[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3540 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3540

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement 
 domestic violence prevention training in the cosmetologist and barber 
               licensing process, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 14, 2023

Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following 
    bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
 increase grants to combat domestic violence for States that implement 
 domestic violence prevention training in the cosmetologist and barber 
               licensing process, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting the Abused by Learning 
Options to Navigate Survivor Stories Act'' or the ``SALONS Stories 
Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT INCREASES.

    Section 2007 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10446) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(l) Grant Increases for States That Implement Domestic Violence 
Prevention Training in Cosmetologist and Barber Licensing.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Domestic violence prevention training.--The 
                term `domestic violence prevention training', with 
                respect to training for individuals seeking licensure 
                from a State as a cosmetologist or barber, means online 
                or in-person training, at no cost to the individual, 
                provided by a nonprofit anti-domestic violence 
                organization that focuses on how to--
                            ``(i) recognize the signs of domestic 
                        violence;
                            ``(ii) respond to the signs of domestic 
                        violence; and
                            ``(iii) refer a client of the individual to 
                        resources for victims of domestic violence.
                    ``(B) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' 
                means a State that has in effect a law that requires 
                each individual seeking licensure from the State as a 
                cosmetologist or barber to undergo domestic violence 
                prevention training.
                    ``(C) State.--The term `State' means each of the 
                several States, the District of Columbia, the 
                Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
                possession of the United States.
            ``(2) Grant increase.--Subject to the availability of funds 
        pursuant to paragraph (5), the Attorney General shall increase 
        the amount of a grant awarded under subsection (a) to an 
        eligible State by an amount that is not more than 10 percent of 
        the average of the total amount of funding provided to the 
        State under subsection (a) under the 3 most recent awards to 
        the State.
            ``(3) Application.--An eligible State seeking a grant 
        increase under this subsection shall submit an application to 
        the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Attorney General may 
        reasonably require, including information about the law of the 
        eligible State described in paragraph (1)(B).
            ``(4) Grant increase term.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term of a grant increase 
                under this subsection shall be for 1 year.
                    ``(B) Renewal.--An eligible State that receives a 
                grant increase under this subsection may submit an 
                application for a renewal of such grant increase at 
                such time, in such manner, and containing such 
                information as the Attorney General may reasonably 
                require.
                    ``(C) Limit.--An eligible State may not receive a 
                grant increase under this subsection for more than 3 
                years.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030.''.
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