC08196C77244AB58CFEFC44D0CDC40E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>fine</quote> and inserting <quote>a fine</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H710EADF01B66462CABB2B85DF17DF5C8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAB3A6D6AE19548318256F18EB91E80D0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD33B820568C749CEBC7416EC6A91608A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Assault of a
spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or
attempting to strangle or suffocate, by a fine under this title, imprisonment
for not more than 10 years, or both.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB6FD6221BD38489E91767F60BFFE5C4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1293E61F811489B97A1139696701CBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(b) As used in this subsection—</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4587056743FE48F3B963566C30F40508" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4D8FF02643A94C828468F12F327B4818"><enum>(b)</enum><text>In this
section—</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7A3D7257A11F4A579E074E48EC1EF14C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED5DD50FB2DB442C89A14FD7DB6D4CAD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2DB9F462E4994FB48574949021857623"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4C252E6E198D4CDBA1AE200D4C6BA400" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H825B9E04F3DA4343AEEC8DF9C9743D1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the terms
<term>dating partner</term> and <term>spouse or intimate partner</term> have
the meanings given those terms in section 2266;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69A2455A606443019A6220851241CC8A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>strangling</term> means knowingly or recklessly impeding the normal
breathing or circulation of the blood of a person by applying pressure to the
throat or neck, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible
injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the
victim; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF8A26809780942A5BD9E2F829E0A7775"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the term
<term>suffocating</term> means knowingly or recklessly impeding the normal
breathing of a person by covering the mouth of the person, the nose of the
person, or both, regardless of whether that conduct results in any visible
injury or whether there is any intent to kill or protractedly injure the
victim.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7E18F3F982EB4FF18456DBF537C5B449"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indian major
crimes</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1153">Section 1153(a)</external-xref> of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>assault with intent to commit
murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily
injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title)</quote> and inserting
<quote>a felony assault under section 113</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H6ADFFAA286C84FB890E10869C4298497"><enum>1005.</enum><header>Mandatory
minimum sentence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2241">Section 2241</external-xref> of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H37C05317A7C64CE9BB69B05B90956A92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2), by striking <quote>any term
of years or life</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 10 years or
imprisoned for life</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4032DE95EB7D46AAAE571413ECE3AA95"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b),
in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2), by striking <quote>any term
of years or life</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 5 years or
imprisoned for life</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HF025F4FA22374627B9B5DD3ECBB4593C"><enum>1006.</enum><header>Federal
protection orders</header>
<subsection id="H8B18A08068FC4F15ACA07A003981F4DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
protection orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110A">Chapter 110A</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2262 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H655BB1D5A4C344668A10D1E5468C251E" style="USC">
<section id="H7B0DA06187E5430EAB068DBFA91BAE5A"><enum>2262A.</enum><header>Federal
domestic violence protection orders involving Indians and Indian
country</header>
<subsection id="HC2529B81B74349AF81083AB9D05C349D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Petition for
protection order</header>
<paragraph id="H66675727596A4824A0F3238BCF6BD4C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A victim of an act of
domestic violence, or an Indian tribe as parens patriae on behalf of the victim
of an act of domestic violence, may petition a district court of the United
States to issue a protection order against the person (whether an Indian or a
non-Indian) who is alleged to have committed the act of domestic violence
if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00763134D3914430B5E64E8CE633702B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the victim is an
Indian or a minor who resides with or is in the care and custody of an
Indian;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4A2413EA42C49B896BBFF2EF3772F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the victim resides
or is employed at a place located in the Indian country of the Indian tribe
that files the petition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H707DDEA10BD64F1D866412DE6536A38D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person against whom the order is sought
is alleged to have committed an act of domestic violence in the Indian
country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE384CFE5C3C4FC0802F44580C1D7994"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents of
petition</header><text>A petition filed under this section shall
contain—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE56FE82250D44BE8FDBCDD0BFA1F4C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the facts that
meet the requirements under paragraph (1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98E93637698F4E2E970D2AAA2D3A9AEC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name of each
victim on whose behalf the protection order is sought;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA200F91DF8164581B694268A67ADB5D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name and, if known, the residential
address of the person against whom the order is sought;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97B0B6425F26416797C83E65AAF48E06"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a detailed
description of the alleged act of domestic violence, including the date or
approximate date and the location of the act of domestic violence; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4017C428479F4D10BE6E9BB93B2FF2B0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the relief
sought.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H41A048E9E37B4357AE5B794AEA568700"><enum>(3)</enum><header>issuance of
protection order</header><text>The court may issue a protection order in
accordance with this section and subsections (b) and (c) of section 2265 and
Rule 65(d)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure if the court finds that
such order is reasonably necessary to provide protection against violence,
threats, or harassment against, contact or communication with, or physical
proximity to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB34D2DC21ACA494083EB8B3E985F14E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a spouse or
intimate partner who resides or is employed at a location in the Indian country
of the Indian tribe involved in the proceeding; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFEAAE86650F4BEA86E5C30DA85F65F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a minor who
resides with or is in the care or custody of a spouse or intimate partner who
resides or is employed at a location in the Indian country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H323D8BAB2B2E4F6A86B229F1DE77F379"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Scope of
protection orders</header><text>Any protection order under this section
may—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF152DC38C61146D4AFA698FE6FEFE237"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit the person against whom the order
is sought from—</text>
<clause id="H11D576E915AA4E2285CC78D28DB85809"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">threatening to commit or committing an act
of domestic violence against or otherwise harassing the spouse or intimate
partner or minor who resides with or is in the care or custody of the spouse or
intimate partner;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE0C79E0B62440B3A30D1D1472A4A4BD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communicating, directly or indirectly, with
the spouse or intimate partner or minor who resides with or is in the care or
custody of the spouse or intimate partner; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H73BA14D3C6294ED293831958D54C8203"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly coming within a specified
distance from the spouse or intimate partner or minor who resides with or is in
the care or custody of the spouse or intimate partner;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36E5DB16D93C421680BB71E0630FD53F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">direct the person against whom the order is
sought to stay away from the residence, school, or place of employment of the
spouse or intimate partner, or any other specified place frequented by the
spouse or intimate partner, regardless of whether the residence, school, place
of employment, or other specified place is located in Indian country;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1E2A3758B8945EFA4B9273ABE795263"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exclude or bar the person against whom the
order is sought from the Indian country of the Indian tribe involved in the
proceeding or any portion or area of that Indian country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A5FD4F976524D0D89C12A87C9F0A6A0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Emergency ex
parte orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a petition
requests an emergency ex-parte protection order and from the facts alleged in
the petition there appears to be a danger of a further, imminent act of
domestic violence against a victim, the court may grant an emergency ex-parte
protection order against the person against whom the order is sought in
accordance with the requirements of section 2265(b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H62280D67F21349A7B208D075FCC28E23"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Duration of
protection order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A protection
order under this section may be permanent or of such other shorter duration as
the court determines necessary to protect a victim from a further act of
domestic violence by the person against whom the order is sought.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC9653980DBA74447A3447F82A3F3A907"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Violation of
protection order</header><text>A person who intentionally violates a protection
order under this section shall be punished as provided in section
2262(b).</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H309D5EF224D5497197F7E477C196AEC7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Violation of
Federal protection order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2262">Section 2262(b)</external-xref> of title 18, United
States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>this section</quote> and inserting <quote>this section or a protection
order issued under section 2262A</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE58B7FA315934A7999D182136D237CA0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2266">Section 2266</external-xref> of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B130BC26F0843359DC24EAD2B45207E" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HEF90E09AF68048418FE6620E2652F6FE"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Act of domestic
violence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>act
of domestic violence</quote> means an act or attempted act of violence or
stalking, or a threatened act of violence, by a person against a spouse or
intimate partner, or a minor residing with or in the care or custody of the
spouse or intimate partner.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2036B292F28F4C1E8D37C229E449CA23"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Indian</header><text>The
term <quote>Indian</quote> means a person who is a member of any Indian tribe,
regardless of whether that Indian tribe is the plaintiff Indian tribe under
section 2262A.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE625A57458AA46329D92F2C4ABDD4E8D"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Indian
tribe</header><text>The term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the meaning given
the term in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of
1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a">25 U.S.C.
479a</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD957BF38106C47F88F5CA7DCAD71742E"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Minor</header><text>The
term <quote>minor</quote> means a person under the age of 18
years.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H94301A8095BA482DBD74B703D116E459"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110A">chapter 110A</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2262">section
2262</external-xref> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDABED44F574439B9E0E11442EA52510" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">2262A. Federal domestic violence
protection orders involving Indians and Indian
country.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section>
Passed the House of
Representatives May 16, 2012.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
May 21, 2012
Received; read twice and placed on the
calendar