[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 2338 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 364
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2338

         To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 23, 2012

    Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. 
Alexander) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

               April 24 (legislative day, April 23), 2012

        Ordered read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
         To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Universal definitions and grant conditions.
    TITLE I--ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO COMBAT 
                        VIOLENCE AGAINST VICTIMS

Sec. 101. Stop grants.
Sec. 102. Grants to encourage accountability 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. Sex offender management.
Sec. 106. Court-appointed special advocate program.
Sec. 107. Criminal provision relating to stalking, including 
                            cyberstalking.
Sec. 108. Outreach and services to underserved populations grant.
Sec. 109. Culturally specific services grant.
Sec. 110. Reauthorization of child abuse training programs for judicial 
                            personnel and practitioners.
Sec. 111. Offset of restitution and other State judicial debts against 
                            income tax refund.
 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 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. Campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, 
                            and stalking education and prevention.
                 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 HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC 
        VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

Sec. 501. Consolidation of grants to strengthen the healthcare 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. Application of special rule for battered spouse or child.
Sec. 802. Clarification of the requirements applicable to U visas.
Sec. 803. Protections for a fiancee or fiance of a citizen.
Sec. 804. Regulation of international marriage brokers.
Sec. 805. GAO report.
Sec. 806. Disclosure of information for national security purposes.
                   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. Amendments to the Federal assault statute.
Sec. 905. Analysis and research on violence against Indian women.
Sec. 906. Effective date.
Sec. 907. Tribal protection orders.
                  TITLE X--VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

Sec. 1001. Criminal provisions relating to sexual abuse.
Sec. 1002. Sexual abuse in custodial settings.
Sec. 1003. Report on compliance with the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005.
Sec. 1004. Reducing the rape kit backlog.
Sec. 1005. Report on capacity utilization.
Sec. 1006. Mandatory minimum sentence for aggravated sexual abuse.
Sec. 1007. Removal of drunk drivers.
Sec. 1008. Enhanced penalties for interstate domestic violence 
                            resulting in death, life-threatening bodily 
                            injury, permanent disfigurement, and 
                            serious bodily injury.
Sec. 1009. Finding Fugitive Sex Offenders Act.
Sec. 1010. Minimum penalties for the possession of child pornography.
Sec. 1011. Audit of Office for Victims of Crime.
                        TITLE XI--THE SAFER ACT

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence 
                            backlogs.
Sec. 1103. Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry.
Sec. 1104. Reports to Congress.

SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL DEFINITIONS AND GRANT CONDITIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--Subsection (a) of section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating--
                    (A) paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);
                    (B) paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
                    (C) paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (5) 
                through (7), respectively;
                    (D) paragraphs (6) through (9) as paragraphs (8) 
                through (11), respectively;
                    (E) paragraphs (10) through (16) as paragraphs (14) 
                through (20), respectively;
                    (F) paragraph (18) as paragraph (23);
                    (G) paragraphs (19) and (20) as paragraphs (25) and 
                (26), respectively;
                    (H) paragraphs (21) and (22) as paragraphs (28) and 
                (29), respectively;
                    (I) paragraphs (23) through (33) as paragraphs (31) 
                through (41), respectively;
                    (J) paragraphs (34) and (35) as paragraphs (43) and 
                (44); and
                    (K) paragraph (37) as paragraph (47);
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the 
        following:
            ``(1) Alaska native village.--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.).'';
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as redesignated, the 
        following:
            ``(2) Child.--The term `child' means a person who is under 
        11 years of age.'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``serious harm.'' and inserting ``serious harm to unemancipated 
        minor.'';
            (5) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by striking ``The 
        term'' through ``that--'' and inserting ``The term `community-
        based organization' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or 
        tribal organization that serves a specific geographic community 
        that--'';
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesignated, the 
        following:
            ``(8) Culturally specific services.--The term `culturally 
        specific services' means community-based services that offer 
        culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and 
        resources to culturally specific communities.
            ``(9) Culturally specific.--The term `culturally specific' 
        means primarily directed toward racial and ethnic minority 
        groups (as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300-u-6(g)).'';
            (7) in paragraph (10), as redesignated, by inserting ``or 
        intimate partner'' after ``former spouse'' and ``as a spouse'';
            (8) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated, the 
        following:
            ``(14) Homeless.--The term `homeless' has the meaning 
        provided in 42 U.S.C. 14043e-2(6).'';
            (9) in paragraph (21), as redesignated, by inserting at the 
        end the following:
        ``Intake or referral, by itself, does not constitute legal 
        assistance.'';
            (10) by striking paragraph (17), as in effect before the 
        amendments made by this subsection;
            (11) by amending paragraph (22), as redesignated, to read 
        as follows:
            ``(22) Personally identifying information or personal 
        information.--The 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.'';
            (12) by inserting after paragraph (22), as redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(23) Population specific organization.--The 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.
            ``(24) Population specific services.--The term `population 
        specific services' means victim-centered services that 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 that are designed primarily for and are targeted 
        to a specific underserved population.'';
            (13) in paragraph (25), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``services'' and inserting ``assistance'';
            (14) in paragraph (26), as redesignated, by striking ``52'' 
        and inserting ``57'';
            (15) by inserting after paragraph (26), as redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(27) Rape crisis center.--The term `rape crisis center' 
        means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal organization, or 
        governmental entity in a State other than a Territory that 
        provides intervention and related assistance, as specified in 
        42 U.S.C. 14043g(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault without 
        regard to their age. In the case of a governmental entity, the 
        entity may not be part of the criminal justice system (such as 
        a law enforcement agency) and must be able to offer a 
        comparable level of confidentiality as a nonprofit entity that 
        provides similar victim services.'';
            (16) in paragraph (28), as redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(C) any federally recognized Indian tribe.'';
            (17) in paragraph (29), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``150,000'' and inserting ``250,000'';
            (18) by inserting after paragraph (29), as redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(30) Sex trafficking.--The term `sex trafficking' means 
        any conduct proscribed by 18 U.S.C. 1591, whether or not the 
        conduct occurs in interstate or foreign commerce or within the 
        special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United 
        States.'';
            (19) by striking paragraph (31), as redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(31) Sexual assault.--The term `sexual assault' means any 
        nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or 
        State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to 
        consent.'';
            (20) by amending paragraph (41), as redesignated, to read 
        as follows:
            ``(41) Underserved populations.--The term `underserved 
        populations' means populations who face barriers in accessing 
        and using victim services, and includes populations underserved 
        because of geographic location, 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 by the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, as appropriate.'';
            (21) by inserting after paragraph (41), as redesignated, 
        the following:
            ``(42) Unit of local government.--The term `unit of local 
        government' means any city, county, township, town, borough, 
        parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision 
        of a State.'';
            (22) by striking paragraph (36), as in effect before the 
        amendments made by this subsection, and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(45) Victim services or services.--The terms `victim 
        services' and `services' mean 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.
            ``(46) Victim service provider.--The term `victim service 
        provider' means a nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal 
        organization or rape crisis center, including a State or tribal 
        coalition, that assists domestic violence, dating violence, 
        sexual assault, or stalking victims, including domestic 
        violence shelters, faith-based organizations, and other 
        organizations, with a documented history of effective work 
        concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
        or stalking.''; and
            (23) by striking paragraph (47), as redesignated, and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(47) Youth.--The term `youth' means a person who is 11 to 
        20 years old.''.
    (b) Grants Conditions.--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 striking clauses (i) 
                and (ii) and inserting the following:
                            ``(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 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.
                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, the minor 
                or person with a guardian may release information 
                without additional consent.'';
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (D), to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(D) Information sharing.--
                            ``(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) In no circumstances may--
                                    ``(I) an adult, youth, or child 
                                victim of domestic violence, dating 
                                violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
                                be required 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;
                                    ``(II) any personally identifying 
                                information be shared in order to 
                                comply with Federal, tribal, or State 
                                reporting, evaluation, or data 
                                collection requirements, whether for 
                                this program or any other Federal, 
                                tribal, or State 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 
                neglect.--Nothing in this section prohibits a grantee 
                or subgrantee from reporting suspected abuse or 
                neglect, as those terms are defined by law, where 
                specifically mandated by the State or tribe 
                involved.''; and
                    (E) by inserting after subparagraph (F), as 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(G) Confidentiality assessment and assurances.--
                Grantees and subgrantees must document their compliance 
                with the confidentiality and privacy provisions 
                required under this section.'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Approved activities.--In carrying out the activities 
        under this title, grantees and subgrantees may collaborate 
        with, or 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 available to 
        the public via the agency's website.''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) Delivery of legal assistance.--Any 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) Civil rights.--
                    ``(A) Nondiscrimination.--No person in the United 
                States shall on the basis of actual or perceived race, 
                color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability be 
                excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits 
                of, or be subjected to discrimination 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 2011, and 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) Exception.--If gender segregation or gender-
                specific programming is necessary to the essential 
                operation of a program, nothing in this paragraph shall 
                prevent any such program or activity from consideration 
                of an individual's gender. In such circumstances, 
                alternative reasonable accommodations are sufficient to 
                meet the requirements of this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Discrimination.--The provisions of paragraphs 
                (2) through (4) of section 809(c) of the Omnibus Crime 
                Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
                3789d(c)) apply to violations of subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) Construction.--Nothing contained in this 
                paragraph shall be construed, interpreted, or applied 
                to supplant, displace, preempt, or otherwise diminish 
                the responsibilities and liabilities under other State 
                or Federal civil rights law, whether statutory or 
                common.
            ``(14) Clarification of victim services and legal 
        assistance.--Victim services and legal assistance provided 
        under this title 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).
            ``(15) Accountability.--All grants awarded by the Attorney 
        General that are authorized under this Act shall be subject to 
        the following accountability provisions:
                    ``(A) Audit requirement.--Beginning in fiscal year 
                2013 , and in each fiscal year thereafter, the 
                Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall 
                conduct an audit of not fewer than 10 percent of all 
                recipients of grants under this Act to prevent waste, 
                fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees.
                    ``(B) Mandatory exclusion.--A recipient of grant 
                funds under this Act that is found to have an 
                unresolved audit finding shall not be eligible to 
                receive grant funds under this Act during the 2 fiscal 
                years beginning after the 12-month period described in 
                subparagraph (E).
                    ``(C) Priority.--In awarding grants under this Act, 
                the Attorney General shall give priority to eligible 
                entities that, during the 3 fiscal years before 
                submitting an application for a grant under this Act, 
                did not have an unresolved audit finding showing a 
                violation in the terms or conditions of a Department of 
                Justice grant program.
                    ``(D) Reimbursement.--If an entity is awarded grant 
                funds under this Act during the 2-fiscal-year period in 
                which the entity is barred from receiving grants under 
                subparagraph (B), the Attorney General shall--
                            ``(i) deposit an amount equal to the grant 
                        funds that were improperly awarded to the 
                        grantee into the General Fund of the Treasury; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
                        repayment to the fund from the grant recipient 
                        that was erroneously awarded grant funds.
                    ``(E) Unresolved audit finding defined.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `unresolved audit finding' means an 
                audit report finding, statement, or recommendation that 
                the grantee has utilized grant funds for an 
                unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable cost 
                that is not closed or resolved within a 12-month period 
                beginning on the date of an initial notification of the 
                finding or recommendation.
                    ``(F) Nonprofit organization requirements.--
                            ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this 
                        section and the grant programs described in 
                        this Act, 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.
                            ``(ii) Prohibition.--The Attorney General 
                        shall not award a grant under any grant program 
                        described in this Act 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.
                            ``(iii) Disclosure.--Each nonprofit 
                        organization that is awarded a grant under a 
                        grant program described in this Act and uses 
                        the procedures prescribed in regulations to 
                        create a rebuttable presumption of 
                        reasonableness for the compensation of its 
                        officers, directors, trustees, and key 
                        employees, shall disclose to the Attorney 
                        General, in the application for the grant, the 
                        process for determining such compensation, 
                        including the independent persons involved in 
                        reviewing and approving such compensation, the 
                        comparability data used, and contemporaneous 
                        substantiation of the deliberation and 
                        decision. Upon request, the Attorney General 
                        shall make the information disclosed under this 
                        subsection available for public inspection.
                    ``(G) Administrative expenses.--Unless otherwise 
                explicitly provided in authorizing legislation, not 
                more than 7.5 percent of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under this Act may be used by the Attorney 
                General for salaries and administrative expenses of the 
                Department of Justice.
                    ``(H) Conference expenditures.--
                            ``(i) Limitation.--No amounts authorized to 
                        be appropriated to the Department of Justice, 
                        or Department of Health and Human Services 
                        under this Act may be used by the Attorney 
                        General, the Secretary of Health and Human 
                        Services, or by any individual or organization 
                        awarded funds under this Act, 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 a conference.
                            ``(ii) Written approval.--Written approval 
                        under clause (i) may not be delegated and 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.
                            ``(iii) Report.--The Deputy Attorney 
                        General and Deputy Secretary shall submit an 
                        annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary 
                        of the Senate and the Committee on the 
                        Judiciary of the House of Representatives on 
                        all conference expenditures approved and 
                        denied.
                    ``(I) Prohibition on lobbying activity.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Amounts authorized to be 
                        appropriated under this Act may not be utilized 
                        by any grant recipient to--
                                    ``(I) lobby any representative of 
                                the Department of Justice regarding the 
                                award of grant funding; or
                                    ``(II) lobby any representative of 
                                a Federal, State, local, or tribal 
                                government regarding the award of grant 
                                funding.
                            ``(ii) Penalty.--If the Attorney General 
                        determines that any recipient of a grant under 
                        this Act has violated clause (i), the Attorney 
                        General shall--
                                    ``(I) require the grant recipient 
                                to repay the grant in full; and
                                    ``(II) prohibit the grant recipient 
                                from receiving another grant under this 
                                Act for not less than 5 years.
                    ``(J) Annual certification.--Beginning in the first 
                fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
                of this Act, 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 an annual certification that--
                            ``(i) all audits issued by the Office of 
                        the Inspector General under subparagraph (A) 
                        have been completed and reviewed by the 
                        Assistant Attorney General for the Office of 
                        Justice Programs;
                            ``(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
                        under subparagraph (B) have been issued;
                            ``(iii) all reimbursements required under 
                        subparagraph (D) have been made; and
                            ``(iv) includes a list of any grant 
                        recipients excluded under subparagraph (B) from 
                        the previous year.''.

    TITLE I--ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS TO COMBAT 
                        VIOLENCE AGAINST VICTIMS

SEC. 101. STOP GRANTS.

    Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1001(a)(18) (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(18)), by 
        striking ``$225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
        2011'' and inserting ``$222,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2012 through 2016'';
            (2) in section 2001 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg), by striking 
        ``against women'' each place that term appears and inserting 
        ``against victims'';
            (3) in section 2001(b) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(b)), as amended by 
        paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``equipment'' and inserting 
                        ``resources''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``for the protection and 
                        safety of victims,'' before ``and 
                        specifically,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``sexual 
                assault'' and all that follows through ``dating 
                violence'' and inserting ``domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, and stalking'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``sexual assault 
                and domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                stalking'';
                    (D) in paragraph (3), by striking ``sexual assault 
                and domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                stalking, as well as the appropriate treatment of 
                victims'';
                    (E) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``sexual assault and 
                        domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                        stalking''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, classifying,'' after 
                        ``identifying'';
                    (F) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and legal assistance'' 
                        after ``victim services'';
                            (ii) by striking ``domestic violence and 
                        dating violence'' and inserting ``domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, and stalking'';
                            (iii) by striking ``sexual assault and 
                        domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                        stalking''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``including crimes'' and 
                        all that follows and inserting ``including 
                        crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, and stalking;'';
                    (G) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating 
                paragraphs (7) through (14) as paragraphs (6) through 
                (13), respectively;
                    (H) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G), by striking ``sexual assault and 
                domestic violence'' and inserting ``domestic violence, 
                dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking'';
                    (I) in paragraph (7), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G), by striking ``and dating violence'' 
                and inserting ``dating violence, and stalking'';
                    (J) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G), by striking ``domestic violence or 
                sexual assault'' and inserting ``domestic violence, 
                dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking'';
                    (K) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``triage protocols to ensure that dangerous or 
                        potentially lethal cases are identified and 
                        prioritized'' and inserting ``the use of 
                        evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of 
                        domestic and dating violence homicide and 
                        prioritize dangerous or potentially lethal 
                        cases''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (L) in paragraph (13), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) by striking ``to provide'' and 
                        inserting ``providing'';
                            (ii) by striking ``nonprofit 
                        nongovernmental'';
                            (iii) by striking the comma after ``local 
                        governments''; and
                            (iv) by striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting a semicolon;
                    (M) by inserting after paragraph (13), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (G), the following:
            ``(14) 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;
            ``(15) developing, implementing, or enhancing Sexual 
        Assault Response Teams, or other similar coordinated community 
        responses to sexual assault;
            ``(16) 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;
            ``(17) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs 
        addressing sexual assault against men, women, and youth in 
        correctional and detention settings;
            ``(18) 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
            ``(19) developing, enhancing, or strengthening prevention 
        and educational programming to address domestic violence, 
        dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, with not more 
        than 5 percent of the amount allocated to a State to be used 
        for this purpose.''; and
                    (N) in the flush text at the end, by striking 
                ``paragraph (14)'' and inserting ``paragraph (13)'';
            (4) in section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-1)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``nonprofit 
                nongovernmental victim service programs'' and inserting 
                ``victim service providers'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ``(not 
                including populations of Indian tribes)'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(2) grantees and subgrantees shall develop a plan for 
        implementation and may consult and coordinate with--
                    ``(A) the State sexual assault coalition;
                    ``(B) the State domestic violence coalition;
                    ``(C) the law enforcement entities within the 
                State;
                    ``(D) prosecution offices;
                    ``(E) State and local courts;
                    ``(F) Tribal governments in those States with State 
                or federally recognized Indian tribes;
                    ``(G) representatives from underserved populations;
                    ``(H) victim service providers;
                    ``(I) population specific organizations; and
                    ``(J) other entities that the State or the Attorney 
                General identifies as needed for the planning 
                process;'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (4);
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        paragraph (4);
                            (iv) by inserting after paragraph (2), as 
                        amended by clause (i), the following:
            ``(3) 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 (42 U.S.C. 10407) and the plans described in the Victims of 
        Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) and section 393A of 
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1b).'';
                            (v) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
                        clause (ii)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``and not less than 25 percent 
                                shall be allocated for prosecutors'';
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                                (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and 
                                (D);
                                    (III) by inserting after 
                                subparagraph (A), the following:
                    ``(B) not less than 25 percent shall be allocated 
                for prosecutors;'';
                                    (IV) in subparagraph (C), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (II), by 
                                striking ``culturally specific 
                                community based'' and inserting 
                                ``population specific''; and
                                    (V) in subparagraph (D) as 
                                redesignated by subclause (II) by 
                                striking ``for'' and inserting ``to''; 
                                and
                            (vi) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, and every year thereafter, not less than 30 percent 
        of the total amount granted to a State under this part 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.'';
                    (D) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(d) Application Requirements.--An application for a grant under 
this section shall include--
            ``(1) the certifications of qualification required under 
        subsection (c);
            ``(2) proof of compliance with the requirements for the 
        payment of forensic medical exams and judicial notification, 
        described in section 2010;
            ``(3) proof of compliance with the requirements for paying 
        fees and costs relating to domestic violence and protection 
        order cases, described in section 2011 of this title;
            ``(4) proof of compliance with the requirements prohibiting 
        polygraph examinations of victims of sexual assault, described 
        in section 2013 of this title;
            ``(5) an implementation plan required under subsection (i); 
        and
            ``(6) any other documentation that the Attorney General may 
        require.'';
                    (E) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``domestic violence and sexual 
                                assault'' and inserting ``domestic 
                                violence, dating violence, sexual 
                                assault, and stalking''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (D), by 
                                striking ``linguistically and 
                                culturally'' and inserting 
                                ``population''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Conditions.--In disbursing grants under this part, 
        the Attorney General may impose reasonable conditions on grant 
        awards to ensure that the States meet statutory, regulatory, 
        and other programs requirements.'';
                    (F) in subsection (f), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``, 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 (42 U.S.C. 13925(b)(1)) shall not count 
                toward the total costs of the projects.''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Implementation Plans.--A State applying for a grant under 
this part shall--
            ``(1) develop an implementation plan in consultation with 
        the entities listed in subsection (c)(2), that identifies how 
        the State will use the funds awarded under this part; and
            ``(2) submit to the Attorney General--
                    ``(A) the implementation plan developed under 
                paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) documentation from each member of the 
                planning committee as to their participation in the 
                planning process;
                    ``(C) documentation from the prosecution, law 
                enforcement, court, and victim services programs to be 
                assisted, describing--
                            ``(i) the need for the grant funds;
                            ``(ii) the intended use of the grant funds;
                            ``(iii) the expected result of the grant 
                        funds; and
                            ``(iv) the demographic characteristics of 
                        the populations to be served, including age, 
                        disability, race, ethnicity, and language 
                        background;
                    ``(D) 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 in order to ensure that the proposed 
                activities are designed to promote the safety, 
                confidentiality, and economic independence of victims;
                    ``(E) 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);
                    ``(F) a description of how the State plans to meet 
                the requirements of subsection (c)(5);
                    ``(G) goals and objectives for reducing domestic 
                violence-related homicides within the State; and
                    ``(H) any other information requested by the 
                Attorney General.'';
            (5) in section 2010 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-4)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
                and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--A State, Indian tribal government, or 
        unit of local government shall not be entitled to funds under 
        this part unless the State, Indian tribal government, unit of 
        local government, or another governmental entity--
                    ``(A) incurs the full out-of-pocket cost of 
                forensic medical exams described in subsection (b) for 
                victims of sexual assault; and
                    ``(B) 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.'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' 
                        and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``, except that 
                such funds'' and all that follows and inserting a 
                period; and
                    (D) by amended subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Noncooperation.--
            ``(1) In general.--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.
            ``(2) Compliance period.--States, territories, and Indian 
        tribal governments shall have 3 years from the date of 
        enactment of this Act to come into compliance with this 
        subsection.''; and
            (6) in section 2011(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-5(a)(1))--
                    (A) by inserting ``modification, enforcement, 
                dismissal,'' after ``registration,'' each place it 
                appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``domestic violence'' and all that 
                follows through ``sexual assault'' and inserting 
                ``domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
                or stalking''.

SEC. 102. GRANTS TO ENCOURAGE ACCOUNTABILITY POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT 
              OF PROTECTION ORDERS.

    (a) In General.--Part U of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2101 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
                        by striking ``States,'' and all that follows 
                        through ``units of local government'' and 
                        inserting ``grantees'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and 
                        enforcement of protection orders across State 
                        and tribal lines but not policies that mandate 
                        the arrest of an individual by law enforcement 
                        in responding to an incident of domestic 
                        violence in the absence of probable cause'' 
                        before the period;
                            (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and 
                        training in police departments to improve 
                        tracking of cases'' and inserting ``data 
                        collection systems, and training in police 
                        departments to improve tracking of cases and 
                        classification of complaints'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``and 
                        provide the appropriate training and education 
                        about domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, and stalking'' after ``computer 
                        tracking systems'';
                            (v) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``and 
                        other victim services'' after ``legal advocacy 
                        service programs'';
                            (vi) in paragraph (6), by striking 
                        ``judges'' and inserting ``Federal, State, 
                        tribal, territorial, and local judges, courts, 
                        and court-based and court-related personnel'';
                            (vii) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and 
                        sexual assault'' and inserting ``dating 
                        violence, sexual assault, and stalking'';
                            (viii) in paragraph (10), by striking 
                        ``non-profit, non-governmental victim services 
                        organizations,'' and inserting ``victim service 
                        providers, population specific 
                        organizations,''; and
                            (ix) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) 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.
            ``(15) 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.
            ``(16) 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.
            ``(17) To develop, implement, or enhance sexual assault 
        nurse examiner programs or sexual assault forensic examiner 
        programs, including the hiring and training of such examiners.
            ``(18) To develop, implement, or enhance Sexual Assault 
        Response Teams or similar coordinated community responses to 
        sexual assault.
            ``(19) 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.
            ``(20) To provide human immunodeficiency virus testing 
        programs, counseling, and prophylaxis for victims of sexual 
        assault.
            ``(21) 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.
            ``(22) To develop multidisciplinary high-risk teams 
        focusing on reducing domestic violence and dating violence 
        homicides by--
                    ``(A) using evidence-based indicators to assess the 
                risk of homicide and link high-risk victims to 
                immediate crisis intervention services;
                    ``(B) identifying and managing high-risk offenders; 
                and
                    ``(C) providing ongoing victim advocacy and 
                referrals to comprehensive services including legal, 
                housing, health care, and economic assistance.'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``except 
                                for a court,'' before ``certify''; and
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                                (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                                and adjusting the margin accordingly;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
                        ``except for a court,'' before ``demonstrate'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (4)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``modification, 
                                enforcement, dismissal,'' after 
                                ``registration,'' each place it 
                                appears;
                                    (II) by inserting ``dating 
                                violence,'' after ``domestic 
                                violence,''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iv) in paragraph (5)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by striking ``, not 
                                later than 3 years after the date of 
                                enactment of this section,'';
                                    (II) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                                (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), 
                                and adjusting the margin accordingly;
                                    (III) in clause (ii), as 
                                redesignated by subclause (III) of this 
                                clause, by striking ``subparagraph 
                                (A)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''; and
                                    (IV) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting ``; and'';
                            (v) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
                        (5), as amended by this subparagraph, as 
                        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
                            (vi) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), as redesignated by clause (v) of this 
                        subparagraph--
                                    (I) by striking the comma that 
                                immediately follows another comma; and
                                    (II) by striking ``grantees are 
                                States'' and inserting the following: 
                                ``grantees are--
            ``(1) States''; and
                            (vii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) 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).'';
                    (C) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in the matter preceding 
                                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                                policy,'' after ``law''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                inserting ``and the defendant is in 
                                custody or has been served with the 
                                information or indictment'' before the 
                                semicolon; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``it'' 
                        and inserting ``its''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Allocation for Sexual Assault.--Of the amounts appropriated 
for purposes of this part for each fiscal year, not less than 30 
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.''; and
            (2) in section 2102(a) (42 U.S.C. 3796hh-1(a))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``court,'' after 
                ``tribal government,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``nonprofit, 
                private sexual assault and domestic violence programs'' 
                and inserting ``victim service providers and, as 
                appropriate, population specific organizations''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a)(19) of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)(19)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$75,000,000'' and all that follows 
        through ``2011.'' and inserting ``$73,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2012 through 2016.''; and
            (2) by striking the period that immediately follows another 
        period.

SEC. 103. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS.

    Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
3796gg-6) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``arising as 
                a consequence of'' and inserting ``relating to or 
                arising out of''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or 
                arising out of'' after ``relating to'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and Grant 
                Conditions'' after ``Definitions''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and grant conditions'' after 
                ``definitions'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``victims 
                services organizations'' and inserting ``victim service 
                providers''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(3) 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, except that not more than 10 
        percent of the funds awarded under this section may be used for 
        the purpose described in this paragraph.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``this section 
                has completed'' and all that follows and inserting the 
                following: ``this section--''
                    ``(A) 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
                    ``(B)(i) is partnered with an entity or person that 
                has demonstrated expertise described in subparagraph 
                (A); and
                    ``(ii) 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;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``stalking 
                organization'' and inserting ``stalking victim service 
                provider''; and
            (5) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``this section'' and 
        all that follows and inserting the following: ``this section 
        $41,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.''.

SEC. 104. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE 
              SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Title III of division B of the Victims of 
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386; 
114 Stat. 1509) is amended by striking the section preceding section 
1302 (42 U.S.C. 10420), as amended by section 306 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 316), and inserting the following:

``SEC. 1301. COURT TRAINING AND SUPERVISED VISITATION IMPROVEMENTS.

    ``(a) In General.--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.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--A grant under this section may be used to--
            ``(1) 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;
            ``(2) 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;
            ``(3) 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;
            ``(4) provide appropriate resources in juvenile court 
        matters to respond to dating violence, domestic violence, 
        sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking and 
        ensure necessary services dealing with the health and mental 
        health of victims are available;
            ``(5) enable courts or court-based or court-related 
        programs to develop or enhance--
                    ``(A) court infrastructure (such as specialized 
                courts, consolidated courts, dockets, intake centers, 
                or interpreter services);
                    ``(B) community-based initiatives within the court 
                system (such as court watch programs, victim 
                assistants, pro se victim assistance programs, or 
                community-based supplementary services);
                    ``(C) offender management, monitoring, and 
                accountability programs;
                    ``(D) safe and confidential information-storage and 
                information-sharing databases within and between court 
                systems;
                    ``(E) education and outreach programs to improve 
                community access, including enhanced access for 
                underserved populations; and
                    ``(F) other projects likely to improve court 
                responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
                assault, and stalking;
            ``(6) 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 are proceeding with the assistance of a legal advocate; 
        and
            ``(7) to improve training and education to assist judges, 
        judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare personnel, and 
        legal advocates in the civil justice system.
    ``(c) Considerations.--
            ``(1) In general.--In making grants for purposes described 
        in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection (b), the Attorney 
        General shall consider--
                    ``(A) the number of families to be served by the 
                proposed programs and services;
                    ``(B) the extent to which the proposed programs and 
                services serve underserved populations;
                    ``(C) 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
                    ``(D) the extent to which the applicant 
                demonstrates coordination and collaboration with State, 
                tribal, and local court systems, including mechanisms 
                for communication and referral.
            ``(2) Other grants.--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.
    ``(d) Applicant Requirements.--The Attorney General may make a 
grant under this section to an applicant that--
            ``(1) demonstrates expertise in the areas of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or child 
        sexual abuse, as appropriate;
            ``(2) 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;
            ``(3) 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), if the applicant proposes to operate supervised 
        visitation programs and services or safe visitation exchange;
            ``(4) 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;
            ``(5) 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
            ``(6) 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 organization 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.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $22,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
subsection shall remain available until expended.
    ``(f) Allotment for Indian Tribes.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not less than 10 percent of the total 
        amount available under this section for each fiscal year shall 
        be available for grants under the program authorized by section 
        3796gg-10 of this title.
            ``(2) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this 
        section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program 
        described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Subtitle J of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043 et seq.) is repealed.

SEC. 105. SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT.

    Section 40152(c) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13941) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and all that 
follows and inserting ``$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2016.''.

SEC. 106. COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM.

    Subtitle B of title II of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
13011 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 216 (42 U.S.C. 13012), by striking ``January 
        1, 2010'' and inserting ``January 1, 2015'';
            (2) in section 217 (42 U.S.C. 13013)--
                    (A) by striking ``Code of Ethics'' in section 
                (c)(2) and inserting ``Standards for Programs''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Reporting.--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.''; and
            (3) in section 219(a) (42 U.S.C. 13014(a)), by striking 
        ``fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
        2012 through 2016''.

SEC. 107. CRIMINAL PROVISION RELATING TO STALKING, INCLUDING 
              CYBERSTALKING.

    Section 2261A of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
``Sec. 2261A. Stalking
    ``Whoever--
            ``(1) travels in interstate or foreign commerce or is 
        present within the special maritime and territorial 
        jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or leaves Indian 
        country, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, 
        or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, 
        harass, or intimidate another person, and in the course of, or 
        as a result of, such travel or presence engages in conduct 
        that--
                    ``(A) places that person in reasonable fear of the 
                death of, or serious bodily injury to--
                            ``(i) that person;
                            ``(ii) an immediate family member (as 
                        defined in section 115) of that person; or
                            ``(iii) a spouse or intimate partner of 
                        that person; or
                    ``(B) causes, attempts to cause, or would be 
                reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional 
                distress to a person described in clause (i), (ii), or 
                (iii) of subparagraph (A); or
            ``(2) with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, 
        or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, 
        harass, or intimidate another person, uses the mail, any 
        interactive computer service or electronic communication 
        service or electronic communication system of interstate 
        commerce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign 
        commerce to engage in a course of conduct that--
                    ``(A) places that person in reasonable fear of the 
                death of or serious bodily injury to a person described 
                in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (1)(A); or
                    ``(B) causes, attempts to cause, or would be 
                reasonably expected to cause substantial emotional 
                distress to a person described in clause (i), (ii), or 
                (iii) of paragraph (1)(A),
        shall be punished as provided in section 2261(b) of this 
        title.''.

SEC. 108. OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS GRANT.

    Section 120 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 120. GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED 
              POPULATIONS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated under the 
        grant programs identified in paragraph (2), 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 paragraph (3) shall not apply to this grant program.
            ``(2) Programs covered.--The programs covered by paragraph 
        (2) are the programs carried out under the following 
        provisions:
                    ``(A) Section 2001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
                Safe Streets Act of 1968 (STOP Grants).
                    ``(B) Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
                Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Grants to Encourage 
                Accountability Policies).
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--Eligible entities under this section 
are--
            ``(1) 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;
            ``(2) victim service providers offering population specific 
        services for a specific underserved population; or
            ``(3) 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.
    ``(c) Planning Grants.--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--
            ``(1) identifying, building and strengthening partnerships 
        with potential collaborators within underserved populations, 
        Federal, State, tribal, territorial or local government 
        entities, and public and private organizations;
            ``(2) 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;
            ``(3) identifying promising prevention, outreach and 
        intervention strategies for victims from a targeted underserved 
        population or populations; and
            ``(4) developing a plan, with the input of the targeted 
        underserved population or populations, for implementing 
        prevention, outreach and intervention strategies to address the 
        barriers to accessing services, promoting community engagement 
        in the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
        assault, and stalking within the targeted underserved 
        populations, and evaluating the program.
    ``(d) Implementation Grants.--The Attorney General shall make 
grants to eligible entities for the purpose of providing or enhancing 
population specific outreach and services to adult and youth victims in 
one or more underserved populations, including--
            ``(1) working with Federal, State, tribal, territorial and 
        local governments, agencies, and organizations to develop or 
        enhance population specific victim services;
            ``(2) strengthening the capacity of underserved populations 
        to provide population specific victim services;
            ``(3) strengthening the capacity of traditional victim 
        service providers to provide population specific services;
            ``(4) 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
            ``(5) 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.
    ``(e) Application.--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.
    ``(f) Reports.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this 
section shall submit to the Director of the Office on Violence Against 
Women a report that describes the activities carried out with grant 
funds.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--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 fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016.
    ``(h) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section the 
definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925) shall apply.''.

SEC. 109. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES GRANT.

    Section 121 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045a) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and 
        linguistically'';
            (2) by striking ``and linguistically'' each place it 
        appears;
            (3) by striking ``and linguistic'' each place it appears;
            (4) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting:
            ``(2) Programs covered.--The programs covered by paragraph 
        (1) are the programs carried out under the following 
        provisions:
                    ``(A) Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
                Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Grants to Encourage 
                Accountability Policies and Enforcement of Protection 
                Orders).
                    ``(B) Section 1401 of division B of the Victims of 
                Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 
                U.S.C. 3796gg-6) (Legal Assistance for Victims).
                    ``(C) Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women 
                Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971) (Rural Domestic Violence, 
                Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Child 
                Abuse Enforcement Assistance).
                    ``(D) Section 40802a of the Violence Against Women 
                Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14041a) (Enhanced Training and 
                Services to End Violence Against Women Later in Life).
                    ``(E) Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of 
                Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 
                U.S.C. 3796gg-7) (Education, Training, and Enhanced 
                Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women 
                with Disabilities).''; and
            (5) in subsection (g), by striking ``linguistic and''.

SEC. 110. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR JUDICIAL 
              PERSONNEL AND PRACTITIONERS.

    Section 224(a) of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
13024(a)) is amended by striking ``$2,300,000'' and all that follows 
and inserting ``$2,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2016.''.

SEC. 111. OFFSET OF RESTITUTION AND OTHER STATE JUDICIAL DEBTS AGAINST 
              INCOME TAX REFUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to authority to make credits or refunds) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (l) as 
        subsections (h) through (m), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Collection of Past-Due, Legally Enforceable Restitution and 
Other State Judicial Debts.--
            ``(1) In general.--In any State which wishes to collect 
        past-due, legally enforceable State judicial debts, the chief 
        justice of the State's highest court shall designate a single 
        State entity to communicate judicial debt information to the 
        Secretary. In making such designation, the chief justice of the 
        State's highest court shall select, whenever practicable, a 
        relevant State official or agency responsible under State law 
        for collecting the State's income tax or other statewide excise 
        at the time of the designation. Upon receiving notice from a 
        State designated entity that a named person owes a past-due, 
        legally enforceable State judicial debt to or in such State, 
        the Secretary shall, under such conditions as may be prescribed 
        by the Secretary--
                    ``(A) reduce the amount of any overpayment payable 
                to such person by the amount of such State judicial 
                debt;
                    ``(B) pay the amount by which such overpayment is 
                reduced under subparagraph (A) to such State designated 
                entity and notify such State designated entity of such 
                person's name, taxpayer identification number, address, 
                and the amount collected; and
                    ``(C) notify the person making such overpayment 
                that the overpayment has been reduced by an amount 
                necessary to satisfy a past-due, legally enforceable 
                State judicial debt.
        If an offset is made pursuant to a joint return, the notice 
        under subparagraph (B) shall include the names, taxpayer 
        identification numbers, and addresses of each person filing 
        such return.
            ``(2) Priorities for offset.--Any overpayment by a person 
        shall be reduced pursuant to this subsection--
                    ``(A) after such overpayment is reduced pursuant 
                to--
                            ``(i) subsection (a) with respect to any 
                        liability for any internal revenue tax on the 
                        part of the person who made the overpayment;
                            ``(ii) subsection (c) with respect to past-
                        due support;
                            ``(iii) subsection (d) with respect to any 
                        past-due, legally enforceable debt owed to a 
                        Federal agency; and
                            ``(iv) subsection (e) with respect to any 
                        past-due, legally enforceable State income tax 
                        obligations; and
                    ``(B) before such overpayment is credited to the 
                future liability for any Federal internal revenue tax 
                of such person pursuant to subsection (b).
        If the Secretary receives notice from 1 or more State 
        designated entities of more than 1 debt subject to paragraph 
        (1) that is owed by such person to such State agency or State 
        judicial branch, any overpayment by such person shall be 
        applied against such debts in the order in which such debts 
        accrued.
            ``(3) Notice; consideration of evidence.--Rules similar to 
        the rules of subsection (e)(4) shall apply with respect to 
        debts under this subsection.
            ``(4) Past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                the term `past-due, legally enforceable State judicial 
                debt' means a debt--
                            ``(i) which resulted from a judgment or 
                        sentence rendered by any court or tribunal of 
                        competent jurisdiction which--
                                    ``(I) handles criminal or traffic 
                                cases in the State; and
                                    ``(II) has determined an amount of 
                                State judicial debt to be due; and
                            ``(ii) which resulted from a State judicial 
                        debt which has been assessed and is past-due 
                        but not collected.
                    ``(B) State judicial debt.--For purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `State judicial debt' includes 
                court costs, fees, fines, assessments, restitution to 
                victims of crime, and other monies resulting from a 
                judgment or sentence rendered by any court or tribunal 
                of competent jurisdiction handling criminal or traffic 
                cases in the State.
            ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
        prescribing the time and manner in which State designated 
        entities must submit notices of past-due, legally enforceable 
        State judicial debts and the necessary information that must be 
        contained in or accompany such notices. The regulations shall 
        specify the types of State judicial monies and the minimum 
        amount of debt to which the reduction procedure established by 
        paragraph (1) may be applied. The regulations shall require 
        State designated entities to pay a fee to reimburse the 
        Secretary for the cost of applying such procedure. Any fee paid 
        to the Secretary pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be 
        used to reimburse appropriations which bore all or part of the 
        cost of applying such procedure.
            ``(6) Erroneous payment to state.--Any State designated 
        entity receiving notice from the Secretary that an erroneous 
        payment has been made to such State designated entity under 
        paragraph (1) shall pay promptly to the Secretary, in 
        accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may 
        prescribe, an amount equal to the amount of such erroneous 
        payment (without regard to whether any other amounts payable to 
        such State designated entity under such paragraph have been 
        paid to such State designated entity).''.
    (b) Disclosure of Return Information.--Section 6103(l)(10) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of certain 
information to agencies requesting a reduction under subsection (c), 
(d), (e), or (f) of section 6402) is amended by striking ``or (f)'' 
each place it appears in the text and heading and inserting ``(f), or 
(g)''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 6402(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
        amended by striking ``and (f)'' and inserting ``(f), and 
        (g),''.
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6402(d) of such Code is 
        amended by striking ``subsections (e) and (f)'' and inserting 
        ``subsections (e), (f), and (g)''.
            (3) Paragraph (3)(B) of section 6402(e) of such Code is 
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) before such overpayment is--
                            ``(i) reduced pursuant to subsection (g) 
                        with respect to past-due, legally enforceable 
                        State judicial debts, and
                            ``(ii) credited to the future liability for 
                        any Federal internal revenue tax of such person 
                        pursuant to subsection (b).''.
            (4) Section 6402(h) of such Code, as so redesignated, is 
        amended by striking ``or (f)'' and inserting ``(f), or (g)''.
            (5) Section 6402(j) of such Code, as so redesignated, is 
        amended by striking ``or (f)'' and inserting ``(f), or (g)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to refunds payable for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2011.

 TITLE II--IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING 
                 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

SEC. 201. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.

    (a) Grants to States and Territories.--Section 41601(b) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``governmental and non-
                governmental''; and
                    (B) by striking ``other programs'' and all that 
                follows and inserting ``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.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``nonprofit, 
                nongovernmental organizations for programs and 
                activities'' and inserting ``nongovernmental or tribal 
                programs and activities''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking 
                ``linguistically and''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 41601(f)(1) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043g(f)(1)) is amended 
by striking ``$50,000,000 to remain available until expended for each 
of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting ``$40,000,000 to 
remain available until expended for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2016''.

SEC. 202. RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 
              STALKING, AND CHILD ABUSE ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

    Section 40295 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13971) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(H), by inserting ``, including 
        sexual assault forensic examiners'' before the semicolon;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``victim advocacy groups'' 
                        and inserting ``victim service providers''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, including developing 
                        multidisciplinary teams focusing on high risk 
                        cases with the goal of preventing domestic and 
                        dating violence homicides'' before the 
                        semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``and other long- and 
                        short-term assistance'' and inserting ``legal 
                        assistance, and other long-term and short-term 
                        victim and population specific services''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs 
        addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault forensic 
        examiner programs, Sexual Assault Response Teams, law 
        enforcement training, and programs addressing rape kit 
        backlogs.''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$55,000,000 for 
        each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting 
        ``$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.

SEC. 203. TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITH 
              DISABILITIES GRANTS.

    Section 1402 of division B of the Victims of Trafficking and 
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-7) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including 
                using evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of 
                domestic and dating violence homicide)'' after ``risk 
                reduction'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``victim service 
                organizations'' and inserting ``victim service 
                providers''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``victim services 
                organizations'' and inserting ``victim service 
                providers'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by striking ``nonprofit and 
        nongovernmental victim services organization, such as a State'' 
        and inserting ``victim service provider, such as a State or 
        tribal''; and
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``$10,000,000 for each 
        of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting 
        ``$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.

SEC. 204. GRANT FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
              IN LATER LIFE.

    Section 40802 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14041a) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 40802. GRANT FOR TRAINING AND SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST 
              WOMEN IN LATER LIFE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `eligible entity' means an entity that--
                    ``(A) is--
                            ``(i) a State;
                            ``(ii) a unit of local government;
                            ``(iii) a tribal government or tribal 
                        organization;
                            ``(iv) a population specific organization 
                        with demonstrated experience in assisting 
                        individuals in later life;
                            ``(v) a victim service provider; or
                            ``(vi) a State, tribal, or territorial 
                        domestic violence or sexual assault coalition; 
                        and
                    ``(B) is partnered with--
                            ``(i) a law enforcement agency;
                            ``(ii) an office of a prosecutor;
                            ``(iii) a victim service provider; or
                            ``(iv) a nonprofit program or government 
                        agency with demonstrated experience in 
                        assisting individuals in later life;
            ``(2) the term `exploitation' means domestic violence, 
        dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
            ``(3) the term `later life', relating to an individual, 
        means the individual is 60 years of age or older; and
            ``(4) the term `neglect' means the failure of a caregiver 
        or fiduciary to provide the goods or services that are 
        necessary to maintain the health or safety of an individual in 
        later life.
    ``(b) Grant Program.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Attorney General may make 
        grants to eligible entities to carry out the activities 
        described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Mandatory and permissible activities.--
                    ``(A) Mandatory activities.--An eligible entity 
                receiving a grant under this section shall use the 
                funds received under the grant to--
                            ``(i) 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;
                            ``(ii) provide or enhance services for 
                        victims of elder abuse;
                            ``(iii) establish or support 
                        multidisciplinary collaborative community 
                        responses to victims of elder abuse; and
                            ``(iv) 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.
                    ``(B) Permissible activities.--An eligible entity 
                receiving a grant under this section may use not more 
                than 10 percent of the funds received under the grant 
                to--
                            ``(i) 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
                            ``(ii) conduct outreach activities and 
                        awareness campaigns to ensure that victims of 
                        elder abuse receive appropriate assistance.
            ``(3) Underserved populations.--In making grants under this 
        section, the Attorney General shall give priority to proposals 
        providing culturally specific or population specific services.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016.''.

   TITLE III--SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG VICTIMS OF 
                                VIOLENCE

SEC. 301. RAPE PREVENTION EDUCATION GRANT.

    Section 393A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280b-1b) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                inserting ``, territorial or tribal'' after ``crisis 
                centers, State''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``and alcohol'' 
                after ``about drugs''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``$80,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting 
        ``$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.

SEC. 302. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND 
              EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle L of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 is amended by striking sections 41201 through 41204 (42 U.S.C. 
14043c through 14043c-3) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 41201. CREATING HOPE THROUGH OUTREACH, OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND 
              EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH (`CHOOSE CHILDREN & 
              YOUTH').

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--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 prevent 
future violence.
    ``(b) Program Purposes.--Funds provided under this section may be 
used for the following program purpose areas:
            ``(1) Services to advocate for and respond to youth.--To 
        develop, expand, and strengthen victim-centered 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 the co-occurrence of 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. Funds may be used to--
                    ``(A) assess and analyze currently 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;
                    ``(B) develop and implement policies, practices, 
                and procedures to effectively respond to domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
                against youth; or
                    ``(C) 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, 
                stalking, as well as runaway and homeless youth, and to 
                properly refer such children, youth, and their families 
                to appropriate services.
            ``(2) Supporting youth through education and protection.--
        To enable middle schools, high schools, and institutions of 
        higher education to--
                    ``(A) provide training to school personnel, 
                including healthcare providers and security personnel, 
                on the needs of students who are victims of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
                    ``(B) develop and implement prevention and 
                intervention policies in middle and high schools, 
                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;
                    ``(C) 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;
                    ``(D) provide scientifically valid educational 
                programming for students regarding domestic violence, 
                dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking that is 
                produced by accredited entities; or
                    ``(E) develop strategies to increase 
                identification, support, referrals, and prevention 
                programming for youth who are at high risk of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
    ``(c) Eligible Applicants.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, an entity shall be--
                    ``(A) a victim service provider, tribal nonprofit, 
                or population-specific 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
                    ``(B) a victim service provider that is partnered 
                with an entity that has a demonstrated history of 
                effective work addressing the needs of youth.
            ``(2) Partnerships.--
                    ``(A) Education.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
                for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2), an 
                entity described in paragraph (1) shall be partnered 
                with a public, charter, tribal, or nationally 
                accredited private middle or high school, a school 
                administered by the Department of Defense under section 
                2164 of title 10, United States Code or section 1402 of 
                the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978, a group 
                of schools, a school district, or an institution of 
                higher education.
                    ``(B) Other partnerships.--All applicants under 
                this section are encouraged to work in partnership with 
                organizations and agencies that work with the relevant 
                population. Such entities may include--
                            ``(i) a State, tribe, unit of local 
                        government, or territory;
                            ``(ii) a population specific or community-
                        based organization;
                            ``(iii) batterer intervention programs or 
                        sex offender treatment programs with 
                        specialized knowledge and experience working 
                        with youth offenders; or
                            ``(iv) 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.
    ``(d) Grantee Requirements.--Applicants for grants under this 
section shall establish and implement policies, practices, and 
procedures that--
            ``(1) require and include appropriate referral systems for 
        child and youth victims;
            ``(2) 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 all 
        with priority on victim safety and autonomy; and
            ``(3) ensure that all individuals providing intervention or 
        prevention programming 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.
    ``(e) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section, the 
definitions and grant conditions provided for in section 40002 shall 
apply.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016.
    ``(g) Allotment.--
            ``(1) In general.--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 subsection (b)(1).
            ``(2) Indian tribes.--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.
    ``(h) Priority.--The Attorney General shall prioritize grant 
applications under this section that coordinate with prevention 
programs in the community.''.
    (b) VAWA Grant Requirements.--Section 40002(b) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(12) Requirement for scientifically valid programs.--All 
        grant funds made available by this Act shall be used to provide 
        scientifically valid educational programming, training, public 
        awareness communications regarding domestic violence, dating 
        violence, sexual assault, and stalking that is produced by 
        accredited entities, as appropriate.''.

SEC. 303. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAMPUSES.

    Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``stalking on campuses, 
                        and'' and inserting ``stalking on campuses,'';
                            (ii) by striking ``crimes against women 
                        on'' and inserting ``crimes on''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``, and to develop and 
                        strengthen prevention education and awareness 
                        programs'' before the period; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$500,000'' and 
                inserting ``$300,000'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, strengthen,'' after 
                        ``To develop''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``including the use of 
                        technology to commit these crimes,'' after 
                        ``sexual assault and stalking,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and population specific 
                        services'' after ``strengthen victim services 
                        programs'';
                            (ii) by striking ``entities carrying out'' 
                        and all that follows through ``stalking victim 
                        services programs'' and inserting ``victim 
                        service providers''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``, regardless of 
                        whether the services are provided by the 
                        institution or in coordination with community 
                        victim service providers'' before the period at 
                        the end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) To provide scientifically valid educational 
        programming for students regarding domestic violence, dating 
        violence, sexual assault, and stalking that is produced by 
        accredited entities.
            ``(10) 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.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``any 
                        non-profit'' and all that follows through 
                        ``victim services programs'' and inserting 
                        ``victim service providers'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
                        through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), 
                        respectively; and
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C), 
                        the following:
                    ``(D) describe how underserved populations in the 
                campus community will be adequately served, including 
                the provision of relevant population specific 
                services;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2007 through 
                2011'' and inserting ``2012 through 2016'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2), the 
                following:
            ``(3) Grantee minimum requirements.--Each grantee shall 
        comply with the following minimum requirements during the grant 
        period:
                    ``(A) The grantee shall create a coordinated 
                community response including both organizations 
                external to the institution and relevant divisions of 
                the institution.
                    ``(B) The grantee shall establish a mandatory 
                prevention and education program on domestic violence, 
                dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for all 
                incoming students.
                    ``(C) The grantee shall train all campus law 
                enforcement to respond effectively to domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                stalking.
                    ``(D) The grantee shall train all members of campus 
                disciplinary boards to respond effectively to 
                situations involving domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, or stalking.''; and
            (5) in subsection (e), by striking ``there are'' and all 
        that follows through the period and inserting ``there is 
        authorized to be appropriated $12,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2012 through 2016.''.

SEC. 304. CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
              AND STALKING EDUCATION AND PREVENTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(F)--
                    (A) in clause (i)(VIII), by striking ``and'' after 
                the semicolon;
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``sexual orientation'' and 
                        inserting ``national origin, sexual 
                        orientation,''; and
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting 
                        ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) of domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, and stalking incidents that were 
                        reported to campus security authorities or 
                        local police agencies.'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, that withholds the 
        names of victims as confidential,'' after ``that is timely'';
            (3) in paragraph (6)(A)--
                    (A) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
                as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting before clause (ii), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following:
            ``(i) The terms `dating violence', `domestic violence', and 
        `stalking' have the meaning given such terms in section 
        40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
        13925(a)).''; and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (iv), as redesignated 
                by subparagraph (A), the following:
            ``(v) The term `sexual assault' means an offense classified 
        as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense under the uniform 
        crime reporting system of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation.'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting 
                ``clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(F)''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``Hate Crime Statistics 
                Act.'' the following: ``For the offenses of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and stalking, such 
                statistics shall be compiled in accordance with the 
                definitions used in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
                Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).'';
            (5) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
    ``(8)(A) Each institution of higher education participating in any 
program under this title and title IV of the Economic Opportunity Act 
of 1964, other than a foreign institution of higher education, shall 
develop and distribute as part of the report described in paragraph (1) 
a statement of policy regarding--
            ``(i) such institution's programs to prevent domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and
            ``(ii) the procedures that such institution will follow 
        once an incident of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
        assault, or stalking has been reported.
    ``(B) The policy described in subparagraph (A) shall address the 
following areas:
            ``(i) Possible sanctions or protective measures that such 
        institution may impose following a final determination of an 
        institutional disciplinary procedure regarding rape, 
        acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
        assault, or stalking.
            ``(ii) Procedures victims should follow if a sex offense, 
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
        has occurred, including information in writing about--
                    ``(I) the importance of preserving evidence as may 
                be necessary to the proof of criminal domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
                or in obtaining a protection order;
                    ``(II) to whom the alleged offense should be 
                reported;
                    ``(III) options regarding law enforcement and 
                campus authorities, including notification of the 
                victim's option to--
                            ``(aa) notify proper law enforcement 
                        authorities, including on-campus and local 
                        police;
                            ``(bb) be assisted by campus authorities in 
                        notifying law enforcement authorities if the 
                        victim so chooses; and
                            ``(cc) decline to notify such authorities; 
                        and
                    ``(IV) where applicable, the rights of victims and 
                the institution's responsibilities regarding orders of 
                protection, no contact orders, restraining orders, or 
                similar lawful orders issued by a criminal, civil, or 
                tribal court.
            ``(iii) Information about how the institution will protect 
        the confidentiality of victims, including how publicly-
        available recordkeeping will be accomplished without the 
        inclusion of identifying information about the victim, to the 
        extent permissible by law.
            ``(iv) Notification of students about existing counseling, 
        health, mental health, victim advocacy, legal assistance, and 
        other services available for victims both on-campus and in the 
        community.
            ``(v) Notification of victims about options for, and 
        available assistance in, changing academic, living, 
        transportation, and working situations, if so requested by the 
        victim and if such accommodations are reasonably available, 
        regardless of whether the victim chooses to report the crime to 
        campus police or local law enforcement.
    ``(C) A student or employee who reports to an institution of higher 
education that the student or employee has been a victim of domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, whether the 
offense occurred on or off campus, shall be provided with a written 
explanation of the student or employee's rights and options, as 
described in clauses (ii) through (vii) of subparagraph (B).'';
            (6) in paragraph (9), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney 
        General of the United States,'';
            (7) by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:
    ``(16)(A) The Secretary shall seek the advice and counsel of the 
Attorney General of the United States concerning the development, and 
dissemination to institutions of higher education, of best practices 
information about campus safety and emergencies.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall seek the advice and counsel of the 
Attorney General of the United States and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services concerning the development, and dissemination to 
institutions of higher education, of best practices information about 
preventing and responding to incidents of domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including elements of 
institutional policies that have proven successful based on evidence-
based outcome measurements.''; and
            (8) by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the following:
    ``(17) No officer, employee, or agent of an institution 
participating in any program under this title shall retaliate, 
intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise discriminate against any 
individual for exercising their rights or responsibilities under any 
provision of this subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect with respect to the annual security report under section 
485(f)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) 
prepared by an institution of higher education 1 calendar year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and each subsequent calendar year.

                 TITLE IV--VIOLENCE REDUCTION PRACTICES

SEC. 401. STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND 
              PREVENTION.

    Section 402(c) of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 280b-4(c)) is amended by 
striking ``$2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' 
and inserting ``$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.

SEC. 402. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION 
              GRANTS.

    (a) SMART Prevention.--Section 41303 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-2) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 41303. SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING TRAGEDIES THROUGH PREVENTION 
              (SMART PREVENTION).

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--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.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Funds provided under this section may be used 
for the following purposes:
            ``(1) Teen dating violence awareness and prevention.--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--
                    ``(A) scientifically valid age appropriate 
                education that is produced by accredited entities 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;
                    ``(B) community-based collaboration and training 
                for those with influence on youth, such as parents, 
                teachers, coaches, healthcare providers, faith-leaders, 
                older teens, and mentors;
                    ``(C) education and outreach to change 
                environmental factors contributing to domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                stalking; and
                    ``(D) policy development targeted to prevention, 
                including school-based policies and protocols.
            ``(2) Children exposed to violence and abuse.--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--
                    ``(A) 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
                    ``(B) 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.
    ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be an eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall be--
            ``(1) a victim service provider, community-based 
        organization, tribe or tribal organization, or other non-
        profit, 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
            ``(2) a partnership between a victim service provider, 
        community-based organization, tribe or tribal organization, or 
        other non-profit, 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:
                    ``(A) A public, charter, tribal, or nationally 
                accredited private middle or high school, a school 
                administered by the Department of Defense under section 
                2164 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.
                    ``(B) A local community-based organization, 
                population-specific organization, or faith-based 
                organization that has established expertise in 
                providing services to youth.
                    ``(C) A community-based organization, population-
                specific organization, university or health care 
                clinic, faith-based organization, or other non-profit, 
                nongovernmental organization.
                    ``(D) A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity providing 
                services for runaway or homeless youth affected by 
                domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
                stalking.
                    ``(E) Healthcare entities eligible for 
                reimbursement under title XVIII of the Social Security 
                Act, including providers that target the special needs 
                of children and youth.
                    ``(F) Any other agencies, population-specific 
                organizations, or nonprofit, nongovernmental 
                organizations with the capacity to provide necessary 
                expertise to meet the goals of the program.
    ``(d) Grantee Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--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.
            ``(2) Policies and procedures.--Applicants under this 
        section shall establish and implement policies, practices, and 
        procedures that--
                    ``(A) include appropriate referral systems to 
                direct any victim identified during program activities 
                to highly qualified follow-up care;
                    ``(B) 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;
                    ``(C) 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
                    ``(D) document how prevention programs are 
                coordinated with service programs in the community.
            ``(3) Preference.--In selecting grant recipients under this 
        section, the Attorney General shall give preference to 
        applicants that--
                    ``(A) include outcome-based evaluation; and
                    ``(B) 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.
    ``(e) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section, the 
definitions and grant conditions provided for in section 40002 shall 
apply.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016.
    ``(g) Allotment.--
            ``(1) In general.--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 (a).
            ``(2) Indian tribes.--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.''.
    (b) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Sections 41304 and 41305 of the Violence Against Women 
        Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-3 and 14043d-4).
            (2) Section 403 of the Violence Against Women and 
        Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
        14045c).

  TITLE V--STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC 
        VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING

SEC. 501. CONSOLIDATION OF GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S 
              RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
              ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

    (a) Grants.--Section 399P of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280g-4) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 399P. GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S RESPONSE TO 
              DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
              STALKING.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants for--
            ``(1) the development or enhancement and implementation of 
        interdisciplinary training for health professionals, public 
        health staff, and allied health professionals;
            ``(2) 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
            ``(3) 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.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) Required uses.--Amounts provided under a grant under 
        this section shall be used to--
                    ``(A) fund interdisciplinary training and education 
                programs under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) 
                that--
                            ``(i) 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
                            ``(ii) plan and develop culturally 
                        competent 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;
                    ``(B) 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--
                            ``(i) 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;
                            ``(ii) 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;
                            ``(iii) 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
                            ``(iv) the provision of training and 
                        follow-up 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.
            ``(2) Permissible uses.--
                    ``(A) Child and elder abuse.--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.
                    ``(B) Rural areas.--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.
                    ``(C) Other uses.--Grants funded under subsection 
                (a)(3) may be used for--
                            ``(i) 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;
                            ``(ii) the development, expansion, and 
                        implementation of sexual assault forensic 
                        medical examination or sexual assault nurse 
                        examiner programs;
                            ``(iii) 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
                            ``(iv) 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.
    ``(c) Requirements for Grantees.--
            ``(1) Confidentiality and safety.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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.
                    ``(B) Advance notice of information disclosure.--
                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.
            ``(2) Limitation on administrative expenses.--A grantee 
        shall use not more than 10 percent of the amounts received 
        under a grant under this section for administrative expenses.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) Preference.--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.
                    ``(B) Subsection (a)(1) and (2) grantees.--
                Applications for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                subsection (a) shall include--
                            ``(i) 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--
                                    ``(I) an accredited school of 
                                allopathic or osteopathic medicine, 
                                psychology, nursing, dentistry, social 
                                work, or other health field;
                                    ``(II) a health care facility or 
                                system; or
                                    ``(III) a government or nonprofit 
                                entity with a history of effective work 
                                in the fields of domestic violence, 
                                dating violence, sexual assault, or 
                                stalking; and
                            ``(ii) 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.
                    ``(C) Subsection (a)(3) grantees.--An entity 
                desiring a grant under subsection (a)(3) shall submit 
                an application to the Secretary at such time, in such a 
                manner, and containing such information and assurances 
                as the Secretary may require, including--
                            ``(i) 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;
                            ``(ii) 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;
                            ``(iii) 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 domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
                            ``(iv) 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
                            ``(v) 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.
    ``(d) Eligible Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive funding under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), an entity shall be--
                    ``(A) 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;
                    ``(B) an accredited school of allopathic or 
                osteopathic medicine, psychology, nursing, dentistry, 
                social work, or allied health;
                    ``(C) a health care provider membership or 
                professional organization, or a health care system; or
                    ``(D) a State, tribal, territorial, or local 
                entity.
            ``(2) Subsection (a)(3) grantees.--To be eligible to 
        receive funding under subsection (a)(3), an entity shall be--
                    ``(A) 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
                    ``(B) 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.
    ``(e) Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--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.
            ``(2) Availability of materials.--The Secretary shall make 
        publicly available materials developed by grantees under this 
        section, including materials on training, best practices, and 
        research and evaluation.
            ``(3) Reporting.--The Secretary shall publish a biennial 
        report on--
                    ``(A) the distribution of funds under this section; 
                and
                    ``(B) the programs and activities supported by such 
                funds.
    ``(f) Research and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) In general.--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--
                    ``(A) grants awarded under this section; and
                    ``(B) 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.
            ``(2) Research.--Research authorized in paragraph (1) may 
        include--
                    ``(A) research on the effects of domestic violence, 
                dating violence, sexual assault, and childhood exposure 
                to domestic, dating or sexual violence on health 
                behaviors, health conditions, and health status of 
                individuals, families, and populations, including 
                underserved populations;
                    ``(B) research to determine effective health care 
                interventions to respond to and prevent domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                stalking;
                    ``(C) 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
                    ``(D) 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.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2016.
    ``(h) Definitions.--Except as otherwise provided herein, the 
definitions provided for in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 shall apply to this section.''.
    (b) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
            (1) Section 40297 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 
        (42 U.S.C. 13973).
            (2) Section 758 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
        294h).

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.

    (a) Amendment.--Subtitle N of the Violence Against Women Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the subtitle heading the following:

                     ``CHAPTER 1--GRANT PROGRAMS'';

            (2) in section 41402 (42 U.S.C. 14043e-1), in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subtitle'' and inserting 
        ``chapter'';
            (3) in section 41403 (42 U.S.C. 14043e-2), in the matter 
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subtitle'' and inserting 
        ``chapter''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:

                      ``CHAPTER 2--HOUSING RIGHTS

``SEC. 41411. HOUSING PROTECTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
              DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this chapter:
            ``(1) Affiliated individual.--The term `affiliated 
        individual' means, with respect to an individual--
                    ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child 
                of that individual, or an individual to whom that 
                individual stands in loco parentis; or
                    ``(B) any individual, tenant, or lawful occupant 
                living in the household of that individual.
            ``(2) Appropriate agency.--The term `appropriate agency' 
        means, with respect to a covered housing program, the Executive 
        department (as defined in section 101 of title 5, United States 
        Code) that carries out the covered housing program.
            ``(3) Covered housing program.--The term `covered housing 
        program' means--
                    ``(A) the program under section 202 of the Housing 
                Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
                    ``(B) the program under section 811 of the 
                Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
                U.S.C. 8013);
                    ``(C) the program under subtitle D of title VIII of 
                the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.);
                    ``(D) the program under subtitle A of title IV of 
                the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
                11360 et seq.);
                    ``(E) the program under subtitle A of title II of 
                the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.);
                    ``(F) the program under paragraph (3) of section 
                221(d) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)) 
                that bears interest at a rate determined under the 
                proviso under paragraph (5) of such section 221(d);
                    ``(G) the program under section 236 of the National 
                Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1);
                    ``(H) the programs under sections 6 and 8 of the 
                United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d and 
                1437f);
                    ``(I) rural housing assistance provided under 
                sections 514, 515, 516, 533, and 538 of the Housing Act 
                of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1485, 1486, 1490m, and 1490p-
                2); and
                    ``(J) the low income housing tax credit program 
                under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(b) Prohibited Basis for Denial or Termination of Assistance or 
Eviction.--
            ``(1) In general.--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 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.
            ``(2) Construction of lease terms.--An incident of actual 
        or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
        assault, or stalking shall not be construed as--
                    ``(A) 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
                    ``(B) 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.
            ``(3) Termination on the basis of criminal activity.--
                    ``(A) Denial of assistance, tenancy, and occupancy 
                rights prohibited.--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.
                    ``(B) Bifurcation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--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.
                            ``(ii) Effect of eviction on other 
                        tenants.--If 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.
                    ``(C) Rules of construction.--Nothing in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be construed--
                            ``(i) 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--
                                    ``(I) 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
                                    ``(II) the distribution or 
                                possession of property among members of 
                                a household in a case;
                            ``(ii) 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, or stalking 
                        to a more demanding standard than other tenants 
                        in determining whether to evict or terminate;
                            ``(iii) 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
                            ``(iv) 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.
    ``(c) Documentation.--
            ``(1) Request for documentation.--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).
            ``(2) Failure to provide certification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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--
                            ``(i) deny admission by the applicant or 
                        tenant to the covered program;
                            ``(ii) deny assistance under the covered 
                        program to the applicant or tenant;
                            ``(iii) terminate the participation of the 
                        applicant or tenant in the covered program; or
                            ``(iv) evict the applicant, the tenant, or 
                        a lawful occupant that commits violations of a 
                        lease.
                    ``(B) Extension.--A public housing agency or owner 
                or manager of housing may extend the 14-day deadline 
                under subparagraph (A) at its discretion.
            ``(3) Form of documentation.--A form of documentation 
        described in this paragraph is--
                    ``(A) a certification form approved by the 
                appropriate agency that--
                            ``(i) states that an applicant or tenant is 
                        a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, or stalking;
                            ``(ii) 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
                            ``(iii) 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;
                    ``(B) a document that--
                            ``(i) is signed by--
                                    ``(I) 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
                                    ``(II) the applicant or tenant; and
                            ``(ii) 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);
                    ``(C) a record of a Federal, State, tribal, 
                territorial, or local law enforcement agency, court, or 
                administrative agency; or
                    ``(D) 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.
            ``(4) Confidentiality.--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--
                    ``(A) requested or consented to by the individual 
                in writing;
                    ``(B) required for use in an eviction proceeding 
                under subsection (b); or
                    ``(C) otherwise required by applicable law.
            ``(5) Documentation not required.--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.
            ``(6) Compliance not sufficient to constitute evidence of 
        unreasonable act.--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).
            ``(7) Response to conflicting certification.--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).
            ``(8) Preemption.--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.
    ``(d) Notification.--
            ``(1) Development.--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.
            ``(2) Provision.--Each public housing agency or owner or 
        manager of housing assisted under a covered housing program 
        shall provide the notice developed under paragraph (1), 
        together with the form described in subsection (c)(3)(A), to an 
        applicant for or tenants of housing assisted under a covered 
        housing program--
                    ``(A) at the time the applicant is denied residency 
                in a dwelling unit assisted under the covered housing 
                program;
                    ``(B) at the time the individual is admitted to a 
                dwelling unit assisted under the covered housing 
                program;
                    ``(C) with any notification of eviction or 
                notification of termination of assistance; and
                    ``(D) in multiple languages, consistent with 
                guidance issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                Development in accordance with Executive Order 13166 
                (42 U.S.C. 2000d-1 note; relating to access to services 
                for persons with limited English proficiency).
    ``(e) Emergency Transfers.--Each appropriate agency shall adopt a 
model emergency transfer plan for use by public housing agencies and 
owners or managers of housing assisted under covered housing programs 
that--
            ``(1) allows tenants who are victims of domestic violence, 
        dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to transfer to 
        another available and safe dwelling unit assisted under a 
        covered housing program if--
                    ``(A) the tenant expressly requests the transfer; 
                and
                    ``(B)(i) 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
                    ``(ii) in the case of a tenant who is a victim of 
                sexual assault, the sexual assault occurred on the 
                premises during the 90 day period preceding the request 
                for transfer; and
            ``(2) 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.
    ``(f) Policies and Procedures for Emergency Transfer.--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, assistance under section 8(o) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)).
    ``(g) Implementation.--The appropriate agency with respect to each 
covered housing program shall implement this section, as this section 
applies to the covered housing program.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 6.--Section 6 of the United States Housing Act 
        of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (3); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
                        (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                    (B) in subsection (l)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``, and 
                        that an incident or incidents of actual or 
                        threatened domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        or stalking will not be construed as a serious 
                        or repeated violation of the lease by the 
                        victim or threatened victim of that violence 
                        and will not be good cause for terminating the 
                        tenancy or occupancy rights of the victim of 
                        such violence''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``; 
                        except that'' and all that follows through 
                        ``stalking.''; and
                    (C) by striking subsection (u).
            (2) Section 8.--Section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
        of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (9);
                    (B) in subsection (d)(1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 
                        that an applicant or participant is or has been 
                        a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        or stalking is not an appropriate basis for 
                        denial of program assistance or for denial of 
                        admission if the applicant otherwise qualifies 
                        for assistance or admission''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``, 
                                and that an incident or incidents of 
                                actual or threatened domestic violence, 
                                dating violence, or stalking will not 
                                be construed as a serious or repeated 
                                violation of the lease by the victim or 
                                threatened victim of that violence and 
                                will not be good cause for terminating 
                                the tenancy or occupancy rights of the 
                                victim of such violence''; and
                                    (II) in clause (iii), by striking 
                                ``, except that:'' and all that follows 
                                through ``stalking.'';
                    (C) in subsection (f)--
                            (i) in paragraph (6), by adding ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (7), by striking the 
                        semicolon at the end and inserting a period; 
                        and
                            (iii) by striking paragraphs (8), (9), 
                        (10), and (11);
                    (D) in subsection (o)--
                            (i) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the 
                        last sentence;
                            (ii) in paragraph (7)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (C), by 
                                striking ``and that an incident or 
                                incidents of actual or threatened 
                                domestic violence, dating violence, or 
                                stalking shall not be construed as a 
                                serious or repeated violation of the 
                                lease by the victim or threatened 
                                victim of that violence and shall not 
                                be good cause for terminating the 
                                tenancy or occupancy rights of the 
                                victim of such violence''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (D), by 
                                striking ``; except that'' and all that 
                                follows through ``stalking.''; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (20); and
                    (E) by striking subsection (ee).
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act, or the 
        amendments made by this Act, shall be construed--
                    (A) 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;
                    (B) 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--
                            (i) was issued under the Violence Against 
                        Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization 
                        Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 
                        2960) or an amendment made by that Act; and
                            (ii) provides greater protection for 
                        victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, and stalking than this Act; or
                    (C) to disqualify an owner, manager, or other 
                individual from participating in or receiving the 
                benefits of the low income housing tax credit program 
                under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
                because of noncompliance with the provisions of this 
                Act.

SEC. 602. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF 
              DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
              STALKING.

    Chapter 11 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13975 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the chapter heading, by striking ``CHILD VICTIMS OF 
        DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT'' and inserting 
        ``VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
        ASSAULT, OR STALKING''; and
            (2) in section 40299 (42 U.S.C. 13975)--
                    (A) in the header, by striking ``child victims of 
                domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault'' and 
                inserting ``victims of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, or stalking'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``fleeing''; 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (g)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        ``$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
                        through 2011'' and inserting ``$35,000,000 for 
                        each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by 
                                striking ``eligible'' and inserting 
                                ``qualified''; and
                                    (II) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                    ``(D) Qualified application defined.--In this 
                paragraph, the term `qualified application' means an 
                application that--
                            ``(i) has been submitted by an eligible 
                        applicant;
                            ``(ii) does not propose any significant 
                        activities that may compromise victim safety;
                            ``(iii) reflects an understanding of the 
                        dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, or stalking; and
                            ``(iv) does not propose prohibited 
                        activities, including mandatory services for 
                        victims, background checks of victims, or 
                        clinical evaluations to determine eligibility 
                        for services.''.

SEC. 603. ADDRESSING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
              DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

    Subtitle N of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14043e et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 41404(i) (42 U.S.C. 14043e-3(i)), by 
        striking ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
        2011'' and inserting ``$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
        through 2016''; and
            (2) in section 41405(g) (42 U.S.C. 14043e-4(g)), by 
        striking ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 
        2011'' and inserting ``$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 
        through 2016''.

          TITLE VII--ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE

SEC. 701. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON WORKPLACE RESPONSES TO ASSIST 
              VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

    Section 41501(e) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 14043f(e)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2007 through 
2011'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.

                   TITLE VIII--IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS

SEC. 801. APPLICATION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR BATTERED SPOUSE OR CHILD.

    Section 240A(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1229b) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(D) Credible evidence considered.--In 
                adjudicating applications under this paragraph, the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security 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). The determination of what evidence 
                is credible and the weight to be given that evidence 
                shall be within the sole discretion of the Secretary of 
                Homeland Security.
                    ``(E) Fraud detection efforts.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Upon filing of an 
                        application under this paragraph, the Director 
                        of United States Citizenship and Immigration 
                        Services shall--
                                    ``(I) review such an application 
                                for completeness and clear indicators 
                                of fraud or misrepresentation of 
                                material fact;
                                    ``(II) conduct an in-person 
                                interview of the alien who filed the 
                                application; and
                                    ``(III) facilitate cooperation 
                                between the service center that 
                                adjudicates all applications under this 
                                paragraph and the local service centers 
                                that have the resources to investigate 
                                and interview the applicant to review 
                                any evidence that may pertain to the 
                                application.
                            ``(ii) Guidelines.--The Director may issue 
                        guidelines for alternatives to the in-person 
                        interview so long as the guidelines do not 
                        jeopardize national security and include 
                        measures to detect fraud and abuse.
                            ``(iii) Evidence.--The Director may gather 
                        other evidence and interview other witnesses, 
                        including the accused United States citizen or 
                        legal permanent resident, if such individual 
                        consents to be interviewed.
                    ``(F) Priority of ongoing immigration and law 
                enforcement investigations or prosecutions.--
                            ``(i) Determination.--During the 
                        adjudication of an application under this 
                        paragraph, the Director shall determine whether 
                        any Federal, State, territorial, tribal, or 
                        local law enforcement agency has undertaken an 
                        investigation or prosecution of the petitioning 
                        alien for--
                                    ``(I) conduct relating to the 
                                battering or abuse alleged by the 
                                petitioning alien under this paragraph;
                                    ``(II) a violation of any 
                                immigration law; or
                                    ``(III) a violation of any other 
                                criminal law.
                            ``(ii) Use of information.--If such an 
                        investigation or prosecution was commenced, the 
                        investigative officer of United States 
                        Citizenship and Immigration Services shall--
                                    ``(I) obtain as much information as 
                                possible about the investigation or 
                                prosecution; and
                                    ``(II) consider that information as 
                                part of the adjudication of the 
                                application.
                            ``(iii) Pending investigation.--If such an 
                        investigation or prosecution is pending, the 
                        adjudication of the application 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 application.
                            ``(iv) Effect of determination to remove or 
                        indict.--If such an investigation determines 
                        that the alien is removable, or if the alien is 
                        indicted, the application under this paragraph 
                        shall be denied.
                            ``(v) Effect of not guilty determination.--
                        If an investigation has been undertaken and a 
                        determination was made that a prosecution was 
                        not warranted or if a criminal proceeding finds 
                        the United States citizen or legal permanent 
                        resident not guilty of the charges, such 
                        determination shall be binding and the 
                        application under this paragraph shall be 
                        denied.
                    ``(G) Effect of material misrepresentation.--If an 
                alien makes a material misrepresentation during the 
                application process under this paragraph, the Secretary 
                of Homeland Security shall--
                            ``(i) deny the application and remove the 
                        alien on an expedited basis; and
                            ``(ii) make the alien ineligible for any 
                        taxpayer funded benefits or immigration 
                        benefits.''.

SEC. 802. CLARIFICATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO U VISAS.

    Section 214(p)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(p)(1)) is amended as follows:
            (1) By striking ``The petition'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The petition''.
            (2) By adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Certification requirements.--Each 
                certification submitted under subparagraph (A) shall 
                confirm under penalty of perjury that--
                            ``(i) the petitioner reported the criminal 
                        activity to a law enforcement agency within 120 
                        days of its occurrence;
                            ``(ii) the statute of limitations for 
                        prosecuting an offense based on the criminal 
                        activity has not lapsed;
                            ``(iii) the criminal activity is actively 
                        under investigation or a prosecution has been 
                        commenced; and
                            ``(iv) the petitioner has provided to a law 
                        enforcement agency information that will assist 
                        in identifying the perpetrator of the criminal 
                        activity, or the perpetrator's identity is 
                        known.
                    ``(C) Requirement for certification.--No 
                application for a visa under section 101(a)(15)(U) may 
                be granted unless accompanied by the certification as 
                described in this paragraph.''.

SEC. 803. PROTECTIONS FOR A FIANCEE OR FIANCE OF A CITIZEN.

    (a) In General.--Section 214 of the Immigration and Naturalization 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``crime.'' and 
                inserting ``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).''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``abuse, 
                and stalking.'' And inserting ``abuse, stalking, or an 
                attempt to commit any such crime.''; and
            (2) in subsection (r)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``crime.'' and 
                inserting ``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).''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), by striking ``abuse, 
                and stalking.'' and inserting ``abuse, stalking, or an 
                attempt to commit any such crime.''.
    (b) Provision of Information to K Non-immigrants.--Section 883 of 
the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 
1375a) is amended in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``or'' after 
``orders'' and inserting ``and''.

SEC. 804. REGULATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE BROKERS.

    (a) Implementation of the International Marriage Broker Act of 
2005.--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 Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 3066) 
and the amendments made by this title.
    (b) Regulation of International Marriage Brokers.--Section 833(d) 
of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (8 U.S.C. 
1375a(d)) is amended as follows:
            (1) By amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Prohibition on marketing of or to children.--
                    ``(A) In general.--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.
                    ``(B) Compliance.--To comply with the requirements 
                of subparagraph (A), an international marriage broker 
                shall--
                            ``(i) obtain a valid copy of each foreign 
                        national client's birth certificate or other 
                        proof of age document issued by an appropriate 
                        government entity;
                            ``(ii) indicate on such certificate or 
                        document the date it was received by the 
                        international marriage broker;
                            ``(iii) retain the original of such 
                        certificate or document for 5 years after such 
                        date of receipt; and
                            ``(iv) produce such certificate or document 
                        upon request to an appropriate authority 
                        charged with the enforcement of this 
                        paragraph.''.
            (2) In paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking ``or stalking.'' 
        and inserting ``stalking, or an attempt to commit any such 
        crime.''.
            (3) In paragraph (5)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``In circumstances'' and inserting 
                the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--In circumstances''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Fraudulent failures of united states 
                        clients to make required self-disclosures.--A 
                        person who knowingly and with intent to defraud 
                        another person outside the United States in 
                        order to recruit, solicit, entice, or induce 
                        that other person into entering a dating or 
                        matrimonial relationship, makes false or 
                        fraudulent representations regarding the 
                        disclosures described in clause (i), (ii), 
                        (iii), or (iv) of subsection (d)(2)(B), 
                        including by failing to make any such 
                        disclosures, shall be fined in accordance with 
                        title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for 
                        not more than 1 year, or both.''.

SEC. 805. GAO REPORT.

    (a) Requirement for Report.--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 (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(U)) 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 (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)).
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) 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
            (2) identify possible improvements to the adjudications of 
        petitions and applications in order to reduce fraud and abuse.

SEC. 806. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PURPOSES.

    (a) Information Sharing.--Section 384(b) of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security 
                or the'' before ``Attorney General may''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Secretary's or the'' before 
                ``Attorney General's discretion'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security 
                or the'' before ``Attorney General may'';
                    (B) by inserting ``Secretary or the'' before 
                ``Attorney General for''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``in a manner that protects the 
                confidentiality of such information'' after ``law 
                enforcement purpose'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Attorney General is'' 
        and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney 
        General are''; and
            (4) by adding at the end a new paragraph as follows:
            ``(8) 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.''.
    (b) Guidelines.--Section 384(d) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(d)) is amended 
by inserting ``and severe forms of trafficking in persons or criminal 
activity listed in section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(u))'' after ``domestic 
violence''.
    (c) Implementation.--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 (8 
U.S.C. 1367(d)), consistent with the amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b).
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--Section 384(a)(1) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1986 is amended 
by striking ``241(a)(2)'' in the matter following subparagraph (F) and 
inserting ``237(a)(2)''.

                   TITLE IX--SAFETY FOR INDIAN WOMEN

SEC. 901. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

    Section 2015(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``sex trafficking,'' 
        after ``sexual assault,'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``sex trafficking,'' 
        after ``sexual assault,'';
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and stalking'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``sexual assault, sex trafficking, 
        and stalking;'';
            (4) in paragraph (7)--
                    (A) by inserting ``sex trafficking,'' after 
                ``sexual assault,'' each place it appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (8)--
                    (A) by inserting ``sex trafficking,'' after 
                ``stalking,''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) 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
            ``(10) 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.''.

SEC. 902. GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBAL COALITIONS.

    Section 2001(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) 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.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``individuals or''.

SEC. 903. CONSULTATION.

    Section 903 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``and the Violence Against Women 
                Act of 2000'' and inserting ``, the Violence Against 
                Women Act of 2000''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and the Violence Against Women 
                Reauthorization Act of 2011'' before the period at the 
                end;
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``Secretary of the Department of Health and 
                Human Services'' and inserting ``Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services, the Secretary of the Interior,''; 
                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and stalking'' 
                and inserting ``stalking, and sex trafficking''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Annual Report.--The Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
an annual report on the annual consultations required under subsection 
(a) that--
            ``(1) contains the recommendations made under subsection 
        (b) by Indian tribes during the year covered by the report;
            ``(2) 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
            ``(3) 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).
    ``(d) Notice.--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.''.

SEC. 904. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL ASSAULT STATUTE.

    (a) In General.--Section 113 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) 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.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``felony under 
                chapter 109A'' and inserting ``violation of section 
                2241 or 2242'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and without just 
                cause or excuse,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ``six months'' 
                and inserting ``1 year'';
                    (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``1 year,'' and 
                inserting ``5 years,'';
                    (F) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) by striking ``substantial bodily injury 
                        to an individual who has not attained the age 
                        of 16 years'' and inserting ``substantial 
                        bodily injury to a spouse or intimate partner, 
                        a dating partner, or an individual who has not 
                        attained the age of 16 years''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``fine'' and inserting ``a 
                        fine''; and
                    (G) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) 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.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b) As used in this subsection--
                '' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the terms `dating partner' and `spouse or intimate 
        partner' have the meanings given those terms in section 2266;
            ``(4) the term `strangling' 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
            ``(5) the term `suffocating' 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.''.
    (b) Indian Major Crimes.--Section 1153(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``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)'' and 
inserting ``a felony assault under section 113''.
    (c) Repeat Offenders.--Section 2265A(b)(1)(B) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``or tribal'' after ``State''.

SEC. 905. ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN WOMEN.

    (a) In General.--Section 904(a) of the Violence Against Women and 
Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10 
note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``The National'' and inserting 
                ``Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
                the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011, 
                the National''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and in Native villages'' (as 
                defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims 
                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602))'' before the period at 
                the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (v), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) sex trafficking.'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``this Act'' and 
        inserting ``the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
        2011''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``this section $1,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008'' and inserting ``this 
        subsection $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 905(b)(2) of the 
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (28 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2007 
through 2011'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.

SEC. 906. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 907. TRIBAL PROTECTION ORDERS.

    Section 2265(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Court 
        Jurisdiction'' and inserting ``Protection Orders'';
            (2) by striking ``For purposes of this section'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Tribal court jurisdiction.--For purposes of this 
        section and subject to paragraph (2)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) United states court jurisdiction.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An Indian tribe may petition a 
                district court of the United States in whose district 
                the tribe is located for an appropriately tailored 
                protection order excluding any person from areas within 
                the Indian country of the tribe.
                    ``(B) Required showing.--The court shall issue a 
                protection order prohibiting the person identified in a 
                petition under subparagraph (A) from entering all or 
                part of the Indian country of the tribe upon a showing 
                that--
                            ``(i) the person identified in the petition 
                        has assaulted an Indian spouse or intimate 
                        partner who resides or works in such Indian 
                        country, or an Indian child who resides with or 
                        is in the care or custody of such spouse or 
                        intimate partner; and
                            ``(ii) a protection order is reasonably 
                        necessary to protect the safety and well-being 
                        of the spouse, intimate partner, or child 
                        described in clause (i).
                    ``(C) Factors to consider.--In determining the 
                areas from which the person identified in a protection 
                order issued under subparagraph (B) shall be excluded, 
                the court shall consider all appropriate factors, 
                including the places of residence, work, or school of--
                            ``(i) the person identified in the 
                        protection order; and
                            ``(ii) the spouse, intimate partner, or 
                        child described in subparagraph (B)(i).
                    ``(D) Penalty for willful violation.--A person who 
                willfully violates a protection order issued under 
                subparagraph (B) shall be punished as provided in 
                section 2261(b).''.

                  TITLE X--VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

SEC. 1001. CRIMINAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE.

    (a) Sexual Abuse of a Minor or Ward.--Section 2243(b) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Of a Ward.--
            ``(1) Offenses.--It shall be unlawful for any person to 
        knowingly engage, or knowingly attempt to engage, in a sexual 
        act with another person who is--
                    ``(A) in official detention or supervised by, or 
                otherwise under the control of, the United States--
                            ``(i) during arrest;
                            ``(ii) during pretrial release;
                            ``(iii) while in official detention or 
                        custody; or
                            ``(iv) while on probation, supervised 
                        release, or parole;
                    ``(B) under the professional custodial, 
                supervisory, or disciplinary control or authority of 
                the person engaging or attempting to engage in the 
                sexual act; and
                    ``(C) at the time of the sexual act--
                            ``(i) in the special maritime and 
                        territorial jurisdiction of the United States;
                            ``(ii) 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
                            ``(iii) under supervision or other control 
                        by the United States, or by direction of, or 
                        pursuant to a contract or agreement with, the 
                        United States.
            ``(2) Penalties.--A person that violates paragraph (1) 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be fined under this title, imprisoned for not 
                more than 15 years, or both; and
                    ``(B) 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.''.
    (b) Penalties for Sexual Abuse.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 250. Penalties for sexual abuse
    ``(a) Offense.--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 (42 U.S.C. 3631) 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.
    ``(b) Penalties.--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.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of 
        sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``250. Penalties for sexual abuse.''.

SEC. 1002. SEXUAL ABUSE IN CUSTODIAL SETTINGS.

    (a) Suits by Prisoners.--Section 7(e) of the Civil Rights of 
Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(e)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``or the 
commission of a sexual act (as defined in section 2246 of title 18, 
United States Code)''.
    (b) United States as Defendant.--Section 1346(b)(2) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ``or the commission of a sexual act (as defined in 
section 2246 of title 18)''.
    (c) Adoption and Effect of National Standards.--Section 8 of the 
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15607) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Applicability to Detention Facilities Operated by the 
Department of Homeland Security.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
        of 2011, 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.
            ``(2) Applicability.--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 the Department.
            ``(3) Compliance.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall--
                    ``(A) assess compliance with the standards adopted 
                under paragraph (1) on a regular basis; and
                    ``(B) include the results of the assessments in 
                performance evaluations of facilities completed by the 
                Department of Homeland Security.
            ``(4) Considerations.--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).
    ``(d) Applicability to Custodial Facilities Operated by the 
Department of Health and Human Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act 
        of 2011, 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 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))).
            ``(2) Applicability.--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.
            ``(3) Compliance.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall--
                    ``(A) assess compliance with the standards adopted 
                under paragraph (1) on a regular basis; and
                    ``(B) include the results of the assessments in 
                performance evaluations of facilities completed by the 
                Department of Health and Human Services.
            ``(4) Considerations.--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).''.

SEC. 1003. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE DNA FINGERPRINT ACT OF 2005.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report 
that--
            (1) describes, in detail, the measures and procedures taken 
        by the Secretary to comply with any regulation promulgated 
        pursuant to section 3(e)(1) of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
        Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a(e)(1)); and
            (2) provides a detailed explanation of the circumstances 
        and specific cases, if available, in which--
                    (A) the Secretary failed to comply with any 
                regulation promulgated pursuant to such section 
                3(e)(1);
                    (B) the Secretary requested the Attorney General 
                approve additional limitations to, or exceptions from, 
                any regulation promulgated pursuant to such section 
                3(e)(1); or
                    (C) the Secretary consulted with the Attorney 
                General to determine that the collection of DNA samples 
                is not feasible because of operational exigencies or 
                resource limitations.

SEC. 1004. REDUCING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG.

    Section 2(c)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 
(42 U.S.C. 14135(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014, 
                not less than 75 percent of the total grant amounts 
                shall be awarded for a combination of purposes under 
                paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).''.

SEC. 1005. REPORT ON CAPACITY UTILIZATION.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall prepare a study on the availability of services for victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
    (b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall address 
the following:
            (1) The services or categories of services that are 
        currently being offered or provided to victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
            (2) The approximate number of victims receiving these 
        services.
            (3) The approximate number of victims, and the percentage 
        of the total population of victims, who request services but 
        are not provided services.
            (4) The reasons why victims are not provided services, 
        including--
                    (A) shelter or service organization lack of 
                resources;
                    (B) shelter or organization limitations not 
                associated with funding;
                    (C) geographical, logistical, or physical barriers;
                    (D) characteristics of the perpetrator; and
                    (E) characteristics or background of the victim.
            (5) For any refusal to provide services to a victim, the 
        reasons for the denial of services, including victim 
        characteristics or background, including--
                    (A) employment history;
                    (B) criminal history;
                    (C) illegal or prescription drug use;
                    (D) financial situation;
                    (E) status of the victim as a parent;
                    (F) personal hygiene;
                    (G) current or past disease or illness;
                    (H) religious association or belief;
                    (I) physical characteristics of the victim or the 
                provider facility
                    (J) gender;
                    (K) race;
                    (L) national origin or status as alien;
                    (M) failure to follow shelter or organization rules 
                or procedures;
                    (N) previous contact or experiences with the 
                shelter or service organization; or
                    (O) any other victim characteristic or background 
                that is determined to be the cause of the denial of 
                services.
            (6) The frequency or prevalence of denial of services from 
        organizations who receive Federal funds.
            (7) The frequency or prevalence of denial of service from 
        organizations who do not receive Federal funds.

SEC. 1006. MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE.

    Section 2241 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the undesignated matter following 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``any term of years or life'' and 
        inserting ``not less than 10 years or imprisoned for life''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (b), in the undesignated matter following 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``any term of years or life'' and 
        inserting ``not less than 5 years or imprisoned for life''.

SEC. 1007. REMOVAL OF DRUNK DRIVERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(43)(F) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(F)) is amended by striking ``for 
which the term of imprisonment'' and inserting ``, including a third 
drunk driving conviction, regardless of the States in which the 
convictions occurred or whether the offenses are classified as 
misdemeanors or felonies under State or Federal law, for which the term 
of imprisonment is''.
    (b) Effective Date and Application.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
        shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Application.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
                to a conviction for drunk driving that occurred before, 
                on, or after such date.
                    (B) Two or more prior convictions.--An alien who 
                has received two or more convictions for drunk driving 
                prior to the date of the enactment of this Act may not 
                be subject to removal for the commission of an 
                aggravated felony pursuant to section 101(a)(43)(F) of 
                the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
                1101(a)(43)(F)), as amended by subsection (a), on the 
                basis of such convictions until the date that the alien 
                is convicted of a drunk driving offense after such date 
                of enactment.

SEC. 1008. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR INTERSTATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
              RESULTING IN DEATH, LIFE-THREATENING BODILY INJURY, 
              PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT, AND SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.

    Section 2261(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``not less than 15 
        years'' after ``any term of years'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``20 years'' and 
        inserting ``25 years''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``10 years'' and 
        inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 1009. FINDING FUGITIVE SEX OFFENDERS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3486(a)(1) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
                and
                    (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
                            ``(ii) an unregistered sex offender 
                        conducted by the United States Marshals 
                        Service, the Director of the United States 
                        Marshals Service; or''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (D)--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraph, the term'' and 
                inserting the following: ``paragraph--
                            ``(i) the term'';
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) the term `sex offender' means an 
                        individual required to register under the Sex 
                        Offender Registration and Notification Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 3486(a) of title 
18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ``United State'' and 
        inserting ``United States'';
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``(1)(A)(ii)'' and 
        inserting ``(1)(A)(iii)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (10), by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)'' 
        and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(iii)''.
    (c) Subpoena Authority.--Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) issue administrative subpoenas in accordance 
                with section 3486 of title 18, solely for the purpose 
                of investigating unregistered sex offenders (as defined 
                in such section 3486).''.

SEC. 1010. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR THE POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

    (a) Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual 
Exploitation of Minors.--Section 2252(b)(2) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ``but if'' the following: ``any 
visual depiction involved in the offense involved a prepubescent minor 
or a minor who had not attained 12 years of age, such person shall be 
fined under this title and imprisoned for not less than 1 year nor more 
than 20 years, or if''.
    (b) Certain Activities Relating to Material Constituting or 
Containing Child Pornography.--Section 2252A(b)(2) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after ``but, if'' the following: 
``any image of child pornography involved in the offense involved a 
prepubescent minor or a minor who had not attained 12 years of age, 
such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less 
than 1 year nor more than 20 years, or if''.

SEC. 1011. AUDIT OF OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.

    (a) Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an objective and credible audit of the expenditure of funds by 
the Office for Victims of Crime (in this section referred to as the 
``Office'') from the Crime Victims Fund established under section 1402 
of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601) (in this section 
referred to as the ``Fund'').
    (b) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General 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 audit conducted under 
subsection (a) that--
            (1) addresses whether the Office provides amounts from the 
        Fund to individuals or entities that support individuals who 
        are not victims of crime;
            (2) addresses whether the Office is authorized to provide 
        amounts from the Fund to individuals or entities described in 
        paragraph (1);
            (3) addresses whether the Office provides amounts from the 
        Fund for legal services for victims of crime; and
            (4) if the Office no longer provides amounts from the Fund 
        for the services described in paragraph (3), contains an 
        explanation for why the Office no longer provides amounts for 
        such services.

                        TITLE XI--THE SAFER ACT

SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence 
Registry Act of 2012'' or the ``SAFER Act of 2012''.

SEC. 1102. DEBBIE SMITH GRANTS FOR AUDITING SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE 
              BACKLOGS.

    Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 14135) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) To conduct an audit consistent with subsection (n) of 
        the samples of sexual assault evidence that are in the 
        possession of the State or unit of local government and are 
        awaiting testing.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(4) Allocation of grant awards for audits.--For each of 
        fiscal years 2012 through 2016, not less than 7 percent of the 
        grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall be awarded 
        for the purpose described in subsection (a)(6).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Use of Funds for Auditing Sexual Assault Evidence Backlogs.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--The Attorney General may award a grant 
        under this section to a State or unit of local government for 
        the purpose described in subsection (a)(6) only if the State or 
        unit of local government--
                    ``(A) submits a plan for performing the audit of 
                samples described in such subsection; and
                    ``(B) includes in such plan a good-faith estimate 
                of the number of such samples.
            ``(2) Grant conditions.--A State or unit of local 
        government receiving a grant for the purpose described in 
        subsection (a)(6) shall--
                    ``(A) not later than 1 year after receiving such 
                grant--
                            ``(i) complete the audit referred to in 
                        paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the plan 
                        submitted under such paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) for each sample of sexual assault 
                        evidence identified in such audit, subject to 
                        paragraph (4), enter into the Sexual Assault 
                        Forensic Evidence Registry established under 
                        subsection (o) the information listed in 
                        subsection (o)(2);
                    ``(B) not later than 21 days after receiving 
                possession of a sample of sexual assault evidence that 
                was not in the possession of the State or unit of local 
                government at the time of such audit, subject to 
                paragraph (4), enter into the Sexual Assault Forensic 
                Evidence Registry the information listed in subsection 
                (o)(2) with respect to the sample; and
                    ``(C) not later than 30 days after a change in the 
                status referred to in subsection (o)(2)(A)(v) of a 
                sample with respect to which the State or unit of local 
                government has entered information into such Registry, 
                update such status.
            ``(3) Extension of initial deadline.--The Attorney General 
        may grant an extension of the deadline under paragraph (2)(A) 
        to a State or unit of local government that demonstrates that 
        more time is required for compliance with such paragraph.
            ``(4) Samples exempt from registry requirement.--A State or 
        unit of local government is not required under paragraph (2) to 
        enter into the Registry described in such paragraph information 
        with respect to a sample of sexual assault evidence if--
                    ``(A) the sample is not considered criminal 
                evidence (such as a sample collected anonymously from a 
                victim who is unwilling to make a criminal complaint); 
                or
                    ``(B) the sample relates to a sexual assault for 
                which the prosecution of each perpetrator is barred by 
                a statute of limitations.
            ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Awaiting testing.--The term `awaiting 
                testing' means, with respect to a sample of sexual 
                assault evidence, that--
                            ``(i) the sample has been collected and is 
                        in the possession of a State or unit of local 
                        government;
                            ``(ii) DNA and other appropriate forensic 
                        analyses have not been performed on such 
                        sample; and
                            ``(iii) the sample is related to a criminal 
                        case or investigation in which final 
                        disposition has not yet been reached.
                    ``(B) Final disposition.--The term `final 
                disposition' means, with respect to a criminal case or 
                investigation to which a sample of sexual assault 
                evidence relates--
                            ``(i) the conviction or acquittal of all 
                        suspected perpetrators of the crime involved;
                            ``(ii) a determination by the State or unit 
                        of local government in possession of the sample 
                        that the case is unfounded; or
                            ``(iii) a declaration by the victim of the 
                        crime involved that the act constituting the 
                        basis of the crime was not committed.
                    ``(C) Possession.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The term `possession', 
                        used with respect to possession of a sample of 
                        sexual assault evidence by a State or unit of 
                        local government, includes possession by an 
                        individual who is acting as an agent of the 
                        State or unit of local government for the 
                        collection of the sample.
                            ``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                        clause (i) shall be construed to create or 
                        amend any Federal right or privilege for a 
                        private laboratory described in regulations 
                        promulgated under section 210303 of the DNA 
                        Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
                        14131).''.

SEC. 1103. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EVIDENCE REGISTRY.

    (a) In General.--Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135), as amended by section 1102 of this 
title, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(o) Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (j), not later 
        than 1 year after the date of enactment of the SAFER Act of 
        2012, the Attorney General shall establish a Sexual Assault 
        Forensic Evidence Registry (in this subsection referred to as 
        the `Registry') that--
                    ``(A) allows States and units of local government 
                to enter information into the Registry about samples of 
                sexual assault evidence that are in the possession of 
                such States or units of local government and are 
                awaiting testing; and
                    ``(B) tracks the testing and processing of such 
                samples.
            ``(2) Information in registry.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State or unit of local 
                government that chooses to enter information into the 
                Registry about a sample of sexual assault evidence 
                shall include the following information:
                            ``(i) The date of the sexual assault to 
                        which the sample relates.
                            ``(ii) The city, county, or other 
                        appropriate locality in which the sexual 
                        assault occurred.
                            ``(iii) The date on which the sample was 
                        collected.
                            ``(iv) The date on which information 
                        relating to the sample was entered into the 
                        Registry.
                            ``(v) The status of the progression of the 
                        sample through testing and other stages of the 
                        evidentiary handling process, including the 
                        identity of the entity in possession of the 
                        sample.
                            ``(vi) The date or dates after which the 
                        State or unit of local government would be 
                        barred by any applicable statutes of 
                        limitations from prosecuting a perpetrator of 
                        the sexual assault for the sexual assault.
                            ``(vii) Such other information as the 
                        Attorney General considers appropriate.
                    ``(B) Personally identifiable information.--The 
                Attorney General shall ensure that the Registry does 
                not include personally identifiable information or 
                details about a sexual assault that might lead to the 
                identification of the individuals involved, except for 
                the information listed in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Sample identification number.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State or unit of local 
                government that chooses to enter information about a 
                sample of sexual assault evidence into the Registry 
                shall assign to the sample a unique numeric or 
                alphanumeric identifier.
                    ``(B) Unique identifier required.--In assigning the 
                identifier under subparagraph (A), a State or unit of 
                local government may use a case-numbering system used 
                for other purposes, but the Attorney General shall 
                ensure that the identifier assigned to each sample is 
                unique with respect to all samples entered by all 
                States and units of local government.
            ``(4) Update of information.--A State or unit of local 
        government that chooses to enter information about a sample of 
        sexual assault evidence into the Registry shall, not later than 
        30 days after a change in the status of the sample referred to 
        in paragraph (2)(A)(v), update such status.
            ``(5) Internet access.--The Attorney General shall make 
        publicly available aggregate non-individualized and non-
        personally identifying data gathered from the Registry, to 
        allow for comparison of backlog data by States and units of 
        local government, on an appropriate Internet website.
            ``(6) Technical assistance.--The Attorney General shall--
                    ``(A) provide a means by which an entity that does 
                not have access to the Internet may enter information 
                into the Registry; and
                    ``(B) provide the technical assistance necessary to 
                allow States and units of local government to 
                participate in the Registry.''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(j)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and for carrying out subsection (o)'' 
        after ``for grants under subsection (a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
        each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, not less than 1 percent 
        of the amount authorized to be appropriated under the previous 
        sentence for such fiscal year shall be for carrying out 
        subsection (o).''

SEC. 1104. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which 
a grant is made for the purpose described in section 2(a)(6) of the DNA 
Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, as added by section 1102 of 
this title, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report 
that--
            (1) lists the States and units of local government that 
        have been awarded such grants and the amount of the grant 
        received by each such State or unit of local government;
            (2) states the number of extensions granted by the Attorney 
        General under section 2(n)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
        Elimination Act of 2000, as added by section 1102 of this 
        title; and
            (3) summarizes the processing status of the samples of 
        sexual assault evidence about which information has been 
        entered into the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry 
        established under section 2(o) of the DNA Analysis Backlog 
        Elimination Act of 2000, as added by section 1103(a) of this 
        title, including the number of samples that have not been 
        tested.
                                                       Calendar No. 364

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2338

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                                 A BILL

         To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 24, 2012

        Ordered read the second time and placed on the calendar