[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 102 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H6222-H6227]
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 MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT 
                 OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005

  Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 3693) to make technical corrections 
to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization 
Act of 2005, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Utah?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                S. 3693

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

     SECTION 1. UNIVERSAL GRANT CONDITIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF THE 
                   VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 2005.

       (a) Short Title.--Section 1 of the Violence Against Women 
     and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 is 
     amended by--
       (1) inserting ``(a) In General'' before ``This''; and
       (2) adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Separate Short Titles.--Section 3 and titles I 
     through IX of this Act may be cited as the `Violence Against 
     Women Reauthorization Act of 2005'. Title XI of this Act may 
     be cited as the `Department of Justice Appropriations 
     Authorization Act of 2005'.''.
       (b) Clarify Effective Dates.--The Violence Against Women 
     Act and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-162) is amended by adding after section 3 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE OF SPECIFIC SECTIONS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any 
     other law, sections 101, 102 (except the amendment to section 
     2101(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 included in that section), 103, 121, 203, 204, 205, 304, 
     306, 602, 906, and 907 of this Act shall not take effect 
     until the beginning of fiscal year 2007.''.
       (c) Ensure Comprehensive Definitional Section.--
       (1) Crimes on campuses.--Section 304 of the Violence 
     Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(g) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section 
     the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.''.
       (2) Outreach to underserved populations.--Section 120 of 
     the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section 
     the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.''.
       (3) Cultural services.--Section 121 of the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-162) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Definitions and Grant Conditions.--In this section 
     the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 shall apply.''.
       (d) Correct Definition of Sexual Assault.--Section 
     40002(a)(23) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, as 
     added by section 3 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-162), is amended by striking ``prescribed'' and inserting 
     ``proscribed''.
       (e) Tribal Definitions.--Section 40002(a) of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994, as added by section 3 of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Alaskan'' and inserting 
     ``Alaska Native'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (31) through (36) as 
     paragraphs (32) through (37), respectively; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (30) the following:
       ``(31) Tribal nonprofit organization.--The term `tribal 
     nonprofit organization' means--
       ``(A) a victim services provider that has as its primary 
     purpose to assist Native victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and
       ``(B) staff and leadership of the organization must include 
     persons with a demonstrated history of assisting American 
     Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, or stalking.''.
       (f) Clarify Matching Provision in the Universal Grant 
     Condition.--Section 40002(b) of the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994, as added by section 3 of the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-162), is amended by striking paragraph (1) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Match.--No matching funds shall be required for any 
     grant or subgrant made under this Act for--
       ``(A) any tribe, territory, or victim service provider; or
       ``(B) any other entity, including a State, that--
       ``(i) petitions for a waiver of any match condition imposed 
     by the Attorney General or the Secretaries of Health and 
     Human Services or Housing and Urban Development; and
       ``(ii) whose petition for waiver is determined by the 
     Attorney General or the Secretaries of Health and Human 
     Services or Housing and Urban Development to have adequately 
     demonstrated the financial need of the petitioning entity.''.

     SEC. 2. TITLE I--LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOLS.

       (a) Duplicate Provision.--Title I of the Violence Against 
     Women Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is amended by striking 
     section 108.
       (b) Authorization Period.--Section 1167 of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 2005 is amended by striking ``2006 
     through 2010'' and inserting ``2007 through 2011''.
       (c) Definition of Spouse of Intimate Partner.--Section 
     2266(7)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) section 2261A--

       ``(I) a spouse or former spouse of the target of the 
     stalking, a person who shares a child in common with the 
     target of the stalking, and a person who cohabits or has 
     cohabited as a spouse with the target of the stalking; or
       ``(II) a person who is or has been in a social relationship 
     of a romantic or intimate nature with the target of the 
     stalking, as determined by the length of the relationship, 
     the type of the relationship, and the frequency of 
     interaction between the persons involved in the 
     relationship.''.

       (d) Strike Repeated Sections.--The Violence Against Women 
     and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 is 
     amended by striking sections 1134 and 1135.
       (e) Conditions on Technical Assistance.--Section 
     40002(b)(11) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is 
     amended by inserting before ``If there'' the following: ``Of 
     the total amounts appropriated under this title, not less 
     than 3 percent and up to 8 percent, unless otherwise noted, 
     shall be available for providing training and technical 
     assistance relating to the purposes of this title to improve 
     the capacity of the grantees, subgrantees, and other 
     entities.''.
       (f) Remove the Technical Assistance Provision in STOP and 
     Grants To Encourage Arrest.--The Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
       (1) in section 2007, by striking subsection (i), as added 
     by section 101 of the Violence Against Women and Department 
     of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005; and
       (2) by striking section 2106, as added by section 102 of 
     the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005.
       (g) Correct STOP Grant Allocation.--Section 2007 (b)(2) of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3796gg-1), as amended by section 101 of the Violence 
     Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005, is amended by striking ``and the coalitions for 
     combined Territories of the United States'' and inserting 
     ``the coalition for Guam, the coalition for American Samoa, 
     the coalition for the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
     coalition for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.''.
       (h) Underserved Populations Report.--Section 120(g) of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended by striking ``, every 
     18 months,''.
       (i) Correct Definition of Dating Partner.--Section 2266(10) 
     of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 116 of 
     the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005, is further amended by striking 
     ``and the existence of such a relationship'' and inserting 
     ``. The existence of such a relationship is''.
       (j) Alter Compliance Time for Forensic Exam 
     Certification.--Section 2010(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-4(d)) as added 
     by section 101 of the Violence Against Women and Department 
     of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, is amended by--
       (1) striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``(1) In general.--
     ''; and
       (2) inserting at the end the following:
       ``(2) Compliance period.--States, territories, and Indian 
     tribal governments shall have 3 years from the date of 
     enactment of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 to come into compliance 
     with this subsection.''.
       (k) Correct Underserved Populations Grant Program.--Section 
     121 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting at the end the 
     following : ``The requirements of the grant programs 
     identified in paragraph (2) shall not apply to this new grant 
     program.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``, including--
       ``(A) working with State and local governments and social 
     service agencies to develop and enhance effective strategies 
     to provide culturally and linguistically specific services

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     to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking;
       ``(B) increasing communities' capacity to provide 
     culturally and linguistically specific resources and support 
     for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking crimes and their families;
       ``(C) strengthening criminal justice interventions, by 
     providing training for law enforcement, prosecution, courts, 
     probation, and correctional facilities on culturally and 
     linguistically specific responses to domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
       ``(D) enhancing traditional services to victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
     through the leadership of culturally and linguistically 
     specific programs offering services to victims of domestic 
     violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
       ``(E) working in cooperation with the community to develop 
     education and prevention strategies highlighting culturally 
     and linguistically specific issues and resources regarding 
     victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
     assault, and stalking;
       ``(F) providing culturally and linguistically specific 
     programs for children exposed to domestic violence, dating 
     violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
       ``(G) providing culturally and linguistically specific 
     resources and services that address the safety, economic, 
     housing, and workplace needs of victims of domestic violence, 
     dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 
     emergency assistance; or
       ``(H) examining the dynamics of culture and its impact on 
     victimization and healing.''.
       (l) Fix Allocation Issue in STOP Grants.--Subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of section 2007(c)(3) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-
     1(c)(3) (A) and (B)) are amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) not less than 25 percent shall be allocated for law 
     enforcement and not less than 25 percent shall be allocated 
     for prosecutors;
       ``(B) not less than 30 percent shall be allocated for 
     victims services of which at least 10 percent shall be 
     distributed to culturally specific community-based 
     organizations; and''.
       (m) Correct GAO Study.--Section 119(a) of the Violence 
     Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is amended by striking ``of 
     domestic violence.'' and inserting ``of these respective 
     crimes.''
       (n) Protection Order Correction.--Section 106(c) of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is amended 
     by striking ``the registration or filing of a protection 
     order'' and inserting ``the registration, filing of a 
     petition for, or issuance of a protection order, restraining 
     order or injunction.''

     SEC. 3. TITLE II--IMPROVED SERVICES.

       (a) Sexual Assault Services Into VAWA.--Section 202 of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is repealed.
       (b) Sexual Assault Services Program.--The Violence Against 
     Women Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

                 ``Subtitle P--Sexual Assault Services

     ``SEC. 41601. SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       ``(1) to assist States, Indian tribes, and territories in 
     providing intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support 
     services, and related assistance for--
       ``(A) adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault;
       ``(B) family and household members of such victims; and
       ``(C) those collaterally affected by the victimization, 
     except for the perpetrator of such victimization; and
       ``(2) to provide for technical assistance and training 
     relating to sexual assault to--
       ``(A) Federal, State, tribal, territorial and local 
     governments, law enforcement agencies, and courts;
       ``(B) professionals working in legal, social service, and 
     health care settings;
       ``(C) nonprofit organizations;
       ``(D) faith-based organizations; and
       ``(E) other individuals and organizations seeking such 
     assistance.
       ``(b) Grants to States and Territories.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Attorney General shall award 
     grants to States and territories to support the 
     establishment, maintenance, and expansion of rape crisis 
     centers and other programs and projects to assist those 
     victimized by sexual assault.
       ``(2) Allocation and use of funds.--
       ``(A) Administrative costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the 
     grant funds received by a State or territory governmental 
     agency under this subsection for any fiscal year may be used 
     for administrative costs.
       ``(B) Grant funds.--Any funds received by a State or 
     territory under this subsection that are not used for 
     administrative costs shall be used to provide grants to rape 
     crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental 
     organizations for programs and activities within such State 
     or territory that provide direct intervention and related 
     assistance.
       ``(C) Intervention and related assistance.--Intervention 
     and related assistance under subparagraph (B) may include--
       ``(i) 24-hour hotline services providing crisis 
     intervention services and referral;
       ``(ii) accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal 
     justice, and social support systems, including medical 
     facilities, police, and court proceedings;
       ``(iii) crisis intervention, short-term individual and 
     group support services, and comprehensive service 
     coordination and supervision to assist sexual assault victims 
     and family or household members;
       ``(iv) information and referral to assist the sexual 
     assault victim and family or household members;
       ``(v) community-based, linguistically and culturally 
     specific services and support mechanisms, including outreach 
     activities for underserved communities; and
       ``(vi) the development and distribution of materials on 
     issues related to the services described in clauses (i) 
     through (v).
       ``(3) Application.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
     under this subsection shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General at such time and in such manner as the 
     Attorney General may reasonably require.
       ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       ``(i) set forth procedures designed to ensure meaningful 
     involvement of the State or territorial sexual assault 
     coalition and representatives from underserved communities in 
     the development of the application and the implementation of 
     the plans;
       ``(ii) set forth procedures designed to ensure an equitable 
     distribution of grants and grant funds within the State or 
     territory and between urban and rural areas within such State 
     or territory;
       ``(iii) identify the State or territorial agency that is 
     responsible for the administration of programs and 
     activities; and
       ``(iv) meet other such requirements as the Attorney General 
     reasonably determines are necessary to carry out the purposes 
     and provisions of this section.
       ``(4) Minimum amount.--The Attorney General shall allocate 
     to each State not less than 1.50 percent of the total amount 
     appropriated in a fiscal year for grants under this section, 
     except that the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, 
     Guam, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be 
     allocated 0.125 percent of the total appropriations. The 
     remaining funds shall be allotted to each State and each 
     territory in an amount that bears the same ratio to such 
     remaining funds as the population of such State and such 
     territory bears to the population of all the States and the 
     territories. The District of Columbia shall be treated as a 
     territory for purposes of calculating its allocation under 
     the preceding formula.
       ``(c) Grants for Culturally Specific Programs Addressing 
     Sexual Assault.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Attorney General shall award 
     grants to eligible entities to support the establishment, 
     maintenance, and expansion of culturally specific 
     intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual 
     assault.
       ``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an entity shall--
       ``(A) be a private nonprofit organization that focuses 
     primarily on culturally specific communities;
       ``(B) must have documented organizational experience in the 
     area of sexual assault intervention or have entered into a 
     partnership with an organization having such expertise;
       ``(C) have expertise in the development of community-based, 
     linguistically and culturally specific outreach and 
     intervention services relevant for the specific communities 
     to whom assistance would be provided or have the capacity to 
     link to existing services in the community tailored to the 
     needs of culturally specific populations; and
       ``(D) have an advisory board or steering committee and 
     staffing which is reflective of the targeted culturally 
     specific community.
       ``(3) Award basis.--The Attorney General shall award grants 
     under this section on a competitive basis.
       ``(4) Distribution.--
       ``(A) The Attorney General shall not use more than 2.5 
     percent of funds appropriated under this subsection in any 
     year for administration, monitoring, and evaluation of grants 
     made available under this subsection.
       ``(B) Up to 5 percent of funds appropriated under this 
     subsection in any year shall be available for technical 
     assistance by a national, nonprofit, nongovernmental 
     organization or organizations whose primary focus and 
     expertise is in addressing sexual assault within underserved 
     culturally specific populations.
       ``(5) Term.--The Attorney General shall make grants under 
     this section for a period of no less than 2 fiscal years.
       ``(6) Reporting.--Each entity receiving a grant under this 
     subsection shall submit a report to the Attorney General that 
     describes the activities carried out with such grant funds.
       ``(d) Grants to State, Territorial, and Tribal Sexual 
     Assault Coalitions.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Attorney General shall award grants 
     to State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault coalitions 
     to assist in supporting the establishment, maintenance, and 
     expansion of such coalitions.
       ``(B) Minimum amount.--Not less than 10 percent of the 
     total amount appropriated to carry out this section shall be 
     used for grants under subparagraph (A).

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       ``(C) Eligible applicants.--Each of the State, territorial, 
     and tribal sexual assault coalitions.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--Grant funds received under this 
     subsection may be used to--
       ``(A) work with local sexual assault programs and other 
     providers of direct services to encourage appropriate 
     responses to sexual assault within the State, territory, or 
     tribe;
       ``(B) work with judicial and law enforcement agencies to 
     encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault cases;
       ``(C) work with courts, child protective services agencies, 
     and children's advocates to develop appropriate responses to 
     child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault has 
     been determined to be a factor;
       ``(D) design and conduct public education campaigns;
       ``(E) plan and monitor the distribution of grants and grant 
     funds to their State, territory, or tribe; or
       ``(F) collaborate with and inform Federal, State, or local 
     public officials and agencies to develop and implement 
     policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.
       ``(3) Allocation and use of funds.--From amounts 
     appropriated for grants under this subsection for each fiscal 
     year--
       ``(A) not less than 10 percent of the funds shall be 
     available for grants to tribal sexual assault coalitions; and
       ``(B) the remaining funds shall be available for grants to 
     State and territorial coalitions, and the Attorney General 
     shall allocate an amount equal to \1/56\ of the amounts so 
     appropriated to each of those State and territorial 
     coalitions.
       ``(4) Application.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant 
     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 determines to be 
     essential to carry out the purposes of this section.
       ``(5) First-time applicants.--No entity shall be prohibited 
     from submitting an application under this subsection during 
     any fiscal year for which funds are available under this 
     subsection because such entity has not previously applied or 
     received funding under this subsection.
       ``(e) Grants to Tribes.--
       ``(1) Grants authorized.--The Attorney General may award 
     grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit 
     tribal organizations for the operation of sexual assault 
     programs or projects in Indian tribal lands and Alaska Native 
     villages to support the establishment, maintenance, and 
     expansion of programs and projects to assist those victimized 
     by sexual assault.
       ``(2) Allocation and use of funds.--
       ``(A) Administrative costs.--Not more than 5 percent of the 
     grant funds received by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, 
     and nonprofit tribal organization under this subsection for 
     any fiscal year may be used for administrative costs.
       ``(B) Grant funds.--Any funds received under this 
     subsection that are not used for administrative costs shall 
     be used to provide grants to tribal organizations and 
     nonprofit tribal organizations for programs and activities 
     within Indian country and Alaskan native villages that 
     provide direct intervention and related assistance.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $50,000,000 to remain available until expended for each of 
     the fiscal years 2007 through 2011 to carry out the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(2) Allocations.--Of the total amounts appropriated for 
     each fiscal year to carry out this section--
       ``(A) not more than 2.5 percent shall be used by the 
     Attorney General for evaluation, monitoring, and other 
     administrative costs under this section;
       ``(B) not more than 2.5 percent shall be used for the 
     provision of technical assistance to grantees and subgrantees 
     under this section;
       ``(C) not less than 65 percent shall be used for grants to 
     States and territories under subsection (b);
       ``(D) not less than 10 percent shall be used for making 
     grants to State, territorial, and tribal sexual assault 
     coalitions under subsection (d);
       ``(E) not less than 10 percent shall be used for grants to 
     tribes under subsection (e); and
       ``(F) not less than 10 percent shall be used for grants for 
     culturally specific programs addressing sexual assault under 
     subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 4. TITLE III--YOUNG VICTIMS.

       (a) Correct Citation in Section 41204.--Section 41204(f)(2) 
     of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043c-
     3) is amended by striking ``(b)(4)(D)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(4)''.
       (b) Correct Campus Grant Program's Purpose Areas.--Section 
     304(b)(2) of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) is 
     amended by striking the first sentence and inserting ``To 
     develop and implement campus policies, protocols, and 
     services that more effectively identify and respond to the 
     crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault 
     and stalking, and to train campus administrators, campus 
     security personnel, and personnel serving on campus 
     disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, protocols, 
     and services.''.
       (c) Correction.--In section 758(c)(1)(A) of the Public 
     Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 294h(c)(1)(A)), insert 
     ``experiencing'' after ``to individuals who are'' and before 
     ``or who have experienced''.
       (d) Campus Reporting Requirement.--Section 304(d)(2)(A) of 
     the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended by striking 
     ``biennial''.

     SEC. 5. TITLE VI--HOUSING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments to Collaborative Grant Program.--Section 
     41404 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (as added by 
     Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 3033) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``of Children'' and 
     inserting ``for Children''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``(1) In general.--''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end ``Such activities, services, or 
     programs--'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Activities, 
     services, programs.--Such activities, services, or programs 
     described in paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``(1)'';
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
       (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
       (b) Technical Amendments to Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act.--Section 423(a)(8) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11383(a)(8)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``subsection'' and inserting ``section''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``or `victim 
     service providers' ''.
       (c) Technical Amendment to Violence Against Women Act of 
     2005.--Section 606 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 104-162; 119 Stat. 3041) is amended in the 
     heading by striking ``voucher''.
       (d) Selection of Tenants.--Section 8(d)(1)(A) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(A)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the selection of tenants shall be the function of the 
     owner, subject to the annual contributions contract between 
     the Secretary and the agency, except that with respect to the 
     certificate and moderate rehabilitation programs only, for 
     the purpose of selecting families to be assisted, the public 
     housing agency may establish local preferences, consistent 
     with the public housing agency plan submitted under section 
     5A (42 U.S.C. 1437c-1) by the public housing agency 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;''.
       (e) Technical Amendments to Housing Assistance Program.--
     Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(9)(C), by striking clause (ii) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i) or any Federal, State, or 
     local law to the contrary, an owner or manager may bifurcate 
     a lease under this section, or remove a household member from 
     a lease under this section, without regard to whether a 
     household member is a signatory to a lease, in order to 
     evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, or terminate 
     assistance to any individual who is a tenant or lawful 
     occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical 
     violence against family members or others, without evicting, 
     removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing 
     the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful 
     occupant. Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy 
     rights, or termination of assistance shall be effected in 
     accordance with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, 
     and local law for the termination of leases or assistance 
     under the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii), by striking subclause 
     (II) and inserting the following:
       ``(II) Notwithstanding subclause (I) or any Federal, State, 
     or local law to the contrary, a public housing agency may 
     terminate assistance to, or an owner or manager may bifurcate 
     a lease under this section, or remove a household member from 
     a lease under this section, without regard to whether a 
     household member is a signatory to a lease, in order to 
     evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, or terminate 
     assistance to any individual who is a tenant or lawful 
     occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical 
     violence against family members or others, without evicting, 
     removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing 
     the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful 
     occupant. Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy 
     rights, or termination of assistance shall be effected in 
     accordance with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, 
     and local law for the termination of leases or assistance 
     under the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing.'';
       (3) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (10)(A)(i), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``blood and 
     marriage'' and inserting ``blood or marriage'';
       (4) in subsection (o)--
       (A) in the second sentence of paragraph (6)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``by'' after ``denial of program 
     assistance'';
       (ii) by striking ``for admission for'' and inserting ``for 
     admission or''; and

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       (iii) by striking ``admission, and that nothing'' and 
     inserting ``admission. Nothing'';
       (B) in paragraph (7)(D)--
       (i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) Limitation.--Notwithstanding clause (i) or any 
     Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a public 
     housing agency may terminate assistance to, or an owner or 
     manager may bifurcate a lease under this section, or remove a 
     household member from a lease under this section, without 
     regard to whether a household member is a signatory to a 
     lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, 
     or terminate assistance to any individual who is a tenant or 
     lawful occupant and who engages in criminal acts of physical 
     violence against family members or others, without evicting, 
     removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing 
     the victim of such violence who is also a tenant or lawful 
     occupant. Such eviction, removal, termination of occupancy 
     rights, or termination of assistance shall be effected in 
     accordance with the procedures prescribed by Federal, State, 
     and local law for the termination of leases or assistance 
     under the relevant program of HUD-assisted housing.'';
       (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``access to control'' and 
     inserting ``access or control''; and
       (iii) in clause (v), by striking ``terminate,'' and 
     inserting ``terminate''; and
       (C) in paragraph (20)(D)(ii), by striking ``distribution'' 
     and inserting ``distribution or''; and
       (5) in subsection (ee)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the owner, manager, 
     or public housing agency requests such certification'' and 
     inserting ``the individual receives a request for such 
     certification from the owner, manager, or public housing 
     agency'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``the owner, manager, public housing 
     agency, or assisted housing provider has requested such 
     certification in writing'' and inserting ``the individual has 
     received a request in writing for such certification for the 
     owner, manager, or public housing agency'';
       (ii) by striking ``manager, public housing'' and inserting 
     ``manager or public housing'' each place that term appears; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``, or assisted housing provider'' each 
     place that term appears;
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``sexual assault,'';
       (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``sexual assault,''; 
     and
       (E) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) by striking ``manager, public housing'' and inserting 
     ``manager or public housing'' each place that term appears; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``, or assisted housing provider'' each 
     place that term appears.
       (f) Technical Amendment to Section 6 of United States 
     Housing Act of 1937.--Section 6 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l)(6), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following: ``(B) notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A) or any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a 
     public housing agency may bifurcate a lease under this 
     section, or remove a household member from a lease under this 
     section, without regard to whether a household member is a 
     signatory to a lease, in order to evict, remove, terminate 
     occupancy rights, or terminate assistance to any individual 
     who is a tenant or lawful occupant and who engages in 
     criminal acts of physical violence against family members or 
     others, without evicting, removing, terminating assistance 
     to, or otherwise penalizing the victim of such violence who 
     is also a tenant or lawful occupant and such eviction, 
     removal, termination of occupancy rights, or termination of 
     assistance shall be effected in accordance with the 
     procedures prescribed by Federal, State, and local law for 
     the termination of leases or assistance under the relevant 
     program of HUD-assisted housing;''; and
       (2) in subsection (u)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the public housing 
     agency requests such certification'' and inserting ``the 
     individual receives a request for such certification from the 
     public housing agency'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``the public housing 
     agency has requested such certification in writing'' and 
     inserting ``the individual has received a request in writing 
     for such certification from the public housing agency''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3)(D)(ii), by striking ``blood and 
     marriage'' and inserting ``blood or marriage''.

     SEC. 6. TITLE VIII--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.

       (a) Petitions for Immigrant Status.--Section 
     204(a)(1)(D)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(D)(v)) is amended by inserting ``or 
     (B)(iii)'' after ``(A)(iv)''.
       (b) Inadmissible Aliens.--Section 212 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1182) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(C)(i)--
       (i) in subclause (II), by striking ``, or'' at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(III) classification or status as a VAWA self-petitioner; 
     or'';

       (B) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii), by amending subclause (I) to 
     read as follows:

       ``(I) the alien is a VAWA self-petitioner;''; and

       (C) in paragraph (9)(C)(ii), by striking ``the Attorney 
     General has consented'' and all that follows through ``United 
     States.'' and inserting the following: ``the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security has consented to the alien's reapplying for 
     admission.
       ``(iii) Waiver.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
     waive the application of clause (i) in the case of an alien 
     who is a VAWA self-petitioner if there is a connection 
     between--

       ``(I) the alien's battering or subjection to extreme 
     cruelty; and
       ``(II) the alien's removal, departure from the United 
     States, reentry into the United States; or attempted reentry 
     into the United States.'';

       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by amending subparagraph (C) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C) is a VAWA self-petitioner,'';
       (3) in subsection (h)(1), by amending subparagraph (C) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(C) the alien is a VAWA self-petitioner; and''; and
       (4) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ``an alien granted 
     classification under clause (iii) or (iv) of section 
     204(a)(1)(A) or clause (ii) or (iii) of section 
     204(a)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``a VAWA self-petitioner''.
       (c) Deportable Aliens.--Section 237(a)(1)(H)(ii) of such 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(1)(H)(ii)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii) is a VAWA self-petitioner.''.
       (d) Removal.--Section 239(e)(2)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1229(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``(V)'' and inserting 
     ``(U)''.
       (e) Cancellation of Removal.--Section 240A(b)(4)(B) of such 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``they 
     were applications filed under section 204(a)(1)(A)(iii), 
     (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) for purposes of section 245 (a) 
     and (c).'' and inserting ``the applicants were VAWA self-
     petitioners.''.
       (f) Adjustment of Status.--Section 245 of such Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1255) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``under subparagraph 
     (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (B)(ii), or (B)(iii) of section 204(a)(1) 
     or'' and inserting ``as a VAWA self-petitioner''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``under subparagraph 
     (A)(iii), (A)(iv), (A)(v), (A)(vi), (B)(ii), (B)(iii), or 
     (B)(iv) of section 204(a)(1)'' and inserting ``as a VAWA 
     self-petitioner''.
       (g) Immigration Officers.--Section 287 of such Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1357) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as 
     subsection (h).
       (h) Penalties for Disclosure of Information.--Section 
     384(a)(2) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
     Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1367(a)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``clause (iii) or (iv)'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``paragraph (15)(T), (15)(U), or (51) of section 
     101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or section 
     240A(b)(2) of such Act.''.

     SEC. 7. TITLE IX--INDIAN WOMEN.

       (a) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets.--
       (1) Grants to combat violent crimes against women.--Part T 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating the second section 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796gg-10) (relating to grants to Indian tribal governments), 
     as added by section 906 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, as section 
     2015;
       (B) by redesignating the second section 2008 (42 U.S.C. 
     3796gg-11) (relating to a tribal deputy), as added by section 
     907 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005, as section 2016; and
       (C) by moving those sections so as to appear at the end of 
     the part.
       (2) State grant amounts.--Section 2007(b) of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-
     1(b)), as amended by section 906(b) of the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
     is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) 10 percent shall be available for grants under the 
     program authorized by section 2015, which shall not otherwise 
     be subject to the requirements of this part (other than 
     section 2008);''.
       (3) Grants to indian tribal governments.--Section 2015 of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
     added by section 906 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)(A)), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``and tribal organizations'' and inserting ``or authorized 
     designees of Indian tribal governments'';
       (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (iii) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) provide legal assistance necessary to provide 
     effective aid to victims of domestic violence, dating 
     violence, stalking, or sexual assault who are seeking relief 
     in legal matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or 
     violence, at minimal or no cost to the victims.''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (c).
       (4) Tribal deputy responsibilities.--Section 2016(b)(1)(I) 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)(B)) is amended by inserting 
     after ``technical assistance'' the following: ``that is 
     developed and provided by entities having expertise in tribal 
     law, customary practices, and Federal Indian law''.

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       (5) Grants to encourage arrest policies and enforcement of 
     protection orders.--Section 2101 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh) is amended by 
     striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) 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 2015.
       ``(2) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this part 
     shall not apply to funds allocated for the program described 
     in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Rural Domestic Violence.--
       (1) In general.--Section 40295(d) of the Safe Homes for 
     Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13971(d)), as amended by section 
     306 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005, is amended by striking paragraph 
     (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Allotment for indian tribes.--
       ``(A) 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 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10).
       ``(B) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this 
     section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program 
     described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 906 of the Violence 
     Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005 is amended by--
       (A) striking subsection (d); and
       (B) redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as 
     subsections (d) through (f), respectively.
       (c) Violence Against Women Act of 1994.--
       (1) Transitional housing assistance.--Section 40299(g) of 
     the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13975(g)), 
     as amended by sections 602 and 906 of the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) Indian tribes.--

       ``(I) 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 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10).
       ``(II) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this 
     section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program 
     described in subclause (I).''; and

       (B) by striking paragraph (4).
       (2) Court training and improvements.--Section 41006 of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043a-3), as 
     added by section 105 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, is amended 
     by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Set Aside.--
       ``(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 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10).
       ``(2) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this 
     section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program 
     described in paragraph (1).''.
       (d) Violence Against Women Act of 2000.--
       (1) Legal assistance for victims.--Section 1201(f) of the 
     Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-6(f)), 
     as amended by sections 103 and 906 of the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``10 percent'' and 
     inserting ``3 percent'';
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Tribal government program.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not less than 7 percent of the total 
     amount available under this section for each fiscal year 
     shall be available for grants under the program authorized by 
     section 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10).
       ``(ii) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this 
     section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program 
     described in clause (i).''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4).
       (2) Safe havens for children.--Section 1301 of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 10420), as amended by 
     sections 906 and 306 of the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (B) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(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 2015 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg-10).
       ``(2) Applicability of part.--The requirements of this 
     section shall not apply to funds allocated for the program 
     described in paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 8. TITLE XI--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

       (a) Organized Retail Theft.--Section 1105(a)(3) of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is amended 
     by striking ``The Attorney General through the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice may'' and 
     inserting ``The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
     of the Office of Justice Programs may''.
       (b) Formulas and Reporting.--Sections 1134 and 1135 of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 
     3108), and the amendments made by such sections, are 
     repealed.
       (c) Grants for Young Witness Assistance.--Section 1136(a) 
     of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3743(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``The Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of 
     Justice Assistance, may'' and inserting ``The Director of the 
     Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Office of Justice 
     Programs may''.
       (d) Use of Federal Training Facilities.--Section 1173 of 
     the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (28 U.S.C. 530c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or for meals, 
     lodging, or other expenses related to such internal training 
     or conference meeting'' before the period; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``that requires specific 
     authorization'' and inserting ``authorized''.
       (e) Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management.--Part A of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by redesignating the 
     section 105 titled ``office of audit, assessment, and 
     management'' as section 109 and transferring such section to 
     the end of such part A.
       (f) Community Capacity Development Office.--Section 106 of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3712e) is amended by striking ``section 105(b)'' each 
     place such term appears and inserting ``section 103(b)''.
       (g) Availability of Funds.--Section 108(b) of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3712g(b)) is amended by striking ``revert to the Treasury'' 
     and inserting ``be deobligated''.
       (h) Deletion of Duplicative Reference to Tribal 
     Governments.--Section 501(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).
       (i) Applications for Byrne Grants.--Section 502 of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     3752) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``120 days''.
       (j) Matching Grant Program for School Security.--Part AA of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797a et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 2701(a), by striking ``The Attorney General, 
     acting through the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
     Services,'' and inserting ``The Director of the Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (in this section 
     referred to as the `Director')''; and
       (2) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``Director''.
       (k) Funding.--Section 1101 of the Violence Against Women 
     and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
     Law 109-162) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``$800,255,000'' and 
     inserting ``$809,372,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``$923,613,000'' and 
     inserting ``$935,817,000'';
       (3) in paragraph (12), by striking ``$8,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
       (4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``$1,270,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,303,000''.
       (l) Drug Courts Technical Assistance and Training.--Section 
     2957(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-6(b)) is amended by striking 
     ``Community Capacity Development Office'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``Bureau of Justice Assistance''.
       (m) Aimee's Law.--Section 2001(e)(1) of division C of 
     Public Law 106-386 (42 U.S.C. 13713(e)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 506 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968'' and inserting ``section 505 of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968''.
       (n) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Office of weed and feed strategies.--Section 1121(c) of 
     the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712a note) is amended 
     by striking ``90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``with respect to appropriations for 
     fiscal year 2007 and for each fiscal year thereafter''.
       (2) Substance abuse treatment.--
       (A) In general.--Chapter 4 of subtitle B of title XI of the 
     Violence Against Women and

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     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-162; 3110) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1147. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       ``The amendments made by sections 1144 and 1145 shall take 
     effect on October 1, 2006.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     2 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 106-162; 119 Stat. 
     2960) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1146 the following:

``Sec. 1147. Effective date.''.

       (3) Office of audit, assessment, and management.--Section 
     1158(b) of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712d note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Effective Date.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     section 109 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712d) shall take effect on April 5, 2006.
       ``(2) Certain provisions.--Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of 
     section 109 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3712d) shall take effect on October 1, 
     2006.''.
       (4) Office of applied law enforcement technology.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1160(b) of the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
     (42 U.S.C. 3712f note) is amended by striking ``90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on 
     October 1, 2006''.
       (B) Availability of funds.--Section 1161(b) of the Violence 
     Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3712g note) is amended by striking ``90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``on October 1, 2006''.
       (5) Evidence-based approaches.--Section 1168 of the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 
     3122) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 1802'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) In General.--Section 1802''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2006.''.
       (6) State criminal alien assistance program.--Section 1196 
     of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 
     3130) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 2006.''.

  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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